MBCGame
MBC Game ( Hangul : MBC 게임, 엠비씨 게임) was a South Korean television station and also organizer and rapporteur of e-sports - competitions . The television station was a subsidiary of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation , which operates one of the four largest television and radio networks in South Korea. Broadcasting was discontinued at the beginning of 2012.
MBCGame broadcast the Proleague together with OnGameNet and also organized the in-house MBCGame StarLeague, both for the computer game StarCraft . The TV station also used to host the MBCGame International League (MIL) in Counter-Strike and Warcraft III . This was also the South Korean qualification for the Electronic Sports World Cup . In addition to these leagues, there were also competitions in FIFA , Winning Eleven , Dead or Alive 4 , and Age of Empires 3 .
MBCGame StarCraft League
The MBCGame StarCraft League (MSL) was one of the most important StarCraft leagues in South Korea , along with the OnGameNet Starleague and the joint Proleague . The league consisted of a group stage with 32 participants and subsequent playoffs. The prize money per edition was most recently 116 million won (approximately $ 100,000).
| year | Surname | Prize money | winner | Second |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Stout MSL | unknown |
 Kang "Nal_rA" Min
|
Lee "NaDa" Yoon-yeol
|
| 2003 | TriGem MSL | unknown |
Choi "iloveoov" Yun-sung
|
Hong "YellOw" Jin-ho
|
| 2004 | CEN Game MSL | unknown |
Choi "iloveoov" Yun-sung
|
Lee "NaDa" Yoon-yeol
|
| 2004 | SPRIS MSL | unknown |
Choi "iloveoov" Yun-sung
|
Park "Kingdom" Yong-wook
|
| 2004/05 | YATGK MSL | unknown |
Park "GoRush" Tae-min
|
Lee "NaDa" Yoon-yeol
|
| 2005 | UZOO MSL | unknown |
Ma "sAviOr" Jae-yoon [*]
|
Park "Reach" Jung-suk
|
| 2005/06 | CYON MSL | unknown |
Jo "ChoJJa" Yong-ho
|
Ma "sAviOr" Jae-yoon
|
| 2006 | Pringles MSL I. | 70,000,000 ₩ |
Ma "sAviOr" Jae-yoon [*]
|
Kang "Nal_rA" Min
|
| 2006 | Pringles MSL II | 70,000,000 ₩ |
Ma "sAviOr" Jae-yoon [*]
|
Shim "Silver" So-myung
|
| 2006/07 | GOMTV MSL I | 70,000,000 ₩ |
Kim "Bisu" Taek-yong
|
Ma "sAviOr" Jae-yoon
|
| 2007 | GOMTV MSL II | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Kim "Bisu" Taek-yong
|
Song "Stork" Byung-goo
|
| 2007 | GOMTV MSL III | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Park "Mind" Sung-gyoon
|
Kim "Bisu" Taek-yong
|
| 2008 | GOMTV MSL IV | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Lee "Jaedong" Jae-dong
|
Kim "Kal" Ku-hyun
|
| 2008 | Arena MSL | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Park “fOrGG” Ji-soo
|
Lee "Jaedong" Jae-dong
|
| 2008 | ClubDay Online MSL | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Kim "Bisu" Taek-yong
|
Heo "JangBi" Yeong-moo
|
| 2009 | Lost Saga MSL | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Park "Luxury" Chan-soo [*]
|
Heo "JangBi" Yeong-moo
|
| 2009 | Avalon MSL | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Kim "Calm" Yoon-hwan
|
Han "Kwanro" sang-bong
|
| 2009/10 | Nate MSL | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Lee "Jaedong" Jae-dong
|
Lee "FlaSh" Young-ho
|
| 2010 | Hana Daetoo Securities MSL | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Lee "FlaSh" Young-ho
|
Lee "Jaedong" Jae-dong
|
| 2010 | BigFile MSL | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Lee "FlaSh" Young-ho
|
Lee "Jaedong" Jae-dong
|
| 2010/11 | PDPop MSL | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Shin "Hydra" Dong-won
|
Cha "Great" Myung-hwan
|
| 2011 | ABC Mart MSL | 116,000,000 ₩ |
Lee "FlaSh" Young-ho
|
Kim "Zero" Myung-woon
|
[*] due to participation in the KeSPA betting manipulation scandal , these titles were subsequently revoked.
See also
Web links
- Official homepage ( Memento from February 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- MBCGame StarLeague FAQ ( Eng. )