OGN Entus is a South Korean

esports Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. Although orga ...

organization with teams competing in '' Clash Royale'' and '' PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''. It formerly had teams competing in '' League of Legends'', '' StarCraft II'', ''

Warcraft 3 ''Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' is a high fantasy real-time strategy computer video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment released in July 2002. It is the second sequel to '' Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'', after '' Warcraft II: Tid ...

'' and ''Special Force 2''. OGN Entus was established in April 2001 as a '' StarCraft: Brood War'' team named ProSuma. In April 2006, the

CJ Group CJ Group () is a South Korean conglomerate holding company and one of the largest Chaebol headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous businesses in various industries of food and food service, pharmaceutics and biotechnology, enter ...

chaebol A chaebol (, ; ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group whose power over the group often exc ...

'' obtained the team's naming rights and it began competing in the ''StarCraft'' Proleague as CJ Entus. On May 24, 2012, CJ Entus created a ''League of Legends'' team to compete in the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), then known as

Ongamenet The Champions OGN (formerly known as Ongamenet) is a South Korean pay television channel that specialized in broadcasting video game-related content and esports matches, particularly ''StarCraft'', '' Starcraft II'', '' League of Legends'', and Overwatch. OGN r ...

league. CJ Entus was renamed OGN Entus on February 1, 2018.

''StarCraft'' / ''StarCraft II''

The team's notable early members were Kim Dong-jun, Lim Sung-choon, Choi In-gyu, Kim Jung-min, Lee Jae-hun and Kim Geun-baek. Later members were Seo Ji-hun,

Kang Min Kang Min (born March 15, 1982), also known as Nal_rA, is a South Korean former professional ''StarCraft'' player and ''League of Legends'' commentator. Since retiring from gaming, he has worked as an instructor at Seoul Institute of the Arts. ...

, Jeon Sang-wook, Park Tae-min, Byun Hyung-tae and Park Yeong-min, and current members are Kim Jeong-woo, Jo Byung-se, Jin Yeong-wha, Han Sang-bong and Shin Dong-won. Due to its longtime non-company affiliation, members moved to other teams. Choi In-gyu and Kim Geun-bak went to Samsung Galaxy, Kim Jeong-min and Kang Min to KT Rolster, Jeon Sang-wook and Park Tae-min to SK Telecom T1 and Kim Dong-jun and Im Seong-chun became commentators. Team director Cho Gyu-nam saw each move as a chance to obtain new members, and kept many skilled players. Although CJ Entus was supported for a long time by its members, director Cho did not obstruct his players' moves. When the no-sponsor slump continued into February 2006, Cho said that if the team was not sponsored within a month they would disband. Over 20 companies then offered to sponsor the team, and CJ Group began its sponsorship in April. CJ Entus has had good results in team and individual matches, particularly the latter in professional leagues. In the MBC GamSK Telecom League, the team finished in the top three with three wins, one second and one third and made the Winners League finals with a 9–2 record. They finished sixth in the

Shinhan Bank Shinhan Bank Co., Ltd. () is a bank headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Historically it was the first bank in Korea, established under the name Hanseong Bank in 1897. The bank was reestablished in 1982. It is part of the Shinhan Financial Gro ...

league and lost to SKT T1 in the postseason. On May 24, 2016, SC2 pro

Jang "MC" Min-chul Jang Min-chul (, born June 17, 1991), better known as MC, is a former Korean professional ''StarCraft II'' player, playing as the Protoss faction. MC has accumulated more than $500,000 in tournament winnings, and won the Global StarCraft II Leag ...

joined the team, only two weeks after announcing his retirement.

''League of Legends''

CJ Entus was relegated for the first time after the

2016 Summer League of Legends Champions Korea 2016 Summer League of Legends Champions Korea (2016 Summer LCK) is part of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), the top level of ''League of Legends'' play in Korea. Matches are played at the Seoul OGN e-Stadium in Mapo-gu, Seoul Se ...

. On November 13, 2017, the organization disbanded its ''League of Legends'' division.

References

External links

* {{Professional StarCraft: Brood War competition 2001 establishments in South Korea Esports teams based in South Korea PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds teams Former League of Legends Champions Korea teams StarCraft teams Defunct and inactive StarCraft II teams Team Razer Esports teams established in 2001