''Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit'' is a television program on US

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network USA, and later G4, airing recordings of the

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

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and Scion. 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 Carbon, Team Final Boss, and Str8 Rippin 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,

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, upset Team Final Boss, Walshy,

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, Ogre 2, 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 Flame Ventures, a media development and production company, and

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. Video game retailer

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also signed on as a sponsor. ''MLG Pro Circuit'' season two debuted on November 16 and aired for six episodes. The

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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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