{"id":32869,"date":"2012-02-23T13:58:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T11:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=32869"},"modified":"2012-02-23T14:02:24","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T12:02:24","slug":"starcraft-ii-nag-gaming-league-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/32869-starcraft-ii-nag-gaming-league-announced","title":{"rendered":"StarCraft II NAG Gaming League announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SA&#8217;s StarCraft II monthly tournament overlords Polafluke have teamed up with SA\u2019s biggest gaming magazine, NAG, to launch the NGL StarCraft II Online League 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Polarfluke will run the tournament, and once again, Activision Blizzard distributor Megarom will be sponsoring the league.<\/p>\n<p>Registrations for the league open today, and will close on 22 March. The first leg will then kick off on 23 March, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The league will consist of 3 legs which will then lead up to a Grand Final event that will be held at rAge.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32870\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/SC-II-NGL-470-x-220.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32870\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32870\" title=\"StarCraft II NGL 2012\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/SC-II-NGL-470-x-220.jpg\" alt=\"StarCraft II NGL 2012\" width=\"470\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/SC-II-NGL-470-x-220.jpg 470w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/SC-II-NGL-470-x-220-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/SC-II-NGL-470-x-220-250x117.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">StarCraft II NGL 2012<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Polarfluke has built a solid reputation in the local competitive gaming community, having been successfully running monthly StarCraft II tournaments since May 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Polarfluke is also affiliated with Mind Sports South Africa, so anyone signed up with Polarfluke is eligible to compete in School, Provincial and National qualifiers that may ultimately allow them to represent South Africa in eSports tournaments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>League schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>23 February &#8211; 22 March: Registrations for Leg 1<\/li>\n<li>23 March &#8211; 03 May: Leg 1<\/li>\n<li>03 May &#8211; 17 May: Registrations for Leg 2<\/li>\n<li>18 May &#8211; 28 June: Leg 2<\/li>\n<li>28 June &#8211; 12 July: Registrations for Leg 3<\/li>\n<li>13 July &#8211; 23 August: Leg 3<\/li>\n<li>05 October &#8211; 07 October: Grand Finals at rAge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-29023\" title=\"StarCraft II\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1.jpeg\" alt=\"StarCraft II\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1-170x96.jpg 170w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1-297x167.jpg 297w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1-530x298.jpg 530w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1-625x351.jpg 625w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starcraft-II1-250x140.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>DoGaming is also hosting its own StarCraft II league in 2012, and recently confirmed that Logitech will be sponsoring a cash prize pool of R50,000.<\/p>\n<p>The DoGaming Championship finals are expected to be held at Rage in 2012, as has become customary in most recent years.<\/p>\n<p>However, with NAG\u2019s own league finals confirmed to take place at the event, it remains to be seen whether two StarCraft II league final tournaments will be viable over the same weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Prizes have yet to be confirmed for the NGL StarCraft II league; watch this space for more details as they become available. 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