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| location = Seoul, South Korea {{Flag|South Korea}} | | location = Seoul, South Korea {{Flag|South Korea}} | ||
| owners = Joe Marsh | | owners = Joe Marsh<br>Lee Sang-Hyeok (Faker, minority owner) | ||
| manager = | | manager = | ||
| sponsors = [http://www.sktelecom.com/ SK Telecom]<br>[https://www.douyu.com/ Douyu]<br>[https://twitch.tv/ Twitch]<br>[https://www.asus.com/ ASUS]<br>[http://www.klevv.com/ KLEVV]<br>[https://www.razerzone.com/ Razer]<br>[http://www.donga-otsuka.co.kr/ Donga Otsuka]<br>[https://www.nike.com/ Nike] | | sponsors = [http://www.sktelecom.com/ SK Telecom]<br>[https://www.douyu.com/ Douyu]<br>[https://twitch.tv/ Twitch]<br>[https://www.asus.com/ ASUS]<br>[http://www.klevv.com/ KLEVV]<br>[https://www.razerzone.com/ Razer]<br>[http://www.donga-otsuka.co.kr/ Donga Otsuka]<br>[https://www.nike.com/ Nike] | ||
| othergames = ''League of Legends''<br>''DotA 2''<br>''Hearthstone''<br>''Apex Legends''<br>''Fortnite''<br>''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''<br>''Pokémon'' (VGC/TCG)<br>''Valorant'' | | othergames = ''League of Legends''<br>''DotA 2''<br>''Hearthstone''<br>''Apex Legends''<br>''Fortnite''<br>''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''<br>''Pokémon'' (VGC/TCG)<br>''Valorant'' | ||
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{{art-wikipedia|T1_(esports)|T1}} | |||
'''T1''' is a professional eSports organization based in South Korea. It was founded in Seoul in 2002 as the ''StarCraft: Brood War'' team Orion by legendary player 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 rebranded 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 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> On February 26th, 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>. A couple of months later, on July 2nd, 2020, ANTi announced that T1 dropped him pending sexual assault allegations levied against him.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Anti/status/1278765429486432256 ANTi is dropped by T1]</ref> | ||
T1 would part ways with Leo as their final player on February 23rd, 2023.<ref>[https://twitter.com/t1/status/1628847160640016384 Leo departs from T1]</ref> | |||
==Former smashers== | |||
==Former | |||
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|Leonardo Lopez Perez | |||
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==Other | ==Other famous players== | ||
* | *{{Flag|South Korea}} Bae Seong-woong (Bengi) <small> Triple ''League of Legends'' Worlds Championship winner and current coach</small> | ||
* | *{{Flag|South Korea}} Lee Sang-hyeok (Faker) <small> Triple ''League of Legends'' Worlds Championship winner, current midlaner and minority owner</small> | ||
* | *{{Flag|South Korea}} Lim Yo-hwan (Boxer) <small> ''StarCraft'' legend, organization founder and streamer/content creator</small> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://t1.gg T1 | *[https://t1.gg Offcial website] | ||
* [http://youtube.com/channel/UCJprx3bX49vNl6Bcw01Cwfg YouTube channel | *[https://twitter.com/T1 Twitter account] | ||
*[http://youtube.com/channel/UCJprx3bX49vNl6Bcw01Cwfg YouTube channel] | |||
[[Category:Asian sponsors]] | [[Category:Asian sponsors]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:53, February 23, 2023
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| Location | Seoul, South Korea 
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| Owners | Joe Marsh Lee Sang-Hyeok (Faker, minority owner) |
| Sponsors/Partners | SK Telecom Douyu Twitch ASUS KLEVV Razer Donga Otsuka Nike |
| Other games | League of Legends DotA 2 Hearthstone Apex Legends Fortnite PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Pokémon (VGC/TCG) Valorant |
T1 is a professional eSports organization based in South Korea. It was founded in Seoul in 2002 as the StarCraft: Brood War team Orion by legendary player 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 rebranded 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] On February 26th, 2020, T1 announced the signing of MkLeo as their new SSBU player[5]. A couple of months later, on July 2nd, 2020, ANTi announced that T1 dropped him pending sexual assault allegations levied against him.[6]
T1 would part ways with Leo as their final player on February 23rd, 2023.[7]
Former smashers[edit]
| 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 |
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ANTi | Jason Bates | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |  
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2019-04-17 | 2020-07-02 |
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MkLeo | Leonardo Lopez Perez | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |  
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2020-02-26 | 2023-02-23 |
Other famous players[edit]
Bae Seong-woong (Bengi) Triple League of Legends Worlds Championship winner and current coach- Lee Sang-hyeok (Faker) Triple League of Legends Worlds Championship winner, current midlaner and minority owner
- Lim Yo-hwan (Boxer) StarCraft legend, organization founder and streamer/content creator
References[edit]
- ^ SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor Announce Global Esports Joint Venture. Business Wire (2019-02-25).
- ^ Please welcome @ANTi to T1!
- ^ Please give @LarryLurr a warm welcome to T1!
- ^ Sad to say that I am no longer a part of T1.
- ^ T1 is officially welcoming MkLeo
- ^ ANTi is dropped by T1
- ^ Leo departs from T1
