League of Legends player
Faker: five world titles across eleven years
Faker debuted in 2013, won the world championship that year, and won it again eleven years later with a roster of players who were children when he started. No other athlete in esports has a comparable span, and no other player has five world titles.
He has never left the organisation, which is why his career timeline is short and his line-up history is enormous.
- Real name
- Lee Sang-hyeok
- Country
- South Korea
- Game
- League of Legends
- Role
- Mid lane
Career timeline
| Team | Years |
|---|---|
| SK Telecom T1 2 | 2013 |
| SK Telecom T1 | 2013 |
| SK Telecom T1 K | 2014 |
| SK Telecom T1 | 2015–2019 |
| T1 | 2020– |
The sister-team era
In 2013 and 2014 Korean organisations fielded two rosters, so the record shows SK Telecom T1 2, SK Telecom T1 K and SK Telecom T1 as separate entries. They are the same organisation under a system that no longer exists — the kind of detail that makes early Korean line-up rounds harder than they look.
Two dynasties
The first: 2013 with Impact, Bengi, Piglet and PoohManDu; 2015 and 2016 with Bengi, Bang and Wolf. The second: 2023 and 2024 with Zeus, Oner, Gumayusi and Keria, an academy-developed roster that won back-to-back titles. In between came the 2017 final loss and several years of rebuilding.
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Compiled from public tournament and roster records. Last reviewed: September 2026.