It's time for the third Season of this year’s StarCraft II league play to begin! Bonus pools and standings have been reset, and 2016 Season 2 milestones have been awarded. You can take a look at your results for the past Season by visiting the Leagues and Ladders section of your character profile.

As we've mentioned previously. Season 3 for 2016 will be relatively short, as there are a number of factors compelling us to bring you a new Season full of exciting fresh in-game content in the near future. We'll continue to share more information about this in the coming days and weeks.

As always, the hidden skill ratings used for matchmaking and league placement carry over from one Season to the next. If you were already placed in a league prior to the current Season lock, you'll only need to play one placement match to kick off the new Season.

Thanks, and we'll see you online. . . Commander!