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StarCraft 210 years agoRadoslav "Nydra" Kolev

StarCraft 2 returns to MLG, Americas-only invitational coming this month

After a long absence from the premier North American eSports brand, Blizzard's RTS will finally return to MLG. The year will begin with a $5,000 invitational on January 19-26.

In late December, MLG executive vice president Adam Apicella tweeted he wants to have StarCraft 2 back in MLG. Although nothing concrete was mentioned at the time, the hint was enough to get StarCraft 2 fans excited after their game was absent from MLG champions for half a year (the last time StarCraft 2 was played at MLG event was MLG Spring Championship at the end of June).

It appears that Apicella's desire will become reality after all. MLG are planning to open 2014 with a $5,000 16-man invitation for the Americas that will feature both invites and players voted in by the community and is named GameOn Invitational. Catz is said to have helped MLG with the organization while Destiny has been brought on as a caster for that. Polls will open January 13th.

StarCraft 2 will also be present in the upcoming MLG Championship in Anaheim, California from June 20-22, returning to offline stages after exactly one year.

 

Adam Apicella:

We recognize that in the past we were not as transparent and communicative as we should’ve been.  We’ve learned that community interaction and involvement is essential in creating a successful tournament scene.  Therefore, in the spirit of transparency, we want you to know that we are operating this Invitational as a test.  We intend to use the feedback that you provide throughout this activity to help us design competition for February through May that will ultimately be used to qualify players into Pool Play at the MLG Championship in Anaheim.  Full Championship details, including the size of the Open Bracket, are coming soon!

 

We really want to work towards creating something that is enjoyable to watch, fun for players, and helps to develop talent within the Americas. We’ll be reading and incorporating feedback throughout the planning and execution of this activity.  Help us build something great!

 

According to MLG's statement, both replays and VODs from the GameOn Invitational will be released nightly after every playday so we expect a big surge of content coming to our databases at the end of January.

Source: MLG

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