In addition to all of the epic esports action, Blizzard had several major game highlights during the show, including: Said Last, “ Brood War ® is really popular in Korea, but it’s awesome to see that there are fans here, too!” The Protoss Rain, who last appeared on a BlizzCon stage in 2015, defeated the Terran Last 3-1 to secure his first BlizzCon trophy ever.
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The champions of Korea StarCraft League (KSL) Season 1 and Afreeca Starleague (ASL) Season Five-Kim “Last” Sung Hyun and Jung “Rain” Yoon, respectively-were invited to compete in a best-of-five series at BlizzCon. StarCraft: Remastered Show Match: KSL vs. Said Trunks, “This is my first trophy at a global tournament ever, and this also proves how good Chinese Hearthstone is!” Team China, comprised of Gao “Leaoh” Yang, Zheng “OmegaZero” Lin, Zhang “YouLove” Lichen, and He “Trunks” Huan, triumphed with a clean 3-0 win over a surging Brazil in the Grand Finals. In the bronze-medal match it was Canada dispatching the United Kingdom.įorty-eight four-person national teams embarked this summer on their 2018 Hearthstone Global Games (HGG) journey, battling for eight coveted playoff slots at BlizzCon. South Korea’s Seong-Hyun “Jjonak” Bang was named T-Mobile ™ MVP after racking up more eliminations, and at a faster rate, than any other support player throughout the entire tournament. The Koreans notched an Overwatch World Cup three-peat, dispatching China 4-0 in the gold-medal match. If there was any doubt about which country reigns supreme in Overwatch, South Korea put it to rest, again.
After underperforming at the Global Finals in June, the 2017 inaugural MDI Champions came roaring back in Anaheim, dying all of twice across four maps on their road to total dungeon domination. The top four teams from the World of Warcraft Mythic Dungeon Invitational (MDI) Global Finals were invited to compete on stage at BlizzCon, but there was only room for one winner-Free Marsy from Australia. World of Warcraft ® Mythic Dungeon Invitational All-Stars The win is particularly sweet for Method Orange’s Charles “cdew” Dewland, a new father who first competed at BlizzCon in 2014. World of Warcraft ® Arena World ChampionshipĪfter fighting their way through a stacked 12-team double-elimination bracket, North American squad Method Orange won the World of Warcraft Arena World Championship Grand Finals 4-0 over fellow North American competitors The Gosu Crew. With their 3-0 victory in the Grand Finals, Gen.G became the first team to win back-to-back BlizzCons and remain the reigning HGC World Champions. But Gen.G brought a slew of pocket strategies and drafts that helped them out-maneuver Dignitas at each point of contention. Heroes of the Storm ® Global Championship FinalsĪfter Gen.G’s harrowing 4-3 victory over Team Dignitas in the Grand Finals of the Mid-Season Brawl earlier this year, Dignitas were granted another shot at the Korean kings of Heroes of the Storm. After winning all four WCS Circuit events in 2018, Finnish Zerg Serral completed his incredible run by defeating the South Korean Protoss Kim “Stats” Dae Yeob 4-2 in their best-of-seven final series. History was made at BlizzCon 2018 with the first non-Korean to win a StarCraft global final in the franchise’s 20-year history. StarCraft ® II World Championship Series Global Finals (Photo: Business Wire)Īttendees and viewers also witnessed the dramatic conclusions to numerous esports championships and exhibition-style competitions as they unfolded across multiple stages: Some of the most talented cosplayers in Blizzard Entertainment’s global gaming community put their skills on display at BlizzCon. Trump's penchant for talking could pose problems as Mar-a-Lago criminal case moves ahead
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