kt Rolster is a South Korean multi-gaming organization founded in 1999 with Korea Telecom as its head sponsor. A member of the Korean e-Sports Association, KT Rolster holds one of the richest and most successful StarCraft teams in the world, as well as one of the most successful League of Legends teams in Korea. The StarCraft team has fielded several legendary players throughout the pro-gaming scenes of StarCraft: Brood War and StarCraft II, such as Flash, Nal rA, YellOw, NaDa, NesTea, Reach, Life, TY and Zest.

kt Rolster
Founded1999
LocationSouth Korea
ManagerKang "H.O.T-Forever" Doh-gyung (SC2)
Kang "Hirai" Dong-hoon (LoL)
PartnersKT
Oronamin C
Pocari Sweat
Razer
Danawa
WebsiteKT Sports e-Sports

History

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When the organization was created in 1999, it consisted solely of a StarCraft team which was named KTF n016 Progame Team after its head sponsor, Korea Telecom Freetel.[1] In 2001, the team was renamed KTF MagicNs. When the sponsor merged with Korean Telecom, the organization subsequently went through several name changes and eventually ended up as KT Rolster (short for "Roller Coaster") in August 2009. The team transitioned to Starcraft II during the hybrid 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2.[2]

In October 2012, kt Rolster added two League of Legends teams with members from teams NaJin Shield and the recently disbanded StarTale.[3]

kt Rolster reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 League of Legends World Championship, 2018 League of Legends World Championship, and 2023 League of Legends World Championship.

Roster

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KT Rolster League of Legends roster
Players Coaches
Role Handle Name Nationality
Top PerfecT Lee Seung-min South Korea
Jungle Pyosik Hong Chang-hyeon South Korea
Mid Bdd Gwak Bo-seong South Korea
Bot Deft Kim Hyuk-kyu South Korea
Support BeryL Cho Geon-hee South Korea
Head coach
  • Kang "Hirai" Dong-hoon
Assistant coach(es)
  • Choi "supreme" Seung-min
  • Kim "Museong" Moo-seong
  • Lim "Comet" Hye-sung

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Substitute
  •   Injury / Illness
  

Roster updated 18 December 2023.

Major tournament results

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StarCraft/StarCraft 2

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  • 2009-2010 Shinhan Bank StarCraft Proleague Champions
  • 2010-2011 Shinhan Bank StarCraft Proleague Champions
  • 2014 SK Telecom StarCraft II Proleague Champions

League of Legends

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Arrows

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  • HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014 Champions

Bullets

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Merged Team

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References

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  1. ^ "Exotic E-Sports Records". gamedonga. 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ "KT Rolster". gamernix. 16 February 2014.
  3. ^ "KT Rolster Adds Two League of Legends Teams". ggChronicle. 10 September 2012.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by League of Legends Champions Korea winner
Summer 2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Intel Extreme Masters World Championship winner
Season VIII (2014)
Succeeded by