Song Kyung-ho (Korean: 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. KOO Tigers finished second at the 2015 League of Legends World Championship.

He was named MVP of the 2016 LCK season. 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. Despite his performance, the ROX Tigers lost 3–2 to SKT T1 in 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.

Seasons overview

TeamYearDomesticMid-Season InvitationalWorld Championship
LeagueSpringSummer
Incredible Miracle2013Champions11th–12th13th–16th—N/aDid not qualify
2014Champions9th–12th13th–16thDid not qualify
ROX Tigers2015LCK2nd3rdDid not qualify2nd
2016LCK2nd1stDid not qualify3rd–4th
KT Rolster2017LCK2nd3rdDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2018LCK3rd1stDid not qualify5th–8th
2019LCK9th8thDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2020LCK—N/a6th—N/aDid not qualify

Awards and honors

LCK

  • Two-time LCK champion — Summer 2016, Summer 2018
  • Two-time LCK season MVP — Spring 2016, Summer 2016

KeSPA

  • Two-time KeSPA Cup champion — 2016, 2017
  • KeSPA League of Legends Popularity Award — 2016

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