Note: Players for each competition are subject to change before the actual date. Players may be added via open brackets as well as additional qualifiers and certain players might be replaced for various reasons or will not be able to attend.
October 31st - November 4th
Electronic Sports World Cup 2012
ESWC 2012 will take place in Porte de Versailles during the Paris Games Week, holding tournaments in many different games including Dota 2, Shootmania, FIFA 13 and Starcraft 2 among others. The SC2 tournament will hold 32 players and a $40,000 prize pool.
Qualifiers have been going on since July and will continue up to the event itself. A group stage of eight groups will start the tournament where the top two players of each group move on to the playoffs. The championship bracket will have a BO3 up to the finals and bronze match where a BO5 will be played.
ESWC 2012 Known Players
NightEnD
Freizy
Ladabaz
Harstem
MaNa
PandaTank
Zanubis
StarNaN
Squirtle
XY
PSiArc
ForGG
Bly
DIMAGA
DeathAngel
Petraeus
XiGua
JonnyREcco
Hanfy
Nerchio
sLivko
SortOf
Zeus
Targa
TomikuS
Stephano
Hawk
November 2-4
MLG Pro Circuit 2012 - Fall Championship
The fourth and final MLG Pro Circuit tournament for 2012 will be the Fall Championship held in Dallas, Texas, November 2-4. Participants will include players from the 2012 MLG Summer Championship, from the 2012 MLG vs Proleague Invitational and from the Invite Only Online Qualifier. Eight from each event conclude at 24 players directly seeded into pool play.
With the addition of an Open Bracket boasting a maximum of 208 players, an eight-group stage, and a championship winners and losers bracket, we're in for a huge tournament. A prize pool of $76,000 will be spread among the winners.
MLG Fall Championship Group Play Known Players
First
HerO
Oz
Daisy
San
HwangSin
NaNiwa
Grubby
BabyKnight
TaeJa
TheStC
Heart
Flash
Bomber
MajOr
Leenock
viOLet
Revival
soO
hyvaa
Soulkey
Life
ViBE
Scarlett
November 17-18
Battle.net World Championship
It's finally here. After dozens of events spanning the entire year where hundreds of dedicated Starcraft 2 players did battle for a chance at the glory, the final event is finally upon us. We went through National Qualifiers leading to National Championships, followed by Continental Championships and finally, the World Championship is upon us.
The best players in the world will convene in Shanghai China on November 17-18 to crown the champion. 32 players have made it to this point and they will go head to head for the largest prize the game has ever known - $250,000 with $100,000 going directly to the first place.
Battle.net World Championship Known Players
HerO
herO
Rain
PartinG
Creator
Insur
State
HuK
Levin
TitaN
Socke
BabyKnight
Grubby
Illusion
Fenix
MajOr
LucifroN
ViBE
Suppy
IdrA
RorO
Curious
mOOnGLaDe
MaFia
Comm
Sen
Stephano
KiLLeR
Scarlett
VortiX
LoWeLy
Nerchio
November 22-25
2012 DreamHack Open: Winter
The fifth and final stop in DreamHack Open's 2012 run. The Winter Tournament will boast a BYOC competition where the top four join 20 players whom have already qualified via previous DreamHack Open events and by ranking points, to form a 24 player grand finals. The prize pool consists of 550,000 Swedish Kronor or about $82,500.
DreamHack Open Winter Known Players
SaSe
StarNan
NaNiwa
MaNa
Socke
fraer
HerO
TaeJa
ForGG
Polt
TheStC
ThorZaIn
DIMAGA
Bly
Nerchio
Stephano
TargA
TLO
Ret
Monster
November 22-25
IEM Season VII - Global Challenge Singapore
Intel Extreme Masters Season VII is heating up with the second event of the season (after Guangzhou was cancelled). The tournament will feature 24 players from worldwide qualifiers competing for an unannounced prize pool.
IEM Global Challenge Singapore Known Players
TitaN
White-Ra
VortiX
sLivko
Tefel
PiG
KiLLeR
IdrA
Golden
November 29th - December 2nd
World Cyber Games 2012
The WCG is a grand tournament with several titles under it's belt - Starcraft 2, Dota 2 and FIFA 12 to name a few. The SC2 tournament's worldwide qualifiers are still being played and so the final player count is yet unknown. A prize pool has also not been announced.
WCG 2012 Known Players
YongHwa
PartinG
Adelscott
Capoch
MarineKing
Turuk
qxc
Hendralisk
FireZerg
DarKFoRcE
JonnyREcco
Nerchio
KiLLeR
November 29th - December 2nd
IGN ProLeague Season 5
The climax of Season 5 of IPL will happen on November 29th through December 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. 72 players from a plethora of qualifier rounds, other tournaments and invites will fight for the title and a jab at the $100,000 prize pool.
IPL Season 5 Known Players 48/72
CranK
Creator
HerO
Genius
Perfect
Axslav
Caliber
HuK
NaNiwa
ToD
MarineKing
aLive
TaeJa
Polt
ByuN
TheStC
Sculp
Shuttle
Sting
MMA
qxc
TriMaster
MajOr
DBS
Sleep
viOLet
Luvsic
ByuL
BBoong
HyuN
Golden
Life
daisuki
Glon
ViBE
Nerchio
ParanOid
Ziktomini
JonnyREcco
Bly
HappyZerg
Snute
XiGua
HayprO
Hendralisk
CatZ
sLivko
Stephano
November - December 5th
Global Starcraft 2 League Season 5
The group stage of the GSL Code S is already going strong with matches scheduled throughout the month. 32 players will do battle for the 132,000,000 South Korean Won (~$120,000) prize pool. Code A should start off once parts of Code S are decided.
The RO32 has already began and is set to conclude on November 8th. RO16 has matches scheduled for November 12th up to the 15th followed by the Quarterfinals on the 21st and 22nd and the entire competition coming to a close with the semis and finals at the 1st and 2nd of December.
GSL Season 5 Code S Known Players
Rain
HerO
Vampire
Squirtle
Creator
sOs
PartinG
Seed
finale
Mvp
TaeJa
MarineKing
Bbyong
Maru
Polt
Bogus
GuMiho
Hack
YoDa
KeeN
Ryung
Happy
BaBy
Life
Symbol
Leenock
Curious
RorO
Sniper
HyuN
DongRaeGu
Soulkey
November - December 9th
North American Star League Season 4
NASL started on September 12th and has been going strong ever since. With five divisions filled with nine players each and matches scheduled all through October, November and up to December 9th, NASL provides a lot of action day by day. The prize pool is yet to be announced.
Our Coverage Hub
NASL Season 4 Players
Alicia
MC
HerO
Oz
HwangSin
finale
Arthur
HuK
TT1
HasuObs
NightEnd
MaNa
NaNiwa
Bischu
Puma
aLive
Ryung
GanZi
Polt
SeleCT
TaeJa
MMA
MaSa
qxc
Beastyqt
DeMusliM
ThorZaIN
Strelok
ClouD
Dark
DongRaeGu
viOLet
Galaxy
Zenio
HyuN
Sheth
ViBE
MorroW
Stephano
Ret
Sen
LoWeLy
DIMAGA
TLO
TargA
