Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as Faker, is a South Korean professional League of Legends player. Debuting in 2013, he has played as a mid-laner for T1 for his entire career. Faker is widely regarded as the greatest League of Legends player in history, and considered by some to be the greatest esports player of all time. His early dominance has been compared to basketball player Michael Jordan, and his career longevity to football player Lionel Messi.