The Major League Gaming (MLG) Summer Championship concluded Sunday, August 26th in Raleigh, NC.
The following players and teams proved victorious at the end of the intense, three-day competition:
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty:
1st Place– $25,000 – Leenock
2nd Place–$15,000 – First
3rd/4th Place– $7,250 each – Taeja, TheStC
5th/6th Place– $3,500 each – HerO, ViOLet
7th/8th Place- $2,250 each – Revival, Heart
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – WCS North America Finals: The top nine finishers will be attending the Battle.net World Championship in Shanghai, China, on November 17-18.
1st Place- $24,000 – Scarlett
2nd Place- $9,000 – Vibe
3rd Place- $3,600 – Idra
4th Place- $1,800 – Major
5th Place- $1,300 – Insur
6th Place- $1,300 – State
7th Place- $1,100 – Illusion
8th Place- $1,100 – Ostojiy
9th Place- $9,000 – Huk
Mortal Kombat on PlayStation®3 (PS3™) System:
1st Place – OBS_EMP_REO – $6,000
2nd Place – CDjr – $3,600
3rd/4th Place – VSM_Maxter, pig_of_the_hut – $2,000 each
5th/6th Place – EMP perfectlegend, KH_Showtime – $1,000 each
7th/8th Place- FR_ClintTheBEAST, GGA16bit – $550 each
Soul Calibur V on PlayStation®3 (PS3™) System:
1st Place- Xephukai – $6,000
2nd Place- RamonTSF – $3,600
3rd Place- Keev – $2,000
4th Place- lolomx – $2,000
5th Place – Something-Unique – $1,000
6th Place- Hawkeye – $1,000
7th Place- LostProvidence – $550
8th Place- BelialRus – $550
Pass holders can watch all HD VOD now at majorleaguegaming.com/live. All VOD will be made available on MLG.tv on Tuesday, August 28. Additional information and photos are available at www.majorleaguegaming.com.
About Major League Gaming:
Founded in 2002, Major League Gaming (MLG) (www.majorleaguegaming.com) is the dominant media property exclusively targeting tens of millions of consumers worldwide who have a passion for playing video games as a competitive social activity. The company gives aspiring gamers around the world an opportunity to compete, improve their skills, and socialize through a thriving competitive community with more than 750,000 matches each month online and LIVE in-person Pro Circuit tournaments in cities nationwide. MLG broadcasts all Pro Circuit play via LIVE streaming online to hundreds of thousands of fans from more than 170 countries. MLG also provides extensive online editorial and video contentto more than 8 million unique fans each month, including LIVE and on-demand original programming related to games, technology and more at MLG.tv and MLG Live.
