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| Team Information
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South Korea 
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| Coaches:
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Park "Reach" Jung-suk
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| Team Captain:
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Yoon "MaknooN" Ha-woon
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| Sponsor:
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NaJin Industries
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| Number of Players:
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5
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| History
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| Created:
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2012-05-30
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Overview
NaJin Sword is the second League of Legends team sponsored by NaJin Corporation. It was formed by captain and former NaJin Shield member MaKNooN.
History
Formation of NaJin Sword
NaJin Sword was formed on May 30th, 2012, shortly after NaJin e-mFire was knocked out of Azubu The Champions Spring 2012. MaKNooN, e-mFire's top lane player, departed from his team and began recruiting for a second team under the NaJin organization. The original squad was renamed to NaJin Shield, while the newly acquired roster became NaJin Sword.
A day after the addition of the new squadron, NaJin would also hire former Starcraft Brood War progamer Reach.
Season 2
NaJin Sword would qualify for the Azubu The Champions Summer 2012 tournament by winning their best-of-three play-in against Relive. Although expectations were low for NaJin Sword due to their inexperience and lackluster performance in the previous season, they were able to take second place in the group stage by defeating Team Dignitas and RoMg, dropping their only game to group leader Azubu Frost. In the quarterfinal round, NaJin Sword faced off against StarTale, led by AD player Locodoco. Though StarTale came out undefeated in their group matches, Sword was able achieve an upset and take the series 2-0 to advance to the next stage. Unfortunately, CLG EU emerged victorious in their semifinal, going 3-1 against NaJin Sword. This loss set up a third place match against Azubu Blaze, which Sword was able to win 2-0.
NaJin Sword's third place finish gave them just enough circuit points to qualify for the Season Two Korean Regional Finals. They were seeded fourth in the event, but in a dominant showing, Sword would tear through LG-IM, Xenics Storm, and Azubu Blaze to claim Korea's second slot in the Season 2 World Championship.
NaJin Sword was favored to progress through their group in the Season 2 World Championship, and would not disappoint as they took first place over CLG EU, Team Dignitas, and Saigon Jokers. [1] Although many writers and professionals also expected Sword to place in the top 4, the dark horse Taipei Assassins would beat them convincingly in the round of eight 2-0, knocking them out of the event. NaJin Sword left the tournament with a 5th-8th place finish.
Pre-Season 3
After the Season 2 World Championship, NaJin Sword would be invited to MLG Dallas as one of the two teams representing Korea. In the first two days of the event, Sword showed strong play with 2-0 victories over CLG Prime, Team SoloMid, and Azubu Blaze to advance to the finals. There, they met with Azubu Blaze once again and were defeated in two consecutive best-of-three sets to take second place at the event.
Following MLG Dallas, NaJin Sword attempted to qualify for IPL 5, but after strong play in the group stage, they would lose in the qualifier semifinals to their sister team, NaJin Shield.
Timeline
2012
- May 30th, NaJin establishes 2 LoL teams, Shield and Sword. [2]
- May 31st, ex-BW progamer Reach joins as e-mFire Head Coach. [3]
- June 11th, Fimir and MulrOc leave. watch, former Starcraft player, and Troll Kim join. [4]
- August 1st, Sim Sung-soo joins NaJin e-mFire as gaming coach. [5]
- August 31st, 3rd Place in Azubu The Champions Summer 2012. [6]
- September 21st, 1st place at Season Two Korean Regional Finals. [7]
- October 5th, 5th-8th place in Season 2 World Championship.
Player Roster
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ID
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Name
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Role
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MaKNooN
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Yoon Ha-woon (윤하운)
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Top
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watch
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Cho Jae-geol (조재걸)
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Jungle
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Cain
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Jang Nu-ruh (장누리)
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Support
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SSONG
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Kim Sung-soo (김상수)
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AP
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PraY
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Kim Jong-in (김종인)
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AD
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Former
Organization
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ID
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Name
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Position
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Reach
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Park Jung-suk (박정석)
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Head Coach
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싱선생
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Sim Sung-soo (심성수)
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Gaming Coach
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Team Achievements
Interviews
See Also
Links
References
- ↑ ggChronicle Power Rankings ggchronicle.com
- ↑ NaJin in 2 team mode, Shield and Sowrd.www.thisisgame.com
- ↑ NaJin e-mFire Head Coach esports.dailygame.co.kr
- ↑ 나진 e엠파이어, 스타 출신 게이머 조재걸 영입 thisisgame.com
- ↑ Master of Singed, 싱선생, Sim Sung-soo joins NaJin e-mFire as Gaming Coach inven.co.kr
- ↑ NaJin Sword places third at the 2012 Azubu Summer Championship sk-gaming.net
- ↑ NaJin Sword places first a the Season 2 Korean Regionals mobafire.com
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