<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[GameUP24]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://gameup24.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[William A.]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://gameup24.wordpress.com/author/louzwate/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Longest Running eSports League&nbsp;Discontinued]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>KeSPA, the Korean eSports Association, has announced the world&#8217;s longest running eSports league, the StarCraft ProLeague, has been discontinued.
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<p>According to the <a target="_blank" href="http://ift.tt/2dkd5np">announcement on Facebook</a>, KeSPA chairman Jun ByungHun said &quot;the drop in the number of ProLeague teams and players, difficulty securing league sponsors, and match fixing issues have made it challenging to maintain ProLeague.&quot;
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<p>The ProLeague was formed in 2003. &quot;The decision to put the past 14 years behind us and discontinue ProLeague was a difficult one and it deeply saddens me to have to also bring you the news that KeSPA will be stopping its operations of ProLeague teams,&quot; said Jun Byunghun.
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