MC | |
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Jang Min-chul |
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Hangul | 장민철 |
Revised Romanization | Jang Min-cheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Minch'ŏl |
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Status | Retired |
Born | June 17, 1991 |
Nationality | South Korea |
Games |
StarCraft: Brood War (200?-2010) StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010-2013) StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (since 2013) |
Career prize money | ~$500,000 |
Nickname(s) | MC |
2010 | MBCGame HERO |
2010-2012 | Old Generations |
2011-2013 | SK Gaming |
2014-2015 | Free agent |
Jang Min-chul
Jang Min-chul (장민철, born June 17, 1991), nicknamed MC, BossToss, President Toss and ObamaToss, is a former Korean professional StarCraft II player, playing as the Protoss faction. MC has accumulated more than $500,000 in tournament winnings, and won the Global StarCraft II League (GSL) championship twice. In 2014, Red Bull Esports called him "one of the most successful StarCraft 2 players ever".
He has won the Intel Extreme Masters Season VI World Championship (6–10 March 2012) by defeating PuMa 3-2 in the finals,GOMTV Global StarCraft II League (GSL) twice, and as of 2012[update] 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 IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Cologne.
In July 2011, Min Chul who was playing for the Korean team Old Generations (oGs), began representing SK Gaming 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.
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.
On November 2, 2016, it was announced that MC would coach Kongdoo's League of Legends team.