OGN Entus
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| Short name | OGN 엔투스 |
|---|---|
| Divisions | Clash Royale PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds |
| Founded | April 2001 |
| Based in | Seoul |
| Location | South Korea |
| Parent group | OGN |
OGN Entus is a South Korean esports organization with teams competing in Clash Royale and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. It formerly had teams competing in League of Legends, StarCraft II, Warcraft 3 and Special Force 2. OGN Entus was established in April 2001 as a StarCraft: Brood War team named ProSuma. In April 2006, the CJ Group chaebol obtained the team's naming rights and it began competing in the StarCraft Proleague as CJ Entus. On May 24, 2012, CJ Entus created a League of Legends team to compete in the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), then known as Ongamenet The Champions league.[1] CJ Entus was renamed OGN Entus on February 1, 2018.
StarCraft / StarCraft II
The team's notable early members were Kim Dong-jun, Lim Sung-choon, Choi In-gyu, Kim Jung-min, Lee Jae-hun and Kim Geun-baek. Later members were Seo Ji-hun, Kang Min, Jeon Sang-wook, Park Tae-min, Byun Hyung-tae and Park Yeong-min, and current members are Kim Jeong-woo, Jo Byung-se, Jin Yeong-wha, Han Sang-bong and Shin Dong-won. Due to its longtime non-company affiliation, members moved to other teams. Choi In-gyu and Kim Geun-bak went to Samsung Galaxy, Kim Jeong-min and Kang Min to KT Rolster, Jeon Sang-wook and Park Tae-min to SK Telecom T1 and Kim Dong-jun and Im Seong-chun became commentators. Team director Cho Gyu-nam saw each move as a chance to obtain new members, and kept many skilled players.
Although CJ Entus was supported for a long time by its members, director Cho did not obstruct his players' moves. When the no-sponsor slump continued into February 2006, Cho said that if the team was not sponsored within a month they would disband. Over 20 companies then offered to sponsor the team,[2] and CJ Group began its sponsorship in April.
CJ Entus has had good results in team and individual matches, particularly the latter in professional leagues. In the MBC GamSK Telecom League, the team finished in the top three with three wins, one second and one third and made the Winners League finals with a 9-2 record. They finished sixth in the Shinhan Bank league and lost to SKT T1 in the postseason.[3]
On May 24, 2016, SC2 pro Jang "MC" Min-chul joined the team, only two weeks after announcing his retirement.[4]
League of Legends
CJ Entus was relegated for the first time after the 2016 Summer League of Legends Champions Korea.[5] On November 13, 2017, the organization disbanded its League of Legends division.[6]
Tournament results
CJ Entus (main team)
| Year | Competition | Final match | Wins | Losses | Rank | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | NLB Spring 2012 | 3 | 0 | 1st | ₩6,000,000 | |
| Champions Summer 2012 | Failed to qualify | 9th–16th | ₩4,000,000 | |||
| CPL Korean Qualifiers | MVP White | 1 | 2 | 2nd | ||
| World Championship Season 2 Korean Qualifiers | LG-IM | 1 | 3 | 6th | ||
| Team WE | 0 | 3 | 5th–8th | |||
| IPL Season 5 Korean Qualifiers | Eat Sleep Game | 1 | 2 | 2nd | ||
| IPL Season 5 | 1 | 2 | 5th–8th | $4,500 | ||
| Champions Winter 2012-2013 | Azubu Frost | 2 | 3 | 5th–8th | ₩12,000,000 | |
| 2013 | NLB Winter 2012-2013 | GSG | 2 | 3 | 2nd | ₩2,000,000 |
CJ Entus Frost
| Year | Competition | Final match | Wins | Losses | Rank | Winnings | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | WCG Summoner's Battle Arena | 1 | 0 | ₩300,000 | MiG Frost | ||
| WCG 2011 | EDward Gaming | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | ₩500,000 | ||||
| CLG's Last Call | CLG | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 2012 | Nil | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Team OP | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| CLG | 2 | 0 | 1 | ₩5,000,000 | |||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | ₩1,000,000 | ||||
| Champions Spring 2012 | MiG Blaze | 0 | 3 | 2 | ₩40,000,000 | ||
| Champions Summer 2012 | CLG EU | 3 | 2 | 1 | ₩80,000,000 | Azubu Frost | |
| 2 | Taipei Assassins | 1 | 3 | 2 | $250,000 | ||
| IPL 5 LoL | Azubu Blaze | 0 | 2 | 5–8 | |||
| 2013 | IEM Season 7 World Championship | Gambit Gaming | 0 | 2 | 3–4 | $4,500 | |
| Champions 2012-2013 | Sword | 0 | 3 | 2 | ₩40,000,000 | ||
| KT Rolster | 0 | 3 | 4 | ₩1,000,000 | |||
| IEM Season 7 World Championship | CJ Blaze | 1 | 3 | 2 | $25,000 | ||
| 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | VTG Monsters | 0 | 2 | 5–8 | |||
| Champions Spring 2013 | SKT T1 #2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ₩18,000,000 | ||
| Champions Summer 2013 | MVP OzonSK Telecom | 2 | 3 | 4 | ₩18,000,000 | ||
| Korea Regional Finals Season 3 | KT Bullets | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| IEM 8 | Invictus Gaming | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | Champions 2013-2014 | OzonSK Telecom | 0 | 3 | 5–8 | ||
| NLB 2013-2014 | NaJin Black Sword | 0 | 2 | 5–8 | |||
| Champions Spring 2014 | BluSK Telecom | 1 | 3 | 5–8 |
References
- ^ "스포츠조선 :: [프로리그 리뷰] CJ, 선두로 1라운드 마감".
- ^ ""CJ 창단 Cho Gyu-nam 감독 인터뷰" 파이터포럼". Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ "프로리그는 '춘추전국시대', 삼성전자 ↑ CJ ↓ : 스포츠조선".
- ^ "MC joins CJ Entus".
- ^ "The Relegation of CJ Entus Marks the Passing of an Era". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ Abbas, Malcolm (November 13, 2017). "CJ Entus disband League of Legends roster". Retrieved June 22, 2019.
External links
- 2001 establishments in South Korea
- Esports teams based in South Korea
- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds teams
- Former League of Legends Champions Korea teams
- Defunct and inactive League of Legends teams
- StarCraft teams
- Defunct and inactive StarCraft II teams
- Team Razer
- CJ Entus players
- Esports teams established in 2001