Various competition organizers hold regular online tournaments in which you can compete against other players and maybe even win some prizes! Most of these contests are open to everyone. In addition, there are professional tournaments taking place like the GomTV's GSL November, North American Star League Season 2 or MLG Global Invitational KR Finals which you can follow via video stream. Interested? Take a look at some of the open tournaments coming up in the next days - you can sign up to take part, or simply watch the live streams to get inspired by the players. It’s your turn now!

Date	Name	Format	Prize Money	Stream	Sign Up
26 - 30 October	SC2ro League - Season 2	1v1	$ 1,000 + Hardware	Yes	Yes
27 October	ESL Go4SC2 Premium Qualifier	1v1	Qualifier	No	Yes
28 October	ESL Belarus IEM Kiev Qualifier	1v1	Qualifier	No	Yes
29 - 30 October	WCG 2011 South Korean Qualifier	1v1	Qualifier	Yes	Invite only
29 October	ESL Sennheiser Cup Season 2 Cup #9	1v1	€ 50 + Qualifier	Yes	Yes
29 October	ESL Russia IEM Kiev Qualifier	1v1	Qualifier	No	Yes
29 October	ESL Romania IEM Kiev Qualifier	1v1	Qualifier	No	Yes
29 October	ZOTAC StarCraft II NA Cup #25	1v1	$ 100 + ranking points	Yes	Yes
30 October	ESL Ukraine IEM Kiev Qualifier	1v1	Qualifier	No	Yes
30 October	WCG Canada StarCraft II Championship	1v1	Qualifier	Yes	Closed
30 October	ESL Norway IEM Kiev Qualifier	1v1	Qualifier	No	Yes
30 October	ESL Go4SC2 #146	1v1	€ 200 + Qualifier	Yes	Yes
30 October	ZOTAC StarCraft II EU Cup #80	1v1	€ 100 + ranking points	Yes	Yes
30 October	StarCraft II 1on1 WCG AT 2011 Austrian Qualifier #4	1v1	Qualifier	No	Yes
30 October	ESL Alpen BenQ Alpen Cup Series	1v1	Hardware	No	Yes
31 October	ESL Germany Trusted Pro Cup	1v1	€ 200	No	Yes
31 October	GIGABYTE Cup Season II #7	1v1	€ 150 + ranking points	Yes	Yes
1 November	Xilence Cup #17	1v1	$ 70 + hardware/$ 100	Yes	Yes
1 November	ESL Go4SC2 #147	1v1	Qualifier	Yes	Yes
3 November	ESL Go4SC2 Premium Qualifier	1v1	Qualifier	No	Yes
3 November	4Players Close Combat 2011 #80	1v1	€ 200	Yes	Yes
3 November	ESL Lithuania IEM Kiev Qualifier	1v1	Qualifier	No	Yes

Season 4 has arrived! Season 3 milestone rewards will be locked in at this time and bonus pools will reset. Hidden skill ratings used for matchmaking and league placement will carry over from the previous season, so players who have completed placement matches in a previous season will only need to play one new placement match. Don’t forget to review the map changes which are coming in Season 4 as well.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty patch 1.4.2 is currently in development and now available for testing on the PTR. This patch contains some balance changes, as well as some bug fixes. By participating in the PTR, you'll be among the first to test out the latest changes and help us ensure that when the patch is released, it's of the highest possible quality.

Details on how to access the PTR can be found in the FAQ. As this is a test server, please anticipate uneven game performance, and note that restarts and downtime may occur without warning. Once you've had the chance to try things out, be sure to visit the PTR forum to discuss the patch.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Patch 1.4.2

Table of Contents:

• General
• Bug Fixes
• Balance

General

• “Audio Fade” under Sound Options has been renamed to Game Volume During Alerts. Its tooltips have also been changed for clarification.
• The fade-in for game sound during alerts changed from .5 seconds to 2 seconds.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a truncation on specific resolution if the current and maximum supplies are 3 digits.
• Fixed an issue which prevented footprint from being edited in the Footprint Editor.
• Fixed an issue that caused the game to have missing icons and images on low end graphics cards.

Balance

• PROTOSS
  • Forge
    • The cost of Upgrade Shields Level 1 has been decreased to 150/150, down from 200/200
    • The cost of Upgrade Shields Level 2 has been decreased to 225/225, down from 300/300
    • The cost of Upgrade Shields Level 3 has been decreased to 300/300, down from 400/400
    • The cost of Upgrade Ground Weapons Level 2 has been decreased to 150/150, down from 175/175
    • The cost of Upgrade Ground Weapons Level 3 has been decreased to 200/200, down from 250/250
    • The cost of Upgrade Ground Armor Level 2 has been decreased to 150/150, down from 175/175
    • The cost of Upgrade Ground Armor Level 3 has been decreased to 200/200, down from 250/250

• TERRAN
  • Ghost
    • EMP radius has been decreased from 2 to 1.5

We understand that picking out the appropriate desktop wallpaper to fit your tastes and complement your décor can be an arduous task. To that end, we’ll be offering you help every Tuesday by featuring a new downloadable Diablo III, StarCraft II or World of Warcraft wallpaper image on our community sites.

After reviewing player feedback, we’ve selected a 1v1 map pool composed of tournament-configured maps for the upcoming Season 4 of the StarCraft II ladder.