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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 ''

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History

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. 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 "

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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 quarterfinals of the

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Roster

Major tournament results

''StarCraft''/''StarCraft 2''

* 2009-2010

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StarCraft II Proleague Champions

''League of Legends''

KT Rolster win 2014 LoL Champions Summer

Arrows

* HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014 Champions

Bullets

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2013 Gold Medallists *

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Season VIII World Champions

Merged Team

* League of Legends World Championship 2015 Quarter-Finals *KeSPA Cup 2017 Champion *

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2018 Summer Split Champion * League of Legends World Championship 2018 Quarter-Finals

References

External links

Official website

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