T1 (esports) explained

T1
Sport:	League of Legends Valorant
City:	Seoul, South Korea
Colors:	Red, white, and black
Ceo:	Joe Marsh
Partners:	SK Telecom, Samsung Electronics, Red Bull, AfreecaTV, Mercedes-Benz, Nike, Hana Bank, HP, SteelSeries^[1]
Parent Group:	SK Telecom (54%) Comcast Spectacor (34%) Highland Capital (12%)
Sport Label:	Divisions

T1 (previously known as SK Telecom T1 or SKT T1) is a South Korean esports organization operated by T1 Entertainment & Sports, a joint venture between SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor. The team that would become SKT T1 was originally founded in 2002 by StarCraft player Lim "BoxeR" Yo-hwan under the name Team Orion, which was later renamed to 4 Union in December 2003. In April 2004, South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom began sponsoring the team, officially creating the team SK Telecom T1.

T1's League of Legends team has won a record four League of Legends World Championship titles (2013, 2015, 2016 and 2023), two Mid-Season Invitational titles (2016 and 2017), one Esports World Cup title (2024), and ten League of Legends Champions Korea championships, also a record.

History

The team that would become T1 was originally founded in 2002 by StarCraft player Lim "BoxeR" Yo-hwan under the name Team Orion, which was later renamed to 4 Union in December 2003.^[2] On April 13, 2004, South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom sponsored the team with an investment of, officially creating the team SK Telecom T1; by May 2005, it was estimated to have earned $15million worth of market effects.^{[3] [4]}

On December 13, 2012, SK Telecom expanded into League of Legends esports by acquiring the roster of Eat Sleep Game, and created the team SK Telecom T1 S. On February 26, 2013, they created a second League of Legends team, SK Telecom T1 K.^[5]

In 2016, SKT closed their StarCraft II division, after KeSPA announced that they would be discontinuing the Proleague.^[6]

In 2018, SK Telecom T1 expanded into two more esports, establishing a Hearthstone division on July 29 and a PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds division on August 13.^{[7] [8]} By 2019, SKT T1 had expanded to own and operate teams in at least eight games, including the two aforementioned, League of Legends, Fortnite, Dota 2, Super Smash Bros., and Apex Legends.

In October 2019, SK Telecom T1 was rebranded to simply T1, after SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor partnered to create T1 Entertainment & Sports, and Joe Marsh was named the CEO.^[9] League of Legends player Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok then became a part-owner of T1 Entertainment & Sports in February 2020.^[10]

On March 9, 2020, T1 signed its first player to its newly formed Valorant team.^[11]

On May 6, 2024, the Esports World Cup Foundation, funded by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund and organizers of the Esports World Cup tournament series, announced the 30 organizations that would make up the World Cup Club Support Program, with T1 being one of them. This program gives teams a one-time six-figure stipend if an organization is willing to enter new esports as well as additional funding each year if they drive viewership and fan engagement to the Esports World Cup.^[12]

League of Legends

On December 13, 2012, SK Telecom expanded into League of Legends esports by acquiring the roster of Eat Sleep Game, and created the team SK Telecom T1 S. On February 26, 2013, they created their second League of Legends team, SK Telecom T1 K.^[5] In the same year, SKT T1 won their first League of Legends World Championship.^[13] In 2014, SK Telecom T1 K followed their success through in the OGN winter season, winning the tournament without dropping a single game. They would then go on to win All-Star Paris 2014.^[14] However, their Winter season success did not follow through and after the Spring and Summer seasons, SKT T1 K failed to qualify for the 2014 World Championship. In the following offseason, Riot Games changed the team regulations so that each organizations may only have one team participating in each league. This led to the merger of SKT T1 K and SKT T1 S, and the subsequent departures of Impact and Piglet for the NA LCS.^[15] The new team would compete under the name SKT T1.

At the 2015 World Championship, SKT won the title while losing only one game in the finals for a record of 15–1 over the course of the tournament.^[16]

SKT team started off the 2016 Season by winning the LCK Spring Split.^[17] With this victory, SKT was guaranteed a spot in the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational.^[18] At that point in time, MSI was the only major international tournament they had yet to win. They were heavily favored coming into the tournament, but were initially unable to perform up to their usual standards, unexpectedly losing several games in the group stage.^[19] However, they managed to turn things around during the elimination round and eventually clinched the title by sweeping the North American team, Counter Logic Gaming, in the finals.^[20] SKT placed third in the 2016 LCK Summer Split, but still qualified for the 2016 World Championship through circuit points. The team swept through the group stage and advanced towards the playoff round. In the semifinals they defeated the ROX Tigers in a close 3–2 series.^[21] In the finals they defeated Samsung Galaxy in another close 3–2 series, winning their third world championship title.^{[22] [23]} Faker was voted as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.^[24]

SKT won the 2017 LCK Spring Split, clean sweeping KT Rolster 3–0 in the finals. This win qualified them for the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational.^[25] At the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational, SKT topped the group stage with a 8–2 record. SKT then swept Flash Wolves 3–0 in the semifinals and defeated G2 Esports 3–1 in the finals, becoming the first team to win the Mid-Season Invitational back-to-back.^[26] At the 2017 World Championship, SKT were considered to be strong favourites to lift the cup for a third consecutive time despite not winning the LCK Summer Split. After a 5–1 group stage, SKT narrowly defeated Misfits and Royal Never Give Up in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, before facing Samsung Galaxy in a repeat of the previous year's final. Despite being favourites going into the game, Samsung Galaxy swept SKT 3–0, ending their domination at the World Championship.^[27]

SKT finished fourth in the 2018 Korea Regional Finals,^[28] failing to qualify for the 2018 World Championship.^[29]

In April 2019, SKT won the LCK Spring Split.^[30] As champions, SKT represented the LCK at the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational. They finished the group stage in second place but lost 3–2 to G2 Esports in the semifinals.^[31] In the LCK Summer Split, SKT repeated the success and defended their title.^[32] SKT qualified as the LCK's first seed for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, where they were once again defeated by G2 Esports in a semifinals series, losing 3–1.^{[33] [34] [35]}

In October 2019, SKT rebranded as T1 after partnering with Comcast Spectacor.^[36] In February 2020, Faker had re-signed with the team for three years, in which his contract would last until 2022. He also became a part owner of T1 Entertainment and Sports.^{[37] [38]} In April of the same year, T1 defeated Gen.G and won their ninth LCK title.^[39]

At the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, T1 was eliminated in the semifinals by DWG KIA, losing 3–2 in a best-of-five series.^[40]

During the 2022 LCK Spring, T1 went undefeated in the regular season with an 18–0 record, becoming the first team to achieve this record since the league's inception.^[41] In the playoffs, T1 won its tenth LCK title, defeating Gen.G 3–1 in the finals.^[42] On the international stage, T1 finished as the runners-up of the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational, losing in the final to Royal Never Give Up.^[43] The team also finished as the runners-up at the 2022 League of Legends World Championship after losing 3–2 to DRX in the final.^[44] The team had qualified for the tournament as the second seed from the LCK by the virtue of having the most Championship Points.^[45]

In the 2023 LCK Spring Split, T1 qualified for the playoffs as the first seed, posting a 17–1 record as all five members of the roster were chosen for the All-LCK First Team, a first in LCK history.^{[46] [47]} The team won every series to advance to the finals, qualifying for the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational after defeating Gen.G in the upper bracket semifinals.^[48] T1 lost the Spring Split title against the same opponent in a rematch of the 2022 LCK Summer 2022 finals, as Gen.G won the match 3–1.^[49] T1 was then defeated 3–2 by JD Gaming and 3–1 by Bilibili Gaming to exit the Mid-Season Invitational at the loser-bracket final.^[50] At the 2023 League of Legends World Championship, T1 won its fourth World Championship title, the first in seven years, after defeating Weibo Gaming 3–0 in the finals held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.^[51] T1's top laner Choi "Zeus" Woo-je was named finals MVP.^[52]

Seasons overview

As SK Telecom T1 S

Year	League of Legends Champions Korea						World Championship
					Playoffs
2013	Spring	10	5	5		3rd	Quarterfinals	Did not qualify
	Summer	Did not qualify
2014	Winter	6	3	3		3rd	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
	Spring	6	3	3		3rd	Did not qualify
	Summer	6	4	2		2nd	Semifinals
Totals		28	15	13		(2013–2014, includes only regular season)

As SK Telecom T1 K

Year	League of Legends Champions Korea						World Championship
					Playoffs
2013	Spring	10	7	3		1st	Third place	rowspan=2
	Summer	6	6	0		1st
2014	Winter	6	6	0		1st		Did not qualify
	Spring	6	3	3		2nd	Quarterfinals
	Summer	6	3	3		2nd	Quarterfinals
Totals		34	25	9		(2013–2014, includes only regular season)

As SK Telecom T1 / T1

Year	League of Legends Champions Korea						Mid-Season Invitational	World Championship
					Playoffs
2015	Spring	14	11	3				rowspan=2
	Summer	18	17	1
2016	Spring	18	12	6		3rd		rowspan=2
	Summer	18	13	5			Round 3
2017	Spring	18	16	2				rowspan=2
	Summer	18	13	5		4th
2018	Spring	18	9	9		4th	Round 2	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
	Summer	18	8	10		7th	Did not qualify
2019	Spring	18	14	4				Semifinals	Semifinals
	Summer	18	11	7		4th
2020	Spring	18	14	4				Not held	Did not qualify
	Summer	18	13	5		4th	Round 1
2021	Spring	18	11	7		4th	Semifinals	Did not qualify	Semifinals
	Summer	18	11	7		4th
2022	Spring	18	18	0				rowspan=2
	Summer	18	15	3
2023	Spring	18	17	1				Lower bracket final	rowspan=2
	Summer	18	9	9		5th
2024	Spring	18	15	3				Lower bracket final
	Summer
Totals		338	247	91		(2015–2024, includes only regular season)

Roster

StarCraft

The StarCraft division of SKT was originally founded in 2002 by player Lim "BoxeR" Yo-hwan under the name Team Orion, which was later renamed to 4 Union in December 2003.^[2] The team went on to win the first-ever StarCraft Proleague, and by 2011, they had won the most championships of any team in Brood War history.^[53]

In 2016, SKT closed their StarCraft II division after the Proleague was discontinued.^[6]

Tournament results

StarCraft

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

StarCraft II

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

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Award	Team
2013	2013 Korea e-Sports Awards^[54]	Best e-Sports Team e-Sports grand prize of the year	SK Telecom T1 K
2015	2015 Korea e-Sports Awards^[55]	Best e-Sports Team Best LoL Leadership Award Choi Byeong-hoon (최병훈)	SK Telecom T1
2016	2016 Korea e-Sports Awards^[56]	Best e-Sports Team Best LoL Leadership Award Choi Byeong-hoon (최병훈)	SK Telecom T1
2019	2019 Korea Esports Hall of Fame^[57]	Best e-Sports Team of the Year	T1
2022	2022 Brand of the Year Award^[58]	Best e-Sports Team of the Year	T1
2023	2023 Esports Awards^[59]	Esports Team of the Year	T1

Literature

• Book: . 나만큼 미쳐봐 . Be as crazy as me . 21 May 2007 . Bookroad . 978-89-91239-15-9 . ko.

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

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