Triple Crown

The Triple Crown is an unofficial title reserved for players who have won Premier Tournaments in each of the major SC2 hotbeds: Europe, North America, and Korea. Since the release of Wings of Liberty, only ten players have accomplished this feat, with Mvp, Life and Serral completing it twice.

Players with Triple Crown

Player	Date Achieved	European Title	North American Title	Korean Title	Notes
MMA	2012-01-22	IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Kiev	2011 MLG Pro Circuit: Columbus	2011 Global StarCraft II League October	N/A
MC	2012-05-27	HomeStory Cup IV	Red Bull Battlegrounds: Austin	2010 Sony Ericsson StarCraft II Open Season 3	N/A
Mvp	2012-08-19	IEM Season VII - Cologne	2011 MLG Pro Circuit: Anaheim	2011 Sony Ericsson Global StarCraft II League January	N/A
Life	2013-01-26	Iron Squid – Chapter II	MLG Pro Circuit 2012 – Fall Championship	2012 Global StarCraft II League Season 4: Code S	N/A
Mvp	2013-05-26	2013 WCS Season 1 Europe	BlizzCon 2011	2011 GSL World Championship	Second Set
Polt	2013-06-30	ASUS ROG Winter 2012	2013 MLG Spring Championship	2011 GSL Super Tournament	N/A
Bomber	2013-08-25	2013 WCS Season 2	2011 MLG Raleigh	2011 GSL May - Code A	N/A
Life	2014-04-27	2014 DreamHack Bucharest	2013 MLG Winter Championship	2012 GSL Blizzard Cup	Second Set
sOs	2014-12-07	IEM Season VIII - World Championship	2013 WCS Global Finals	2014 Hot6ix Cup	N/A
Neeb	2017-06-19	2017 WCS Jönköping	2017 WCS Austin	2016 KeSPA Cup	First foreigner
Rogue	2018-03-04	IEM Season XII - World Championship	2017 WCS Global Finals	2017 AfreecaTV GSL Super Tournament 2	N/A
Serral	2018-08-05	2018 WCS Leipzig	2018 WCS Austin	2018 GSL vs. the World	N/A
Serral	2019-08-18	2018 WCS Valencia	2018 WCS Montreal	2019 GSL vs. the World	Second set

Players who are one title away

There are several players who have two of the three requisite titles for a triple crown championship.

Player	European Title	North American Title	Korean Title	Notes
HuK	DreamHack Summer 2011	2010 MLG Raleigh	Still Needed (best result = round of 8)	Retired
PuMa	IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Cologne	North American Star League Season 1	Still Needed	Retired
Stephano	Electronic Sports World Cup 2011	IGN ProLeague Season 3	Still Needed (best result = 7-10th)	N/A
DongRaeGu	Still needed (best result = runner-up)	IEM Season VI - Global Challenge New York	2012 Global StarCraft II League Season 1	N/A
MC	IEM Season VI - World Championship	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	GSL March Code S 2011	Second Set
ThorZaIN	2012 DreamHack Stockholm	TSL 3	Still Needed (best result = round of 32)	Retired
MMA	Iron Squid – Chapter I	Still needed (best result = runner-up)	2011 GSL Blizzard Cup	Second Set
TaeJa	ASUS ROG Summer 2012	2012 MLG Summer Arena	Still Needed (best result = semi-final)	N/A
Stephano	2012 World Championship Series: Europe	North American Star League Season 3	Still Needed (best result = 7-10th)	Second Set
HerO	DreamHack Winter 2011	North American Star League Season 4	Still Needed (best result = semi-final)	Retired
Leenock	2013 DreamHack Stockholm	2011 MLG Providence	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	N/A
HerO	DreamHack Winter 2012	2013 WCS Season 1 America	Still Needed (best result = semi-final)	Second Set, Retired
Dear	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	2013 WCS Season 3	2013 WCS Season 3 Korea GSL	N/A
HyuN	2013 DreamHack Open: Valencia	2014 WCS Season 1 America	Still Needed (best result = 2nd)	Retired
PartinG	HomeStory Cup X	Red Bull Battle Grounds New York City	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	N/A
Zest	IEM Season IX - World Championship	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	2014 Global StarCraft II League Season 1	N/A
Life	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	IEM Season VIII - New York	2015 Global StarCraft II League Season 1	Third set, Banned
Polt	2015 WCS Season 1	2013 WCS Season 2 America	Still Needed (best result = semi-final)	Second set
herO	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	IEM Season IX - San Jose	2015 KeSPA Cup Season 1	N/A
Rain	HomeStory Cup XI	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	2012 OnGameNet Starleague Season 1	Retired
Curious	2015 DreamHack Valencia	Still Needed (best result = round of 4)	2011 GSL October - Code A	Retired
INnoVation	IEM Season X - gamescom	Still Needed (best result = 3rd)	2013 WCS Season 1	N/A
Polt	2016 WCS Winter Circuit Championship	2013 WCS Season 3 America	Still Needed (best result = semi-final)	Third set
Snute	Homestory Cup VI	WCS Copa Intercontinental	Still Needed	N/A
Solar	2014 DreamHack Open: Stockholm	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	2016 StarCraft II StarLeague Season 2: Main Event	N/A
ByuN	Still Needed (best result = round of 8)	2016 WCS Global Finals	2016 Global StarCraft II League Season 2	N/A
Zest	Homestory Cup XVI	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	2014 GSL Global Championship	Second set
Serral	Homestory Cup XVIII	2018 WCS Global Finals	Still Needed	Third set
soO	IEM Season XIII - Katowice	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	2015 KeSPA Cup Season 2	N/A
Stats	Assembly Summer 2019	Still Needed (best result = runner-up)	2017 Global StarCraft II League Season 1: Code S	N/A
Serral	2019 WCS Spring	2019 WCS Fall	Still Needed	Fourth set
Dark	Still Needed (best result = round of 4)	2019 WCS Global Finals	2019 Global StarCraft II League Season 2	N/A
Rogue	IEM Katowice 2020	Still Needed (best result = round of 4)	2019 Global StarCraft II League Season 3: Code S	Second set
TY	IEM Season XI - World Championship	Still Needed (best result = round of 4)	2020 Global StarCraft II League Season 1: Code S	N/A

Variations

The "Little" Triple Crown

The "Little" Triple Crown title is reserved for players who have shown superior Starcraft 2 abilities in Europe, North America, and Korea, but have only earned a premier title in two regions and a major title in the third.

Player	European Title	North American Title	Korean Title	Notes
DongRaeGu	2011 DreamHack Valencia Invitational	IEM Season VI - Global Challenge New York	2012 Global StarCraft II League Season 1	N/A
MMA	Iron Squid – Chapter I	GeForce Pro/Am	2011 GSL Blizzard Cup	Second Set
PartinG	HomeStory Cup X	Red Bull Battle Grounds New York City	WCG 2013 South Korea Qualifier	N/A
Life	2013 Ritmix Russian StarCraft II League Season 5	IEM Season VIII - New York	2015 Global StarCraft II League Season 1	Third set
Zest	IEM Season IX - World Championship	Game Land Invitational	2014 Global StarCraft II League Season 1	N/A
Zest	Homestory Cup XVI	Ting Open Season 5	2014 GSL Global Championship	Second set
soO	IEM Season XIII - Katowice	2012 MLG vs Proleague Invitational	2015 KeSPA Cup Season 2	N/A

The "Tiny" Triple Crown

The "Tiny" Triple Crown title is reserved for players who have shown superior Starcraft 2 abilities in Europe, North America, and Korea, but have only earned a premier title in one region and a major title in the other two. For clarity, "Tiny" Triple Crowns are presented only if they don't overlap with "Little" Triple Crowns.

Player	European Title	North American Title	Korean Title
MarineKing	Numericable M-House Cup	2012 MLG Winter Arena	Arena of Legends 1
GuMiho	TaKe's Penthouse Party 2	Ting Open Season 3	2017 Global StarCraft II League Season 2: Code S

Silver Triple Crown

Silver Triple Crown can be thought as an "achievement" of a player who - while never won premier tournament - was in a final of one on each continent. Currently only one player has "achieved" such results (though soO, for example, was way more famous for repeatedly getting second places):

Player	NA title	EU title	KR title
Symbol	MLG Spring Arena 2 2012	Iron Squid	2013 GSL Season 1

Bronze Triple Crown

Interestingly enough, there is also one player who was never able to reach the final of premier event, but was able to grab bronze medal in premier events across all scenes:

Player	NA title	EU title	KR title
Kas	TSL 3	IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Kiev	World Cyber Games 2011

External Links

• Original Thread on Team Liquid