2012 in esports

The year 2012 in esports (professional gaming).

Calendar of events

(for extended events the final date is listed)

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Date !Game !Event !Location !Winner/s
January 18 \| Dota 2 \| G-League 2011 Season 3 \| China \| XiGua
January 22 \| \| StarCraft II League of Legends Counter-Strike \| IEM VI - Kyiv \| Kyiv, Ukraine \| see article
March 3 \| StarCraft II \| GSL Season 1 2012 \| Seoul \| DongRaeGu
March 10 \| numerous games \| IEM VI - World Championship \| \|
March 25 \| numerous games \| MLG Winter Championship 2012 \| \|
April 7 \| Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter-Strike: Source StarCraft II \| Copenhagen Games 2012 \| Copenhagen \|
April 8 \| League of Legends StarCraft II \| IGN Pro League (IPL) Season 4 \| Las Vegas \|
April 29 \| five games \| EPS Germany: Spring Season 2012 Finals \| \|
May 19 \| League of Legends \| OGN The Champions Spring 2012 \| \|
May 19 \| StarCraft II \| GSL Season 2 2012 \| \| Mvp
June 10 \| King of Fighters XIII League of Legends Mortal Kombat 9 StarCraft II \| MLG Spring Championship 2012 \| \|
June 18 \| numerous games \| DreamHack Summer 2012 \| Sweden \| see article
July 5–8 \|StarCraft II \| WCS 2012:France Nationals \| 13th Impact Japan Expo Paris-Nord Villepinte – Paris, France \| Stephano
July 6–8 \| fighting games \| Evolution 2012 \| Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Nevada \|
July 15 \| StarCraft II \| NASL Season 3 finals \| Toronto, Ontario, Canada \| Stephano
August 11 \| StarCraft II \| G-League 2012 Season 1 \| \|
August 25 \| StarCraft II \| WCS 2012: North America \|Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California \|
August 25 \| StarCraft II \| WCS 2012: South Korea \| \|
August 26 \| numerous games \| MLG Summer Championship 2012 \| \|
September 2 \| Dota 2 \| The International 2012 \| KeyArena Seattle \| Invictus Gaming
September 8 \| League of Legends \| OGN The Champions Summer 2012 \| \|
September 9 \| League of Legends \| Season 2 World Championship Qualifiers \| \|
September 16 \| StarCraft II \| WCS 2012: Europe \| \|
September 22 \| StarCraft II \| 2011–2012 Proleague Season 2 \| Korea \|
October 13 \| League of Legends \| Season 2 World Championship \| \| Taipei Assassins
October 14 \| StarCraft II \| WCS 2012: Asia \| \|
October 20 \| StarCraft II \| GSL Season 4 2012 \| \|
October 27 \| StarCraft II \| Auction All-Kill OSL 2012 \| Seoul \| Rain
October 28 \| StarCraft II League of Legends \| World e-Sports Masters 2012 \| Hangzhou \| Leenock Team WE
November 14 \| numerous games \| MLG Fall Championship 2012 \| \|
December 12 \| Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition v2012 Street Fighter x Tekken \| Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Tournament Finals \| Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Burlingame, California \| Damdai (SSFIITHDR) MOV (SF3:3SOE) WW.MCZ Infiltration (AE2012, SFxT)

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Date

!Game

!Event

!Location

!Winner/s

January 18

| Dota 2

| G-League 2011 Season 3

| China

| XiGua

January 22