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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Lee Sang-ho (이상호) | |
| Country of Birth | South Korea | |
| Birthday | November 23, 2000 (age 21) | |
| Residency | Korea | |
| Competitive | ||
| Team |  NS RedForce | |
| Contract Expires | 2022-11-21 | |
| Role | Support | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Soloqueue IDs | KR: Liiv Effort EUW: Spread Wings | |
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Lee "Effort" Sang-ho (Hangul: 이상호) is a League of Legends esports player, currently support for Nongshim RedForce.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SK Telecom T1 | ≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-?? | Dec 20192019-12-08[1] | ≈2yr 11mo ejel | ||
 T1 | Dec 20192019-12-08[3] | Dec 20202020-12-01[2] | 1yr 24d ejel | ||
 Liiv SANDBOX | Dec 20202020-12-01[5] | Nov 20212021-11-15[4] | 11mo 14d ejel | ||
| NS RedForce | Nov 20212021-11-24[6] | Present | 7mo 9d ej |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom T1 | ≈Jan 2017≈2017-01-?? | Nov 20172017-11-24[7] | ≈10mo 23d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Nov 20172017-11-24[7] | Nov 20182018-11-25 | 1yr 1d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Nov 20182018-11-25 | Jun 20192019-06-01 | 6mo 6d ejel | ||
| SK Telecom T1 | Jun 20192019-06-01 | Dec 20192019-12-08[1] | 6mo 7d ejel | ||
| T1 | Dec 20192019-12-08[3] | Dec 20202020-12-01[2] | 1yr 24d ejel | ||
 SANDBOX Gaming | Dec 20202020-12-01[5] | Dec 20202020-12-14[8] | 13d ejel | ||
| Liiv SANDBOX | Dec 20202020-12-14[8] | Nov 20212021-11-15[4] | 11mo 1d ejel | ||
| NS RedForce | Nov 20212021-11-24[6] | Jan 20222022-01-02[9] | 1mo 8d ejel | ||
| NS RedForce | Jan 20222022-01-02[9] | Jun 20222022-06-02[10] | 5mo ejel | ||
| NS RedForce | Jun 20222022-06-02[10] | Present | 1mo 1d ej |
News
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
 SKT | January (approx.), Effort joins as trainee. | |
| SKT | November 24, kkOma (Coach to Head Coach) changes position. Effort moves to starting roster. Huni, cCarter (Head Coach), and RapidStar (Coach) leave.[7] |
| SKT | November 20, Faker, Effort, and Leo's contracts are extended.[11] | |
| SKT | November 25, Effort moves to substitute. |
| SKT | June 1, Effort moves to starting roster. | |
| SKT | November 21, Cuzz joins. Effort's contract is extended.[12] Cuzz and Effort's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[13] | |
| SKT | December 8, Canna, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Roach, Ellim, Gori, Gumayushi, Kuri, Burdol, Closer, Kim (Head Coach), Comet (Coach), Boxer (Streamer & Content Creator), and Sayho (Academy Coach) leave.[1] | |
 T1 | December 8, Canna, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Kim (Head Coach), Comet (Coach), and Boxer (Streamer & Content Creator) 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.[14] |
| T1 | December 1, Effort leaves.[2] | |
 SB | December 1, Effort joins.[5] Effort's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.[15] | |
 LSB | December 14, SANDBOX Gaming rebrands as Liiv SANDBOX following sponsorship by Kookmin Bank.[8] |
Biography[]
Trivia[]
- Effort's favorite champion to play is
Rakan. [17] - 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. [18]
- 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.[19]
- Watching SKT T1 is the reason Effort dreamed of becoming a pro player, inspired by the SKT Golden Age.[20]
- Started playing League of Legends in 2013. [21]
- Mutes all emotes (including his teammates') as he thinks they disturb his concentration. [22]
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
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
- June 26, SKT Faker: "In my opinion, my Yasuo was at around 70% today." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- August 19, A little bit of Effort has made all the difference for SKT by Andrew Amos on Dot Esports
- October 13, [Worlds 2019] SKT Effort: "FNC and RNG are both decorated teams... but my teammates are even more awesome." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- October 14, Effort shakes off nerves as SKT improve to 2-0 at worlds with Ashley Kang on ESPN Esports
- November 3, SKT press conference after the semifinals against G2 Esports with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Korizon Esports
- February 16, T1 Effort: "I personally don’t believe that I’m the best support player just yet." with Byungho "Haao" Kim & Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
- February 22, Effort says he'll dye his hair blue if T1 wins the LCK | Ashley Kang with Korizon Esports on YouTube
- March 27, T1 Effort: "Teddy isn’t a player that’s only good at ADCs, he’s just really good at LoL." with Byungho "Haao" Kim & David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- April 3, T1 Effort on Faker's Lethal Tempo Akali: "He made a mistake during the draft." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- 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 Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
- April 16, T1 Effort talks about his "friendship" with Wolf, his rivalry with Keria | Ashley Kang with Korizon Esports on YouTube
- April 22, T1 Canna: "Up until now, we’ve always beaten [Gen.G], so we’ll do it again in the finals." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
- 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 David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- July 9, Why Effort wants T1 fans to visit the new HQ once it's open to public [Korean] with Ashley Kang on Korizon Esports
- July 9, T1 Effort on Wolf being placed in B1: "I know you didn’t go that far. Fighting!" with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- July 31, T1 Effort on the age difference: "Clozer would probably look at me as I looked at Faker or Wolf." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- August 10, T1 Effort on Clozer, reveals what a daily routine looks like for KR players with Korizon Esports on YouTube
- August 13, T1 Effort: "I showed the hairdresser V's picture, telling them I want that color." with Byungho "Haao" Kim & David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
- June 27, LSB Effort on esports parents: I want to become a son they're proud of with Ashley Kang (KORIZON Esports) on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
Images[]
SKT Effort, LCK 2018 Spring
SKT Effort, LCK 2018 Summer
SKT Effort, LCK 2019 Spring
SKT Effort, LCK 2019 Summer
SKT Effort, Worlds 2019
T1 Effort, LCK 2020 Spring
T1 Effort, LCK 2020 Summer
LSB Effort, LCK 2021 Spring
LSB Effort, LCK 2021 Summer
NS Effort, LCK 2022 Spring
NS Effort, LCK 2022 Summer
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-12-07; after change - KR - 2019-12-08
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-12-07; after change - KR - 2019-12-08
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Liiv SANDBOX's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 SANDBOX Gaming's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Nongshim RedForce's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 SK Telecom T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Liiv SANDBOX's Tweet (Korean) twitter.com
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 LCK's Facebook Post (Korean) facebook.com
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 2022 LCK 서머 1주차 로스터 안내 (Korean) lolesports.com
- ↑ SK Telecom T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ SK Telecom T1's Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-11-20; after change - KR - 2019-11-21
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2019-12-06; after change - KR - 2019-12-08
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2020-11-30; after change - KR - 2020-12-01
- ↑ GCD Archive Pages: before change - KR - 2021-11-23; after change - KR - 2021-11-24
- ↑ [1] t1.gg
- ↑ Random Stuff T1 Players Say during Streams [T1 Stream Highlight] youtube.com
- ↑ Effort dyes his hair, T1 Closer slays, and Teddy duos with Lehends youtube.com
- ↑ Effort says he'll dye his hair blue if T1 wins the LCK | Ashley Kang youtube.com
- ↑ Effort says he'll dye his hair blue if T1 wins the LCK | Ashley Kang youtube.com
- ↑ T1 WIN CAM Moments EP.2
