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| Org Location | South Korea | ||
| Region | Korea | ||
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T1 is a Korean team owned by SK telecom CS T1 Co., Ltd., the joint venture between SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor. They were previously known as SK Telecom T1.
History[edit]
In February 2019, the SK Telecom T1 organization announced that it was rebranding to T1. However, their League of Legends team could not rebrand mid-year, and remained as SKT for the remainder of the 2019 season, through Worlds. In November, CEO Joe Marsh began referring to the League of Legends team under the name T1.
2019 Season[edit]
On November 17th T1 announced the contract extension of Faker. During the following days the departures of their coaching staff around star coach kkOma and experienced players Khan, Clid, Haru and Mata were made public. In the same week KZ jungler Cuzz joined the team and the contract of support Effort was extended as well. A week later T1 completed their roster with the signings of Gen.G top lane substitute Roach and Damwon's coach Kim who lead iG to the S8 World Championship. Additionally trainees Canna, Ellim, Gumayushi and Kuri were promoted to substitute positions.
2020 Season[edit]
During 2019 LoL KeSPA Cup T1 barely scraped past the new roster of Gen.G before being clearly defeated by SANDBOX Gaming's upgraded roster.
After being upset by HLE during week 1 of LCK Spring Split the team went on a convincing clean winning streak beating the other top teams DragonX and Gen.G during which Canna managed to secure himself the starting spot in top lane before being defeated by Afreeca Freecs. Unfazed by this loss, the unexpected mid-season break due to the 2019–20 Coronavirus Pandemic, the change to online play and their coaches announcement to try other playstyles during the second half of the split T1 continued with 5 wins including ones again both matches against DragonX and GEN.G. A wild end to the Regular Season with messy victories and clear defeats to Damwon and KT Rolster raised some concerns about the teams level of play going into playoffs. Thanks to the help of APK Prince on the last match day T1 got to wait in semifinals as they held the H2H against DragonX. The latter became their opponents in semifinals but lead by rookie top laner Canna destroying his lane opponent T1 managed to win pretty comfortably 3-1. Back in LoL Park for the Finals against first seed Gen.G they came in well prepared and dominated the match completely for a 3-0 sweep and their 9th LCK title.
Timeline[edit]
- 2019
- 2020
- February 25, SK Telecom T1 organization rebrands to T1.[1][2] The League of Legends team remains as SKT.
- December 8,
SK Telecom T1 rebrands as 
T1.[3]
Canna,
Cuzz,
Faker,
Teddy,
Effort, Kim (Head Coach), Comet (Coach), and Boxer (Streamer & Content Creator) join.
Roach,
Ellim,
Gori,
Gumayushi, and
Kuri join.[4]
Canna,
Cuzz,
Ellim,
Faker,
Effort,
Kuri,
Roach, and
Gumayusi's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.
Gori,
Teddy, and Comet (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020. Kim (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[5] - December 9, Moment (Coach) joins.[6]
- December 10, Moment (Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[7]
- December 12, Hajin (Manager,Analyst) joins.[8][9]
- December 13, Tolki (Head of Strategy and Analytics) joins.[10]
- December 19, Gumayushi renames to Gumayusi.
- February 17, Faker (Mid, Part-Owner)'s contract is extended through 2022.[11][12]
- March 26,
Ellim moves to starting roster. - April 12, Wolf (Streamer) joins.[13]
- May 31,
Closer is added to the main roster in the GCD.[14]
Gori is removed from the GCD.[15]
Closer's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[16] - June 1,
Gori's departure is confirmed.[17] - June 3, Closer renames to Clozer.[18]
- June 19,
Teddy's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.[19] - July 30,
Clozer moves to starting roster.[20] - September 13, Kim (Head Coach) leaves.[21]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| Player | Name | Role | Contract Ends | Joined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canna | Kim Chang-dong (김창동) | Top Laner | 2021-11-15 | Dec 20192019-12-08 | ||
| Cuzz | Moon Woo-chan (문우찬) | Jungler | 2021-11-15 | Dec 20192019-12-08 | ||
| Ellim | Choi El-lim (최엘림) | Jungler | 2021-11-15 | Dec 20192019-12-08 | ||
| Clozer | Lee Ju-hyeon (이주현) | Mid Laner | 2022-11-21 | May 20202020-05-31 | ||
| Faker | Lee Sang-hyeok (이상혁) | Mid Laner | 2021-11-15 | Dec 20192019-12-08 | ||
| Teddy | Park Jin-seong (박진성) | Bot Laner | 2022-11-21 | Dec 20192019-12-08 | ||
| Effort | Lee Sang-ho (이상호) | Support | 2021-11-15 | Dec 20192019-12-08 | ||
| Roach | Kim Kang-hui (김강희) | Sub/Top | 2021-11-15 | Dec 20192019-12-08 | ||
| Gumayusi | Lee Min-hyeong (이민형) | Sub/Bot | 2021-11-15 | Dec 20192019-12-08 | ||
| Kuri | Choi Won-yeong (최원영) | Sub/Sup | 2021-11-15 | Dec 20192019-12-08 |
Former[edit]
Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.
| Player | Name | Role | Joined | Left | Next Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gori | Kim Tae-woo (김태우) | Sub/Mid | Dec 20192019-12-08 | May 20202020-05-31 | None |
Player League Participation[edit]
LCK
| Player | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Games | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | ||
| Faker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 521 | |||
| Teddy |  | | | | | | | | 333 | ||||||||||||
| Cuzz |  |  | | | | | | 217 | |||||||||||||
| Effort | | | | | | 165 | |||||||||||||||
| Roach |   | | |  | | | 126 | ||||||||||||||
| Canna | | | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ellim | | | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clozer | | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kuri | | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Organization[edit]
Current[edit]
| C | ID | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Marsh | CEO | ||
| John Kim (김원철) | COO | ||
| Faker | Lee Sang-hyeok (이상혁) | Part-Owner | |
| Boxer | Lim Yo-hwan (임요환) | Founder, Streamer & Content Creator | |
| Song Jong-ho (송종호) | Director | ||
| Moon Kyung-nam (문경남) | Manager | ||
| Tolki | Gary Mialaret | Head of Strategy and Analytics | |
| Hajin | Park Hyun-seon (박현선) | Manager & Analyst | |
| Comet | Lim Hye-sung (임혜성) | Coach | |
| Moment | Kim Ji-hwan (김지환) | Coach | |
| Andy Chae (채동희) | Producer | ||
| Wolf | Lee Jae-wan (이재완) | Streamer & Content Creator |
Former[edit]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim | Kim Jeong-soo (김정수) | Head Coach | None |
Tournaments[edit]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| T1 Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
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| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2020-09-09 | 2 | LCK 2020 Regional Finals | Canna, Ellim, Faker, Gumayusi, Effort, Kim, Comet | ||
| 2020-08-26 | 5 | ₩15,000,000₩15,000,000₩15,000,000 | LCK 2020 Summer Playoffs | Canna, Cuzz, Clozer, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Kim, Comet | |
| 2020-08-23 | 4 | LCK 2020 Summer | 13 - 5  RR | Canna, Cuzz, Ellim, Faker, Clozer, Teddy, Effort, Kuri, Kim, Comet | |
| 2020-05-28 | 7 - 8 | $20,000$ 20,000€ 18,007.91 | Mid-Season Cup 2020 | 1 - 2 RR | Canna, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Kim, Comet |
| 2020-04-25 | 1 | ₩100,000,000$ 81,282.89€ 75,088.12 | LCK 2020 Spring Playoffs | Canna, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Kim, Comet | |
| 2020-04-16 | 2 | LCK 2020 Spring | 14 - 4 RR | Roach, Canna, Cuzz, Ellim, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Kim, Comet | |
| 2020-01-03 | 3 - 4 | ₩10,000,000$ 8,584.06€ 7,690.45 | KeSPA Cup 2019 | Canna, Roach, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Kuri, Kim, Comet | |
| Total Prize:USD 20,000 • KRW 125,000,000 | |||||
Media[edit]
- 2020
- January 21, [Interview] T1's CEO, Joe Marsh: "Our goal is to get better every day... We want to continue to build on our success, and to make our fans proud of what we're doing." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
- March 22, [Part 1] T1 CEO Joe Marsh - From Comcast and SKT to T1, the journey so far | Ashley Kang with Korizon Esports on YouTube
- March 24, [Part 2] T1 CEO Joe Marsh with exclusive news! Details on the new T1 HQ, 2021 T1 jersey, and more with Korizon Esports on YouTube
- April 21, T1 vs DRX Preview- A Dance of Titans. by Mush on Esports Heaven
- April 25, [ENGSUB] Riot press conference with T1 after winning 2020 LCK spring split | Ashley Kang with Korizon Esports on YouTube
- April 25, T1 Faker: "It felt like every one of us were playing for one another." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
- April 25, [KR Reactions] LCK Spring Finals: "Wow, I never expected the loss of 2 ban cards would turn out to be a handicap for Gen.G." by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
- April 25, [LCK Finals] T1 Faker: "I can’t believe that I’ve won the championship nine times." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- May 13, T1 BoxeR: "You can gain wealth and fame by excelling at a game... but if you want to become a legend, never forget the fans." by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- August 8, T1- Consistently boring by Mush on Esports Heaven
- August 25, [LCK Playoffs Preview] 'The Gatekeepers' vs 'The Titans': A preview of the LCK wildcard match between AF vs T1 by Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
Images[edit]
Old Logo
(- Oct 2019)
T1 LCK 2020 Spring Roster
References[edit]
- ↑ SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor Announce Global Esports Joint Venture corporate.comcast.com
- ↑ Comcast Spectacor and SK Telecom Announce Joint Esports Venture esportsobserver.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-12-07; after change - KR - 2019-12-08
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-12-07; after change - KR - 2019-12-08
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-12-06; after change - KR - 2019-12-08
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-12-08; after change - KR - 2019-12-10
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 kenzi's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 이상혁, T1 파트 오너 된다, 선수 계약도 2022년까지 연장 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-05-30; after change - KR - 2020-05-31
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-05-30; after change - KR - 2020-05-31
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-05-30; after change - KR - 2020-05-31
- ↑ T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-06-02; after change - KR - 2020-06-03
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-06-18; after change - KR - 2020-06-19
- ↑ T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 T1's Tweet twitter.com
