T1

Company Information

Headquarters:

Seoul

Founded:

2004-04-13

Employees:

~51-200

Sponsors:

Samsung Odyssey Neo^[1]

Red Bull^[2]

Goal Studio^[3]

AfreecaTV^[4]

Mercedes-Benz^[5]

Hana Bank^[6]

SteelSeries^[7]

Ralph Lauren^[8]

Klevv^[9]

Type:

Esports

Parent company:

SK Telecom

Links

T1 is a leading esports organization based in Seoul, South Korea, renowned for its highly successful League of Legends team. Founded in 2013 as SK Telecom T1 by SK Telecom, the organization became T1 in 2019 through a joint venture with Comcast Spectacor. Key figures include Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, considered one of the best League of Legends players of all time. T1 has won three World Championships (2013, 2015, 2016) and continues to compete in other popular esports titles such as Dota 2, Valorant, and Fortnite. The organization is known for its strong competitive performance, state-of-the-art training facilities, and significant influence within the global esports community.

Current employees

Name	Position	Join Date
Joe Marsh	CEO	2019

Past employees

Name	Position	Join Date	Leave Date
Lim Yo-hwan	Founder	2002	2010

News

2024-11-22 Cho "Mata" Se-hyoung Joins T1
2024-11-15 Oner Extends Contract
2024-09-02 T1 Rose Together Documentary Announced
2024-05-07 30 Teams Joins to Esports World Cup Club Support Program
2024-03-06 T1 Partners with HSBC
2023-11-23 T1 Reveals Contract Extensions
2023-11-21 Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun Returns to T1
2023-11-20 T1 Wins LoL Worlds 2023

Gallery

T1 Headquarters in Seoul, South Korea

[1] ttps://news.samsung.com/global/interview-game-changers-on-screen-t1-esports-stars-break-down-the-behind-the-scenes-of-their-odyssey-brand-films

[2] ttps://www.redbull.com/int-en/t1-join-red-bull-family

[3] ttps://esportsadvocate.net/2023/01/t1-replaces-nike-with-goal-studio/

[4] ttps://www.invenglobal.com/articles/17400/t1s-league-of-legends-team-signs-streaming-partnership-with-afreecatv

[5] ttps://esportsinsider.com/2023/05/t1-and-mercedes-partnership

[6] ttps://archive.esportsobserver.com/t1-partnership-hana-bank/

[7] ttps://steelseries.com/press/91-steelseries-and-t1-announce-partnership

[8] ttps://twitter.com/gumayusing/status/1735244747718177169

[9] ttps://www.essencore.com/en/about_press_sub?idx=256

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