For our MVP for StarCraft 2 we’ve chosen this year’s runner-up by the narrowest of margins, 18-year-old Lee ‘Life’ Seung Hyun for his Zerg performances throughout the tournament, which culminated in his thrilling 3-4 defeat at the hands of sOs. It’s rare for finals to live up to all the hype, but this was one of the most tightly fought series you’ll ever watch. Life looked to have secured himself the championship in game seven after he daringly assaulted sOs’s base early on, leaving his opponent scrambling to stay in the match, and Life’s fans were left truly heartbroken that he had come so close to victory before his rival’s resilient defence managed to turn around the early game disadvantage.
Life displayed staggering amounts of skill throughout the tournament, most noticeably when, against all expectations, he countered sOs’s immortal push in game six and seized victory with a genius Warp Prism snipe. It was a sad day for the swarm, and Life will be disconsolate that he failed to secure the title of first-ever two-time StarCraft World Champion, but at least he can be proud that his brave display has won himself a new generation of fans.