I think it's fair to say SC1 did introduce esports to Korea, but it was SC2 that introduced them to the west in a big way. And certainly in the west SC2 was lar

I think it's fair to say SC1 did introduce esports to Korea, but it was SC2 that introduced them to the west in a big way. And certainly in the west SC2 was larger than BW, probably even once you include the korean brood war scene. I think you're diminishing SC2 a bit _too_ much in your effort to point out the contribution of SC1.