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[[File:Samsung elec khan.jpg|thumb|right|Samsung Galaxy players at the StarCraft II Proleague in 2012.]]
'''Samsung Galaxy''' ('''SSG''', {{lang-ko|삼성 갤럭시}}) was a professional [[esports]] [[works team]] of the [[South Korea]]n corporation [[Samsung Electronics]]. During its existence it had teams competing in ''[[League of Legends]]'', ''[[StarCraft (video game)|StarCraft]]'' and ''[[StarCraft II]]''.
Samsung's ''League of Legends'' division was created on September 7, 2013, after [[MVP (esports)|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).<ref>{{Cite news|title=삼성전자, 갤럭시 프로게임단으로 새출발 |url=http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=e_sports&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=439&article_id=0000000310 |publisher=This Is Game |date=September 7, 2013}}</ref> Samsung Blue won the 2014 LCS Summer Split. Samsung White won the [[2014 League of Legends World Championship|2014 World Championship]], while Samsung Blue finished at semifinals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Side by side comparison of 2014 World Champions Samsung White versus 2015 SK Telecom T1 |url=https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/side-by-side-comparison-of-2014-world-champions-samsung-white-versus-2015-sk-tel-6900 |access-date=August 4, 2019 |work=Dot Esports |date=October 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=One of these things is not like the others: Samsung's unlikely Worlds appearance |url=https://www.thescoreesports.com/lol/news/10247-one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-others-samsung-s-unlikely-worlds-appearance |access-date=August 4, 2019 |work=theScore esports |date=September 19, 2016 |language=en |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804055440/https://www.thescoreesports.com/lol/news/10247-one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-others-samsung-s-unlikely-worlds-appearance |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 League of Legends World Championship|2016 World Championship]] and the champions of the [[2017 League of Legends World Championship|2017 World Championship]]. Samsung Galaxy's rosters and LCK spot later was acquired by KSV Esports, now [[Gen.G]].
== Tournament results ==
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* [[2017 League of Legends World Championship]] — 1st
Samsung White's world championship-winning roster:
