South Korean Lee 'Rogue' Byung Ryul is the new StarCraft II world champion.

He wins the StarCraft II trophy, as well as $280,000 (£214,000) in prize money.

Rogue beat fellow Korean esports professional Eo 'soO' Yoon Su in the final in a Zerg versus Zerg mirror match.

Lee 'Rogue' Byung Ryul lifted the StarCraft II trophy in front of fans at Blizzcon 2017 last night

StarCraft II isn't as big an esport as it once was, but there is still a lot of prize money on the line

Rogue almost didn't qualify for the finals, however he managed to win the Grand Final 4-2

The first game of the series was over fairly quickly. Both players went for Roaches, and soO just about came out on top after the first big fight, forcing the resignation from Rogue.

Rogue came back fighting in game two though, building up a large force of Zerglings, breaking through soO's defences and quickly leveling the scores at 1-1.

Game three was the first lengthy game of the series, taking place on a larger map.

Rogue rebuffed soO's Roach advance with well placed Lurkers, and as the two built up their armies, he attempted to fake out his opponent with a Nydus Worm.

soO called his bluff though, and left just the minimum back to destroy the worm, which he knew Rogue was unlikely to actually use.

soO outmaneuvered Rogue with some good skirmishes, but Rogue caused havoc in soO's lines with a counterattack.

soO was able to defend successfully though, and on his next attack, was able to take Rogue down to take an important lead.

Rogue's opponent, Eo 'soO' Yoon Su has a history of coming in second place in big final games

Rogue said he tried not to think about becoming champion in the days leading up to the final

It would end up being his last victory of the series though, as Rogue played extremely well for the following three games.

Game four was the shortest of the bunch, with Rogue once again sending Zerglings into soO's base before could muster a defence.

Game five saw soO go on the attack early on, but brilliant defensive play against the Zergling and Baneling advances meant that Rogue's economy was vastly superior. After one last ditch effort at attacking, soO was forced into the resignation.

Game six ended up being the longest match of the lot, and it ended with Rogue taking the victory.

It was a standard Zerg vs Zerg macro game, and was very conservative through the early and middle stages.

soO had a lot of Lurkers to deny Rogue's advance, but some well timed Roach drops in the back of his opponent's base eventually led to the destruction of soO's hive.

Crucially, this halted soO's Viper production, his main defence against the huge amount of Broodlords coming his way.

soO managed to keep Rogue busy in his own base long enough to try and build a force to repel the attack, thanks to his faster units compared to Rogue's stronger, yet slower army.

Rogue will take home the trophy, as well as $280,000 (£214,000) from the $700K prize pool

But when Rogue did finally take his opportunity to attack, his heavy tech proved to be too much, and his superior supply and economy contributed to his victory.

Rogue lifted the trophy knowing that he almost didn't make it to the finals. Meanwhile, soO sat, ruing yet another second place finish in a big StarCraft II final.