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'''T1''' is a professional eSports organization based in South Korea and the United States. It was founded in Korea in 2002 as ''StarCraft: Brood War'' team Orion by legendary player Lim Yohwan (Boxer), considered to be a forefather of modern E-Sports, and in 2004, it became SK Telecom T1 after its title sponsor, Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom. The organization also became widely known for its ''League of Legends'' success, which includes 3 World Championships (2013, 2015 and 2016). In February 2019, SKT T1 announced a partnership with Comcast Spectacor, under which the organization would rebrand to T1 (although their ''League'' division is competing as SKT T1 through 2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190225005249/en/SK-Telecom-Comcast-Spectacor-Announce-Global-Esports|title=SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor Announce Global Esports Joint Venture|publisher=Business Wire|author=|date=2019-02-25}}</ref> | '''T1''' is a professional eSports organization based in South Korea and the United States. It was founded in Korea in 2002 as ''StarCraft: Brood War'' team Orion by legendary player Lim Yohwan (Boxer), considered to be a forefather of modern E-Sports, and in 2004, it became SK Telecom T1 after its title sponsor, Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom. The organization also became widely known for its ''League of Legends'' success, which includes 3 World Championships (2013, 2015 and 2016). In February 2019, SKT T1 announced a partnership with Comcast Spectacor, under which the organization would rebrand to T1 (although their ''League'' division is competing as SKT T1 through 2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190225005249/en/SK-Telecom-Comcast-Spectacor-Announce-Global-Esports|title=SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor Announce Global Esports Joint Venture|publisher=Business Wire|author=|date=2019-02-25}}</ref> | ||
They entered ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' on April 17th, 2019 by sponsoring {{Sm|ANTi}} and {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/T1/status/1118590024998510593 Please welcome @ANTi to T1!]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/T1/status/1118605100803477504 Please give @LarryLurr a warm welcome to T1!]</ref> On January 10th, 2020, Larry Lurr | They entered ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' on April 17th, 2019 by sponsoring {{Sm|ANTi}} and {{Sm|Larry Lurr}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/T1/status/1118590024998510593 Please welcome @ANTi to T1!]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/T1/status/1118605100803477504 Please give @LarryLurr a warm welcome to T1!]</ref> On January 10th, 2020, Larry Lurr announced that he was no longer part of T1 <ref>[https://twitter.com/LarryLurr/status/1215692636486430720 Sad to say that I am no longer a part of T1.]</ref>, most likely due to his lack of strong results according to {{Sm|Keitaro}}. On 26th February, 2020, T1 announced the signing of {{Sm|MkLeo}} as their new ''SSBU'' player<ref>[https://twitter.com/T1/status/1232832721317031937 T1 is officially welcoming MkLeo]</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 20:32, March 22, 2020
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T1 is a professional eSports organization based in South Korea and the United States. It was founded in Korea in 2002 as StarCraft: Brood War team Orion by legendary player Lim Yohwan (Boxer), considered to be a forefather of modern E-Sports, and in 2004, it became SK Telecom T1 after its title sponsor, Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom. The organization also became widely known for its League of Legends success, which includes 3 World Championships (2013, 2015 and 2016). In February 2019, SKT T1 announced a partnership with Comcast Spectacor, under which the organization would rebrand to T1 (although their League division is competing as SKT T1 through 2019).[1]
They entered Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on April 17th, 2019 by sponsoring ANTi and Larry Lurr.[2][3] On January 10th, 2020, Larry Lurr announced that he was no longer part of T1 [4], most likely due to his lack of strong results according to Keitaro. On 26th February, 2020, T1 announced the signing of MkLeo as their new SSBU player[5].
Current Smashers
Pro Smashers
| ID | Name | Game | Main(s) | Join Date | |
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ANTi | Jason Bates | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |  
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2019-04-17 |
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MkLeo | Leonardo Lopez | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 
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2020-02-26 |
Other Smashers
Sejun 
(Primarily Pokémon VGC and TCG player, joined November 15th, 2019)
Former Smashers
| ID | Name | Game | Main(s) | Join Date | Leave Date | |
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Larry Lurr | Larry Holland | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |  
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2019-04-17 | 2020-01-10 |
Other Famous Players
- Lee Sanghyeok (Faker) League of Legends
- Cho Sehyoung (Mata) League of Legends
- Kim Dongha (Khan) League of Legends
- Frederik Høj Nielsen (Hoej) Artifact
