The World e-Sports Masters (WEM) was an international competitive gaming event organized by the Hangzhou eSport Culture & Sport Communication Company, Ltd. Prize money are awarded to winning individuals and teams. It was first held in 2005 under the World e-Sports Games.
The World eSports Games, Inc. was founded in 2004 by Paul Chong. Headquartered in Seoul, the first three games were held in South Korea in 2005. A year later, the event moved to Hangzhou where it was renamed the World e-Sports Games Masters. In 2007, WEG again returned to Seoul to host the World e-Sports Games e-Stars, but moved back to China for the 2008 season of what is now the World e-Sports Masters. Since then, it has been held annually (except for 2011), instead of year-round. OnGameNet is the current rightsholder to the World e-Sports Masters franchise.
The inaugural World e-Sports Games took place in 2005 from January 30 through March 20.[1][2] and featured Counter-Strike and Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos as main titles. Players resided in Seoul, South Korea throughout most of the tournament and matches were broadcast on Korean television. The finals took place in Beijing, China. Attendees were all invited based on past performances and included the likes of Jang "Moon" Jae Ho, Team NoA and Li "Sky" Xiaofeng. The prize purse for both competitions totalled US$138,000. Eight Counter-Strike teams and sixteen WarCraft III players participated.
The second edition took place from May 30 to July 1, 2005[3] and was in most aspects comparable to the first edition except that qualifiers to determine the attendees took place in South Korea.
The third edition took place from October 19 to December 11, 2005.[4] It was in most aspects comparable with the first two editions except that only the top three of the second edition was invited with the remainder of participants having to qualify. This edition also clashed with the World Cyber Games, causing several notable players to decline participating including Gediminas "WinneR" Rimkus the third-place finisher in the WarCraft III competition of the second edition.
The number of WarCraft III players attending was reduced from sixteen to twelve in the third edition.
WEG Masters and WEG e-Starsedit
A renewed version of the World e-Sports Games featuring Counter-Strike, StarCraft and WarCraft III was to take place in Seoul, South-Korea in August 2007.[5]
World e-Sports Mastersedit
Another edition of the World e-Sports Games titled 'World E-Sports Masters' was held in Hangzhou, China from October 26 till November 2 (2008) and will feature eight professional Counter-Strike teams as well as eight professional WarCraft III players competing for a US$100,000 prize pool. After three seasons, the tournament was renamed the World eSports Masters, and moved to Hangzhou, China. As of 2012, the tournament hosts competitions for Starcraft 2 and League of Legends.[6]
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world, sports, games, world, sports, masters, international, competitive, gaming, event, organized, hangzhou, esport, culture, sport, communication, company, prize, money, awarded, winning, individuals, teams, first, held, 2005, under, sportesportsfounded2004c. The World e Sports Masters WEM was an international competitive gaming event organized by the Hangzhou eSport Culture amp Sport Communication Company Ltd Prize money are awarded to winning individuals and teams It was first held in 2005 under the World e Sports Games World e Sports GamesSportEsportsFounded2004Ceased2010The World eSports Games Inc was founded in 2004 by Paul Chong Headquartered in Seoul the first three games were held in South Korea in 2005 A year later the event moved to Hangzhou where it was renamed the World e Sports Games Masters In 2007 WEG again returned to Seoul to host the World e Sports Games e Stars but moved back to China for the 2008 season of what is now the World e Sports Masters Since then it has been held annually except for 2011 instead of year round OnGameNet is the current rightsholder to the World e Sports Masters franchise Contents 1 History 1 1 World e Sport Games 1 2 WEG Masters and WEG e Stars 1 3 World e Sports Masters 2 Results 2 1 Counter Strike 2 2 League of Legends 2 3 StarCraft II Wings of Liberty 2 4 WarCraft III 3 ReferencesHistory editWorld e Sport Games edit The inaugural World e Sports Games took place in 2005 from January 30 through March 20 1 2 and featured Counter Strike and Warcraft III Reign of Chaos as main titles Players resided in Seoul South Korea throughout most of the tournament and matches were broadcast on Korean television The finals took place in Beijing China Attendees were all invited based on past performances and included the likes of Jang Moon Jae Ho Team NoA and Li Sky Xiaofeng The prize purse for both competitions totalled US 138 000 Eight Counter Strike teams and sixteen WarCraft III players participated The second edition took place from May 30 to July 1 2005 3 and was in most aspects comparable to the first edition except that qualifiers to determine the attendees took place in South Korea The third edition took place from October 19 to December 11 2005 4 It was in most aspects comparable with the first two editions except that only the top three of the second edition was invited with the remainder of participants having to qualify This edition also clashed with the World Cyber Games causing several notable players to decline participating including Gediminas WinneR Rimkus the third place finisher in the WarCraft III competition of the second edition The number of WarCraft III players attending was reduced from sixteen to twelve in the third edition WEG Masters and WEG e Stars edit A renewed version of the World e Sports Games featuring Counter Strike StarCraft and WarCraft III was to take place in Seoul South Korea in August 2007 5 World e Sports Masters edit Another edition of the World e Sports Games titled World E Sports Masters was held in Hangzhou China from October 26 till November 2 2008 and will feature eight professional Counter Strike teams as well as eight professional WarCraft III players competing for a US 100 000 prize pool After three seasons the tournament was renamed the World eSports Masters and moved to Hangzhou China As of 2012 the tournament hosts competitions for Starcraft 2 and League of Legends 6 Results editCounter Strike edit nbsp nbsp nbsp WEG I NoA 4Kings MousesportsWEG II Begrip swe Catch Gamer 4KingsWEG III wNv gm project kr team9 noWEG Masters wNv gm compLexity hacker projectWEM 2008 mTw dk Mousesports eSTROWEM 2009 Fnatic Power Gaming TyLooWEM 2010 WeMade FOX SK Gaming FXLeague of Legends edit nbsp nbsp nbsp WEM 2012 Team WE Invictus Gaming Team AcerStarCraft II Wings of Liberty edit nbsp nbsp nbsp WEM 2012 Lee Leenock Dong Nyoung Park JYP Jin Young Han aLive Lee SeokWarCraft III edit nbsp nbsp nbsp WEG I Moon Zacard SkyWEG II Moon Gostop WinneRWEG III Sweet Gostop LuciferWEG Masters ToD Grubby SkyWEM 2008 Infi Lyn GrubbyWEM 2009 Grubby Moon SocceRWEM 2010 TH000 Lyn TeDReferences edit SK Gaming WEG2005 Archived from the original on 2007 09 26 Retrieved 2007 06 14 History of WEM Team Acer Retrieved May 12 2015 SK Gaming WEG 2 WC3 Coverage Archived from the original on 2007 09 26 Retrieved 2007 06 14 SK Gaming WEG3 WC3 Coverage Archived from the original on 2007 09 26 Retrieved 2007 06 14 SK Gaming WEG e Stars 2007 announced Archived from the original on 2007 10 08 Retrieved 2007 06 14 World eSports Masters 2012 in2LoL 29 September 2012 Archived from the original on 9 April 2013 Retrieved 2 July 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title World e Sports Games amp oldid 1141568428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
