Of the 31 people who were left on stage at the end of the Semifnals, 12 are moving on to the Championship Finals.
You can find the whole list here.
The finalsts include Sriram Hathwar (Speller 154), a five-time speller who finished third last year.
Three spellers are here for the first time and nine are repeaters. Ashwin Veermani (Speller 188) is the brother of the 2010 champion. This is his second year competing and his first time in the finals.
Vanya Shivashankar (Speller 90), who finished tied for fifth last year and was here for the fourth time, did not make the finals.