Smeb

Song Kyung-ho (Korean: 송경호; born June 30, 1995), better known by his in-game name Smeb, is a retired South Korean professional League of Legends player who played as the top laner for KT Rolster of the LCK before retiring. He joined the Tigers in 2014, upon the team's formation.[1] KOO Tigers finished second at the 2015 League of Legends World Championship.[2][3][4][5][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
송경호
(Song Kyung-ho)
Personal information
Born (1995-06-30) June 30, 1995
HometownGyeonggi Province
NationalitySouth Korean
Career information
StatusRetired
LeagueLCK
GamesLeague of Legends
RoleTop Laner
Career prize moneyUSD$299,766.38
Career history
2013–2014Incredible Miracle 1
2014–2016ROX Tigers
2016–2019KT Rolster
2020KT Rolster
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× LCK champion (2016 Summer, 2018 Summer)
  • 2× LCK regular season MVP (Spring & Summer 2016)
  • 2× KeSPA Cup champion (2016, 2017)
  • 1× IEF 2014 Champion

Smeb is 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 is currently the first and only top laner in the LCK to achieve 1,000 kills.

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.[10]

Throughout his professional career, he has won a total prize money of $299,766.38 from 36 Tournaments.[11]

He has been selected as the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic torch relay runner along with the kt Rolster members.[12]

On December 17 2020, he announced his retirement from professional League of Legends.[13]

Early life

Smeb was born in Gyeonggi Province on June 30, 1995. He is the youngest in his family, and he has an older brother. He attended Yangcheon High School during his high school days and Daekyeung University for his university education.

Tournament results
Year Team Event Place
2013 Incredible Miracle #1 League of Legends Club Masters 5th
IEM Season 7 World Championship 5th–8th
OLYMPUS Champions Spring 2013 9th–12th
HOT6iX Champions Summer 2013 9th–16th
2014 HOT6iX Champions Spring 2014 9th–16th
ASRock Machi Show Tournament 1st
SKT LTE-A LoL Masters 2014 7th
HOT6iX Champions Summer 2014 9th–16th
HUYA Tigers IEF 2014 1st
2015 GE Tigers Intel Extreme Masters Season 9 World Championship 3rd-4th
League of Legends Champions Korea Spring 2015 2nd
KOO Tigers League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2015 3rd
Season 5 World Championship 2nd
Tigers 2015 League of Legends KeSPA Cup 9th-14th
2016 ROX Tigers League of Legends Champions Korea Spring 2016 2nd
League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2016 1st
Season 6 World Championship 3rd-4th
2016 League of Legends KeSPA Cup 1st
Team Fire League of Legends All-Star 2016 2nd
2017 kt Rolster League of Legends Champions Korea Spring 2017 2nd
League of Legends Rift Rivals 2017 LCK-LPL-LMS 2nd
League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2017 3rd
2017 Korea Regional Finals 2nd
League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2017 1st
2018 League of Legends Champions Korea Spring 2018 3rd
League of Legends Rift Rivals 2018 LCK-LPL-LMS 2nd
League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2018 1st
Season 8 World Championship 5th-8th
2018 League of Legends KeSPA Cup 3rd-4th
2019 League of Legends Champions Korea Spring 2019 9th
League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2019 8th
2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2020 6th
2020 Korea Regional Finals 4th

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[14]

References
  1. "Esports equivalent: Smeb and Kevin Durant". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  2. http://www.dailydot.com/esports/koo-tigers-sweep-fnatic/
  3. "'스멥' 송경호의 포부, "2016년은 '타이거즈의 해'"". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  4. "[롤챔스] '스멥' 송경호". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  5. "[롤챔스 스프링] '스멥' 송경호, "결승 상대, 누구든 자신있다"". April 2, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  6. "[롤챔스 스프링] '스멥' 송경호, "마지막 역전, 얼떨떨했다"". March 25, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  7. "Smeb wins LCK MVP for second straight season". Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  8. "League of Legends top 10 players". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  9. Kang, Ashley (March 4, 2018). "Smeb is the 6th LCK player ever to get 1000 kills". Korizon. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  10. "Smeb penta kill".
  11. "Smeb - Song, Kyung Ho - League of Legends Player Profile :: Esports Earnings". www.esportsearnings.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  12. "smeb 2018 PyeongChang olympic torch relay".
  13. "[오피셜] '스맵' 송경호, 은퇴 선언...타이거즈 멤버 역사 속으로". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  14. "Faker sweeps the 2016 KeSPA eSports Awards". www.invenglobal.com. Retrieved July 18, 2019.


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