Major League Gaming continues to attract more live viewers to its events. Having Dwight Howard and other athletes didn't hurt.
Major League Gaming (MLG) shattered previous records with more than 21,000 competitors and fans attending the three-day Spring Championship in Anaheim. From June 28-30, hundreds of the world’s best players competed for $105,000 in prizes with FXOpen eSports (League of Legends), CompLexity (Call of Duty: Black Ops II) and Polt (StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm) taking home the first place titles. During the event, MLG announced the next Pro Circuit Championship will take place in Columbus, Ohio, from November 22 – 24.
In an MLG first, top professional athletes joined video game players on Saturday to showcase their skills in an All Star Showdown. Dwight Howard - Los Angeles Lakers, Dez Bryant – Dallas Cowboys, Ty Lawson – Denver Nuggets and DeJuan Blair –San Antonio Spurs competed in front of thousands. Howard also joined MLG's Chris Puckett and Mike "Hastro" Rufail in the casting booth to help commentate.
League of Legends:
1st - FXOpen eSports - $20,000 and a spot in the LCS Season 4 Spring Promotion Tournament
2nd - Complexity - $5,000
3rd/4th - Curse Academy, Aware Gaming - $2,500
Call of Duty: Black Ops II on Xbox 360®:
1st – CompLexity - $20,000
2nd - Icons Impact - $12,000
3rd - OpTic Gaming- $7,000
4th – Curse - $4,000
5th/6th – FaZe - $2,300
5th/6th – Unite Gaming - $2,300
7th/8th – IcoNs ConqueR - $1,200
7th/8th – vVv Gaming - $1,200
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm:
1st – CMStorm Polt - $10,000
2nd – Quantic HyuN- $6,000
3rd/4th – Liquid Hero - $3,000
3rd/4th – Alliance Naniwa - $3,000
5th/6th – StarTale Sound - $1,000
5th/6th – STX Soul Dear - $1,000
7th/8th – EG Jaedong - $500
7th/8th – ROOT Sage - $500
