Faker

Faker (Korean: Faker), whose real name is Lee Sang-hyuk (Korean: Sanghyuk Lee, Romanized: Lee Sang-Hyeok, May 7, 1996 -), is a professional e-sports mid laner in South Korea's "League of Legends". He has played for the T1 team (formerly known as SK Telecom) since 2013. T1), has so far won the world championship six times, the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) championship twice, the Korean Champions League (LCK) championship ten times, the Asian Intercontinental Championship and the All-Star Game (predecessor of the Mid-Season Championship), and is the first player to complete the League of Legends Grand Slam. He was selected as one of the Korean national team players three times and participated in the Asian Games e-sports "League of Legends" project, winning gold medals twice in 2022 and 2026. In 2024, he became the first player to be inducted into the "League of Legends" Hall of Fame. In 2026, he became the first e-sports player to be awarded the "Blue Dragon Medal", the country's highest honor in sports. Faker has overwhelmingly won the most honors in the history of League of Legends e-sports. He is generally regarded as the greatest player in the game and a representative figure of e-sports culture.