KT Rolster
South Korean esports organization
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| Founded | 1999 |
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| Location | South Korea |
| Manager | Kang "H.O.T-Forever" Doh-gyung (SC2) Kang "Hirai" Dong-hoon (LoL) |
| Partners | KT Oronamin C Pocari Sweat Razer Danawa |
| Website | KT Sports e-Sports |
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kt Rolster is a South Korean multi-gaming organization founded in 1999 with Korea Telecom as its head sponsor. A member of the Korean e-Sports Association, KT Rolster holds one of the richest and most successful StarCraft teams in the world, as well as one of the most successful League of Legends teams in Korea. The StarCraft team has fielded several legendary players throughout the pro-gaming scenes of StarCraft: Brood War and StarCraft II, such as Flash, Nal rA, YellOw, NaDa, NesTea, Reach, Life, TY and Zest.
History
When the organization was created in 1999, it consisted solely of a StarCraft team which was named KTF n016 Progame Team after its head sponsor, Korea Telecom Freetel.[1] In 2001, the team was renamed KTF MagicNs. When the sponsor merged with Korean Telecom, the organization subsequently went through several name changes and eventually ended up as KT Rolster (short for "Roller Coaster") in August 2009. The team transitioned to Starcraft II during the hybrid 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2.[2]
In October 2012, kt Rolster added two League of Legends teams with members from teams NaJin Shield and the recently disbanded StarTale.[3]
kt Rolster reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 League of Legends World Championship, 2018 League of Legends World Championship, and 2023 League of Legends World Championship.
Roster
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Legend:
| Roster updated 18 December 2023. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major tournament results
StarCraft/StarCraft 2
- 2009-2010 Shinhan Bank StarCraft Proleague Champions
- 2010-2011 Shinhan Bank StarCraft Proleague Champions
- 2014 SK Telecom StarCraft II Proleague Champions
League of Legends
Arrows
- HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014 Champions
Bullets
- Asian Indoor-Martial Arts Games 2013 Gold Medallists
- Intel Extreme Masters Season VIII World Champions
Merged Team
- League of Legends World Championship 2015 Quarter-Finals
- KeSPA Cup 2017 Champion
- League of Legends Champions Korea 2018 Summer Split Champion
- League of Legends World Championship 2018 Quarter-Finals
References
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
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| Preceded by Samsung Galaxy Blue | League of Legends Champions Korea winner Summer 2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Intel Extreme Masters World Championship winner Season VIII (2014) | Succeeded by |
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| Former/defunct |
- KT Rolster
- KT Shooting Team
- KT Wiz
- Suwon KT Sonicboom
