Jang Min-chul (, born June 17, 1991), better known as MC, is a former Korean professional ''

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'' player, playing as the

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faction. MC has accumulated more than $500,000 in tournament winnings, and won the

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(GSL) championship twice. In 2014, Red Bull Esports called him "one of the most successful ''StarCraft 2'' players ever".

''Starcraft II'' Career

Old generations (2010-2012)

He has won the

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World Championship (6–10 March 2012) by defeating PuMa 3–2 in the finals,

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(GSL) twice, and is considered one of the top ''StarCraft II'' players in the world. He has experienced similar success in Europe, winning 2011 DreamHack Stockholm Invitational and Copenhagen Games Spring 2011, while taking silver in

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- Global Challenge Cologne.

SK Gaming (2012-2013)

In July 2011, Min Chul who was playing for the Korean team Old Generations (oGs), began representing

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in foreign events. In January 2012, this partnership ended with Min Chul leaving Old Generations and moving to play for SK Gaming full-time. He would remain with SK until the end of 2013, when the organization announced his departure.

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. On June 18, 2015, MC announced his retirement via Twitter.

League of Legends career

On November 2, 2016, it was announced that MC would coach Kongdoo's

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team.

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