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Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok: TIME100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026

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Find out why Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is on the list

Widely regarded as the best esports player of all time, Lee Sang-hyeok—username “Faker,” nickname “The Unkillable Demon King”—has won a record six League of Legends world championships with T1, his South Korean team, including the last three. Faker grew up in Seoul, as an introverted child who solved Rubik’s Cubes and set out to conquer video games, and he did just that: he became the first inductee into the Esports League of Legends Hall of Legends, and adoring fans have held up signs such as “Faker Is Life” and “Faker Is Love” at his matches. Esports has grown from niche, community-based…

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