KT Rolster
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- Lee Kil Man (이길만)
Coach:H.O.T-Forever (Kang Doh Kyung / 강도경)
Coach:ZergBong (Lim Jae Duk / 임재덕)
Coach:Hery (Kim Yoon Hwan / 김윤환)
7 3 6 Crazy-Hydra from Woongjin Stars (03/2011)
KT Rolster (KT 롤스터) is a Korean StarCraft professional team. The team was formerly known as KTF MagicNs. It was a StarCraft team until 2012, when KeSPA switched to StarCraft II. The team disbanded its Starcraft II roster on October 18, 2016.[1] It now only has a League of Legends team.
History[edit]
- Created as Raptors in 1998
- Changed name to KTF MagicNs in March 2001
- Changed name to KT Fingerboom on July 31, 2009[2]
- Changed name to olleh KT on August 10, 2009[3]
- Changed name to KT Rolster on August 25, 2009[4]
Overview[edit]
KT Rolster (formerly KTF MagicNS) is one of the oldest progaming teams and longtime rivals of SK Telecom T1. Founded as Raptors, they became KTF MagicNs in 2001, then KT MagicNs near the end of the 2008-2009 Proleague Season, changing their sponsor from subsidiary KTF to parent company KT. At the end of the season they changed to KT Fingerboom for a little while before settling on KT Rolster (short for Roller Coaster).
Since their sponsor is rich, KT is famous for buying many strong players, leading many to compare it to the football club Real Madrid. In their first Golden Age, KTF's roster featured greats and Starleague champions such as YellOw, Reach, Nal_rA, Sync, TheMarine, Chojja, and Goodfriend. Despite their star-studded lineup featuring many Starleague finalists, they were unable to defeat their rival SKT in the 2005 SKY Proleague Grand Final. Soon, many of KTF's top players began aging and a rapid decline ensued. Many were forced to enter the Air Force, such as YellOw and Reach, while others simply retired. During this time, KTF Coach Garimto tried to make a comeback into progaming, but was met with failure.
During these dark days for KTF, a new star began to rise: Flash. Soon, he began to carry the team on his shoulders, with little support from 815, Lucifer, Tempest, Sair, and Hery. KTF managed to finish in a middling position thanks to Flash's meteoric rise, including his win of the 2008 Bacchus OSL; this led to the nickname "KTFlash," since Flash would often have to win both his match and the ACE match for KTF to win. Soon, however, KTF began to flex its financial muscle again, acquiring MSL champions Luxury and fOrGG, both of whom had defeated Flash convincingly in individual leagues--EVER2008 OSL and Arena MSL, respectively. Unfortunately, this deadly combination was never to materialize as both Luxury and fOrGG slumped and Flash was again forced to carry KTFlash on his shoulders.
Only until 2009 did KT finally begin producing homegrown talents such as Violet and later Stats, thanks largely to the coaching of H.O.T-Forever. Luxury and fOrGG would also sporadically perform well, usually when the other did not, but this was enough to begin easing some of Flash's burden. Upon the beginning of the 2009-2010 Proleague Season, something finally clicked as Flash, Violet, and Luxury led KT to a 10-1 record. Throughout the 2009-2010 season, incredible play by Flash, supported by wins from Violet, Stats, Luxury, and fOrGG, led KT to a #1 position at the end of the regular season. Though Luxury was forced to retire in the Match Fixing Scandal, severely weakening KT's Zerg line, they were still able to eke out some wins with Hoejja, 815, and FireFist serving as snipers in ZvP and ZvZ.
As of 8th August 2010, KT has become the new champion of 2009-2010 Shinhan Bank Proleague after defeating their longtime rival and defending champion SK Telecom T1 4-2 in the Proleague Grand Finals, with wins by Violet, Stats, Tempest and Flash over Canata, Bisu, s2 and Hyuk respectively.
Notable Former Players[edit]
- Freemura
- JoyO
- Autumn
- January
- Oddysay
- Reach
- NaDa
- Nal_rA
- Sync
- TheMarine
- Garimto
- Chojja
- Goodfriend
- YellOw
- Violet (Deceased)
- Flash
- fOrGG
- Mind
Sponsor Information[edit]
KT is a South Korean telecommunications company. Originally, the team was named after KTF, a subsidiary of KT, that specializes in cellular phones.
The team is also sponsored by ZOWIE GEAR, a gaming gear company. Working with KT Rolster to produce gaming gear products such as mice, headsets, keyboards and mouse pads for e-sports.
Facts[edit]
- KT also has a Special Forces team in addition to their StarCraft team.
- KT also sponsors a number of sports teams, including a professional basketball team known as KT Sonicboom.
Team Achievements[edit]
| Place | Year | Event/League |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2011-2012 | SK Planet Proleague Season 1 |
| 1st | 2010-2011 | Shinhan Bank Proleague 10–11 |
| 2nd | 2011 | Shinhan Bank Winners League |
| 3rd | 2010 | GyeongNam STX Masters Cup |
| 1st | 2009-2010 | Shinhan Bank Proleague |
| 1st | 2010 | Shinhan Bank Winners League |
| 3rd | 2009 | Shinhan Bank Winners League |
| 2nd | 2008 | Proleague Rivals Battle |
| 1st | 2008 | Minor League |
| 2nd | 2007-2008 | Minor League |
| 2nd | 2005 | SKY ProLeague Grand Final |
| 3rd | 2005 | SKY ProLeague Round 2 |
| 2nd | 2005 | SKY ProLeague Round 1 |
| 2nd | 2004 | SKY ProLeague Round 3 |
| 2nd | 2003-2004 | LG IBM MBC Team League |
Proleague Performance[edit]
| Round | Record | Terran | Record | Protoss | Record | Zerg | Record | 4th Man | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Round 1 | 7-3 |  Goodfriend |
6-3 |  Nal_rA |
3-3 |  ChoJJa |
5-3 | Hery |
2-3 |
| 2006 Round 2 | 3-7 | Hery |
4-3 | Reach |
2-2 | ChoJJa |
1-4 | Nal_rA |
1-2 |
| 2007 Round 1 | 11-11 | Hery |
9-7 | Nal_rA |
10-10 | ChoJJa |
5-5 | Flash |
7-3 |
| 2007 Round 2 | 10-12 | Flash |
10-8 | Nal_rA |
1-9 | 815 |
8-2 | Hery |
4-7 |
| 2008 Proleague | 13-9 | Flash |
17-8 | LuCifer |
6-5 | 815 |
6-7 | Hery |
3-2 |
| 08-09 Rounds 1-2 | 10-12 | Flash |
19-7 | Tempest |
3-8 | Luxury |
9-11 | FireFist |
3-4 |
| 08-09 Round 3 (WL) | 7-4 | Flash |
18-6 | Violet |
1-1 | Luxury |
12-8 | HoeJJa |
5-7 |
| 08-09 Round 4 | 4-7 | Flash |
6-5 | Violet |
6-0 | Luxury |
1-8 | fOrGG |
2-4 |
| 08-09 Round 5 | 8-3 | Flash |
11-3 | Violet |
6-3 | 815 |
5-2 | Luxury |
4-2 |
| 09-10 Round 1 | 10-1 | Flash |
11-1 | Violet |
7-0 | Luxury |
7-2 | HoeJJa |
1-2 |
| 09-10 Round 2 | 7-4 | Flash |
11-2 | Violet |
6-6 | Luxury |
1-4 | HoeJJa |
2-2 |
| 09-10 Round 3 (WL) | 10-1 | Flash |
19-3 | Stats |
7-3 | HoeJJa |
3-3 | fOrGG |
8-7 |
| 09-10 Round 4 | 6-5 | Flash |
10-3 | Stats |
6-1 | HoeJJa |
1-4 | fOrGG |
5-5 |
| 09-10 Round 5 | 5-6 | Flash |
6-7 | Stats |
5-4 | HoeJJa |
2-2 | fOrGG |
4-1 |
| 10-11 Round 1 | 3-6 | Flash |
9-1 | Stats |
5-5 | Action |
4-5 | fOrGG |
4-4 |
| 10-11 Round 2 | 4-5 | Flash |
9-1 | Stats |
6-3 | Action |
3-5 | Violet |
3-5 |
| 10-11 Rounds 3-4 (WL) | 17-2 | Flash |
24-5 | Stats |
25-9 | Action |
14-10 | Crazy-Hydra |
7-4 |
| 10-11 Rounds 5-6 | 9-9 | Flash |
8-8 | Stats |
10-9 | Crazy-Hydra |
7-9 | Action |
6-6 |
| 11-12 Round 1 | 4-3 | Flash |
5-0 | Stats |
5-1 | Crazy-Hydra |
3-2 | HoeJJa |
1-3 |
| 11-12 Round 2 | 5-2 | Flash |
6-0 | Stats |
4-2 | Action |
2-2 | Wooki |
2-1 |
| 11-12 Round 3 | 3-4 | Flash |
4-2 | Stats |
2-4 | Crazy-Hydra |
4-0 | Wooki |
2-3 |
Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Result | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-08 | 2nd | Premier | | 2011-12 SK Planet Proleague Season 1 | 0 : 1 |  | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-10-16 | 1st | Premier | | 2010–11 Shinhan Bank Proleague | 1 : 0 | | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-08-17 | 3rd | Premier |  | 2010 GyeongNam-STX Cup Masters | 2 : 4 |  | $4,257.44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-08-07 | 1st | Premier | | 2009–2010 Shinhan Bank Proleague | 4 : 2 | | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-04-03 | 1st | Premier | | 2010 Shinhan Bank Winners League | 4 : 3 |   | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-02-25 | 2nd | Premier | | 2005 SKY Proleague Grand Final | 2 : 4 | | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-07-20 | 2nd | Premier | | 2005 SKY Proleague Round 1 | 1 : 4 |  | $14,664.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-02-05 | 2nd | Premier | | 2004 SKY Proleague Round 3 | TBD | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-02-28 | 2nd | Premier | | LG IBM MBC Team League | 2 : 4 |  (4U) | $8,528.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003-06-22 | 3rd | Premier | | 2003 KeMongSa KPGA Tour Team League | 0 : 3 | | $5,039.67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Player | Result | Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-11 | 1st | Premier |  | ABC Mart MSL |  | 3 : 0 | | $40,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-09-11 | 1st | Premier |  | 2010 Korean Air OSL Season 2 | | 3 : 1 | | $32,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-08-28 | 1st | Premier | | Bigfile MSL | | 3 : 2 | | $40,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-05-29 | 1st | Premier | | Hana Daetoo Securities MSL | | 3 : 0 | | $40,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-01-17 | 1st | Premier | | 2009 EVER OSL | | 3 : 1 | | $32,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-08-16 | 1st | Premier |  | GOMTV Averatec Intel Classic Season 3 | | 3 : 1 | | $40,330 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-03-20 | 1st | Premier | | Lost Saga MSL | | 3 : 1 | | $40,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-03-15 | 1st | Premier | | 2008 Bacchus OSL | | 3 : 0 | | $32,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-03-01 | 1st | Premier | | GOMTV Star Invitational | | 3 : 2 | | $21,329.74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-01-14 | 1st | Premier | | 2005 LG CYON MSL | | 3 : 1 | | $24,150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extended list of results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player Roster[edit]
| Cacia | (이동원 Lee Dong Won) 이동원 Lee Dong Won | - | - | |
| Action | (김성대 Kim Seong Dae) 김성대 Kim Seong Dae | 2132.37 pts | 2166.66 pts | |
| BarrackS | (황병영 Hwang Byung Yung) 황병영 Hwang Byung Yung | 2029.81 pts | 2040.95 pts | |
| Crazy | (임정현 Lim Jung Hyun) 임정현 Lim Jung Hyun | 2148.7 pts | 2173.23 pts | |
| Flash | (이영호 Lee Young Ho) 이영호 Lee Young Ho | 2288.21 pts | 2443.35 pts | |
| HoeJJa | (고강민 Koh Kang Min) 고강민 Koh Kang Min | 2089.34 pts | 2140.55 pts | |
| Motive | (원선재 Won Seon Jae) 원선재 Won Seon Jae | - | - | |
| Mind | (박성균 Park Sung Gyoon) 박성균 Park Sung Gyoon | 2105.46 pts | 2199.64 pts | |
| NoroO | (노경래 Noh Kyung Rae) 노경래 Noh Kyung Rae | - | - | |
| PerfectMan | (김태균 Kim Tae Gyoon) 김태균 Kim Tae Gyoon | 2003.93 pts | 2040.4 pts | |
| pinOkiO | (유성엽 Yoo Sung Yoeb) 유성엽 Yoo Sung Yoeb | - | - | |
| Stats |  | (김대엽 Kim Dae Yeob) 김대엽 Kim Dae Yeob | 2174.21 pts | 2237.9 pts |
| Violet | | (우정호 Woo Jung Ho) 우정호 Woo Jung Ho | 2104.36 pts | 2197.89 pts |
| Zest | | (주성욱 Joo Sung Wook) 주성욱 Joo Sung Wook | 2056.93 pts | 2137.28 pts |
Gallery[edit]
Logo till July 31, 2009
Logo from July 31, 2009 to August 10, 2009
Logo from August 10, 2009 to August 25, 2009
Articles and Interviews[edit]
- End of the Line. A Team Liquid Final Edit by Arrian, detailing the history of KT and its trouble finding continued success and team identity.
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ SC2 Proleague discontinued
- ↑ Waxangel (2009-07-31). "KT team reveals their new name!". Retrieved 2017-06-28.
- ↑ iNfeRnaL (2009-08-10). "KT team reveals their new name!". Retrieved 2017-06-28.
- ↑ MrHoon (2009-08-25). "New KT Name". Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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