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Overview of the events of 2008 in esports
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2008 in sports
Air sports
American football
Aquatic sports
Association football
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Canadian football
Chess
Climbing
Combat sports
Sumo
Cricket
2007–08
2008
2008–09
Cycling
Dance sports
Darts
Equestrianism
Esports
Field hockey
Flying disc
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Ice hockey
Ice sports
Korfball
Lumberjack sports
Mind sports
Modern pentathlon
Motorsport
Orienteering
Paralympic sports
Precision sports
Shooting
Racquetball
Roller sports
Sailing
Skiing
Speedway
Rugby league
Rugby union
Snooker
2007–08
2008–09
Strength sports
Weightlifting
Squash
Table tennis
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
2008 in esports
Date
Game
Event
Location
Winner/s
February 16
StarCraft: Brood War
2007 Shinhan Bank Proleague
Song "Stork" Byung-gu
February 24
Warcraft III
NGL-One Season 4
February 28
F.E.A.R. World in Conflict
CPL World Tour Finals 2007
March 8
StarCraft: Brood War
GOMTV MSL #4 2008
Lee Jae-dong
March 9
numerous games
WCG 2008 Samsung Euro Championship
March 9
Counter-Strike WarCraft III
Extreme Masters (EM) II - Finals
March 15
StarCraft: Brood War
Bacchus OSL 2008
Lee "Flash" Young-ho
March 16
Unreal Tournament 3
Play.com UT3 National Championship (5v5 iCTF)
London
Soulreapers/pure.gaming
April 13
Gears of War Halo 3
MLG Meadowlands 2008
May 3
Halo 3
Halo 3 US Championship
New York City
Counter-Strike
KODE5 2008 WarCraft III
June 15
numerous games
MLG San Diego 2008
June 29
StarCraft: Brood War WarCraft III World of WarCraft
Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2008
July 6
ESWC 2008 Masters of Paris
July 12
StarCraft: Brood War
EVER OSL 2008
Park "July" Sung-joon
July 13
Gears of War Halo 3 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 World of WarCraft
MLG Orlando 2008
July 26
StarCraft: Brood War
Arena MSL 2008
Park "fOrGG" Ji-soo
July 27
WarCraft III
WEG e-Stars 2008
July 28
Counter-Strike: Source Dead or Alive 4 FIFA 08 Forza Motorsport 2
2008 Championship Gaming Series Season
August 8
numerous games
ESL Pro Series Germany Season 12 Finals
August 8–10
fighting games
Evolution 2008
Tropicana Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, US
August 10
StarCraft: Brood War
Averatec-Intel Classic #1
August 24
Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Source
ENC Finals 2008
August 24
Gears of War Halo 3 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
MLG Toronto 2008
August 27
numerous games
ESWC 2008
October 5
Gears of War Halo 3 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 World of WarCraft
MLG Dallas 2008
October 5
Counter-Strike World of WarCraft
EM III - Los Angeles
October 11
StarCraft: Brood War WarCraft III World of WarCraft
BlizzCon 2008
October 19
Counter-Strike World of WarCraft
EM III - Montreal
October 24
Counter-Strike
EM III - Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
mousesports
November 2
Counter-Strike WarCraft III
World e-Sports Masters 2008
Team NoA (CS) Wang "Infi" Xu Wen (WarCraft III)
November 9
World Cyber Games 2008
Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen
November 16
Counter-Strike WarCraft III World of WarCraft
EM III - Asian Finals - WoW
November 22
StarCraft: Brood War
ClubDay MSL 2008
Kim "Bisu" Taek-yong
November 23
MLG Vegas 2008
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Gears of War Halo 3 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
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