Bengi (gamer)
South Korean esports player
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Bae Sung-woong (Korean: 배성웅), better known as Bengi (벵기), is a South Korean former professional League of Legends player and currently works for head coach for Dplus KIA.
| Bengi | |
|---|---|
Bengi in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
| Name | 배성웅 (Bae Sung-woong) |
| Nickname | The Jungle God |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Career information | |
| Game | League of Legends |
| Playing career | 2012–2017 |
| Role | Jungler |
| Coaching career | 2017–present |
| Team history | |
| As player: | |
| 2012–2013 | BBT |
| 2013–2014 | SK Telecom T1 K |
| 2014–2016 | SK Telecom T1 |
| 2016–2017 | Vici Gaming |
| As coach: | |
| 2017–2018 | SK Telecom T1 |
| 2020–2021 | T1 Challengers |
| 2021–2023 | T1 |
| 2024–present | Dplus KIA |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 배성웅 |
| RR | Bae Seongung |
| MR | Pae Sŏngung |
As a professional player, Bengi has won three iterations of the 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).
Early life
Career
Bengi was previously known as JangTa.[4] He started his career with BBT[5] before joining SK Telecom T1 2 in 2013.[6]
On November 27, 2017, he returned as a coach for SK Telecom T1.[7] He parted ways with the team in November 2018.[8]
On November 13, 2020, he rejoined T1 as the head coach for T1 Challengers team.[9]
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.[10]
On September 5, 2022, Bengi was assigned as the interim head coach of T1.[11]
On July 08, 2023, he resigned from his position as head coach of T1.[12]
On November 13, 2024, after taking 1.5 years of break, Bengi joined Dplus KIA as head coach.[13]