UPDATE: MLG has released the following statement on their website:

"In response to the confusion that has arisen from the Team/Player Naming Rules, MLG would like to take a moment to clarify a few things that will help to dispel the misconceptions that may be floating around in the community.

First and foremost, MLG recognizes that sponsorships are very important to both amateur and professional teams, and we will make our best efforts to accommodate player/team sponsors whenever possible. These rules are not at all intended to reduce the value of a team or player to a potential sponsor. In fact, you should find that this has a very minimal effect on any player or team’s ability to get a sponsor and offer them value and exposure for their money."

The changes from the previous announcement can be found in bold:

Team Names
1. No web addresses
2. No use of the word "Team"
3. No use of the words "Gamer" or "Gaming"
4. No Derogatory or Suggestive Words/Meanings
5. No corporations, company, sponsor, or product names may be used as a part of your team name.


Player Names
1. No web addresses
2. No team name abbreviations
3. No Derogatory or Suggestive Words/Meanings
4. No corporations, company, sponsor, or product names may be used as a part of your player name.


Important Notes
Clans that do not produce/sell products are not considered to be corporations under these rules. Players may represent clans at MLG events. However, MLG reserves the right to deny any team/player name that conflicts with MLG content production or sponsor obligations.

Players are still encouraged to reach out to potential sponsors. Although these sponsors can't be represented through the team's name, players may wear sponsor T-shirts and/or other apparel. MLG Reserves the right to require players to remove sponsor apparel/logos when they are appearing on camera for content and programming produced by/for MLG.

If/when MLG provides player uniforms, sponsors may have a patch on the uniform sleeve.

Teams from the same Clan can use the Clan abbreviation in their team name. However, these teams must be differentiated by more than a single letter or number.

These naming rules apply to your MLG login name, which must be used as your in-game name in all MLG live competitions. These rules DO NOT apply to your Xbox Live Gamertag.



Source: MLGPro.com