Major League Gaming Champs: $600,000 Awarded at National Champ in Providence
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Major League Gaming Champs: $600,000 Awarded at National Champ in Providence
Champions Include Lee Dong Nyung -FXOLeenock (StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty), Team Instinct (Halo: Reach), Team Quantic Next Threat (Call of Duty: Black Ops) and Team SoloMid (League of Legends)
November 20, 2011 - Major League Gaming (MLG), the world’s largest competitive video game league, concluded a record-breaking 2011 season tonight at the Pro Circuit National Championships in Providence, Rhode Island. The best players from around the globe squared off in a three-day, double-elimination video game tournament from November 18 – 20th competing for championship glory and more than $600,000 in prizes and stipends. At the end of the intense competition, the following players and teams proved victorious:
StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™ on PC - played on Alienware computers, The Official Gaming Desktop of MLG
Lee Dong Nyung (FXOLeenock), a 16 year old Code S player from Korea, emerged from a field of hundreds of top players from around the globe to capture the 1st Place spot and prize of $50,000 in the StarCraft II tournament. Naniwa from Sweden secured 2nd place and DongRaeGu from Korea secured 3rd place.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops on PlayStation 3 system
Team Quantic Next Threat including players Vengeance, Mutation, Virus and Censor took home the 1st Place prize of $50,000. 2nd place went to Team Eon Envy and 3rd place went to Optic Gaming.
Halo: Reach on Xbox 360
Taking home $100,000, the largest 1st Place prize of the weekend, was Team Instinct including players Roy, Lunchbox, Pistola and Ogre 2 (who secured a record 5th National Championship). 2nd place went to Team Warriors and 3rd place went to Believe the Hype.
League of Legends on PC - played on Alienware computers, The Official Gaming Desktop of MLG
Team SoloMid comprised of players ReginaId, TheOddOne, TheRainMan, Xpecial, and Chaox secured the 1st Place prize of $15,000 and the title of League of Legends champions.
The Championship tournament closed out MLG’s 8th and most successful Pro Circuit season to date with the largest prize purse – more than $1 million awarded over the year – the most epic crowds, and millions tuning in from around the globe to watch the competition LIVE on www.majorleaguegaming.com making it the most watched season in MLG history.