StarCraft II World Championship Series
Prize Money Awarded:
$10,072,574.42 From 174 Tournaments
Recorded Date Range:
2012-05-01 to
The StarCraft II World Championship Series is a series of events organised by or in cooperation with Blizzard Entertainment. Its goal is to identify a true global champion, as players enter and qualify through open tournaments starting at the national level.
The National Championships are designed to appoint national representatives, who will earn spots at their continental Finals events, which will be an all-out brawl between neighboring countries to decide who will represent their continent at the Battle.net World Championship.
Largest Prize Pools
Top Players
| Player ID | Player Name | Total (League) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Serral | Joona Sotala | $533,300.00 |
| 2. |  Dark | Park, Ryung Woo | $375,267.29 |
| 3. | Rogue | Lee, Byung Ryul | $367,555.48 |
| 4. | sOs | Kim, Yoo Jin | $281,933.78 |
| 5. |  Neeb | Alex Sunderhaft | $235,900.00 |
| 6. | soO | Eu, Yoon Su | $235,114.52 |
| 7. | Stats | Kim, Dae Yeob | $219,857.78 |
| 8. | Byun | Byun, Hyun Woo | $201,632.36 |
| 9. |  SpeCial | Juan Carlos Lopez | $179,525.00 |
| 10. | INnoVation | Lee, Shin Hyung | $178,574.43 |
| 11. | Classic | Kim, Doh Woo | $167,768.92 |
| 12. | Life | Lee, Seung Hyun | $166,676.65 |
| 13. |  ShoWTimE | Tobias Sieber | $164,450.00 |
| 14. | Polt | Choi, Sung Hoon | $162,896.51 |
| 15. |  Reynor | Riccardo Romiti | $161,400.00 |
| 16. |  Elazer | MikoĊaj Ogonowski | $157,000.00 |
| 17. | PartinG | Won, Lee Sak | $139,464.86 |
| 18. | MMA | Moon, Sung Won | $138,800.00 |
| 19. | Nerchio | Artur Bloch | $131,175.00 |
| 20. | Maru | Cho, Sung Choo | $125,532.94 |
| 21. |  Scarlett | Sasha Hostyn | $123,850.00 |
| 22. | Zest | Joo, Sung Wook | $123,706.83 |
| 23. | Bomber | Choi, Ji Sung | $122,565.60 |
| 24. |  Snute | Jens Aasgaard | $120,800.00 |
| 25. | Jaedong | Lee, Jae Dong | $115,496.51 |
Top Games
| Game Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | » StarCraft II | $10,072,574.42 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
| Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Online Only | $633,879.61 | 6.29% |
| Offline/LAN | $9,438,694.81 | 93.71% |
Top Countries
| Country Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Korea, Republic of | $5,236,136.15 |
| 2. |  Finland | $596,700.00 |
| 3. |  United States | $513,700.00 |
| 4. |  Germany | $420,200.00 |
| 5. |  Poland | $396,275.00 |
| 6. |  China | $348,196.76 |
| 7. |  France | $335,325.00 |
| 8. |  Canada | $296,775.00 |
| 9. |  Taiwan, Republic of China | $267,768.75 |
| 10. |  Mexico | $235,200.00 |