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The '''World e-Sports Masters''' ('''WEM''') was an international [[competitive gaming]] event organized by the Hangzhou eSport Culture & Sport Communication Company, Ltd. Prize money are awarded to winning individuals and teams. It was first held in 2005 under the '''World e-Sports Games'''.

The World eSports Games, Inc. was founded in 2004 by Paul Chong. Headquartered in [[Seoul]], the first three games were held in [[South Korea]] in 2005. A year later, the event moved to [[Hangzhou]] where it was renamed the '''World e-Sports Games Masters'''. In 2007, WEG again returned to Seoul to host the '''World e-Sports Games e-Stars''', but moved back to China for the 2008 season of what is now the '''World e-Sports Masters'''. Since then, it has been held annually (except for 2011), instead of year-round. [[OnGameNet]] is the current [[rightsholder]] to the World e-Sports Masters franchise.

==History==

===World e-Sport Games===
The inaugural World e-Sports Games took place in 2005 from January 30 through March 20.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sk-gaming.com/feature/381/ |title=SK Gaming - WEG2005 |access-date=2007-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235338/http://www.sk-gaming.com/feature/381/ |archive-date=2007-09-26 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Team Acer">{{cite web|url=http://teamacer.com/en/history_of_wem.htm|title=History of WEM|website=Team Acer|access-date=May 12, 2015}}</ref> and featured ''[[Counter-Strike]]'' and ''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]'' as main titles. Players resided in Seoul, South Korea throughout most of the tournament and matches were broadcast on Korean television. The finals took place in Beijing, China. Attendees were all invited based on past performances and included the likes of [[Jang "Moon" Jae Ho]], [[Team NoA]] and [[Li "Sky" Xiaofeng]]. The prize purse for both competitions totalled US$138,000. Eight Counter-Strike teams and sixteen WarCraft III players participated.

The second edition took place from May 30 to July 1, 2005<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sk-gaming.com/feature/490/ |title=SK Gaming - WEG 2 WC3 Coverage |access-date=2007-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235606/http://www.sk-gaming.com/feature/490/ |archive-date=2007-09-26 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was in most aspects comparable to the first edition except that qualifiers to determine the attendees took place in South Korea.

The third edition took place from October 19 to December 11, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sk-gaming.com/feature/600/ |title=SK Gaming - WEG3 WC3 Coverage |access-date=2007-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235703/http://www.sk-gaming.com/feature/600/ |archive-date=2007-09-26 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was in most aspects comparable with the first two editions except that only the top three of the second edition was invited with the remainder of participants having to qualify. This edition also clashed with the [[World Cyber Games]], causing several notable players to decline participating including Gediminas "WinneR" Rimkus the third-place finisher in the WarCraft III competition of the second edition.

The number of ''WarCraft III'' players attending was reduced from sixteen to twelve in the third edition.

===WEG Masters and WEG e-Stars===
A renewed version of the World e-Sports Games featuring Counter-Strike, ''[[StarCraft]]'' and ''WarCraft III'' was to take place in Seoul, South-Korea in August 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sk-gaming.com/scene/12649/|title=SK Gaming &#124; WEG e-Stars 2007 announced<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=2007-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008001630/http://www.sk-gaming.com/scene/12649/|archive-date=2007-10-08|url-status=live}}</ref>

===World e-Sports Masters===
Another edition of the World e-Sports Games titled 'World E-Sports Masters' was held in [[Hangzhou, China]] from October 26 till November 2 (2008) and will feature eight professional ''Counter-Strike'' teams as well as eight professional WarCraft III players competing for a US$100,000 prize pool. After three seasons, the tournament was renamed the World eSports Masters, and moved to [[Hangzhou, China]]. As of 2012, the tournament hosts competitions for Starcraft 2 and League of Legends.<ref>{{cite web|title=World eSports Masters 2012|date=29 Sep 2012|url=http://www.in2lol.com/en/news/4278-world-esports-masters-2012|access-date=2 Jul 2013|publisher=in2LoL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409220619/http://www.in2lol.com/en/news/4278-world-esports-masters-2012|archive-date=9 April 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Results==

===''Counter-Strike''===
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| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="gold" | [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]
| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="silver" | [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]]
| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="CC9966" | [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEG I'''
|| [[NoA]]
|| [[4Kings]]
|| [[Mousesports]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEG II'''
|| Begrip.swe
|| Catch-Gamer
|| [[4Kings]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEG III'''
|| wNv.gm
|| project_kr
|| team9.no
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEG Masters'''
|| wNv.gm
|| [[compLexity]]
|| hacker.project
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEM 2008'''
|| [[mTw.dk]]
|| [[Mousesports]]
|| eSTRO
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEM 2009'''
|| [[Fnatic]]
|| Power-Gaming
|| TyLoo
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEM 2010'''
|| [[WeMade FOX]]
|| [[SK Gaming]]
|| FX
|}

===''League of Legends''===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
| 
| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="gold" | [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]
| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="silver" | [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]]
| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="CC9966" | [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEM 2012'''
|| Team WE
|| [[Invictus Gaming]]
|| Team Acer
|}

===''StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
| 
| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="gold" | [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]
| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="silver" | [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]]
| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="CC9966" | [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEM 2012'''
|| Lee "Leenock" Dong Nyoung
|| Park "JYP" Jin Young
|| Han "aLive" Lee Seok
|}

===''WarCraft III''===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
| 
| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="gold" | [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]]
| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="silver" | [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]]
| style="text-align:center" bgcolor="CC9966" | [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEG I'''
|| [[Jang Jae Ho|Moon]]
|| Zacard
|| [[Li Xiaofeng|Sky]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEG II'''
|| [[Jang Jae Ho|Moon]]
|| Gostop
|| WinneR
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEG III'''
|| [[Chun Jung-Hee|Sweet]]
|| Gostop
|| Lucifer
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEG Masters'''
|| [[ToD]]
|| [[Grubby]]
|| [[Li Xiaofeng|Sky]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEM 2008'''
|| [[Infi]]
|| [[Park "Lyn" June|Lyn]]
|| [[Manuel Schenkhuizen|Grubby]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEM 2009'''
|| [[Grubby]]
|| [[Jang Jae Ho|Moon]]
|| SocceR
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''WEM 2010'''
|| TH000
|| [[Park "Lyn" June|Lyn]]
|| TeD
|}

==References==
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{{Esports competitions}}
{{Professional Counter-Strike competition}}
{{Professional StarCraft II competition}}
{{Professional League of Legends competition}}

[[Category:World championships in esports]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2004]]
[[Category:Annual sporting events]]
[[Category:Esports competitions in China]]
[[Category:Esports competitions in South Korea]]
[[Category:Counter-Strike competitions]]
[[Category:StarCraft competitions]]
[[Category:League of Legends competitions]]