The AfreecaTV StarCraft League (ASL) (Korean: 아프리카TV 스타리그) is a StarCraft: Remastered tournament series hosted by afreecaTV[1] in South Korea. It began its first season in June 2016 and used StarCraft: Brood War for its first three seasons prior to the release of StarCraft: Remastered. It is broadcast regularly in Korean on afreecaTV.[2] Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski and Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott provide English rebroadcasts on AfreecaTV's YouTube channel.
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| Sport | StarCraft: Brood War StarCraft: Remastered |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 2016 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Continent | Asia |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kim "SoulKey" Minchul (Zerg) |
| Most titles | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (4) |
| TV partner(s) | afreecaTV YouTube |
| Official website | http://play.afreecatv.com/afstar1/0 |
In 2018 and 2019 it ran alongside Blizzard Entertainment's Korea StarCraft League (KSL) as one of the two top level Korean leagues for StarCraft: Remastered.[3] On March 20, 2020, Blizzard discontinued the KSL tournament series, once again leaving the ASL as the only top level Korean league for StarCraft: Remastered.
Results
edit| Year | Name of Tournament | Winner | Result of Final | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 1 | Kim "Shuttle" Yoon Joong (Protoss) | 3 - 0 | Jo "Sharp" Ki Seok (Terran) |
| 2016 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 2 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 3 - 1 | Yum "Sea" Bo Sung (Terran) |
| 2017 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 3 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 3 - 0 | Lee "Shine" Young Han (Zerg) |
| 2017 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 4 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 3 - 1 | Jo "hero" Il Jang (Zerg) |
| 2018 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 5 | Jung "Rain" Yoon Jong (Protoss) | 3 - 1 | Jang "Snow" Yoon Chul (Protoss) |
| 2018 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 6 | Kim "Effort" Jung Woo (Zerg) | 3 - 2 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) |
| 2019 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 7 | Kim "Last" Sung Hyun (Terran) | 3 - 1 | Byun "mini" Hyun Je (Protoss) |
| 2019 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 8 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 4 - 0 | Jang "Snow" Yoon Chul (Protoss) |
| 2020 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 9 | Kim "Queen" Myung Woon (Zerg) | 4 - 1 | Lee "Light" Jae Ho (Terran) |
| 2020 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 10 | Kim "Queen" Myung Woon (Zerg) | 4 - 3 | Park "Soma" Sang Hyun (Zerg) |
| 2021 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 11 | Lim "Larva" Hong Gyu (Zerg) | 4 - 3 | Byun "mini" Hyun Je (Protoss) |
| 2021 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 12 | Byun "mini" Hyun Je (Protoss) | 4 - 3 | Yoo "Rush" Young Jin (Terran) |
| 2022 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 13 | Lee "Light" Jae Ho (Terran) | 4 - 0 | Jung "Rain" Yoon Jong (Protoss) |
| 2022 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 14 | Kim "Royal" Ji Sung (Terran) | 4 - 2 | Yoo "Rush" Young Jin (Terran) |
| 2023 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 15 | Jung "JyJ" Young Jae (Terran) | 4 - 1 | Park "Mind" Sung Gyoon (Terran) |
| 2023 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 16 | Kim "SoulKey" Minchul (Zerg) | 4 - 1 | Byun "mini" Hyun Je (Protoss) |
| 2024 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 17 | Kim "SoulKey" Minchul (Zerg) | 4 - 3 | Jo "Hero" Iljang (Zerg) |
References
edit- ^ "2016 아프리카TV 스타리그 안내" [2016 Africa TV Star League Information]. starleague.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ Barrett, Ben (2 August 2016). "StarCraft: Brood War resurges in Korea thanks to the Afreeca StarLeague". PCGamesN. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Introducing the Korea Starcraft League". Blizzard.com. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2019.