SK Telecom T1

Not to be confused with SK Gaming.
SK Telecom T1
SK텔레콤 T1
Location South Korea
Founded 2002
Sponsors SK Telecom
Website www.sksports.net
SK Sports
Football
Baseball
Basketball
Handball (Men's)
Handball (Women's)
eSports

SK Telecom T1 is a works-team of the South Korean telecommunications company SK Telecom. At the end of 2003, SK Telecom took the StarCraft Team Orion (formerly 4U) by Lim "BoxeR" Yo-Hwan under contract and set up so that the team First. Lim Yo-Hwan took the role of team captain.[1] SK Telecom T1 is part of SK sports, including the baseball team SK Wyverns from Incheon, the basketball team SK Knights in Seoul and Olympic champion Park Tae-Hwan.[2] The team is also sponsored by apparel company New Balance, fast-food restaurant Kraze, and pharmaceutical companies Dong-A and Otsuka. SKT's LoL team, anchored by mid-laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, won the 2013 and 2015 League of Legends World Championships and is considered one of the best teams of all time.

Tournament results

StarCraft I

StarCraft II

League of Legends

SK Telecom T1
Nicknames SKT
Sport League of Legends
Founded December 2012
League League of Legends Champions Korea
Team history SK Telecom T1 K
Based in Seoul
Arena Yongsan e-Sports Stadium
Colors Red and yellow
Owner(s) SK Telecom
Head coach Choi "L.i.E.S" Byoung-hoon
Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun
Championships Worlds: 2013, 2015
Local media Ongamenet

Roster

StarCraft II

Nat. Race Player
South Korea Terran Lee "INnoVation" Sin-hyeong (이신형)
South Korea Terran Kim "Sorry" Ji-seong (김지성)
South Korea Terran Cho "Dream" Joong-hyeok (조중혁)
South Korea Terran Um "DynaMite" Ji-hun (엄지헌)
South Korea Protoss Kim "Classic" Do-woo (김도우)
South Korea Protoss Kim "Billowy" Do-gyeong (김도경)
South Korea Protoss Park "Zoun" Han-sol (박한솔)
South Korea Zerg Eo "soO" Yoon-soo (어윤수)
South Korea Zerg Park "Dark" Ryeong-woo (박령우)
South Korea Zerg Kim "Impact" Jun-hyeok (김준혁)

League of Legends

SK Telecom T1 League of Legends team at the World Championship 2013
Nat. Position Player
South Korea Top Lee "Duke" Ho-Seong (이호성)
South Korea Jungle Bae "Bengi" Seong-ung (배성웅)
South Korea Mid Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (이상혁)
South Korea AD Carry Bae "Bang" Jun-sik (배준식)
South Korea Support Lee "Wolf" Jae-wan (이재완)
South Korea Sub Jungle Kang "Blank" Sun-gu (강선구)
China Sub Support Lin "Death" Xi-Hong (임석터)
South Korea Coach Choi "L.i.E.S" Byoung-hoon (최병훈)
South Korea Coach Kim "KkOma" Jeong-gyun (김정균)

Former

Nat. Position Player
South Korea Top Jang "MaRin" Gyeong-Hwan (장경환)
South Korea Top Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong (정언영)
South Korea Jungle Cho "H0R0" Jae-hwan (조재환)
South Korea Jungle Im "T0m" Jae-hyeon (임재현)
South Korea Mid Lee "Easyhoon" Ji-hoon (이지훈)
South Korea AD Carry Chae "Piglet" Gwang-jin (채광진)
South Korea Support Lee "PoohManDu" Jeong-hyeon (이정현)

Literature

Lim Yo-Hwan, Crazy as Me(임요환,나만큼 미쳐봐), 2004, Bookroad, ISBN 89-91239-15-3 (03810)

References

  1. Lim Yo-Hwan,Crazy as Me(임요환,나만큼 미쳐봐), 2004, Bookroad, ISBN 89-91239-15-3 (03810)
  2. SK Sports: 스포츠 팬 을 향한 행복 날개: SK 스포츠단

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Taipei Assassins
Samsung Galaxy White
League of Legends World Championship winner
2013
2015
Succeeded by
Samsung Galaxy White
Incumbent
Preceded by
MVP Ozone
KT Rolster Arrows
League of Legends Champions Korea winner
Summer 2013 – Winter 2013–2014
Spring 2015 – Spring 2016
Succeeded by
Samsung Galaxy Blue
Incumbent
Preceded by
Team SoloMid
Intel Extreme Masters World Championship winner
Season X (2016)
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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