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'''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 | '''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> | 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> | ||
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Revision as of 22:27, October 23, 2022
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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]
Current smashers
Professional smashers
| ID | Name | Game | Main(s) | Join Date | |
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MkLeo | Leonardo Lopez Perez | 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 |
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ANTi | Jason Bates | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |  
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2019-04-17 | 2020-07-02 |
Other famous players
- 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
