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Retired as Player
Ben
Background Information
NameNam Dong-hyun (남동현)
Country of Birth
South Korea
BirthdayApril 24, 1995 (age 30)
Residency
KR
Korea
Competitive
TeamTop Esports
Role
Coach
Favorite Champs


Social Media & Links

Nam "Ben" Dong-hyun (Hangul: 남동현) is a League of Legends esports player, currently coach for Top Esports.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes
Dates:Approx|Exact
TeamStartEnd
CN
Invictus Gaming
≈Jul 2016≈2016-07-??Dec 20162016-12-17[1]≈5mo 16d
ejel
CN
Team WE
Dec 20162016-12-17[3]Nov 20182018-11-19[2]1yr 11mo
ejel
CN
Top Esports
Nov 20182018-11-28[5]Dec 20192019-12-16[4]1yr 18d
ejel
KR
Afreeca Freecs
Dec 20192019-12-18[7]Nov 20202020-11-16[6]10mo 29d
ejel
CN
Top Esports
Dec 20242024-12-09[8]Present7mo 11d
ej
TeamStartEnd
CN
Invictus Gaming
≈Jul 2016≈2016-07-??Dec 20162016-12-17[1]≈5mo 16d
ejel
CN
Team WE
Dec 20162016-12-17[3]Feb 20172017-02-101mo 24d
ejel
CN
Team WE
Feb 20172017-02-10Nov 20182018-11-19[2]1yr 9mo
ejel
CN
Topsports Gaming
Nov 20182018-11-28[5]May 20192019-05-15[10]5mo 17d
ejel
CN
Top Esports
May 20192019-05-15[10]Dec 20192019-12-16[4]7mo 1d
ejel
KR
Afreeca Freecs
Dec 20192019-12-18[7]Jun 20202020-06-07[12]5mo 20d
ejel
KR
Afreeca Freecs
Jun 20202020-06-07[12]Nov 20202020-11-16[6]5mo 9d
ejel
CN
Top Esports
Dec 20242024-12-09[8]Present7mo 11d
ej

News

  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2024
CN
iGJuly (approx.),
Marge and
Baolan join.

Ben joins as substitute.
CN
iGDecember 17,
Ben leaves.[1]
CN
WEDecember 17, Homme (Coach) joins.
Raison and
Ben join as substitutes.
HooN (Coach to Head Coach) changes position.[3]
CN
WEFebruary 10,
Ben moves to starting roster.
Zero moves to substitute.
CN
WENovember 19,
Ben leaves.[2]
CN
TOPNovember 28,
Ben joins.

Cat moves to substitute.[5]
CN
TOPDecember 21,
369 and
Knight9's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021.
Moyu,
Xx, and
LokeN's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.
Ben's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.
Cat's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.[13]
CN
TESMay 15, Topsports Gaming renames to Top Esports.[10][11]
CN
TESJune 11,
Ben's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[14]
CN
TESOctober 8,
Ben's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.[15]
CN
TESDecember 16,
Ben leaves.[4]
KR
AFDecember 18,
Ben joins as substitute.
[7]
KR
AFDecember 19,
Ben's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.[16]
KR
AFJune 7,
Ben moves to starting roster.
Dread,
ALL IN, and
Jelly move to substitutes.
Hoon becomes inactive.[12]
KR
AFNovember 16,
Mystic,
Ben,
Hoon,
ALL IN,
SS, and
Jelly leave.[6]
KR
F/ANovember 18,
Ben retires.[17]
CN
TESDecember 9, Ben (Coach) and Ggoong (Coach) join.
xiye leaves.[8][9]

Biography

2016 Season

Ben joined Invictus Gaming in July of 2016. Because the team was very unstable, he didn't get to play consistently enough to showcase his talent. Invictus Gaming barely managed to make it into the 2016 LPL Summer Playoffs but lost 0-3 to I May in the first round. Ben left the team in December of 2016 and joined Team WE

2017 Season

The 2017 Season was much more successful for Team WE after Zero became more of a substitute and Ben was promoted to the main support for the team. They finished the 2017 LPL Spring Season in 2nd place with a 10-6 record. In the 2017 LPL Spring Playoffs Team WE was able win their first LPL title after taking down RNG 3-0 in the finals. They attended the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational and made it through the group stage after they finished 2nd with a 7-3 record. In the Semifinals they were eliminated after a 1-3 loss to G2 Esports. Summer wasn't as successful for WE domestically. They were unable to defend their LPL title after they finished 2nd in their regular season group and lost 2-3 to Invictus Gaming in the third place match of the playoffs. They got their revenge against Invictus Gaming later on after they defeated them 3-2 in the 2017 Season China Regional Finals. Their run at the 2017 Season World Championship was quite impressive. Despite starting off in the Play-In stage, they advanced to the main groups with a 3-0 win over Young Generation. They also finished 1st in their main stage group with a 5-1 record. After they took down Cloud9 3-2 in the Quarterfinals, they faced off against eventual tournament winners Samsung Galaxy and lost 1-3.

Trivia

  • His blood type is O.
  • His favorite color is sky blue.
  • Is married to and has a child with a Chinese woman.

Tournament Results

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Minimum place

Ben Tournament Results
DatePlEventLast ResultTeamRoster
2025-06-085 - 6 LPL 2025 Split 2 Playoffs
2 : 3WE
TES 369,  Kanavi,  Creme,  JackeyLove,  Crisp,  Homme,  Ggoong,  Ben
2025-05-221 LPL 2025 Split 2 - Group Ascend
15 - 3RR
TES 369,  Kanavi,  Creme,  JackeyLove,  Crisp,  Homme,  Ggoong,  Ben
2025-03-29Q LPL 2025 Split 2 Placements
6 - 0RR
TES 369,  Kanavi,  Creme,  JackeyLove,  Crisp,  Homme,  Ggoong,  Ben
2025-03-153 - 4 First Stand 2025
0 : 3HLE
TES 369,  Kanavi,  Creme,  JackeyLove,  Crisp,  Homme,  Ggoong,  Ben
2025-03-011 LPL 2025 Split 1 Playoffs
3 : 1AL
TES 369,  Kanavi,  Creme,  JackeyLove,  Crisp,  Homme,  Ggoong,  Ben
2025-02-162 LPL 2025 Split 1 - Group A
2 - 1RR
TES 369,  Kanavi,  Creme,  JackeyLove,  Crisp,  Homme,  Ggoong,  Ben
2024-12-292 Demacia Cup 2024
1 : 3AL
TES 369,  Kanavi,  Creme,  JackeyLove,  Crisp,  Homme,  Ben
2024-11-2311 Legend Cup Season 2
2 - 9RR
AIW Marin,  Mlxg,  Cool,  Kramer,  Ben
2020-09-083 LCK 2020 Regional Finals
1 : 3T1
AF Kiin,  Spirit,  Dread,  Fly,  Mystic,  Ben,  viNylCat,  Rigby
2020-08-284 LCK 2020 Summer Playoffs
0 : 3GEN
AF Kiin,  Dread,  Spirit,  Fly,  Mystic,  Ben,  viNylCat,  Rigby


Media

Post-Match Interviews

  • 2020
DateTournamentMatchLink
2020-07-11LCK 2020 Summer
AF
vs
SP
Link
2020-07-24LCK 2020 Summer
AF
vs
SP
Link

Images

Redirects

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References