Samsung Galaxy (SSG, Korean: 삼성 갤럭시) was a professional esports works team of Samsung Sports, owned by Samsung Electronics via sub-company Cheil Worldwide. Team is named after famous brand from Samsung Electronics' smartphone series. During its existence it had teams competing in League of Legends, StarCraft and StarCraft II.
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| Short name | SSG SSW (Samsung White) SSB (Samsung Blue) |
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| Founded | 2013 |
| Folded | 2017 |
| Location | South Korea |
| Partners | Samsung Electronics |
| Website | www |
Samsung's League of Legends division was created on September 7, 2013, after MVP's two teams, MVP Blue and MVP Ozone (formerly MVP White), were acquired by Samsung as Samsung Blue (SSB) and Samsung Ozone (later Samsung White - SSW).[1] Samsung White won the 2014 World Championship, while Samsung Blue finished at semifinals.[2][3]
The two teams later merged due to "one organization - one pro team" rules by Riot Games for every top leagues. Samsung Galaxy went on to finish as the runners-up of the 2016 World Championship and the champions of the 2017 World Championship.
After 2017 Worlds, Samsung Galaxy's rosters and LCK spot later was acquired by KSV Esports, now Gen.G. However, the legitimacy of Gen.G inheriting Samsung Galaxy's titles and trophies remains controversial, due to Samsung Galaxy has made no announcement about retaining or transferring the titles, included the two world championships.
Tournament results
editStarCraft
edit- 2008 — Shinhan Bank StarCraft Pro League Champions
League of Legends
edit- Ongamenet League of Legends Champions Spring 2014 — 1st
- 2014 League of Legends World Championship — 1st (Samsung White), 3rd (Samsung Blue)
- 2016 League of Legends World Championship[4] — 2nd
- 2017 League of Legends World Championship — 1st
References
edit- ^ "삼성전자, 갤럭시 프로게임단으로 새출발". This Is Game. September 7, 2013.
- ^ "Side by side comparison of 2014 World Champions Samsung White versus 2015 SK Telecom T1". Dot Esports. October 22, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "One of these things is not like the others: Samsung's unlikely Worlds appearance". theScore esports. September 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Lam, Kien. "SK Telecom T1 wins World Championship again". LoL eSports. Riot Games. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
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