SKT’s Faker is “not impressed” with fellow League of Legends Pros
Riot GamesSK Telecom T1’s Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok is one of the most celebrated League of Legends players ever, and inarguably the greatest mid laner of all time – but the veteran isn’t impressed with the up-and-coming pros in his role.
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Speaking to ESPN, Faker discussed the current top level of League of Legends, particularly in the LCK, and the fact that along with Gen.G player Song ‘Fly’ Yong-jun, he is the oldest player in the division at 22.
Despite admitting that professional players rarely continue at the top level past age 23, Faker believes he may be an exception: “If I take care of and maintain my health especially, I think I’ll be able to continue playing for a while.”
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Faker’s confidence is still clearly sky high, even after all his years of competing, and when quizzed on his own performance vs the younger, ‘up-and-coming’, mid laners – the South Korean wasn’t exactly complimentary of his contemporaries.
“I believe that I am still the first or second best mid laner [in the LCK]”, Faker stated, while admitting he does have “inconsistencies” in his own performance, he is still not concerned with the competition.
“This is my personal observation from playing in the LCK. I have yet to see a single player that has performed to a point where I have been truly impressed with them. Yet.”
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SKT have made a strong start in the LCK 2019 Sprin Split, currently third in the standings with a 7-2 record, with their only losses coming to first and second placed Griffin and SANDBOX.
Griffin and SANDBOX feature mid lane stars in the form of Jeong ‘Chovy’ Ji-hoon and Kim ‘Dove’ Jae-Yeon respectively, but Faker’s confidence is unwavering.
Source: ESPN