List of Major League Gaming National Championships

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This is a list of Major League Gaming national championships, including results from 2004 to the present.

2004 - New York City

2004				4th
Halo: Combat Evolved 4v4	Team Domination	Filthy Jackalopes	Business Decision	The Dream Team
Halo: Combat Evolved 2v2	Walshy/Ogre 1	Tupac/KillerN	Tsquared/Eleven	Saiyan/Ogre 2
Halo: Combat Evolved FFA	Zyos	OGRE 2	Walshy	[[AGJAX ]]
Super Smash Bros. Melee 1v1	Ken Hoang	Isai Alvarado	Captain Jack	Azen
Super Smash Bros. Melee 2v2	Ken/Isai	Azen/Wes	KishPrime/KishSquared	Eddie/Manacloud

2005 - New York City

2005				4th
Halo 2 4v4	Team 3D	Team Phreaks	Str8 Rippin	XiT Woundz
Halo 2 FFA	Karma	Strongside	OGRE 1	Walshy
Super Smash Bros. Melee 1v1	Ken Hoang	ChuDat	PC Chris	Isai Alvarado
Super Smash Bros. Melee 2v2	Ken/Isai	Azen/Chillin	ChuDat/Manacloud	KishPrime/KishSquared

2006 - Las Vegas

2006				4th
Halo 2 4v4	Team Carbon	Final Boss	Str8 Rippin	Legendz
Halo 2 FFA	Karma	StrongSide	Legit	OGRE 2
Super Smash Bros. Melee 1v1	PC Chris	KoreanDJ	Ken	Mew2King
Super Smash Bros. Melee 2v2	Ken Hoang/Isai	Chudat/ManaCloud	King/Mew2King	Husband/Wife

2007 - Las Vegas

2007				4th
Halo 2 4v4	Team Final Boss	Team Carbon	Str8 Rippin	FBI The Agency
Halo 2 FFA	KGB Soviet	Cloud	Naded	Legit
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 4v4	NeW eRa	Harmony N Havoc	Profe$$ional $kill$	RainbowSix Legends
Gears of War 4v4	Infinity	TH3 NSAN3Z	Vision	LGD Red
Shadowrun 4v4	Three Shot Killers	Shoot to Kill	Secret Weapon	UprisinG

2008 - Las Vegas

2008				4th
Halo 3 4v4	Str8 Rippin	TCDS	Team Carbon	Team Final Boss
Gears of War 4v4	TH3 NSAN3Z	Infinity	FRAG \| High Caliber	Dynasty ReTaLiaTioN
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 1v1	MoB Cameo	Iconz	Instill Fear	MoB LoSt CauSe
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 4v4	xiNFecTioN	Team EnVyUs	Head Trauma	CA FeaR
World of Warcraft 3v3	Fnatic.Orz	Gravitas Gaming	Pandemic	Got Game West

2009 - Anaheim

2009				4th
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 4v4	iCn Xtravagant	BGR EnVyUs	DpG FeaR	MoB Genesis
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 4v4	RainbowSix Legends	EFX Rewritten	Vengeance	Carnage and Chaos

2009 - Orlando

2009				4th
Halo 3 4v4	Believe the Hype	Classic	Carbon	Instinct
Gears of War 2 4v4	THE NSAN3Z	VisioN	Get Bronco	Infinity
World of Warcraft 3v3	coL.Black	coL.Red	Button Bashers	SK.EG

2010 - Dallas

2010				4th
Halo 3 4v4	Team Final Boss	Status Quo	Instinct	Triggers Down
Halo 3 Bic Flex 4 FFA	lBulk	Krunchy	Amish Acorns	Phenom
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 1v1	Gnes	Tyrant	ESAM	Ally
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2v2	Ally/Lee Martin	Nick Riddle/Shaky	DEHF/Gnes	ESAM/MVD
Tekken 6 1v1	ATL Anakin	GMMA Kor	NYC Fab	ATL Knee
Tekken 6 3v3	Anakin/Bronson/Trungy	Holeman/Knee/Nin	Pokchop/ShinBlade/Lil Majin	Crow/Kor/Mr Naps
Starcraft 2 1v1	Liquid`Jinro	FnaticMSi.TT1	PainUser	Liquid`Tyler
Halo Reach 4v4	UoR SyA	Hot Shots	UoR Victorious Secret	Darkest Hour
Halo Reach Pro FFA	Hysteria	iGotUrPistola	Snip3down	OGRE 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 4v4 (PS3)	Influence	VWS LeveraGe	HSG Xtravagant	OpTic Gaming

2011 - Providence

2011				4th
Halo: Reach 4v4	eon Instinct	Warriors	TGN Believe The Hype	FnaticMSi
Halo: Reach Stride Pro 2v2	Lunchbox/Roy	Cloud/Clutch	OGRE 2/iGotUrPistola
Halo: Reach Pro FFA	StrongSide	Heinz	TiZoXiC	Hysteria
Halo: Reach Bic Flex 4 FFA	SuperStr8Sick	Kampy	Titomatic	Hoaxer
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4v4	Quantic Nex-TT-hreat	eon EnVyUs	eon OpTic Gaming	SvG Collapse
Call of Duty: Black Ops Pro FFA	Smither4226	Sharp	ASSASS1N	Merk
StarCraft 2 1v1	FXO.Leenock	coL.NaNiwa	coL.MVP.DongRaeGu	Q.IM.Mvp
League of Legends 5v5	Team SoloMid	Epik Gamer	Team Dignitas	RFLX Gaming

2012 - Winter Championship - Columbus

2012				4th
StarCraft 2 1v1	MarineKingPrime	MVP.DongRaeGu	coL.Heart	EG.HuK
Halo: Reach 4v4	Status Quo	eon Instinct	Ambush	Dynasty
Halo: Reach FFA	Assault	Reliable	SN4K3B1T3	Enable
King of Fighters XIII 1v1	IGL_Bala	elive_Mr. KoF	vVv_Itz Romanc3	ArcadeShock\|Reynald
Soul Calibur V 1v1	Keev	RTD_ATL	Shin_RyuJin	Something-Unique
Mortal Kombat 1v1	vVv_CDjr	vVv_REO	VSM_Maxter	ATL_MON

2012 - Spring Championship - Anaheim

2012				4th
StarCraft 2 1v1	MVP.DongRaeGu	SlayerS.Alicia	MarineKingPrime	Quantic.SaSe
King of Fighters XIII 1v1	IGL_Bala	ArcadeShock\|Reynald	vVv_Romance	MCZ_Tokido
Soul Calibur V 1v1	Keev	Kayane	LostProvidence	vVv_RTD ATL
Mortal Kombat 1v1	KN_DetroitBalln	DJT 1993	EMP_Perfect Legend	vVv_CDjr
League of Legends 5v5	Team SoloMid	Counter Logic Gaming	Dignitas	Dynamic

2012 - Summer Championship - Raleigh

2012				4th
StarCraft 2 1v1	FXOLeenock	LG-IM.First	LiquidTaeJa	Quantic.TheStC
Soul Calibur V 1v1	Xephukai	RamonTSF	FIT-lolomx	Keev_
Mortal Kombat 1v1	OBS_EMP_REO	CDjr	VSM_Maxter	pig_of_the_hut
League of Legends 5v5	Team Curse*	Team Dignitas	Dynamic	Orbit Gaming

Note: Curse and Dignitas were both disqualified for involvement with a fixing scandal, which resulted in splitting the first and second place prize pools between third through sixth place.

2012 - Fall Championship - Dallas

2012				4th
StarCraft 2 1v1	StarTale_Life	FXO.Leenock	StarTale_Bomber	KT.Flash
Halo 4 4v4	Warriors	Ambush	Status Quo	Legendary
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 1v1	JDCR	HelpMe	Anakin	Saint
Mortal Kombat 1v1	REO	VSM_Maxter	pig_of_the_hut	GGA_Dizzy
League of Legends 5v5	Azubu Blaze	NaJin Sword	CLG.EU	CLG.NA

2013 - Winter Championship - Dallas

2013				4th
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 4v4	Fariko Impact	UNiTE Gaming	vVv Gaming	compLexity
StarCraft 2 1v1	StarTale_Life	KT.Flash	STXSouL INnoVation	SK..MC
League of Legends Summer Promotion Qualifiers 5v5	Cloud9	Velocity eSports
League of Legends International Exhibition 5v5	KT Rolster B	Gambit Gaming

2013 - Spring Championship - Anaheim

2013				4th
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 4v4	compLexity Gaming	Icons Impact	OpTic Gaming	Curse Gaming
StarCraft 2 1v1	CMStorm Polt	Quantic HyuN	Liquid`HerO	Alliance NaNiwa
League of Legends Promotion Finals 5v5	FXOpen eSports	compLexity Gaming	Curse Academy	Aware Gaming

2013 - Fall Championship - Columbus

2013				4th
Call of Duty: Ghosts 4v4	CompLexity	Team Kaliber	JusTus	UNiTE Gaming
Dota 2 5v5	Speed Gaming	Team DK	Na’Vi	Sigma Balls

2014 - Anaheim

2014				4th
Call of Duty: Ghosts 4v4	Evil Geniuses	OpTic Gaming	TCM Gaming	Curse Black
Call of Duty: Ghosts Season 3 Play In 4v4	OpTic Nation	Rise Nation	eLevate White	JusTus
StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm 1v1	IM Trap	CMStorm Polt	viOLet	Acer Scarlett
Super Smash Bros. Melee 1v1	Cloud9\|MaNg0	P4K.EMP\|Armada	P4K.EMP\|Mew2King	EG\|PPMD
Super Smash Bros. Melee 2v2	Mew2King/Armada	Lucky/C9\|MaNg0	Shroomed/S2J	ChuDat/Chillin
Injustice: Gods Among Us 1v1	FRQ.EMPR\|Theo	GGA\|16Bit	EMPR\|WhiteBoi	C88\|WoundCowboy
Killer Instinct 1v1	EG\|JWong	C88\|mygod	RG\|Rico Suave	Hitbox\|Tryant

2015 World Finals

The MLG 2015 World Finals took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on October 16–18, 2015. The event featured five games, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Dota 2, Smite, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Notably, ZeRo's record-setting, 56-tournament winning streak was broken after he lost to Nairo.

2015				4th
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare	OpTic Gaming	Denial eSports	Team eLevate	Team EnVyUs
Dota 2	Team Secret	Evil Geniuses	(monkey) Business	CDEC Gaming
Smite	Team eLevate	Team Eager	Aware Gaming	Epsilon eSports
Super Smash Bros. Melee 1v1	Liquid\|Hungrybox	COG\|Mew2King	Tempo\|Axe	COG\|Wizzrobe
Super Smash Bros. Melee 2v2	Mew2King/Wizzrobe	Chillin/Axe	DruggedFox/Nintendude	TaylorHJ/Lee Martin
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 1v1	Liquid\|Nairo	TSM\|ZeRo	PG\|ESAM	Boreal\|Ally
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2v2	ZeRo/Nairo	Ally/Trela	NAKAT/False	Mr. R/StaticManny

References

"Major League Gaming:Pro Circuit Archive". Major League Gaming. Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
"MLG National Championship Winners". Major League Gaming. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
Macdonald, Stuart (2009-12-28). "Halo: MLG Halo 3 Championships: $275k up for grabs". sk-gaming.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

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Characters

Other games

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Tabletop games	Mechs vs. Minions Tellstones: King's Gambit

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The 2020 Mid-Season Invitational was cancelled and replaced by the 2020 Mid-Season Streamathon due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Notable players

Melee	aMSa Armada Axe BrolyLegs Hungrybox Ken Leffen Ludwig Magi Mango Mew2King PC Chris Plup PPMD Westballz Zain
Ultimate	Dabuz Glutonny Maister Marss MkLeo Nairo Samsora SuperGirlKels Tweek Zackray
Other	Isai ZeRo

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