Effort

Effort
Effort
Background Information
Name	Lee Sang-ho (이상호)
Country of Birth	; South Korea
Birthday	November 23, 2000 (age 24)
Residency	KRKorea
Competitive
Role	; Support
Favorite Champs	;
Soloqueue IDs	KR: Liiv Effort; EUW: Spread Wings
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Lee "Effort" Sang-ho (Hangul: 이상호) is a League of Legends esports player, previously support for OKSavingsBank BRION Challengers.

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-??	Dec 20192019-12-08^[1]	≈2yr 11mo ejel
KR	⁠⁠T1	Dec 20192019-12-08^[3]	Dec 20202020-12-01^[2]	1yr 24d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Liiv SANDBOX	Dec 20202020-12-01^[5]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[4]	11mo 14d ejel
KR	⁠⁠NS RedForce	Nov 20212021-11-24^[7]	Nov 20222022-11-21^[6]	1yr 27d ejel
KR	⁠⁠BRION	Nov 20222022-11-28^[9]	May 20232023-05-17^[8]	5mo 19d ejel
KR	⁠⁠OK BRION	May 20232023-05-17^[8]	Nov 20232023-11-20^[10]	6mo 3d ejel
KR	⁠⁠OK BRION	Nov 20232023-11-30^[11]	Feb 20242024-02-03	2mo 3d ejel
KR	⁠⁠OK BRION Challengers	Feb 20242024-02-03	Nov 20242024-11-17^[12]	9mo 14d ejel

	Team	Start	End
KR	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-??	Nov 20172017-11-24^[16]	≈10mo 23d ejel
KR	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	Nov 20172017-11-24^[16]	Nov 20182018-11-25	1yr 1d ejel
KR	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	Nov 20182018-11-25	Jun 20192019-06-01	6mo 6d ejel
KR	⁠⁠SK Telecom T1	Jun 20192019-06-01	Dec 20192019-12-08^[1]	6mo 7d ejel
KR	⁠⁠T1	Dec 20192019-12-08^[3]	Dec 20202020-12-01^[2]	1yr 24d ejel
KR	⁠⁠SANDBOX Gaming	Dec 20202020-12-01^[5]	Dec 20202020-12-14^[17]	13d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Liiv SANDBOX	Dec 20202020-12-14^[17]	Nov 20212021-11-15^[4]	11mo 1d ejel
KR	⁠⁠NS RedForce	Nov 20212021-11-24^[7]	Jan 20222022-01-02^[18]	1mo 8d ejel
KR	⁠⁠NS RedForce	Jan 20222022-01-02^[18]	Jun 20222022-06-02^[19]	5mo ejel
KR	⁠⁠NS RedForce	Jun 20222022-06-02^[19]	Nov 20222022-11-21^[6]	5mo 19d ejel
KR	⁠⁠Fredit BRION	Nov 20222022-11-28^[9]	Jan 20232023-01-03^[20]	1mo 5d ejel
KR	⁠⁠BRION	Jan 20232023-01-03^[20]	May 20232023-05-17^[8]	4mo 14d ejel
KR	⁠⁠OK BRION	May 20232023-05-17^[8]	Nov 20232023-11-20^[10]	6mo 3d ejel
KR	⁠⁠OK BRION	Nov 20232023-11-30^[11]	Feb 20242024-02-03	2mo 3d ejel
KR	⁠⁠OK BRION Challengers	Feb 20242024-02-03	Nov 20242024-11-17^[12]	9mo 14d ejel

News

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

KR	⁠⁠SKT	January (approx.), Effort joins as trainee. e
KR	⁠⁠SKT	November 24, kkOma (Coach to Head Coach) changes position. Effort moves to starting roster. Huni, cCarter (Head Coach), and RapidStar (Coach) leave.^[16] e

KR	⁠⁠SKT	November 20, Faker, Effort, and Leo's contracts are extended.^[21] e
KR	⁠⁠SKT	November 25, Effort moves to substitute. e

KR	⁠⁠SKT	June 1, Effort moves to starting roster. e
KR	⁠⁠SKT	November 21, Cuzz joins. Effort's contract is extended.^[22] Cuzz and Effort's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.^[23] e
KR	⁠⁠SKT	December 8, Canna, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Roach, Ellim, Gori, Gumayushi, Kuri, Burdol, Closer, Kim (Head Coach), Comet (Coach), Boxer (Streamer & Content Creator), Joe Marsh (Chief Executive Officer), and Sayho (Academy Coach) leave.^[1] e
KR	⁠⁠T1	December 8, Canna, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Kim (Head Coach), Comet (Coach), Boxer (Streamer & Content Creator), and Joe Marsh (Chief Executive Officer) join. Roach, Ellim, Gori, Gumayushi, and Kuri join.^[3] Canna, Cuzz, Ellim, Faker, Effort, Kuri, Roach, and Gumayusi's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.^[24] e

KR	⁠⁠T1	December 1, Effort leaves.^[2] e
KR	⁠⁠SB	December 1, Effort joins.^[5] Effort's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.^[25] e
KR	⁠⁠LSB	December 14, ⁠⁠SANDBOX Gaming rebrands as ⁠⁠Liiv SANDBOX following sponsorship by Kookmin Bank.^[17] e

KR	⁠⁠LSB	November 15, FATE, Prince, and Effort leave.^[4] e
KR	⁠⁠NS	November 24, Effort joins.^[7] Dread and Effort's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.^[26] e

KR	⁠⁠NS	January 2, Effort moves to substitute.^[18] e
KR	⁠⁠NS	June 2, Effort moves to starting roster. Peter moves to substitute.^[19] e
KR	⁠⁠NS	November 21, Canna, Dread, Bdd, Ghost, Effort, SnowFlower, and Comet (Coach) leave.^[6] e
KR	⁠⁠BRO	November 28, Effort joins.^[9] e
KR	⁠⁠BRO	November 29, Morgan, Hena, and Effort's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.^[27] e

KR	⁠⁠BRO	January 3, ⁠⁠Fredit BRION renames to ⁠⁠BRION following the end of partnership with Fredit.^[20] e
KR	⁠⁠BRO	May 17, ⁠⁠BRION rebrands as ⁠⁠OK BRION.^[8] e
KR	⁠⁠BRO	July 13, Morgan, UmTi, Karis, Hena, and Effort's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023. Edgar (Head Coach) and Drinker (Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.^[28] e
KR	⁠⁠BRO	November 20, Morgan, UmTi, Hena, and Effort leave.^[10] e
KR	⁠⁠BRO	November 30, Effort rejoins.^[11] e
KR	⁠⁠BRO	December 20, Morgan and Effort's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024.^[29] e

KR	⁠⁠BRO	February 3, Effort leaves for sister team ⁠⁠OK BRION Challengers. e
KR	⁠⁠BRO.C	February 3, Effort joins from main roster. Pollu leaves for main roster. e
KR	⁠⁠BRO.C	November 17, Kangin, DDoiV, Ivory, Karis, Enosh, and Effort leave.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] e

Biography

Trivia

Effort's favorite champion to play is Rakan. ^[30]
His favorite colour is blue.
Is a big fan of the Korean boy band BTS. He is even a member of their fan club, so he has a light stick.
Looks up to Wolf.
Is a very calm and quiet player on stream, in contrast to most of his teammates.
Due to his calm and quiet demeanor, it has been often joked about that Effort is actually secretly a robot.
The usually blank-faced Effort's smile is said to melt the heart of many fans.
Likes Marvel movies. ^[31]
Promised to dye his hair blue like V from BTS whom he looks up to if T1 won LCK Spring Split in 2020. He fulfilled this promise.^[32]
Watching SKT T1 is the reason Effort dreamed of becoming a pro player, inspired by the SKT Golden Age.^[33]
Started playing League of Legends in 2013. ^[34]
Mutes all emotes (including his teammates') as he thinks they disturb his concentration. ^[35]

Tournament Results

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

Effort Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2024-08-16	7	LCK CL 2024 Summer	7 - 11⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠BRO.C	Kangin, DDoiV, Vincenzo, Ivory, Pullbae, Karis, Enosh, Effort, Drinker
2024-03-25	5	LCK CL 2024 Spring Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠DK.C	⁠⁠BRO.C	Kangin, DDoiV, Pullbae, Ivory, Samver, Enosh, Effort, Sw0rd
2024-03-24	10	LCK 2024 Spring	3 - 15⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠BRO	Morgan, GIDEON, DDoiV, Karis, Pullbae, Envyy, Samver, Effort, Pollu, Edgar, Drinker, Sw0rd
2024-03-22	5	LCK CL 2024 Spring	9 - 9⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠BRO.C	Kangin, DDoiV, GIDEON, Ivory, Pullbae, Enosh, Samver, Envyy, Pollu, Effort, Sw0rd
2023-08-06	8	LCK 2023 Summer	5 - 13⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠BRO	Morgan, UmTi, Karis, Ivory, Hena, Effort, Edgar, Drinker
2023-08-04	7	LCK CL 2023 Summer	7 - 11⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠BRO.C	Frim, Kangin, Raptor, DDoiV, Ivory, Karis, Enosh, Pollu, Effort, MintTea, Sw0rd
2023-03-19	8	LCK 2023 Spring	4 - 14⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠BRO	Morgan, UmTi, Karis, Hena, Effort, Edgar, Drinker
2022-08-14	8	LCK 2022 Summer	5 - 13⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠NS	Canna, Dread, Sylvie, Bdd, Ghost, Effort, Peter, SnowFlower, Irean, Comet
2022-03-20	8	LCK 2022 Spring	5 - 13⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠NS	Canna, DnDn, Dread, Sylvie, Bdd, FIESTA, Ghost, vital, Effort, Peter, Blessing, sBs, Comet
2021-08-31	4	LCK 2021 Regional Finals	1 : 3⁠⁠HLE	⁠⁠LSB	Summit, Croco, FATE, Prince, Effort, Micro, Joker

Media

2018
2019
2020
2021

March 18, SKT Blank: "A professional player must prove himself through victory. I put the past behind and practiced" with Kyeongbeom "Its" Kim and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
June 26, SKT Faker: "In my opinion, my Yasuo was at around 70% today." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
e
July 17, SKT Faker: "Our lives depend on each and every game that we play. We’ll win our next match, no matter what it takes…" with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e
July 25, SKT Effort: "SKT isn't a strong team, so we began analyzing the top teams’ games to learn from them. I feel the hard work is finally paying off." with Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo, Woo "Ready" Hyun, Changsik "Alle" Son, , and Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
e
July 29, SKT Effort: "Poohmandu gives detailed feedback regarding picks, whereas Bengi speaks to Blank about his pathing, early game timing, and macro management." with Hee Eun "Youii" Yoo and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
e

June 29, SKT Effort on Ruler-Life: "I had in mind that they’re an amazing bot duo. Keeping that in mind was just enough tension for me to do well." with Viion on Inven Global
e
August 19, A little bit of Effort has made all the difference for SKT by Andrew Amos on Dot Esports
e
October 13, [Worlds 2019] SKT Effort: "FNC and RNG are both decorated teams... but my teammates are even more awesome." with Viion on Inven Global
e
October 14, Effort shakes off nerves as SKT improve to 2-0 at worlds with Ashley Kang on YouTube
e
November 3, SKT press conference after the semifinals against G2 Esports with DrPuppet on YouTube
e

February 16, T1 Effort: "I personally don’t believe that I’m the best support player just yet." with Haao and Quest on Inven Global
e
February 22, Effort says he'll dye his hair blue if T1 wins the LCK with Ashley Kang on YouTube
e
March 27, T1 Effort: "Teddy isn’t a player that’s only good at ADCs, he’s just really good at LoL." with Haao and Viion on Inven Global
e
April 3, T1 Effort on Faker's Lethal Tempo Akali: "He made a mistake during the draft." with Lasso and Viion on Inven Global
e
April 9, T1 Teddy: "In Game 2, I wanted the game to go on longer so that I can show off, but Effort ended that game quickly, so it sucks that the game ended so early." with Lasso and Quest on Inven Global
e
April 16, T1 Effort talks about his "friendship" with Wolf, his rivalry with Keria with Ashley Kang on YouTube
e
April 22, T1 Canna: "Up until now, we’ve always beaten [Gen.G], so we’ll do it again in the finals." with Lasso and Quest on Inven Global
e
June 26, T1 Faker: "We have kind of a bad tradition of not doing well in the summer. We’re doing our best to stop that tradition." with Viion on Inven Global
e
July 9, Why Effort wants T1 fans to visit the new HQ once it's open to public [Korean] with Ashley Kang on YouTube
e
July 9, T1 Effort on Wolf being placed in B1: "I know you didn’t go that far. Fighting!" with Viion on Inven Global
e
July 31, T1 Effort on the age difference: "Clozer would probably look at me as I looked at Faker or Wolf." with Viion on Inven Global
e
August 10, T1 Effort on Clozer, reveals what a daily routine looks like for KR players with Ashley Kang on YouTube
e
August 13, T1 Effort: "I showed the hairdresser V's picture, telling them I want that color." with Haao and Viion on Inven Global
e

June 27, LSB Effort on esports parents: I want to become a son they're proud of with Ashley Kang on YouTube
e

Post-Match Interviews

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2018-03-18	LCK 2018 Spring	KSV vs SKT	Link
2018-06-26	LCK 2018 Summer	SKT vs KT	Link
2018-07-17	LCK 2018 Summer	MVP vs SKT	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2019-06-29	LCK 2019 Summer	GEN vs SKT	Link
2019-08-21	LCK 2019 Summer Playoffs	SKT vs AF	Link
2019-08-23	LCK 2019 Summer Playoffs	SB vs SKT	Link
2019-08-25	LCK 2019 Summer Playoffs	DWG vs SKT	Link
2019-08-31	LCK 2019 Summer Playoffs	GRF vs SKT	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2020-02-22	LCK 2020 Spring	APK vs T1	Link
2020-04-03	LCK 2020 Spring	T1 vs GRF	Link
2020-04-09	LCK 2020 Spring	T1 vs SB	Link
2020-04-22	LCK 2020 Spring Playoffs	T1 vs DRX	Link
2020-04-25	LCK 2020 Spring Playoffs	GEN vs T1	Link
2020-06-20	LCK 2020 Summer	T1 vs HLE	Link
2020-06-26	LCK 2020 Summer	AF vs T1	Link
2020-07-16	LCK 2020 Summer	KT vs T1	Link
2020-08-02	LCK 2020 Summer	T1 vs SB	Link
2020-08-06	LCK 2020 Summer	T1 vs SP	Link

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-01-20	LCK 2021 Spring	LSB vs AF	Link
2021-06-18	LCK 2021 Summer	LSB vs HLE	Link
2021-06-20	LCK 2021 Summer	LSB vs T1	Link
2021-06-27	LCK 2021 Summer	KT vs LSB	Link
2021-07-16	LCK 2021 Summer	DRX vs LSB	Link
2021-07-22	LCK 2021 Summer	LSB vs GEN	Link
2021-07-24	LCK 2021 Summer	T1 vs LSB	Link