StarCraft Samsung KHAN was founded in June 2000 as an esports team of
StarCraft/
StarCraft II and competing in
StarCraft II Proleague. They won 2008 season. Samsung's
StarCraft II division was disbanded in 2016, due to Proleague was discontinued.
League of Legends Samsung's
League of Legends division was created on September 7, 2013 and competing in
League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), after
MVP's two teams,
MVP Blue and
MVP Ozone (formerly
MVP White), were acquired by Samsung as
Samsung Blue (SSB) and
Samsung Ozone (later
Samsung White - SSW). Samsung White won the
2014 World Championship, while Samsung Blue finished at semifinals. The two teams later merged due to "one organization - one pro team" rules by Riot Games for every top leagues. Samsung Galaxy went on to finish as the runners-up of the
2016 World Championship and the champions of the
2017 World Championship. After 2017 Worlds, Samsung Galaxy's rosters and LCK spot later was acquired by KSV Esports, now
Gen.G, which was founded in August 2017. However, the legitimacy of Gen.G inheriting Samsung Galaxy's titles and trophies remains controversial, especially 2014 Worlds' title, due to Samsung Galaxy or owner Samsung Electronics has made no official announcement about retaining or transferring the titles, included the two world championships' trophies ''Summoner's Cup''. == Tournament results ==