Faker

Lee Sang-hyeok (Korean: 이상혁, born May 7, 1996), known by his in-game name Faker (Korean: 페이커), is a South Korean professional League of Legends player. Formerly known as "GoJeonPa" (Korean: 고전파) on the Korean server, he was picked up by SK Telecom in 2013 and is currently the mid laner for SK Telecom T1, which competes in the League of Legends Champions Korea.

Faker is renowned for his high mechanical skill at the game and is considered by many to be the best League of Legends player of all time. Faker is renowned for having a huge champion pool and being able to play any champion at the top professional level. He is best known for playing LeBlanc, Zed, Orianna, Ahri and Ryze. He is consistently ranked number one by analysts and is often referred to as the "God" of League of Legends.

He is one of only two players, along with a former teammate Bengi, to have won the League of Legends World Championship three times, having done so in the 2013, 2015 and 2016 seasons. He has also won the All-Star Paris 2014, Mid-Season Invitational tournament in 2016, Mid-Season Invitational tournament in 2017 and IEM World Championship 2016. As of the end of October 2016, Faker has won $896,596 in prize money, and is ranked #29 in prize money won across all esports.