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Major League Gaming

Current season or competition: 2009 MLG Pro Circuit
MLG logo depicting a video game controller.
Sport	Electronic Sports
Founded	2002
Commissioner	Matthew Bromberg[1]
Country(ies)	United States[2]  Canada[3]
Most recent champion(s)	2008 National Championship [4] Halo 3: 4v4: Str8 Rippin Gears of War: 4v4: TH3 NSAN3Z Rainbow Six Vegas 2: 4v4: MoB RAGE World of Warcraft: 3v3: Call of Duty 4: 4v4: CA Fear
Most championships	Final Boss: 3 (2004-05, 07)[5]

Major League Gaming (MLG), founded in 2002,^{[citation needed]} is a North American professional videogame league, headquartered in New York City, New York. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. Major League Gaming competitions have been broadcast on national television,^[6][7] ESPN.com,^[8] other broadband sites.^[9], and via mobile distribution.^{[citation needed]} The company has also been involved in television production,^[7] game development^[10] and product licensing operations.^{[citation needed]}

MLG was co-founded by Sundance DiGiovanni^[11] and Mike Sepso.^[1][7] MLG's aim is to elevate computer and console game tournaments to viable competitive and spectator events.^[6] The stream for the 2008 MLG Pro Circuit picked up a record number of 50,000 viewers on average and 3 million unique users.^{[citation needed]}

Major League Gaming acquired Agora Games on August 18, 2009.^[10][12]

Contents 1 Pro Circuit 2 National Championships 2.1 2009 2.2 2008 2.3 2007 2.4 2006 2.5 2005 2.6 2004 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Pro Circuit

The MLG pro circuit roster includes four Xbox 360 games: Halo 3, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, Gears of War 2, and Call of Duty 4; and one PC game: World of Warcraft.^[13] Call of Duty 4 and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 are online-only pro circuit titles.^[13] The head commentator as of 2008 was Chris Puckett, and other commentators include Sundance DiGiovanni, Andreas Pierson (Nexy), DMAQ, Faruq Tauheed and Scott Lussier (Gandhi).^[14]

MLG is also hosting a series of online qualifier ladders for the online-only pro circuit titles leading to the national championship in Las Vegas, Nevada.^{[citation needed]} In the past, MLG hosted Super Smash Bros, melee tournaments during the 2006 MLG season and other games (such as Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Gears of War, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas, and Shadowrun).^{[citation needed]}

Each team must purchase a team pass to compete. Halo 3, Gears of War, and Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 teams include 4 members, while World of Warcraft teams include 3 members.^[15]

On February 6, 2009, MLG Commissioner John Nelson addressed the MLG community about changing the format for the 2009 pro circuit. Semi-pro teams now have the opportunity to gain pro status. The rolling rank points system and the championship bracket were also modified.^[16]

[edit] National Championships

MLG archive, as of September 2009, includes national championship results from 2004 to 2008.^[17]

[edit] 2009

2009				4th
Halo 3 4v4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gears of War 2 4v4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 4v4	pT RAGE	EFX Rewritten	Vengeance	Carnage and Chaos
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 4v4	Xtravagant Icons	BgR EnvyUs	DpG FeaR	MoB GenesiS

[edit] 2008

2008				4th
Halo 3 4v4	Str8 Rippin	Instinct	Carbon	Final Boss
Gears of War 4v4	TH3 NSAN3Z	Infinity	FRAG High Caliber	Dynasty Retaliation
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 4v4	MoB RAGE	Iconz	Instill FeaR	MoB Lost Cause
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 4v4	CA FeaR	EnvyUs	Head Trauma	TBRE

[edit] 2007

2007				4th
Halo 2 4v4	Final Boss	Carbon	Str8 Rippin	FBI The Agency
Halo 2 FFA	KGB Soviet	Cloud	Naded	Legit
Gears of War 4v4	Infinity	TH3 NSAN3Z	Vision	LGD Red
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 4v4	New Era	HaRMoNY N HaVoC	ProFeSSioNaL SKillS	ExPLiCiT
Shadowrun 4v4	Three Shot Killers	Shoot to Kill	Secret Weapon	UprisinG

[edit] 2006

2006				4th
Halo 2 4v4	Carbon	Final Boss	Str8 Rippin	Legendz
Halo 2 FFA	Karma	StrongSide	Walshy	OGRE 2
Smash Brothers Melee 2v2	Ken/Isai	Chudat/ManaCloud	King/Mew2King	Husband/Wife
Smash Brothers Melee 1v1	PC Chris	KoreanDJ	Ken	Mew2King

[edit] 2005

2005				4th
Halo 2 4v4	Team 3D	Team Phreaks	Str8 Rippin	XiT Woundz
Halo 2 FFA	Karma	StrongSide	OGRE 1	Walshy
Smash Brothers Melee 2v2	Ken/Isai	Azen/Chillin
Smash Brothers Melee 1v1	Ken	Azen	ChuDat

[edit] 2004

2004				4th
Halo: Combat Evolved 4v4	Team Domination	Filthy Jackalopes	Business Decision	The Dream Team
Halo: Combat Evolved 2v2
Halo: Combat Evolved FFA	Zyos	OGRE 2	Walshy	Gintron
Smash Brothers Melee 2v2
Smash Brothers Melee 1v1

[edit] See also

• eSports
• Team Triggers Down
• Team Classic

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Official website

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