SK Telecom T1
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SK Telecom T1 is an e-Sports -works team
of the South Korean
telecommunication
s company SK Telecom
. At the end of 2003, SK Telecom took the StarCraft
Team Orion (formerly 4U) by Lim Yo-Hwan
under contract and set up so that the team First. Lim Yo-Hwan took the role of team captain. SK Telecom T1 is part of SK sports, including the baseball team SK Wyverns
from Incheon
, the basketball team SK Knights
in Seoul
and Olympic champion Park Tae-Hwan
. The team is also sponsored by sporting goods manufacturer Adidas
, fast-food restaurant Kraze, pharmaceutical company Dong-A and Otsuka.
Former
Works team
A works team is a sports team that is financed and run by a manufacturer or other business. Sometimes, works teams contain or are entirely made up of employees of the supporting company.-Africa:...
of the South Korean
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
telecommunication
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
s company SK Telecom
SK Telecom
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. or Sunkyoung Telecom is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator, controlled by the SK Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. As a part of SK Group, SK stands for Sun Kyung.SK Telecom is a provider of mobile service in Korea, with 50.5% of the market share as...
. At the end of 2003, SK Telecom took the StarCraft
StarCraft
StarCraft is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The first game of the StarCraft series was released for Microsoft Windows on 31 March 1998. With more than 11 million copies sold worldwide as of February 2009, it is one of the best-selling...
Team Orion (formerly 4U) by Lim Yo-Hwan
Lim Yo-Hwan
Lim Yo-Hwan , known by the pseudonym SlayerS_`BoxeR` , is one of the most successful players of the real-time strategy computer game StarCraft to date...
under contract and set up so that the team First. Lim Yo-Hwan took the role of team captain. SK Telecom T1 is part of SK sports, including the baseball team SK Wyverns
SK Wyverns
SK Wyverns Baseball Club is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium.Their current manager is Man Soo Lee .-History:...
from Incheon
Incheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
, the basketball team SK Knights
Seoul SK Knights
The Seoul SK Knights is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League.-Interesting facts:Bang Sung Yoon was a player in the National Basketball Developmental League .Julian Kim/Edward Kim is an American-born Korean....
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
and Olympic champion Park Tae-Hwan
Park Tae-hwan
Park Tae-hwan is a South Korean swimmer. He is a member of the South Korean national swimming team, based in Taereung, Seoul. He won a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle and a silver in the 200 meter freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
. The team is also sponsored by sporting goods manufacturer Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
, fast-food restaurant Kraze, pharmaceutical company Dong-A and Otsuka.
Achievements (excerpt)
- 1 Place: Ongamenet KTF Evercup ProLeague 2003
- 1 Place: LG IBM MBC Team League 2003-2004
- 1 Place: Tucsan MBCGame Team League 2004
- 1 Place: SKY ProLeague Grand Final 2005
- 1 Place Minor League 2007-2008
- 1 Square 2008-2009 Shinhan Bank Proleague
- 1 Place Minor League 2009
Personnel
Current- Kim Taek-YongKim Taek-YongKim Taek-Yong is a professional South Korean StarCraft player, playing for the Protoss race...
(November 3, 1989), known under the pseudonym Bisu[Shield], commonly abbreviated as Bisu - Jung Myung HoonJung Myung HoonJung Myung Hoon is a year old professional StarCraft player from South Korea who plays under the alias By.Fantasy or simply Fantasy, He is one of 3 terrans to be under the wing of Choi Yeon-Sung . Jung is known as a terran innovator in professional Starcraft, taking one gold and two silver medals...
(July 1, 1991), known under the pseudonym By.Fantasy, commonly abbreviated as Fantasy
Former
- Lim Yo-HwanLim Yo-HwanLim Yo-Hwan , known by the pseudonym SlayerS_`BoxeR` , is one of the most successful players of the real-time strategy computer game StarCraft to date...
(September 4, 1980), known under the pseudonym SlayerS_ 'BoxeR, commonly abbreviated as BoxeR. - Choi Yeon-SungChoi Yeon-SungChoi Yeon-Sung , also known as iloveoov, is a professional Korean StarCraft player who uses the Terran race. He is known for his excellent macromanagement, leading to his nickname "Cheater Terran". However he is better known as "Monster Terran" because of his ability to produce a massive amount of...
(November 5, 1983), known under the pseudonym iloveoov.