Song Kyung-ho ( ko, 송경호; born June 30, 1995), better known as Smeb, is a South Korean former professional ''
League of Legends'' player.
Career
Song began competing in ''League of Legends'' in 2012. He joined the
Tigers in 2014, upon the team's formation. 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
Jin Air Green Wings () is a South Korean e-sports organization with teams competing in ''StarCraft II'' and ''League of Legends''. Its parent organization is Korean Air subsidiary Jin Air. The organization was formed in November 2011 as a ''StarCr ...
. KOO Tigers finished second at the
2015 League of Legends World Championship
The 2015 ''League of Legends'' World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game ''League of Legends''. It was the fifth iteration of the ''League of Legends'' World Championship, an annual internati ...
.
He was named MVP of the 2016 LCK season. Before the beginning of the
2016 League of Legends World Championship
The 2016 ''League of Legends'' World Championship was an esports tournament for the multiplayer online battle arena video game ''League of Legends''. It was the sixth iteration of the ''League of Legends'' World Championship, an annual inter ...
, he was ranked the No. 1 player in the world by the Worlds analysts and the No. 2 player in the world by ESPN. Despite, his performance, the
ROX Tigers
Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) is a South Korean esports organization based in Seoul, owned by Hanwha Life Insurance. It has teams competing in ''League of Legends'' and ''Kart Rider'', with the former competing in the LCK, South Korea's top level pr ...
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. He was selected as a 2018 PyeongChang Olympic torch relay runner along with the
kt Rolster members.
On December 17, 2020, he announced his retirement from professional League of Legends.
Tournament results
Individual awards
* 2016 — ''League of Legends'' Champions Korea Spring Regular Season MVP
* 2016 — ''League of Legends'' Champions Korea Summer Regular Season MVP
* 2016 — Korea e-Sports Association ''League of Legends'' Popularity Award
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
South Korean esports players
League of Legends top lane players
KT Rolster players
Place of birth missing (living people)
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