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Bengi
T1 Bengi 2023 Split 1
Background Information
NameBae Seong-woong (배성웅)
Country of Birth
South Korea
BirthdayNovember 21, 1993 (age 30)
Residency
KR
Korea
Competitive
Role
Coach
Favorite Champs

Competitive IDsJangTa
Soloqueue IDsllIIIIllllllllll (NA), SKT T1 bengi, Bakingpowder33
Social Media & Links
Infobox Instagramlogo std

Bae "Bengi" Seong-woong (Hangul: 배성웅) is a League of Legends esports player, previously head coach for T1. He was previously known as JangTa.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes
Dates:Approx|Exact
TeamStartEnd
KR
Logo stdBBT
Oct 20122012-10-25Feb 20132013-02-013mo 7d
ejel
KR
SK Telecom T1 Klogo stdSK Telecom T1 K
Feb 20132013-02-27[2]Dec 20142014-12-02[1]1yr 9mo
ejel
KR
SK Telecom T1logo stdSK Telecom T1
Dec 20142014-12-02[4]Nov 20162016-11-28[3]1yr 11mo
ejel
CN
Vici Gaminglogo stdVici Gaming
Dec 20162016-12-14[6]May 20172017-05-19[5]5mo 5d
ejel
KR
SK Telecom T1logo stdSK Telecom T1
Nov 20172017-11-27[8]Nov 20182018-11-19[7]1yr 22d
ejel
KR
T1 Challengerslogo stdT1 Challengers
Nov 20202020-11-12[10]Nov 20212021-11-16[9]1yr 4d
ejel
KR
T1logo stdT1
Dec 20212021-12-02[13]Jul 20232023-07-07[12]1yr 7mo
ejel
TeamStartEnd
KR
Logo stdBBT
Oct 20122012-10-25Feb 20132013-02-013mo 7d
ejel
KR
SK Telecom T1 2logo stdSK Telecom T1 2
Feb 20132013-02-27[2]Nov 20132013-11-12[16]8mo 13d
ejel
KR
SK Telecom T1 Klogo stdSK Telecom T1 K
Nov 20132013-11-12[16]Dec 20142014-12-02[1]1yr 20d
ejel
KR
SK Telecom T1logo stdSK Telecom T1
Dec 20142014-12-02[4]Nov 20162016-11-28[3]1yr 11mo
ejel
CN
Vici Gaminglogo stdVici Gaming
Dec 20162016-12-14[6]May 20172017-05-19[5]5mo 5d
ejel
KR
SK Telecom T1logo stdSK Telecom T1
Nov 20172017-11-27[8]Nov 20182018-11-19[7]1yr 22d
ejel
KR
T1 Challengerslogo stdT1 Challengers
Nov 20202020-11-12[10]Nov 20212021-11-16[9]1yr 4d
ejel
KR
T1logo stdT1
Dec 20212021-12-02[13]Sep 20222022-09-04[17]9mo 2d
ejel
KR
T1logo stdT1
Sep 20222022-09-04[17]Nov 20222022-11-17[18]2mo 13d
ejel
KR
T1logo stdT1
Nov 20222022-11-17[18]Jul 20232023-07-07[12]7mo 20d
ejel

News

  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
KR
Logo stdBBTOctober 25,
Anta,
JangTa,
Bulta,
Cata, and
Mata join.
KR
Logo stdBBTFebruary 1,
Anta,
JangTa,
Bulta,
Catastrophi, and
Mata leave.
KR
SK Telecom T1 2logo stdSKT 2February 27,
Impact,
bengi,
Piglet, and
PoohManDu join.
[2]
KR
SK Telecom T1 Klogo stdSKT KNovember 12, SK Telecom T1 2logo stdSK Telecom T1 2 renames to SK Telecom T1 Klogo stdSK Telecom T1 K.[16]
KR
SK Telecom T1 Klogo stdSKT KDecember 2, Team disbands.
Impact,
bengi,
Faker, L.i.E.S (Head Coach), and kkOma (Coach) leave.[1]
KR
SK Telecom T1logo stdSKTDecember 2, Team is formed as a single team.
Impact,
MaRin,
Bengi,
Easyhoon,
Faker,
Bang,
Piccaboo,
Wolf, L.i.E.S (Head Coach), and kkOma (Coach) join.
[4]
KR
SK Telecom T1logo stdSKTNovember 28,
Duke,
Bengi, and PoohManDu (Coach) leave.[3]
CN
Vici Gaminglogo stdVGDecember 14,
Bengi joins.
[6]
CN
Vici Gaminglogo stdVGMay 19,
Crash and
Martin join.
Rui (Coach) rejoins. Endless (Bot to Sub/Jungle) changes position.
Bengi,
XuanXuanPi,
Hetong,
Ocean, and PoohManDu (Coach) leave.[5]
KR
SK Telecom T1logo stdSKTNovember 27, Bengi (Coach) and PoohManDu (Coach) rejoin.[8]
KR
SK Telecom T1logo stdSKTNovember 19,
Faker,
Leo, and kkOma (Head Coach)'s contracts expire but departure is not confirmed. Bengi (Coach) and PoohManDu (Coach)'s contracts expire.[7]
KR
SK Telecom T1logo stdSKTNovember 25,
Mata and Fly (Coach) join.
Bengi (Coach) and PoohManDu (Coach)'s departures are confirmed.[21]
KR
T1 Challengerslogo stdT1.CNovember 12, Bengi (Head Coach) joins.[10][11]
KR
T1 Challengerslogo stdT1.CNovember 16, Bengi (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[22]
KR
T1 Challengerslogo stdT1.CNovember 16, Bengi (Head Coach) leaves.[9]
KR
T1logo stdT1December 2, Bengi (Coach) joins. Polt (General Manager to General Manager/Head Coach) changes position. Moment (Coach)'s contract is extended.[13][14][15]
KR
T1logo stdT1December 5, Bengi (Coach) and Moment (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022. Polt (General Manager,Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.[23]
KR
T1logo stdT1September 4, Sky (Coach) joins from academy roster. Bengi (Coach to Interim Head Coach) and Polt (General Manager/Head Coach to General Manager) change positions.[17]
KR
T1logo stdT1November 17, Bengi (Interim Head Coach to Head Coach) changes position.
Asper and moment (Coach) leave.[18][19][20]
KR
T1logo stdT1November 20, Bengi (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.[24]
KR
T1logo stdT1July 7, Tom (Coach to Interim Head Coach) changes position. Bengi (Head Coach) leaves.[12]

Biography[]

Season 3[]

Bae "bengi" Seong-woong was given the starting jungle spot for SK Telecom T1 2, the new team built around Faker, in February of 2013. The team immediately qualified for their first OGN, attending OLYMPUS Champions Spring 2013 with high hopes. They shocked many by placing 3rd, losing 3-1 to MVP Ozone but beating CJ Frost in a clean sweep. After the tournament, their sister team, SK Telecom T1 1, disbanded and 2 was renamed SK Telecom T1. They came into HOT6iX Champions Summer 2013 with very high expectations and met all of them, reverse sweeping the KT Rolster Bullets 3-2 to take the crown and earn a spot at the Season 3 Korea Regional Finals. They were seeded directly into the finals, where they met the Bullets again and beat them convincingly, 3-1. They were the final Korean seed for the Season 3 World Championship but they still came in as the favorites to win the whole tournament. SK Telecom crushed the competition, ending with a record of 15-3 and clean sweeping Royal Club 3-0 in the finals and becoming the new world champions.

2014 Season[]

Before the start of the season, SK Telecom picked up a new team, eventually named SK Telecom T1 S, and the original team was renamed to SK Telecom T1 K. K continued their dominance by posting the best overall team performance in an OGN at PANDORA.TV Champions Winter 2013-2014 where they didn't lose a single game, culminating in a crushing 3-0 against Samsung Ozone. A few days later, the starting support, PoohManDu, retired and the team picked up Casper. This roster change would ultimately start the downfall of the team. A poor performance of the group stage led to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Ozone in the quarterfinals of HOT6iX Champions Spring 2014. ManDu rejoined the roster and they were invited to All-Star Paris 2014 to represent Korea. With most of the team slumping, especially Bengi, it seemed as though K would lose the event. However they swept the tournament with a clean 9-0 record and dominated OMG in the finals. Morale was back up in the team when they returned to Korea to attend HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014. Unfortunately, they met Samsung White in the quarterfinals and lost to them 3-1 again. Regardless, they accumulated enough circuit points to attend the 2014 Season Korea Regional Finals. K had to play White again in a tiebreaker for the 2nd seed to worlds but were crushed 3-0 and forced to play the gauntlet. They were seeded directly into the finals but lost 3-1 to a red hot NaJin White Shield and missed Worlds.

2015 Season[]

Changes to the OGN rules forced K and S to merge to reform SK Telecom T1. Most of the original roster from K left the organization, with only Bengi and Faker remaining. The new team was invited to participate in SBENU Champions Spring 2015. In the middle of the season, T0M was picked up by the organization to be a substitute for Bengi. They swapped throughout the season and eventually made it to the finals against GE Tigers. Bengi did not play but the team dominated anyways and took the championship 3-0. SK Telecom's victory qualified them for the 2015 Mid-Season Invitational where they made it to finals but lost 3-2 to EDward Gaming. SKT placed first in the regular season of SBENU Champions Summer 2015 after only dropping one set the whole season. They beat KT Rolster 3-0 in the finals of the playoffs to qualify for the 2015 Season World Championship as the top seed from Korea. SKT was placed in a group at worlds alongside EDG, Bangkok Titans, and H2k Gaming. They went undefeated all the way to the finals, beating AHQ e-Sports Club and Origen in the playoffs along the way. They met the KOO Tigers in the finals and beat them 3-1 to give the organization its second World Championship.

2016 Preseason[]

SKT played in the 2015 LoL KeSPA Cup where they lost 2-0 in the semifinals to Ever. This series is widely considered to be one of the greatest upsets in League history.

2016 Season[]

During Champions Spring 2016, SKT used Bengi as their starting jungler in the first round robin. In March, SKT entered and won IEM Katowice 2016 without losing a single game. The team brought substitute jungler Blank for the tournament - Bengi did not play at IEM. During the second round robin, Blank was given the starting jungler position. SKT placed third in the regular season, earning themselves a spot in the playoffs. SKT then won the playoffs, winning their third championship in a row and for the first time a seed to the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational.

Their first place finish in the spring season earned them a spot in the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational. Notably, SK Telecom T1 were the only team to return to 2016 MSI from 2015 MSI. As the reigning domestic champions of Korea, SK Telecom T1 came into the tournament as massive favorites to win. However, their group stage performances were very lackluster as they dropped games to China's Royal Never Give Up, NA's Counter Logic Gaming, and two games to the LMS Flash Wolves. They ended their group stage with a 6-4 record, seeding them into the bracket stage at fourth place. Matched up against Royal Never Give Up in the semifinals, SK Telecom started to regain their form, beating them 3-1. They then proceeded to beat Counter Logic Gaming 3-0 to win the event and give them the trophy that barely escaped them last year. However, Bengi did not play at this tournament, as SKT preferred to run Blank as their starter.

During the 2016 LCK Summer Split, SK Telecom started to run Bengi in their games more frequently. Though they started the season strong, they floundered as the season progressed, leading them to start Blank more often. With a 13-5 scoreline in series, SKT placed second in the round robin, beating KT Rolster via game score tiebreaker. However, during the 2016 LCK Summer Playoffs, they met KT Rolster in the semifinals, where they were reverse swept 3-2 after going up 2-0 in the first two games. This gave them third place for the summer split. Combined with their first place spring finish, as well as the victory of the ROX Tigers over KT Rolster, SKT qualified to the 2016 Season World Championship on points as Korea's second seed.

At the 2016 Season World Championship, SK Telecom T1 were placed into Group B, along with LMS's Flash Wolves, NA's Cloud 9, and China's I May. Bengi was often subbed out in favor in Blank during Worlds, but when SK Telecom T1 was on the verge of being eliminated by the ROX Tigers, Bengi was brought in and he helped the team defeat the Tigers and advanced to the finals against Samsung Galaxy. In part due to his performance, the team won the World Championship for the third time. However, Bengi alongside Duke left the team to play in China with his former teammate Easyhoon in Vici Gaming.

2017 Season[]

Bengi played for Vici Gaming during the LPL 2017 Spring, but Vici finished a disappointing 5th place in Group B. Forced to play in the LPL 2017 Summer Promotion, Vici Gaming was defeated by DAN Gaming 3-1, relegating them from the LPL. As a result of this, Bengi left the team in May. Bengi then went silent until after SK Telecom T1 was defeated by Samsung in the 2017 World Championship, when he was contacted by kkOma and rejoined his former team as a coach along with his former teammate Poohmandu.

2019 Season[]

On January 28, 2019, Bengi started his mandatory military service in Korea.[25]

Trivia[]

  • The first pro player to pick ZacSquareZac jungle in a competitive setting.
  • Had the highest KDA in OGN Spring 2013 for Jungle
  • Regarded by many as a saviour to SK Telecom T1 because when the team was on the verge of defeat, Bengi would help turn the tide in his team's favor.
  • Loves to play Jarvan IVSquareJarvan IV, also known for NunuSquareNunu jungle. Has also seen a lot of success with ViSquareVi in combination with Faker's AhriSquareAhri.
  • His team-mates describe him as the quiet, studious type. Initially they wondered if he even wanted to play since he was so quiet in the team house.
  • Popularized the usage of ViSquareVi in combination with mid lane assassins.
  • People would confuse Bengi's real name with "Jang Bengi", his smurf account IGN
  • Because of his synergy to Faker until he left in 2016, fans see Bengi as a sort of sidekick to Faker. Some even joke that they were the 'Batman and Robin' in League of Legends.
  • Awarded Best Jungler at 2013 Korean e-Sports Awards. [26]
  • One of four players to have defend their World Championship successfully.
    • Along with Faker, they are the only two to have won World Championship three or more times.

Tournament Results[]

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

Minimum place

Bengi Tournament Results
DatePlEventLast ResultTeamRoster
2023-05-203 MSI 2023
1 : 3Bilibili Gaminglogo stdBLG
T1logo stdT1 Zeus,  Oner,  Faker,  Gumayusi,  Keria,  Bengi,  Tom
2023-04-092 LCK 2023 Spring Playoffs
1 : 3Gen.Glogo stdGEN
T1logo stdT1 Zeus,  Oner,  Faker,  Gumayusi,  Keria,  Bengi,  Tom
2023-03-191 LCK 2023 Spring
17 - 1Blanklogo stdRR
T1logo stdT1 Zeus,  Oner,  Faker,  Gumayusi,  Keria,  Bengi,  Tom
2022-11-052 Worlds 2022
2 : 3DRXlogo stdDRX
T1logo stdT1 Zeus,  Oner,  Faker,  Gumayusi,  Keria,  Bengi,  moment
2021-08-1010 LCK CL 2021 Summer
5 - 13Blanklogo stdRR
T1 Challengerslogo stdT1.C Roach,  Mowgli,  Mireu,  Berserker,  Asper,  Bengi,  sayho,  Moment
2021-04-091 LCK CL 2021 Spring Playoffs
3 : 0Hanwha Life Esports Challengerslogo stdHLE.C
T1 Challengerslogo stdT1.C Roach,  Mowgli,  Mireu,  Berserker,  Asper,  Bengi,  sayho
2021-03-231 LCK CL 2021 Spring
15 - 3Blanklogo stdRR
T1 Challengerslogo stdT1.C Roach,  Mowgli,  Mireu,  Berserker,  Asper,  Bengi,  sayho
2020-12-247 - 8 KeSPA Cup 2020
1 - 3Blanklogo stdRR
T1logo stdT1 Roach,  Mowgli,  Mireu,  Berserker,  Asper,  Bengi,  sayho
2018-09-124 Korea Regional Finals 2018
2 : 3Gen.Glogo stdGEN
SK Telecom T1logo stdSKT Untara,  Blank,  Faker,  Bang,  Effort,  PoohManDu,  Bengi
2018-08-097 LCK 2018 Summer
8 - 10Blanklogo stdRR
SK Telecom T1logo stdSKT Thal,  Blank,  Blossom,  Faker,  Pirean,  Bang,  Leo,  Wolf,  Effort,  kkOma,  PoohManDu,  Bengi
Bengi 1v1 Tournament Results
DatePlEventPrizeTeamLast Result
2016-12-1117 - 30All-Star 2016 BarcelonaTeam Firelogo stdFire0 : 1 ⁠Team Icelogo stdMaple
2015-03-087 - 12The Solo King Korean 1v1 TournamentSK Telecom T1logo stdSKT0 : 2 ⁠NaJin e-mFirelogo stdOhq

Media[]

  • 2013
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2023

Post-Match Interviews

DateTournamentMatchLink
2023-04-01LCK 2023 Spring Playoffs
T1logo stdT1
vs
Gen.Glogo stdGEN
Link
2021-04-09LCK CL 2021 Spring Playoffs
T1 Challengerslogo stdT1.C
vs
Hanwha Life Esports Challengerslogo stdHLE.C
Link

Images[]

Redirects

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 SKT도 리빌딩 완료, 'Impact' 정언영, '장병기마스터' 배성웅 영입 (Korean) inven.co.kr
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 SK Telecom T1's Facebook Post facebook.com
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ex-Longzhu Crash and ex-Snake Martin join Vici Gaming esports.yahoo.com
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 那个被称作“The jungle”的男人来了--S6冠军打野Bengi加盟VG (Chinese) weibo.com
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-11-18; after change - KR - 2018-11-19
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 KeSPA's Facebook Post facebook.com
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 SK텔레콤 T1 LOL팀, 팀명 변경. 1팀 2팀에서 'S'와 'K'로! (Korean) inven.co.kr
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 T1's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 T1's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 T1's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
  21. SK Telecom T1's Tweet twitter.com
  22. Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-11-15; after change - KR - 2020-11-16
  23. Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2021-12-04; after change - KR - 2021-12-05
  24. Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2022-11-19; after change - KR - 2022-11-20
  25. Inven Global invenglobal.com
  26. Result of 2013 Korean e-Sports Awardsinven.com.kr
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