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Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (Hangul: 이상혁) is a League of Legends esports player, currently mid laner and part owner at T1. Team History. Combine Role Swaps:No| ... Leaguepedia|LeagueofLegendsEsportsWiki Explore MainPage AllPages InteractiveMaps Navigation Mainpage Recentchanges Randompage JoinourDiscord! Regions RosterChanges MSI2022 EUMastersSpring LCSSpringPlayoffs LECSpringPlayoffs LCKSpringPlayoffs LPLSpringPlayoffs CBLOLSplit1Playoffs LCLSpringSeason LJLSpringPlayoffs LLAOpeningPlayoffs LCOSplit1Playoffs PCSSpringPlayoffs TCLWinterPlayoffs VCSSpringPlayoffs Competitive GCDArchive Players Teams Tournaments EditingHelp EditingTutorial Procedures EditingHelp NotabilityGuidelines FAQ DevBlog GetHelp(Discord) Apply! More Community&Contact Twitter Discord StaffList GameInfo NewtoLeague? Champions Items Minions Monsters SummonerSpells Runes PatchNotes GameModes Miscellaneous FANDOM Games Anime Movies TV Video Wikis ExploreWikis CommunityCentral StartaWiki Register Don'thaveanaccount? SignIn Advertisement in: Players,KoreanResidents,PlayersBornIn1996,PlayersBorninSouthKorea Faker Viewsource Viewform History Talk(0) LEA2022Split1Playoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠16April202215:00:00+0000LIVE•CBLOLAcademy2022Split1Playoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠16April202215:00:00+0000LIVE•LEA2022Split1Playoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠16April202218:00:00+0000LIVE•LLA2022OpeningPlayoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠16April202219:00:00+0000LIVE•LCS2022SpringPlayoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠16April202220:30:00+0000LIVE•LDL2022SpringPlayoffs⁠⁠vsTBD17April202206:00:00+0000LIVE•LPL2022SpringPlayoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠17April202209:00:00+0000LIVE•PCS2022SpringPlayoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠17April202209:00:00+0000LIVE•LDL2022SpringPlayoffs⁠⁠vsTBD17April202209:00:00+0000LIVE•LEA2022Split1PlayoffsTBDvsTBD17April202215:00:00+0000LIVE•LigaNexo2022Split1⁠⁠vs⁠⁠17April202215:00:00+0000LIVE•BSLSeason4⁠⁠vs⁠⁠17April202218:00:00+0000LIVE•DSLSeason1TBDvsTBD17April202218:00:00+0000LIVE•LCS2022SpringPlayoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠17April202219:30:00+0000LIVE•LDL2022SpringPlayoffsTBDvsTBD18April202209:00:00+0000LIVE•PRM2ndDiv2022SpringPlayoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠18April202216:00:00+0000LIVE•HextechSeries2022Split14Matches18April202218:00:00+0000LIVE•LiivMobileAcademyOpenScream⁠⁠vs⁠⁠19April202204:00:00+0000LIVE•LiivMobileAcademyOpenScream⁠⁠vs⁠⁠19April202206:00:00+0000LIVE•LigaNexo2022Split1⁠⁠vs⁠⁠19April202216:00:00+0000LIVE•NLC2ndDiv2022SpringPlayoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠19April202216:00:00+0000LIVE•LigaNexo2022Split1⁠⁠vs⁠⁠19April202217:00:00+0000LIVE•LigaNexo2022Split1⁠⁠vs⁠⁠19April202218:00:00+0000LIVE•d20Tournament-Herald2022⁠⁠vs⁠⁠19April202218:00:00+0000LIVE•d20Tournament-Herald2022⁠⁠vs⁠⁠19April202218:00:00+0000LIVE•LigaNexo2022Split1⁠⁠vs⁠⁠19April202219:00:00+0000LIVE•LigaNexo2022Split1⁠⁠vs⁠⁠19April202220:00:00+0000LIVE•LHE2022OpeningPlayoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠19April202221:00:00+0000LIVE•LPL2022SpringPlayoffsTBDvs⁠⁠20April202209:00:00+0000LIVE•LDL2022SpringPlayoffsTBDvsTBD20April202209:00:00+0000LIVE•PRM2ndDiv2022SummerPromotion⁠⁠vs⁠⁠20April202216:00:00+0000LIVE•d20Tournament-Herald2022TBDvsTBD20April202218:00:00+0000LIVE•CNM2022OpeningPlayoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠20April202223:00:00+0000LIVE•CNM2022OpeningPlayoffs⁠⁠vs⁠⁠21April202202:00:00+0000LIVE•LiivMobileAcademyOpenScream⁠⁠vs⁠⁠21April202204:00:00+0000LIVE•v·eCurrentEvents&Schedule-T1MSI2022Participants ⁠⁠DetonatioNFM ⁠⁠G2Esports ⁠⁠İstanbulWildcats ⁠⁠ORDER ⁠⁠T1 ⁠⁠TBDv·e⁠⁠T1RosterT1 Zeus•Oner•Faker•Gumayusi•Keria•Asper  OtherTeamsInOrganization(Click[Show]totheRight)T1Challengers Photon•Forest•TolanD•Trigger•KabbieT1Academy Dal•nyx•Pingu•Poby•Starlit•Smash•MinousOverviewTournamentResultsStatsMatchHistoryFakerBackgroundInformationNameLeeSang-hyeok(이상혁)CountryofBirthSouthKoreaBirthdayMay7,1996(age25)ResidencyKRKoreaCompetitiveTeam⁠⁠T1ContractExpires2022-11-21RoleMidLanerFavoriteChampsSoloqueueIDsKR:HideonbushEUW:KoearnhideonstreamwincgNA:midfekarCN:dakjshdkjBR:19960507VN:mid24SocialMedia&LinksContents 1TeamHistory 2News 3Biography 3.1Season3 3.22014Season 3.32015Season 3.42016Season 4Trivia 4.1Non-League-relatedtrivia 4.2Notableachievements 4.3Statistics 4.4Titles 4.5IndividualAwards 4.6Pentakills 5TournamentResults 6Media 6.1Post-MatchInterviews 6.2Images 6.3ExternalLinks 6.4Redirects 6.5References Lee"Faker"Sang-hyeok(Hangul:이상혁)isaLeagueofLegendsesportsplayer,currentlymidlanerandpartowneratT1. TeamHistoryCombineRoleSwaps:No|YesDates:Approx|ExactTeamStartEndKR⁠⁠SKTelecomT1KFeb20132013-02-12[2]Dec20142014-12-02[1]1yr9moejelKR⁠⁠SKTelecomT1Dec20142014-12-02[4]Dec20192019-12-08[3]5yr6dejelKR⁠⁠T1Dec20192019-12-08[5]Present2yr4moejTeamStartEndKR⁠⁠SKTelecomT12Feb20132013-02-12[2]Nov20132013-11-12[6]9moejelKR⁠⁠SKTelecomT1KNov20132013-11-12[6]Dec20142014-12-02[1]1yr20dejelKR⁠⁠SKTelecomT1Dec20142014-12-02[4]Dec20192019-12-08[3]5yr6dejelKR⁠⁠T1Dec20192019-12-08[5]Present2yr4moejNews201320142018201920202021 KR⁠⁠SKT2February12,Teamisformed.Faker,L.i.E.S(HeadCoach),andkkOma(Coach)join.[2]eKR⁠⁠SKTKNovember12,⁠⁠SKTelecomT12renamesto⁠⁠SKTelecomT1K.[6]e KR⁠⁠SKTKDecember2,Teamdisbands.Impact,bengi,Faker,L.i.E.S(HeadCoach),andkkOma(Coach)leave.[1]eKR⁠⁠SKTDecember2,Teamisformedasasingleteam.Impact,MaRin,Bengi,Easyhoon,Faker,Bang,Piccaboo,Wolf,L.i.E.S(HeadCoach),andkkOma(Coach)join.[4]e KR⁠⁠SKTNovember19,Faker,Leo,andkkOma(HeadCoach)'scontractsexpirebutdepartureisnotconfirmed.Bengi(Coach)andPoohManDu(Coach)'scontractsexpire.[7]eKR⁠⁠SKTNovember20,Faker,Effort,andLeo'scontractsareextended.[8]e KR⁠⁠SKTFebruary12,Khan,Clid,Faker,Mata,Crazy,Haru,Kkoma(HeadCoach),Fly(Coach),andZefa(Coach)'scontractsareupdatedintheGCD,expiringon18November2019.TeddyandLeo'scontractsareupdatedintheGCD,expiringon16November2020.[9]eKR⁠⁠SKTNovember17,Faker'scontractisextendedthrough2021.[10]Faker'scontractisupdatedintheGCD,expiringon15November2021.[11]eKR⁠⁠SKTDecember8,Canna,Cuzz,Faker,Teddy,Effort,Roach,Ellim,Gori,Gumayushi,Kuri,Burdol,Closer,Kim(HeadCoach),Comet(Coach),Boxer(Streamer&ContentCreator),andSayho(AcademyCoach)leave.[3]eKR⁠⁠T1December8,Canna,Cuzz,Faker,Teddy,Effort,Kim(HeadCoach),Comet(Coach),andBoxer(Streamer&ContentCreator)join.Roach,Ellim,Gori,Gumayushi,andKurijoin.[5]Canna,Cuzz,Ellim,Faker,Effort,Kuri,Roach,andGumayusi'scontractsareupdatedintheGCD,expiringon15November2021.[12]e KR⁠⁠T1February17,Faker(Mid,Part-Owner)'scontractisextendedthrough2022.[13][14]e KR⁠⁠T1November19,Faker'scontractisextended.[15]eKR⁠⁠T1December2,OnerandGumayusi'scontractsareupdatedintheGCD,expiringon20November2023.FakerandAsper'scontractsareupdatedintheGCD,expiringon21November2022.[16]e Biography[] Season3[] Lee"Faker"Sang-hyeokwaspulledoutofsoloqueuebytheSKTelecomorganizationsothatateamcouldbeformedaroundhiminthemidlane.UltimatelytheysettledonImpact,bengi,Piglet,andPoohManDutosurroundhimandtheteamwasunveiledinFebruaryof2013,dubbedSKTelecomT12.TheyqualifiedfortheirfirstOGNatOLYMPUSChampionsSpring2013.Theyexceededallexpectationsandplaced3rd,losing3-1inthesemifinalstoMVPOzonebutbeatingCJEntusFrost3-0inthethird-placematch.Faker'sdominatingperformancesputhimintheconversationforbestmidlanerintheworldafterjustonetournament.TheteamwasrenamedtoSKTelecomT1aftertheirsisterteam,SKTelecomT11,wasdisbanded.Withagreatfirstresultundertheirbelts,theyattendedHOT6iXChampionsSummer2013.FakercontinuedhisfantasticplayandledhisteamtoareversesweepoftheKTRolsterBulletsandearnedthemaberthattheSeason3KoreaRegionalFinals.TheywereseededdirectlyintothefinalsandmettheBulletsagain,onlytosoundlybeatthem3-1.SKTelecomqualifiedfortheSeason3WorldChampionshipasthefinalKoreanseedbutstillcameinasthefavoritestowinthewholetournament.Fakercrushedthecompetitionandtheteamputupanimpressive15-3recordacrossthetournament,culminatinginaone-sidedfinalwheretheybeatRoyalClub3-0andbecamethenewworldchampions.Faker'sbrilliantplayacrosstheseasonearnedhimthetitleofthebestplayerintheworldbymostfansandexpertsalike.TheSKTelecomorganizationpickedupanewsisterteam,ultimatelynamedSKTelecomT1S,soFaker'steamwasrenamedtoSKTelecomT1K. 2014Season[] ThenewseasonstartedevenbetterforKatPANDORA.TVChampionsWinter2013-2014.Theydidn'tloseasinglegameandputupthegreatestperformanceateamhaseverhadatanOGNtournament.TheysweptSamsungOzoneinthefinalsandFakerprovedhimselfasthegreatestLoLplayerofalltimeafterjustayear.However,thesuccesswasn'tmeanttolastafterManDusteppeddownduetohealthissuesandtheteampickedupCasper.AnultimatelypoorshowingatHOT6iXChampionsSpring2014wascappedoffwitha3-1losstoOzoneinthequarterfinals.ManDurejoinedthestartinglineupbeforeAll-StarParis2014,wheretheteamwasexpectedtofalter.Intypicalfashion,theysweptthewholetournamentandearnedaclean9-0record,endinginadominatingfinalagainstOMG.TheyreturnedtoKoreawithhighhopestoparticipateinHOT6iXChampionsSummer2014butendedupmirroringtheresultsoftheirlastOGN,losing3-1inthequarterfinalstoSamsungWhite.Theylostinatiebreakerforthe2ndKoreanseedtoworlds,againtoWhite,bybeingswept.Kwasseededintothefinalsofthe2014SeasonKoreaRegionalFinalsbutendeduplosing3-1toNaJinWhiteShieldandmissedWorlds. 2015Season[] ChangestotheOGNrulesforcedKandStomerge,formingSKTelecomT1.MostoftheoldKrosterwasremoved,exceptforBengiandFaker,whileMaRin,Wolf,andBangfilledouttherestoftheline-up.EasyhoonandFakersharedthestartingmidlanespotforSBENUChampionsSpring2015,tothedisappointmentofmanyfanswhowantedtoseeFakerplayineverygame.DespiteSKTelecom'sstrongperformanceintheinformalSpringPreseason,theywerenotthetopteamintheseasonitself,anditwasthenewly-formedGETigerswhowereinvitedtoIEMKatowiceasthetopteamfromKorea,notSKT.AndSKTfinishedsecondintheseasonoverall,withan11-3record-onegamebehindtheTigers.Regardless,intheplayoffs,SKTbeatbothCJEntusandtheTigers-withoutFakerevenstartingforasinglegameagainsttheTigers. TheirspringseasonchampionshipqualifiedSKTelecomforthe2015Mid-SeasonInvitational.There,theysweptthegroupstage5-0butthendroppedtwogamestotheEuropeanFnaticinthesemifinals,beatingthem3-2,withFakerstartingeachgame.InthefinalsagainstEDwardGaming,Easyhoonstartedforthefirstthreegames,andSKTultimatelylost3-2.Inthefinalgameoftheset,EDGfamouslyleftopenLeBlancforFaker-achampionhewasuntilthenundefeatedon-andcounterpickeditwithamidlaneMorganaforpawN,runningacompositiondesignedtoshutdownFaker. AftertheMid-SeasonInvitational,SKTbouncedbackandwontheregularseasonofChampionsSummer,droppingonlyonesetalongtheway-thoughitwasthesetthatwouldhavemadethemthefirstteamworldwidetoclinchaWorldsseed(theyendedupclinchingtheirseedwhentheGETigerslosttheirverynextsetaswell).Fakerplayed12uniquechampionsinhis29games,innovatingmidlaneIrelia,apickthatwouldbecomearelativelypopularoff-metapickaroundtheworld,andMasterYi,apickthatwouldnot.Seededdirectlyintotheplayofffinalsthistime,SKTeasilysweptKTRolster3-0(Fakerplayedallthreegames)toearnKorea'stopseedtothe2015SeasonWorldChampionship.SKTwasplacedinagroupatworldsalongsideEDG,BangkokTitans,andH2kGaming.Theywentundefeatedallthewaytothefinals,beatingAHQe-SportsClubandOrigenintheplayoffsalongtheway.TheymettheKOOTigersinthefinalsandbeatthem3-1togivetheorganizationitssecondWorldChampionship.ThismadeFakeroneofonlythreepeople(theothertwobeinghiscoachkkOmaandBengi)tohavewontheWorldChampionshiptwice. 2016Season[] TwoweeksaftertheWorldChampionship,SKTelecomplayedintheLoLKeSPACup.IntheirsemifinalseriesagainstChallengerteamEver,substitutemidlanerScoutstartedinthefirstgame,butevenwithFakerplayinginthesecondgame,theteamlosttheseries0-2-continuingastreakofWorldChampionsbeingeliminatedearlyonintheirfirsttournamentsafterWorlds.SKTelecomannouncedFaker'sre-signingforthe2016seasonafterthetournament.[17]InMarch,SKTelecomattendedIEMKatowicedespitebeingonlythesixth-placeLCKteamatthetime.TheybroughtsubstitutejunglerBlankinplaceofBengiandsweptthroughthetournament,winningthetitleafteronlysevengames.AfterreturningtoKorea,arejuvenatedFakerhelpedtheteamclimbbackupthestandingsandeventuallywinhisfifthKoreanchampionshipandthirdconsecutivetitle.ThiswinallowedSKTtoreturntotheMidSeasonInvitational,theonlyteamtoreturnfromthepreviousyear. Theirfirst-placefinishinthespringseasonearnedthemaspotinthe2016Mid-SeasonInvitational.Notably,SKTelecomT1wastheonlyteamtoreturnto2016MSIfrom2015MSI.AsthereigningdomesticchampionsofKorea,SKTelecomT1cameintothetournamentasmassivefavoritestowin.However,theirgroupstageperformanceswereverylacklusterastheydroppedgamestoChina'sRoyalNeverGiveUp,NA'sCounterLogicGaming,andtwogamestotheLMSFlashWolves.Theyendedtheirgroupstagewitha6-4record,seedingthemintothebracketstageinfourthplace.MatchedupagainstRoyalNeverGiveUpinthesemifinals,SKTelecomstartedtoregaintheirform,beatingthem3-1.TheythenproceededtobeatCounterLogicGaming3-0towintheeventandgivethemthetrophythatbarelyescapedthemlastyear. Duringthe2016LCKSummerSplit,SKTelecomstartedtheseasonstrongwitha5-0scoreinseriesanda10-0gamescore.However,theystarteddroppingsetstolower-rankedteams,notablytheAfreecaFreecs,whofailedtowinevenasinglegameagainsttheentireseason.Witha13-5scorelineinseries,SKTplacedsecondintheround-robin,beatingKTRolsterviagamescoretiebreaker.However,duringthe2016LCKSummerPlayoffs,theymetKTRolsterinthesemifinals,wheretheywerereverseswept3-2aftergoingup2-0inthefirsttwogames.Thisgavethemathirdplaceforthesummersplit.Combinedwiththeirfirst-placespringfinish,aswellasthevictoryoftheROXTigersoverKTRolster,SKTqualifiedtothe2016SeasonWorldChampionshiponpointsasKorea'ssecondseed. Atthe2016SeasonWorldChampionship,SKTelecomT1wasplacedintoGroupB,alongwithLMS'sFlashWolves,NA'sCloud9,andChina'sIMay. Trivia[] Faker'smostfamouschampionpicksareRyze,LeBlanc,Zed,AzirandOrianna. Widelyrenownedforhisdeepchampionpoolandunderstanding. Hasthemonikers"UnkillableDemonKing"and"FakerFakerPlaymaker". RegardedastheGOATofLeagueofLegends. IfFakerhadtoswaptoanotherrole,hewouldpickJungle.[18] Previouslyplayedagamecalled'Chaos',alsoaMOBA,hecreditsitasafactorineasytransitionhehadtoplayLeague. Viewshisteammatesashissecondfamilyandthinksthefamilyatmospherestrengthenstheteam. BelieveseverymidlanershouldbeabletoplayTwistedFatebecauseifmasteredheteachesyoutolookattheminimapand,Ryzebecauseoncemastered,youlearntheimportanceofhittingtherightkeys,intherighttimeandorder. FamousforhisKoreansoloqueueaccount"Hideonbush",withmanyotheraccountsacrossallregionsusingvariationsofthatname. Isnotablefornotusinganyalternateskinsforchampionsheplays.Exceptionsinclude: Game1oftheOGNWinterGrandFinals2013whereheusedBattleBunnyRiven.FakerwentontostatethatthiswasamistakeastheOGNstaffchecktheplayersaccountsbeforethegames,andthetesterofhisaccountselectedtheskin-whichFakerdidn'tnoticeinChampionSelect.[19]HealsousedSKTT1ZedinthegamevsFnaticatAll-StarParis2014,whenthewholeteamusedtheirfeaturedskins. PulsefireEzrealagainstHUYA,andLunarGoddessDianaagainstIncredibleMiracle. SKTRyzeduringgame2inthe2016finals,HiredGunLucianduringamatchagainstKTRolster,SnowDaySyndrainLCK2016SpringagainstJinAirGreenWings.[20] HiredGunLucianduringgame3ofSKTvsKTRolster,intheLCKSummerSplit. HisfavoritechampionisYasuo.[21] OnMarch11th,2022,heisthemidlanerwiththemostuniquepick(71champions) His71stpickwasKai'SainthematchagainstKwangdongFreecs UptoMarch20th,2022,hehasused72differentschampions,withhis72ndpickwasVeigar Non-League-relatedtrivia[] Enjoysmakingpuns,muchtoTeddyandWolf'sannoyance.[22][23] Fakerlikespenguins,changinghisTwitterprofilepictureforthefirsttimesince2013toapictureofhimselfvisitingpenguinsatanoceanparkinShanghaiinDecember2019.[24] Ownstwoflowerpotstorelievestress. Usesmeditationtohelpovercomeslumps.[25] HatesmintchocolateandHawaiianpizza. Hiscatchphraseis"Isthisabug?"and"It'sbuggingmelikeabug". Usuallyrespondstoastreamdonationmessageof"IloveyouFaker"withan"Ilovemetoo". AttendedthesamehighschoolasDeft. Likesbothcatsanddogs.[26] Wantstostudyafterhisesportscareer.[27] IsafanofK-PopgirlgroupRedVelvet.HisfavoritememberisSeulgi(KangSeul-gi)andhisfavoritesongoftheirsisRedFlavor.[28] MadehisfirstKoreanvarietyshowappearanceinNovember2018onKBS'HelloCounseloralongsideSeulgi,herRedVelvetfellowmemberJoy(ParkSoo-young),actorSeoDo-youngandactorKimJo-han.[29] MadeSuperJuniormemberHeechulcancelapartytoattendtomeethimonaTVShow.[30] LikestoplayMapleStoryinhisfreetime.[31] Featuredin"TakeOver"-Worlds2020promotionalmusicvideoasasidecharacter. Isthedistantrelative/cousinofGumayusiandINnoVation,makinghimthe39thgenerationdescendantfromGyeongjuLeeclan.[32][33] Notableachievements[] Dubbedthe"UnkillableDemonKing"byCool,whichhasbecomeawidelyusedtitleforhim.[34] IshighlyregardedforhisLeBlancplayduringanOGNSpringmatchagainstMVPBlue;hewent10-0-1by18minutesandmadeMVPBluesurrenderat20minutes.[35] Solo-killedAmbition'sKha'ZixduringhisdebutinOGN.AtthetimeAmbitionwasconsideredasoneofthebestmidlanersinKorea. WasundefeatedonLeBlancuntilthe2015Mid-SeasonInvitationalfinalagainstEDwardGaming,wherehelostwithLeBlancinGame5. HeisconsideredthebestLeagueofLegendsplayerintheworldbymanyesportsjournalistsandproplayerssuchasThorin,AlexIch,andMaknoonwhocalledhimthe"LionelMessiofLeagueofLegends".[36][37] DustinBeck,thevicepresidentofRiotGames,saidFakeristhe"MichaelJordan"ofLeagueofLegendsinapressconferenceatStaplesCenter.[38] Inthefirstgameofthe2013OGNsummerchampionshipsFakerplayedAhriandscoredaGPMof492. WasboththeSeasonMVPandtheMidLaneKDAleaderintheHOT6iXChampionsSummer2013. KnownforhisamazingsoloqueueperformancewithRivenontheNorthAmericanserverduringtheSeason3WorldChampionship,earninghima92 %winratein24games. KnownforhisstellarperformancewithRyzeduring2015SeasonWorldChampionshipandGalioduring2017SeasonWorldChampionship. PopularizedRivenbeingplayedinthemidlane. AwardedBestMidLanerat2013KoreaneSportsAwards.[39] OneoffourplayerstohavedefendedtheirWorldChampionshipsuccessfully. AlongwithBengi,theyaretheonlytwotohavewonWorldChampionshipthreetimes. Asof2020,hehasthelongestcontinuoustenureofanyplayerwithasingleorganization. With10LCKtitles,heistheplayerwiththemostLCKtitlesinentireLCK'shistory,fromthefirstinSummer2013tothetenthinSpring2022. Statistics[] Reached1000killsintheLCKonJuly11th,2016.[40] The1stplayertoreach1000killsintheLCK. His1000thkillwasonMVP'sJunglerBeyondintheLCK2016SummerSplitwithMalzahar. Reached300winsinLCKonApril7th,2019,becomingthe2ndplayertodosoafterScore. Reached100internationalwinsduringWorlds2019afterSKTelecom'ssecondvictoryagainstSplyceinthequarterfinals. Reached2000killsintheLCKonMarch5th,2020. The1stplayertoreach2000killsintheLCK. His2000thkillwasonAfreeca'sSupportJellyintheLCK2020Spring SplitwithZoe. Reached2500killsintheLCKonMarch3rd,2022 The1stplayertoreach2500killsintheLCK His2500thwasonGen.G'sMidLanerChovyintheLCK2022SpringSplitwithLeBlanc Reached500gamesintheLCKonAugust21st,2019. Wasthe2ndplayertoreach500gamesintheLCKafterScore. Reached600gamesintheLCKonFebruary3rd,2021. The1stplayertoreach600gamesintheLCK Reached700gamesintheLCKonFebruary20th,2022. The1stplayertoreach700gamesintheLCK Titles[] Worldsx3(2013,2015,2016) MSIx2(2016,2017) LCKx10(Summer2013,Winter2014,Spring2015,Summer2015,Spring2016,Spring2017,Spring2019,Summer2019,Spring2020,Spring2022) IEMKatowicex1(2016) RiftRivalsx1(2019) IndividualAwards[] WorldsMVPx2(2013,2016) LCK1stAll-ProTeamx1(Spring2022) LCK3rdAll-ProTeamx1(Spring2020) All-Starappearancesx7(2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020) PentakillsDateRegionTournamentTeamVsChampionPosW/LKDASBVOD2015-01-07KRKoreaChampions2015SpringLeBlancMidW10/2/6LinkLink Clickhereforafulllistofpentakillsbyallplayers. TournamentResults[] Thistableshowsuptothe10mostrecentresults.Forcompleteresults,clickhere. Minimumplace ShowAll ShowFirst10 FakerTournamentResultsDatePlEventLastResultTeamRoster2022-04-021LCK2022SpringPlayoffs3 :1⁠⁠GEN⁠⁠T1 Zeus, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, Polt, moment2022-03-201LCK2022Spring18-0⁠⁠RR⁠⁠T1 Zeus, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, Polt, moment2021-10-303-4Worlds20212 :3⁠⁠DK⁠⁠T1 Canna, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, Stardust, Moment2021-09-021LCK2021RegionalFinals3 :2⁠⁠HLE⁠⁠T1 Canna, Oner, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, Stardust, Moment2021-08-282LCK2021SummerPlayoffs1 :3⁠⁠DK⁠⁠T1 Canna, Oner, Faker, Teddy, Gumayusi, Keria, Stardust, Moment2021-08-154LCK2021Summer11-7⁠⁠RR⁠⁠T1 Canna, Cuzz, Oner, Faker, Teddy, Gumayusi, Keria, Daeny, Zefa, Stardust, Moment2021-04-044LCK2021SpringPlayoffs0 :3⁠⁠GEN⁠⁠T1 Canna, Cuzz, Faker, Teddy, Keria, Daeny, Zefa2021-03-284LCK2021Spring11-7⁠⁠RR⁠⁠T1 Canna, Zeus, Ellim, Cuzz, Oner, Clozer, Faker, Gumayusi, Teddy, Keria, Daeny, Zefa2020-09-092LCK2020RegionalFinals0 :3⁠⁠GEN⁠⁠T1 Canna, Ellim, Faker, Gumayusi, Effort, Kim, Comet2020-08-265LCK2020SummerPlayoffs1 :2⁠⁠AF⁠⁠T1 Canna, Cuzz, Clozer, Faker, Teddy, Effort, Kim, CometFaker1v1TournamentResultsDatePlEventPrizeTeamLastResult2019-12-079-16All-Star2019LasVegas⁠⁠LCK0 :1⁠⁠Levi2018-12-085-8All-Star2018LasVegas⁠⁠LCK0 :1⁠⁠Pabu2017-12-105-8All-Star2017LosAngeles⁠⁠LCK0 :1⁠⁠Bjergsen2016-12-1117-30All-Star2016Barcelona⁠⁠Ice0 :1⁠⁠Mata2015-12-1317-32All-Star2015LosAngeles⁠⁠Fire0 :1⁠⁠Froggen2015-03-087-12TheSoloKingKorean1v1Tournament⁠⁠SKT0 :2⁠⁠GBM 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June4,[LOLSTAR]SK텔레콤T1'페이커'이상혁"'앰비션'넘어서겠다"(korean)][http://ggchronicle.com/korean-esports-weekly-lol-star-faker-interview/(EnglishTranslation)by,andondailygameeJune7,Faker(LeBlanc)inOGNLOLChampionsSpring2013by,andonYuhoLeeeAugust24,SKTT1FakerInterview(video)with,andonLoLStarKoreaeAugust31,SKTT1Faker'sINSANEZedplayvsKTRyu'sZedby,andonMrSwayMediaeSeptember5,Cloth5InterviewwithSKTT1MidLanerFaker(video)with,andonCloth5eSeptember18,FakeronhisAttentionfromtheWestandThoughtsonOtherTeams(video)with,andonGameSpoteSeptember27,LolKing'sS3WorldsCoverage-InterviewwithFaker(LeeSang-hyeok)(video)with,andonLolKingeSeptember27,OfftheRift:FakertalkssemifinalwinagainstNaJin(video)with,andonLoLEsportseSeptember27,FakertalksaboutmatchagainstNaJinandsoloquevsHotshotGG(video)with,andonGameSpoteSeptember28,WhenGod(Faker)PlaysOrianna-LeagueOfLegendsby,andonOPLOLReplayeOctober6,FakerdiscussesSKTelecomT1'sperformanceatWorlds(video)with,andonGameSpoteNovember10,BestofFaker![HD]#12by,andonScarftigereDecember12,SKTT1Faker-RivenvsShyvana&Katarina+Sona-KRSoloQueueby,andonjuyoungleee February14,[Faker'sBestPick]InLoLChamps2013-2014byOngamenetby,andonOngameneteMay6,BestofFaker-HighlightMontageby,andonRespawndeMay21,SKTT1FakerYasuoHighlights2014-UNSTOPPABLEby,andonLeagueOfGGeJune8,Fakervswolf-INTENSEDUEL!by,andonLeagueofPlayseNovember20,AzubuMinisEpisode#1-SKTelecomT1KFakerby,andonFacebookeDecember24,RememberingtheHardCarriesof2014-featuringDade,Shook,AlexIch,FakerandBjergsenby,andonGoldPer10e January4,BestMomentsofSKTT1Faker-Season2014Montage-OGN,AllStars&StreamHighlights-LoLby,andonFunnyVideoseJanuary13,BoxingWithGodby,andonLiquidLegendseJanuary14,Youngprofessionalgamerleadse-sportspopularityby,andonTheKoreaTimeseJanuary22,SKTFakerInterviewwith,andonInven(TranslatedbyTL)eApril23,HOTSPOTS–THINGSFAKERDOESby,andonAzubueApril29,TIME/EP.1Fakerby,andonOGNPluseMay8,FakerimpressedbyNAmids,Easyhoonagrees—inBjergsen'scase,atleastwith,andontheDailyDoteMay9,FakerandMaRinpressconference:"Ithink[Febiven]willbecomeagreatplayer"with,andonTheScoreeMay9,FakerMid-SeasonInterview:"AHQandEDGtendtogroupmore,butwespreadoutandtakemoreCS"with,andon1337mageMay9,FakeromFebiven:"Ithinkhe'saplayerofgreatpotential"with,andonFragbiteeMay10,AGodandaGeneral:anin-depthlookattherivalrybetweenSKT'sFakerandEDG'sPawnby,andonTheScoreeMay10,FakeronMSI,PigletandImpactinLCS,Easyhoon,andanEnglishMessageforFanswith,andonGameSpoteJune10,TheUnkillableDemonKingbyMinaKimesonESPNTheMagazineeJune12,Thebestthereeverwas:howFaker'sdiversechampionpoolmakeshimthegame'smostdangerousplayerby,andonTheScoreeJuly31,InterviewwithKLEVVwith,andonKLEVVeSeptember15,Faker&Marin'sDayOffby,andonAzubueSeptember21,FakerplaysDarius22/3/3!by,andonAzubueSeptember29,LegendsRisingEpisode4:Faker&Bjergsen­"Kings"by,andonLoLEsportseSeptember29,LegendsRisingEpisode1:Faker&Bjergsen­"History"by,andonLoLEsportseOctober1,Faker:"SinceIcanplayalmostanychampion,youcanexpectalotfromme"with,andonFragbiteeOctober2,FakeronpickingAzirandchasinghissecondWorldChampionshiptitlewith,andonTheScoreeOctober3,FakerInterview:HewouldputmoneyonaWesternteamoveraChineseteamwith,andonGamespoteOctober9,FakerInterviewwith,andonTwitcheOctober19,FakertalksaboutMordekaiserandaddressesmovingtoChinarumorsby,andonGoldPer10eOctober19,TheFinalFight:Season3withSKTT1K'sFakerby,andonLoLEsportseOctober23,SKT'sFakerandMaRindiscusstheirupcomingmatchagainstOrigenandlookaheadto2016with,andonTheScoreeOctober23,TheEvolutionofFakerand2015SKTelecomT1byEmilyRandonFolloweSportseOctober31,TheTaleofTwoProdigies:SKTelecomT1'sFakerandMaRinbyTyler"Fionn"ErzbergeronTheScoreeNovember10,'페이커'이상혁,"스베누소닉붐,확실히경기력이좋아졌다"(Korean)by,andonParkBeomeNovember10,“SBENUSonicboom’sperformancehasunquestionablyimproved”-InterviewwithSKTT1′sFakerby,andonxoprestigeeNovember19,[engsub-hello-counselor-ep.389HelloCounselorEpisode389:Faker,SeoDoyoungandRedVelvet'sJoyandSeulgi]by,andonKBSeNovember25,스무살,이상혁이말하는'페이커'이름의무게(Korean)by,andonKimgByung-hoeNovember25,20-yearoldLeeSang-hyeok,hiswordsabouttheweightofthename-“Faker”by,andonxoprestigeeDecember7,'페이커'이상혁,"프로겐의도발,장난이라생각...개의치않아"(Korean)by,andonKimByung-hoeDecember7,Lee“Faker”Sang-hyeok:“Froggen’sprovocation,Ithinkasajest…Idon’tmind”by,andonxoprestigeeDecember14,FakeronDuke:'IthinkhewillbeabletofilltheholesleftbyMaRin'with,andonTheScoree January13,SKTFaker,“VariationofstyleswiththeadditionofDuke”with,andonesportsdaily,Englishtranslationbykrbnu.eJanuary13,“GoalistoWinWorlds”SKTT1FakerPostmatchInterviewwith,andonInven,Englishtranslationbykrbnu.eJanuary13,SKTT1vsCJEntusMVPInterviewwithFakerwith,andonOnGameNet,Englishtranslationbykrbnu.eJanuary22,SKTT1Faker,“Theminimumexpectationisthatwewinachampionship”with,andonInven,Englishtranslationbykrbnu.eJanuary29,SKTT1Faker,“Thingswillchangestartingwiththenextmatch”with,andonInven,Englishtranslationbykrbnu.eFebruary4,SKTT1vsSBENUSonicboomMVPInterviewwithDuke&Fakerwith,andonOnGameNet,Englishtranslationbykrbnu.eFebruary13,SKTT1Faker,“Iexpecttowin2:0overLongzhuifweimprove”with,andonInven,Englishtranslationbykrbnu.eMarch5,IEMKatowice:Superstar"Faker"imSPORT1-Interviewwith,andonSPORT1eMarch5,FakeronSKT'snewjungler:'Blank...issomeonewholikestomakehisowncalls'withLisaDoanonTheScoreeMarch6,ThetwoKoreangeniusesofLoLbyTyler"Fionn"ErzbergeronESPNeMarch11,SKTT1vsAfreecaFreecsMVPInterviewwithDuke&Fakerwith,andonOnGameNet,Englishtranslationbykrbnu.eMarch12,TopicofThorin:TheFakerEffectbyThorinonSplyceeMarch16,SKTT1vsJinAirMVPInterviewwithBlank&Fakerwith,andonOnGameNet,Englishtranslationbykrbnu.eMarch24,SKTT1vsLongzhuMVPInterviewwithBlank&Fakerwith,andonOnGameNet,Englishtranslationbykrbnu.eMarch24,SKTT1Faker&BengiPostmatchInterview(3-yeardebutanniversary),“Thankyou.Don’tforgetmybirthday”by,andonkrbnueMarch26,SKTT1vsCJEntusMVPInterviewwithFaker&Blankwith,andonOnGameNet,Englishtranslationbykrbnu.eMarch31,SKTT1FakerPostmatchInterview”bykrbnuonInvenGlobaleApril23,Opinion:FakerandSmebarethekingsofthegamebyTylerErzbergeronESPNeApril26,TheMindoftheGreatest:Lee"Faker"Sang-hyeokbyTylerErzbergeronESPNeApril30,JungleistheNewMid:TrackingFaker'sroleonSKTelecomT1byEmilyRandonTheScoreeMay4,Faker:'[G2was]...havingfunwiththegamesoIalsodecidedtohavesomefunwithmyitembuild'withMarcelFeldkamponTheScoreeMay8,FakerwithacheekyLulurecallby,andonJKHighLighteMay12,Fakercreditstheotherregions'MSIsuccesstotheirstrongteam-fightingskillswithTravisGaffordonYahooEsportseMay13,FakerontheFWvs.CLGseries:'Bothteamshavedifferentstyles...Ithinktheoddsare50/50'withMarcelFeldkamponTheScoreeMay24,Junioryear:Faker'sachievementsvs.LeBron,MessiandmorebyTylerErzbergeronESPNeJune13,SKTT1FakerPostmatchInterviewby,andonkrbnueJune14,Faker:“I’vebeentryingtohavesomeotherhobbiessinceIonlyplaygames,butI’mtoolazyforthat.”by,andonSlingshoteJune17,5ThingsYouDidn'tKnowAboutFakerbyDustinSteineronPVPLiveeJuly24,WhyAfreeca?ThestoryofFaker,MickeyandtheKoreanmidlanebyEmilyRandonTheScoreeAugust11,Theworld'stop10playersinLeagueofLegendsbyTylerErzbergeronESPNeSeptember17,FakerandBengi:theboysofAutumnbyTylerErzbergeronTheScoreeOctober1,Faker:Bjergsendeservestitleof'NorthAmericanFaker'with,andonESPNeOctober2,Faker:‘SofarIthinkRoxTigersandTSMhavelookedthestrongest’with,andonYahoo!eOctober2,Faker:'IthinkthatROXareobjectivelyabetterteamthanweare'with,andonTheScoreeOctober11,Faker:'Idon'tthinktheremainingteams'midlanersareextreme,top-tierplayers'with,andonESPNeOctober15,FakertalksWorlds,NAsoloqueueanddesigninganewmidlanechampionwith,andonTheRiftHeraldeOctober23,Faker,MissFortuneandanunforgettableFridaynightatWorldswith,andonESPNeOctober27,Esports'MichaelJordan:theglobalFakerphenomenonbyTylerErzbergeronTheScoreeOctober28,Unkillablewith,andonThePlayersTribuneeDecember4,Faker:"Matasaidthatweshouldplaysomethingfun."with,andonInvenGlobaleDecember5,Faker:“Iexpectthe2017LCKtobeevenmorecompetitive.”byAndrewKimonSlingshoteDecember6,Fakerconsideredleavingbut“IthoughtwinninganotherworldchampionshipinSKTwouldbeforthebest.”byAndrewKimonSlingshoteDecember9,FakeronAll-Stars:"Achancetoprovemyself,aswellasaneventtowrapuptheyear."with,andonInvenGlobaleDecember10,Fakeronnewroster:‘Wewereacalm,strategicteam-nextyearwe’llbeashouting,excitedteam’with,andonYahoo!eDecember10,Fakeronrumorshiscontractwasworth$2.5M:'ItwasanofferworthstayinginKoreafor'with,andonTheScoree January2,Fakeronthethoughtoffatigue:“I’mstillyoungsoI’mnotlackinginstamina,andthoughIdonotworkoutIalwaysstretchbeforepracticeandtakehealthsupplementssuchasvitamins.”byAndrewKimonSlingshoteJanuary9,Fakeronhisthoughtprocess:“Ithinkabout80percentofmythoughtsisgamingrelated.10percentishowsleepyIam,andtherestisaboutmyhealthandmydailylife.”byAndrewKimonSlingshoteJanuary10,FakeragainreferencesdesiretoflipperceptionsofprogaminginKoreabyAndrewKimonSlingshoteJanuary12,Faker:“Idon’tthinkI’mworthyofthepayortheloveofthefansI’mreceiving,soIneedtoworkharder.”byAndrewKimonSlingshoteJanuary22,Faker:“Pickingchampionshasbecomemoreadvantageouswiththe10bans.”by,andonAndrewKimSlingshoteJanuary22,SKTFaker&Blank:"We'dliketokeepupthegoodworkandparticipateinmanytournaments"with,andonInvenGlobaleJanuary24,FakeronLeeSinpick:“Peanutlookedalittledepressed,sothecoachtalkedtohimaboutplayingLeeSin.”byAndrewKimonSlingshoteFebruary6,Faker:“MystreamswereboringandIdidn’tcommunicatewiththeviewerswhenIstreamedonAzubu,butifwemoveplatformstoTwitch(permanently),Iwanttoworkhardtomakeanentertainingstream.”byAndrewKimonSlingshoteFebruary14,Faker:“IthinkIalsoneedtoworkonmypoordecisionmaking.”byAndrewKimonSlingshoteFebruary16,SKTT1Faker:"Iwillpreparemyselfandcomebackwithsatisfactoryperformance."with,andonInvenGlobaleFebruary18,Fakerontimeoff:“WehaveathreedaybreaksoIthinkwe’llspendthattimetobeabletoreturntoourusualform.”with,andonSlingshotEsportseFebruary21,FakeronmissingIEMKatowice:“I’mgladbecausewe’llhavetimetorestup,butapartofmeisdisappointed.”with,andonSlingshotEsportseMarch2,SKTT1Faker:"I'malreadythinkingofhowtodowellinthenextmatch."with,andonInvenGlobaleMarch14,Fakeronstreaming:“Beforewecouldn’tcommunicateanditwasn’treallyafulfillingbroadcast,butthestreamsrightnowaremuchbetter.”with,andonSlingshotEsportseMarch19,FakeronSKT’steamfights:“Wehavetwoimportantcallstomakeinteamfights.Oneis‘wewonthisfight’andtheotheris‘welostthisfight.’”with,andonSlingshotEsportseMarch22,SKTFakeronthe"Igothim"video:"Idon'tthinkit'sthatbigofadeal."with,andonInvenGlobaleMarch29,SKTT1Faker-Bang:"IcountedonBlanktosavetheday."with,andonInvenGlobaleApril3,Faker(grinning):“IdowanttoseeBengi,butIdon’treallymisshim.”by,andonSlingshotEsportseApril20,FakertheG.O.A.T.:HowdoeshematchupagainstJordan,Brady,Gretzky,MessiandJeter?by,andontheScoreEsportseApril22,SKTT1Faker:“WillbepreparingforMSIasmuchaswehavedoneforthefinals,hopeforsupport”with,andonInvenGlobaleApril24,Faker:“(The)LCKwinismeaningfulforus,butIthinkmakingthepowerofKoreaknowninaninternationalstageismoreimportant.”with,andonSlingshotEsportseMay1,Faker:“Ineverreallyhadtheurgeto(playabroad).It’snotthatappealingtome.”with,andonSegyeIlbo’sUhmHyung-joon,translationbySlingshotEsportseMay2,TheStoryofFaker:TheGreatestofAllTimeby,andontheScoreEsportseMay5,Faker:“TheFlashWolvesseemlikeastrongcompetitor.”with,andonSlingshotEsportseMay10,SKTFaker:"Hunibrightenedtheteam'smoodupwithhis'crazy'vibe."with,andonInvenGlobaleMay12,FakeronGAM:'actuallyplayingthemfeltlikewewereplayingagainstsoloqueueplayers’with,andonYahooEsportseMay19,[MSI2017]SKTFaker:"Ourcurrentrostermaynotbethebest,butwe'reatthestrongestasateam."with,andonLoLEsports,transcriptionbyInvenGlobaleMay21,[MSI2017]SKTT1Faker:"MatchagainstG2washard,myperformancealsowasn'tthatgood"with,andonLoLEsports,transcriptionbyInvenGlobaleMay26,Faker:“WhenIheardthatRonaldowouldbepartoftheawardsceremony,Iwassurprised,anditwasaverygoodexperiencetoactuallymeethim.”with,andonSlingshotEsportseJune4,SKTT1Fakeronthefirstwininthesummerseason:"I'vebeenveryconcerned"with,andonInvenGlobaleJune12,RisingfromtheAshes:TheLivingHistoryofSKTT1Fakerby,andonInvenGlobaleJune12,Faker:“IhadhighexpectationsforEver8’smidlanerCeptedbecauseheperformedverywellsofar.”with,andonAndrewKimforSlingshotEsportseJune14,Faker:“Untaradoesn’tsayanythingnomatterhowbadlythelaneisgoing.”with,andonAndrewKimforSlingshotEsportseJune20,Faker:“Recentlylookingatinternetcommunitiesorcomments,Ithinkmanypeopledon’tlikeme.”with,andonAndrewKimforSlingshotEsportseJune23,Faker:“Ifwethinkaboutwhatsportsis,itcanbeboileddowntoactivitiesthatarefunforpeople,andesportsisjustanew-age(version).”with,andonAndrewKimforSlingshotEsportseJune27,FakeronBang’spunctuality:“I’mlatequiteoften,butBangishardlyeverlate.Iwanttobemorelikehiminthatregard.”with,andonAndrewKimforSlingshotEsportseJune28,SKTFaker"IwanttoberememberedasalegendjustlikeRonaldo."with,andonInvenGlobaleJune29,Faker:“IthinkLCKisthebestleague.Ithinkthematchesbetweentheteamsareveryhighquality,andit’saleagueIamproudtobeapartof.”with,andonAndrewKimforSlingshotEsportseJune30,FakertellsTwitchchatuserstheydon’tknowshit,inthemostpolitewaypossiblewith,andonAndrewKimforSlingshotEsportseJuly2,SKTFakeronhisfavoritechamps:"IjustliketoplaywithchampionsthatIcanwinthemostwith."with,andonInvenGlobaleJuly3,FakeronRiftRivals:“Idon’thaveaplayerI’mparticularlywaryofsinceI’vefacedallofthembefore,soIthinkI’llbeabletocomfortablycompete.”with,andonAndrewKimforSlingshotEsportseJuly6,FakeronFlashWolves:"Whenplayingagainstthem,Ife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January1,Faker'syear:TheDemonKing'sbestplaysof2017byXingLionDotEsportseJanuary10,SKTT1FakeronHavingFansasNewTeammates:"Manyofmyfansjoinedtheteambefore,soit'snotnew."with,andonJaehoon"Laffa"JeongandDasol"Viion"JangeJanuary17,SKTFaker:"Wolfdoesalotofresearchinjungle.Hecangetbetterinthefuture."withJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok,Changsik"Alle"Son,,andDasol"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleFebruary7,TheTop10FakerPlaysinCompetitiveLeagueofLegendsby,andontheScoreesportseFebruary7,SKTFakerontheLosingStreak:"Ihadahardtime,Ievenlostweight."withHongje"Koer"Kim,HeeEun"Youii"Yoo,,andDasol"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleFebruary11,FakeronConfidence:"Evenifwe'reonalosing-streak,we'restillSKT.Itwon'tmakesensetonotmakeplayoffs"withJaehoon"Laffa"JeongandWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleFebruary12,SKTFaker:"Ioftenstartstreamingwithoutwashingandtheyalwaysgetitright.SoItendtowashupmoreoftennow."withKi-Baek"Juneau"Nam,HeeEun"Youii"Yoo,,andDasol"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleFebruary20,SKTBang:"Ifwemakeplayoffs,we'lldoourbesttotakedownteamafterteam"withKyeongbeom"Its"KimandWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleFebruary28,FakerfeelingtheweightofSKT'sshortcomingsbyTylerErzbergeronESPNeMarch4,SKTFakeronkkOmaMainingTeemo:"Hismechanicshavebeendeteriorating.However,Teemodoesn'trequiregreatmechanics"withHeeEun"Youii"YooandWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleMarch4,SKTFaker:"Wehavetomakeplayoffsnomatterwhat...IthinkwehavegoodchancesagainstKZandKT"withWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleMarch5,Faker'sContinuedDeathonRecall:WillHeOvercomeThisHabitbyKyeongbeom"Its"KimandWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleMarch15,FakerstraightupintedinSKT'ssecondgameagainstbbqOLIVERStodaybyAaronMickunasonDotEsportseMarch18,Faker:"Ithinkthecoachingstaffhasmadethejudgmentthatinourcurrentstate,Blankismuchmorehelpfultotheteamforwinning"withSihoon"Maloo"LeeandWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleMarch25,SKTFaker:"We'vebeenwinningalotrecently...Lookingatthepastrecords,KSVshouldbeverynervous"withBeom"Nswer"Park,HeeEun"Youii"Yoo,,andWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleMarch26,FakeronSKTT1RyzeSkin:"Ithoughtsomedayitwouldcomeupin‘YourShop’.Iwaswaitingforthattobuyitonsale."withHeeEun"Youii"YooandDasol"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleMarch27,FakervsAmbition :WilltheShutoutRecordfrom2017Continue?byKyeongbeom"Its"KimandDasol"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleApril26,TheUnbenchableDemonKing:Faker'sGrindtoReclaimHisSpotintheMidLaneby,andontheScoreEsportseApril26,HailtheDemonKing:Faker’s9bestplaysofalltimebyAaronMickunasonDotEsportseMay23,Faker:"Currently,I'mamidlanerrankedatabout4th...Honestly,I'mnotconfidentenough,I'mnotsurethatI'lldowellagain"withWoo"Ready"HyunandChangsik"Alle"SononInvenGlobaleJune24,FakerontheChangedMeta:"Ithinkit’sagoodthingforLoLbecauseitseemsmorelikeastrategygamethanalaninggamenow."withYeonjae"Arra"Shin,HeeEun"Youii"Yoo,,andDasol"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJune24,SKTFaker:"Strongteamsalwayscomebackupafterslumps."withDasol"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJune25,Faker:"Whenitcomestoplayingall5roles,IcanconfidentlysaythatI'mmoreexperiencedthananyotherplayer."withHeeEun"Youii"YooandWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleJune26,SKTFaker:"Inmyopinion,myYasuowasataround70%today."withDasol"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJune30,SKTFakeronMidPoppy:"Ididn’tusemidPoppythatmuchinpractice.Todaywasmaybemyfirstorsecondtimeusingher."withYudae"Akiin"OakonInvenGlobaleJuly1,SKTFaker:"Actually,it’suncomfortablewhenIseethesupporterhavemanykillsonthematchstatspage."withHeeEun"Youii"YooandDasol"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJuly5,SKTFaker:"We'vestillnotfullyadaptedtothenewmeta,butwe'rewatchingalotofgamesfromtheotherregionsandlearningfromthem."withWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleJuly17,SKTFaker:"Ihadthoughtthatindividualperformancewasthemostimportant.However,nowadays,it'salotmorestrategical--thereisalotmoretothinkabout."withHongje"Koer"Kim,HeeEun"Youii"Yoo,,andWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleJuly17,SKTFaker:"Ourlivesdependoneachandeverygamethatweplay.We’llwinournextmatch,nomatterwhatittakes…"withJoonkyu"Lasso"SeokandWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleAugust2,TheHistoryofFaker'sSlumpsbyByungho"Haao"KimandWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleAugust26,KORFaker:"Weallcandelivergoodindividualperformance,sothatwasthefocusofthegame.Personally,Ithinkourteamworkwasreallygood."withBeom"Nswer"ParkandYudae"Akiin"OakonInvenGlobaleSeptember8,HowmuchdoesFakermake?byAdamNewellonDotEsportseSeptember13,What’snextforFakerandSKT?byXingLionDotEsportseNovember8,WherewillFakergo?byEmilyRandandTylerErzbergeronESPNeNovember19,HelloCounselorEpisode389:Faker,SeoDoyoungandRedVelvet'sJoyandSeulgibyShinDong-Yup,LeeYoung-Ja,andKimTae-GyunonKBSeNovember30,Isthenew-lookSKTelecomT1areturntoLeagueofLegendsdynasty?byEmilyRandonESPNeDecember6,SKTT1FakerDescribeshisFeelingsonLasVegas,CaptainJack,andmeetingBangwithKi-Baek"Juneau"NamandJames"Bick"HongonInvenGlobaleDecember7,Faker:IusedtoplayAlistarveryseriouslyinsoloq,andI’msorrytohearthatsucharumorhasbeenspread.withAshleyKangonKorizonEsportseDecember12,FakertalksaboutmeetingTyler1andwhathethinksofAll-StarswithTravisGaffordonYouTubeeDecember18,5thingsFakerhasn’twonbyXingLionDotEsportseDecember19,Faker:'Chinatookallourcrownsaway.Nextyear,we'llgetthemallback'byTylerErzbergeronESPNeDecember20,Faker:“Everyoneinthenewrosterisveryloud,sothatwasachangein(theSKTgaminghouse).It’squitearuckus.”withKevinKimonKorizonEsportseDecember20,FakerontheNewSKTelecomT1:"Everyonehasaloudpersonality.Webecameclosetoeachother,reallyquickly"withWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleDecember25,Top5championsFakershouldplayin2019byXingLionDotEsportseDecember25,InterviewwithSKTT1Faker:"I’mkindofgrowingsickofplayingLissandra,butatthesametime,thereisapositivesidetoitsinceIdon’thavetorevealtoomanyofmycards"withJi-Eun“Meii”PaekandHeeEun"Youii"YooonInvenGlobaleDecember26,IsSKTTeddy’steamnow?byXingLionDotEsportseDecember26,Thetopsix“WhatIf?”momentsofFaker’scareerbyXingLionDotEsportseDecember27,Fakervs.RookieistheworldsshowdownweallwanttoseebyTylerErzbergeronESPNe January3,SKTFaker:"I’mawarethatI’mknownworldwide.That’sprobablywhyI’mgettingpaidalot.Itdoesputpressureonme,butitalsomotivatesmeaswell."withYoungbo"Roxyy"Sim,Ji-Eun“Meii”Paek,andYudae"Akiin"OakonInvenGlobaleJanuary16,SKTFakerontheopeningmatch:"IthinkI'vegainedtheconfidencetodowellintheupcomingmatches."withAshleyKangonKorizonEsportseJanuary16,FakeronCompetingAgainsttheOtherRegions:"OnceourteamfurthergrowsandwininmultiplecompetitionsincludingthisSpringSplit,Ithinkthat'swhenI'llbeabletodiscussthat"withWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleJanuary27,SKTFakeronthenextmatchagainstGriffin:“Ifwearenotintimidated...andmakeastand,Ithinkthematchisdo-able.”withAshleyKangonKorizonEsportseJanuary27,SKTT1Faker:"GriffinisdoingwellbutIthinkwecanstillwin...WewilldoourbesttoprepareforitsincewethinkwinningagainstGriffinwillhelpusmakeitstraighttothefinals"withJi-Eun“Meii”PaekonInvenGlobaleFebruary3,SKTFaker:"Wemadethedecisionthatwedon'tneedtorevealandusetoomanydifferentstrategies...it'sabitunfortunatethatwe'veonlyshownafractionofwhatwehaveworkedon."withWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleFebruary16,SKTFakeronhisperformanceonZoe:“Ithink[thegame]turnedoutwellbecauseIamjustthatgoodatZoe.”withAshleyKangonKorizonEsportseFebruary16,SKTT1FakeronHisLatestMagePicks:"Thereweremanycardsourteamcouldplay,andwejustusedoneofthem."withJi-Eun“Meii”PaekandHeeEun"Youii"YooonInvenGlobaleFebruary16,SKTFaker:"IthinktherewasanumberoftimesIshouldhavebeenpickedasMVP...Nexttime,I’dliketogetthoseMVPsratherthanletotherplayerstakethem."withJoonkyu"Lasso"SeokandJi-Eun“Meii”PaekonInvenGlobaleFebruary20,SKTFaker:“We’llbeworkinghardsowecanbeat[GriffinandSANDBOXGaming]inthesecondround.”withKevinKimonKorizonEsportseFebruary20,FakertalksproplayerageandthesecondroundoftheLCKwithAshleyKangonESPNeFebruary20,SKTT1FakeronhisMVPtitle:"ItfeltgoodassoonasIgottheMVPtitlelasttime...IthasbeenawhilesinceIhadgottenone."withJoonkyu"Lasso"SeokandJames"Bick"HongonInvenGlobaleFebruary20,Fakerthinksit’soddthatheandhisteammatesaresucceedingdespitebeing“quiteold”byAaronMickunasonDotEsportseMarch1,SKTT1FakeronZed:"He’sviablenowandifthecircumstancesletus,hemightgetpicked.OnethingI’msureisthathewillgetpickedbeforeGarendoes."withHongje"Koer"KimandJi-Eun“Meii”PaekonInvenGlobaleMarch1,SKTFakeronZedbeingrecentlybuffed:“IthinkwewillseeZedappearintheLCKearlierthanGaren.”withAshleyKangonKorizonEsportseMarch17,SKTFakeronhowtocountertheCCsynergyofYasuo-Gragas:“Justdon’tdie.”withKevinKimonKorizonEsportseMarch17,SKTFaker:"IfIplayachampionthatCliddislikes,hetendstospeaklessthanheusuallydoes."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleMarch20,SKTFaker:'I'dliketowintheLCKchampionshipagain,it'sbeenawhile'withAshleyKangonESPNEsportseMarch21,LeagueofLegends:Faker’sTimetoShineOnceAgain?byIgorShuvaevonTheGameHauseMarch22,1-SecondInterviewWithSKTT1Faker:WhichChampWouldHeChooseforHisLastLoLGame?withJoonkyu"Lasso"SeokandYudae"Akiin"OakonInvenGlobaleMarch22,SKTFaker:"LissandraisgoodbecauseIcanlookaftermyteammateswhenthey’renotdoingwell."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleMarch22,SKTFakeronwhyhisLissandrawinrateissohigh:“BecauseI’mgood.”withKevinKimonKorizonEsportseMarch28,SKTFakeronhisLevitationShot,DrivingSion,andCorgiCorkiwithHeeEun"Youii"YooandDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleApril2,FakernamedtoForbes’30under30Asia2019listbyAdamNewellonDotEsportseApril2,FakerIncludedinForbes30Under30AsiaClassof2019ListbyDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleApril7,SKTFakeronPawN:"Heisaveteranplayer...Ialsodidputonsomeemphasisonthematchupmyself."byJoonkyu"Lasso"SeokandYudae"Akiin"OakonInvenGlobaleApril13,What'soldisnewagain:Fakervs.ChovybyTylerErzbergeronESPNeApril14,LeagueofLegends:Faker,HistoryofSuccessbyIgorShuvaevonTheGameHauseApril19,Fakerstillthegreatestofalltimedespitehisslumplastyear-EmilyRandbyESPNEsportsonYouTubeeApril23,FakercanhelpMatawinhisfirstMSItrophyafterdenyinghim3yearsagobyXingLionDotEsportseMay5,SKTFaker:"AllteamsthatreachedtheMSIareteamsthatarethebestintheirrespectiveleagues.I’llbewareofallofthem."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleMay7,LeagueofLegends:3PlayerstoWatchoutfor(MSIMainEventEdition)byRuiYangXuonTheGameHauseMay10,FakerthinksWesternteamslookgoodthisseasonwithweirdpickslikeSona/TaricwithTravisGaffordonYouTubeeMay10,SKTFaker:"Ithinkhavinglostearlyonwasactuallybeneficialfortheteaminthelongrun."withWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleMay10,RookieandFakerfaceoffatMSIinabattleforglobalmidlanesupremacybyMalcolmAbbasonDotEsportseMay13,[MSIInterview]SKTFaker:"Wewon'tloseeasilyinaBO5match"withJoonkyu"Lasso"SeokandWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleMay14,SKTFaker:“Althoughtheresultdidn’tmatter,IfeelgoodstoppingIG’swinningstreak.”withBeom"Nswer"ParkandDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleMay16,Intheend,it's'justFaker'byTylerErzbergeronESPNeMay28,SKTFaker:"We'llusewhatwehadlearnedfrom2019MSItofurtherimproveourselvesforsummer."withYoungbo"Roxyy"SimandWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleJune3,[LCKMediaDay]SKTFaker:"InMSI,welosttoG2fivetimes.Theirstyleisunconventional,sowelearnedalotaboutthestrengthsofthatstyle."withJoonkyu"Lasso"SeokandDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJune7,SKTFaker:"ItseemsGENandAFwhodidn’thavegoodresultslastseasonimprovedalot,whileSKTandGRF'sformisn'tatthebestyet."byYoungbo"Roxyy"SimandDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJune27,SKTFakeronRiftRivals:"IfwecanmakeourperformanceasgoodasitwasduringtheMSI,itwouldbeenoughtobeatiGandFW."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJune27,SKTFaker:"Beforegoingintotoday’smatch,Ijokedtomyteammatesthatweshouldwin13straightgames."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJune30,SKTFakeronRecentImprovements:"Ithinkeveryonejustwokeupandgottotheirsensesafterlosingsomuch."withHeeEun"Youii"YooandWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleJuly7,[RiftRivalsFinals]SKTkkOma:"WewonbecausetheteamsoftheLCKwereabletoclusterasonecloserthantheLPLteamsdid."withJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok,Byungho"Haao"Kim,andDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJuly7,[RiftRivalsFinals]Faker:"It'sbeenawhilesinceLCKwonaninternationaltournament.IhopetheLCKwinsmorethisyear."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJuly8,Faker:“Livingasaprogamerislikearollercoaster”byXingLionDotEsportseJuly10,SKTFaker:"IhopeRound2wouldbeachancetohaverevengeagainsttheteamsthatbeatusinRound1."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJuly12,SKTFaker:"Themostimportantvirtueofateammatewouldbeflexibility.Astubbornplayercanruintheteamatmosphere."withJoonkyu"Lasso"SeokandDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJuly15,[Interview]FakerandDeftAreHighSchoolFriends?!withJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok,HeeEun"Youii"Yoo,andWoo"Ready"HyunonInvenGlobaleJuly19,SKTFaker:"Ourgoalisn’tjustreachingthepostseason;wewouldhavetobeatallofthemeventually."withBeom"Nswer"ParkandDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJuly25,SKTKhan:"GENandDWGaretheteamsthatareshowingthebestperformancerecently."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJuly28,SKTFaker,"Ourgoalistowinallmatchesinthesecondroundofthesummersplit.Today’swinisjustasteptoreachthere."withByungho"Haao"KimonInvenGlobaleJuly30,FakeronSKTT1'sDailyScheduleandImportanceofSleepwithJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok&David"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleAugust1,SKTFakeronMaintainingtheWinningStreak,WhyGainingMoreDamageisImportant,andtheBestSylasPlayerontheTeamwithHeeEun"Youii"Yoo&David"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleAugust3,SKTFakeronthePre-game1v1s:"Ithinktheeditorissendingoutonlythe1v1sIlose."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleAugust13,SKTFaker's24-hourScheduleInfographicwithMobalytics.ggbyJoonkyu"Lasso"SeokonInvenGlobaleAugust17,SKTFaker:"ThegoalIhaveinmindisn’tgettingstraighttoWorlds,it’stowinthechampionship,soI’llberunninguntilthen."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleAugust21,SKTKhan:"WhenIheard"StartingatthebottomtowinLCK"fromFakerandkkOma,Ithoughtitwasbullsh*t.NowIdeeplybelieveit."withByungho"Haao"KimonInvenGlobaleAugust23,SKTFakeronKhancallinghimCaptain,"Ididn’trealizehecalledme'Captain'.Ithinkhecalledmecaptainbecausehebelievesme...Idon’thaveanyfeelingsaboutthat."withByungho"Haao"KimonInvenGlobaleAugust25,SKTFaker:"It’sourfifthWorldsappearance.Irememberthelasttimeweweren’tabletowinthechampionship..."withJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok&David"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleAugust25,SKTkkOma:“Fakerhasstayedasatopmidlanerforsuchanextendedtime.Hewouldbeunderunimaginablepressureandstresstomaintainhimselfonthissummit,toalevelthatpeoplesimplycannotcomprehend.Yet,heovercomesitandalwaysdoeshisbest.Forthis,I’dliketothankFaker.”withAshleyKangonKorizonEsportseSeptember1,SKTFaker:'Mythirstforthetitlecontinuestobethesame'aftereighthfinalwithAshleyKangonESPNEsportseSeptember30,HypearoundLCKsuperstarFaker’sreturntoWorldsreachingfever-pitchbyIsaacMcIntyreonDexertoeSeptember30,Worlds2019isFaker’schanceforredemption—andrevengebyTylerEsguerraonDotEsportseOctober7,[Worlds2019]SKTFaker:“Ourbiggestadversaryinthistournamentisnoonebutourselves.”byBeom"Nswer"Park&Daniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleOctober12,FakeronhisfirstgameatWORLDS,respectingFnatic,apotentialG2RematchwithDariusMatuschakonTheShotcallereOctober12,[Worlds2019]SKTT1FakerSendsaMessagetoEU:"I’mback."withDaniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleOctober12,SKTFakeron2019WorldsPhoenixanthemandhisredemptionarcwithAshleyKangonKorizonEsportseOctober13,Fakersaysthere'aren'tanyopponentstoohardtoface'-planstoattendKkoma'sweddingwithTravisGaffordonYouTubeeOctober15,FakersayshestillhasroomtoimproveatworldswithTylerErzbergeronESPNEsportseOctober15,[Worlds2019]SKTFakeronHisNickname,'TheUnkillableDemonKing':"Ithoughtitwaschildishatfirst,butitgrewonme.Ithinkitfitsmewell,especiallywhenIrecentlyhad0deaths."withDaniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleOctober19,[Worlds2019]SKTFaker:"G2Esportsreachedthequarterfinalsasthesecondseed.Itwouldbefunifwemeetthem,butIdon’tmindwhowemeet."withJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok&David"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleOctober21,[Worlds2019]SKTFaker:"We'verevealedweaknessesinourperformances.I’lldomybesttoimprovethatcomingbacktotheKnockoutStage."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleOctober23,[Worlds2019]GroupStageoverallMVP-FakerbyParkesOusleyonInvenGlobaleOctober27,Faker'sfatheronwatchinghisson'srisetofameandworldwiderecognitionwithTylerErzbergeronESPNEsportseOctober27,[Worlds2019]SKTFakeronSemifinals:"IthinkthatfacingG2willmeanthatwegetourrevengematch,sothat’sgoingtobefun."withDaniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleOctober29,FakeronpotentiallybeingLeagueofLegendsbesteverplayer:'IdothinkIdeservetobecalledtheGOAT'byIsaacMcIntyreonDexertoeOctober31,Faker:I'velearnedalotfromnotqualifyingin2018withAshleyKangonESPNEsportseOctober31,[Worlds2019]SKTFakeronG2:"I’dhatetolosetothemthe2ndtime,soI’mmotivatedtopracticeevenharder."withJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok&Daniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleOctober31,Faker’stop5playsfromtheWorlds2019groupstagebyXingLionDotEsportseNovember2,Capsvs.Faker:ThebestintheWesttakesonagodbyJeromeHeathonDotEsportseNovember3,FakerhintsatchangesforSKTaftersemifinalloss:"Thisyearourresultsarenotsatisfying"byIsaacMcIntyreonDexertoeNovember3,SKTpressconferenceafterthesemifinalsagainstG2EsportswithAlexandre"DrPuppet"WeberonKorizonEsportseDecember5,[All-Star2019]T1Faker:"I’mlookingforwardtogettinghigherinthe1v1tournament...Thistime,Iwanttogettotheend."withHeeEun"Youii"Yoo&David"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleDecember7,[All-Star2019]T1FakertalksaboutthenewrosterandmeetingRickFox:"hewasreallytallandreallygoodlooking"withLaraLunardionInvenGlobaleDecember9,FakerandkkOmaHaveSplit...NowWhat?bytheScoreEsportsonYouTubeeDecember9,FakeronfriendshipwithTyler1,adoptingapenguin,T1's2020roster(Korean)withAshleyKangonKorizonEsportseDecember12,FakeronplayingwithRickFox:'Evenifhesaidhewasnervous,itwasfuntoplaywithhim'withTravisGaffordonYouTubeeDecember31,[KeSPACup]T1Faker:"HappyNewYear’stoeveryonefor2020.IhopeyouallcheerforT1alotnextyearaswell."withByungho"Haao"KimandYeonjae"Arra"Shin&David"Viion"JangonInvenGlobale January2,FakerAppearsOnNationalTVShowInKorea(subtitledBehindTheScenesofMBC's"RadioStar"withKimHeechulandJangSaemmool)byT1onYouTubeeFebruary5,T1Faker:"Mygoalisalways1stplaceandsinceIbelievewecandoit,I’llbeconcentratingtowinalltheremainingmatches."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleFebruary5,T1Fakertalksaboutenteringthenewseason,playingwithoutspectators,andSettwithDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleFebruary13,FakeronbeingcomparedtoBTSandParasite,hisresponsibilityrepresentingesports|AshleyKangwithKorizonEsportsonYouTubeeFebruary13,T1Faker:"IbelievethatI'mcurrentlythebestintheLCK."withJoonkyu"Lasso"SeokandByungho"Haao"Kim&Daniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleFebruary19,FirstpressconferencewithFakerafterbecomingpart-ownerandfranchisestarofT1|AshleyKangwithKorizonEsportsonYouTubeeFebruary19,T1Fakeronbecomingpartialowner:"ItmeansthatI’llbewithT1foralongtime."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleFebruary19,T1Faker:"I’mnotgreedyforpowerorhonor,butIdofeelgood.I’lldomybesttonotbecomeakkondae."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleMarch5,Fakercontinuestosetrecordswith2000thkillintheLCKbyESPNonYouTubeeMarch12,HowmuchdoesFakermake?byGökhanÇakıronDotEsportseMarch14,TheStoryofFaker2.0:TheUnkillableDemonKingbytheScoreEsportsonYouTubeeMarch26,T1FakeronT1Ellim:"He’sarookie,sohe’sfullofspirit.He’sverycute."withJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok&Daniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleMarch26,T1Faker:"There’saFrenchexpression,“NoblesseOblige”,andIwholeheartedlyagreewiththeprincipleofthatexpression."withJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok&Daniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleMarch27,T1Fakertalksabouthislifeafterprofessionalgaming|AshleyKangwithKorizonEsportsonYouTubeeMarch29,T1Faker:"IthinkthatCuzzislikeoursecretweapon,sowesavedthebestforlast."withJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok&Daniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleApril1,T1Fakeronsedansvssportscars:"Ilikewhat’scomfortable.Ifocusoncars'functions.Idon’tmindhowitlooks."withJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok&David"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleApril9,T1Fakerdiscussesthemostmemorablematchhehaseverplayedfeat.KT|AshleyKangwithKorizonEsportsonYouTubeeApril22,T1FakeronLCKfinals:"Itdoesn’treallymatterwhomyopponentis."withJoonkyu"Lasso"Seok&Daniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleJune10,[Interview]40TMIQuestionswithT1FakerwithKi-Baek"Juneau"Nam&Daniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleJune20,T1Faker:"Ourteamisfullofyoungblood,andthey’reallbright.I’mveryproudofit,"withDaniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleJune26,T1Faker:"Wehavekindofabadtraditionofnotdoingwellinthesummer.We’redoingourbesttostopthattradition."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleJune28,T1Faker:"Thereareacouplesurprisepicksinmypocket,soifthestarsalign,Imightpullthemout."withDaniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleJuly3,T1Faker:"ItfeelslikeGen.Ghasthismentalbarrieragainstus."withKi-Baek"Juneau"NamandYeonjae"Arra"Shin&Daniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleJuly4,T1vsGENpost-matchFakerpressconference,thoughtsonTwistedFate/Azir[Korean]withAshleyKangonKorizonEsportseJuly17,FakeronT1'scurrentperformance,"We'llwinmoreinthesecondround"[Korean]withAshleyKangonKorizonEsportseJuly31,Thetop10FakerplaysofalltimebyGökhanÇakıronDotEsportseSeptember8,T1Faker:"Nothingmattersunlessyouwinthelastmatchoftheregionalqualifiers."withDavid"Viion"JangonInvenGlobaleSeptember25,[ENGSUB]Fakerdiscusseshisplansfor2020offseason,T1'shopesfor2021withAshleyKangonYouTubeeSeptember26,FakerandRookie-TwoGodsonaconvergingpathbyMushonEsportsHeaveneSeptember30,T1Faker:"Failuretakesabiggerpartinpeople’slivesthanonemaythink.It’simportantnottoloseyourselfintheemotionsfromsuccessandfailure."withKi-Baek"Juneau"NamandHeeEun"Youii"Yoo&Daniel"Quest"KwononInvenGlobaleDecember20,T1FakerandCannatalksabout2020All-Star,driver'slicense,PogoStickwithAshleyKang(KorizonEsports)onYouTubee February6,[ENGSUB]Fakeron2021T1's10-manroster,whathewantstoachievebywinningmoreLCKtitleswithAshleyKang(KORIZONEsports)onYouTubeeMarch19,T1Fakerrevealshisrecentself-reflections,seesT1makingittotheLCKfinalswithAshleyKang(KORIZONEsports)onYouTubeeJune19,T1Faker:Springmetawasboring,summermetaismorefunwithAshleyKang(KORIZONEsports)onYouTubeeJuly16,[LeagueofLegends]Faker'sMostFamousMomentsby리그오브레전드X-LoLMontageonYouTubeeJuly26,T1Faker:"IthinkthatI’mbetteratfindingmyownflawsthananyotherpros,soIimprovefasterandcandoitlonger."withYouii&QuestonInvenGlobaleJuly31,Fakeronsoloqueuematch-fixing"Weneedanewsolution"withAshleyKang(KORIZONEsports)onYouTubeeAugust6,2021Faker'sgoal,afterALLthistime,istoWINWORLDSwithAshleyKang(KORIZONEsports)onYouTubeeAugust6,T1Faker:"I’mhappythattheteamisonagoodrun."withViiononInvenGlobaleAugust11,T1Faker:IsageLINKEDtoperformanceinLeagueofLegends?withAshleyKang(KORIZONEsports)onYouTubeeAugust24,LCKSummerFinalsT1vsDKMediaDayHIGHLIGHTS-Faker,ShowMaker,kkOma,StardustbyAshleyKang(KORIZONEsports)onYouTubeeSeptember3,T1qualifiesto2021WorldsasLCK'S3RDSEED!Faker&StardustpressconferencebyAshleyKang(KORIZONEsports)onYouTubeeSeptember9,What'satSTAKEforFAKERthisWorlds?byTimSevenhuysenonYouTubee January15,T1FakerplaysVEXattheLCK!WhatFakerthinksaboutVexwithAshleyKang(KORIZONEsports)onYouTubee 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