Bengi (gamer)

Bae Sung-woong (Korean: 배성웅; RR: Bae Seong-ung), better known as Bengi (Korean: 벵기), is a South Korean former professional League of Legends player, and previously head coach for T1.

In this Korean name, the family name is Bae.

Bengi
Bengi in 2017
Personal information
Name배성웅
(Bae Sung-woong)
Nickname(s)The Jungle God
NationalitySouth Korean
Career information
GameLeague of Legends
Playing career2012–2017
RoleJungler
Coaching career2017–2023
Team history
As player:
2012–2013BBT
2013–2014SK Telecom T1 K
2014–2016SK Telecom T1
2016–2017Vici Gaming
As coach:
2017–2018SK Telecom T1
2020–2021T1 Challengers
2021–2023T1
Career highlights and awards

Beside to his teammate Faker, Bengi is one of the only two players to have won three League of Legends World Championships, having done so in 2013, 2015, and 2016.[1] He has also won the All-Star Paris 2014. He owns three different League of Legends skins as a result of winning World Championships, which include SKT T1 Lee Sin (2013), SKT T1 Elise (2015) and SKT T1 Olaf (2016).

He had played a total number of 319 matches in his career, with 231 wins and 88 losses, and a win rate of 72.4%.[2]

Early life

Bengi was born in South Korea on November 21, 1993.

Bengi enlisted in the army on January 28, 2019.[3] He was discharged on September 4, 2020.[4]

Career

Bengi was previously known as JangTa.[5] He started his career with BBT[6] before joining SK Telecom T1 2 in 2013.[7]

On November 27, 2017, he returned as a coach for SK Telecom T1.[8] He parted ways with the team in November 2018.[9]

On November 13, 2020, he rejoined T1 as the head coach for T1 Challengers team.[10]

On December 3, 2021, Bengi was promoted as a coach from T1 Challengers to T1's main roster, which competes in LCK's main stage.[11]

On September 5, 2022, Bengi was assigned as the interim head coach of T1.[12]

On July 08, 2023, he resigned from his position as head coach of T1.[13]

References
  1. "Bengi: The Sidekick to God". Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  2. "리그오브레전드 인벤 - e-sports 기록실 - bengi". lol.inven.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  3. ""군대 잘 다녀올게요" LoL 파크 찾은 '벵기' 배성웅의 인사". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  4. "The return of God's Right Hand: Bengi returns to share his stories about his military service and his future". InvenGlobal. September 10, 2020. Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  5. 조아라. "[LOL 오프예선]스카너의 꼬리맛! BBT, 역전패 위기에서 탈출!(C조 3경기)". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  6. 조아라. "[LOL 오프예선]예상 외의 경기력! BBT, MVP 화이트 상대로 1승 선취(C조 1경기)". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  7. DailyESports. "SK텔레콤 LOL 2팀, 정언영 영입! '화룡정점'". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  8. "Report: Bengi returning to SKT as a coach". Dot Esports. November 21, 2017. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  9. "League of Legends: [Official] SK Telecom T1 Parts Ways with Coaches PoohManDu and Bengi". www.invenglobal.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  10. 기자, 최지영. "T1, '뱅기' 배성웅 2군 감독으로 선임…'인재 양성에 적극 나설 것' [오피셜]". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  11. Heath, Jerome (December 3, 2021). "T1 promotes coach Bengi, extends Polt and Moment's contracts". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  12. "T1 assigns Bengi as interim head coach, Sky as coach for Worlds 2022 — Polt to move to GM position". InvenGlobal. September 5, 2022. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  13. "T1 head coach Bengi resigns amid Faker's break from pro play". Dexerto. July 8, 2023. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
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