Faker (gamer)

Lee Sang-hyeok (Korean: 이상혁; born May 7, 1996), better known as Faker, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player. Debuting in 2013, he has played as the mid-laner for T1 (formerly SK Telecom T1) for his entire career. He has won a record 10 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) titles, two Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) titles, and a record six World Championship titles. Faker is widely regarded as the greatest League of Legends player in history, and has been compared to basketball player Michael Jordan for his esports success. Originally from Gangseo District, Seoul, Faker established an early reputation as a dominant solo queue player before being signed by SKT in 2013 at the age of 17. In his debut year he won an LCK title and the World Championship. From 2014 to 2017, he won five further LCK titles, two MSI titles in 2016 and 2017, and two additional World Championships in 2015 and 2016, with SKT becoming the first team to win the championship more than once and to win back-to-back titles. During this time, he also emerged victorious in the All-Star Paris 2014 and the IEM World Championship in 2016. From 2018 to 2022, he won four more LCK titles but did not win another major international championship. He went on to win the 2023, 2024 and the 2025 World Championships, helping T1 achieve the first ever three consecutive World Championship wins. He also represented the South Korean national team at the 2018 Asian Games, earning a silver medal, and the 2022 Asian Games, earning a gold. Faker's individual achievements include accolades such as two World Championship Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, an MSI MVP award, two LCK season MVP awards, an LCK Finals MVP award, two LCK Player of the Year awards, two LCK...