CJ Entus
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| Org Location |  South Korea | ||
| Region | Korea | ||
| Sponsor(s) | CJ Corporation | ||
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CJ Entus is a Korean multi-gaming organization originally founded in 2001 under the name "ProSuma" as a StarCraft: Brood War team before Korean holding company CJ became its title sponsor in 2006, giving the team its current name. It entered League of Legends in 2012 with its own team and then acquired both Azubu Frost and Azubu Blaze in 2013 after both teams' rosters announced they would not be renewing their Azubu contracts.
History
Season 2
CJ Entus made its first foray into the competitive scene when they formed a team that consisted of Pecko, LongPanda, Kkinsh, emboob, Eryuk. The team played in their first OGN at Azubu The Champions Summer 2012 where they lost all their games and placed last in their group. Their performances in NLB gained them enough circuit points to qualify for the Season 2 Korea Regional Finals. However, they lost in the fifth place tiebreaker 3-1 to Incredible Miracle.
Season 3
CJ's first tournament of the season was IEM Season VII - Global Challenge Cologne where they made it to the semifinals but lost 2-1 to Fnatic. They came back to Korea to play in OLYMPUS Champions Winter 2012-2013 where they lost 3-2 in the quarterfinals to Azubu Frost. The CJ organization sponsored Azubu Frost and Azubu Blaze and they were renamed to CJ Entus Frost and CJ Entus Blaze respectively. When both teams were picked up by CJ, the original CJ Entus team disbanded. A mixed CJ Entus roster participated in the OGN Club Masters where they made it to playoffs but placed fourth overall after losing 3-2 to Xenics-OP United and 3-0 to KT Rolster. Unfortunately, both CJ teams missed worlds at the end of the season. However, they earned the distinction of making the IEM Season VII World Championship grand finals an all-CJ final, which Blaze won 3-1.
2014 Season
Another mixed CJ Entus roster participated in the SK Telecom LTE-A LoL Masters 2014 where they placed third overall after losing to Samsung Galaxy in the semifinals. Neither of the CJ teams performed well in any of the 2014 OGN seasons, so both teams missed the regionals and, by extension, worlds.
2015 Season
Changes to the OGN rules forced Frost and Blaze to merge. The new roster consisted of Shy, Ambition, CoCo, Space, and Madlife. CJ Entus were invited to IEM Katowice, the IEM Season IX final in March 2015. They finished in 5th/6th place, after defeating Gambit Gaming but then losing to Team SoloMid and Team WE. CJ placed third in the regular season of SBENU Champions Spring 2015 and made it to the playoffs but they lost 3-2 in the semifinals to SK Telecom T1 and placed third for the season. The team played in SBENU Champions Summer 2015 and placed third in the regular season again. However, they lost 3-0 in the second round to the KOO Tigers and placed fourth for the season. CJ earned enough circuit points to qualify for the 2015 Season Korea Regional Finals where they lost 3-2 in the semifinals to the Jin Air Green Wings and missed out on worlds.
2016 Preseason
CJ played in the 2015 LoL KeSPA Cup where they lost 3-0 in the finals to Ever. After this tournament, CJ embarked on a major rebuilding, replacing their entire coaching staff as well as their entire roster save for longtime veterans Shy and Madlife. To replace their team, CJ brought in toplaner Untara, jungler Bubbling, midlaner Sky, and ADC Kramer, as well as retaining their underage rookies Bdd and Ghost. Filling in their coaching staff was Reach and Cain, both formerly of NaJin e-mFire.
2016 Season
CJ started off the 2016 LCK Spring Season first round robin with a 4-5 set record at seventh place. For the second round robin, CJ started rookie midlaner Bdd, who recently turned 17 years of age, making him eligible to play competitively. Though many expected CJ to perform better due to Bdd, they still went 4-5 in the second round robin, leading to an 8-10 set record and an eighth place finish in the spring split.
CJ Entus had a very poor showing in the 2016 LCK Summer Season, going 3-15 total in set score. None of their substitutes, nor their new rookie jungler in Haru seemed to make a difference in their abysmal results. Locked into tenth place in the LCK season, CJ Entus participated in the 2017 LCK Spring Promotion. In the first round they were swept 2-0 by Kongdoo Monster, bringing them down to the loser's bracket. There, they beat SBENU Korea 2-0 before falling to ESC Ever in a 3-0 sweep to become relegated from the LCK. This marked the first time an original Kespa team was relegated from the LCK.
Timeline
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- January 4, GAP (now Avenger) and Veritas join.[1]
- March 27, Racoon moves to top laner.
- April 3, Racoon and Avenger move to sub.
- May 23, ViNylCat moves to head coach. Reach leaves coaching role.[2]
- November 13, roster disbands. Soul, Winged, Candy, Veritas, Pure, Racoon, and Avenger leave. ViNylCat and MOKUZA leave coaching roles.[3]
- November 30, team forfeits KRCS seed.[4]
- February 16, DayDream joins.[5]
- April 11, DayDream leaves.[6]
- May 11, Haru joins.[7]
- October 28, ViNylCat and MOKUZA joins as coaches.[8]
- November 1, Soul, Reach, MoMo, and SungHo join. Cain leaves coaching role.[9][10]
- November 10, MoMo leaves.[11]
- November 30, Shy, Untara, Bubbling, Haru, Bdd, Sky, Ghost, Kramer, and MadLife leave.[12]
- December 10, Reach leaves.[13]
- December 11, Winged and Pure join. SungHo renames to Racoon.[14]
- December 19, Candy joins.[15]
- February 20 (approx.), Roar leaves.
- April 24, 3rd Place in the SBENU Champions Spring 2015.
- May, Helper joins.
- August 19, 4th Place in the SBENU Champions Summer 2015.
- September 4, 3rd Place in the 2015 Season Korea Regional Finals.
- November 4, Helper, Trick, and Max leave.[16]
- November 17, Coach Onair, Kezman and Jung Je-seung leave. [17]
- November 30, Cain and Reach join. Ambition and CoCo leave.[18]
- December 1, Space leaves.[19]
- December 28, Untara, Bubbling, Sky, and Kramer join.[20]
- February, After the creation of CJ Entus Frost and CJ Entus Blaze, the main CJ Entus roster is disbanded. Space and kkinsh join CJ Entus Frost as subs. See the team pages for individual roster histories.
- May 24, CJ Entus is formed with Pecko, LongPanda, Kkinsh, emboob, and Eryuk. [23]
- August 13, inSec joins. [24]
- September 9, Dade replaces Pecko, playing as AP carry. emboob moves to AD carry. [25]
- Early October, Space joins.
- December 16, 3rd-4th place in the IEM Season VII - Global Challenge Cologne.
Player Roster
Former
| R | C | ID | Name | Role | Next Team | Joined | Left |
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Soul | Seo Hyeon-seok (서현석) | Top Laner | 2016-11-01 | 2017-11-13 | ||
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Winged | Park Tae-jin (박태진) | Jungler |  RED Canids |
2016-12-11 | 2017-11-13 | |
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Candy | Kim Seung-ju (김승주) | Mid Laner |  G-Rex |
2016-12-19 | 2017-11-13 | |
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Veritas | Kim Kyoung-min (김경민) | Bot Laner |  DAMWON Gaming |
2017-01-04 | 2017-11-13 | |
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Pure | Kim Jin-sun (김진선) | Support |  VSG |
2016-12-11 | 2017-11-13 | |
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Racoon | Park Sung-ho (박성호) | Sub/Top |  Winners |
2016-11-01 | 2017-11-13 | |
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Avenger | Yoo Seon-woo (유선우) | Sub/Bot | Winners |
2017-01-04 | 2017-11-13 | |
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Reach | Lee Joo-won (이주원) | Jungler |  1907 Fenerbahçe |
2016-11-01 | 2016-12-10 | |
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Shy | Park Sang-myeon (박상면) | Top Laner |  ROX Tigers |
2014-12-02 | 2016-11-30 | |
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Untara | Park Ui-jin (박의진) | Top Laner |  SK Telecom T1 |
2015-12-28 | 2016-11-30 | |
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Bubbling | Park Jun-hyeong (박준형) | Jungler | 2015-12-28 | 2016-11-30 | ||
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Haru | Kang Min-seung (강민승) | Jungler |  Samsung Galaxy |
2016-05-11 | 2016-11-30 | |
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Bdd | Gwak Bo-seong (곽보성) | Mid Laner |  Longzhu Gaming |
2015-04-?? | 2016-11-30 | |
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Sky | Kim Ha-neul (김하늘) | Mid Laner | SK Telecom T1 |
2015-12-28 | 2016-11-30 | |
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Ghost | Jang Yong-jun (장용준) | Bot Laner |  ESC Ever |
2015-04-?? | 2016-11-30 | |
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Kramer | Ha Jong-hun (하종훈) | Bot Laner |  Afreeca Freecs |
2015-12-28 | 2016-11-30 | |
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MadLife | Hong Min-gi (홍민기) | Support |  Gold Coin United |
2014-12-02 | 2016-11-30 | |
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MoMo | Park Min-sik (박민식) | Bot Laner | 2016-11-01 | 2016-11-10 | ||
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DayDream | Kang Kyung-min (강경민) | Jungler |  DetonatioN FocusMe |
2016-02-16 | 2016-04-11 | |
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Space | Seon Ho-san (선호산) | Bot Laner |  Retired |
2014-12-02 | 2015-12-01 | |
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Ambition | Kang Chan-yong (강찬용) | Jungler | Samsung Galaxy |
2014-12-02 | 2015-11-30 | |
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CoCo | Shin Jin-young (신진영) | Mid Laner |  Incredible Miracle |
2014-12-02 | 2015-11-30 | |
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Helper | Kwon Yeong-jae (권영재) | Top Laner | Samsung Galaxy |
2015-05-?? | 2015-11-04 | |
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Trick | Kim Gang-yun (김강윤) | Jungler |  G2 Esports |
2014-12-02 | 2015-11-04 | |
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Max | Jeong Jong-bin (정종빈) | Support |  GashBears |
2014-12-02 | 2015-11-04 | |
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Roar | Oh Jang-won (오장원) | Sub/Bot | Incredible Miracle |
2014-12-02 | 2015-02-20 | |
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Space | Seon Ho-san (선호산) | Bot Laner |  CJ Entus Frost |
2012-10-?? | 2013-02-?? | |
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LongPanda | Kim Yoon-jae (김윤재) | Top Laner |  Chunnam Techno University |
2012-05-24 | 2013-02-?? | |
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kkinsh | Kim Beom-seok (김범석) | Support | CJ Entus Frost |
2012-05-24 | 2013-02-?? | |
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dade | Bae Eo-jin (배어진) | Mid Laner |  MVP Ozone |
2012-09-09 | 2013-02-?? | |
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inSec | Choi In-seok (최인석) | Jungler |  KT Rolster B |
2012-08-13 | 2013-02-?? | |
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Eryuk | Yoon Seung-taek (윤승택) | Jungler | 2012-05-24 | 2013-02-?? | ||
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emboob | Kim Joon-seob (김준섭) | Bot Laner | 2012-05-24 | 2013-02-?? | ||
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Pecko | Jeong Hui-cheol (정희철) | Bot Laner | 2012-05-24 | 2012-09-09 |
Organization
Former
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
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ViNylCat | Chae Woo-cheol (채우철) | Head Coach |  Team WE
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MOKUZA | Kim Dae-woong (김대웅) | Coach | Team WE
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Reach | Park Jung-suk (박정석) | Head Coach | |
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Cain | Jang Nu-ri (장누리) | Coach |  Cloud9
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Park Yong-woon (박용운) | Director |  Qiao Gu Reapers
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Onair | Kang Hyun-jong (강현종) | Head Coach | Afreeca Freecs
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Kezman | Son Dae-young (손대영) | Coach |  EDward Esports
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AnimalDAX | Jung Je-seung (정제승) | Coach | Afreeca Freecs
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fOru | Lee Jae-hoon (이재훈) | Coach |
Tournament Results
- This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
CJ Entus Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • EurosLocal • USD • EurosLocal • USD • Euros) Date Pl Prize Event Last Result Roster 2017-09-16 NQ 
LCK 2018 Spring Promotion0 : 3 
bbq
Soul,
Winged,
Candy,
Veritas,
Pure2017-08-25 1 ₩ 20,000,000$ 17,800€ 15,000 
CK 2017 Summer Playoffs3 : 2 
KDM
Soul,
Winged,
Candy,
Veritas,
Pure2017-08-14 1 CK 2017 Summer13 - 1 
RR
Soul,
Winged,
Candy,
Veritas,
Pure2017-04-29 NQ LCK 2017 Summer Promotion0 : 2 
E8W
Soul,
Winged,
Candy,
Veritas,
Pure2017-04-21 2 ₩ 12,000,000$ 10,560€ 9,840 CK 2017 Spring Playoffs1 : 3 E8W
Soul,
Winged,
Candy,
Veritas,
Pure2017-04-10 1 CK 2017 Spring14 - 0 RR
Soul,
Winged,
Candy,
Veritas,
Avenger,
Pure,
Racoon2016-11-19 9 - 14 
KeSPA Cup 20160 : 2 
Ever
Soul,
Reach,
Sky,
MoMo,
MadLife2016-08-27 NQ LCK 2017 Spring Promotion0 : 3 Ever
Shy,
Haru,
Bdd,
Sky,
Kramer,
MadLife2016-08-06 10 ₩ 10,000,000$ 8,900€ 8,000 LCK 2016 Summer3 - 15 RR
Untara,
Shy,
Haru,
Bubbling,
Bdd,
Sky,
Kramer,
Ghost,
MadLife2016-04-09 8 ₩ 10,000,000$ 8,600€ 7,600 LCK 2016 Spring8 - 10 RR
Untara,
Bubbling,
Sky,
Bdd,
Kramer,
MadLifeTotal Prize: KRW 52,000,000
Highlight Videos
Interviews
Articles
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
- February 26, Entertain Us: CJ Entus' unlikely Spring by Emily Rand on TheScore
- August 27, The Thorin Treatment: The Empire Ended by Thorin on GAMURS
- September 2, A look back at League of Legends revolutionaries CJ Entus by Taylor Cocke on Yahoo Esports
- January 18, CJ Entus: Resurrected?from Gold Per 10
- January 26, The Return of CJ Entus from LolEsports
- May 4, CJ Entus - NaJin e-mFire Rivalry from LiquidLegends
- June 5, The Old Boys of Entus from theScore
- October 28, Operation Save CJ Entus 2016: the delusional ramblings of a former fan by Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger on theScore
- November 16, Despite everything, they're still CJ by Emily Rand on Follow eSports
- December 20, On the decline, CJ Entus from Gold Per 10
Videos
- 2018
- January 6, Thorin's Thoughts - CJ Entus Should Have Made the Super-Team (LoL) by Thorin on YouTube
Links
References
- ↑ CJ ENTUS' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 박정석, CJ 엔투스 감독 사임... 후임은 채우철 코치 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ CJ Entus' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ CJ 엔투스, 챌린저스 참가 포기…'역사 속으로' fomos.kr
- ↑ CJ ENTUS's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ CJ ENTUS's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ CJ ENTUS's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ CJ Entus' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 2016 LoL KeSPA Cup 참가 팀 로스터 공개 e-sports.or.kr
- ↑ CJ Entus' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Report: CJ Entus choose not to sign MoMo amidst allegations of sexual harassment thescoreesports.com
- ↑ CJ Entus' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 1907 Fenerbahçe Esports' Facebook Post (Turkish) facebook.com
- ↑ CJ Entus' Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ CJ, 전 제닉스 출신 '캔디' 김승주 영입 fomos.kr
- ↑ CJ ENTUS's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ CJ ENTUS's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ CJ ENTUS's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ CJ ENTUS's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ CJ ENTUS's Facebook Post (Korean/English) facebook.com
- ↑ [별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ CJ Entus' Facebook Post (Korean/English) facebook.com
- ↑ CJ Entus creates LoL team!"teamliquid.net"
- ↑ CJ Entus sign 'insec' inven.co.kr
- ↑ CJ Entus sign 'Dade' inven.co.kr
