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Effort

Lee Sang-ho (이상호), known as Effort, is a South Korean League of Legends support for KT Rolster and a 2020 LCK All-LCK second-team selection.

Effort
Effort in 2019. · E레기 · YouTube screenshot via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · image used unchanged · · License
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Updated October 17, 2026

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Role

Pro Player · Support[1]

Affiliation

KT Rolster · League of Legends[1]

Signature achievement

2020 LCK Spring All-LCK second-team support[2]

Selected with 98 points in Riot's official split awards.[2]

Career

  1. – Present

    KT Rolster
    PlayerLeague of LegendsSource 1Source 2

  2. –

    Nongshim RedForce
    PlayerLeague of LegendsSource 1

  3. –

    T1
    PlayerLeague of LegendsSource 1Source 2

PTG Database Analysis

KT’s official roster identifies the KT Rolster support as Effort (Lee Sang-ho, 이상호), and Riot’s current roster lists him as a League of Legends player. During the 2020 LCK Spring Split, Riot named him to the All-LCK second team as support, with 98 points.[7][1][2]

Effort’s earlier career includes support stints with T1 and Nongshim RedForce, with a 2021 stop at Liiv SANDBOX between them. Nongshim announced his signing in November 2021, and the report identifies Liiv SANDBOX as his team earlier that year.[5]

References7
  1. [1]LoL Esports — KT Rolster roster
  2. [2]Riot Games — 2020 LCK Spring Awards
  3. [3]Inven Global — Effort interview
  4. [4]Liquipedia — Effort career history
  5. [5]Inven Global — Effort signs with Nongshim RedForce
  6. [6]Wikimedia Commons — Effort 2019 portrait (CC BY 3.0)
  7. [7]kt sports — KT Rolster League of Legends roster — Official KT roster identifies Effort by his Korean name.

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