page_title: Faker (gamer)
hierarchical_section_title: Faker (gamer)
caption_attribution_description: 한국어: 2015 롤챔스 코리아 스프링 우승팀 SKT T1 인터뷰
context_page_description: Lee Sang-hyeok, better known by his in-game name Faker, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player. Formerly known as GoJeonPa on the Korean server, he was picked up by LCK team SK Telecom T1 in 2013 and has played as the team's mid laner since.
  Faker is renowned for his high mechanical skill and extremely versatile champion pool. He is best known for playing LeBlanc, Zed, Syndra, Azir, Ahri, and Ryze. He is the first player to have reached 1,000 and 2,000 kills in the LCK, and the second to have played 500 games.
  Faker is one of only two players to have won the League of Legends World Championship three times, having done so in 2013, 2015 and 2016. 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. Faker has won a total of $1,254,240.23 in prize money, and is ranked #64 in prize money won across all eSports. He is widely considered to be the best League of Legends player of all time. He owns three different League of Legends skins as a result of winning World Championship, which include SKT T1 Zed, SKT T1 Ryze and SKT T1 Syndra.
context_section_description: Lee Sang-hyeok (Korean: 이상혁; born May 7, 1996), better 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 LCK team SK Telecom T1 in 2013 and has played as the team's mid laner since.
  Faker is renowned for his high mechanical skill and extremely versatile champion pool. He is best known for playing LeBlanc, Zed, Syndra, Azir, Ahri, and Ryze. He is the first player to have reached 1,000 and 2,000 kills in the LCK, and the second to have played 500 games.
  Faker is one of only two players to have won the League of Legends World Championship three times, having done so in 2013, 2015 and 2016. 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. Faker has won a total of $1,254,240.23 in prize money, and is ranked #64 in prize money won across all eSports. He is widely considered to be the best League of Legends player of all time. He owns three different League of Legends skins as a result of winning World Championship, which include SKT T1 Zed (2013), SKT T1 Ryze (2015) and SKT T1 Syndra (2016).
  Faker became a part owner of T1 Entertainment & Sports in early 2020.
caption: Faker in 2015
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