The Worst Player on Earht

Have you heard of the Unofficial World Championship? It's a cute idea that developed as the TeamLiquid community wondered what StarCraft 2 would be like if it had a championship belt that changed hands with every win or loss. Naming GSL Season 1 as the first championship, fans have mapped out the line of champions over the entire span of professional StarCraft 2.

While it's always interesting to know who the "best player in the world" might be at a given time, there's a far more entertaining question you could ask: Who is the worst player in the world? Or, if we were to phrase it another way...

Who is the WORST PLAYER ON EARHT FDGOHFDGHF?



The First Worst Player on Earht: Tefel
Date of coronation: May 23, 2013

NaNiwa's match against Tefel in Challenger League of WCS Europe 2013 is the obvious starting point when tracing this lineage. As one of the best non-Korean players to ever play the game, there's really no reason for us to doubt or challenge NaNiwa's judgment in this regard.


The Second Worst Player on Earht: NaNiwa
Date of succession: May 23, 2013

Unfortunately for Tefel, his reign as the first WORST PLAYER ON EARHT would come to a tragic end just one second later as NaNiwa immediately GG'd out of the game to take the title unto himself.


The Third Worst Player on Earht: Siw
Date of succession: May 30, 2013

After just seven days of holding the title of his own creation, NaNiwa would relinquish it in his first defense against Russian Protoss Siw. Despite NaNiwa's best efforts, he could not stop Siw and his less-stuff from GG'ing out against his more-stuff.


The Fourth Worst Player on Earht: BlinG
Date of succession: May 30, 2013

Siw was able to hold onto the title for little more than an hour before giving it up to BlinG. The 1-2 score made the match the most closely contested one in the history of the title, with Siw able to take a consolation point by leaving his mineral line open to Dark Templars. But in the end, Siw was forced to receive the GG from the English Protoss.


The Fifth Worst Player on Earht: Ravage
Date of succession: June 29, 2013

BlinG enjoyed a long reign as The Worst Player on Earht, holding the title for nearly a month due to a lack of challengers. However, once he was forced to defend the title, he dropped it with disappointing ease to German Protoss Ravage.


The Sixth Worst Player on Earht: grOPHeR
Date of succession: July 7, 2013

Ravage became the first Worst Player on Earht to successfully defend his title, holding off an attempt from DaNa to take the title back to Poland. He then mounted a second successful defense, surviving a challenge from from countryman GoOdy. However, Ravage would finally meet his match in Italian Zerg grOPheR in the WCS Europe qualifiers.

grOPheR went on to enjoy a lengthy reign that lasted over 10 months. With six title defenses, there is no question that grOPheR was the greatest Worst Player on Earht. However, no one can rule the Earht forever, and even grOPheR was forced to give up his title.

Playing in the WCS Europe Season 2 qualifiers in 2013, grOPheR relinquished the title unto Polish player electro.


The Seventh Worst Player on Earht: electro
Date of succession: April 21, 2014

Coming after the long and storied reign of grOPheR, electro has a lot to live up to. Can he live up to the standards set by his great predecessor? Or will he suffer the fate of Tefel, a fellow Polish Zerg and first Worst Player on Earht? Only time will tell.


The Eighth Worst Player on Earht: MagnuM
Date of succession: May 8, 2014


The Ninth Worst Player on Earht: Marsman
Date of succession: January 14, 2016


The Tenth Worst Player on Earht: CalebAracous
Date of succession: January 15, 2016


The Eleventh Worst Player on Earht: Voltz
Date of succession: January 22, 2016


The Twelfth Worst Player on Earht: HeZNa
Date of succession: January 22, 2016


The Thirteenth and Reigning Worst Player on Earht: gorbachov
Date of succession: February 6, 2016