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bbq Olivers (Korean: bbq 올리버스) was a Korean team. They are now known as ESports Connected.
History[]
During the 2017 offseason on Jan 11th, the recently qualified LCK team ESC Ever was renamed to bbq Oliver’s with the addition of the Genesis bbq name sponsorship, retaining the roster of Crazy, Firetrap (now Part), Bless, Tempt, Ghost, and Totoro.
2017 Season[]
The team finished 8th place in Spring and 9th in Summer, missing playoffs both splits as well as regionals for worlds, the team also having to play in the LCK 2018 Spring Promotion where, with the help of newly acquired bono, they requalified by sweeping CJ Entus 3-0. At the end of the year, Part and Bless departed, Totoro also leaving after the Qualifying Round elimination at KeSPA Cup 2017. Afterwards, Trick, IgNar, and Xero join the team.
2018 Season[]
Once more bbq Olivers finished 8th place in the Spring Split, failing to make playoffs. In the break between the Spring and Summer split, Yang Ji-hoon left the managerial role, while Jamie joined as Director of Global Business Development, and Aries joined as an AD carry.
The team once more found themselves in the Promotion Tournament after a 2-16 performance to finish last in the Summer Split, failing to qualify after falling to MVP 1-3 in the first elimination match. In the off season, Bono, Tempt, Ghost, Trick, IgNar, Crazy, Ares, and Xero all departed from the team as a result of the relegation. However, bbq in return brought in HeoKong, Malice (originally announced as Sebastian), autumn, wind, Rebel, and Zzus, while also acquiring Quest as head coach, as well as MakNooN and LS as coaches. With the arrival of Malice and LS, they become the first foreign (non-Korean) player and coach to join a Korean team.
2019 Season[]
At the start of the season, Jamie moved to the role of General Manager, and the organization also brought in Deus. Shortly after, Malice was suspended by the organization for soloqueue toxicity, becoming inactive for three weeks.
Into the first week of the Challengers Korea, on January 25th, it was announced that (due to bbq Olivers suspension of Malice and LS for two weeks) that the starting roster for week one would have HeoKong in top lane, wind moving from AD to jungle, autumn in the mid lane, Zzus moving from support to AD, and Rebel debuting at support after finally being of age to play. bbq's first series in week one would be a rematch against ES Sharks after a 2-0 series during the 2018 LoL KeSPA Cup. ES Sharks would have their revenge after ending the series in two swift games. Their second series vs Brion Blade would result in a forfeit leaving bbq at 0-2 after week one.
bbq finally after the return of Malice in the jungle and LS in the coaching role, would bounce back from their poor showing in week one winning 2-1 vs APK Prince.
Timeline[]
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- May 29,
Aries joins as substitute.[5] - June (approx.), Jamie (Director of Global Business Development) joins.
- August (approx.), Yang Ji-hoon (Manager) leaves.
- November 12,
Tempt,
Ghost, and
Bono leave.[6][7] - November 19,
Crazy, Kim Ga-ram (Head Coach), Xero (Coach), and Ares (Strategic Coach)'s contracts expire but departure is not confirmed.[8]
Trick and
IgNar leave.[9][10] - November 21, MakNooN (Coach) joins.[11]
- November 22,
Crazy's departure is confirmed.[12] - November 23, Kim Ga-ram (Head Coach), Xero (Coach), and Ares (Strategic Coach)'s departures are confirmed.[13]
- November 25,
Aries leaves.[14] - December 13,
HeoKong,
Malice,
autumn,
wind,
Rebel,
Zzus, Quest (Head Coach), and LS (Coach) join.[15][16][17]
- January 1, Jamie (Director of Global Business Development to General Manager) changes position.[18]
- January 9,
Deus joins.[19] - January 13,
Malice becomes inactive.[20] - January 25, MakNooN (Coach) leaves.
- February 1,
Malice becomes active.[21] - May 16,
Zzus leaves.[22][23] - May 20, Quest (Head Coach) leaves.[24]
- June 5,
JackPoT,
Racoon,
Tank,
Rain,
Mocha, KAGE (Head Coach), Gizmo (Coach), and Saroo (Coach) join.
Heokong,
autumn,
wind,
Rebel, and LS (Coach) leave.[25] - June 6, Deus (Mid to Top) changes position.
- October 22,
Malice leaves.[26][27] - November 27,
Deus leaves.[28] - December 17,
bbq Olivers rebrands as 
ESports Connected.[29]
JackPoT,
Racoon,
Tank,
Rain,
Mocha, Kage (Head Coach), GiZMO (Coach), Saroo (Coach), and Jamie (General Manager) leave.[30]
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JackPoT | Park Jin-soo (박진수) | Top Laner | Jun 20192019-06-05 | Dec 20192019-12-17 |  ESC | ||
| Racoon | Park Sung-ho (박성호) | Jungler | Jun 20192019-06-05 | Dec 20192019-12-17 | ESC | ||
| Tank | Park Dan-won (박단원) | Mid Laner | Jun 20192019-06-05 | Dec 20192019-12-17 | ESC | ||
| Rain | An Hyeon-guk (안현국) | Bot Laner | Jun 20192019-06-05 | Dec 20192019-12-17 | ESC | ||
| Mocha | Kim Tae-gyeom (김태겸) | Support | Jun 20192019-06-05 | Dec 20192019-12-17 | ESC | ||
| Deus | Alexey Zatorski | Top Laner | Jan 20192019-01-09 | Nov 20192019-11-27 |  CLG.A | ||
| Malice | Sebastian Edholm | Jungler | Dec 20182018-12-13 | Oct 20192019-10-22 |  XYZ | ||
| Heokong | Heo Seong-joo (허성주) | Top Laner | Dec 20182018-12-13 | Jun 20192019-06-05 | XYZ | ||
| autumn | Jeong Soo-hwan (정수환) | Mid Laner | Dec 20182018-12-13 | Jun 20192019-06-05 | XYZ | ||
| wind | Oh Myeong-jin (오명진) | Bot Laner | Dec 20182018-12-13 | Jun 20192019-06-05 | XYZ | ||
| Rebel | Park Geun-woo (박근우) | Support | Dec 20182018-12-13 | Jun 20192019-06-05 | 9th | ||
| Zzus | Jang Joon-soo (장준수) | Support | Dec 20182018-12-13 | May 20192019-05-16 |  RNW | ||
| Aries | Lee Chae-hwan (이채환) | Sub/Bot | May 20182018-05-29 | Nov 20182018-11-25 |  DWG | ||
| Crazy | Kim Jae-hee (김재희) | Top Laner | Jan 20172017-01-10  ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers. | Nov 20182018-11-19 |  SKT | ||
| Trick | Kim Gang-yun (김강윤) | Jungler | Nov 20172017-11-27 | Nov 20182018-11-19 |  GAL | ||
| IgNar | Lee Dong-geun (이동근) | Support | Nov 20172017-11-27 | Nov 20182018-11-19 |  S04 | ||
| Tempt | Kang Myung-gu (강명구) | Mid Laner | Jan 20172017-01-10 ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers. | Nov 20182018-11-12 |  HLE | ||
| Ghost | Jang Yong-jun (장용준) | Bot Laner | Jan 20172017-01-10 ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers. | Nov 20182018-11-12 |  BtC | ||
| Bono | Kim Gi-beom (김기범) | Sub/Jun | Sep 20172017-09-05 | Nov 20182018-11-12 | HLE | ||
| Totoro | Eun Jong-seop (은종섭) | Support | Jan 20172017-01-10 ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers. | Nov 20172017-11-26 |  UOL | ||
| Bless | Choi Hyeon-woong (최현웅) | Jungler | Jan 20172017-01-10 ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers. | Nov 20172017-11-20 |  ESS | ||
| Part | Jin Jae-seung (진재승) | Sub/Top | Jan 20172017-01-10 ESC Ever rebrands as bbq Olivers. | Nov 20172017-11-20 |  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 | Split 1 | ||
| Ghost |  | | | | |  | |  | |  | |  | | 481 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tempt | | | | | |  | | | 299 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Crazy | | | | | | 217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BonO | | | | |  | | 164 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| IgNar |  | | | | 132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prince | | |  | | | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trick | | | | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CK
| Player | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Games | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | Spring | Summer | ||
| Zzus | |  |  | 79 | ||||||||||
| Mocha |  | | 59 | |||||||||||
| Wind | | 33 | ||||||||||||
| Autumn | | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Malice | | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Jackpot | | 27 | ||||||||||||
| RJS | | | 10 | |||||||||||
| Reble | | 2 | ||||||||||||
Organization[]
Former[]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song Seong-chang (송성창) | CEO | ESports Connected
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| Jamie | Jameson McDaniel | General Manager | ESports Connected
| |
| Kage | Seo Jin-woong (서진웅) | Head Coach | ESports Connected
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| Saroo | Lee Jong-won (이종원) | Coach | ESports Connected
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| GiZMO | Kim Young-jin (김영진) | Coach | ESports Connected
| |
| LS | Nick De Cesare | Coach |  Riot Games Inc.
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| Quest | Kwon "Daniel" Ki-hyuk (권기혁) | Head Coach & Translator | None | |
| MakNooN | Yoon Ha-woon (윤하운) | Coach | None | |
| Karam | Kim Ga-ram (김가람) | Head Coach |  Invictus Gaming
| |
| Ares | Kim Min-kwon (김민권) | Strategic Coach | DAMWON Gaming Academy
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| Xero | Sin Hyeok (신혁) | Coach |  paiN Gaming
| |
| Yang Ji-hoon (양지훈) | Manager | SANDBOX Gaming
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Tournaments[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| bbq Olivers Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2019-08-12 | 8 | ₩3,000,000₩3,000,000₩3,000,000 | CK 2019 Summer | 2 - 12  RR | JackPoT, Deus, Racoon, Tank, Rain, Mocha, Gizmo, Saroo |
| 2019-04-04 | 3 - 4 | CK 2019 Spring Playoffs | Heokong, Malice, autumn, wind, Zzus, LS | ||
| 2019-04-01 | 5 | ₩4,000,000$ 3,536.9€ 3,112.77 | CK 2019 Spring | 6 - 8 RR | Heokong, Deus, wind, Malice, autumn, Zzus, Rebel, Quest, LS |
| 2018-12-25 | 9 - 12 | KeSPA Cup 2018 | HeoKong, Malice, autumn, wind, Zzus, LS | ||
| 2018-09-21 | NQ | LCK 2019 Spring Promotion | Crazy, Trick, Tempt, Aries, Ghost, IgNar, Xero, Ares | ||
| 2018-08-09 | 10 | ₩10,000,000₩10,000,000₩10,000,000 | LCK 2018 Summer | 2 - 16 RR | Crazy, Bono, Trick, Tempt, Aries, Ghost, IgNar, Xero, Ares |
| 2018-03-25 | 8 | ₩10,000,000$ 9,339.72€ 7,571.28 | LCK 2018 Spring | 6 - 12 RR | Crazy, Trick, Bono, Tempt, Ghost, IgNar, Xero, Ares |
| 2017-12-02 | 9 - 12 | KeSPA Cup 2017 | Crazy, Bono, Tempt, Ghost, Totoro, Kim Ga-ram, Ares | ||
| 2017-09-16 | Q | LCK 2018 Spring Promotion | Crazy, Bless, bono, Tempt, Ghost, Totoro, Kim Ga-ram, Ares | ||
| 2017-08-06 | 9 | ₩10,000,000$ 8,800€ 7,500 | LCK 2017 Summer | 3 - 15 RR | Crazy, Bless, Tempt, Ghost, Totoro, Kim Ga-ram, Ares |
| Total Prize: KRW 37,000,000 • USD 0 | |||||
Media[]
Videos[]
Highlight Videos[]
External Links[]
Images[]
bbq Olivers 2017 LCK Spring Roster
bbq Olivers 2018 LCK Spring Roster
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 KeSPA's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 bbq Olivers' Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 bbq Olivers' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 bbq Olivers' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 bbq Olivers' Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Ghost's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 한화생명 e스포츠, ‘템트’ 강명구, ‘보노’ 김기범 신규 영입 (Korean) ruliweb.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-11-18; after change - KR - 2018-11-19
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Trick's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 IgNar's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 1세대 스타 플레이어 '막눈' 윤하운, bbq 코치로 합류 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ SK Telecom T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ bbq Olivers' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 DAMWON Gaming's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 [오피셜] bbq 올리버스, 국내 첫 해외 선수-코치 영입 (Korean) fomos.kr
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 kenzi's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 bbq Olivers' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ bbq Olivers' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Deus' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ bbq Olivers' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ bbq Olivers' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Zzus' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Zzus' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Quest's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 25.00 25.01 25.02 25.03 25.04 25.05 25.06 25.07 25.08 25.09 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 bbq Olivers' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 bbq Olivers' Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Malice's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Counter Logic Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ AfreecaTV's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 30.9 AfreecaTV's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com