T1's Peyz records 13 pentakills

Kim “Peyz” Su-hwan has pushed a long-running League of Legends benchmark one step higher. The T1 bot laner recorded the 13th pentakill of his career on May 13 against Nongshim RedForce in LCK 2026 Rounds 1-2, according to Leaguepedia and match reports published Wednesday. That moved the 20-year-old into sole possession of the record for most pentakills in professional play after entering the day tied at 12. (sheepesports.com) The milestone matters because pentakills are one of the game’s cleanest counting stats: five kills by one player in a single fight. (sheepesports.com) In Peyz’s case, the new record did not come in a lower-tier event or academy league. (lol.fandom.com) It came in top-level LCK play, in a win for T1, on Ashe — a champion that had not previously produced one of his pentakills. ### Which game produced No. 13? May 13 is the date listed by Leaguepedia for Peyz’s latest pentakill, and Sheep Esports reported it came in Game 1 against Nongshim RedForce. Games of Legends lists an Ashe game for Peyz against Nongshim on that date, with an 8/2/8 score line in a T1 victory. (sheepesports.com) The opponent was Nongshim RedForce, and the setting was LCK 2026 Rounds 1-2. That gives the record a straightforward competitive frame: it was set in Korea’s top domestic league, not an exhibition. (sheepesports.com) ### Who did Peyz move past? Three players were tied with Peyz at 12 pentakills before the match, according to Sheep Esports: Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk, Chen “GALA” Wei and Anıl “HolyPhoenix” Işık. By reaching 13, Peyz moved ahead of all three. Leaguepedia now lists Peyz as “the player with the most recorded number of pentakills in professional play (13).” That entry also identifies him as Kim Su-hwan, born on December 5, 2005, and currently playing for T1. (sheepesports.com) ### How unusual is 13 pentakills at age 20? Peyz is 20 years old, according to Leaguepedia, and already has pentakills spread across multiple teams and competitions. (sheepesports.com) Sheep Esports said he has recorded at least two pentakills with every team he has played for — Gen.G, JD Gaming and T1 — with nine for Gen.G, two for JDG and two for T1. His champion spread is also broad. (sheepesports.com) Sheep Esports reported five pentakills on Kai’Sa, two on Zeri, and one each on Ashe, Ezreal, Varus, Smolder, Kalista and Xayah. The latest one was his first on Ashe. (lol.fandom.com) ### Did T1 say the team plays for Peyz pentakills? Faker addressed that question after the match, according to Dot Esports. “Rather than intentionally giving him pentakills, if you survive fights well and keep dealing damage, pentakills naturally happen often,” Faker said. “Since he keeps dealing damage really well, I think that’s why those scenes happen a lot.” (sheepesports.com) That comment stops short of framing the record as a team objective. Instead, Faker attributed the result to Peyz’s positioning and sustained damage output in longer fights. (sheepesports.com) ### What else sits on Peyz’s record sheet? Leaguepedia credits Peyz with another high-profile pentakill in the MSI 2024 final, where it says he posted 28 kills in a single game on Kalista. Sheep Esports said that made him one of only two players to record a pentakill in a Mid-Season Invitational final. T1’s current roster listing includes Doran, Oner, Faker, Peyz and Keria, and Leaguepedia shows Peyz under contract through November 20, 2028. (dotesports.com) The same page lists upcoming T1 appearances in LCK 2026 Rounds 1-2 and the EWC 2026 Online Qualifier: Korea. (lol.fandom.com) (sheepesports.com)