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Fun fact about the GSL and SK Telecom

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DevotioN_00
Profile Joined December 2014
United States27 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-05 09:39:35
May 29 2015 18:58 GMT
#1
Ever since Heart of the Swarm was released, every GSL finals has featured one or more player who would go on to join SK Telecom T1, was a current member of SK Telecom T1, or was previously a member of SK Telecom T1.

2013 WCS Season 1 Korea
Runner up - STX INnoVation
Winner - Woongjin Stars Soulkey

Both of these players went on to join SK Telecom with Soulkey joining in 2013, and INoVation joining in 2014.

I am not including the second season of the 2013 WCS Korea, because the event was run by Ongamenet, even though the runner up of this even was an SK Telecom T1 player, Rain.

2013 WCS Season 3 Korea
Runner up - SK Telecom T1 soO
Winner - SouL Dear

This was also the beginning of soO's GSL run, where he was the finalist for 4 season in a row.

2014 Global StarCraft II League Season 1
Runner up - SK Telecom T1 soO
Winner - KT Rolster Zest

2014 Global StarCraft II League Season 2
Runner up - SK Telecom T1 soO
Winner - SK Telecom T1 Classic

2014 Global StarCraft II League Season 3
Runner up - SK Telecom T1 soO
Winner - SK Telecom T1 INnoVation

2015 Global StarCraft II League Season 1
Runner up - yoe Flash Wolves PartinG
Winner - KT Rolster Life

PartinG was a former player for SK Telecom, playing with them from 2013 to 2014
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LongShot27
Profile Joined May 2013
United States2084 Posts
May 29 2015 19:06 GMT
#2
That would be because they money coming out of their ass
If all men were created equal there would be no reason to declare it.
The_Masked_Shrimp
Profile Joined February 2012
425 Posts
May 29 2015 19:15 GMT
#3
this just reminded me of the soOner-up era :o
ejozl
Profile Joined October 2010
Denmark3340 Posts
May 29 2015 19:26 GMT
#4
Another way to look at it, is second place finishers all have skt1 blood in them.
SKong Telecom T1
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DarkPlasmaBall
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States44052 Posts
May 29 2015 19:53 GMT
#5
Not surprised, SKT breeds and buys champions
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
May 29 2015 19:58 GMT
#6
Not terribly surprising considering soO alone takes care of 4 of the 6 GSLs.
KelsierSC
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
United Kingdom10443 Posts
May 29 2015 20:19 GMT
#7
SKT best KT
Zerg for Life
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55468 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-29 20:23:21
May 29 2015 20:23 GMT
#8
So this means Rain, PartinG, Dream or INnoVation make the GSL finals, right?
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
DevotioN_00
Profile Joined December 2014
United States27 Posts
May 29 2015 20:25 GMT
#9
On May 30 2015 05:23 Elentos wrote:
So this means Rain, PartinG, Dream or INnoVation make the GSL finals, right?


Perhaps

I actually do think that Dream will make it to both the GSL and SSL finals.
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GumBa
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United Kingdom31935 Posts
May 29 2015 21:16 GMT
#10
On May 30 2015 05:23 Elentos wrote:
So this means Rain, PartinG, Dream or INnoVation make the GSL finals, right?

The Dream
To all the haters: you deserve to witness many, many more Serral victories, worthy of the godlike player he is.
aRyuujin
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States5049 Posts
May 29 2015 21:26 GMT
#11
On May 30 2015 05:25 DevotioN_00 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 30 2015 05:23 Elentos wrote:
So this means Rain, PartinG, Dream or INnoVation make the GSL finals, right?


Perhaps

I actually do think that Dream will make it to both the GSL and SSL finals.


If so, he'll be the first player to get simultaneous ssl and gsl silvers
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55468 Posts
May 29 2015 21:30 GMT
#12
On May 30 2015 06:26 aRyuujin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 30 2015 05:25 DevotioN_00 wrote:
On May 30 2015 05:23 Elentos wrote:
So this means Rain, PartinG, Dream or INnoVation make the GSL finals, right?


Perhaps

I actually do think that Dream will make it to both the GSL and SSL finals.


If so, he'll be the first player to get simultaneous ssl and gsl silvers

As much as I absolutely love Stats, if Dream reaches the SSL finals that tournament is pretty much his.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Blargh
Profile Joined September 2010
United States2101 Posts
May 29 2015 21:39 GMT
#13
Dream is one of the best players, imo. I would be surprised if he didn't get to at least one finals this time around.

Given his current opponent's form for SSL, he should have the game in the bag, haha. But it'll be interesting since he has his GSL match (for his group) against the same person as his quarter finals match.
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55468 Posts
May 29 2015 21:41 GMT
#14
On May 30 2015 06:39 Blargh wrote:
Dream is one of the best players, imo. I would be surprised if he didn't get to at least one finals this time around.

Given his current opponent's form for SSL, he should have the game in the bag, haha. But it'll be interesting since he has his GSL match (for his group) against the same person as his quarter finals match.

Yes, given herO's form, having scored a convincing win against Maru, Dream should have this in the bag. ?
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-06-11 14:36:55
May 29 2015 22:12 GMT
#15
So basically, SKT has lost almost all finals of premier KR starcraft in recent times

2013
WCS S1 GSL Runner up: later SKT star INnoVation
WCS S2 OSL Runner up: SKT Rain
WCS S3 GSL Runner up: SKT soO

2014
GSL s1 runner up: SKT soO
GSL s2 runner up: SKT soO
GSL s3 runner up: SKT soO
GSL GC runner up: SKT parting
SPL runner up: SKT T1, the whole team

2015
GSL s1 runner up: ex-SKT Parting
S2SL s1 runner up: SKT Dream
Kespa cup s1 runner up: SKT Dark
S2SL s2 runner up: SKT dream or classic

+ Show Spoiler +
Ok, not exactly second, but Classic was semifinalist in Kespa cup 2014


maru G5L pls
DevotioN_00
Profile Joined December 2014
United States27 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-29 22:19:22
May 29 2015 22:18 GMT
#16
On May 30 2015 07:12 neptunusfisk wrote:
So basically, SKT has lost all finals of premier KR starcraft in recent times


Haha, thats another way to put it
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boxerfred
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
Germany8360 Posts
May 29 2015 22:19 GMT
#17
On May 30 2015 04:53 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Not surprised, SKT breeds and buys champions

more like breeding second places if you count finals per person
DevotioN_00
Profile Joined December 2014
United States27 Posts
May 29 2015 22:21 GMT
#18
On May 30 2015 07:19 boxerfred wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 30 2015 04:53 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Not surprised, SKT breeds and buys champions

more like breeding second places if you count finals per person


Still impressive nonetheless ^^
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Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55468 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-29 22:22:28
May 29 2015 22:22 GMT
#19
On May 30 2015 07:12 neptunusfisk wrote:
So basically, SKT has lost all finals of premier KR starcraft in recent times

2013
WCS S1 GSL Runner up: later SKT star INnoVation
WCS S2 OSL Runner up: SKT Rain
WCS S3 GSL Runner up: SKT soO

2014
GSL s1 runner up: SKT soO
GSL s2 runner up: SKT soO
GSL s3 runner up: SKT soO
SPL runner up: SKT T1, the whole team

2015
GSL s1 runner up: ex-SKT Parting
S2SL s1 runner up: SKT Dream
Kespa cup s1 runner up: SKT Dark

+ Show Spoiler +
Ok, not exactly second, but Classic was semifinalist in Kespa cup 2014



You missed Hot6ix Cup which had MarineKing vs sOs finals.

But other than that, a (former or future) member of either of the Telecom giants has been in every finals of premier KR Starcraft for a while, yeh.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Balfazar
Profile Joined November 2008
Australia483 Posts
May 29 2015 22:32 GMT
#20
On May 30 2015 07:21 DevotioN_00 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 30 2015 07:19 boxerfred wrote:
On May 30 2015 04:53 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Not surprised, SKT breeds and buys champions

more like breeding second places if you count finals per person


Still impressive nonetheless ^^


If you are impressed by identifying successful players and using your inherent financial advantage to buy them then you are easily and wrongfully impressed.
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