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He loves when teams successfully bait Baron, hates tank metas, and is always down for creative support picks\u2014AP Malphite, anybody?","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/xingtheli"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/xing-li"}]}},"raw_content":"It\u2019s hard to avoid superlatives when writing about Bae \u201cBengi\u201d Seong-woong. God\u2019s Right Hand. One of the most clutch players in esports. A Lee Sin god, and along with Lee \u201cFaker\u201d Sang-hyeok (aka God himself), the most successful players in the history of competitive\u00a0League of Legends. No matter what happened, it seemed those two would be together forever, leading the charge for SKT. That made yesterday\u2019s announcement that Bengi, along with top lane star Lee \u201cDuke\u201d Ho-seong and coach surprising: This is the biggest change that SKT will face since signing Bengi and Faker years ago. And it\u2019s an end to the only major professional team Bengi has called home. It hasn\u2019t always been\u00a0easy To some fans, it feels like SKT have ruled the world forever. Three World Championships in the last four years will do that. But we only have to look back a few years to remember how this team was made. A lot of people figured thatFaker would be a good pro gamer. He was highly ranked on Korea\u2019s solo queue and did\u00a0this\u00a0in his first professional game. But notice the name right above Faker\u2019s in that clip. It\u2019s Bengi, playing the supportive jungler, giving away blue buffs and helping Faker rise to the throne. It\u2019s not easy, always existing in the shadow of the player who sits right next to you. Many teams have been torn apart by players seeking the limelight. Instead, Bengi and Faker built something special together. And despite how easy SKT make it look at times, they\u2019ve fought through adversity for all of their accomplishments. SKT\u2019s success has a theme: They will not be denied. No experience in Bengi and Faker\u2019s first year? World Champions. Lost at MSI? Won Worlds again. Bengi replaced by Kang \u201cBlank\u201d Sun-gu for months? A third Worlds title. At the end of the day, Bengi is a winner. Proving it one more\u00a0time But that doesn\u2019t mean Bengi hasn\u2019t had to prove his worth over and over again. SKT survived the Korean exodus by constantly scouting new talent. This year at IEM Katowice, a Bengi replacement finally stuck: Blank. Blank started for the entirety of the summer split. Even while SKT lost to KT Rollster in the LCK Summer Playoffs, losing because of Blank\u2019s questionable decision making, Bengi stayed on the bench. That might have broken many players. Fans speculated on Reddit that Bengi\u00a0might retire. Then whispers began to come out on who SKT was starting in pre-World scrims. When Worlds rolled around, there he was again, his name right above Faker\u2019s on the screen. It didn\u2019t matter who they were playing (ROX Tigers, heralded as the best team in the world). It didn\u2019t matter what team composition they faced or what champion Bengi played (first-time Nidalee). All that mattered was that Bengi was with Faker once again. And once again, they won. Replacing Bengi Bengi and Faker | Photo via Riot\u00a0Games Rumors of Bengi\u2019s retirement have surfaced for quite some time now. SKT was smart to invest in a younger jungler. But Blank\u2019s failings also showed why SKT missed Bengi so much. In short, Bengi knew where to be. Faker and Bae \u201cBang\u201d Jun-sik and the other carries could count on where their veteran jungler would be. Faker and Bengi in particular did so much for each other. Faker pressured mid, giving Bengi access to all corners of the map. And when Faker needed him, Bengi was almost always there. That\u2019s why losing Bengi hurts more than losing Duke. Duke is a rare LCK MVP of both the regular season (Spring 2015, earned with NaJin e-mFire) and the playoffs (Spring 2016, with SKT). He was a strong mechanical player and a lane bully that gave SKT lots of options for how to play the game. He\u2019s a star, and he\u2019ll certainly field strong offers to play in 2017. But SKT have survived, even thrived, with lesser top laners and have seen plenty of change at that position. And for all his mechanical weaknesses, Bengi\u2019s map awareness is going to be hard to replace. How can you value a player\u2019s ability to appear out of nowhere just when his team needs him? That\u2019s why the SKT Peanut rumors make so much sense. Yoon \u201cPeanut\u201d Wang-ho is one of the best at mind-gaming the opposing jungler, controlling his counterpart without really doing anything. But what\u2019s next for Bengi? A brave new\u00a0world Bengi at Worlds 2016

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He loves when teams successfully bait Baron, hates tank metas, and is always down for creative support picks\u2014AP Malphite, anybody?","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/xingtheli"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/xing-li"}]}},"raw_content":"It\u2019s hard to avoid superlatives when writing about Bae \u201cBengi\u201d Seong-woong. God\u2019s Right Hand. One of the most clutch players in esports. A Lee Sin god, and along with Lee \u201cFaker\u201d Sang-hyeok (aka God himself), the most successful players in the history of competitive\u00a0League of Legends. No matter what happened, it seemed those two would be together forever, leading the charge for SKT. That made yesterday\u2019s announcement that Bengi, along with top lane star Lee \u201cDuke\u201d Ho-seong and coach surprising: This is the biggest change that SKT will face since signing Bengi and Faker years ago. And it\u2019s an end to the only major professional team Bengi has called home. It hasn\u2019t always been\u00a0easy To some fans, it feels like SKT have ruled the world forever. Three World Championships in the last four years will do that. But we only have to look back a few years to remember how this team was made. A lot of people figured thatFaker would be a good pro gamer. He was highly ranked on Korea\u2019s solo queue and did\u00a0this\u00a0in his first professional game. But notice the name right above Faker\u2019s in that clip. It\u2019s Bengi, playing the supportive jungler, giving away blue buffs and helping Faker rise to the throne. It\u2019s not easy, always existing in the shadow of the player who sits right next to you. Many teams have been torn apart by players seeking the limelight. Instead, Bengi and Faker built something special together. And despite how easy SKT make it look at times, they\u2019ve fought through adversity for all of their accomplishments. SKT\u2019s success has a theme: They will not be denied. No experience in Bengi and Faker\u2019s first year? World Champions. Lost at MSI? Won Worlds again. Bengi replaced by Kang \u201cBlank\u201d Sun-gu for months? A third Worlds title. At the end of the day, Bengi is a winner. Proving it one more\u00a0time But that doesn\u2019t mean Bengi hasn\u2019t had to prove his worth over and over again. SKT survived the Korean exodus by constantly scouting new talent. This year at IEM Katowice, a Bengi replacement finally stuck: Blank. Blank started for the entirety of the summer split. Even while SKT lost to KT Rollster in the LCK Summer Playoffs, losing because of Blank\u2019s questionable decision making, Bengi stayed on the bench. That might have broken many players. Fans speculated on Reddit that Bengi\u00a0might retire. Then whispers began to come out on who SKT was starting in pre-World scrims. When Worlds rolled around, there he was again, his name right above Faker\u2019s on the screen. It didn\u2019t matter who they were playing (ROX Tigers, heralded as the best team in the world). It didn\u2019t matter what team composition they faced or what champion Bengi played (first-time Nidalee). All that mattered was that Bengi was with Faker once again. And once again, they won. Replacing Bengi Bengi and Faker | Photo via Riot\u00a0Games Rumors of Bengi\u2019s retirement have surfaced for quite some time now. SKT was smart to invest in a younger jungler. But Blank\u2019s failings also showed why SKT missed Bengi so much. In short, Bengi knew where to be. Faker and Bae \u201cBang\u201d Jun-sik and the other carries could count on where their veteran jungler would be. Faker and Bengi in particular did so much for each other. Faker pressured mid, giving Bengi access to all corners of the map. And when Faker needed him, Bengi was almost always there. That\u2019s why losing Bengi hurts more than losing Duke. Duke is a rare LCK MVP of both the regular season (Spring 2015, earned with NaJin e-mFire) and the playoffs (Spring 2016, with SKT). He was a strong mechanical player and a lane bully that gave SKT lots of options for how to play the game. He\u2019s a star, and he\u2019ll certainly field strong offers to play in 2017. But SKT have survived, even thrived, with lesser top laners and have seen plenty of change at that position. And for all his mechanical weaknesses, Bengi\u2019s map awareness is going to be hard to replace. How can you value a player\u2019s ability to appear out of nowhere just when his team needs him? That\u2019s why the SKT Peanut rumors make so much sense. Yoon \u201cPeanut\u201d Wang-ho is one of the best at mind-gaming the opposing jungler, controlling his counterpart without really doing anything. But what\u2019s next for Bengi? A brave new\u00a0world Bengi at Worlds 2016

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It\u2019s hard to avoid superlatives when writing about Bae \u201cBengi\u201d Seong-woong. God\u2019s Right Hand. One of the most clutch players in esports. A Lee Sin god, and along with Lee \u201cFaker\u201d Sang-hyeok (aka God himself), the most successful players in the history of competitive\u00a0League of Legends<\/em>.<\/p> <\/p>

No matter what happened, it seemed those two would be together forever, leading the charge for SKT. That made yesterday\u2019s announcement that Bengi, along with top lane star Lee \u201cDuke\u201d Ho-seong and coach surprising:<\/p> <\/p>