| Retired as Player | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bengi | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Bae Seong-woong (배성웅) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | November 21, 1993 (age 30) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Coach | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Competitive IDs | JangTa | |
| Soloqueue IDs | llIIIIllllllllll (NA), SKT T1 bengi, Bakingpowder33 | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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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
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BBT | Oct 20122012-10-25 | Feb 20132013-02-01 | 3mo 7d ejel | ||
 SK Telecom T1 K | Feb 20132013-02-27[2] | Dec 20142014-12-02[1] | 1yr 9mo ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Dec 20142014-12-02[4] | Nov 20162016-11-28[3] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
 Vici Gaming | Dec 20162016-12-14[6] | May 20172017-05-19[5] | 5mo 5d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Nov 20172017-11-27[8] | Nov 20182018-11-19[7] | 1yr 22d ejel | ||
 T1 Challengers | Nov 20202020-11-12[10] | Nov 20212021-11-16[9] | 1yr 4d ejel | ||
| T1 | Dec 20212021-12-02[13] | Jul 20232023-07-07[12] | 1yr 7mo ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBT | Oct 20122012-10-25 | Feb 20132013-02-01 | 3mo 7d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 2 | Feb 20132013-02-27[2] | Nov 20132013-11-12[16] | 8mo 13d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 K | Nov 20132013-11-12[16] | Dec 20142014-12-02[1] | 1yr 20d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Dec 20142014-12-02[4] | Nov 20162016-11-28[3] | 1yr 11mo ejel | ||
| Vici Gaming | Dec 20162016-12-14[6] | May 20172017-05-19[5] | 5mo 5d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Nov 20172017-11-27[8] | Nov 20182018-11-19[7] | 1yr 22d ejel | ||
| T1 Challengers | Nov 20202020-11-12[10] | Nov 20212021-11-16[9] | 1yr 4d ejel | ||
| T1 | Dec 20212021-12-02[13] | Sep 20222022-09-04[17] | 9mo 2d ejel | ||
| T1 | Sep 20222022-09-04[17] | Nov 20222022-11-17[18] | 2mo 13d ejel | ||
| T1 | Nov 20222022-11-17[18] | Jul 20232023-07-07[12] | 7mo 20d ejel |
News
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
 BBT | February 1, Anta, JangTa, Bulta, Catastrophi, and Mata leave. | |
 SKT 2 | February 27, Impact, bengi, Piglet, and PoohManDu join.[2] | |
| SKT K | November 12, SK Telecom T1 2 renames to SK Telecom T1 K.[16] |
| SKT K | December 2, Team disbands. Impact, bengi, Faker, L.i.E.S (Head Coach), and kkOma (Coach) leave.[1] | |
| SKT | December 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] |
 VG | May 19, Crash and Martin join. Rui (Coach) rejoins. Endless (Bot to Sub/Jungle) changes position. Bengi, XuanXuanPi, Hetong, Ocean, and PoohManDu (Coach) leave.[5] | |
| SKT | November 27, Bengi (Coach) and PoohManDu (Coach) rejoin.[8] |
| SKT | November 19, Faker, Leo, and kkOma (Head Coach)'s contracts expire but departure is not confirmed. Bengi (Coach) and PoohManDu (Coach)'s contracts expire.[7] | |
| SKT | November 25, Mata and Fly (Coach) join. Bengi (Coach) and PoohManDu (Coach)'s departures are confirmed.[21] |
 T1.C | November 12, Bengi (Head Coach) joins.[10][11] | |
| T1.C | November 16, Bengi (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[22] |
| T1.C | November 16, Bengi (Head Coach) leaves.[9] | |
| T1 | December 2, Bengi (Coach) joins. Polt (General Manager to General Manager/Head Coach) changes position. Moment (Coach)'s contract is extended.[13][14][15] | |
| T1 | December 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] |
| T1 | September 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] | |
| T1 | November 17, Bengi (Interim Head Coach to Head Coach) changes position. Asper and moment (Coach) leave.[18][19][20] | |
| T1 | November 20, Bengi (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.[24] |
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
Zac 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 IV, also known for 
Nunu jungle. Has also seen a lot of success with 
Vi in combination with Faker's 
Ahri. - 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 Vi 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.
| Bengi 1v1 Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Prize | Team | Last Result |
| 2016-12-11 | 17 - 30 | All-Star 2016 Barcelona |  Fire | 0 : 1  Maple | |
| 2015-03-08 | 7 - 12 | The Solo King Korean 1v1 Tournament |  SKT | 0 : 2  Ohq | |
Media[]
- 2013
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2023
- September 28, LolKing's S3 Worlds Coverage - Interview with bengi (Bae Seong-ung) with Matt Demers on YouTube
- February 14, Bengi Mission Impossible by , and on Giovanni Tatarelli
- April 24, Bengi: The Sidekick to God by , and on The Score
- May 8, Susie and Travis talk to SKT Bengi about their perfect first MSI day with , and on GameSpot
- October 1, SKT vs H2K - Bengi Interview with , and on Twitch
- October 2, Bengi on potential Worlds opponents: 'I hope we don't go against Fnatic in the quarterfinals' with , and on The Score
- October 3, Bengi gives SKT an edge in EDG grudge match with , and on LoL Esports
- October 23, Bengi: "The European League Has Gotten so Much Better" + Talks Match vs Origen with , and on Gamespot
- October 24, Bengi On The Difference Between Faker & Easyhoon with , and on Daily Dot
- October 24, Bengi efter att ha kört över Origen: "I want Fnatic to advance to the finals" with , and on Fragbite
- November 1, "Mr the Jungle," SK Telecom T1's Bengi by Emily Rand on Follow eSports
- May 6, A Question of "The Jungle," bengi's absence at MSI by Emily Rand on The Score
- June 2, LCK Summer SKT T1 Bengi, "Glad to win my return match. Thanks to the fans who waited for me." by , and on krbnu
- June 14, Bengi, Begin Again by Emily Rand on The Score
- September 17, Faker and Bengi: the boys of Autumn by Tyler Erzberger on The Score
- October 1, Bengi on starting: 'I thought that if I continued to be prepared then an opportunity would come' with , and on The Score
- October 10, Bengi predicts the quarterfinal matchups, explains why facing RNG is 'better' for SKT with , and on The Score
- October 15, SKT T1's Bang and Bengi confident heading into semis with , and on ESPN
- November 29, As the Right Hand of God, Bengi created a legacy that stands on its own by Xing Li on The Daily Dot
- November 30, With SKT, Bengi made an impact of his own by Austen Goslin on The Rift Herald
- December 3, The long goodbye to bengi by Emily Rand on The Score
- December 4, Bengi at the airport: "I hope I get to watch Spanish football." with , and on Inven Global
- December 7, Bengi: “I don’t think I’ll go drinking with (Wolf) again.” by Andrew Kim on Slingshot
- January 3, Bengi: Best Player of 2016 by Adam Newell on GAMURS
- January 16, Bengi gives SKT's new jungler Peanut some advice with , and on The Score
- August 24, Bengi on the performance of Blank: “As a player who played in the same team and position, I’m proud to see him do so well.” with , and on Andrew Kim for Slingshot Esports
- November 29, SKT Bengi: "kkOma called for me, and I responded. That's how I became a coach" with Sihoon "Maloo" Lee and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
- February 3, The Story of Bengi: The Jungle Himself by , and on The Score
- January 24, Bengi, coming to LoL Park, Gave his Farewells Before the Army: "I think it will be a lot of fun because I will probably be able to play League with my officers" by Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Beom "Nswer" Park, and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
- September 10, The return of God's Right Hand: Bengi returns to share his stories about his military service and his future with Haao and Quest on Inven Global
- January 18, T1 Faker: "Regarding laning or macro, GEN is as strong as they were last year." with Viion on Inven Global
- January 20, T1 Keria on Ashe support: It all started with BeryL, now we're seeing ADC supports everywhere with KORIZON Esports on YouTube
- January 26, T1 Oner & Bengi "DK is hiding strats against us" Can T1 beat DK? with KORIZON Esports on YouTube
- January 28, T1 Gumayusi on Keria's KALISTA support "Who's a better ADC, me or Keria?" with KORIZON Esports on YouTube
- February 2, Faker on T1 vs HLE "We were less desperate than HLE" with KORIZON Esports on YouTube
- February 8, T1 Keria "My happiest memory is 2020 DRX making worlds" with KORIZON Esports on YouTube
- February 17, T1 Keria "I can play Annie support and unconventional supports because my teammates let me" with KORIZON Esports on YouTube
- February 19, Faker on his 800th LCK match "I care more about the fans than setting new records" with KORIZON Esports on YouTube
- February 23, T1 Zeus is set on making MSI "I want to go to London and watch European Football!" with KORIZON Esports on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | LCK 2023 Spring Playoffs |  T1 vs  GEN | Link |
| 2021-04-09 | LCK CL 2021 Spring Playoffs | T1.C vs  HLE.C | Link |
Images[]
SKT bengi, Worlds Season 3
SKT K bengi, Champions 2014 Summer
SKT Bengi, LCK 2015 Spring
SKT Bengi, LCK 2015 Summer
SKT Bengi, LCK 2016 Spring
SKT Bengi, LCK 2016 Summer
VG Bengi, LPL 2017 Spring
SKT Bengi, LCK 2018 Spring
T1.C Bengi, LCK CL 2021 Spring
T1.C Bengi, LCK CL 2021 Summer
T1 Bengi, LCK 2022 Spring
T1 Bengi, LCK 2023 Spring
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 SKT도 리빌딩 완료, 'Impact' 정언영, '장병기마스터' 배성웅 영입 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 SK Telecom T1's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 별들의 전쟁 시작! LoL 챔피언스 코리아 프리시즌 로스터 공개 (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ex-Longzhu Crash and ex-Snake Martin join Vici Gaming esports.yahoo.com
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2018-11-18; after change - KR - 2018-11-19
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 KeSPA's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 SK텔레콤 T1 LOL팀, 팀명 변경. 1팀 2팀에서 'S'와 'K'로! (Korean) inven.co.kr
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 T1's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 T1's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 T1's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ SK Telecom T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-11-15; after change - KR - 2020-11-16
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2021-12-04; after change - KR - 2021-12-05
- ↑ Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2022-11-19; after change - KR - 2022-11-20
- ↑ Inven Global invenglobal.com
- ↑ Result of 2013 Korean e-Sports Awardsinven.com.kr