T1
T1 (previosuly known as SK Telecom T1 or SKT) is a Korean Esports Orgnization. Also the works team of the South Korean telecommunications company SK Telecom.
History[edit]
SKT T1 era (2002-2018)[edit]
Originally began as a Brood War team founded in 2002 by BoxeR. The team has expanded into Special Force , Special Force 2 , Starcraft II , Hearthstone and being widely known for their 3 League of Legends World Championship titles.
In January 2018, SKT T1 announced their intention to start a PUBG team scheduled to be officially completed by August 2018 with cCarter, former SKT T1 LOL Head Coach becoming the new Head Coach for the PUBG team . The team then later open up Applications in April.
On August 12,2018 SKT T1 held the Trainee Audition during 5GX Game Festival to find two qualified trainees alongside the Starting Roster being officially announced.
T1 Rebranding era (2019-Present)[edit]
On February 25,2019 SKT T1renames to T1 as SK Telecom enters a partnership with Comcast Spectacor, who owns the Philadelphia Fusion in Overwatch.
Timeline[edit]
- Start of 2019 - Wolff released as free agent.
- February 8th - SKT T1 signed Akad, TiHyong and Nana. Daze and PLIKHE leaves.[3]
- February 25th - SK Telecom T1 renames to T1 as SK Telecom enters a partnership with Comcast Spectacor.[4]
- May 13th - Nana renamed his IGN to HI. Signed by OP Gaming Ardor. Treasure moved from Trainee to Starter. [5]
- End of PKL Phase 2 - TiHYong leaves. HelleN moved from Trainee to Starter.
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
| Active Squad | ||||
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Adder | Jeong Ji-hun | Starter | 2018-08-12 [1] |
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JeffLocka | Choi Seung-young | Starter | 2018-09-28 [2] |
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Akad | Lim Gwang-hyun | Starter | 2019-02-08 [3] |
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Treasure | Lee Ha-Neul | Starter | 2019-05-13 [5] |
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HelleN | Ahn Kang-Hyun | Starter | 2019-02-08 [3] |
Former[edit]
| Former Players | ||||||
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| ID | Name | Role | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | |
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TiHyong | Kim Tae-hyoung | Starter | 2019-02-08 [3] | 2019-06-30 | 
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Nana | Lee Hak-il | Starter | 2019-02-08 [3] | 2019-05-13 [5] |  OP Gaming Ardor
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Daze | Park Chan-hyuk | Starter | 2018-08-12 [1] | 2019-02-08 [3] |
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PLIKHE | Kim Seong-min | Starter | 2018-08-12 [1]} | 2019-02-08 [3] | geekstar_pdv
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Wolff (Substitute) | Yoon Sung-ho | Trainees | 2018-08-12 [1] | 2019-01-01 [3] |
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Raeng | Kim Seong-jin | Starter | 2018-08-12 [1] | 2018-09-28 [2] |
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Organization[edit]
| Organization | ||||||
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| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |||
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cCarter | Choi Byoung-hoon | Head Coach | 2018-08-12 | ||
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Toad | Choi Jeong-jin | Coach | 2018-08-12 | ||
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Tournament | Prize | ||||
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| 2019 | ||||||||
| 2019-11-24 | 11th | Premier | PUBG Global Championship 2019 | $40,000 | ||||
| 2019-10-12 | 2nd | Premier | PUBG Korea League 2019 - Phase 3 | $29,573.67 | ||||
| 2019-06-29 | 14th | Premier | PUBG Korea League 2019 - Phase 2 | $0 | ||||
| 2019-03-23 | 8th | Premier | PUBG Korea League 2019 - Phase 1 | $8,932 | ||||
| 2019-01-05 | 1 - 8th | Qualifier | PUBG Korea League 2019 - Closed Qualifier | $0 | ||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2018-11-23 | 17th | Major | PUBG Korea League Season 2 - Regular Season | $0 | ||||
| About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 INVEN (2018-08-12). "SKT T1 배틀그라운드팀 창단식 및 연습생 선발 종료, 대망의 주인공은?".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 SK Telecom T1 (2018-09-28). "김성진 Raeng 선수가 개인적인 사유로 팀을 떠나 최승영 JeffLocka 선수가 합류하게 되었습니다.".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 SK Telecom T1 (2019-02-08). "2019 #PKL Phase1 개막을 앞두고 팬 여러분들께 선수 우리 팀의 엔트리 변동사항을 전합니다.".
- ↑ "SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor Announce Global Esports Joint Venture". Business Wire. 2019-02-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "@TeamOP_GAMING have a new 2nd team - say hello to OPG Ardor !". PKL Community. 2019-05-13.
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