StarCraft II World Championship Series
Prize Money Awarded:
$9,219,891.41 From 167 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 | $460,700.00 |
| 2. |  Rogue | Lee, Byung Ryul | $343,555.48 |
| 3. | sOs | Kim, Yoo Jin | $281,933.78 |
| 4. |  Neeb | Alex Sunderhaft | $216,300.00 |
| 5. | soO | Eu, Yoon Su | $211,114.52 |
| 6. | Stats | Kim, Dae Yeob | $207,857.78 |
| 7. | Byun | Byun, Hyun Woo | $201,632.36 |
| 8. | INnoVation | Lee, Shin Hyung | $178,574.43 |
| 9. | Life | Lee, Seung Hyun | $166,676.65 |
| 10. | Dark | Park, Ryung Woo | $165,267.29 |
| 11. | Polt | Choi, Sung Hoon | $162,896.51 |
| 12. |  SpeCial | Juan Carlos Lopez | $161,525.00 |
| 13. |  ShoWTimE | Tobias Sieber | $149,100.00 |
| 14. |  Elazer | MikoĊaj Ogonowski | $140,600.00 |
| 15. | MMA | Moon, Sung Won | $138,800.00 |
| 16. | PartinG | Won, Lee Sak | $133,964.86 |
| 17. | Nerchio | Artur Bloch | $131,175.00 |
| 18. | Bomber | Choi, Ji Sung | $122,565.60 |
| 19. |  Snute | Jens Aasgaard | $120,800.00 |
| 20. | Zest | Joo, Sung Wook | $119,206.83 |
| 21. | Classic | Kim, Doh Woo | $116,768.92 |
| 22. | Jaedong | Lee, Jae Dong | $115,496.51 |
| 23. |  Scarlett | Sasha Hostyn | $113,900.00 |
| 24. | TRUE | Bang, Tae Su | $111,765.63 |
| 25. | Maru | Cho, Sung Choo | $101,532.94 |
Top Games
| Game Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | » StarCraft II | $9,219,891.41 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
| Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Online Only | $581,196.60 | 6.30% |
| Offline/LAN | $8,638,694.81 | 93.70% |
Top Countries
| Country Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Korea, Republic of | $4,805,136.15 |
| 2. |  Finland | $524,100.00 |
| 3. |  United States | $478,250.00 |
| 4. |  Germany | $379,100.00 |
| 5. |  Poland | $375,525.00 |
| 6. |  China | $314,705.76 |
| 7. |  France | $312,225.00 |
| 8. |  Canada | $275,875.00 |
| 9. |  Taiwan, Republic of China | $247,836.65 |
| 10. |  Mexico | $209,950.00 |