Blizzard details StarCraft II Master League and announces Grandmaster League

With the release of patch 1.2 for Blizzard’s highly successful Starcraft 2, the developers are launching the Master League, which is “designed to give the best players in each region a new arena in which to prove their skill”. After release of Starcraft 2, Blizzard have been regularly sharing Top 200 lists to help people keep track of the performance of the best players in their region. On the game’s official community page, Blizzard said that “While the existing Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond leagues each encompass 20% of the active players in a region, only the top 2% of players will be promoted into the Master League. In other words, this is a league for the best of the best.”

Once players reach the Master League, Blizzard will include them into the newly announced Grandmaster League, which encompasses the top 200 players in each region. More information on Grandmaster inclusion is to be provided soon, along with when to expect to be included in this elite group.