Woongjin Stars
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Woongjin Stars was a former Korean StarCraft professional team that disbanded in 2013 after a brief transition to Starcraft II[1].
Overview[edit]
The team formed in Busan as a guild/clan under the name StarCraft Mania.[2] It was composed of entirely Busan-based progamers with the earliest members being head coach Lee Jae-kyun, team captain H.O.T-Forever, S.E.S, FlyToTheSky, GARIMTO, Reach and Kingdom.[3][4] Shortly after moving to Seoul, the future legends H.O.T-Forever, GARIMTO, Kingdom and later Reach all posted very strong performances which made Hanbit decide to sponsor the team.[5][6] In May 2001 under the name of Hanbit Stars, they went on to foster talents such as Autumn, Sync, Control, Junwi, Clon and Sunny which helped them win the 2004 SKY Proleague Round 1 and 2004 SKY Proleague Grand Final[7]. After Hanbit collapsed, Woongjin started sponsoring the team in September 2008 changing their name to Woongjin Stars where they kept on producing strong players in GGPlay, ZerO, Free and Soulkey but were unable to reach another BW Proleague finals[8].
With Woongjin group declaring bankruptcy in September 2012[9], there was speculation among the community whether this means the end of Woongjin Stars due to previous teams such as eSTRO and Team 8 having problems finding sponsors. Despite some reassurances that they will not disband after having waived most of their player roster on October 2013[10], the team would eventually disband two months later on December 2013[11].
Sponsor Information[edit]
- Hanbitsoft, the Korean Starcraft distributer[12] was the original sponsor.
- Woongjin, a major Korean manufacturer of chemicals was the latest sponsor.[13]
Team Achievements[edit]
Shinhan Bank Winners League 09–10- 2008-2009 GOMTV Preseason Tournament
2007 Cheonnam Grand Prix
2006 Hi Seoul Festival SKY Special- 2005 KTF BiGi KOREA eSports
- 2004 SKY Proleague Grand Final
- 2004 SKY Proleague Round 1
- 2003 OnGameNet KTF EVERCup Proleague
Facts[edit]
- For the first time in Proleague history, Woongjin Stars used a line-up of only Zerg players in match against hite SPARKYZ.
Player Roster[edit]
| ID | Team | Name | Race | ELO | ELO Peak |
| BisAnG | 윤지용 Yoon Ji Yong | Protoss | - | - | |
| Flying | Woongjin Stars | 신재욱 Shin Jae Wook | Protoss | 2018.82 pts | 2069.03 pts |
| free | 윤용태 Yoon Yong Tae | Protoss | 2033.98 pts | 2254.8 pts | |
| Impact | SK Telecom T1 | 김준혁 Kim Joon Hyuk | Zerg | - | - |
| BrAvO | Samsung Galaxy KHAN | 노준규 Noh Joon Kyu | Terran | 1997.22 pts | 2028.52 pts |
| Light | 이재호 Lee Jae Ho | Terran | 2154.13 pts | 2250.23 pts | |
| Aria | Woongjin Stars | 송광호 Song Gwang Ho | Protoss | - | - |
| Soulkey | 김민철 Kim Min Chul | Zerg | 2210.07 pts | 2239.63 pts | |
| HammEr | Woongjin Stars | 홍진표 Hong Jin Pyo | Terran | - | - |
| sOs | Jin Air Green Wings | 김유진 Kim Yoo Jin | Protoss | 2061.91 pts | 2075.34 pts |
| Woon | 김성운 Kim Sung Woon | Zerg | - | - | |
| YongSu | 박용수 Park Yong Su | Zerg | - | - | |
| ZerO | 김명운 Kim Myung Woon | Zerg | 2213.75 pts | 2267.25 pts |
References[edit]
- ↑ Woogjin Stars Disbanding
- ↑ Hanbit Stars formation
- ↑ Hanbit Stars formation
- ↑ Woongjin Stars interview
- ↑ Hanbit Stars formation
- ↑ Hanbit Stars Kingdom interview
- ↑ Brief history of Woongjin Stars
- ↑ http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/372170-woongjin-stars-in-danger
- ↑ http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2012/09/123_120935.html
- ↑ http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/430813-woongjin-stars-difficult-to-participate-in-proleague-not-disbanding
- ↑ http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/438247-soulkey-joins-sk-telecom-t1-woongjin-stars-disbands
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HanbitSoft
- ↑ Woongjin Chemical
