I thought it is time to talk about trophies in sc2. The topic probably would have been closed rather quickly in the starcraft 2 general section so i made a blog post about it (good idea Elentos!)
The most important part here obviously is photos, nobody knows what you are talking about when saying "G5L" (sorry Inflicted). Don't forget to post an actual image of your favorite trophies otherwise other people cannot get angry about your choice and tell you how wrong you are, that would be a shame.
Personally i loved the OSL one, it's not the typical looking cup, there is more creativity to it and i like that quite a bit:

It might not be the trophy which is 30 kg of pure gold like the WESG one (

) but it has a unique style and the history of the tournament plays a role as well i guess.
What are your favorite trophies in sc2's history? Do you agree with me that the SSL one was a total failure?

Show your taste and argue why it's the best one. I am sure other people are excited to be wrong

outscar

2832 Posts

January 22 2017 14:45 GMT

On January 22 2017 23:29 outscar wrote:

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Golden Mouse - NUFF said. Period.

But if we wanna discuss about best shape I don't know. Lemme look at all trophies first

Elentos

55567 Posts

January 22 2017 14:56 GMT

This is the G5L one Mvp would have gotten had he beaten Life.
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The_Red_Viper

19533 Posts

January 22 2017 15:10 GMT

Hm i don't know if it would even count tbh, nobody got it :>
Also hard to truly understand the shape, etc.
5/10

NinjaToss

Austria1383 Posts

January 22 2017 16:07 GMT

I don't have a most favourite cup/trophy but my most hated one would probably the IEM Gyeonggi trophy (if you can even call it a trophy)

The_Red_Viper

19533 Posts

January 22 2017 16:32 GMT

On January 23 2017 01:07 NinjaToss wrote:
I don't have a most favourite cup/trophy but my most hated one would probably the IEM Gyeonggi trophy (if you can even call it a trophy)

Pls post a picture as well

that one i guess?!

NinjaToss

Austria1383 Posts

January 22 2017 17:16 GMT

On January 23 2017 01:32 The_Red_Viper wrote:

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Pls post a picture as well

that one i guess?!

That is exactly what I'm talking about

The_Red_Viper

19533 Posts

January 22 2017 17:20 GMT

I would rate it higher than a lot of other ones tbh

All the champions are on it, it's not a bland cup, etc

Paljas

Germany6926 Posts

January 22 2017 17:58 GMT

The royal road sword is the best

AnythingThenDelete

381 Posts

January 22 2017 19:22 GMT

#10

This one races wasn't pretty as a trophy but had all the races.

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I think I quite like the golden mouse

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By googling starcraft trophies you can find some more classical that looks a bit like the one in football, they are more "cups" than trophies though.

The_Red_Viper

19533 Posts

January 22 2017 20:51 GMT

#11

Golden mouse is a good choice imo (even though nobody in sc2 got it

), and in this case it included even about 300 grams actual gold

eviltomahawk

United States11135 Posts

January 22 2017 23:37 GMT

#12

I believe at one point some of the GSL (or WCS?) trophies were Xel'Naga artifact pieces, and later on there was a completed Xel'Naga artifact trophy. I thought that was a nice touch even though the trophies were kinda boring.

Scarecrow

Korea (South)9172 Posts

January 23 2017 03:40 GMT

#13

The best and worst alongside each other

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The_Red_Viper

19533 Posts

January 23 2017 04:03 GMT

#14

Haha yeah you are probably right :D WTF is that thing

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17388 Posts

January 23 2017 04:09 GMT

#15

the Stanley Cup is the best trophy ever in the history of anything...
the Golden Mouse is pretty good.

Aiingel

243 Posts

January 23 2017 13:29 GMT

#16

That IEM "trophy" lent itself nicely to some hilarious Inno memes:

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Personally, I like the classic trophies best. Blizzcon and IEM, engraved with players' names, carrying with them pieces of esports history...

The_Red_Viper

19533 Posts

January 23 2017 14:46 GMT

#17

On January 23 2017 22:29 Aiingel wrote:
That IEM "trophy" lent itself nicely to some hilarious Inno memes:

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Personally, I like the classic trophies best. Blizzcon and IEM, engraved with players' names, carrying with them pieces of esports history...

Yeah the blizzcon one is pretty decent i think
For reference:

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I was always disappointed with the korean starleague ones tbh (GSL + SSL). A few examples:

SSL

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GSL

Korakys

New Zealand272 Posts

January 27 2017 04:07 GMT

#18

That IEM disk looks great. I think the Blizzcon monstrosity is the worst.

An important overlooked quality a trophy should have is how transportable it is. Most winners have to fit it on a plane when leaving the tournament you know!

The_Red_Viper

19533 Posts

January 27 2017 04:18 GMT

#19

You have a point there, i only really considered the aesthetics so far tbh.

From all the mentions so far i like the golden mouse the best, then comes the OSL one. Not sure about the third place, probably the WESG one though