Proleague

Overview

The Proleague was the premier Brood War team league. It was formerly hosted on the cable channels of OnGameNet and MBCGame, while a company called IEG held the broadcasting rights. The last season of the Brood War Proleague was solely broadcast on OGN as MBCGame shut down their operations in February of 2012.

In 2012, ProLeague switched from Brood War to StarCraft II, first holding a Hybrid League, then fully switching later in the year.

After a few years of StarCraft II ProLeague, it was announced on October 16, 2016 that ProLeague would be discontinued, ending its 14 year legacy.

Events

For StarCraft II Seasons See: StarCraft II Proleague

MBCGame Leagues

OnGameNet Leagues

United OGN / MBCGame Leagues

Year	League
2005	SKY Proleague Round 1	SK Telecom T1	KT Rolster	CJ Entus
	SKY Proleague Round 2	SK Telecom T1	Samsung KHAN	KT Rolster
	SKY Proleague Grand Final	SK Telecom T1	KT Rolster	CJ Entus
2006	SKY Proleague Round 1	SK Telecom T1	MBCGame HERO	CJ Entus
	SKY Proleague Round 2	MBCGame HERO	CJ Entus	Hwaseung OZ
	SKY Proleague Grand Final	MBCGame HERO	SK Telecom T1
2007	Shinhan Bank Proleague Round 1	Samsung KHAN	Hwaseung OZ	MBCGame HERO
	Shinhan Bank Proleague Round 2	Hwaseung OZ	CJ Entus	MBCGame HERO
	Shinhan Proleague Grand Final	Hwaseung OZ	Samsung KHAN
2008-2009	Shinhan Bank Proleague	Samsung KHAN	Hite SPARKYZ	SK Telecom T1
	Shinhan Bank Proleague	SK Telecom T1	Hwaseung OZ	CJ Entus
2009-2010	Shinhan Bank Proleague	KT Rolster	SK Telecom T1	STX SouL
2010-2011	Shinhan Bank Proleague	KT Rolster	SK Telecom T1	CJ Entus
2011-2012	SK Planet Proleague Season 1	SK Telecom T1	KT Rolster	Samsung KHAN
	SK Planet Proleague Season 2 BW/SC2	CJ Entus	Samsung KHAN	SK Telecom T1
For the StarCraft 2 Proleague Page Click Here

Winners Leagues

Year	League
2009	Shinhan Bank Winners League	CJ Entus	Hwaseung OZ	KT Rolster
2010	Shinhan Bank Winners League	KT Rolster	MBCGame HERO	Woongjin Stars
2011	Shinhan Bank Winners League	SK Telecom T1	KT Rolster	Hwaseung OZ

Teams

Last 13 Official Pro Teams
SK Telecom T1	KT Rolster	CJ Entus	Air Force ACE
STX SouL	Woongjin Stars	Samsung KHAN	Team 8
Hwaseung OZ	MBCGame HERO	WeMade FOX	Hite SPARKYZ
eSTRO

Map Pool

The maps get renewed every season. These are often commissioned by KeSPA for the Proleague. The 2008-09 season of Proleague was the first to feature periodic breaks during which KeSPA could change the map pool. They took advantage of that rule for the first time in November 2008 by switching the map Raid Assault II for Rush Hour 3. The Map Pool for a specific season can be found on a season's "Overview" page.

Format

The Proleague has been through many format changes since its creation in 2003. The current season uses a Best of Five series for the regular season, while the finals will be a Best of Seven. In either instance, no player may play twice per match.

To see the format used for a previous season of Proleague, visit that season's "Overview" page.

Rules

• KeSPA's rules apply to all Proleague games.
• In each match, no player can be submitted twice in the first four sets.
• The player entered for the Ace Game can be one that has already played. Ace Game no longer used in current Season.
• If two teams have exactly the same record after the end of the regular period, two players will be chosen to play a single Ace Match that will determine which team will advance.

History

The 2003 KTF EVER Cup, organized by OGN, was the first Proleague to take place in Korea. MBCGame started its own team league, 2003 KeMongSa KPGA Tour Team League, soon after. The two leagues united in 2005 and with KeSPA's support, 2005 SKY Proleague Round 1 was launched. In 2007, KeSPA claimed the broadcast rights to Proleague and auctioned it off to the sole bidder, IEG, causing a great scandal.[1][2]