AfreecaTV StarCraft League
Sport | StarCraft: Brood War StarCraft: Remastered |
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Founded | June 2016 |
Country | South Korea |
Continent | Asia |
Most recent champion(s) | Byun "mini" Hyun Je |
Most titles | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (4) |
TV partner(s) | afreecaTV YouTube |
Official website | http://play.afreecatv.com/afstar1/0 |
The AfreecaTV StarCraft League (ASL) (Korean: 아프리카TV 스타리그) is a StarCraft: Remastered tournament series hosted by afreecaTV[1] in South Korea. It began its first season in June 2016 and used StarCraft: Brood War for its first three seasons prior to the release of StarCraft: Remastered. It is broadcast regularly in Korean and English on afreecaTV's own streaming platform as well as YouTube.[2] The main English language casters for the event are Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski and Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott.
It originally ran alongside Blizzard Entertainment's Korea StarCraft League (KSL) as one of the two top level Korean leagues for StarCraft: Remastered.[3] On March 20, 2020, Blizzard discontinued the KSL tournament series.
Results[]
Year | Name of Tournament | Winner | Result of Final | Runner-Up |
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2016 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 1 | Kim "Shuttle" Yoon Joong (Protoss) | 3 - 0 | Jo "Sharp" Ki Seok (Terran) |
2016 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 2 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 3 - 1 | Yum "Sea" Bo Sung (Terran) |
2017 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 3 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 3 - 0 | Lee "Shine" Young Han (Zerg) |
2017 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 4 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 3 - 1 | Jo "hero" Il Jang (Zerg) |
2018 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 5 | Jung "Rain" Yoon Jong (Protoss) | 3 - 1 | Jang "Snow" Yoon Chul (Protoss) |
2018 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 6 | Kim "Effort" Jung Woo (Zerg) | 3 - 2 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) |
2019 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 7 | Kim "Last" Sung Hyun (Terran) | 3 - 1 | Byun "mini" Hyun Je (Protoss) |
2019 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 8 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 4 - 0 | Jang "Snow" Yoon Chul (Protoss) |
2020 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 9 | Kim "Queen" Myung Woon (Zerg) | 4 - 1 | Lee "Light" Jae Ho (Terran) |
2020 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 10 | Kim "Queen" Myung Woon (Zerg) | 4 - 3 | Park "Soma" Sang Hyun (Zerg) |
2021 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 11 | Lim "Larva" Hong Gyu (Zerg) | 4 - 3 | Byun "mini" Hyun Je (Protoss) |
2021 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 12 | Byun "mini" Hyun Je (Protoss) | 4 - 3 | Yoo "Rush" Young Jin (Terran) |
References[]
- ^ "2016 아프리카TV 스타리그 안내" [2016 Africa TV Star League Information]. starleague.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Barrett, Ben (2 August 2016). "StarCraft: Brood War resurges in Korea thanks to the Afreeca StarLeague". PCGamesN. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Introducing the Korea Starcraft League". Blizzard.com. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
Categories:
- Esports competitions in South Korea
- StarCraft competitions
- 2016 establishments in South Korea