Bengi and Duke to Leave SK Telecom; Faker Re-signs
After being instrumental for SK Telecom 1’s League of Legends championship teams, jungler Bae “bengi” Seong-woong or top laner Lee “Duke” Ho-seong will not have their contracts renewed by the famed Korean esports organization.
SK Telecom 1 announced the decision earlier today on their official Facebook page, thanking the contributions of bengi to the team as he served on the squad since 2013, winning their first world title.
SKT Coach PoohMandu will also be leaving the team as part of the announcement.
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“We are sorry to announce that Bengi, who has been with us since 2013 as an older brother figure, our top laner Duke and Coach PoohManDu will be leaving us,” said SKT in a statement.
Faker, Bang and Wolf however, have re-signed all their contracts and are set to compete with the team through 2017.
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