2012 in esports

Overview of the events of 2012 in esports
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  • Handball
  • Ice hockey
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  • Korfball
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  • Modern pentathlon
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  • Racquetball
  • Roller sports
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Speedway
  • Rugby league‎
  • Rugby union
  • Snooker
  • Strength sports
  • Squash
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball

The year 2012 in esports (professional gaming).

Calendar of events

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2015)

(for extended events the final date is listed)

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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