StarCraft 2 Recap 2012: January - April
Headlines: January 1st - January 31st
HomeStoryCup IV - Group preview
KawaiiRice about Fnatic departure and his new team
Snute: "Maybe I'll inspire others"
Alex Mueller: "It feels right [to have MC at SK]"
StarCraft-Song: Temp0 - Without MULEs
Alternate's ClouD: "I still hate the game"
WhiteRa gets sponsorship by 'The Handsome Nerd'
Ciara, CupCake, StrinterN become Copenhagen Wolves
GreTorp: "Starcraft 1 pros won’t be nearly as strong as people think"
StarTale and Quantic Gaming Announce Partnership
ViOlet picked up by Team Empire
Evil Geniuses say goodbye to Axslav, StrifeCro
Blizzard announce 2012 WCS, BlizzCon postponed until 2013
mTw sign, release SunCow in same day
Fnatic release IefNaij and the 2v2 Squad
Golden and Dragon depart from SlayerS
MC leaves oGs and joins SK full-time
Interview with GSL Director Mr.Chae Jung Won
IEM Kiev Interview - NaNiwa: "I'm sorry about this drama"
Millenium announces team house and players
MLG Winter Championship with $76,000 total prize purse
MMA: "I was a little bit scared [by IEM crowd]"
SjoW: "I know I can beat anyone if I put the effort into it"
Ex-SlayerS Zerg Sleep signs with CheckSix
BoxeR appointed playing head coach of SlayerS
Tournaments: January 1st - January 31st
Tournament | Prize Pool | Winner |
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$20,000 | MC |
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$153,970 | DongRaeGu |
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$21,000 | MMA |
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$3,500 | DongRaeGu |
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$5,000 | DongRaeGu |
Headlines: February 1st - February 29th
IEM Brazil Interview - SuperNoVa: "No one I should be afraid of"
IEM Brazil Interview - DeMusliM - 2012 will be the year of the Devil-Terran
MLG gives the finger to the world
FnaticRaidCall welcomes aLive & Hwanni
StrifeCro to coach Team Legion
MMA 1on1: "ThorZaIN is a very good analyst"
Liquid Documentary: Michael Krukar Interview
Stephano apologizes about forfeiting ONOG grand final
XlorD: "When I start playing fulltime, bye bye Stephano!"
Illusion: "Thanks to Kas for helping me TvT all day"
Startale signs first foreign female member MisS
CEO confirms: NaDa not to sign with SK-Gaming
qxc: "Foreigners are f***ing horrible!"
Idra: "The phoenix upgrade is f***ing stupid"
IEM Hanover - DIMAGA: "I had to sell jackets"
Tournaments: February 1st - February 29th
Tournament | Prize Pool | Winner |
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$21,000 | viOLet |
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$20,000 | Polt |
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$26,000 | MarineKing |
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$25,000 | MMA |
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€10,000 | HasuObs |
Headlines: March 1st - March 31st
qxc: "I got lucky [vs. Mvp in GSTL]"
DreamHack announces DH Stockholm, Valencia and Bucharest
Hail DongRaeGu, GSL 2012 Season 1 champion
Grubby: 'Everything good that happened to me I owe to WarCraft'
DIMAGA: 'It's nice to be a Sick Nerd Baller'
IEM WC: Kaelaris: ''It's pretty crazy"
IEM WC: Feast: "I think I can beat MMA"
IEM WC: Strelok after FFA victory: "My win was fully gamble"
SeleCT signs a new contract with Team Dignitas
HuK as the only foreigner in GSL up & down groups
MC crowned World Champion of Intel Extreme Masters
IEM WC: Violet: "I miss my Blademaster"
IEM: TT1: "[the noise] is something they need to work on"
IEM WC: Apollo: "The metagame shifted to MC's favour"
MC: 'I learned a lot about PvP in IEM Hanover'
mTw Dimaga "I loose only to Koreans"
Fnatic Opens Gaming House Korea
Absolute Legends partners up with eSahara
MLG WC: MarineKing defends his title, pouches $25,000
[IPL] $20,000 Team Arena Challenge 3!
Tournaments: March 1st - March 31st
Tournament | Prize Pool | Winner |
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$83,000 | MC |
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$76,000 | MarineKing |
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$153,620 | Mvp |
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$10,000 | Stephano |
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$13,166 | LoveCD |
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$12,000 | jjakji |
Headlines: April 1st - April 30th
ESL TV welcomes Kaelaris on board
Blizzard announces the StarCraft II World Championship Series
NightEnD to join the Fnatic's in Korea
Heart of the Swarm Multiplayer Update
Matchmaking changes have been reverted
BoxeR forfeits his Code A match
Major League Gaming Partners with CBS Interactive
Flash vs Bisu in StarCraft 2. Who will win?
compLexity MVP Partnership Revised
Dimaga: "I hope I can take revenge on HerO"
MLG and DreamHack announce collaboration
MeetYourMakers presents MYM.MVP
Stephano to compete another year, announces Korea trip
DreamHack to be broadcasted on regular Swedish television
Metropolis removed from the ladder
The lord of the North: Thorzain crowned Dreamhack Stockholm champion
Additional Matchmaking Changes
DongRaeGu interviewed by viOLet
I didn’t exactly leave the team
MLG Spring SCII Qualifiers: Full Player List and Broadcast Details
TotalBiscuit: "SC2 is the most enjoyable and challenging thing I do"
LG sponsors Incredible Miracle
Blizzard, KeSPA, OGN, Gretech to announce "StarCraft 2 eSports Vision"
Talking Balance with David Kim
Announcement: The GD Studio - The Arena
Tournaments: April 1st - April 30th
Tournament | Prize Pool | Winner |
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$100,000 | aLive |
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$100,000 | Stephano |
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$22,330 | ThorZaIN |
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€13,375 | LucifroN |
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€6,500 | Kas |
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$10,900 | DongRaeGu |
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$6,600 | HyuN |