Ongamenet Starleague

The Starleague, or the Ongamenet Starleague (OSL), was a professional

Ongamenet Starleague
South Korean StarCraft individual league run by Ongamenet. It first ran
StarCraft: Brood War competitions but transitioned to StarCraft II: Wings of
Liberty after that game's release. The Starleague was broadcast on Korean
cable television. The league folded after the 2012 season.

Contents
History of Starleague The emblem of Ongamenet
StarCraft: BroodWar League Champions
Starleague

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty League Champions Sport StarCraft: Brood War
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm League Champions StarCraft II

League Brackets Founded 2000

2009 Bacchus OSL Ceased 2012
2009 Ever OSL
2010 Korean Air OSL Owner(s) Ongamenet
2010 Korean Air OSL Season 2 Last Heo "JangBi" Yeong
2010 Bacchus OSL champion(s) Moo
2011 Jin Air OSL
Most titles 3:
2012 tving OSL
Lee "NaDa" Yun-yeol
See also
Park "JulyZerg" Sung-
External links joon
Lee Jae Dong
Lee "Flash" Young-ho
History of Starleague TV partner(s) Ongamenet
Related MBCGame StarCraft
competitions League

Starleague started out as a program on Tooniverse, following the immense

popularity of StarCraft in Korea, and the success of broadcast-gaming on other
Korean channels. In 2000, Starleague was spun off into a gaming-dedicated
channel, OnGameNet.

Starleague started out modestly, with a small prize sum and a few cult followers.
2007 EVER OSL match In its seven-year history, it has evolved into a major sport in Korea, with more
viewers than most other professional sports. Recently in the related Proleague
finals, 120,000 fans came out to watch the match between SK Telecom T1 and
KT Rolster. Finals for Starleague now regularly attract more than 50,000 fans, and viewed nationwide on television by millions.
Famous gamers like Lim Yo Hwan (Boxer) have more than 500,000 registered fans. Pro gamers are organized into teams
supported by major Korean firms, and prizes, contracts, and endorsements are now huge in comparison to even 3 or 4 years ago.
Starleague started to attract major attention with the rise of the "Boxer Terran" in the HanbitSoft Starleague in 2001. Professional
gamer Lim Yo Hwan swept the scene with a 3:0 victory against Jang Jin Nam, using a rare race at the time (Terran) and using the
Terran dropship. Boxer continued to win the next league, Coca-Cola Starleague, against Hong Jin-Ho (Yellow), and ended up 2nd
to Kim Dong Soo (Garimto) in the 2001 Sky Starleague. By this time, first-prize was 20,000,000 Korean Won, about USD
20,000.

Starleague became so popular that it began to attract several foreign players, including Elky (Bertrand Grospellier) from France
and Grrrr... (Guillaume Patry) from Canada.

Starleague started to gain its own "color" with the 2003 MyCube Starleague, with a distinctive red, black, and white emblem and
a much more polished opening computer-generated cinematic. Prize money by this time was more than double the amount in the
2001 Coca-Cola championships, and regular games started to attract more people, with a refurbishing of the Ongamenet studio.

In the start of 2003, with the rise of pro gaming teams and their popularity, Ongamenet decided to create a spin-off of the
Starleague, simply named 'Proleague', in which pro teams play against each other for the championship title. These pro leagues go
at least twice as long as a normal Starleague.

The winner of 3 OSLs receives a special award called "The Golden Mouse". Until this day 4 players have accomplished that: Lee
Yun Yeol (NaDa), winner of the 2002 Panasonic Starleague, 2004 IOPS Starleague, and 2006 Shinhan Bank Starleague; Park
Sung-Joon (JulyZerg), winner of the 2004 Gillette Starleague, 2005 EVER Starleague, and 2008 EVER Starleague; Lee Jae Dong
(Jaedong), winner of the 2007 EVER Starleague, 2009 Batoo Starleague, and 2009 Bacchus Starleague; and most recently Lee
Young-Ho (Flash), winner of the 2008 Bacchus Starleague, winner of the 2009 EVER Starleague, and 2010 Korean Air 2
Starleague. Winners of 5 OSLs and 7 OSLs will receive the "Platinum Mouse" and the "Diamond Mouse," respectively. No
player has achieved this as of today.

On June 5, 2012, it was officially announced that the 34th Starleague, TVing Starleague, will be the last Starleague that uses
StarCraft: Brood War. It was announced that the next Starleague will be held using StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.

StarCraft: BroodWar League Champions

 Result
Year Name of Tournament Winner Runner-Up
of Final
Hanaro Telecom Guillaume "XD's~Grrrr..." Patry Kang "H.O.T.-Forever" Do
2000 3-2
Tooniverse Starleague (U2U4) Kyung (SM)
Freechall OnGameNet Kim "GARIMTO" Dong Su Bong "SKELTON" Jun Gu
2000 3-0
Starleague (SM) (Hanaro Telecom)
HanbitSoft OnGameNet
2001 Lim "BoxeR"' Yo Hwan (IS) 3-0 Jang "Jinnam" Jin Nam (KISS)
Starleague
Coca-Cola OnGameNet Hong "[NC]...YellOw" Jin Ho
2001 Lim "BoxeR"' Yo Hwan (IS) 3-2
Starleague (Gamei)
SKY OnGameNet Kim "GARIMTO" Dong Su Lim "SlayerS_'BoxeR"' Yo
2001 3-2
Starleague (Hanbit) Hwan (IS)
NATE OnGameNet Kang "H.O.T.-Forever" Do
2002 Byun "Sync" Gil Sub (Hanbit) 3-2
Starleague Kyung (Hanbit)
SKY OnGameNet Park "Reach" Jung Seok Lim "SlayerS_'BoxeR"' Yo
2002 3-1
Starleague (Hanbit) Hwan (IS)
Panasonic OnGameNet
2002 Lee "NaDa" Yun Yeol (KTF) 3-2 Cho "ChOJJa"Yong Ho (SOUL)
Starleague
Olympus OnGameNet Hong "[NC]...YellOw" Jin Ho
2003 Seo "XellOs" Ji Hun (GO) 3-2
Starleague (KTF)
MyCube OnGameNet Park "KingdOm" Yong Wook
2003 3-1 Kang "Nal_rA" Min (GO)
Starleague (Orion)
NHN Hangame
2003 Kang "Nal_rA" Min (GO) 3-1 Chun "Zeus" Tae Kyu (KOR)
OnGameNet Starleague
Park "JulyZerg" Sung Joon Park "[Oops]Reach" Jung Seok
2004 Gillette Starleague 3-1
(POS) (KTF)
Choi "iloveoov" Yeon-Sung Lim "SlayerS_'BoxeR"' Yo
2004 EVER Starleague 3-2
(SKT) Hwan (SKT)
Lee "NaDa" Yun Yeol Park "JulyZerg" Sung Joon
2004 IOPS Starleague 3-0
(PANTECH) (POS)
Park "JulyZerg" Sung Joon Lee "GoodFrienD" Byung Min
2005 EVER Starleague 3-2
(POS) (PANTECH)
Oh "AnyTime..[gm]" Young Lim "SlayerS_'BoxeR"' Yo
2005 So1 Starleague 3-2
Jong (PLUS) Hwan (SKT)
Shinhan Bank Park "JulyZerg" Sung Joon
2005 Choi "iloveoov" Yeon-Sung 3-0
Starleague (POS)
Shinhan Bank Han "Casy" Dong Wook
2006 3-1 Cho "ChOJJa" Yong Ho (KTF)
Starleague Season 1 (OnGameNet)
Shinhan Bank Lee "NaDa" Yun Yeol Oh "AnyTime..[gm]" Young
2006 3-2
Starleague Season 2 (PANTECH) Jong (Lecaf OZ)
Shinhan Bank Lee "NaDa"Yun Yeol
2006 Ma "sAviOr" Jae-Yoon (CJ) 3-1
Starleague Season 3 (PANTECH)
Kim "GGPlay" Jun Young Byun "Iris[gm]" Hyung Tae (CJ
2007 Daum Starleague 3-2
(Hanbit) Entus)
Lee "Jaedong" Jae Dong Song "Stork[gm]" Byung Goo
2007 EVER Starleague 3-1
(Lecaf OZ) (Samsung KHAN)
Lee "FlaSh" Young Ho (KTF Song "Stork[gm]" Byung Goo
2008 Bacchus Starleague 3-0
MagicNs) (Samsung KHAN)
 2008 EVER Starleague Park "JulyZerg" Sung Joon 3-0 Do "BeSt[WHITE]" Jae Wook
(STX) (SKT T1)
Song "Stork" Byung Goo Jung "By.Fantasy" Myung
2008 Incruit Starleague 3-2
(Samsung KHAN) Hoon (SKT T1)
Lee "Jaedong" Jae Dong Jung "By.Fantasy" Myung
2008 BATOO Starleague 3-2
(Lecaf OZ) Hoon (SKT T1)
Lee "Jaedong" Jae Dong Park "YellOw[ArnC]" Myung
2009 Bacchus Starleague 3-0
(Hwaseung OZ) Soo (hite SPARKYZ)
Lee "FlaSh" Young Ho (KT Jin "Movie" Young Hwa (CJ
2009 EVER Starleague 3-1
Rolster) Entus)
Korean Air Starleague Kim "Effort" Jung Woo (CJ Lee "FlaSh" Young Ho (KT
2010 3-2
Season 1 Entus) Rolster)
Korean Air Starleague Lee "FlaSh" Young Ho (KT Lee "Jaedong" Jae Dong
2010 3-1
Season 2 Rolster) (Hwaseung OZ)
Jung "By.Fantasy" Myung Song "Stork" Byung Goo
2010 Bacchus Starleague 3-0
Hoon (SK Telecom T1) (Samsung Khan)
Heo "JangBi" Yeong Moo Jung "By.Fantasy" Myung
2011 Jin Air Starleague 3-2
(Samsung Khan) Hoon (SK Telecom T1)
Heo "JangBi" Yeong Moo Jung "By.Fantasy" Myung
2012 Tving Starleague 3-1
(Samsung Khan) Hoon (SK Telecom T1)

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty League Champions

Only one OSL was run during the lifespan of Wings of Liberty due to OGN's late switch to StarCraft II.

Name of Result of
Year Winner Runner-Up
Tournament Final
Auction All-Kill Jung "Rain" Yoon Jong (SK Park "DongRaeGu" Soo Ho
2012 4-1
Starleague Telecom T1) (MvP)

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm League Champions

Name of Result of
Year Winner Runner-Up
Tournament Final
Auction All-Kill Cho "Maru" Sung Choo Jung "Rain" Yoon Jong (SK
2013 4-2
Starleague (Prime) Telecom T1)

League Brackets

2009 Bacchus OSL

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

YellOw[ArnC] 2
go.go 1 YellOw[ArnC] 3
type-b 2 type-b 0
Leta 1 YellOw[ArnC] 0
fantasy 2 Jaedong 3
Canata 0 fantasy 1
 ZerO 0 Jaedong 3
Jaedong 2

2009 Ever OSL

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Flash (T) 2
Jaedong (Z) 0 Flash (T) 3
Calm (Z) 2 Calm (Z) 1
Pure (P) 0 Flash (T) 3
Movie (P) 2 Movie (P) 1
Zero (Z) 0 Movie (P) 3
Shine (Z) 2 Shine (Z) 1
Stork (P) 1

2010 Korean Air OSL

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

FlaSh (T) 2
BaBy (T) 0 FlaSh (T) 3
Movie (P) 0 Pure (P) 0
Pure (P) 2 FlaSh (T) 2
ZerO (Z) 0 EffOrt (Z) 3
EffOrt (Z) 2 Effort (Z) 3
Kal (P) 2 Kal (P) 0
fOrGG (T) 1

2010 Korean Air OSL Season 2

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Action (Z) 0
Jaedong (Z) 2 Jaedong (Z) 3
Sea (T) 0 Stork (P) 2
Stork (P) 2 Jaedong (Z) 1
ZerO (Z) 0 Flash (T) 3
Free (P) 2 Free (P) 1
Flash (T) 2 Flash (T) 3
Leta (T) 0

2010 Bacchus OSL

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Hyuk 0
Fantasy 2 Fantasy 3
Calm 2 Calm 2
Mind 1 Fantasy 3
Modesty 2 Stork 0
Kal 1 Modesty 0
 HiyA 1 Stork 3
Stork 2

2011 Jin Air OSL

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Fantasy 2
Hyuk 0 Fantasy 3
By.Hydra 2 By.Hydra 1
Modesty 1 Fantasy 2
n.die_soO 2 Dream.t)Jangbi 3
Sea.Baxter 1 n.die_soO 0
Dream.t)Jangbi 2 Dream.t)Jangbi 3
Flash 1

2012 tving OSL

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final

Dream.t)JangBi 3
Ever)P(mini 1 Dream.t)JangBi 3
MenSol[ZerO] 3 MenSol[ZerO] 2
hyvaa[S.G] 1 By.Fantasy 1
By.Fantasy 3 Dream.t)JangBi 3
n.Die_soO 0 By.Flash 0
Shine[kaL] 1 By.Fantasy 3
By.Flash 3

See also
StarCraft professional competition
MBCgame Starleague

External links
OnGameNet http://www.ongamenet.com
TLPD: Overview of all Starleagues & matches (http://teamliquid.net/tlpd/individual-leagues#tblt-63-1-default-0-sta
rleague)
2009 Bacchus OSL (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=93041)
2009 Ever OSL (http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=103740)
2010 Korean Air OSL (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/2010_Korean_Air_OSL)
2010 Korean Air OSL Season 2 (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/Korean_Air_Starleague_Season_2)
2010 Bacchus OSL (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/2010_Bacchus_OSL)
OnGameNet Starleague on Liquipedia (http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/OnGameNet_Starleague_(OSL))

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