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Major League Gaming
Current season or competition:
2009 MLG Pro Circuit
MLG logo.png
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]

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

[edit] 2008

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

[edit] 2007

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

[edit] 2006

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

[edit] 2005

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

[edit] 2004

2004 Gold Silver Bronze 4th
Halo: Combat Evolved 4v4 United States Team Domination United States Filthy Jackalopes United States Business Decision United States 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Executive Team | Major League Gaming". Mlgpro.com. 2009-03-16. http://www.mlgpro.com/executives. Retrieved 2009-09-29. 
  2. ^ "Major League Gaming". http://www.mlgpro.com. 
  3. ^ "Major League Gaming Canada". http://www.mlgcanada.com. 
  4. ^ "MLG Las Vegas 2008 Hall of Champions". Mlgpro.com. http://www.mlgpro.com/live/content/251881/2008-MLG-Las-Vegas-Hall-of-Champions. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
  5. ^ "Pro Circuit Archive". http://www.mlgpro.com/Pro_Circuit_Archive. 
  6. ^ a b Terdiman, Daniel (April 17, 2006). "Major League Gaming goes big league". CNET.com. http://news.cnet.com/2100-1043-6062053.html. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
  7. ^ a b c Devin Leonard, Devin Leonard (August 21, 2008). "Calling master chief A News Corp.-backed professional video-game league is getting a run for its money from two former ad guys.". CNNMoney.com. http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/05/technology/mlg.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008082113. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
  8. ^ "ESPN:The Life:Video Games:MLG". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/mlg. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
  9. ^ "ESPN 360 acquired". ESPN. June 4, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=4222274. Retrieved 2009-09-30. 
  10. ^ a b "Agora Games acquired". The Business Review (Albany). August 18, 2009. http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2009/08/17/daily14.html. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
  11. ^ Mudhar, Raju (June 20, 2007). "Major League Gaming shoots into Canada". The Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/227253. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 
  12. ^ "Major League Gaming Acquires Agora Games | Major League Gaming". Mlgpro.com. 2009-08-18. http://www.mlgpro.com/content/page/288410/Major-League-Gaming-Acquires-Agora-Games. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
  13. ^ a b "MLG | Major League Gaming". Mlgpro.com. http://www.mlgpro.com/pro-circuit/2009/index4.php#competition. Retrieved 2009-09-28. 
  14. ^ "Personalities | Major League Gaming". Mlgpro.com. 2009-03-25. http://www.mlgpro.com/personalities. Retrieved 2009-09-28. 
  15. ^ "Registration; Major League Gaming". Mlgpro.com. 2009-10-14. http://www.mlgpro.com/forum/faq.php?do=search&match=all&q=registration&s=. Retrieved 2009-10-14. 
  16. ^ Major League Gaming (2009-02-06). "MLG Commissioner John Nelson addresses community concerns". Press release. http://www.mlgpro.com/content/page/265014/Modifications-Made-to-2009-Pro-Circuit-Format. Retrieved 2009-02-28. 
  17. ^ "Major League Gaming:Pro Circuit Archive". Major League Gaming. http://www.mlgpro.com/Pro_Circuit_Archive. Retrieved 2009-09-25. 

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