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Jin Air Green Wings
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Jin Air Green Wings
Team Information
Location:
Coaches:
Cha Ji Hoon
Ha Tae Jun
Ha Tae Jun
Manager:
Ju Hoon
Sponsor:
Team Earnings:
$165,919 USD
Links
Achievements
Solo Achievements
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:
0
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0History
Created:
2011-11-04
Disbanded:
2020-11-30
Jin Air Green Wings is the StarCraft II team of South Korean airline Jin Air, which flies domestically within South Korea and also to China, Japan, Guam and Southeast Asia. Formerly known as the 8th Team, it was one of the seven KeSPA-recognized teams participating in Proleague and also has a League of Legends team.
Contents
History[edit]
As Jin Air Green Wings 
[edit]
- March 11, CoCa leaves the team and retires.[12]
- April 4, Avenge comes out of retirement and joins Jin Air.[13]
- April 10, Pigbaby leaves the team.[14]
- April 10, Adios joins.[15]
- August 25, TRUE does not renew his contract with the team.[16]
- September 17, Trap joins.[17]
- November 28, Symbol joins. [18]
- December 1, Pigbaby rejoins.[19]
- July 10, Jin Air becomes the team's title sponsor, changing its name to Jin Air Green Wings.[20]
- August 17, Argo was announced as having retired from pro gaming. [21]
- August 18, Check (aka ALBM) joins Western Wolves.[22]
- August 23, Pure joins Jin Air's roster.[23]
- September 1, Neige is announced to be on AZUBU's GSTL roster.[24]
- September 16, TY leaves the team after going into free agent status and joins KT Rolster. [25]
- December 12 - Jin Air signs Maru from Prime and sOs from Woongjin Stars.[26]
As 8th Team 
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8th Team was formed after the disbanding of three previous Brood War teams: MBCGame HERO, WeMade FOX and Hwaseung Oz.
- May 7, Movie joins the team.[30]
- May 16, hero joins the team.[31]
- May 17, Killer retires.[32]
- May, 8 Team enters the hybrid 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2.
- June 2, Cezanne joins the team as the StarCraft 2 coach.[33]
- October 4, Sea leaves the team to join Team Liquid.[34]
- November 2, Alone joins 8th Team.[35]
- December 5, Jaedong leaves to join Evil Geniuses.[36]
Player Roster at the time of Disbandment[edit]
| Former Players | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||
 | | Creator | Jang Hyun Woo | 2019-12-10 | 2020-11-30 |  Team NV |
| | Maru | Cho Seong Ju | 2013-12-13 | 2020-11-30 | Team NV |
 | | Rex | Lei Hao Chen | 2020-08-10 | 2020-11-30 | |
| | Rogue  | Lee Byung Ryul | 2011-11-04 | 2020-11-30 |  Dragon Phoenix Gaming |
| | sOs | Kim Yoo Jin | 2013-12-13 | 2020-11-30 | Team NV |
| | Trap | Cho Sung Ho | 2014-09-17 | 2020-11-30 |  Afreeca Freecs |
Former[edit]
| Former Players | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||
| | Adios | Kim Ki Tae | 2014-04-10 | 2015-05-08 |  Retirement |
| | Argo | Kim Jae Hoon | 2013-07-10 | 2013-08-16 | Retirement |
| | Avenge | Kim Nam Joong | 2014-04-04 | 2015-02-03 | Retirement |
| | Bridge | Park Soo Bum | 201?-??-?? | 201?-??-?? | Retirement |
| | Check | Kim Min Gyu | 2013-07-10 | 2013-08-18 |  Western Wolves |
| | Check | Kim Min Gyu | 2015-03-26 | 2015-10-31 | Retirement |
| | CoCa | Choi Jong Hwan | 2013-07-10 | 2014-03-11 | Retirement |
| | Creator | Jang Hyun Woo | 2015-11-17 | 2019-12-02 | Jin Air Green Wings |
| | Cure | Kim Do Wook | 2013-07-10 | 2019-12-02 | Dragon Phoenix Gaming |
| | hero | Jo Il Jang | 2012-05-16 | 201?-??-?? | Retirement |
| | HyuN | Ko Seok Hyun | 2016-03-25 | 2016-11-30 | Retirement |
| | Jaedong | Lee Jae Dong | 2011-11-04 | 2012-12-05 |  Evil Geniuses |
| | Killer | Park Joon Oh | 201?-??-?? | 201?-??-?? | Retirement |
 | | MajOr | Juan Lopez | 2013-01-02 | 2013-06-17 |  ROOT Gaming |
| | Movie | Jin Young Hwa | 2012-05-07 | 201?-??-?? | Retirement |
| | Neige | Jung Jung Ho | 201?-??-?? | 2013-09-01 |  AZUBU |
| | Pigbaby | Yang Hee Soo | 2012-04-12 | 2014-04-10 | Jin Air Green Wings |
| | Pigbaby | Yang Hee Soo | 2014-12-01 | 2015-10-31 | Retirement |
| | Pure | Park Sae Jung | 2013-08-23 | 2013-10-08 | Retirement |
| | Rex | Lei Hao Chen | 2019-02-27 | 2019-12-31 | Jin Air Green Wings |
| | Sea | Yum Bo Sung | 2011-11-04 | 2012-??-?? |  Team Liquid |
| | Symbol | Kang Dong Hyun | 2014-11-28 | 2015-10-31 |  SBENU |
| | Terminator | Ha Jae Sang | 2013-07-10 | 2015-10-31 | Retirement |
| | TRUE | Bang Tae Soo | 2012-11-02 | 2014-08-25 |  Dead Pixels |
| | TY | Jun Tae Yang | 2011-11-04 | 2013-08-31 |  KT Rolster |
Roster at Jin Air Green Wings creation[edit]
| ID | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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ALBM | Kim Min Gyu |
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Argo | Kim Jae Hoon |
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CoCa | Choi Jong Hwan |
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Cure | Kim Doh Wook |
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Neige | Jung Jung Ho |
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Pigbaby | Yang Hee Soo |
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Savage | Lee Byung Ryul |
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Terminator | Ha Jae Sang |
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TRUE | Bang Tae Soo |
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TY | Jun Tae Yang |
Organization[edit]
| Staff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | |
| Ju Hoon | Manager | |
| herb | Ha Tae Jun | Coach |
Former[edit]
| Former Staff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Name | Position | |
| Cezanne | Kim Jung Hwan | Coach |
| TBD | Han Sang Yong | Head Coach |
| TBD | Cha Ji Hoon | Head Coach |
Interviews[edit]
- 2013-07-30 | "Jaedong come back" by Kim Yong-Woo of Daily esports
Team Achievements[edit]
| Date | Place | Tier | Tournament | Result | Prize | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-13 | 1st | Premier | | China Team Championship 2019 Season 2 | 4 : 3 |  | $14,082 | |
| 2016-09-03 | 1st | Premier | | 2016 SK Telecom Proleague | 4 : 0 | | $45,475 | |
| 2016-07-31 | 1st | Major | 2016 Proleague: Round 3 | 4 : 1 | | $13,488 | ||
| 2016-05-21 | 1st | Major | 2016 Proleague: Round 2 | 4 : 3 | | $12,598 | ||
| 2015-10-10 | 2nd | Premier | | 2015 SK Telecom Proleague | 2 : 4 |  | $17,000 | |
| 2015-04-25 | 2nd | Major | 2015 Proleague: Round 2 | 3 : 4 |  | $4,645 | ||
| 2015-02-14 | 2nd | Major | 2015 Proleague: Round 1 | 2 : 4 | | $4,552 | ||
| 2014-07-08 | 1st | Major | 2014 Proleague: Round 4 | 4 : 2 | | $14,820 | ||
| 2014-04-01 | 1st | Major | 2014 Proleague: Round 2 | 4 : 1 |  | $14,173 | ||
| 2013-07-09 | 7th | Premier | | 2012–2013 SK Planet Proleague: Regular Season | 16-26 | Grp S. | $8,892 | |
| Complete list of results in any tournament | ||||||||
- For 8th Team's Brood War results, click here.
Trivia[edit]
- Lost without winning a single game on their SC2 debut against SK Telecom T1.
- Members of the team, most notably sOs (on the tail fin) are featured on one of Jin Air's jets - specifically, a Boeing 737-800 that flies between Gimpo and Jeju.[37][38][39]
- When Proleague discontinued, after having runned from 2005-2016, all other Kespa teams than Jin Air Green Wings closed down their doors, but Jin Air Green Wings promised to continue supporting the Korean Starcraft 2 scene, they also sponsored SSL Season 1 and 2 of 2017.
See Also[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Earnings Statistics
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References[edit]
- ↑ SC2 division disbands!
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Cure and Creator leave
- ↑ Creator rejoins
- ↑ HyuN joins Jin Air Green Wings
- ↑ HyuN leaves Jin Air Green Wings
- ↑ Jin Air's Avenge to enter the army February 3
- ↑ Check to Jin Air Green Wings
- ↑ SPL Round 3 Rosters Announced
- ↑ Kenzi (2015-10-30). "Check, Symbol Pigbaby and Terminator leave JinAIR". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ Creator joins JinAir Greenwings
- ↑ CoCa Retires
- ↑ Avenge Returns from retirement and joins Jin Air!
- ↑ UngNim leaves IM
- ↑ Adios joins
- ↑ Jin Air Green Wings (August 25, 2014). "TRUE leaves Jin Air Green Wings". Facebook.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ Trap joins Jin Air.
- ↑ lichter (28 November 2014). "Symbol joins Jin Air Green Wings". tl.net.
- ↑ Pigbaby returns to Jin Air Green Wings
- ↑ https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=420756
- ↑ Jaehoon (Argo) retires
- ↑ Tray (2013-08-18). "WesternWolves signs Kespa Pro". westernwolves.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ Pure joins Jin Air
- ↑ Waxangel (2013-09-01). "GSTL/eSF September Rosters Announced". tl.net. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ TY signs with KT Rolster
- ↑ sOs and Maru join Jin Air Green Wings
- ↑ http://www.root-gaming.com/blog/958/ Root-gaming.com
- ↑ https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=417557
- ↑ https://tl.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=420698
- ↑ "Movie joins Team 8". TL.net. May 7 2012.
- ↑ "by.hero moves to Team 8". TL.net. May 16 2012.
- ↑ Killer retires
- ↑ Cezanne joins Team 8 as a coach
- ↑ Introducing Liquid'Sea
- ↑ "Alone transfers from SKT to T8". Esports.Dailygame.co.kr. November 2 2012. Translation / TL.net thread
- ↑ EG.Jaedong on tl.net TL.net 5 December 2012
- ↑ http://pgr21.com/pb/pb.php?id=gamenews&no=7769
- ↑ https://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/451493-jin-air-players-featured-on-airliner
- ↑ http://imgur.com/a/nGpoQ
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