MC (gamer)

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MC
Jang in 2011
Personal information
Name장민철
(Jang Min-chul)
Born (1991-06-17) June 17, 1991 (age 32)
NationalitySouth Korean
Career information
Games
Playing career2010–2015
Team history
2010MBCGame HERO
2010–2012Old Generations
2011–2013SK Gaming

Jang Min-chul (장민철, born June 17, 1991), better known as MC, is a former Korean professional

Protoss faction. MC has accumulated more than $500,000 in tournament winnings, and won the Global StarCraft II League (GSL) championship twice. In 2014, Red Bull Esports called him "one of the most successful StarCraft 2 players ever".[1]

Starcraft II Career

Old generations (2010-2012)

He has won the

IEM Season VI
- Global Challenge Cologne.

SK Gaming (2012-2013)

In July 2011, Min Chul who was playing for the Korean team Old Generations (oGs), began representing SK Gaming in foreign events.[7] In January 2012, this partnership ended with Min Chul leaving Old Generations and moving to play for SK Gaming full-time.[8] He would remain with SK until the end of 2013, when the organization announced his departure.[9][10]

Free agent (2014-present)

Following his departure from SK Gaming at the end of 2013, MC announced that he would continue to work with his former manager at SK Gaming, but would not join a new professional team.[11]

On June 18, 2015, MC announced his retirement via Twitter.[12]

League of Legends career

On November 2, 2016, it was announced that MC would coach Kongdoo's League of Legends team.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Meet MC, the legendary Protoss player". Red Bull ESports. 6 Jun 2014. Retrieved 2 Jan 2014.
  2. ^ "Intel Extreme Masters - Intel Extreme Masters". 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ Kolev, Radoslav. "MC and Jinro to attend Dreamhack Invitational". SK Gaming. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  4. PCWorld
    . Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  5. ^ Stanton, Rich (11 April 2011). "Home News Watch this Starcraft 2 game NOW Watch this Starcraft 2 game Now". PC Gamer. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  6. TV4 Group
    . Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  7. ^ Shields, Duncan (15 July 2011). "SK acquires MC and NaDa in oGs deal". SK Gaming. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  8. ^ Shields, Duncan (13 January 2012). "MC leaves oGs and joins SK full-time". SK Gaming. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  9. ^ Khaw, Cassandra (December 30, 2013). "SK Gaming streamlines player rosters". onGamers. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  10. ^ Rob Zacny (31 Dec 2013). "Shakeups in StarCraft as star players Bomber and MC leave their respective teams". PCGamesN. Retrieved 2 Jan 2014.
  11. ^ Cassandra Khaw (15 Jan 2014). "MC will not be joining a team". OnGamers. Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2 Jan 2015.
  12. ^ STUCHIU (18 Jun 2015). "MC: Farewell to One of the Greatest". teamliquid. Retrieved 2 Jul 2015.
  13. ^ "콩두 몬스터 LoL 팀, '프통령' 장민철 코치 선임" [Jang Min-chul Appointed Coach of Kongdoo's League of Legends Team] (in Korean). November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.

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