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MBCgame Starleague
The MBCGame StarCraft League, also known as MSL, was a '' StarCraft'' tournament hosted by Korean television network MBCGame. The tournament started out in 2002 under the name of KPGA Tour, and in 2003 it was renamed the MSL. On February 1, 2012, MBCGame ceased operations and the MSL was discontinued. Throughout its lifetime, the MSL gave away the equivalent of over US$1.6 million in prize money. League Championships Brackets Note: Brackets are re-seeded according to KeSPA ranking in the quarterfinals. 2009 Avalon MSL 2009 Nate MSL 2010 Hana Daetoo Securities MSL 2010 Bigfile MSL 2010 PDPop MSL 2011 ABC Mart MSL See also *StarCraft professional competition The real time strategy (RTS) computer game ''StarCraft'' had an active professional competition circuit, particularly in South Korea. The two major game channels in South Korea, Ongamenet and MBCGame, each ran a Starleague ( Ongamenet Starleague ... * Starleague (Ongamenet) References External linksAvalon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brood War
''StarCraft: Brood War'' is the expansion pack for the military science fiction real-time strategy video game '' StarCraft''. Released in December 1998 for Microsoft Windows and June 1999 for Mac OS, it was co-developed by Saffire and Blizzard Entertainment. The expansion pack introduces new campaigns, map tilesets, music, extra units for each race, and upgrade advancements. The campaigns continue the story from where the original ''StarCraft'' ended, with the sequel, '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'', continuing from the conclusion of ''Brood War''. The expansion was released first in the United States on December 18, 1998. ''Brood War'' was critically well received, with reviewers praising it for being developed with the care of a full game rather than as an uninspired extra. As of May 31, 2007, ''StarCraft'' and ''Brood War'' have sold almost ten million copies combined. The game is especially popular in South Korea, where professional players and teams have participated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baskin Robbins
Baskin-Robbins is an American multinational chain of ice cream and cake speciality shops owned by Inspire Brands. Based in Canton, Massachusetts, Baskin-Robbins was founded in 1945 by Burt Baskin (1913–1967) and Irv Robbins (1917–2008) in Glendale, California.Our History ". Baskin-Robbins' web site. Accessed 25 Feb. 2013. It is the world's largest chain of ice cream speciality stores, with more than 8,000 locations, including nearly 2,500 shops in the and over 5,000 in other countries. Baskin-Robbins has stores in nearly 50 countries. The company is known for its "31 flavors" slogan, with the idea that a custo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
StarCraft Professional Competition
The real time strategy (RTS) computer game ''StarCraft'' had an active professional competition circuit, particularly in South Korea. The two major game channels in South Korea, Ongamenet and MBCGame, each ran a Starleague ( Ongamenet Starleague, MBCgame Starleague), viewed by millions of fans. Starting in about 2003, pro-gamers started to become organized into teams, sponsored by large South Korean companies like Samsung, SK Telecom and KT. ''StarCraft'' is also the most popular computer game competition during the annual World Cyber Games thanks to its Korean fanbase, and it is overall one of the world's largest computer and video game competitions in terms of prize money, global coverage and participants. Over US$4,000,000 in prize money has been awarded in total, the vast majority of which comes from tournaments in South Korea. For several years after the release of ''StarCraft II'', competitive '' StarCraft: Brood War'' was no longer televised. However, in early 2015, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC-Mart
is a Japanese footwear company, with stores in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. History The company was founded by Masahiro Miki in Shinjuku in 1985 as Boeki Shoji Inc. In 1987, the company moved to Arakawa and changed its name to International Trading Corporation (ITC). It was in 1990 that ABC-Mart was established, with three stores opening in Tokyo. A year later, ABC-Mart acquired the exclusive sales rights of Vans products in Japan. The company was then re-established as a joint stock company in 1997 before moving its headquarters to Shibuya a year later. In 2002, ITC absorbed ABC-Mart and was renamed ABC-Mart, Inc. before being publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company then opened its first branch in South Korea in 2003 and in Taiwan in 2009. In 2012, ABC-Mart bought the American company LaCrosse Footwear LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. is Japanese-owned company based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1897 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the footwear company moved to Oregon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Young-ho
Lee Young-ho (, born 5 July 1992) is a South Korean '' StarCraft: Brood War'' and ''StarCraft II'' player who played Terran for the Korean pro-gaming team KT Rolster under the alias By.FlaSh or simply Flash. He made his debut as a StarCraft: Brood War player in 2007 and retired on December 19, 2015. Lee began playing ''StarCraft II'' competitively in 2011, until his retirement in December 2015. He subsequently returned to playing ''Starcraft: Brood War'', and started his personal broadcast in February 2016 on the AfreecaTV personal broadcasting platform. Since returning to ''Brood War'', Lee has won first place in Seasons 2, 3, 4, and 8 of the Afreeca Starleague. As of 2020, he is still broadcasting personal broadcasts. He is, along with BoxeR, NaDa, Iloveoov, and SAviOr, regarded as the fifth, final, and greatest of the Bonjwas, a title for players who dominated the Korean Brood War scene over long periods of time. He is considered the greatest player of all-time in the Brood W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Ji-soo (video Gamer)
Jisu Park () is a South Korean professional StarCraft: Brood War player and Starcraft II player playing under the name ForGG. Career Park joined Korean Team Hwaseung Oz (later Lecaf Oz) in 2006 at the age of 16. In 2008 he won the Arena MSL, defeating two of StarCraft's strongest players, Flash and JaeDong. His very aggressive and precise playstyle earned him the nickname "Time attacker". In March 2009, Park left Hwaseung OZ to join KT Rolster kt Rolster is a South Korean multi-gaming organization founded in 1999 with Korean Telecom as the head sponsor. A member of the Korean e-Sports Association, KT Rolster holds one of the richest and most successful ''StarCraft'' teams in the worl .... On December 28, 2010, Park announced his retirement from StarCraft: Brood War. He came back to programing in September 2011 as a Terran player for Team oGs in StarCraft II. He made his debut in Code S in the 2012 GSL Season 1, after securing a spot through Code A. After the disb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jae-dong
Lee Jae-dong (born 9 January 1990), who plays simply under the name Jaedong, is a South Korean professional '' StarCraft: Brood War'' player and former ''StarCraft II'' player, playing most recently for team Evil Geniuses prior to his StarCraft II retirement. After retiring from StarCraft II, Jaedong returned to playing SC:BW. Announced as a full-time streamer on 12 November 2016, he made his return to the tournament scene a week later during the 2016 KT GiGA Legends Match lll. Using the Zerg race in both games, Lee is considered one of the most successful StarCraft players of all time, having won five OnGameNet Starleague (OSL) and MBCGame StarCraft League (MSL) tournaments, and earning over $600,000 in tournament prize money. His other nicknames include The Tyrant and The Legend Killer. Career ''Brood War'' Jaedong made his debut in 2006 as a member of the Korean team Hwaseung OZ and quickly proved himself to be a talented player. In less than two years he won his first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Byung-gu
Song Byung-gu (born 4 August 1988) is a South Korean professional '' StarCraft'' Protoss player from Pohang who plays under the alias Stork m'' or simply Stork. Tournament results Individual * 3rd 2007 Daum Starleague: 3rd * GomTV MSL: 2nd * 1st World Cyber Games 2007 Grand Final * 2nd 2008 EVER OnGameNet Starleague * 2nd 2008 Bacchus OnGameNet Starleague 2nd * 1st WWI 2008 * 1st 2008 Incruit Starleague * 2nd World Cyber Games 2008 Grand Final * 2nd World Cyber Games 2009 Grand Final * 1st IEF 2009 * 2nd 2010 Bacchus OnGameNet Starleague Samsung KHAN * Shinhan bank Proleague 2007: 1st * Shinhan bank Proleague 2007: MVP * Shinhan bank Proleague 2007 Final: MVP KESPA awards * 2005: Rookie of the Year * 2007: Best Player – Protoss OSL/MSL/WCG career statistics 2008-2009 season 2008–2009 season 2004–2008 season See also * StarCraft professional competition * Samsung Khan * Starleague * MSL * Electronic sports Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Taek-yong
Kim Taek-yong, known by his screen name Bisu hield'' or simply Bisu, is a professional South Korean '' StarCraft'' player, playing the Protoss race. Famed primarily for sublime performance in the ''StarCraft: Brood War'' professional competitions against Protoss and, especially, Zerg, Bisu scored three successful Starleague performances, the most of any Protoss player. Bisu was nicknamed the Revolutionist for innovating the metagame of Protoss versus Zerg matchup. Since his transfer from MBCGame HERO to SK Telecom T1 team in 2008 Bisu, along with Stork, has been leading the Protoss players and both were called "Twin Carriages". Bisu is ranked 2nd in the Elo rating system. In the 2010 Team Liquid forum poll Bisu was voted "the greatest Protoss player of all time". He retired in 2013. After retirement, he started his personal broadcast by Afreeca TV. Early life Kim was born in the South Korean county of Yesan. In his early years, before moving to Seoul, he lived in the city o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Jae-yoon
Ma Jae-yoon ( ko, 마재윤), known by the pseudonym sAviOr (previously IPXZerg), and dubbed "The Maestro", is a former StarCraft professional competition, professional South Korean Electronic sports, e-sports gamer of the real-time strategy game ''StarCraft''. He played the Zerg race and was one of the most successful and popular players of all time. Savior was one of several players implicated in the 2010 match fixing scandal, and as a result he was banned from KeSPA-run competition for life. After retiring as a pro-gamer, sAviOr began streaming on AfreecaTV, but AfreecaTV made the decision to ban several players implicated in match-fixing offenses from the platform, including sAviOr. Ma Jae-yoon was a member of CJ Entus, a professional ''StarCraft: Brood War'' e-sports team sponsored by CJ CGV, an entertainment subsidiary of the CJ Corporation. Career Ma Jae-yoon has been rated first in the Korean e-Sports Player's Association (KeSPA) ratings nine times. sAviOr is widely con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Yong-wook
Park Yong-wook (born 6 December 1983) is a former South Korean professional ''StarCraft ''StarCraft'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series, set in the beginning of the 26th century, centers on a galactic struggle for dominance a ...'' player who played under the alias Kingdom. He has since retired to become a commentator. Kingdom, nicknamed "Devil Toss," was one of the world's best Protoss versus Protoss players and is known for his technical unit control. He won a single Ongamenet Starleague (OSL). He fell out of the top 20 players in 2006, and retired with an arm injury. He was briefly a coach of the SK Telecom T1 team but has since left to become a commentator. Tournament results * 1st — 2003 MyCube OnGameNet Starleague See also * StarCraft professional competition References Living people South Korean esports players StarCraft players Sportspeople fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
