kt Rolster is a South Korean multi-gaming organization founded in 1999 with Korean Telecom as the head sponsor. A member of the
Korean e-Sports Association
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, 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
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'' teams in Korea. The StarCraft team has fielded several legendary players throughout the pro-gaming scenes of '' StarCraft: Brood War'' and ''
StarCraft II
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'', such as
Flash
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** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid ...
YellOw
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,
NaDa
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Culture
*Nāda, a concept in ancient Indian metaphysics
Places
*Nada, Hainan, China
*Nada, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States
*Nada, Nepal, village in Achham District, Seti Zone
*Nada, Texas, United Sta ...
,
NesTea
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Life
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, TY and Zest.
History
When the organization was created in 1999 it consisted solely of a ''StarCraft'' team which was named KTF n016 Progame Team after the head sponsor, Korean Telecom Freetel. In 2001 the team was renamed KTF MagicNs. When the sponsor merged with Korean Telecom the gaming-organization subsequently went through several name changes and eventually ended up as KT Rolster (short for "
Roller Coaster
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") in August 2009. The team transitioned to Starcraft II during the hybrid 2011-2012 Proleague Season 2.
In October 2012, kt Rolster added two ''League of Legends'' teams with members from teams NaJin Shield and the recently disbanded StarTale.
kt Rolster reached the Quarter-Finals of the
2015 League of Legends World Championship
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and
2018 League of Legends World Championship
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.
Roster
Major tournament results
''StarCraft''/''StarCraft 2''
* 2009-2010
Shinhan Bank
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StarCraft Proleague Champions
* 2010-2011 Shinhan Bank StarCraft Proleague Champions
* 2014
SK Telecom
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Intel Extreme Masters
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League of Legends Champions Korea
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