Other Nominees
OG breaks the curse at The International
Cloud9 qualifies for League of Legends World Championship semifinals
Leffen wins Melee title at Evolution Championship Series
Cloud9 wins the Boston Major
Interesting quotes from the article
"If you were the best player in North America, congratulations; you might be comparable to the 40th best South Korean player."
"Serral wasn't satisfied being a large fish in a small pond."
" it felt like regardless of how much the infrastructure for StarCraft crumbled in South Korea, with pro players in the country even reverting back to the original game, Brood War, no one would ever break through. "
I recommend reading the article in its entirety. It provides some good insights into how the mainstream views SC2 esports. The article is written by Tyler Erzberger and I think he did a nice job.
http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/25535120/espn-esports-awards-moment-year-serral-becomes-first-non-korean-win-wcs