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Also known as Lee Sang-hyeok

Lee Sang-hyeok, 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 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 drawn comparison analogizing him to basketball player Michael Jordan for his esports success.

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Seoul, South Korea

Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as Faker, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player for T1. He gained prominence after joining SK Telecom T1 (now T1) in 2013, where he has since played as the team's mid-laner. Throughout his career, he has secured a record of 10 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) titles, two Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) titles, and a record six World Championship…

Known for

  • Play on Play — Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok)2026
  • Murder Club: Liar's Table — Self2026
  • Hall of Legends: Uzi — Self2025
  • T1 Rose Together — Self2024
  • Hall of Legends: Faker — Self2024
  • Sohn's Questions — Self2024
  • DRX - The Rise — Self2023
  • Salon Drip — Self2023
  • You Quiz on the Block — Self2018
  • Run BTS!2015

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Instance of
human
Family name
Lee
Gender
male
Citizenship
South Korea
Place of birth
Seoul
Languages spoken
Korean
Native language
Korean
Sport
esports
Member of team
T1
Country for sport
Korea
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Faker 2020 interview.jpg
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date of birth
1996-05-07
Commons category
Faker
name in native language
이상혁
pseudonym
페이커
start of work period
2013-00-00
sports discipline competed in
League of Legends
social media followers
2000000
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