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, and later G4, airing recordings of the

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(MLG) ''

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'' Pro Circuit in 2006 and 2007. It was sponsored by Boost Mobile and

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. Boost subscribers had access to exclusive videos such as match highlights and player profiles. The production company was Red Brick Entertainment. There were seven one-hour long episodes that aired starting 10:00 AM EST throughout the

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, Team Final Boss, and

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were shown on every episode. The Pro Circuit location were

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(Apr 21–23);

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(May);

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(June);

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(July);

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(August); Playoffs -

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(October); and the

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(November). Over US$800,000 in prize money was given out during the course of the program. At the Las Vegas championships

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, consisting of ShocKWav3, Gandhi, GH057ayame,

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, upset Team Final Boss,

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, Saiyan, to the 2006 national title. It was announced that the program would be moving to G4 for the 2007 season and would also switch to a Friday night 11:00 PM EST timeslot. In February it was announced that MLG that had partnered with

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, a media development and production company, and

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. Video game retailer GameStop also signed on as a sponsor. ''MLG Pro Circuit'' season two debuted on November 16 and aired for six episodes. The MLG Las Vegas 2007 National Championships, which aired on December 21, were won by Final Boss, Walshy, Ogre 1, Ogre 2, and StrongSide, in a rematch over Carbon, ShocKWav3, Gandhi, Karma, and GH057ayame. G4 decided not to pick up the show for a third season. Over the two seasons MLG spent over US$6 million on the show.

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