ASL (StarCraft)
| Sport | StarCraft: Brood War StarCraft: Remastered |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 2016 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Continent | Asia |
Most recent champion | Park "Soma" Sang Hyun (Zerg) |
| Most titles | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (4) Kim "SoulKey" Minchul (4) |
| Broadcasters | SOOP YouTube |
| Website | https://ch.sooplive.co.kr/afstar1 |
The ASL is a StarCraft: Remastered tournament series in South Korea, hosted by SOOP, a video streaming service.[1] For most of its history, the tournament was named the AfreecaTV StarCraft League (Korean: 아프리카TV 스타리그), then the SOOP StarCraft League (SSL), and now simply ASL. It began its first season in June 2016 and used StarCraft: Brood War for its first three seasons prior to the release of StarCraft: Remastered. It is broadcast regularly in Korean on SOOP.[2] Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski and Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott provide English rebroadcasts on SOOP's YouTube channel.
In 2018 and 2019 it ran alongside Blizzard Entertainment's Korea StarCraft League (KSL) as one of the two top level Korean leagues for StarCraft: Remastered.[3] On March 20, 2020, Blizzard discontinued the KSL tournament series, once again leaving the ASL as the only top level Korean league for StarCraft: Remastered.
On July 25, 2024, it rebranded to SOOP StarCraft League (SSL) to reflect the rebranding of AfreecaTV to SOOP. The naming format of the tournament also changed, with the first season under the SSL branding being SOOP StarCraft League 2024 AUTUMN, starting on August 26, 2024.[4][5]
The name was reverted to ASL the next season.[6]
Results
| Year | Name of Tournament | Winner | Result of Final | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 1 | Kim "Shuttle" Yoon Joong (Protoss) | 3 - 0 | Jo "Sharp" Ki Seok (Terran) |
| 2016 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 2 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 3 - 1 | Yum "Sea" Bo Sung (Terran) |
| 2017 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 3 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 3 - 0 | Lee "Shine" Young Han (Zerg) |
| 2017 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 4 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 3 - 1 | Jo "hero" Il Jang (Zerg) |
| 2018 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 5 | Jung "Rain" Yoon Jong (Protoss) | 3 - 1 | Jang "Snow" Yoon Chul (Protoss) |
| 2018 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 6 | Kim "Effort" Jung Woo (Zerg) | 3 - 2 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) |
| 2019 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 7 | Kim "Last" Sung Hyun (Terran) | 3 - 1 | Byun "mini" Hyun Je (Protoss) |
| 2019 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 8 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) | 4 - 0 | Jang "Snow" Yoon Chul (Protoss) |
| 2020 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 9 | Kim "Queen" Myung Woon (Zerg) | 4 - 1 | Lee "Light" Jae Ho (Terran) |
| 2020 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 10 | Kim "Queen" Myung Woon (Zerg) | 4 - 3 | Park "Soma" Sang Hyun (Zerg) |
| 2021 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 11 | Lim "Larva" Hong Gyu (Zerg) | 4 - 3 | Byun "mini" Hyun Je (Protoss) |
| 2021 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 12 | Byun "mini" Hyun Je (Protoss) | 4 - 3 | Yoo "Rush" Young Jin (Terran) |
| 2022 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 13 | Lee "Light" Jae Ho (Terran) | 4 - 0 | Jung "Rain" Yoon Jong (Protoss) |
| 2022 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 14 | Kim "Royal" Ji Sung (Terran) | 4 - 2 | Yoo "Rush" Young Jin (Terran) |
| 2023 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 15 | Jung "JyJ" Young Jae (Terran) | 4 - 1 | Park "Mind" Sung Gyoon (Terran) |
| 2023 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 16 | Kim "SoulKey" Minchul (Zerg) | 4 - 1 | Byun "mini" Hyun Je (Protoss) |
| 2024 | Afreeca StarCraft League Season 17 | Kim "SoulKey" Minchul (Zerg) | 4 - 3 | Jo "Hero" Iljang (Zerg) |
| 2024 | SOOP StarCraft League 2024 AUTUMN | Kim "SoulKey" Minchul (Zerg) | 4 - 1 | Jo "Sharp" Ki Seok (Terran) |
| 2025 | ASL Season 19 | Kim "SoulKey" Minchul (Zerg) | 4 - 3 | Doh "Best" Jae Wook (Protoss) |
| 2025 | ASL Season 20 | Park "Soma" Sang Hyun (Zerg) | 4 - 2 | Jang "Snow" Yoon Chul (Protoss) |
| 2026 | ASL Season 21 | Park "Soma" Sang Hyun (Zerg) | 4 - 3 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho (Terran) |
References
- ↑ "2016 아프리카TV 스타리그 안내" [2016 Africa TV Star League Information]. starleague.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ Barrett, Ben (2 August 2016). "StarCraft: Brood War resurges in Korea thanks to the Afreeca StarLeague". PCGamesN. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ "Introducing the Korea Starcraft League". Blizzard.com. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ "KB리브모바일 2024 SSL AUTUMN 예선전 안내". SOOP. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ↑ "SOOP Starleague Autumn (ASL18) announced". TLnet. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ↑ "ASL 시즌 19 예선전 안내". SOOP. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.