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| Region | Korea | ||
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NaJin Black 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 30, 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 four, 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.
Season 3[]
Season 3 had potential for Sword to make a huge impact, participating in OGN Winter 2012-2013. Despite the tough competition, Sword found themselves reaching the playoffs, and making it to the Grand Finals, winning against Azubu Frost in a clean 3 - 0 sweep. They were also able to place 3rd in the continental GIGABYTE StarsWar League/Season 2, losing in the Semi Finals to Invictus Gaming. The Spring season OLYMPUS Champions Spring 2013 did not fare as well as Winter for the team, unable to reclaim their champion title, coming in 5th place at the end of the season. However, in their other Korean competitive league, emTek NLB Spring 2013, Sword would take the first place finish over their sibling team, NaJin White Shield. Change was brought going into the Summer 2013 leagues for both roster and name. The organization would rename their teams NaJin Black Sword and Najin White Shield. HOT6iX Champions Summer 2013 was a turbulent season for Sword, unable to make playoffs and coming in 9th for the season. They were able to take first once again in GIGABYTE NLB Summer 2013 over Incredible Miracle 2. Although having rough showings since Winter, due to their first place finishes in Season 3, NaJin Black Sword guaranteed themselves a spot in the Season 3 World Championship with 600 Korean Circuit Points, going with SK Telecom T1 and Samsung Galaxy Ozone (formerly MVP Ozone).
At the S3 Championship, NBS would be automatically placed into the quarterfinals being the Korean top seed. They would first play against the European favorite, Gambit Gaming. Sword would come out strong after not being seen competitively in a few months with their sub mid laner starting for them, Nagne. They would conquer Gambit in a 2-1 advancing to the semifinals against fellow Koreans, SK Telecom T1, guaranteeing that a Korean team would be present in the finals. Although SK T1 would be the favorites going into the match, NaJin would play a great set of games with the match going to the last 5th game. They would lose 3-2 and be eliminated from the tournament, taking home 3rd-4th place and newfound respect from fans around the world for their play.
Season 4[]
In Season 4, new rosters were announced for NaJin Sword and NaJin Shield. Expession would be leaving due to chronic illness, Peng and Winged's contracts ended, and Watch would be moved to NaJin Shield as their jungler. To fill the vacancies, Limit (formerly Toplulu from Neverdie) was recruited for the top lane, Helios (from CJ Entus Frost) was recruited for the jungle, and ActScene (from Jin Air Greenwings Stealths) was picked up as a substitute player.
Timeline[]
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- May 29,
MakNooN leaves.[6] - June 5,
Expession joins.[7] - June 21,
NaJin Sword renames to 
NaJin Black Sword.[8]
Nagne joins.[9] - August 9, MOKUZA (Coach) rejoins.[10]
- August 24, Nagne (Jungle to Mid) changes position.
- November 7,
Peng joins as substitute. SSONG (Mid to Sub/Support) changes position.[11] - December 31,
Winged joins as substitute.
- February 4,
TopLulu and
Helios join.
ActScene joins as substitute.
Expession,
Watch,
Winged, and
Peng leave.[12] - February 11, TopLulu renames to Limit.
- February 24, Razer sponsors NaJin Black Sword.[13]
- March 18,
ActScene leaves.[14] - May 16,
Leopard,
Lee,
kurO, and
Ohq join.
Limit,
Helios,
Nagne,
PraY, and Sim Sung-soo (Coach) leave.[15] SSONG (Sub/Support to Coach) changes position.[16] - May 18,
Guger and
Pure join as substitutes.[17] - May 30, Leopard renames to Duke.
- June 18,
Pure leaves. - October 31,
Lee,
KurO, and
Guger leave.[18] - November 10, Team will change to single team due to the revision of the LCK regulations.[19]
- December 2, Team disbands.
Duke,
Ohq,
Cain, Reach (Head Coach), MOKUZA (Coach), and SSONG (Coach) leave.[20]
Player Roster[]
NaJin Black Sword OGN Summer 2014 Lineup
NaJin Black Sword Season 3 World Championship Roster
Left to Right: PraY, Nagne, Expession, Watch, SSONG, Cain
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | Lee Ho-seong (이호성) | Top Laner | May 20142014-05-16 | Dec 20142014-12-02 |  NJF | ||
| Ohq | Oh Gyu-min (오규민) | Bot Laner | May 20142014-05-16 | Dec 20142014-12-02 | NJF | ||
| Cain | Jang Nu-ri (장누리) | Support | May 20122012-05-29 | Dec 20142014-12-02 | NJF | ||
| Lee | Lee Ho-jin (이호진) | Jungler | May 20142014-05-16 | Oct 20142014-10-31 |  HUYA | ||
| KurO | Lee Seo-haeng (이서행) | Mid Laner | May 20142014-05-16 | Oct 20142014-10-31 | HUYA | ||
| Guger | Kim Do-yeop (김도엽) | Sub/Bot | May 20142014-05-18 | Oct 20142014-10-31 |  TPA | ||
| Pure | Kim Jin-sun (김진선) | Sub/Sup | May 20142014-05-18 | Jun 20142014-06-18 |  NJWS | ||
| Limit | Ju Min-gyu (주민규) | Top Laner | Feb 20142014-02-04 | May 20142014-05-16 |  KT.B | ||
| Helios | Shin Dong-jin (신동진) | Jungler | Feb 20142014-02-04 | May 20142014-05-16 |  EG | ||
| Nagne | Kim Sang-moon (김상문) | Mid Laner | Jun 20132013-06-21 | May 20142014-05-16 | KT.B | ||
| PraY | Kim Jong-in (김종인) | Bot Laner | Jun 20122012-06-10 | May 20142014-05-16 | HUYA | ||
| SSONG | Kim Sang-soo (김상수) | Sub/Sup | May 20122012-05-29 | May 20142014-05-16 |  NJBS | ||
| ActScene | Yeon Hyeong-mo (연형모) | Sub/Jun | Feb 20142014-02-04 | Mar 20142014-03-18 |  WE | ||
| Expession | Koo Bon-taek (구본택) | Top Laner | Jun 20132013-06-05 | Feb 20142014-02-04 |  IM | ||
| Watch | Cho Jae-geol (조재걸) | Jungler | Jun 20122012-06-10 | Feb 20142014-02-04 | NJWS | ||
| Winged | Park Tae-jin (박태진) | Sub/Jun | Dec 20132013-12-31 | Feb 20142014-02-04 |  KST | ||
| Peng | Yoon Young-min (윤영민) | Sub/Mid | Nov 20132013-11-07 | Feb 20142014-02-04 |  Retired | ||
| MakNooN | Yoon Ha-woon (윤하운) | Top Laner | May 20122012-05-29 | May 20132013-05-29 | KT A | ||
| MulrOc | Won Jun-ho (원준호) | Jungler | May 20122012-05-29 | Jun 20122012-06-10 | KT A | ||
| Fimir | Cheon Min-ki (천민기) | Support | May 20122012-05-29 | Jun 20122012-06-10 |  ahq.KR |
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 | ||
| PraY | | | | | | |  |  |  | |  | |  | |  | 444 | ||||||||||||||||
| Watch | | | | | |  | |  | | 168 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expession |  |  | | | | |  | | | | 167 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cain | | | | | | | | | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ssong | | | | | | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nagne | | | | | | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helios |  |  | |  | | | | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MakNooN | | | | | | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Limit | | | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kuro | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | 431 | |||||||||||||||||
| Duke | | | | | |  | | 196 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohq |  | | | | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hojin | | | | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NLB
| Player | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | Winter | Spring | Summer | ||
| Cain | | 6 | |||||||
| Duke | | 6 | |||||||
| Hojin | | 6 | |||||||
| Kuro | | 6 | |||||||
| Ohq | | 6 | |||||||
Organization[]
Former[]
| C | ID | Name | Position | Next Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | Park Jung-suk (박정석) | Head Coach | NaJin e-mFire
| |
| SSONG | Kim Sang-soo (김상수) | Coach | NaJin e-mFire
| |
| MOKUZA | Kim Dae-woong (김대웅) | Coach | NaJin e-mFire
| |
| Sim | Sim Sung-soo (심성수) | Coach |  Taipei Assassins
|
Tournaments[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| NaJin Black Sword Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2014-08-16 | 5 - 8 | ₩10,000,000$ 9,700€ 7,300 | Champions 2014 Summer | Duke, Lee, KurO, Ohq, Cain | |
| 2014-08-09 | 2 | ₩3,000,000$ 2,700€ 2,100 | NLB 2014 Summer | Duke, Lee, KurO, ohq, Cain | |
| 2014-06-06 | Q | Champions 2014 Summer Qualifiers | Duke, Lee, Kuro, ohq, Cain | ||
| 2014-05-17 | 2 | ₩3,000,000$ 2,910€ 2,130 | NLB 2014 Spring | Limit, Helios, Nagne, PraY, Cain, Sim | |
| 2014-04-09 | 9 - 16 | ₩6,000,000$ 5,820€ 4,260 | Champions 2014 Spring | 1-1-1  RR | Limit, Helios, Nagne, PraY, Cain |
| 2014-02-26 | Q | Champions 2014 Spring Qualifiers | Limit, Helios, Nagne, PraY, Cain | ||
| 2014-01-25 | 9 - 15 | ₩6,000,000$ 5,400€ 4,080 | Champions 2014 Winter | 0-2-1 RR | Expession, Watch, Nagne, Peng, PraY, Cain, SSONG |
| 2014-01-18 | 2 | ₩3,000,000$ 2,820€ 2,070 | NLB 2014 Winter | Expession, Winged, Nagne, PraY, Cain, Sim | |
| 2013-10-04 | 3 - 4 | $150,000$ 150,000€ 109,500 | Worlds Season 3 | Expession, watch, Nagne, PraY, Cain | |
| 2013-08-31 | 9 - 16 | ₩6,000,000$ 5,400€ 4,080 | Champions 2013 Summer | 0-3-0 RR | Expe, Watch, SSONG, PraY, Cain |
| Total Prize: KRW 37,000,000 • USD 150,000 | |||||
as NaJin Sword[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| NaJin Sword Tournament Results - Show Prize as (Local • USD • Euros) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Prize | Event | Last Result | Roster |
| 2013-06-15 | 5 - 8 | ₩12,000,000$ 10,560€ 7,920 | Champions 2013 Spring | MakNooN, watch, SSONG, PraY, Cain | |
| 2013-06-14 | 1 | ₩5,000,000$ 4,400€ 3,300 | NLB 2013 Spring | Chop, Watch, SSONG, PraY, Cain, Sim | |
| 2013-04-23 | 3 | ¥10,000$ 1,600€ 1,200 | GIGABYTE StarsWar League Season 2 | MakNooN, Watch, SSONG, PraY, Cain, Sim | |
| 2013-02-02 | 1 | ₩80,000,000$ 72,800€ 52,800 | Champions 2013 Winter | MakNooN, Watch, SSONG, PraY, Cain, Sim | |
| 2012-11-11 | 3 - 4 | IPL 5 Korean Qualifiers | MakNooN, Watch, SSONG, PraY, Cain | ||
| 2012-11-04 | 2 | $8,000$ 8,000€ 6,160 | MLG 2012 Fall | MakNooN, Watch, SSONG, PraY, Cain, Sim | |
| 2012-10-13 | 5 - 8 | $75,000$ 75,000€ 57,750 | Worlds Season 2 | MaKNooN, Watch, SSONG, PraY, Cain | |
| 2012-09-21 | 1 | Korea Regional Finals Season 2 | MakNooN, Watch, SSONG, PraY, Cain, Sim | ||
| 2012-09-08 | 3 | ₩12,000,000$ 10,560€ 8,280 | Champions 2012 Summer | MakNooN, watch, SSONG, PraY, Cain, Sim | |
| Total Prize: USD 83,000 • CNY 10,000 • KRW 109,000,000 | |||||
Images[]
Najin Sword logo
Media[]
- 2012
- 2013
- 2015
- April 12, Interview: Najin e-mFire Team [Lost] with Unknown Interviewer on Azubu
- October 4, NaJin Sword Interview with MonteCristo/Chobra - Season Two World Championship Day One with MonteCristo and Chobra on YouTube
- October 12, Interview with Najin Sword PraY: "In our opinion with MakNooN we have the best top-laner" [Archived] with DHhero on Dignitas
- January 6, Najin Sword SSONG Kayle guide/interview. with This Is Game on Reddit
- January 13, Najin Sword AD Carry - Pray AMA (Translated) with PraY on Reddit
- September 23, LolKing's S3 Worlds Coverage - Interview with PraY (Kim Jong-in) with Matt Demers on YouTube
- September 23, PraY discusses Najin's game and results in the quarters with Travis Gafford on YouTube
- September 27, Off the Rift: Najin Black Sword's mid Nagne discusses loss with KatanaMordecai on YouTube
- December 10, Najin e-mFire's Sword and Their Early Influence on Korean League of Legends by Emily Rand on Splyce
See Also[]
Links[]
- NaJin Sword Preview: Season Two World Finals by ggChronicle
References[]
- ↑ ggChronicle Power Rankings ggchronicle.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 나진 e엠파이어, 쉴드-소드 2팀 체제 구축 (Korean) thisisgame.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 나진e엠파이어 감독으로 '영웅' 박정석 선임! (Korean) dailygame.co.kr
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 나진 e엠파이어, 스타 출신 게이머 조재걸 영입 (Korean) thisisgame.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 신지드 장인 '싱선생' 심성수, 나진 코치로 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 막눈 윤하운 선수, 계약 종료로 나진 탈퇴 "새 출발 응원해달라" (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 나진 e엠파이어 LOL팀, 7인 로스터 체제 도입한다 (Korean) naver.com
- ↑ “e-mFire” 프로게임단 7인 로스터 체제 확정 및 팀명 변경 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 “e-mFire” 프로게임단 7인 로스터 체제 확정 및 팀명 변경 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "모쿠자" 김대웅, 나진 코치로 컴백! 나진팀 연습생 모집 예정 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 판도라TV LOL 챔피언스 윈터 13-14시즌 본선 로스터 (Korean) naver.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 [나진 리빌딩 ①] 전통의 명가 나진, 새 시즌 맞이 리빌딩 완료! (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ Team Razer welcomes Najin Black Sword and Najin White Shield razerzone.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 [뉴스] '엑토신' 연형모, 팀 탈퇴의사 밝혀. 나진 e-mFire 프로게임단 입장 발표 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 [나진 리빌딩 ①] 대격변의 시작?! 나진 소드, 리빌딩 계획 발표 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 [나진 리빌딩 ③] 코치에서 6쏭 모드! 나진 소드 '쏭' 김상수 코치 발탁 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 리빌딩 마친 나진e엠파이어, LOL 마스터즈도 놓칠 수 없다 (Korean) naver.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 [뉴스] '고릴라' 강범현 등 4인 탈퇴, 나진 e엠파이어 선수단 변경 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ [뉴스] '10인 로스터 폐기, 최소 연봉 2천 확정' LoL 개편 최종안 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr