Smeb Explained

Id:Smeb
송경호
Name Trans:Song Kyung-ho
Birth Date:30 June 1995
Nationality:South Korean
League:LCK
Games:League of Legends
Role:Top laner
Career Start:2012
Career End:2020
Years1:2012
Team1:Nab
Years2:2013–2014
Team2:Incredible Miracle 1
Years3:2015–2016
Team3:ROX Tigers
Years4:2017–2019, 2020
Team4:KT Rolster
Highlights:

Song Kyung-ho (Korean: 송경호; born June 30, 1995),[1] [2] better known as Smeb, is a South Korean former professional League of Legends player.

Career

Song began competing in League of Legends in 2012.[3] He joined the Tigers in 2014, upon the team's formation.[4] Smeb got his first penta kill recorder of top solo laner; on June 13, 2015, he achieved his penta kill by playing Riven against Jin Air Greenwings.[5] KOO Tigers finished second at the 2015 League of Legends World Championship.[6]

He was named MVP of the 2016 LCK season.[7] Before the beginning of the 2016 League of Legends World Championship, he was ranked the No. 1 player in the world by the Worlds analysts and the No. 2 player in the world by ESPN.[8] Despite, his performance, the ROX Tigers lost 3–2 to SKT T1 on the semifinals.

Smeb was the sixth player to achieve 1,000 kills of LCK overall after Faker, Pray, Bang, Score and Kuro. He achieved 1,000 kills in the second round against KONGDOO MONSTER on March 1, 2018, during League of Legends Champions Korea 2018 Spring Season.[9] He was selected as a 2018 PyeongChang Olympic torch relay runner along with the kt Rolster members.[10]

On December 17, 2020, he announced his retirement from professional League of Legends.[11]

Seasons overview

TeamYearDomesticMid-Season InvitationalWorld Championship
LeagueSpringSummer
Incredible Miracle2013Champions11th–12th13th–16thDid not qualify
2014Champions9th–12th13th–16thDid not qualify
ROX Tigers2015LCK2nd3rdDid not qualify2nd
2016LCK2ndDid not qualify3rd–4th
KT Rolster2017LCK2nd3rdDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2018LCK3rdDid not qualify5th–8th
2019LCK9th8thDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2020LCK6thDid not qualify

Awards and honors

LCK
KeSPA

Notes and References

  1. News: Field Level Media . Smeb rejoins KT Rolster for Summer Split . May 12, 2021 . Reuters . May 29, 2020.
  2. News: Jang . Minyoung . Jang . David . KT Smeb: "Aatrox became more fun. I think there's a good chance of him becoming a good champion." . May 12, 2021 . InvenGlobal . July 1, 2018.
  3. News: Rand . Emily . KT Rolster's PraY signing latest indication of LCK's talent erosion . May 12, 2021 . ESPN . May 29, 2019.
  4. Web site: Esports equivalent: Smeb and Kevin Durant. July 6, 2016. December 11, 2016.
  5. News: Smeb penta kill.
  6. Web site: KOO Tigers sweep Fnatic to set up Korean only final at Worlds . www.dailydot.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160509003532/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/koo-tigers-sweep-fnatic/ . 2016-05-09.
  7. Web site: Smeb wins LCK MVP for second straight season. August 6, 2016. December 11, 2016.
  8. News: League of Legends top 10 players. ESPN.com. November 3, 2016.
  9. Web site: Smeb is the 6th LCK player ever to get 1000 kills. Kang. Ashley. March 4, 2018. Korizon. en-US. July 18, 2019.
  10. News: smeb 2018 PyeongChang olympic torch relay.
  11. Web site: [오피셜] '스맵' 송경호, 은퇴 선언...타이거즈 멤버 역사 속으로]. 2020-12-17. sports.news.naver.com. ko.
  12. Web site: Faker sweeps the 2016 KeSPA eSports Awards. www.invenglobal.com. November 24, 2016. en. July 18, 2019.