StarCraft 2 Articles

MLG Spring 2013: A different MLG

<p>On the eve of MLG&#39;s Spring Championship&nbsp;this weekend in Anaheim we take a look at the altered landscape of North America&#39;s premier tournament circuit.</p>

Azubu Korea closes doors, SC2 team to remain, future of LoL sponsorships unclear

<p>The Korean branch of&nbsp;Azubu will cease to exist effective today, reports Gamefocus.co.kr. While the future of most of Azubu&#39;s operations is uncertain, it looks like the StarCraft 2 roster will continue to be supported for the time being.</p>

SortOf signs with Alliance, trip to Korea incoming

<p>Swedish Zerg Rickard &quot;SortOf&quot; Bergman shakes hands with Team Alliance and joins compatriot Naniwa in the now two-man roster. Bergman&#39;s&nbsp;WCS debut with the new colors is on July 17th.&nbsp;</p>

Beastyqt and Empire part ways

<p>Serbian Terran&nbsp;Aleksandar &quot;Beastyqt&quot; Krstic is, as of today, no longer part of the Russian-based Empire, as stated in the official announcement. According to Krstic, he will continue playing and is &quot;looking forward to [his] new adventures in StarCraft II&quot;.</p>

Today in OSL: Seven out of eight Terrans advance to Ro16, Supernova and Rain rule the day

<p>The Ro32 of WCS Korea Premier (a.k.a the OSL) is over and one race has all the reasons to be jolly. Although the minority at the start of the league, Terrans score 87% success rate and will make for almost half of the Ro16.</p>

Week's best VODs: June 20-27

<p>Say &quot;Welcome back&quot; to Week&#39;s best VODs as we bring you Loda&#39;s Shadow Shaman in Alliance vs RitD, MVP&#39;s mind-boggling comeback against Tefel and the grand final of the Chinese LPL circuit between the powerhouses of World Elite and OMG.&nbsp;</p>

Groups for NA Premier S2 announced, circuit returns July 15th

<p>The eight groups for the Ro32 of WCS America have been announced and the tournament is ready to begin in a little over two weeks&#39; time.&nbsp;</p>

Bisu, Stork among the notable eliminated in OSL preliminaries

<p>The Protoss half of the TBLS quartert will certainly be missing this season of WCS compeition as they failed to make it through the preliminary rounds. Former Code S champion Sniper is almost among the defeated.</p>

Mvp opens EU Premier S2 by topping Grp A, Tefel follows

<p>Reigning Europe champion MVP hit the on switch of&nbsp;the new season by going 4-1 against Elfi and Tefel.&nbsp;</p>

Today in OSL: Fantasy and First top their groups, Life and Leenock ousted in upset

<p>In a series of clashes between BroodWar legends and SC2 champions, OSL welcomes four more players to the Ro16: Fantasy, KangHo, First and Hyvaa.</p>

From Bogus to INnoVation: The inception of a champion

<p>This text follows the story of Lee Shin &quot;INnoVation&quot;&nbsp;Hyung, from his early Brood War days filled with fluctuating results, through the rough switch to a new game, to his ascension as WCS Season 1 champion after many months of being denied a championship despite all praise.</p>

STX SouL make Proleague playoffs, KHAN and SKT to race for the last spot

<p>After a 3-2 in series this round and building upon their excellent performance in rounds 3-5,&nbsp;STX&nbsp;SouL&nbsp;become the third team to advance to the SK Planet&nbsp;Proleague&nbsp;finals on the back of a 4-1 against CJ&nbsp;Entus.</p>