T1 (esports)

T1
Divisions	League of Legends; Valorant; Super Smash Bros.; Overwatch; League of Legends: Wild Rift
Founded	2003
League	League of Legends Champions Korea
Based in	Seoul
Location	South Korea
Colors	Red and white
CEO	Joe Marsh
Championships	3× World Championship (2013, 2015, 2016); 2× Mid-Season Invitational (2016, 2017); Intel Extreme Masters: 2016
League titles	10× League of Legends Champions Korea
Partners	SK Telecom, Samsung Electronics, BMW, Nike, DouYu, Red Bull, Twitch, Hana Bank, SteelSeries
Parent group	SK Telecom (54%); Comcast Spectacor (34%); Highland Capital (12%)
Website	t1.gg

T1 (previously known as SK Telecom T1 or SKT T1) is a South Korean esports organization operated by the T1 Entertainment & Sports, a joint venture between SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor.[1] At the end of 2003, SK Telecom took the StarCraft Team Orion (formerly 4U) by Lim Yo-hwan under contract and set up the team under the conglomerate's banner. Lim Yo-hwan took the role of team captain.[2] T1's League of Legends team has won the 2013, 2015, and 2016 editions of the League of Legends World Championship.

Honours

League

League of Legends Champions Korea

Winners (10): 2013 Summer, 2013–14 Winter, 2015 Spring, 2015 Summer, 2016 Spring, 2017 Spring, 2019 Spring, 2019 Summer, 2020 Spring, 2022 Spring

Runners-up (3): 2017 Summer, 2021 Summer, 2022 Summer

International

League of Legends World Championship

Winners (3): 2013, 2015, 2016

Runners-up: 2017, 2022

Mid-Season Invitational

Winners (2): 2016, 2017

Runners-up: 2015, 2022

Intel Extreme Masters

Winners: 2016

Tournament results

As SK Telecom T1 S

Year		League of Legends Champions Korea						World Championship
Year		P	W	L	W–L%	Pos.	Playoffs	World Championship
2013	Spring	10	5	5	.500	3rd (Group B)	Quarterfinals	did not qualify
2013	Summer	did not qualify						did not qualify
2014	Winter	6	3	3	.500	3rd (Group A)	did not qualify	did not qualify
	Spring	6	3	3	.500	3rd (Group A)	did not qualify
	Summer	6	4	2	.667	2nd (Group C)	Semifinals
Totals		28	15	13	.536	(2013–2014, includes only regular season)

As SK Telecom T1 K

Year		League of Legends Champions Korea						World Championship
Year		P	W	L	W–L%	Pos.	Playoffs	World Championship
2013	Spring	10	7	3	.700	1st (Group A)	Third place	Winners
2013	Summer	6	6	0	1.000	1st (Group C)	Winners	Winners
2014	Winter	6	6	0	1.000	1st (Group A)	Winners	did not qualify
	Spring	6	3	3	.500	2nd (Group A)	Quarterfinals
	Summer	6	3	3	.500	2nd (Group A)	Quarterfinals
Totals		34	25	9	.735	(2013–2014, includes only regular season)

As SK Telecom T1 / T1

Year		League of Legends Champions Korea						Mid-Season Invitational	World Championship
Year		P	W	L	W–L%	Pos.	Playoffs	Mid-Season Invitational	World Championship
2015	Spring	14	11	3	.786	2nd	Winners	Runners-up	Winners
2015	Summer	18	17	1	.944	1st	Winners	Runners-up	Winners
2016	Spring	18	12	6	.667	3rd	Winners	Winners	Winners
2016	Summer	18	13	5	.722	2nd	Round 3	Winners	Winners
2017	Spring	18	16	2	.889	1st	Winners	Winners	Runners-up
2017	Summer	18	13	5	.722	4th	Runners-up	Winners	Runners-up
2018	Spring	18	9	9	.500	4th	Round 2	did not qualify	did not qualify
2018	Summer	18	8	10	.444	7th	did not qualify	did not qualify	did not qualify
2019	Spring	18	14	4	.778	2nd	Winners	Semifinals	Semifinals
2019	Summer	18	11	7	.611	4th	Winners	Semifinals	Semifinals
2020	Spring	18	14	4	.778	2nd	Winners	None held[lower-alpha 1]	did not qualify
2020	Summer	18	13	5	.722	4th	Round 1	None held[lower-alpha 1]	did not qualify
2021	Spring	18	11	7	.611	4th	Semifinals	did not qualify	Semifinals
2021	Summer	18	11	7	.611	4th	Runners-up	did not qualify	Semifinals
2022	Spring	18	18	0	1.000	1st	Winners	Runners-up	Runners-up
2022	Summer	18	15	3	.833	2nd	Runners-up	Runners-up	Runners-up
Totals		284	206	78	.725	(2015–2022, includes only regular season)

StarCraft I

Year	Event	Season	Place	Last match	Result
2003	KTF EVER Cup		1st	SKT x Woongjin Stars	3–0
2003–2004	LG IBM MBC Team League		1st	SKT x KTF MagicNs	3–2
2004	Tucsan MBCGame	Team League I	1st	SKT x Suma GO	4–3
2004	Tucsan MBCGame	Team League II	1st	SKT x Suma GO	4–3
2005	SKY	Season 1	1st	SKT x KTF MagicNs	4–2
		Season 2	1st	SKT x Samsung KHAN	4–2
		Grand Final	1st	SKT x KTF MagicNs	4–3
2006		Season 1	1st	SKT x MBC Game Hero	3–0
2006		Grand Final	2nd	SKT x MBC Game Hero	3–0
2008–2009	Shinhan Bank		1st	SKT x Hwaseung Oz	2–0
2009–2010	Shinhan Bank		2nd	SKT x KT Rolster	4–2
2010-2011	Winners League		1st		4–3
2010-2011	Shinhan Bank	Grand Final	2nd		4–3
2011–2012	SK Planet	Proleague	1st		4–3

StarCraft II

Year	Event	Place
2012	WCS 2012: Asia	1st
	GSL Season 4 2012 (Code S)	3rd
	Auction All-Kill OSL 2012	1st
	MLG vs Proleague Invitational 2012	1st
	WCS 2012: Global Finals	3rd
2013	IEM VII – Katowice	3rd
	WCS Korea 2013 Season 2 Premier	2nd
	WCS Korea 2013 Season 3 Premier	2nd
	StarsWar League Season 3	1st
	Red Bull Battle Grounds: Grand Finals New York 2013	1st
	WCG 2013	3rd
	GSL Hot6ix Cup 2013	1st
2014	Proleague 2014 Round 1	2nd
	IEM VIII - Cologne	3rd
	WCS Korea 2014 Season 1 Premier	2nd
	GSL Global Championship 2014	2nd
	Proleague 2014 Round 3	1st
	WCS Korea 2014 Season 2 Premier	2nd
	WCS Korea 2014 Season 2 Premier	1st
	Proleague 2014 Round 4	2nd
	Proleague 2014 Playoffs	2nd
	KeSPA Cup 2014	3rd
	DreamHack Stockholm 2014 (SC2)	2nd
	WCS Korea 2014 Season 3 Premier	2nd
	WCS Korea 2014 Season 3 Premier	1st
	WCS 2014 Global Finals	3rd
2015	Proleague 2015 Round 1	1st
	IEM IX – World Championship	3rd
	2015 StarCraft II StarLeague Season 1	2nd
	KeSPA Cup Season 1 2015	2nd
	2015 StarCraft II StarLeague Season 2 (Main Event)	1st
	2015 StarCraft II StarLeague Season 2 (Main Event)	2nd
	Proleague 2015 Round 3	1st
	Leifeng Cup Monthly #3	1st
	Leifeng Cup Monthly #3	2nd
	KeSPA Cup Season 2 2015	2nd
		1st
		3rd
	IEM X - Shenzhen	1st
	IEM X - gamescom	2nd
	IEM X - gamescom	1st
	MSI Masters Gaming Arena 2015 (SC2)	3rd
	Proleague 2015 Round 4	2nd
	ASL Season 5 Prime	1st
	GSL Season 3 2015 (Code S)	1st
	Proleague 2015 Playoffs	1st
	WCS 2015 Global Finals	3rd
2016	Proleague 2016 Round 1	1st
	2016 StarCraft II StarLeague Season 1	1st
	Leifeng Cup #145	2nd
	WCS 2016: Korean Cross Finals Season 1	2nd
	SHOUTcraft Kings July 2016	1st
	GSL Season 2 2016 (Code S)	3rd
	2016 StarCraft II StarLeague Season 2	2nd
	2016 StarCraft II StarLeague Season 2	3rd
	WCS 2016: Korean Cross Finals Season 2	1st
	WCS 2016: Korean Cross Finals Season 2	1st
	OlimoLeague Week #75	1st
	OlimoLeague October 2016	1st
	WCS 2016 Global Finals	2nd
	OlimoLeague Grand Final	1st
	VSL Team League	2nd
	VSL Team League	1st
	Leifeng Cup #157	1st

Rosters

SK Telecom T1 League of Legends team at the World Championship 2013

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player MKLeo at Frostbite 2020, days before being signed by T1

League of Legends

T1 League of Legends roster

Players

Coaches

Role	Handle	Name	Nationality
Top	Zeus	Choi Woo-je	South Korea
Jungle	Oner	Mun Hyeon-jun	South Korea
Mid	Faker	Lee Sang-hyeok	South Korea
Bot	Gumayusi	Lee Min-hyeong	South Korea
Support	Keria	Ryu Min-seok	South Korea

Head coach

Bae "Bengi" Seong-woong

Assistant coach(es)

Kim "Sky" Ha-neul
Kim "Roach" Kang-hee
Im "Tom" Jae-hyeon

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Roster updated 26 November 2022.

Valorant

T1 Valorant roster

Players

Coaches

Handle	Name	Nationality
xeta	Son Seon-ho	South Korea
Sayaplayer	Ha Jung-woo	South Korea
Ban	Oh, Joseph	United States
Munchkin	Byeon Sang-beom	South Korea
BeomJun	Kim Beom-jun	South Korea
Carpe	Lee Jae-hyeok	South Korea

Head coach

Yoon "Autumn" Eu-teum

Assistant coach(es)

Dakota "Stunner" MacLeod

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(C) Team captain
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: 11 November 2022.

Overwatch

T1 Overwatch roster

Players

Coaches

Role	Handle	Name	Nationality
Damage	A1ien	Han Yu-bin	South Korea
Tank	RpEN	Lee Seung-hyun	South Korea
Tank	Clestyn	Cho Gun-hee	South Korea
Support	Unique	Yoo Dong-hyun	South Korea
Support	Ap3ach	Kim Hwan-lee	South Korea

Head coach

Hwang "paJion" Ji-sub

Assistant coach(es)

Kim "BiaNcA" Dong-wook

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(2W) Two-way player
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: 11 November 2022.

Wild Rift

T1 Wild Rift roster

Players

Coaches

Handle	Name	Nationality
JJong	Park Kyeong-min	South Korea
JY	Lee Joon	South Korea
Core	Jeong Yong-hoon	South Korea
PenGuin	Lee Kyeong-ho	South Korea

Head coach

Kim "Jun" Yeong-jun

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Roster

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

T1 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster

Players

Coaches

Handle	Name	Nationality
MkLeo	López Pérez, Leonardo	Mexico

Head coach

Ryan "L4st" Krichbaum

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Roster

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Award	Team
2013	2013 Korea e-Sports Awards[3]	Best e-Sports Team e-Sports grand prize of the year	SK Telecom T1 K
2015	2015 Korea e-Sports Awards[4]	Best e-Sports Team Best LoL Leadership Award Choi Byeong-hoon (최병훈)	SK Telecom T1
2016	2016 Korea e-Sports Awards[5]	Best e-Sports Team Best LoL Leadership Award Choi Byeong-hoon (최병훈)	SK Telecom T1
2019	2019 Korea Esports Hall of Fame[6]	Best e-Sports Team of the Year	T1
2022	2022 Brand of the Year Award[7]	Best e-Sports Team of the Year	T1

Literature

Lim Yo-hwan (21 May 2007). 나만큼 미쳐봐 [Be as crazy as me] (in Korean). Bookroad. ISBN 978-89-91239-15-9.

Notes

T1 qualified for the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[lower-alpha 2]
"Riot Games cancels 2020 Mid-Season Invitational". Reuters. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

References

"T1 Entertainment & Sports Names KLEVV as Jersey, Exclusive Gaming PC Memory Sponsor". The Esports Observer. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
Lim Yo-Hwan,Crazy as Me(임요환,나만큼 미쳐봐), 2004, Bookroad, ISBN 89-91239-15-3 (03810)
"2013 Korea e-Sports Awards". tl.net. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
"KeSPA League of Legends". facebook.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
"Faker sweeps the 2016 KeSPA eSports Awards". invenglobal.com. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
"T1, 올해의 팀 선정…펍지-공로상, 카트라이더-종목상 수상Awards". dailyesports.com (in Korean). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
"The winners of the 2022 Brand of the Year Award". allkpop.com. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

External links

Official website

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[2020_MSI-3] T1 qualified for the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[lower-alpha 2]

[9] "Riot Games cancels 2020 Mid-Season Invitational". Reuters. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[1] "T1 Entertainment & Sports Names KLEVV as Jersey, Exclusive Gaming PC Memory Sponsor". The Esports Observer. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.

[2] Lim Yo-Hwan,Crazy as Me(임요환,나만큼 미쳐봐), 2004, Bookroad, ISBN 89-91239-15-3 (03810)

[4] "2013 Korea e-Sports Awards". tl.net. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[5] "KeSPA League of Legends". facebook.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[6] "Faker sweeps the 2016 KeSPA eSports Awards". invenglobal.com. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[7] "T1, 올해의 팀 선정…펍지-공로상, 카트라이더-종목상 수상Awards". dailyesports.com (in Korean). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[8] "The winners of the 2022 Brand of the Year Award". allkpop.com. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

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