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Proleague
StarCraft Proleague, also known as StarCraft II Proleague or Proleague for short, was the longest running StarCraft league in the world and the most prestigious team league. Hosted by the Korean eSports Association (KeSPA), the league was played offline in South Korea. Proleague began in 2003 with the game StarCraft: Brood War before switching over to StarCraft II in 2012 and then discontinued in 2016. It was broadcast by SPOTVGames prior to being discontinued. History In 2003, the game broadcasting company MBCGame created the KPGA Team League, the first major team league in StarCraft professional competition. MBCGame's competitor, OnGameNet created their own team league in response and so two major team leagues were active in the early 2000s. In 2005, KeSPA merged the two team leagues to create the Proleague, a unified league. SK Telecom T1 swept the first two rounds of the newly formed league and ended up winning the grand finals as well to be the first champion. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SK Telecom T1
T1 (previously known as SK Telecom T1 or SKT T1) is a South Korean esports organization operated by T1 Entertainment & Sports, a joint venture between SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor. The team that would become SKT T1 was originally founded in 2002 by '' StarCraft'' player Lim "BoxeR" Yo-hwan under the name Team Orion, which was later renamed to 4 Union in December 2003. In April 2004, South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom began sponsoring the team, officially creating the team SK Telecom T1. T1's ''League of Legends'' team has won a record five ''League of Legends'' World Championship titles (2013, 2015, 2016, 2023 and 2024), two Mid-Season Invitational titles (2016 and 2017), one Esports World Cup title (2024), and ten ''League of Legends'' Champions Korea championships, also a record. History The team that would become T1 was originally founded in 2002 by '' StarCraft'' player Lim "BoxeR" Yo-hwan under the name Team Orion, which was later renamed to 4 Union in D ... [...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 (Starleague (Ongamenet), 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 (telecommunication company), 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: Wings of Liberty, StarCraft II'', comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OnGameNet
OGN (formerly known as Ongamenet) is a South Korean pay television channel that specialized in broadcasting video game-related content and esports matches, particularly ''StarCraft'', ''Starcraft II'', ''League of Legends'', and Overwatch. OGN ran high level professional tournaments for 20 years; its premier competition included the Ongamenet Starleague (OSL), Proleague, ''League of Legends'' Champions Korea, and ''Overwatch'' APEX. It was previously a subsidiary of On-Media, the parent company of several other cable channels. After a corporate merger in 2010, it became a part of CJ ENM E&M Division. Most recently, League of Legends statistics website, OP.GG, which also sponsored LCK since 2022, has acquired OGN from CJ ENM following the shutdown of the linear TV network during the COVID-19 pandemic. Effects on Esports Originally starting out as a television program to follow the raising popularity of ''StarCraft'' in Korea, the successful growth of broadcast-gaming in Korea al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KT Rolster
kt Rolster is a South Korean multi-gaming organization founded in 1999 with Korea Telecom as its head sponsor. A member of the Korean e-Sports Association, KT Rolster holds one of the richest and most successful ''StarCraft'' teams in the world, as well as one of the most successful ''League of Legends'' teams in Korea. The StarCraft team has fielded several legendary players throughout the pro-gaming scenes of '' StarCraft: Brood War'' and ''StarCraft II'', such as Flash, Nal rA, YellOw, NaDa, NesTea, Reach, Life, TY and Zest. History When the organization was created in 1999, it consisted solely of a ''StarCraft'' team which was named KTF n016 Progame Team after its head sponsor, Korea Telecom Freetel. In 2001, the team was renamed KTF MagicNs. When the sponsor merged with Korean Telecom, the organization subsequently went through several name changes and eventually ended up as KT Rolster (short for "Roller Coaster") in August 2009. The team transitioned to Starcraft II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsung Galaxy (eSports)
Samsung Galaxy Pro-Game Team, or simply Samsung Galaxy (SSG, ) and formerly known as Samsung KHAN, was a professional esports works team of Samsung Sports, owned by Samsung Electronics via sub-company Cheil Worldwide. In September 2013, team was renamed after famous brand from Samsung Electronics' smartphone series. During its existence it had teams competing in ''League of Legends'', ''StarCraft'' and ''StarCraft II''. Samsung KHAN was founded in June 2000 as an esports team of ''StarCraft''/''StarCraft II'' and competing in StarCraft II Proleague. They won 2008 season. Samsung's ''StarCraft II'' division was disbanded in 2016, due to Proleague was discontinued. Samsung's ''League of Legends'' division was created on September 7, 2013 and competing in League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), after MVP's two teams, ''MVP Blue'' and ''MVP Ozone'' (formerly ''MVP White''), were acquired by Samsung as ''Samsung Blue'' (SSB) and ''Samsung Ozone'' (later ''Samsung White'' - SSW ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Air Green Wings
Jin Air Green Wings () was a South Korean e-sports organization with teams competing in ''StarCraft II'' and ''League of Legends''. Its parent organization was Korean Air subsidiary Jin Air. The organization was formed in November 2011 as a ''StarCraft: Brood War'' team, which combined three disbanding Proleague teams: Hwaesung Oz, WeMade FOX and MBCGame HERO. It was simply known as "The 8th Team" until Jin Air became its title sponsor in July 2013. Jin Air Green Wings was one of eight Korean e-Sports Association recognized teams participating in Proleague when it disbanded in late 2020. ''League of Legends'' Final Roster History 2013 season The Jin Air organization picked up the rosters of Eat Sleep Game and Hoon Good Day to form the Jin Air Green Wings Falcons and the Jin Air Green Wings Stealths respectively. Miso, Reapered, Raven, Roar and StarLast joined the Falcons and HooN, TrAce, ActScene, ŁØAÐ and IceBear joined the Stealths. Neither team managed to qualify ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsung KHAN
Samsung Galaxy Pro-Game Team, or simply Samsung Galaxy (SSG, ) and formerly known as Samsung KHAN, was a professional esports works team of Samsung Sports, owned by Samsung Electronics via sub-company Cheil Worldwide. In September 2013, team was renamed after famous brand from Samsung Electronics' smartphone series. During its existence it had teams competing in ''League of Legends'', ''StarCraft'' and ''StarCraft II''. Samsung KHAN was founded in June 2000 as an esports team of ''StarCraft''/''StarCraft II'' and competing in StarCraft II Proleague. They won 2008 season. Samsung's ''StarCraft II'' division was disbanded in 2016, due to Proleague was discontinued. Samsung's ''League of Legends'' division was created on September 7, 2013 and competing in League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), after MVP's two teams, ''MVP Blue'' and ''MVP Ozone'' (formerly ''MVP White''), were acquired by Samsung as ''Samsung Blue'' (SSB) and ''Samsung Ozone'' (later ''Samsung White'' - SSW). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJ Entus
OGN Entus was a South Korean esports organization . It formerly had teams competing in ''League of Legends'', ''StarCraft II'', ''Warcraft 3'',''Clash Royale'', ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'' and ''Special Force 2''. OGN Entus was established in April 2001 as a ''StarCraft: Brood War'' team named ProSuma. In April 2006, the CJ Group ''chaebol'' obtained the team's naming rights and it began competing in the ''StarCraft'' Proleague as CJ Entus. On May 24, 2012, CJ Entus created a ''League of Legends'' team to compete in the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), then known as Ongamenet The Champions league. CJ Entus was renamed OGN Entus on February 1, 2018. ''StarCraft'' / ''StarCraft II'' The team's notable early members were Kim Dong-jun, Lim Sung-choon, Choi In-gyu, Kim Jung-min, Lee Jae-hun and Kim Geun-baek. Later members were Seo Ji-hun (video game player), Seo Ji-hun, Kang Min, Jeon Sang-wook, Park Tae-min, Byun Hyung-tae and Park Yeong-min, and current members a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KeSPA
The Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA) is a South Korean body established to manage esports in South Korea. It is a member of the Korean Olympic Committee and the International e-Sports Federation. , it was the managing body for 25 e-sports in the country, including '' Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void'' (excluded in 2016), ''League of Legends'', ''Dota 2'', and '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''. KeSPA also hosts the KeSPA Cup, a yearly tournament event for some of their games. History The early years of KeSPA KeSPA was founded in 2000 after the approval of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Its official goal is to make esports an official sporting event, and to solidify the commercial position of esports in all sectors. The organization manages the broadcasting of e-Sports, the formation of new events, and the conditions in which pro gamers work, as well as encourage the playing of video games by the general population. In 2008 SK Telecom was given the lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STX SouL
STX may refer to: Businesses *Seagate Technology, a hard drive manufacturer with stock symbol STX *STX (sports manufacturer), a sports manufacturer based in Baltimore, Maryland *STX Corporation (System Technology Excellence), a Korea-based holding company *STX Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based motion picture production and distribution company *STX Europe, a ship builder Chemistry *Saxitoxin, a neurotoxin found in marine dinoflagellates *Shiga toxin *Syntaxin, a membrane integrated Q-SNARE protein participating in exocytosis Computing *A secure private telephone network used by London Stock Exchange affiliated firms and professionals *PASTI raw disk image format for the Atari ST *Start of Text, a control code in the C0 control code set *Socket Technology EXtended, the Mini-STX computer form factor *Streaming Transformations for XML, an XML transformation language *Structured text, a plaintext markup language Places * Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (IATA code: STX), an airport on St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WeMade FOX
Wemade Co., Ltd (), formerly Wemade Entertainment Co., Ltd, is a South Korean video game developer, based in Seongnam. They are the creators of the Legend of Mir series of MMORPGs, the two most successful being '' The Legend of Mir 2'', and its sequel '' The Legend of Mir 3''. ''Legend of Mir'' has attracted over 120 million users in Asia, and generated over $65 million a month in revenue during its height. Even today, in its ninth year of operation, ''Legend of Mir 2'' still generates well over $20 million a month in China alone. According to Forbes, Wemade's founder, Kwan Ho Park, has a net worth of $1.2 billion, as of October 19. History Wemade was founded on February 10, 2000, by the original ''Legend of Mir 1'' developers. They chose the name WeMade Entertainment to acknowledge a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by their South Korean publishing partner Actoz against the Chinese game operator Shanda. Shanda had copied ''Legend of Mir'' under the name ''The World of Lege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
