KT Rolster
| Overview | History |
KT Rolster
Team Information
| Team Tag | KT |
|---|---|
| Location | South Korea |
| Current League |  LCK |
Awards/Recognitions
| Championships | LCK x1 |
|---|
History
| Dates Active | October 2012 - Present |
|---|
Social Media
KT Rolster is a Korean professional gaming organization based in South Korea and is one of the eight KeSPA teams.
History
Founded in 1999 as StarCraft: Brood War team KTF Magics, the team has a proud heritage especially in StarCraft. Labeled by some as the Real Madrid of Brood War, they featured the likes of Reach, future Xenics Storm coach Hong Jin-Ho (YellOw), Lee Yoon-Yeol (NaDa), Kang Min (Nal_rA) and Lee Young-Ho (Flash). Read more...
Timeline
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- October 10th, KT Rolster A and KT Rolster B are formed.
- June 20th, KT Rolster A renames to KT Rolster Arrows. KT Rolster B renames to KT Rolster Bullets.
- November, KT Rolster Arrows and KT Rolster Bullets disband, and the organization reforms under a single roster.
- December 2nd, partial roster is announced, including ssumday, Prime, Nagne, Arrow, and Hachani.[1]
- February 23rd, Hachani steps down. Fixer becomes the primary support.[2]
- June 16th, Piccaboo joins.[3]
- August 29th, 2nd Place in the SBENU Champions Summer 2015.
- September 5th, 1st Place in the 2015 Season Korea Regional Finals.
- December 1st, Mach, Fixer, Piccaboo, Nagne, and Edge leave.[4]
- December 2nd, Fly and IgNar join.[5]
- December 22nd, Hachani rejoins as a sub.[6]
- May 18th, Chandong joins as sub.[10]
- May~, UcaL becomes a trainee.
- May 30th, Chance (formerly Chandong) leaves.[11]
- June 27th, Ssun joins.[12]
- October 23rd, Lee Ji-hoon leaves coaching position.[13]
- November 27th, ZanDarc becomes head coach. Ssun leaves.[14]
- December 6th, Rush joins. S0NSTAR joins as coach. UcaL joins starting roster.[15]
- June 7th, PawN moves to inactive roster.[16]
- July 9th, Kingen and Mia join. PawN rejoins active roster.[17]
- November 13th, Mata announces free agency and leaves.[18]
- November 19th, PawN, Rush, Ucal and Deft leave.[19][20][21]
- November 26th, Bdd and SnowFlower join.[22]
- December 12th, UmTi and Gango join.
- December 26th, Zenit joins.
Player Roster
- Current
- Former
| Date Joined | Player | Real Name | Role |
| Jan 2018 |  Kingen
|
Hwang Seong-hoon (황성훈) |
 |
| Nov 2016 | Smeb
|
Song Kyung-ho (송경호) |
|
| Dec 2014 | Score
|
Go Dong-bin (고동빈) |
 |
| Dec 2018 | UmTi
|
Eom Seong-hyeon (엄성현) |
|
| Nov 2018 | Bdd
|
Gwak Bo-seong (곽보성) |
 |
| May 2019 | PraY
|
Kim Jong-in (김종인) |
 |
| Dec 2018 | Gango
|
Byun Se-hun |
|
| Dec 2018 | Zenit
|
Jeon Tae-gwon (전태권) |
|
| Nov 2018 | SnowFlower
|
No Hoi-jong (노회종) |
 |
| Date Left | Player | Role | ⇒ | New Team |
| May 2019 | Mia
|
|
⇒ | None |
| Nov 2018 | Rush
|
|
⇒ | None |
| Nov 2018 | Ucal
|
|
⇒ | None |
| Nov 2018 | Deft
|
|
⇒ | None |
| Nov 2018 | PawN
|
|
⇒ | None |
| Nov 2018 | Mata
|
|
⇒ | None |
| Nov 2017 | Ssun
|
|
⇒ |  E8W
|
| May 2017 | Chance
|
|
⇒ | None |
| Dec 2016 | Steal
|
|
⇒ |  M
|
| Nov 2016 | Ssumday
|
|
⇒ |  DIG
|
| Nov 2016 | Fly
|
|
⇒ |  LZ
|
| Nov 2016 | Arrow
|
|
⇒ |  P1
|
| Nov 2016 | Hachani
|
|
⇒ |  VIT
|
| Mar 2016 | IgNar
|
|
⇒ |  MSF
|
| Dec 2015 | Edge
|
|
⇒ |  NaJin
|
| Dec 2015 | Nagne
|
|
⇒ |  WY
|
| Dec 2015 | Mach
|
|
⇒ |  MVP
|
| Dec 2015 | Fixer
|
|
⇒ | P1
|
| Dec 2015 | Piccaboo
|
|
⇒ | None |
| Nov 2015 | Ares
|
|
⇒ |  Ever
|
| Nov 2015 | Prime
|
|
⇒ | None |
| Feb 2015 | ikssu
|
|
⇒ |  ANC
|
| Feb 2015 | Hachani
|
|
⇒ | ANC
|
| Feb 2015 | Mimic
|
|
⇒ |  Pathos
|
| Feb 2015 | Sage
|
|
⇒ | None |
Organization
- Current
- Former
Results
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
| Date | Place | Event | Result | Opponent | Prize | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-22 | 
|
 OGN Club Masters
|
3 : 0 |  CJ
|
₩ 4,000,000 | Vitamin • Ragan • ssumday • KaKAO • Zero • Ryu • Score • Hiro • Mafa • Me5 |
| Date | Place | Event | Result | Opponent | Prize | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-20 |
|
 Champions 2015 Preseason
|
1-4-0 | Round Robin
|
- | Ssumday • IkSSu • Prime • Nagne • Edge • Score • Arrow • Hachani • Fixer |
| 2014-05-04 | 4-7th |  SK Telecom LTE-A LoL Masters 2014
|
1 - 5 | Round Robin
|
₩ 5,000,000 | ssumday • inSec • KaKAO • Zero • RooKie • Ryu • Arrow • Score • Hachani • Mafa • Leopard |
| Date | Place | Event | Result | Opponent | Prize | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-13 | 
|
 LoL KeSPA Cup 2015
|
1 : 2 | CJ
|
₩ 10,000,000 | Ssumday • Score • Nagne • Arrow • Fixer • Piccaboo • kkOma |
| 2015-10-18 | 5-8th |  World Championship 2015
|
1 : 3 |  KOO
|
$ 75,000 | ssumday • Score • Nagne • Arrow • Piccaboo • Fixer • Oh Chang-jong |
| 2015-09-05 | 
|
Korea Regional Finals 2015
|
3 : 1 |  JAG
|
- | ssumday • Score • Nagne • Arrow • Piccaboo • ZanDarc |
| 2015-08-29 | 
|
SBENU Champions 2015 Summer Playoffs
|
0 : 3 |  SKT
|
₩ 60,000,000 | Ssumday • Score • Nagne • Arrow • Piccaboo • ZanDarc |
| 2015-08-13 |
|
SBENU Champions 2015 Summer
|
13 - 5 | Round Robin
|
- | Ssumday • Mach • Score • Edge • Nagne • Arrow • Fixer • Piccaboo |
| 2015-08-04 | 
|
 CK 2015 Summer League 2
|
2 - 3 | Round Robin
|
- | Mimic • Ares • Nagne • Edge • Mach • Fixer • Sage |
| 2015-04-11 | 5th | SBENU Champions 2015 Spring
|
6 - 8 | Round Robin
|
₩ 10,000,000 | Ssumday • Nagne • Score • Arrow • Hachani • Fixer |
| Date | Place | Event | Result | Opponent | Prize | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-13 | 5-8th | LoL KeSPA Cup 2016
|
1 : 2 |  KDM
|
₩ 5,000,000 | Ssumday • Score • Fly • Arrow • Hachani • Steal |
| 2016-09-03 |
|
LCK 2016 Regional Finals
|
2 : 3 |  SSG
|
- | Ssumday • Score • Fly • Arrow • Hachani |
| 2016-08-20 |
|
LCK 2016 Summer Playoffs
|
2 : 3 |  ROX
|
₩ 60,000,000 | Ssumday • Score • Fly • Arrow • Hachani |
| 2016-08-06 |
|
LCK 2016 Summer Split
|
13 - 5 | Round Robin
|
- | Ssumday • Score • Fly • Arrow • Hachani |
| 2016-04-16 |
|
LCK 2016 Spring Playoffs
|
0 : 3 | SKT
|
₩ 30,000,000 | Ssumday • Score • Fly • Arrow • Hachani |
| 2016-04-09 |
|
LCK 2016 Spring Split
|
13 - 5 | Round Robin
|
- | Ssumday • Score • Fly • Arrow • IgNar • Hachani |
| Date | Place | Event | Result | Opponent | Prize | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-02 |
|
 2017 KeSPA Cup
|
3 : 2 | LZ
|
₩ 40,000,000 | Smeb • Score • PawN • Deft • Mata |
| 2017-09-05 |
|
LCK 2017 Regional Finals
|
3 : 0 | SSG
|
- | Smeb • Score • Pawn • Deft • Mata |
| 2017-08-06 |
|
LCK 2017 Summer Split
|
14 - 4 | Round Robin
|
- | Smeb • Score • Pawn • Deft • Mata |
| 2017-07-09 |
|
 Rift Rivals 2017 Red
|
1 : 3 |  LPL
|
$ 10,000 | Smeb • Score • Pawn • Deft • Mata |
| 2017-04-22 |
|
LCK 2017 Spring Playoffs
|
0 : 3 | SKT
|
₩ 60,000,000 | Smeb • Score • Pawn • Deft • Mata |
| 2017-04-02 |
|
LCK 2017 Spring Split
|
12 - 6 | Round Robin
|
- | Smeb • Score • PawN • Deft • Mata |
| Date | Place | Event | Result | Opponent | Prize | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-28 |
|
 KeSPA Cup 2018
|
1 : 3 |  GEN
|
₩ 10,000,000 | Smeb • Kingen • UmTi • Bdd • Gango • Zenit • SnowFlower • mia • Score |
| 2018-10-20 | 5-8th | World Championship 2018
|
2 : 3 |  IG
|
$ 90,000 | Smeb • Score • Ucal • Deft • Mata • Kingen • NoExcuse |
| 2018-09-08 |
|
LCK 2018 Summer Playoffs
|
3 : 2 |  GRF
|
₩ 100,000,000 | Smeb • Score • Ucal • Deft • Mata |
| 2018-08-09 |
|
LCK 2018 Summer Split
|
13 - 5 | Round Robin
|
- | Smeb • Score • Rush • Ucal • Deft • Mata |
| 2018-07-08 |
|
Rift Rivals 2018 LCK-LPL-LMS
|
2 : 3 | LPL
|
- | Smeb • Score • UcaL • Deft • Mata |
| 2018-04-08 |
|
LCK 2018 Spring Playoffs
|
1 : 3 |  AFs
|
₩ 30,000,000 | Smeb • Score • PawN • Deft • Mata • Rush • UcaL |
| 2018-03-25 |
|
LCK 2018 Spring Split
|
13 - 5 | Round Robin
|
- | Smeb • Score • Rush • PawN • Ucal • Deft • Mata |
| Date | Place | Event | Result | Opponent | Prize | Roster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-18 | 8th | LCK 2019 Summer Split
|
6 - 12 | Round Robin
|
- | Kingen • Smeb • UmTi • Bdd • PraY • SnowFlower • Score • Gango • Zenit • ZanDarc |
| 2019-04-18 | Q | LCK 2019 Summer Promotion
|
3 : 0 | JAG
|
- | Smeb • Score • Bdd • Gango • SnowFlower |
| 2019-04-18 | Q | CK 2019 Summer Promotion
|
3 : 0 | JAG
|
- | Smeb • Score • Bdd • Gango • SnowFlower |
| 2019-03-31 | 9th | LCK 2019 Spring
|
4 - 14 | Round Robin
|
₩ 10,000,000 | Kingen • Smeb • Score • UmTi • Bdd • Gango • Zenit • SnowFlower |
Media
Interviews
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- October 3rd - KT Rolster set their sights on Origen after destroying LGD Gaming with LoL Esports
- October 10th -
- Chang Jong Oh KT Coach Interview with Twitch
- Piccaboo leads KT Rolster to No. 1 seed in Group D with LoL Esports
- December 20th, Mata: ‘I wanted to play with Deft, so when he decided to KT Rolster, I decided to join him’ with Yahoo Esports
- January 17th - [롤챔스] kt 이지훈 감독 "'슈퍼팀' 칭호에 맞는 경기력 만들고 있다" with Naver Sports
- February 18th - [롤챔스] KT 이지훈 감독, "SK텔레콤전, 도전자의 입장에서 이기겠다" with OSEN
- April 11th - KT Rolster coach Jihoon Lee: “Samsung is really a great team, we might even have to play full sets.” with Inven Global
- April 20th - KT Rolster coach: “Mata really put himself aside to change his play style, even what made him so good.” by Andrew Kim (slingshotesports.com)
Articles & Videos
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- November 17th, A KT roller coaster ride from LoL Esports
- January 4th, UNDERSTANDING AND ANALYZING KOREA 2.0; THE BAD. by Esports Heaven
- July 31st, Piccaboo and KT Rolster shoot for the top from LoL Esports
- September 10th, Third time's the charm for KT Rolster from LoL Esports
- September 11th, Worlds 2015 Team Profile - KT Rolster from Esports Heaven
- September 13th, The KT Rolster Bullets 2015 World Championship Reunion from Follow eSports
- September 16th, World Championship Preview: KT Rolster from EsportsTalk
- September 25th, The Road to Worlds: an in-depth look at KT Rolster from theScore
- October 1st, Who is the Carry of KT Rolster from Gold Per 10
- March 9th, KT Rolster was defeated by its own trick by Colin "CD-Mangaka" Nimer on Slingshot Esports
- August 14th, Revenge, redemption, Rolster by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
- November 4th - 2016 KESPA Cup Teaser - KT Rolster by eSportsTV
- December 6th - A new KT Rolster and a new Korea by Emily Rand (thescoreesports.com)
- December 23rd - Merry Christmas! by KT Rolster
- January 13th - 2017 LoL 챔피언스 코리아 스프링 개막 특집 인터뷰 - #2 kt Rolster 편 by KeSPA
- January 17th - KT Rolster coach: “The players were aware of the high expectations before the opening match.” by Andrew Kim (slingshotesports.com)
- February 2nd - Reboot: KT Rolster and SK Telecom T1 by Emily Rand (thescoreesports.com)
- March 1st - The differing and effective styles of kkOma and KT Rolster’s Lee Ji-Hoon by Andrew Kim (slingshotesports.com)
- April 5th - 2017 LCK Spring Playoff Gauntlet Rundown by Emily Rand (esports.yahoo.com)
- April 21st - Yet another rollercoaster ride: A KT Rolster fan perspective by Emily Rand (esports.yahoo.com)
- June 6th - 뛰어들고 지지고! kt 롤스터, 광역 스킬 통해 3세트 승리 by 박범 (inven.co.kr)
- July 3rd - [Rift Rivals Preview] KT Head Coach Jihoon Lee: "This is a chance for LCK teams to grow together." by Jaeic Lee (invenglobal.com)
- July 6th - History Repeating: Analyzing KT Rolster’s post-SKT slump by Emily Rand (slingshotesports.com)
Gallery
KT Rolster 2017 Summer Roster
KT Rolster 2017 Spring Roster
KT Rolster 2016 Summer Roster
KT Rolster 2016 Spring Roster
KT Rolster 2015 Summer Roster
KT Rolster 2015 Spring Roster
References
- ↑ 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ KT 롤스터 서포터 '하차니' 하승찬, 잠시 휴식 (Korean) inven.co.kr (English Translation) liquidlegends.net
- ↑ KT, 서포터 '피카부' 이종범 영입 (Korean) esports.dailygame.co.kr
- ↑ KT 롤스터, 김상문-이종범-정재우와 계약 종료 (Korean) esports.dailygame.co.kr
- ↑ kt 롤스터, ‘플라이’ 송용준-‘이그나’ 이동근 영입으로 LOL팀 완성 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ '하차니' 하승찬, KT 롤스터로 복귀 (Korean) esports.dailygame.co.kr
- ↑ kt LoL 팀 서포터 이동근 개인사정으로 계약 해지 (Korean) esports.dailygame.co.kr
- ↑ Gamers article regarding Ssunday and Fly "Gamers.com"
- ↑ [1] "fomos.kr"
- ↑ KT Rolster's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ KT Rolster's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ KeSPA's Twitter Post twitter.com
- ↑ Inven's Twitter Post twitter.com
- ↑ KeSPA's Twitter Post twitter.com
- ↑ KT Rolster's Twitter Post twitter.com
- ↑ KeSPA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ KeSPA's Twitter Post twitter.com
- ↑ KT Rolster's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ [2] twitter.com
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ [4] twitter.com
- ↑ Fomos' post fomos.kr
- ↑ KT Rolster's Twitter Post facebook.com
