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ESC Ever was a Korean team. They are now known as ESports Connected.
History
2015 Season
Ever began their season playing in the Challengers Korea Spring 2015 Series 1 where they placed 5-8th after losing 0-2 to OverWM. Challengers Korea Spring 2015 Series 2 went even worse for them when they dropped out in the first round with a 0-2 loss to MKZ. Ever competed in Challengers Korea Summer 2015, finishing second overall with an 8-2 record. They beat Winners 3-0 in the first round of the Challengers Korea Summer 2015 Playoffs but lost 1-3 to Dark Wolves in the finals. Their top 2 placing guaranteed them a spot in the LCK 2016 Season Spring Promotion Tournament. They faced off against SBENU Sonicboom but lost 1-3 to them.
2016 Preseason
Prior to the 2015 LoL KeSPA Cup, Ever brought in former KT Rolster jungler Ares (additionally, support TML renamed to Key). With the new team, they upset Samsung Galaxy and Rebels Anarchy in the first two rounds. Expected to fall 0-2 to recent World Champions SK Telecom, who tried out substitute Scout onstage for the first time in game 1, Ever shocked audiences by not only winning that first game but sweeping the team 2-0, even with Faker playing the second game. Against CJ Entus in the finals, Ever once again swept the series, this time 3-0, and qualified for IEM Cologne as Korea's only seed to the event. Recognized for his strong Bard play, Key was named the tournament's MVP. Ever continued their strong performance at IEM, defeating H2k 2-1 and then Qiao Gu 3-2 to win the tournament. Their victory marked the first time since the inception of the League Championship Series in 2013 that a team unable to qualify for their domestic premier league won a major international event.
In late December 2015, Athena accepted an offer to join Edward Gaming, stopping their KeSPA Cup and IEM Cologne lineup from playing at another event.[1] He was eventually replaced by Tempt.[2]
2016 Season
During the preseason, allegations had arisen that support Key had engaged in Elo boosting activities.[3] The allegations were never proven, and no official action was taken against him, but Ever took their own disciplinary action and sat him out for the first 12 games of Challengers.[4] Totoro started for the team in his place. With Totoro, Ever went 9-3.
At the time of competing at IEM Katowice (which they had an invitation to due to winning IEM Cologne), Ever were in second place in Challengers, after losing a series 0-2 to MVP. Despite a round-one surprise upset win over Team SoloMid, Ever lost to Royal Never Give Up and then a rematch series against TSM to be eliminated before the playoff bracket. Following IEM Katowice, however, the team continued to perform well in the Korean Challenger circuit, eventually defeating MVP to finish first place before defeating SBENU Sonicboom 3-0 in the promotion tournament to earn their place in the LCK.
During the 2016 LCK Summer Season, ESC Ever went 5-13 in total sets, with one notable upset victory over SK Telecom T1. However, they still finished the split in ninth place, leading them to participate in the 2017 LCK Spring Promotion tournament. In the first round, they beat SBENU Korea 2-1 before falling to Kongdoo Monster 3-1. In the deciding loser's match, ESC Ever swept CJ Entus to earn their spot back in the LCK.
At the 2016 LoL KeSPA Cup they were drawn against CJ in round 1 and swept them 2-0. In quarterfinals they faced world championship finalists Samsung Galaxy and to everyone's surprise upset them with a 2-1 victory before getting obliterated by newly to LCK promoted Kongdoo.
During the offseason Key and Loken left the team while Ares moved to a coaching position and they signed Ghost as their new AD carry. On 10th January 2017 the team rebranded to bbq Olivers.
Timeline
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- January 5,
ESC Ever is formed.
MorNinG,
대마왕찰리,
Target,
A1ter,
Cho A, and M4sin (Coach) join.[5] - March 9,
여신 오노데라 여,
NoRoo,
머리위에떡하나,
KangKang,
strong guy,
Police, and
HighDin join.
MorNinG,
대마왕찰리,
Target,
A1ter, and
Cho A leave.[6] - May 25,
Crazyplay,
HamBurgeR,
JgRyan,
Athena,
LokeN,
Heeseong, and
Nontaget join.
MorninG rejoins.
여신 오노데라 여,
NoRoo,
머리위에떡하나,
KangKang,
strong guy,
Police, and
HighDin leave.[7] - 2015 (approx.), M4sin (Coach) leaves.
- July (approx.), Kim Gi-woong (Head Coach) joins.
- August 13,
TML joins.
Fruit rejoins. Fruit renames to Police. Nontaget renames to Totoro. - October (approx.), Kim Ga-ram (Head Coach) joins. Kim Gi-woong (Head Coach to Coach) changes position.
- November 4,
Ares and Cho Gye-hyeon (Coach) join.
HamBurgeR,
MorninG, and
Heeseong leave.[8] JgRyan renames to Ryan. TML renames to KeY. - November 6, Crazyplay renames to Crazy.
- December (approx.), Kim Gi-woong (Coach) leaves.
- December 24,
Athena leaves.[9]
- January 17,
Tempt joins.
Police leaves.[10] - February (approx.), Yang Ji-hoon (Manager) joins.
- March 28,
Bless joins.[11] - May 19,
Ryan leaves.[12] - June 12,
Firetrap joins.[13] - November 24,
Key leaves.[14] - November 27,
LokeN leaves.[15] - December 14, Ares (Jungle to Strategic Coach) changes position.[16]
Ghost joins.[17] - December 15, Cho Gye-hyeon (Coach) leaves.[18]
- January 10, ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers.
Player Roster
Former
Players are shown for the entire duration of their tenure on the team, with the role and substitute/trainee status they had upon their departure.
| Player | Name | Role | Joined | Left | Next Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crazy | Kim Jae-hee (김재희) | Top Laner | May 20152015-05-25 | Jan 20172017-01-10  ESC Ever rebrands as  bbq Olivers. |  bbq | ||
| Firetrap | Jin Jae-seung (진재승) | Top Laner | Jun 20162016-06-12 | Jan 20172017-01-10 ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers. | bbq | ||
| Bless | Choi Hyeon-woong (최현웅) | Jungler | Mar 20162016-03-28 | Jan 20172017-01-10 ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers. | bbq | ||
| Tempt | Kang Myung-gu (강명구) | Mid Laner | Jan 20162016-01-17 | Jan 20172017-01-10 ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers. | bbq | ||
| Ghost | Jang Yong-jun (장용준) | Bot Laner | Dec 20162016-12-14 | Jan 20172017-01-10 ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers. | bbq | ||
| Totoro | Eun Jong-seop (은종섭) | Support | May 20152015-05-25 | Jan 20172017-01-10 ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers. | bbq | ||
| Ares | Kim Min-kwon (김민권) | Jungler | Nov 20152015-11-04 | Dec 20162016-12-14 |  ESC | ||
| LokeN | Lee Dong-wook (이동욱) | Bot Laner | May 20152015-05-25 | Nov 20162016-11-27 |  QGR | ||
| Key | Kim Han-gi (김한기) | Support | Aug 20152015-08-13 | Nov 20162016-11-24 |  ROX | ||
| Ryan | Lee Jun-seok (이준석) | Jungler | May 20152015-05-25 | May 20162016-05-19 |  ACG | ||
| Police | Park Hyeong-gi (박형기) | Bot Laner | Aug 20152015-08-13 | Jan 20162016-01-17 |  APX | ||
| Athena | Kang Ha-woon (강하운) | Mid Laner | May 20152015-05-25 | Dec 20152015-12-24 |  EDG | ||
| HamBurgeR | Lee Jong-jin (이종진) | Top Laner | May 20152015-05-25 | Nov 20152015-11-04 |  Retired | ||
| MorninG | Song Chang-geun (송창근) | Jungler | May 20152015-05-25 | Nov 20152015-11-04 |  DW | ||
| Heeseong | An Hui-seong (안희성) | Support | May 20152015-05-25 | Nov 20152015-11-04 |  WaY | ||
| 여신 오노데라 여 | Top Laner | Mar 20152015-03-09 | May 20152015-05-25 | Retired | |||
| NoRoo | Hwang In-cheol (황인철) | Jungler | Mar 20152015-03-09 | May 20152015-05-25 |  APK | ||
| 머리위에떡하나 | Jungler | Mar 20152015-03-09 | May 20152015-05-25 | Retired | |||
| KangKang | Seo Gang-su (서강수) | Mid Laner | Mar 20152015-03-09 | May 20152015-05-25 | Retired | ||
| strong guy | Mid Laner | Mar 20152015-03-09 | May 20152015-05-25 | Retired | |||
| Police | Park Hyeong-gi (박형기) | Bot Laner | Mar 20152015-03-09 | May 20152015-05-25 |  EPC | ||
| HighDin | Song Bang-hyeon (송방현) | Support | Mar 20152015-03-09 | May 20152015-05-25 |  EHJ | ||
| MorNinG | Song Chang-geun (송창근) | Top Laner | Jan 20152015-01-05 | Mar 20152015-03-09 |  HUNG | ||
| 대마왕찰리 | Choi Gyu-hyun (최규현) | Jungler | Jan 20152015-01-05 | Mar 20152015-03-09 | Retired | ||
| Target | Kim Hyeok (김혁) | Mid Laner | Jan 20152015-01-05 | Mar 20152015-03-09 |  SQ | ||
| A1ter | Kim Gi-heon (김기헌) | Bot Laner | Jan 20152015-01-05 | Mar 20152015-03-09 | Retired | ||
| Cho A | Park Dae-min (박대민) | Support | Jan 20152015-01-05 | Mar 20152015-03-09 | Retired |
Player League Participation
LCK
| Player | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Games | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Cup | Rounds 1-2 | Rounds 3-5 | ||
| Tempt | | | | | |  | | | 299 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Key | |  | | | | | | 297 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crazy | | | | | | 217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bless | | | | 134 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totoro | | | | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LokeN | | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Part | | | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CK
| Player | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Games | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | ||
| Ryan | |  | |  | | 141 | ||||||||
| Crazy | | | 40 | |||||||||||
| LokeN | | | 36 | |||||||||||
| Totoro | | | 23 | |||||||||||
| Key | | | 17 | |||||||||||
| Athena | | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Police | | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Bless | |  | 47 | |||||||||||
| Tempt | | 33 | ||||||||||||
| Ares | | 23 | ||||||||||||
Organization
Former
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Seong-chang (송성창) | CEO & General Manager | bbq Olivers
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| Yang Ji-hoon (양지훈) | Manager | bbq Olivers
| ||
| Karam | Kim Ga-ram (김가람) | Head Coach | bbq Olivers
| |
| Ares | Kim Min-kwon (김민권) | Strategic Coach | bbq Olivers
| |
| Cho Gye-hyeon (조계현) | Owner & Coach |  Afreeca Freecs
| ||
| PanDa | Kim Gi-woong (김기웅) | Coach |  Revenger
| |
| M4sin | Kang Tae-su (강태수) | Coach |  Virtuoso Gaming
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Tournaments
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| ESC Ever Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2016-11-19 | 3 - 4 | ₩10,000,000$ 8,400€ 7,900 | KeSPA Cup 2016 | Crazy, Bless, Tempt, LokeN, Totoro, Kim Ga-ram | |
| 2016-08-27 | Q | LCK 2017 Spring Promotion | Crazy, Firetrap, Ares, Bless, Tempt, LokeN, Key, Totoro, Kim Ga-ram, Cho Gye-hyeon | ||
| 2016-08-06 | 9 | ₩10,000,000$ 8,900€ 8,000 | LCK 2016 Summer | 5 - 13  RR | Crazy, Firetrap, Bless, Tempt, LokeN, Key, Totoro, Kim Ga-ram, Cho Gye-hyeon |
| 2016-04-29 | Q | LCK 2016 Summer Promotion | Crazy, Bless, Tempt, LokeN, Key, Kim Ga-ram, Cho Gye-hyeon | ||
| 2016-04-16 | 1 | ₩20,000,000$ 17,400€ 15,400 | CK 2016 Spring Playoffs | Crazy, Bless, Tempt, LokeN, Totoro | |
| 2016-03-29 | 2 | CK 2016 Spring | 8-3-3 RR | Crazy, Ares, Bless, Tempt, LokeN, Totoro, Key | |
| 2016-03-05 | 5 - 6 | $3,500$ 3,500€ 3,150 | IEM Season 10 World Championship | Crazy, Ares, Tempt, LokeN, Key | |
| 2015-12-21 | 1 | $25,000$ 25,000€ 23,000 | IEM Season 10 Cologne | Crazy, Ares, Athena, Loken, Key, Kim Ga-ram | |
| 2015-11-14 | 1 | ₩40,000,000$ 34,000€ 31,600 | KeSPA Cup 2015 | Crazy, Ares, Athena, LokeN, Key | |
| 2015-09-12 | NQ | LCK 2016 Spring Promotion | Crazyplay, JgRyan, Athena, Police, LokeN, TML, Totoro, PanDa, Cho Gye-hyeon | ||
| Total Prize: KRW 80,000,000 • USD 28,500 | |||||
Media
- 2015
- 2016
- November 14, “The cheers we received from fans were a source of strength” - Interview with ESC Ever by , and on xoprestige
- November 14, 파란이여 영원하라, ESC Ever "팬들에게 받은 응원, 힘이 돼" by , and on Dong Dong Seo
- November 14, “We didn’t think we’d be able to win” - Interview with ESC Ever by , and on xoprestige
- November 14, "이길 거라고 생각하지 못했다" ESC Ever 인터뷰 by , and on Dong Dong Seo
- November 14, Fairy Tale Ending: semi-pro team ESC EVER wins KeSPA Cup by Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger on The Score
- December 17, From Challenger Failings to IEM Cologne: ESC Ever by Aaron on League eSports Talk
- December 20, The shine on the apple: The significance of Ever and QG's IEM Cologne finals matchup by Kelsey Moser on The Score
- December 21, A look into ESC Ever’s Drafting - IEM Cologne by Shakarez on Medium
- December 21, Wise Beyond their Years: Ever continues their storybook run with win at IEM Cologne by Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger on The Score
- December 21, The Keys to Ever’s Success by Naser "Empyre" Al-Naqi on Splyce
- March 3, The ESC Ever-ending Story of a Korean Challenger Team by Emily Rand on The Score
- May 26, LCK Summer ESC Ever Bless SPOTV Interview [Lost] with krbnu on Tumblr
See Also
External Links
References
- ↑ EDG Electronic Sports Club's Weibo Post weibo.com
- ↑ 2016 네네치킨 LoL Challengers Korea Spring 참가선수 엔트리 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ [SPOILER] ESC EVER support player KEY is under scrutiny in the Korean Inven community right now for ELO-Boosting reddit.com
- ↑ Key is back for ESC Ever! reddit.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 스프링 1차 토너먼트 전체 엔트리 (Korean) nicegame.tv
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 챌린저스코리아 스프링 2차 토너먼트 엔트리 (Korean) nicegame.tv
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 챌린저스코리아 서머 리그 팀별 선수 엔트리 (Korean) nicegame.tv
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 네이버 LOL KeSPA컵 로스터 발표 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Edward Gaming's Weibo Post (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 2016 네네치킨 LoL Challengers Korea Spring 참가선수 엔트리 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 ESC Ever's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 [롤챔스 서머] 롱주 '플레임' 이호종-'프로즌' 김태일 로스터 제외 (Korean) dailyesports.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 ‘파이어트랩’ 진재승, 스베누 코리아에서 ESC 에버로 리턴 fomos.kr
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 ESC Ever's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 ESC Ever's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 ESC Ever's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 ESC Ever's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Afreeca Freecs' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com