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BlizzCon 2016: Circle of Champions

An overview of the Overwatch Arena during BlizzCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Brinson Banks for ESPN

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News

ESPN esports podcast: Key storylines you need to know at BlizzCon

StarCraft II

Team expert Byun takes down Dark in SCII
Hyun "ByuN" Woo capped off a stellar 2016 with the ultimate prize in professional StarCraft II competition with a victory at BlizzCon. He bested the greatest Zerg player in the world, Park "Dark" Ryung Woo to claim the prize.

ByuN and Dark favorites in SCII WCS Global Finals
Dark and ByuN are leading the pack heading into the StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Final, but watch out for dynamic dark horse Neeblet to make a splash.

StarCraft legend Jaedong of Evil Geniuses to retire after BlizzCon

ShoWTimE, Elazer come out swinging in StarCraft II Opening Week

Heroes of the Storm

Ballistix takes down Fnatic to win the grand finals
Ballistix took down powerhouse Fnatic to win the Heroes of the Storm Championship Series in dominating fashion.

BlizzCon: Favorites and upstarts for the Heroes of the Storm Fall Championship

Heroes of the Storm opening week recap

Hearthstone

Pavel defeats DrHippi in Hearthstone finals
The grand final of the 2016 Hearthstone World Championships was a European showdown between Artem "DrHippi" Kravets and Pavel "Pavel" Beltukov.

Breaking down Hearthstone's dynamic final eight
The prodigious Amnesiac. The unpredictable HotMEOWTH. Pavel's possible chance at redemption. We break down the storylines and decks of the Hearthstone final eight.

Big names not protected in Hearthstone cutdown
A few of the best-known players in the 2016 Hearthstone Championship Tour survived this week's Sweet 16, but name recognition was no mark of immunity.

Overwatch

South Korea sweeps Russia in Overwatch final
What started off as sixteen teams competing for the title of the best country at the 2016 Overwatch World Cup at Blizzcon, ended in polishing the story of South Korea's flawless tournament run.

BlizzCon Overwatch World Cup: Europe, Asia and USA ready to roll
The first ever BlizzCon Overwatch championship playoffs features national teams as diverse as the game's maps. Who will take home the cup?

Country pride on the line in Overwatch World Cup

Features

Miro talks Overwatch World Cup, South Korea and the esport's future
Miro of the South Korea team was a standout tank on a brilliant roster that swept the competition. Does that mean South Korea's definitely the best in the world? Miro doesn't think so.

Videos

FACEBOOK: Susie and Arda wrap up the last day of BlizzCon

FACEBOOK: Monte and Doa join the desk to talk Overwatch

FACEBOOK: StarCraft veteran Artosis joins Arda Ocal and Susie "lilsusie" Kim on the desk to talk everything BlizzCon.

FACEBOOK: Arda Ocal talks to ElkY (Bertrand Grospellier), former poker and StarCraft II player at #BlizzCon.

FACEBOOK: Heroes of the Storm esports lead Sam Braithwaite talks to Arda Ocal and translator Susie "lilsusie" Kim gives his insight on the esports scene.

FACEBOOK: Blizzard's Kim Phan gives insight on her start in esports and her expectation for the burgeoning scene's future.

Overwatch team South Korea details what it was like to play in the first Overwatch World Cup and how team chemistry assisted in the victory over Russia.

What does a new league mean for Overwatch teams?

Why traditional sports teams are interested in esports

New Overwatch character revealed

Blizzard announces Overwatch League

Overwatch teams destined for 10 undetermined cities