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KeSPA announced that it will be discontinuing StarCraft ProLeague starting October 18. StarCraft ProLeague is the world’s first team based eSports league which marked its 14 th season in 2016 since it was first started in March 2003.
Chairman Jun ByungHun issued a statement regarding the closing of StarCraft ProLeague.
KeSPA Chairman Jun ByungHun Statement on closing of StarCraft ProLeague Today, we are announcing the discontinuation of StarCraft ProLeague. StarCraft ProLeague started out in 2003 as the world’s first team-based eSports league and 2016 marked its 14 th year, making it the world’s longest-running eSports league.
ProLeague paved the way for many top-tier StarCraft players and served as the bedrock behind Korean pro players becoming the world’s greatest. The league was loved not only by Korean StarCraft fans, but had fans that followed it from all over the world.
ProLeague won the hearts and support of fans through its exhilarating competition and immersive stories. However, behind the excitement, it also had its share of hurdles that we as its organizers had to overcome. We had faced challenges that hindered ProLeague’s operations including the acute drop in global eSports sponsorships in 2008 caused by the global financial crisis, the first case of eSports match-fixing, and declining number of teams.
Read more here. (Fomos KR)
Chairman Jun ByungHun issued a statement regarding the closing of StarCraft ProLeague.
KeSPA Chairman Jun ByungHun Statement on closing of StarCraft ProLeague Today, we are announcing the discontinuation of StarCraft ProLeague. StarCraft ProLeague started out in 2003 as the world’s first team-based eSports league and 2016 marked its 14 th year, making it the world’s longest-running eSports league.
ProLeague paved the way for many top-tier StarCraft players and served as the bedrock behind Korean pro players becoming the world’s greatest. The league was loved not only by Korean StarCraft fans, but had fans that followed it from all over the world.
ProLeague won the hearts and support of fans through its exhilarating competition and immersive stories. However, behind the excitement, it also had its share of hurdles that we as its organizers had to overcome. We had faced challenges that hindered ProLeague’s operations including the acute drop in global eSports sponsorships in 2008 caused by the global financial crisis, the first case of eSports match-fixing, and declining number of teams.
Read more here. (Fomos KR)
