Jang Min-chul
| MC | |
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| Jang Min-chul | |
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| Status | Retired |
| Date of birth | June 17, 1991 |
| Nationality | South Korea |
| Games | StarCraft: Brood War (200?-2010) StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010-2013) StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (since 2013) |
| Career prize money | ~$500,000 |
| Nickname(s) | MC |
| Professional career | |
| 2010 | MBCGame HERO |
| 2010-2012 | Old Generations |
| 2011-2013 | SK Gaming |
| 2014-2015 | Free agent |
Jang Min-chul (장민철, born June 17, 1991), nicknamed MC, BossToss, President Toss and ObamaToss, is a former Korean professional StarCraft II player, playing as the 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]
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Starcraft II career
Old generations (2010-2012)
He has won the Intel Extreme Masters Season VI World Championship (6–10 March 2012) by defeating PuMa 3-2 in the finals,[2] GOMTV Global StarCraft II League (GSL) twice, and as of 2012[update] is considered one of the top StarCraft II players in the world.[3][4][5][6] He has experienced similar success in Europe, winning 2011 DreamHack Stockholm Invitational and Copenhagen Games Spring 2011, while taking silver in 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]
References
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