North American Star League Debuts $400,000 StarCraft 2 eSports League
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Posted on February 22, 2011 at 3:56:01 PM
North American Star League Debuts $400,000 StarCraft 2 eSports League
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The World of eSports received a major adrenaline shot Monday when the North American Star League (NASL.tv) announced the first professional Western StarCraft 2 league featuring a regular season schedule and an astounding $400,000 prize pool. StarCraft 2(TM): Wings of Liberty(TM) is the property of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
StarCraft 2 is the popular real-time-strategy (RTS) game released in 2010 by Blizzard Entertainment and is the sequel to a 1998 release of the same name. StarCraft and StarCraft 2 are played as a professional eSport all over the World with the largest tournaments today being held in South Korea's "GSL".
"The North American Star League is providing the first true professional league presence in North America for StarCraft pro-gamers," said Russell Pfister, President and CEO of the NASL. "We're providing eSports with a dedicated StarCraft 2 league with an unprecedented prize pool, real season play and production-quality broadcasts with some of the industry's top personalities."
With the announcement, NASL kicked off the release of its website, http://www.nasl.tv, which features news, information and other resources for the community, including a fan poll designed to help NASL choose which StarCraft 2 pro-gamers will be in the league. The NASL season will debut Tuesday, April 5th, 2011, with a nine-week regular season followed by one week of play-offs. The finals will be held over a 3-day weekend at a Los Angeles area location, and will feature the top 15 qualifiers from the regular season and playoff competition. The 16th slot in the Finals will go to the winner of a pro-am open tournament.
The announcement of the NASL and its $400,000 prize pool comes after several weeks of hints and hype, most of which originating from Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson, a well-known SC2 pro-gamer and game commentator within the StarCraft 2 community. The community has been rife with speculation and theories about what the announcement would be.
"It's been so hard to stay tight-lipped about the NASL," said Robinson, "This is a dream come true for me and for all SC2 pro-gamers in North America - this is what we've been waiting for - what we all hoped would come - and now it's here."
For more information about the North American Star league, please visit http://www.nasl.tv
http://www.nasl.tv
http://www.facebook.com/nasltv
http://www.twitter.com/nasltv
SOURCE North American Star League
North American Star League
CONTACT: Jason Spielfogel of North American Star League, +1-714-310-0686, ocsurfer@nasl.tv
Web Site: http://www.nasl.tv
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The World of eSports received a major adrenaline shot Monday when the North American Star League (NASL.tv) announced the first professional Western StarCraft 2 league featuring a regular season schedule and an astounding $400,000 prize pool. StarCraft 2(TM): Wings of Liberty(TM) is the property of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
StarCraft 2 is the popular real-time-strategy (RTS) game released in 2010 by Blizzard Entertainment and is the sequel to a 1998 release of the same name. StarCraft and StarCraft 2 are played as a professional eSport all over the World with the largest tournaments today being held in South Korea's "GSL".
"The North American Star League is providing the first true professional league presence in North America for StarCraft pro-gamers," said Russell Pfister, President and CEO of the NASL. "We're providing eSports with a dedicated StarCraft 2 league with an unprecedented prize pool, real season play and production-quality broadcasts with some of the industry's top personalities."
With the announcement, NASL kicked off the release of its website, http://www.nasl.tv, which features news, information and other resources for the community, including a fan poll designed to help NASL choose which StarCraft 2 pro-gamers will be in the league. The NASL season will debut Tuesday, April 5th, 2011, with a nine-week regular season followed by one week of play-offs. The finals will be held over a 3-day weekend at a Los Angeles area location, and will feature the top 15 qualifiers from the regular season and playoff competition. The 16th slot in the Finals will go to the winner of a pro-am open tournament.
The announcement of the NASL and its $400,000 prize pool comes after several weeks of hints and hype, most of which originating from Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson, a well-known SC2 pro-gamer and game commentator within the StarCraft 2 community. The community has been rife with speculation and theories about what the announcement would be.
"It's been so hard to stay tight-lipped about the NASL," said Robinson, "This is a dream come true for me and for all SC2 pro-gamers in North America - this is what we've been waiting for - what we all hoped would come - and now it's here."
For more information about the North American Star league, please visit http://www.nasl.tv
http://www.nasl.tv
http://www.facebook.com/nasltv
http://www.twitter.com/nasltv
SOURCE North American Star League
North American Star League
CONTACT: Jason Spielfogel of North American Star League, +1-714-310-0686, ocsurfer@nasl.tv
Web Site: http://www.nasl.tv