Woongjin Stars

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[e][h]Woongjin Stars
Team Information
Coaches:
S.E.S (Kim Sang Hoon / 김상훈), SONJJANG (Son Seung Wan / 손승완
Manager:
Lee Jae Kyun (이재균)
Team Captain:
Terran Light
Approx. Total Winnings:
$75,658
Player earnings:
$207,779
Links
History
Created:
2001-05-01
Disbanded:
2013-12-13
Terran Light from MBCGame HERO (Feb 2011)
Terran Really from eSTRO (10/2010)
Protoss GosI(Flying) from eSTRO (10/2010)


Woongjin Stars (웅진스타즈) 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] In May 2008 Hanbit Soft decided to sell the team due to financial difficulties.[8] 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.[9]

With Woongjin group declaring bankruptcy in September 2012,[10] 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,[11] the team would eventually disband two months later on December 2013.[12]

[edit]

  • Hanbitsoft, the Korean Starcraft distributer was the original sponsor.
  • Woongjin, a major Korean manufacturer of chemicals was the latest sponsor.

Achievements[edit]

  • Team
  • Players
DatePlaceTierTournamentScoreVsPrize
2010-07-137thA0Premier2009–2010 Shinhan Bank Proleague28–27Grp S.
2010-03-273rdA0Premier2010 Shinhan Bank Winners League3 : 4MBCGame HEROMBCGame HERO
2004-10-303rd - 4thA0Premier2004 SKY Proleague Round 22 : 3STX SouLSTX SouL
2004-07-171stA0Premier2004 SKY Proleague Round 14 : 3SK Telecom T1SK Telecom T1$60,169.76
2004-02-293rdA0Premier2003 Neowiz Pmang Cup Proleague0 : 3Suma GOSuma GO
2004-02-284thA0PremierLG IBM MBC Team League3 : 4Suma GOSuma GO$3,411.33
2003-10-112ndA0Premier2003 LifeZone KPGA Team League1 : 4Suma GOSuma GO$8,717.26
2003-08-302ndA0Premier2003 KTF EVER Cup Proleague1 : 4OrionOrion
2003-06-224thA0Premier2003 KeMongSa KPGA Tour Team League1–3Grp S.$3,359.78
Complete list of results in any tournament
DatePlaceTierTournamentTeamScoreVsPrize
2011-06-112ndA0PremierABC Mart MSL
ZerOZergSouth Korea
0 : 3
South KoreaTerranFlash
$16,100
2009-08-232ndA0Premier2009 Blizzcon Invitational
ZerOZergSouth Korea
1 : 2
South KoreaZergEffOrt
$10,000
2009-02-013rd - 4thA0PremierGOMTV Averatec-Intel Classic Season 2
freeProtossSouth Korea
0 : 3
South KoreaProtossJangBi
$7,239
2007-07-211stA0Premier2007 Daum OSL
GGPlayZergSouth Korea
3 : 2
South KoreaTerranIris
$32,200
2005-10-292ndA0Premier2005 Blizzcon Invitational
ReachProtossSouth Korea
1 : 2
South KoreaZergYellOw
$3,000
2002-10-121stA0Premier2002 SKY OSL
ReachProtossSouth Korea
3 : 1
South KoreaTerranBoxeR
$16,100
2002-10-101stA1Major2002 GhemTV Starleague Season 2
H.O.T-ForeverZergSouth Korea
3 : 2
South KoreaZergJunwi
$4,329
2002-06-151stA0Premier2002 NATE OSL
SyncTerranSouth Korea
3 : 1
South KoreaZergH.O.T-Forever
$16,100
2002-06-152ndA0Premier2002 NATE OSL
H.O.T-ForeverZergSouth Korea
1 : 3
South KoreaTerranSync
$8,050
2001-12-281stA0Premier2001 SKY OSL
GARIMTOProtossSouth Korea
3 : 2
South KoreaTerranBoxeR
$8,050
Complete list of results in any tournament

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 0- 0-
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 0- 0-
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 0- 0-
Soulkey 김민철 Kim Min Chul Zerg 2210.07 pts 2239.63 pts
HammEr Woongjin Stars 홍진표 Hong Jin Pyo Terran 0- 0-
sOs Jin Air Green Wings 김유진 Kim Yoo Jin Protoss 2061.91 pts 2075.34 pts
Woon 김성운 Kim Sung Woon Zerg 0- 0-
YongSu 박용수 Park Yong Su Zerg 0- 0-
ZerO 김명운 Kim Myung Woon Zerg 2213.75 pts 2267.25 pts

Gallery[edit]

  • Logo till September, 2008

  • Alternative logo starting from September, 2008

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Woogjin Stars Disbanding
  2. ↑ Hanbit Stars formation
  3. ↑ Hanbit Stars formation
  4. ↑ Woongjin Stars interview
  5. ↑ Hanbit Stars formation
  6. ↑ Hanbit Stars Kingdom interview
  7. ↑ Brief history of Woongjin Stars
  8. ↑ http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2008/05/133_24407.html
  9. ↑ https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/78951-hanbit-gets-a-new-sponsor-big-company
  10. ↑ http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2012/09/123_120935.html
  11. ↑ https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/430813-woongjin-stars-difficult-to-participate-in-proleague-not-disbanding
  12. ↑ https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/438247-soulkey-joins-sk-telecom-t1-woongjin-stars-disbands


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