This spring break, thousands of gamers from across the world came to Dallas, TX for Major League Gaming's 2013 Winter Championship. They competed in three major game titles for over $140,000 in prize money. The three games being played were League of Legends, Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
The Call of Duty tournament involved 192 amateur teams playing in a double elimination open bracket, and 12 professional teams playing in a separate championship bracket for a first place prize of $20,000.
This time around, the Starcraft tournament at MLG did not have an open bracket, but instead held the first major tournament for the new Starcraft expansion pack, Heart of the Swarm, in a 32 player single elimination tournament featuring players from Korea, Europe, and North and South America.
The League of Legends portion was actually made up of 3 separate events. The first was a four team tournament featuring four amateur teams competing for a spot in this summers LCS Summer Promotion Tournament, where they will play for a spot in the second half of this year's LCS season.
The second tournament of the weekend was an international exhibition tournament played among 2 North American Teams, Curse and Dignitas, 1 Russian team, Gambit Gaming, and 1 Korean Team, KT Rolster B. The third LoL event this weekend was the weekly LCS matches among the top 8 North American Teams. Here is a preview below:
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