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In 2014, professional StarCraft II players competed in hundreds of series and thousands of matches around the world in the StarCraft II World Championship Series. At StarCraft’s crowning event –the 2014 WCS Global Finals– 16 finalists slugged it out across Southern California until four emerged from the maelstrom. These eSports heroes come from all three WCS regions, which attests to the high-caliber StarCraft talent worldwide. These four remain as the best StarCraft II players in the world and they’ll be battling for StarCraft’s ultimate title, $100,000 and the Gosu Trophy. All they have to do is get through each other. The following series will cap this incredible year of StarCraft.
Yun ‘TaeJa’ Young Seo (Terran – Team Liquid) vs Lee ‘Life’ Seung Hyun (Zerg – StarTale)
The most consistent Terran in Heart of the Swarm will face off against one of the world’s best anti-Terran specialists. Taeja’s year proved very productive as he secured the top spot at IEM Shenzhen, DreamHack Summer, and HomeStory Cup IX along with numerous other top four placements. In the Global Finals, Taeja overcame Eo ‘soO’ Yoon Su and stood victorious after a brutal series against Lee ‘INnoVation’ Shin Hyung in order to reach the semifinals. Life’s year in StarCraft included a first place finish at DreamHack Bucharest as well as a top four finish in GSL Season 1. The former GSL champion stunned Zest and dominated San to reach the semifinals, where he will put his Zergling micro to the test against Team Liquid’s premiere Terran. Life and Taeja will undoubtedly produce one of this year’s best, if not the best, Zerg vs Terran series.
Kim ‘Classic’ Doh Woo (Protoss – SK Telecom T1) vs Mun ‘MMA’ Seong Won (Terran – Team Acer)
Classic proved his StarCraft II prowess this year when he took first place in GSL Season 2. At the Global Finals, Classic defeated TvP specialist Choi ‘Polt’ Seong Hun and performed an amazing comeback against Kim ‘herO’ Joon Ho to secure his spot in the semifinals. This year, MMA won WCS Europe Season 3, DreamHack Moscow, and placed second at WCS Europe Season 1. The Acer Terran defeated Son ‘StarDust’ Seok Hee, pulled an upset victory against Choi ‘Bomber’ Ji Sungm and now finds himself facing the world’s deadliest Protoss in the round of four. The two former GSL champions face off for a spot in the championship series in what is sure to be a Terran vs Protoss skirmish for the ages.
The final day of BlizzCon is upon us and the best is yet to come. StarCraft fans around the world will witness the highest-echelons of professional StarCraft from the game’s absolute best. Join us as we crown this year’s WCS Global champion.
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