Betting On Starcraft II

The sequel to the award-winning game StarCraft II was released in 2010 by Blizzard Entertainment and runs on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X; it's a real-time single and multiplayer game featuring amazing graphics. This online game is catered to those who enjoy military science fiction action; StarCraft II is split into three parts: Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm, and Legacy of the Void. StarCraft II's popularity is huge especially in countries like South Korea, where this eSport has managed to gather over 120 thousand people in a stadium to watch a championship match.

There are tournaments and events that take place all over the world, as well as the World Championship Series, where the world's leading pro players test their skills against each other in a three-season event with matches broadcast locally and streamed live, the total prize pool for 2015—believe it or not—was $1.6 million; with these kinds of numbers it's no wonder that options for online betting on StarCraft II are in high demand.

You may now bet on StarCraft II tournaments at some of the best online betting sites, with Bovada being the best for US players and Pinnacle being the best option for non-US residents.

We'll give you a brief explanation about how this whole thing works:

About the game

This is a complex game, with an equally complex storyline where each character has a story behind them, but we will try to keep it simple here. Jim Raynor is a marshal turned rebel who is looking for revenge after being betrayed by the anti-Confederate Sons of Korhal, who assert themselves as the Dominion under the leadership of Arcturus Mengsk. Raynor's mission, therefore, is to bring down the Dominion. There are three different species: the Terrans, the insectoid Zerg, and the Protoss, and basically they all hate each other… but sometimes the Terrans and Protoss team up, while at others the Terrans use the Zerg for their purposes. In summary, StarCraft II is about these three races and their leaders fighting for dominance in a remote region of the galaxy; players get to choose the race to fight with and they have to harvest resources, build a base and an army, and then destroy their opponents.

Wings of Liberty is Terran-focused; it contains several missions in a mercenary-style campaign. In this story, the Dominion has become the most powerful force among the Terran factions, and Raynor is leading a resistance that has been a losing battle and seems to be giving up. Heart of the Swarm is Zerg-focused, particularly on Sarah Kerrigan—Raynor's love interest who in StarCraft I was kidnapped and turned into a Zerg—and her battle against Mengsk. In Legacy of the Void, the game focuses on Artanis, a young executor who is the commander of the Golden Armada, attempting to reunite the Protoss tribes in order to stop Amon, a fallen Xel'Naga. Luckily, there is a Play for Free option that you can use to get familiar with the game and all its characters.

Betting on StarCraft II

You can easily find odds for StarCraft II in the best online betting sites, as well as in tournaments and events, and like with other online games and sports you can bet on who the winner will be, which country the winner will be from, who will reach the semifinals, etc. Prop bets are not very common on StarCraft II betting.

Also, keep in mind there is a small edge in this type of bets. You have to make sure to do your homework and follow up on the top players, their stats, strategies, which maps they excel at, etc. It is not uncommon for underdogs to take the win in this game, which is why it's so important you follow the action closely; there are a lot of resources for this purpose that you can find on the internet, from ranks, to stats, videos and other useful information that is good to follow if you want to become a successful StarCraft II bettor.