StarCraft Official League To Celebrate Its 10th Anniversary ASL, Starts Its 20th Season
Aug 22, 2025
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The 20th season of the official e-sports league ASL of SOOP (formerly Africa TV) 'StarCraft' has begun, celebrating its 10th anniversary.
SOOP announced on the 18th that the e-sports league 'Google Play ASL Season 20', which will be played with Blizzard Entertainment's RTS game 'StarCraft: Remastered', has entered the race.
Cho Ki-seok (T·Teran), Kim Tae-young (T), Lim Hong-kyu (Z·Jug), and Song Byung-gu (P·Protoce) participated in the opening round of 24 Group A match on the 18th. In the first game of the opening game, Lim Hong-kyu, who returned to the ASL for the first time in four years after shaking off a wrist injury, was the first to settle in the round of 16 with consecutive wins over Song Byung-gu and Cho Ki-seok. Cho Ki-seok joined the round of 16 by beating Kim Tae-young in the final match.
Jung Young-jae (T), Jeon Tae-yang (T), Kim Taek-yong (P), and Lee Young-woong (T) clashed in the round of 24 Group B match on the 19th. Kim Taek-yong showed a strong performance in Protoss again this season, overpowering Lee Young-woong and Jeon Tae-yang and advancing to the round of 16 as No. 1 in Group B. Lee Young-woong met Terran strongmen Jung Young-jae and Jeon Tae-yang in the loser and final matches, and won consecutive games after a fierce Tete match to confirm his advance to the round of 16.
Byun Hyun-je (P), Lee Chang-woo (Z), Park Sang-hyun (Z), and Choi Seon-ho (T) participated in the last Group C match in the round of 24 on the 20th. Park Sang-hyun, who returned from the military, showed a powerful attack and defeated Choi Sun-ho and Byun Hyun-je to advance to the round of 16. Byun Hyun-je was unfortunately defeated by Park Sang-hyun in the winner's match, but he easily caught Lee Chang-woo and Choi Seon-ho, who were dark horses, and reached the round of 16.
Kim Myung-woon (Z), Ko Seok-hyun (Z), Jungwoo Kim (Z), and Kim Yoon-hwan (Z) will then face off in Group D, which starts at 7 p.m. on the 25th. Group D matches are matches that determine the strongest of the jug, and it is expected that the player with excellent luck, control, and situational coping ability will advance to the round of 16.
In addition, Yoo Young-jin (T), Jeong Kyung-doo (P), Lee Je-dong (Z), and Yoon Chan-hee (T) will participate in the round of 24 Group E match on the 26th. In the first match, Jung Kyung-doo, who beat Kim Taek-yong in the preliminary round, will face Yoo Young-jin. We are looking forward to what kind of game Jung Kyung-doo will show against stable Terran Yoo Young-jin. Fans are paying attention to what kind of play Lee Je-dong will make, which will face Yoon Chan-hee in Gyeonggi Province.
Jo Il-jang (Z), Bang Tae-soo (Z), Kim Ji-sung (T), and Hwang Byung-young (T) will participate in the Group F match of the round of 24 on the 27th, when the last match of the round of 24. In the first game, Jo Il-jang and rookie Bang Tae-soo, who are 'ASL semifinal officials', will face off. We are looking forward to how Bang Tae-soo will be able to shake the stable operation of Jo Il-jang. The following game will be a tete match between Kim Ji-sung and Hwang Byung-young. Both of these players are aggressive styles, so a thrilling tete match is expected.
'Google Play ASL Season 20' will be joined by a total of four seeded players, Kim Min-chul (Z), Do Jae-wook (P), Jang Yoon-chul (P), and Lee Jae-ho (T), and will start the round of 16 from September 8 after a group nomination ceremony on September 1. The main map will be conducted by adding new maps Uldolmok, Litmus, and Knockout to the existing maps Radeon, Dominator, Polestar, and Metropolis. This season, the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals will all be held in the best-of-seven series.
This season will be played offline at the Freak-up Studio in Daechi-dong, Seoul. On-site tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis through the ticket link every Thursday from 5 p.m. A match prediction event will also be held for users watching the game. Meanwhile, this competition is officially sponsored by Gravity, which is famous for Google Play and hair loss shampoo. The live broadcast and VOD replay of the competition can be viewed on the SOOP esports page.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
