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Starleague 2011 has announced their sponsor, Jin Air, a young airline company. Starleague 2011 will officially take flight with Jin Air from the round of 16 on July 13th opened by a team kill match between Fantasy and Soo.
Jin Air Starleague 2011 will be broadcasted live on OGN every Wednesday and Friday at 7:30.
Jin Air is a subsidiary of Korean Airlines that brands itself as casual and young. JinAir's representative, Shin Sang Wook commented that "Jin Air's slogan, Fly Better Fly, emphasizes innovation and youth. We're happy to be able to sponsor the Starleague, the representative relic of the culture of the younger generation who is filled with passion. We will spend whatever the Starleague needs to be the most amazing tournament that is suited to the dynamic and youthful e-Sports fans."
Furthermore, he added that "Through this, I hope we will be able to communicate with the younger generation, and through vibrant communications we hope that this will be a strong way of letting people know of Jin Air".
Jin Air Starleague 2011's total prize pool is 106,000,000 Won (100,000 USD, with 40,000,000 Won going to the Winner and 20000000 to the runner up. The rest of the prize money is distributed to everyone up to the Top 16.
Source: http://esports.dailygame.co.kr/news/read.php?id=47112
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Oooh~another airline company!
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Gotta one-up korean air I suppose.
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Good news. Waiting to see what themed map they'll make for this.
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Finals should be played in two planes flying side by side. Every game you lose, you get closer to the ground. When you lose the series....
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On July 12 2011 15:40 SandwichApoc wrote: Good news. Waiting to see what themed map they'll make for this. Can't be worse than Zergliner.
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On July 12 2011 15:43 Ryusei-R1 wrote: Finals should be played in two planes flying side by side. Every game you lose, you get closer to the ground. When you lose the series....
ROFL!
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On July 12 2011 15:43 Ryusei-R1 wrote: Finals should be played in two planes flying side by side. Every game you lose, you get closer to the ground. When you lose the series....
I totally second this! :3
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OMG, a sponsor... Thank god...
I have tears in my eyes.
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"Fly Better Fly" Sounds like a retarded 5 year old kid came up with this.
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On July 12 2011 15:56 pred470r wrote: "Fly Better Fly" Sounds like a retarded 5 year old kid came up with this. Maybe it sounds better in Korean...?
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On July 12 2011 15:59 ranjutan wrote:Show nested quote +On July 12 2011 15:56 pred470r wrote: "Fly Better Fly" Sounds like a retarded 5 year old kid came up with this. Maybe it sounds better in Korean...?
Their slogan is in English :p
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I'm so glad they have a sponsor for the OSL, yay to JinAir!!
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On July 12 2011 15:56 pred470r wrote: "Fly Better Fly" Sounds like a retarded 5 year old kid came up with this. Run Forest, Run!
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