Samsung Galaxy
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2016-12-02 - TrAce joins as a coach.
2016-11-30 - Helper leaves, Kim Jung-soo leaves.
2016-09-07 - oDin joins as a coach.
Samsung Galaxy Pro-Game Team is a South Korean professional League of Legends team which participates in League of Legends Champions Korea, and is a part of the Korean e-Sports Association. Throughout its history as a professional Brood War team, and until September 2013 as a StarCraft II team, it was known as Samsung KHAN. The organisation entered League of Legends after acquiring the rosters of MVP Ozone and MVP Blue [1].
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History[edit]
After the 2014 World Championship and the announcement by KeSPA of a new format for Korean competition which prohibited organizations from fielding multiple teams, Samsung was unable to retain any of its players from either Samsung White or Samsung Blue. The team was invited to compete in 2015 Champions Spring and on December 2nd 2014 announced a preliminary roster for the season consisting of CuVee, Eve, BlisS, Fury, and Wraith[2]. In Champions Spring Samsung's new roster struggled and finished in last place with a record of 2-12, forcing them to play in the summer promotion tournament. The team managed to qualify for Champions Summer by beating Prime and Xenics. Crown and Luna joined the roster[3] before the season started, helping Samsung to an improved record of 6-12 and avoiding relegation with a 7th place finish.
Samsung competed in the 2015 LoL KeSPA Cup, where they were upset by the eventual champions Ever in the first round. Afterwards, Samsung announced roster changes resulting in Eve, Ace, BlisS, Fury and Luna leaving the team[4] while Ambition, Helper, CoreJJ, and Stitch joined the lineup.[5]
In 2016 Champions Spring Samsung showed improvement over the previous year. After looking like they could clinch the fifth and final seed for the playoffs, Samsung were denied by the surging Afreeca Freecs who beat them by the game score tiebreaker and giving Samsung a sixth place finish for the split with a 10-8 record. In the midseason, Samsung Galaxy picked up a new AD Carry in Ruler, while CoreJJ moved to Support. During the 2016 summer split, Samsung showed considerable improvement, notably taking a 2-0 win against the ROX Tigers in the opening week. They ended the regular season in fourth place with a 12-6 series record, seeding them into the playoffs. They defeated the Afreeca Freecs in the first round, but were then matched against KT Rolster and swept 3-0 resulting in a fourth place finish. Samsung managed to qualify as the second seed in the LCK Regional Finals by accumalated circuit points. In the rematch against the Afreeca Freecs, Samsung lost the first game before swapping out veteran support Wraith for new ADC-turned-support CoreJJ. With this swap, Samsung managed to beat the Freecs 3-1 and move on to play against KT Rolster. Samsung, using this new roster, upset the heavy favorites 3-2 breaking a 19 game losing streak against KT and qualifying for the 2016 World Championship.
At the World Championship, Samsung were drawn into Group D along with North America's Team SoloMid, China's Royal Never Give Up, and Europe's Splyce. What followed was considered by many the most impressive team performance of the first two Weeks, as they won five of their six matches in what was arguably the hardest group at Worlds in convincing fashion. The team advanced to the Bracket Stage and was drawn against Cloud9, which they handily won 3-0 and moved on to the Semifinals, where they once again swept a Western team, this time Europe's H2k-Gaming. Their opponent in the Grand Finals were fellow Korean team SK Telecom T1: after losing the first two games, the Samsung squad went on to almost pull off a reverse sweep by winning Games 3 and 4. In the end, however, Samsung fell to SKT in a 49 minute game.
Timeline[edit]
- January 9th - Horang2 joins as a coach.[6]
- Februray - Ace joins. [citation needed]
- May 19th - Crown and Luna join. [3]
- November 30th - Ambition joins. [7]
- November 30th - Ace, BlisS, Eve, Fury, Luna, and Horang2 leave. [4]
- December 1st - Helper, CoreJJ, and Stitch joins. Kim Jung-soo joins as a coach. [5]
- December - Raven leaves. [citation needed]
Player Roster[edit]
| Worlds 2017 Roster | ||||||
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CuVee | Lee Seong-jin (이성진) | Top | 2014-12-02[2] | 2017-11-30[15] |  KSV
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Ambition | Kang Chan-yong (강찬용) | Jungle | 2015-11-30[7] | 2017-11-30[15] | KSV
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Haru | Kang Min-seung (강민승) | Jungle | 2016-12-19[13] | 2017-11-30[15] | KSV
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Crown | Lee Min-ho (이민호) | Mid | 2015-05-19[3] | 2017-11-30[15] | KSV
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Ruler | Park Jae-hyuk (박재혁) | ADC | 2016-05-17[8] | 2017-11-30[15] | KSV
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CoreJJ | Jo Yong-in (조용인) | Support | 2015-12-01[5] | 2017-11-30[15] | KSV
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| Former Players | ||||||
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Wraith | Kwon Ji-min (권지민 | Support | 2014-12-02[2] | 2017-11-28[15] |  Jin Air Green Wings
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Stitch | Lee Seung-ju (이승주) | ADC | 2016-12-01[5] | 2017-11-28[14] |  G-Rex
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Helper | Kwon Yeong-jae (권영재) | Top | 2015-12-01[5] | 2016-11-30[11] |  Ever8 Winners
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Eve | Seo Jun-cheol (서준철) | Jungle | 2014-12-02[2] | 2015-11-30[4] |  Apex Gaming
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BlisS | Park Jong-won (박종원) | Mid | 2014-12-02[2] | 2015-11-30[4] | Apex Gaming
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Ace | Kim Ji-hoon (김지훈) | Mid | 2015-02-?? | 2015-11-30[4] | No team template exists for name "virtuoso gaming".
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Fury | Lee Jin-yong (이진용) | ADC | 2014-12-02[2] | 2016-11-30[4] |  Incredible Miracle
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Luna | Jang Kyung-ho (장경호) | Support | 2015-02-19[3] | 2016-11-30[4] | None
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Raven | Kim Ae-jun (김애준) | Sub/ADC | 2014-12-?? | 2015-12-?? | None
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Organization[edit]
| Former Organization | ||||||
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| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | |
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Edgar | Choi Woo-beom (최우범) | Head Coach | 2013-09-07[1] | 2017-11-30[15] | KSV
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oDin | Ju Yeong-dal (주영달) | Coach | 2016-09-07[10] | 2017-11-30[15] | KSV
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TrAce | Yeo Chang-dong (여창동) | Coach | 2016-12-19[12] | 2017-11-30[15] | KSV
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Kim | Kim Jung-su (김정수) | Coach | 2015-12-01 [5] | 2016-11-30[11] |  Team Dignitas
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Horang2 | Lee Kyung-min (이경민) | Coach | 2015-01-09 [6] | 2015-11-30[4] | None
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Results[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Results | Prize | ||||
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| 2017-11-30 | 3 - 4th | Major | 
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KeSPA Cup 2017 | 1 : 2 | 
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$9,231 | ||
| 2017-11-04 | 1st | Premier | 
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2017 World Championship | 3 : 0 | 
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$1,723,722 | ||
| 2017-08-15 | 4th | Premier | 
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LCK Summer 2017 | 0 : 3 |
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$17,796 | ||
| 2017-07-09 | 2nd | Premier | 
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Rift Rivals 2017: LCK vs LPL vs LMS | 
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1 : 3 | 
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$10,000 | |
| 2017-04-15 | 3rd | Premier |
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LCK Spring 2017 | 0 : 3 |
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$26,413 | ||
| 2016-12-18 | 1st | Major | 
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IEM Season XI - Gyeonggi | 3 : 1 | 
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$50,000 | ||
| 2016-10-29 | 2nd | Premier |
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2016 World Championship | 2 : 3 |
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$760,500 | ||
| 2016-08-20 | 4th | Premier |
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LCK Summer 2016 | 0 : 3 |
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$17,848 | ||
| 2016-04-09 | 6th | Premier |
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LCK Spring 2016 | 10/-/8 | Grp. S. | $8,749 | ||
| 2015-08-13 | 7th | Premier |
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LCK Summer 2015 | 6/-/12 | Grp. S. | $8,490 | ||
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | |||||||||
| Date | Time | Tier | Tournament | Score | Vs. Team | ||
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| 2017-12-01 | 08:00 UTC | Major | | KeSPA Cup 2017 - Semifinals | 1 : 2 | KT | |
| 2017-11-28 | 08:00 UTC | Major | | KeSPA Cup 2017 - Quarterfinals | 2 : 0 |  MVP | |
| 2017-11-04 | 07:00 UTC | Premier |  | 2017 World Championship - Finals | 3 : 0 | SKT | |
| 2017-10-29 | 07:30 UTC | Premier | | 2017 World Championship - Semifinals | 3 : 1 |  WE | |
| 2017-10-19 | 08:00 UTC | Premier | | 2017 World Championship - Quarterfinals | 3 : 0 |  LZ | |
| Complete list of matches in any tournament | |||||||
Awards[edit]
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Player | Award | Prize |
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| 2017-11-04 | Premier | 2017 World Championship |
Ruler |
Finals MVP | $0 |
| 2017-04-22 | Premier | LCK Spring 2017 |
Crown |
Group Stage MVP | $4,479 |
Gallery[edit]
Samsung White are crowned champions at Worlds 2014.
Samsung Galaxy are crowned champions at Worlds 2017.
Additional Content[edit]
Articles[edit]
- January 7th, Samsung Galaxy: Nexus Rebuilt by Alex Manisier on LiquidLegends.
- June 9th, A New Galaxy: Samsung and Korea in 2016 by Emily Rand on theScore.
- September 8th, Road to Worlds: Samsung Galaxy by Adam Newell on GAMURS.
- September 19th, One of these things is not like the others: Samsung's unlikely Worlds appearance by Emily Rand on theScore
- October 10th, Samsung Galaxy Express 2016 by Emily Rand on theScore.
- October 29th, A Little Bit of History Repeating: Samsung Galaxy vs. SK Telecom T1 by Emily Rand on theScore.v
Interviews[edit]
- December 18th, After today's IEM victory, Samsung Galaxy's next goal is to win LCK with Inven.
- 2017-01-24 |
Ambition: “I practice more when I feel like I’m falling behind.” by Slingshot Esports - 2017-07-03 | SSG Head Coach Edgar: "We hope to return to LCK feeling refreshed after RR" by Jaeic "Koth" Lee of InvenGlobal at Rift Rivals 2017: LCK vs LPL vs LMS
- 2017-07-06 | Interview with Samsung Galaxy "I don't know much about Taiwan, but I want to try all the local food" by Byungho "Haao" Kim andJaeic "Koth" Lee of InvenGlobal at Rift Rivals 2017: LCK vs LPL vs LMS
Videos[edit]
Highlight Videos[edit]
Match Highlights[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 박상진 (2013-09-07). "삼성전자 MVP 인수하며 LOL 팀 창단, 팀명은 '삼성 갤럭시 프로게임팀'" (in Korean). inven.co.kr. Translation / Liquidlegends.net thread
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 박범 (2014-12-02). "별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개" (in Korean). inven.co.kr.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger (2015-05-19). "Champions Korea Summer 2015 Rosters for Round 1 Announced" (in
English). thescoreesports.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Samsung Galaxy Facebook (2015-11-30). "Samsung contract terminations" (in English). facebook.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Samsung Galaxy Facebook (2015-12-01). "introducing new players" (in English). facebook.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kenzi (2015-01-09). "이경민, 삼성 갤럭시 LoL 코치로 합류" (in Korean). dailygame.co.kr. Translation / Liquidlegends.net thread
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Samsung Galaxy Facebook (2015-11-30). "Ambition joins Samsung" (in English). facebook.com.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Samsung Galaxy Facebook (2016-05-17). "Park JaeHyeok(Bung) joins our LOL Team" (in English). facebook.com.
- ↑ 손창식 (2016-05-19). "'코어장전' 조용인, 원거리 딜러에서 서포터로 변경" (in Korean). fomos.kr.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 김기자 (2016-09-07). "주영달, 삼성 갤럭시 LoL팀 코치로 복귀" (in Korean). fomos.kr.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Samsung Galaxy Facebook (2016-11-30). "Samsung GALAXY Team's coach Mr. Jung Soo Kim and player Mr. Young Jae Kwon contracts are going to terminate" (in English). facebook.com.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Samsung Galaxy Facebook (2016-12-02). "The new coaching staff Mr. Changdong Yeo has been elected." (in English). facebook.com.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Samsung Galaxy Facebook (2016-12-19). "Samsung GALAXY LOL Team scouts Mr. Minseung Kang(Jungle) aka Haroo." (in English). facebook.com.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 김기자 (2017-11-28). "Stitch joins" (in ). fomos.
- ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 @kespalol (2017-11-28). "Wraith leaves". Facebook.