MLG Reveals Pro Circuit Dates And StarCraft II Championship Prize Money

Last week Major League Gaming revealed the first details regarding the 2012 season and today they've graced us with the official dates for Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall 2012 Championships. They also revealed the prize money hardcore gamers will be competing for during the Winter StarCraft II Championship and the 1st place prize 5-times larger than last year's purse.

2012 Season Championship Dates
Winter Championship: March 23-25
Spring Championship: June 8-10
Summer Championship: August 24-26
Fall Championship: November 2-4

Unfortunately MLG still hasn't revealed the cities in which the Spring, Summer and Fall Championships will take place and they say dates for the Online Qualifiers, Arenas, and all other segments leading up to each season’s championship will be announced later with additional info on Pro Circuit games.

On the up-side MLG has revealed the prizes for this year's StarCraft II Winter Championship along with the the full StarCraft II Winter Season Schedule.

StarCraft 2 Winter Championship Prize Money
$76,000 in total
1st Place: $25,000
2nd Place: $15,000
3rd Place: $9,000
4th Place: $5,500
5th/6th Place: $3,500 each
7th/8th Place: $2,250 each
9th- 12th Place: $1,500 each
13th-16th Place: $1,000 each

Full StarCraft 2 Winter Season Schedule
Regional Online Qualifiers: First two weeks of February
Winter Arena: Feb 24-26, New York, NY
Winter Championship: March 23-25, Columbus, OH

For all the details on this year's events and more head over to MajorLeagueGaming.com

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