[6] OnGameNet stopped its StarCraft II activities in 2014, and the GSL became the only individual league in South Korea.

[7] In 2015, the GSL and SPOTV's newly established StarCraft II StarLeague (SSL) ran parallel to each other as the focus of professional play in South Korea.

In 2023, it was reported that the GSL will continue, but with a reduced presence: the first tournament in 2023 played the preliminary matches online, presumably due to Blizzard no longer funding the prize pools.

[13] The English-language broadcast was performed for years by Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski and Nick "Tasteless" Plott, a combination known as "Tastosis."

The pair were considered a major draw of the tournament and helped establish a new standard in esports commentary in the English-language market, with the pair praised as "fan favorites" and their work praised as iconic to the medium.

Artosis departed from Korea to move to Canada in 2022, with his last cast being of the 2022 GSL S3 Final in October 2022.

Preceding the beginning of 2016 HOT6 Global StarCraft II League Season 1, two Pre-Season tournaments were held by AfreecaTV, with the winner of each being seeded into the main event.

[17] GOMTV used to run a house for select foreigners to live in while attempting to qualify for Code A.

Players are responsible for travel to the GOM house, but all expenses other than food were covered by GOMTV.

[19][20] Major League Gaming and GOMTV announced a player exchange program between the tournaments.

Non-Korean players accepting Code A seeds were Johan "NaNiWa" Lucchesi, Marcus "ThorZaIN" Eklöf, and Jian Carlo "Fenix" Morayra Alejo.

[24] MLG CEO Sundance DiGiovanni has hinted at the Naniwa Code S scandal as possible reasoning for the breakup of the partnership.

Since 2013, the GSL took over as the Korean part of the World Championship Series created by Blizzard Entertainment.

2011 and 2012 saw "Blizzard Cup" tournaments for an invited set of 10 players: 5 determined by GSL ranking, and 5 invitees from champions of other events such as MLG, BlizzCon and World Cyber Games 2011.