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HonestTea
5007 Posts
Continuing the good news that began with the sponsorship of Plus (now known as Lecaf OZ) POS have announced that they have reached an agreement with... MBC!
MBC, stands for Moonhwa (culture) Broadcasting Corporation and as ya'll probably know, it is a television network in Korea. It owns one of Korea's four network channels and a number of cable enterprises... most notably MBC Game channel.
Television stations have sponsored professional sports in Korea before; When the Korean Baseball Organization launched back in the early 80's one of the teams were the "MBC Blue Dragons". SBS, another network, used to own a professional basketball team in the KBL.
It looks like MBC Game are committed to providing POS with top-class conditions. The standards of corporate teams (kick-ass dorms/practice facilities, van, etc.) will be met by MBC. This will include, for the first time in any pro team, seperate housing and practice facilities. (They sleep/live in one house and work in the other)
Says MBC Game: "We decided to make a pro-gaming team to contribute to the Korean e-sports scene and to create new growth in the overseas e-sports scene. As MBC Game undergoes many changes in a new era, we can show to young audiences of 10s and 20s that MBC is a dynamic and vibrant company."
"While considering sponsorship we talked with MBC headquarters and they agreed to generous funding. The team name will not be "MBC Game," it will likely be "MBC"
Thus POS will soon unveil a new team name, new team logo, and new uniforms at a official launch ceremony soon.
MBC Game also plans to sponsor pros in other games, such as WarCraft 3, Counter-Strike, and etc, sponsoring players who are good at games that are popular overseas.
[Interviews]
Captain: Pusan
I'm very happy about getting sponsored. Contract signing is still left, and I hope it will all go well. Team members are of course delighted. We are all looking forward to competing under the best environment. As captain, there is pressure to bring in good results. But I'll work hard as captain and repay my employers with results. 2005 was a year where I played for myself, the individual. In 2006 I will play for the team. Watch us as we continue to improve. We will be the best team of 2006.
July
I don't think the conditions have changed that much. We have always played our best and showed good results for our fans. Now we have only one goal - first place. Whether it's individual leagues or team leagues we'll be putting the name of our new team at the top.
*******
So this is obviously really good news. POS was the most improved team of 2006, and along with GO they are the best team to not have corporate backing. Now they do. Yay.
POS have the dangerous Z-P-T triple threat of July, Pusan, and Sea. Additionally, POS members did exceptionally well in the MBC minor league qualifiers and the OSL extra qualifiers this week. Their new players are really ready to make a splash.
As for MBC Game, this is a great move. Players will be introduced as "MBC Game - somebody" and they will have the network logo and advertisements on their uniforms, even on OGN. In fact, POS members have 3 of the 6 seeds in the next OSL. This way, MBC game has a presence in all networks, including the to-be-formed third gaming channel from CJ Media. CJ Media is the largest owner of cable channels, and no doubt MBC game was feeling the heat.
Anyway, another piece of good news from the progaming world. This brings the sponsorship status of teams to:
Large corporate backing:
SK Telecom T1, KTF MagicNs, Samsung Electronics Khan.
Mid-sized corporate backing:
LeCaf OZ, Pantech and Curitel Curriors, MBC POS
Smaller corporate backing:
HanbitSoft, eNature TopTeam,
No backing:
G.O., KOR, Soul.
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Omg, very good news. They really deserve it.
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Cool, hope they keep the design on the uniforms, they rock.
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if they are the first team to have individual housing and best living conditions, then why are they only mid sized corporate backing. If it is a television corportion, shouldnt it be big? Im not sure what the top teams sponsers are, so i dont know what im comparing it too
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Belgium6774 Posts
Cool, no more laundry for july
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Belgium9950 Posts
On March 30 2006 11:33 CultureMisfits wrote:
if they are the first team to have individual housing and best living conditions, then why are they only mid sized corporate backing. If it is a television corportion, shouldnt it be big? Im not sure what the top teams sponsers are, so i dont know what im comparing it too
probably the amount of funding?
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HonestTea
5007 Posts
On March 30 2006 11:33 CultureMisfits wrote:
if they are the first team to have individual housing and best living conditions, then why are they only mid sized corporate backing. If it is a television corportion, shouldnt it be big? Im not sure what the top teams sponsers are, so i dont know what im comparing it too
Good question.
1. The living quarters/ practice facilities of other teams, while not seperate, are very, very, very good.
2. MBC game is big. But SKT, KTF, and Samsung are much, much larger.
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OGN is gonna be in trouble when 3 of their top seeds for the next OSL are all representing MBC Game.
Perhaps OGN should sponsor G.O. now to see Savior representing them in the next MSL.
Also why isn't July the captain?
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at least now fatzerg will have to walk between where he sleeps and where he practices
the exercise will be good for him
i think that's why he was sort of blasé about the whole thing
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HonestTea
5007 Posts
On March 30 2006 11:47 tfeign wrote:
OGN is gonna be in trouble when 3 of their top seeds for the next OSL are all representing MBC Game.
Perhaps OGN should sponsor G.O. now to see Savior representing them in the next MSL.
Also why isn't July the captain?
Pusan is older.
Captain not always best player. In any sport. Usually seniority. Particularly in Korea.
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On March 30 2006 11:51 lil.sis wrote:
at least now fatzerg will have to walk between where he sleeps and where he practices
the exercise will be good for him
i think that's why he was sort of blasé about the whole thing
LOL :D
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What's the job of the captain? How are his responsibilities different than others?
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HonestTea
5007 Posts
On March 30 2006 11:59 tfeign wrote:
What's the job of the captain? How are his responsibilities different than others?
Like any captain in any sport, the captains are sort of in between the players and the coach. For the added authority he gets over the other players, he also burdens more responsibilities.
Being a captain, in any sport, really has little to do with actual play, it's mostly an in-team thing.
Sorry the answer if vague... I guess I mean to say that's it's nothing out of the ordinary, nothing particularly different than in other sports.
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omg, no work means JulyZerg will get even fatter!
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Nice, I hope GO will have the same chance =)
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Pusan wrote:
We will be the best team of 2006
And I have a horn between my eyes and two beautiful wings.
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great news thanks honesttea
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That's huge ~_~ MBC!?
It's good to have a broadcasting sponsor for a sport.
While size, MBC is medium,
I think it's would be one of the best sponsors to have.
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JulyZerg isn't fat.
His face has an insulin bloat which leads me to believe that his pancreas is hyperactive.
Judging by his physique in streetclothes and his recent POS uniform, I would estimate that he isn't even above 20% bodyfat, and by medical standards, 30%+ is obese. He has just a little bit of gynecomastia but that is relatively independent of bodyfat levels, its more a matter of an untimely testosterone spike, which triggers a concurrent rise in estrogen, and hence fatty deposits around the areola.
Sure, he has some weight to lose ... he isn't pole thin and emaciated like his competitors, but the incessant fat jokes are ridiculous and unwarranted.
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people making these kind of jokes are just insecure about themselves, just ignore them
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Live2Win
United States6657 Posts
Yea I read this this morning. Really good for POS.
But I REALLY want G.O to get a sponsor. They definately deserve it.
In the past 2 months 3 teams have gotten sponsors! Plus -> Lecaf Oz, eNature Top + EXR, and POS + MBC
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How the hell can you NOT think sumozerg is fat? Just look at him, he's so round...
No, Im not joking, and no, im not insecure about my look.
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On March 30 2006 13:11 NubainMuscle wrote:
JulyZerg isn't fat.
His face has an insulin bloat which leads me to believe that his pancreas is hyperactive.
Judging by his physique in streetclothes and his recent POS uniform, I would estimate that he isn't even above 20% bodyfat, and by medical standards, 30%+ is obese. He has just a little bit of gynecomastia but that is relatively independent of bodyfat levels, its more a matter of an untimely testosterone spike, which triggers a concurrent rise in estrogen, and hence fatty deposits around the areola.
Sure, he has some weight to lose ... he isn't pole thin and emaciated like his competitors, but the incessant fat jokes are ridiculous and unwarranted.
you forgot to mention that he also has acute bronchitis and secondary pulmonary hypertension
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Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
On March 30 2006 13:30 Musli wrote:
KTF is sponsored by ?
KTF
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Germany / USA16648 Posts
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HonestTea
5007 Posts
But eNature and EXR are not a proper backing relationship, just clothes sponser.
SKT - Adidas
KTF - Puma
Samsung Khan - 311
P&C - FILA
POS - Sketchers
KOR - FUBU
G.O. - Airwalk
Hanbit - K-Swiss
Soul - Koolhaas
LeCaf - LeCaf
eNature - EXR
These guys just give them a little advertising money, uniforms. Nothing like the guaranteed salaries, bonuses, food, real estate, and vans that a proper backing would provide.
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Great news
Thank you so much Honest Tea, for the translation
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i'm very surprised at the sponsor. Hopefully this won't be a bad thing... really, what I'm thinking of is POS may get favors in MSL. but that's just probably me
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MBC Game seems like the best & ideal sponsor because of all the free advertising on the MBC networks.
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hey, about G.O,KOR if they don't have corporate backing so who's gonna pay the salaries, bonus... for the players ?? Any ideas ??
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On March 30 2006 14:58 bsj9 wrote:
i'm very surprised at the sponsor. Hopefully this won't be a bad thing... really, what I'm thinking of is POS may get favors in MSL. but that's just probably me On second thought, that actually may be a possibility...
I hope their sponsorship doesn't give them priorities for anything.
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i dont think they could afford to, everyone else will be watching them closely because it seems possible. theyd get caught right away.
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Osaka27172 Posts
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Baltimore, USA22259 Posts
On March 30 2006 15:46 Manifesto7 wrote:
Promoted to news.
Heyyyyy it's Mani!
Upload some more wedding pics of your beautiful wife and that monstrous creature now associated with her!
How does it feel so far to be a married man?
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On March 30 2006 11:59 tfeign wrote:
What's the job of the captain? How are his responsibilities different than others?
He has to pay when they go out and eat 
Koreans never do seperate checks/pays. Usually older/higher/richer person pays for all others when they go out and eat.
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For me,
SK T1 is the best sponsor atm
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On March 30 2006 17:42 Bard wrote:Show nested quote +On March 30 2006 11:59 tfeign wrote:
What's the job of the captain? How are his responsibilities different than others? He has to pay when they go out and eat Koreans never do seperate checks/pays. Usually older/higher/richer person pays for all others when they go out and eat.
Wouldn't that mean Pusan gets the highest salary as well?
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Korea (South)1740 Posts
G.O. ftw
coming soon to a theatre near you
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Fucking yea!
MBC Game - JulyZerg!
Yay!
POS With sponsor Pwnz!~
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Meh, I like GO more... I wish they would have gotten a sponsor. I don't really like GO or POS but JulyZerg really annoys me. Pusan is ok sometimes but when it comes down to it I like him because he plays Protoss.
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Good News
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OF ALL THE TEAMS TO SPONSOR THEY SHOULD GO FOR G.O.. I mean thye have xellos and savior. In my opinion instead of Plus they should gone for G.O.
Really awesome news anyways regardless of which team gets sponsored because it means the progaming scene is still growing in korea and that it still has more life in it. If mbc sponsors POS thats really good and it might help more people know and get into progaming and itll help the players mental and physical health because of better facilities.
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On March 30 2006 14:02 ml1710 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 30 2006 13:11 NubainMuscle wrote:
JulyZerg isn't fat.
His face has an insulin bloat which leads me to believe that his pancreas is hyperactive.
Judging by his physique in streetclothes and his recent POS uniform, I would estimate that he isn't even above 20% bodyfat, and by medical standards, 30%+ is obese. He has just a little bit of gynecomastia but that is relatively independent of bodyfat levels, its more a matter of an untimely testosterone spike, which triggers a concurrent rise in estrogen, and hence fatty deposits around the areola.
Sure, he has some weight to lose ... he isn't pole thin and emaciated like his competitors, but the incessant fat jokes are ridiculous and unwarranted.
you forgot to mention that he also has acute bronchitis and secondary pulmonary hypertension
in normal people english please ^_^;;.
On March 30 2006 15:17 STAYTHESAME wrote:
hey, about G.O,KOR if they don't have corporate backing so who's gonna pay the salaries, bonus... for the players ?? Any ideas ??
They get abit of money each time one of their players is on tv and they get money from selling their players to other teams ie Midas and Gorush to Skt1. The rest is from prize moneys and i think proleagues.
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Sweden33719 Posts
On March 30 2006 18:57 uhjoo wrote:
G.O. ftw
coming soon to a theatre near you
So is this your way of saying that they are getting a sponsor ;p?
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Tupperware should sponsor GO
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This is good news. If every team gets backed by a decent sponsor they wont be more rip offs. I just hated so much when KTF started to steal star players from weaker teams who had no way to counter any offer made by KTF. I felt especially sorry for Hanbit team, whos sponsor didnt do shit to stop big names flee away.
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
Good news for POS
this year will be the year for them to shine!
Sea, Pusan, July fighting!!~~
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Omg, awesome news! I think I almost cried when I read the headline. But seriously MBC!!! Who would've ever guessed MBC sponsering POS? I reckon it's pretty huge, I mean big broadcasting company. Also I was sad when I read that, PUSAN IS CAPTAIN!?!?!?! No way... It should be July, personally I think July > Pusan, and also July has won more titles as well.
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United States5262 Posts
Wow so much has happened in the week I had no internet. This is really good news for POS but hopefully they'll keep that name. It's kinda grown on me.
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