StarCraft in esports

== Participation outside of South Korea ==

== Participation outside of South Korea ==

There have been several commercial attempts to bring televised professional ''StarCraft'' matches to audiences outside South Korea. [[GOM TV]] hired [[Nicolas Plott|Nick "Tasteless" Plott]], an [[United States|American]] who previously cast ''StarCraft'' at the [[World Cyber Games|WCG]] and other international events, to provide English commentary for the 2008 GOM TV Star Invitational and the 2008 Averatec-Intel Classic tournaments. According to GOM TV statistics, over 1 million viewers watched the GOM TV Star Invitational matches with English commentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=67407 |title=1 million hits for GSI |publisher=Teamliquid.net |date=2008-03-03 |access-date=2010-04-04}}</ref>

There have been several commercial attempts to bring televised professional ''StarCraft'' matches to audiences outside South Korea. [[GOM TV]] hired [[Nicolas Plott|Nick "Tasteless" Plott]], an [[United States|American]] who previously cast ''StarCraft'' at the [[World Cyber Games|WCG]] and other international events, to provide English commentary for the 2008 GOM TV Star Invitational and the 2008 Averatec-Intel Classic tournaments. According to GOM TV statistics, over 1 million viewers watched the GOM TV Star Invitational matches with English commentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=67407 |title=1 million hits for GSI |publisher=Teamliquid.net |date=2008-03-03 |access-date=2010-04-04}}</ref>

Many ''StarCraft'' fans outside South Korea download video files of the pro games to watch on their computer. This has spawned a small community wherein ''StarCraft'' fans post the files to video sharing sites such as [[YouTube]], but with their own English commentaries dubbed alongside the original Korean commentary.<ref name="vodtracker">{{cite web |url=http://starcraft.homelinux.org/VODTracker/ |title=SC2GG VOD tracker |access-date=12 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313062024/http://starcraft.homelinux.org/VODTracker/ |archive-date=13 March 2010 }}</ref> Notable English-speaking YouTube commentators include Day9, KlazartSC,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laurishaw.com/vineet-bhalla-klazart-interviewed-about-authonomy/ |title=Vineet Bhalla (Klazart) Interviewed About Authonomy |publisher=Lauri Shaw |access-date=2010-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406043414/http://www.laurishaw.com/vineet-bhalla-klazart-interviewed-about-authonomy/ |archive-date=2009-04-06 }}</ref> Diggity,<ref>{{cite web|author=GosuGamers |url=https://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/news/10590-audio-interview-with-diggitysc-the-smoothest-voice-in-esports |title=GosuGamers StarCraft &#124; News: Audio interview with DiggitySC - the smoothest voice in eSports? |date=7 October 2009 |publisher=Gosugamers.net |access-date=2010-04-04}}</ref> Moletrap,<ref>{{cite web|author=GosuGamers |url=https://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/news/10792-audio-interview-with-starcraft-commentator-moletrap |title=GosuGamers StarCraft &#124; News: Audio interview with Starcraft commentator Moletrap |date=7 November 2009 |publisher=Gosugamers.net |access-date=2010-04-04}}</ref> NukeTheStars,<ref>{{cite web|author=FBZM |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/NukeTheStars/ |title=NukeTheStars' Youtube Channel|publisher=Youtube}}</ref> and Rise.<ref>{{cite web|author=kneff |url=http://polygonrevue.com/.../audio-interview-with-rise-the-bad-boy-of-starcraft-commentaries/ |title=Audio interview with Rise - the Bad Boy of Starcraft commentaries |publisher=Polygonrevue.com |date=2009-10-05 |access-date=2010-04-04}}{{dead link|date=September 2010}}</ref>

Many ''StarCraft'' fans outside South Korea download video files of the pro games to watch on their computer. This has spawned a small community wherein ''StarCraft'' fans post the files to video sharing sites such as [[YouTube]], but with their own English commentaries dubbed alongside the original Korean commentary.<ref name="vodtracker">{{cite web |url=http://starcraft.homelinux.org/VODTracker/ |title=SC2GG VOD tracker |access-date=12 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313062024/http://starcraft.homelinux.org/VODTracker/ |archive-date=13 March 2010 }}</ref> Notable English-speaking YouTube commentators include Tasteless's brother [[Sean Plott|Sean "Day9" Plott]], KlazartSC,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laurishaw.com/vineet-bhalla-klazart-interviewed-about-authonomy/ |title=Vineet Bhalla (Klazart) Interviewed About Authonomy |publisher=Lauri Shaw |access-date=2010-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406043414/http://www.laurishaw.com/vineet-bhalla-klazart-interviewed-about-authonomy/ |archive-date=2009-04-06 }}</ref> Diggity,<ref>{{cite web|author=GosuGamers |url=https://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/news/10590-audio-interview-with-diggitysc-the-smoothest-voice-in-esports |title=GosuGamers StarCraft &#124; News: Audio interview with DiggitySC - the smoothest voice in eSports? |date=7 October 2009 |publisher=Gosugamers.net |access-date=2010-04-04}}</ref> Moletrap,<ref>{{cite web|author=GosuGamers |url=https://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft/news/10792-audio-interview-with-starcraft-commentator-moletrap |title=GosuGamers StarCraft &#124; News: Audio interview with Starcraft commentator Moletrap |date=7 November 2009 |publisher=Gosugamers.net |access-date=2010-04-04}}</ref> NukeTheStars,<ref>{{cite web|author=FBZM |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/NukeTheStars/ |title=NukeTheStars' Youtube Channel|publisher=Youtube}}</ref> and Rise.<ref>{{cite web|author=kneff |url=http://polygonrevue.com/.../audio-interview-with-rise-the-bad-boy-of-starcraft-commentaries/ |title=Audio interview with Rise - the Bad Boy of Starcraft commentaries |publisher=Polygonrevue.com |date=2009-10-05 |access-date=2010-04-04}}{{dead link|date=September 2010}}</ref>

The Collegiate Starleague is a seasonal intercollegiate league that is modeled after Korea's ProLeague.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cstarleague.com|title=cstarleague|access-date=2 September 2015}}</ref> It was founded in 2009 by students at [[Princeton University]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/sports/othersports/12star.html | work=The New York Times | first=Patricia | last=Cohen | title=Video Game Becomes Spectator Sport | date=2009-04-12}}</ref> Its fourth season (Fall 2010) marks a shift from ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]'' to ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]'', and includes the participation of over 100 North American colleges including [[Harvard University]], [[Yale University]], [[Cornell University]], [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], [[Rutgers University]], and [[Case Western Reserve University]]. Notable contributors and players include [[Sean "Day9" Plott|Sean "Day[9]" Plott]], Kevin "QXC" Riley, and Andre "Gretorp" Hengchua.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cstarleague.com/about|title = CSL Esports - North America's Largest Scholastic Esports League}}</ref>

The Collegiate Starleague is a seasonal intercollegiate league that is modeled after Korea's ProLeague.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cstarleague.com|title=cstarleague|access-date=2 September 2015}}</ref> It was founded in 2009 by students at [[Princeton University]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/sports/othersports/12star.html | work=The New York Times | first=Patricia | last=Cohen | title=Video Game Becomes Spectator Sport | date=2009-04-12}}</ref> Its fourth season (Fall 2010) marks a shift from ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]'' to ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]'', and includes the participation of over 100 North American colleges including [[Harvard University]], [[Yale University]], [[Cornell University]], [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], [[Rutgers University]], and [[Case Western Reserve University]]. Notable contributors and players include Day9, Kevin "QXC" Riley, and Andre "Gretorp" Hengchua.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cstarleague.com/about|title = CSL Esports - North America's Largest Scholastic Esports League}}</ref>

==List of professional ''StarCraft'' teams==

==List of professional ''StarCraft'' teams==