Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is a legend in League of Legends. The professional player has now achieved his 500th victory in the Korean LCK, thus breaking into a new dimension. We at MeinMMO will reveal what he has accomplished, what his strongest champions are, and how his team is currently performing.
Who is Faker? Faker has been playing for the team SK Telecom, now renamed T1, since February 2013. He has never changed teams since entering the competitive scene. The now 26-year-old has achieved several successes:
- He won the Worlds three times (2013, 2015, 2016).
- Additionally, he reached the Top 4 in 2017 and 2021 and was portrayed by Riot Games as a god for the Worlds 2019.
- He won the Mid-Season Invitational – the second most important international tournament of the year – twice (2016, 2017)
- He won the LCK a total of 10 times
Faker is a well-known player worldwide, but in Korea, he is already somewhat of a superstar. A Korean politician even wanted to change existing laws for Faker.
What has he achieved? On July 8, Faker secured his 500th victory in the LCK, setting a record. He has a clear lead over second place – Deft, with 371 victories.
Faker boasts a win rate of over 67%, having played 742 matches in the LCK so far. This also puts him at number 1 in terms of the number of matches played. However, Deft is close behind, with just over 600 matches.
In total, Faker has played 921 games in all competitive tournaments and achieved 618 victories.
Faker dominates with Azir and LeBlanc
With which champions did Faker achieve the most victories?
- The most victories were achieved by Faker with the champion Azir – 58 in total, which is a little over 11%. This is somewhat surprising, as the Korean is internationally known for his performance with LeBlanc.
- LeBlanc, however, only has 34 victories and ranks second.
- Corki also makes it into the Top 3 – with 29 victories.
His Top 10 also includes Ryze, Viktor, Orianna, Galio, Ahri, Lissandra, and Twisted Fate, who share the 10th spot with a total of 15 victories.
What do the record holders in other leagues look like? The leagues in LoL are hard to compare, as in Korea, regular match days are played in Best of 3 format. While in Europe and America, teams play only one match on a weekend, there can be up to three matches in Korea if it ends 2:1 for one team.
- Nevertheless, the jungler Jankos has played nearly 555 matches and ranks first in the European LEC. He is followed by Hylissang with 490 and Rekkles with 483 matches, although he is now only playing in the second league.
- In the American LCS, Bjergsen ranks first with 552 matches played. He is followed by Aphromoo with 539 and WildTurtle with 533 games.
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Will Faker win the Worlds again? Since 2016, Faker has not been able to win the Worlds again, although it almost seemed like he would in 2017 and 2021. This year, his team dominated the Spring Split and won it 18:0. However, they narrowly lost the crucial Mid-Season Invitational final with 2:3.
Currently, T1, Faker’s team, and Gen.G share the first place in the Summer Split, each with 7:1.
What do you think about Faker’s record? Does he deserve all the hype? And will he be able to reward himself with a victory in the Worlds 2022 again?
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