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Major League Gaming Corp.
Sport
Esports
Founded
2002; 22 years ago (2002) by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso
Owner(s)
Activision Blizzard
CEO
Pete Vlastelica
Commissioner
John Nelson
Countries
United States[1] Canada[2]
Most recent champion(s)
MLG New Orleans 2015[3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare: OpTic Gaming Dota 2: Team Secret Smite: Team eLevate Super Smash Bros. Melee: Liquid|Hungrybox Super Smash Bros. for Wii U: Liquid|Nairo
Most titles
Team: Final Boss: 4 (2004–05, 07, 10)[4] Individual: Tom Ryan: 35 (2005–12)[citation needed]
Official website
www.mlg.com (Redirected to Battle.net)
Major League Gaming Corp. (MLG) is a professional esports organization. MLG is headquartered in New York City, New York and was founded in 2002 by Sundance DiGiovanni and Mike Sepso. MLG has held official video game tournaments throughout the United States and Canada. The Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit was a television broadcast of Halo 2 MLG tournaments in 2006 and 2007,[5][6] ESPN.com,[7] and other broadband sites.[8] The company has also been involved in television production,[5] and game development.[9] MLG's aim is to elevate computer and console game tournaments to viable competitive and spectator events.[6]
In January 2016, video game publisher Activision Blizzard announced its acquisition of Major League Gaming. The company, whose own esports division is led by MLG co-founder Mike Sepso, stated that it intended to leverage the purchase as part of its plans to build an esports-focused television network.
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^"Pro Circuit Archive". Archived from the original on July 5, 2009.
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^ abTerdiman, Daniel (April 17, 2006). "Major League Gaming goes big league". CNET.com. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
^"ESPN:The Life:Video Games:MLG". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
^"ESPN 360 acquired". ESPN. June 4, 2009. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
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