Pro Gamer League

DFO League--as known as Dungeon & Fighter League--is a pro gamer tourney hosted in South Korea. Tourney hall is located on the 9th floor of Youngsan I-Park Mall. Top 8 teams from preliminary match and top 3 teams from previous league are selected for finals.

Rules

Rules may vary in each league. A list below is a official rule for the latest 6th league.

• Master 1 Rank or above and 35 level or above.
• Awakening skills are forbidden. Using such skill will automatically disqualify the participant.
• Consumable items, Owl Carrier item is not allowed. (Exception to cube fragments)
• Contract series cash items are only allowed in a preliminary match.
• Package/Event creatures, Titles, Epic items are not allowed.
• Revamped unique items after Season 2, ACT 2 patch (December 23rd, 2008) are not allowed. (Ancient dungeon unique, Lv 55 unique)
• Any other equipments are allowed. (Lv 55 items, any gears with special option triggered upon hit)
• Normal, High, High Emblem avatars are allowed. (No rare/event/package avatars)
• No restriction is imposed on emblems.
• Buffed stats from upgraded gears will remain the same. (Only with minor adjustment)
• For leader mode, no characters with same job is allowed in a team. (Same goes for male and female gunner)

History

Goraebob Cup - 1st League

• Duration: August 1st, 2007 - September 19th, 2007. Broadcast on Ongamenet channel, every Wednesday, 10:00 PM.
• Details: Hosted as server vs server match.
  • Singles Champion: Frey Server - Kings (Nam Kyu Kim/Streetfighter)
  • Leaders Champion: Frey Server - Yahwa (Gee Hwan Ahn/Streetfighter, Na Young Yoo/Summoner, Soun Hyuk Jung/Spitfire)

Toonies Cup - 2nd League

• Duration: October 30th, 2007 - December 18th, 2007. Broadcast on Ongamenet channel, every Tuesday, 10:00 PM.
• Details: Hosted as champion challenge match. Rare avatar items allowed in the 1st league were banned.
  • Singles Champion: Anton Server - Barako (Hyun Do Kim/Striker)
  • Leaders Champion: Cain Server - Land Army (Woong Jang/Striker, Jun Jung/Streetfighter, Sun Ho Lee/Ranger)

Shinhan Bank Cup - 3rd League

• Duration: May 16th, 2008 - July 18th, 2008. Broadcast on Ongamenet channel, every Friday, 4:30 PM.
• Details: One participant was later discovered for threatening other player with a whisper function to win a match in the tourney.
  • Singles Champion: Siroco Server - Choboong (Jung Wan Park/Grappler)
  • Leaders Champion: Frey Server - Source of Room Trolling (Si Hyuk Jung/Streetfighter, Hyun Soo Shin/Battlemage, Sang Min Lee/Infighter)

Shinhan Bank Cup - 4th League

• Duration: September 12th, 2008 - November 7th, 2008. Broadcast on Ongamenet channel, every Friday, 5:00 PM.
• Details: A previous league champions joined as commentators.
  • Singles Champion: Frey Server - Sizip (Hyun Do Kim/Striker)
  • Leaders Champion: Frey Server - Traitors (Soo Min Oh/Hilder Server/Battle Mage, Chang Won Kim/Kashiyas Server/Grappler, Chul Kyu Yoo/Cain Server)

Shinhan Bank Cup - 5th League

• Duration: January 1st, 2009 - February 27th, 2007. Broadcast on Ongamenet channel, every Friday, 5:00 PM.
• Details: Champion Seed War mode was introduced.
  • Singles Champion: Frey Server - Sizip (Hyun Do Kim/Striker)
  • Leaders Champion: Frey Server - 20:3 (Duk Joo Lee/Siroco Server/Ranger, Jin Jae Park/Anton Server/Mechanic, Na Young Yoo/Frey Server/Summoner)

G Market Cup - 6th League

• Duration: April 14th, 2009 - June 7th, 2009. Broadcast on Ongamenet channel, every Friday, 5:00 PM.
• Details: Champion Seed War mode was introduced.
  • Singles Champion: Frey Server - Sizip (Hyun Do Kim/Striker)
  • Leaders Champion: Frey Server - 20:3 (Duk Joo Lee/Siroco Server/Ranger, Jin Jae Park/Anton Server/Mechanic, Na Young Yoo/Frey Server/Summoner)

Public Reception

• On-going questions are raised on each league, because of stuck system. Most pro gamers struggle or have the tables turned over due to a stuck ruining chain combo.
• Off-balance in stats due to freedom in gears and emblem raised countless questions.

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