In StarCraft II league play, 2013 Season 4 has begun! Bonus pools and standings have been reset, and 2013 Season 3 milestones have been awarded. You can take a look at your 2013 Season 3 results by visiting the Leagues and Ladders section of your character profile.

Furthermore, Season 4 brings a host of new maps to the 1v1 and 4v4 ladder map pools. Take just a moment to get familiar with all of the new maps by checking them out here before you hit that "Find Match" button in the game.

As always, the hidden skill ratings used for matchmaking and league placement carry over from one season to the next, so if you were already placed in a league prior to the 2013 Season 3 lock, you'll only need to play one placement match to kick off the new season.

Additionally, with the start of 2013 Ladder Season 4, we changed Grandmaster League for the North America, Europe, Korea, and Southeast Asia Battle.net regions. Going forward, Grandmaster League will only be available for the latest expansion of StarCraft II, and you can find more details here.

Good luck, and have fun!

Edit: We also made a few adjustments to league placement in Season 4, which will help league distribution more closely match our intended population percentages, and you can read further details on these changes here.