Over 700 boys and men, and one woman, crossed swords over eight games, including Counter Strike: Source, Warhammer and StarCraft Brood War.

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Suddenly North America and Europe are quickly creating an environment that is beginning to rival some of the measurable success that Korea saw with Brood War.

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As I said in the previous post, the top contributing factors are most likely Starcraft Brood War pros showing up to play SC2, and also the inclusion of League of Legends and its absolutely mammoth fanbase.

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