Faker is considered the best player in League of Legends of all time. He first rose to fame winning his first world championship in 2013 with his team SK Telecom T1, where he solidified his reputation with his exceptional gameplay and champion versatility. Since then he has won multiple world championships but faced defeat in 2017, after which he expressed regret and a commitment to improving. Fans and experts widely recognize Faker as the greatest player in the game's history due to his continued high-level performance, even when his team struggled, and his ability to dominate with many different champions.

1. SECONDARY
RESEARCH
Jacob Hargrave

2. Summary- this interview is about the 2017 world championships for the game league of legends.
Faker had already won 3 of the 6 at the time and was the reigning champion with his team.The
timing of the interview was just before the finals where they where facing another Korean team,
Samsung.
In the interview he talks about the semi-finals that they had just won vs Chinese team Royal never
give up who are referred to RNG.
For the context of the interview it starts with the game and information about the game in
general.Then followed by some details about his personal game and them more about the game
with the mention of the playable characters in the game that he had played. After this there are
some questions not about the game and about more personal things and also about his goals. I
think a lot of this is about trying to get a good quote from what he said and this would them allow
them to get a good title and them they could have put it on reddit and this would allow them to
get a lot of publicity.
https://cybersport.com/post/skt-faker-interview-world - viewed 5th February 2018.
Quotes –
‘My goal has always been to be the champion.’ – Lee Sang-hyeok (Faker) interviewed by
Eugene Hong for cybersport.com on October 29 2017.
’I hope to end the finals as quickly as possible so I can have a good meal’ - Lee Sang-hyeok
(Faker) interviewed by Eugene Hong for cybersport.com on October 29 2017.
‘I was able to understand the full potential of my Galio’ - Lee Sang-hyeok (Faker) interviewed by
Eugene Hong for cybersport.com on October 29 2017.
Further research – I could look into the finals and what his response was to when they lost
there first world championship finals. I could also look into how the other people on his
team responded to how he played as he got the MVP award after the games. As well as his
team I can also look at public response from a variety of sources and also the public and
fans
As a source cybersport is reliable and truthful.We
can tell this as a lot of the reporters they have also
help run other social media sites like ESL. Because
of this I think they are a trusted sorce.

3. Faker is unquestionably the best player in League of Legends today. But not only is he the best player today, he is the best player
to have ever played the game -- it's possible we'll never see a player with his level of pure talent. Even in times when SKT has been
sub-par, Faker has elevated his team to be world class. After a one year hiatus fromWorlds when SKT lost to NaJin White Shield in
the Korean Regionals, Faker is back to reclaim his World Championship throne.There isn't one aspect of Faker's game that makes
him the best -- every aspect of his play is, on average, better than every other mid laner in the world. In lane he is extremely
aggressive. He contests every CS his opponents try to grab, harasses them relentlessly at all stages, and then after dominating
opponents in lanes, tries to get his teammates ahead on the rest of the map. Outside of the laning phase, Faker subjugates
opponents in any number of ways.
On assassins, he'll find isolated opponents to delete from the map. On fighters, he carefully determines when to enter the fray and
which targets to bring down -- whether he's applying pressure to the frontline or trying to zero out squishies on the enemy
backline, he always makes the right choice. On mages and marksmen, Faker is able to position in his team's backline to deal
damage from a safe position, or he can just as easily take an opportune moment to aggressively attack an enemy carry.
From a gameplay standpoint, he's near perfect. His decision making is precise and he does it all playing a myriad of different
styles.
However, what makes Faker truly special is he's able to do all of these things with an inordinate number of champions -- his
Champion pool rivals the depths of the MarianaTrench. In 2015, Faker has played over 20 different champions, with 50% or
greater win rates on all but three.Though he shines most brightly on assassins, Faker can dominate on any champion at any time.
While players across the world idolize Faker, he is still subject to his faults. His mage play has at times been suspect, and his
aggressive laning often makes him very susceptible to ganks. Faker's relentless and in-your-face style of laning is often an
invitation for three or four enemies to surprise him under his turret. But despite the advantages given to his opponents because of
these ganks, he's still able to dominate them each and every time.
If SKT becomes the first team to hoist the Summoner'sCup twice, then Faker will probably be the biggest reason why.
www.lolesports.com/en_US/featured/top20/faker - viewed February 5th 2018

4. Summary – this is the article that was
shown just before the 2015 world
championships where Riot Games (who
make the game) did a worlds top 20 list
of players. Faker was ranked as number
1 and this was the reasoning given to
prove it. As well as telling you who he is
number one it tells you what you can
expect when you watch faker and this I
think is to try and encourage fans to get
exited to watch him. I think this is
needed as there is often a lengthy break
between the end of the regular season
and the world championships. In the
end he won his 2nd world championship.
As the people who make the game put out this article they are a very good source to use and this can make it so that we can easily
trust them.The article in this case was published by Frank Fields who is now the Esports & Sponsorships Manager for
Corsair. Corsair is a company that make keyboards and mice for gamers and sponsor a lot of pro teams (not the team faker plays
for).This makes him also a very reputable source
Quotes –
‘Faker is unquestionably the best player in League of Legends today. But not only is he the best
player today, he is the best player to have ever played the game.’ – ‘league of legends top 20
players’ written by Frank Fields –
‘Faker has elevated his team to be world class’ - ‘league of legends top 20 players’ written by
Frank Fields –
‘he's still able to dominate them each and every time.’ - ‘league of legends top 20 players’
written by Frank Fields –
‘Faker is back to reclaim hisWorld Championship throne’ -,’league of legends top 20 players’
written by Frank Fields –

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDMNiH-vOrY&t=20s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY4PD1bUlMg
- Riot Games 29th September 2015
Source- just like the last source it is also the people
who make the game therefor there is a very trust
worthy source. As well as the people who make it
being trustworthy the people who are interviewed
to make the video are also well know in the
community for there knowledge of the game and
also well respected for what they have done for
the game.
Summary- this is the series that has 2 episodes about Faker and also aWestern
player who is considered the best from the west.They both play the same role
and the other player has been referred to as the western Faker. It is a kind of
documentary about the early lives of the players and then how they got playing
the game and from there it goes into how they prepared for the MIS and then the
NA championship for the other persons in the program. At the end of the
documentary it then goes into the aftereffect after they both lost and then
having there reactions. In the program there is a part where they have a lot of
different respected people and they talk about the players and also then they
interview the players themselves and there familys.
Further research – I think that I can also watch a
documentary about him by a different source and not
by the game makers. I can also try and see If there is
another one about when it is a positive time for the
players and how they react to that.
Quotes -

6. Summary – this is a
reddit post about his
2017 performance. In
2017 he lost the finals of
the world
championships 0-3. I
think that the post was
ment to update the fans
after they lost.The
original post by the
player was on
Facebook.
Source- as the source is just
someone just copying the
Facebook post I think that it is
reliable. As well as this the
translator has also got some
relevant experience so we can
trust this as well. One worry
about the post is there are a lot
of fake accounts and this can
make it look like it is him when
it is not. As there are a lot of
fake accounts we can not be
sure if it is him unless he can
confirm it.
Quotes – “I’ll work hard and reach my goals.” – Lee Sang-hyeok (Faker)
In a Facebook post from December 31 2017.
“this year was more of regret than success” - Lee Sang-hyeok (Faker) in a Facebook
post from December 31 2017
“I know what I am lacking.” - Lee Sang-hyeok (Faker) in a Facebook
post from December 31 2017
Further research – I could look into other Facebook posts after he had a
different result and won his matches.This would be good as it would give
me the other side to how he and he react to how he played and also what
the community thinks and what the comments are.

7. Summary - this is a post by Dot Esports a kind of newspaper for Esports. In this
they report on the rise of Faker and also how he went from unknown to the best
player in the world in such a short time.This focuses on the time when his team
first appeared in the league to when they won the world championship. It is quite
a long article and it uses a lot of different terms that are aimed to appeal to
people who know the game and then will understand the article. I think that this is
because the game is hard to understand if you haven't played/watched the game
and therefor I think there would be a lot more readers who know and are
interested in the game.
https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/the-rise-of-a-legend-the-
story-of-lee-faker-sanghyeok-7218 - viewed 19th February 2018.
Source –The source is a very
reliable source and has been in
the scene for a long time.The
article was written by someone
known as Zer0. he is not been
posting recently but in the past
he has a lot of different posts
with peoples careers and also
interviews. His posts are of a
high quality and also use good
resources.
Quotes –
“honestly I didn't know I was that good”- faker in an interview.
” Faker pulled out arguably the greatest outplay in the history of League of
Legends.” – Zir0 from a post on dotesports.comApril 8 2015
“ He had dominantly taken down everyone in his path in order to become a
world champion.” - Zir0 from a post on dotesports.comApril 8 2015
”The 17-year old boy from Seoul, who had just started playing the game less
than two years ago had proven that he was indeed, the best player in the world.”
- Zir0 from a post on dotesports.comApril 8 2015

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUDPSZZBwrM&t=157s -YouTube video interview byTravis
Grafford
Summary – this is an interview before the world
championships in 2017. in the interview they talk about
the current popular characters that people where
playing at the time of the interview.As well this he
speaks about the people who his team have been
playing and who he things are the favorites to win
other than his team.
Source –Travis Grafford is the most
popular interviewer in league of
legends hisYouTube channel has
132,000 subscribers and has been
up since 2011. he has worked for a
lot of different companys such as
yahoo as head of Esports. He is a
very trusted source and as it is
actually faker all the quotes can
easily be trusted as well.
Quotes – “I will work harder to win.” - faker in an interview withTravis
Grafford.
“I don’t think we are at the level to win the world championships.” –
faker in an interview withTravis Grafford.
other research – I think that I can also look at some of the interviews that
where done from some other events and also from early events where
there team is not the favorited.This might give me some different quotes.

9. PRIMARY
RESEARCH
Jacob Hargrave

10. Interview
■ Q:Why do you think that Faker is considered by most players as the best player of all
time?
■ A: I think that it is his consistent play.There have been other players that have been
close to his play level at times but no one has done it for years like faker has.As well as
his play being consistently great he also has the ability to play any champion and also
to innervate new picks and play them very effectively.
■ Q: what was your reaction when the buzz started around Faker when he has just
started playing for SKT?
■ A: there was a big buzz from the community around him but personally I was not
invested in the hype until the game where he played Leblanc and forced the other
team to surrender at 20 minutes.Then I think that it was becoming more real that he
could be one of the best players in the world. As well as this being a really good game
for him there has been a lot of talk about his good Leblanc plays coming from him
playing online and for him to bring it out and dominate was great for him and the fans.

11. ■ Q:What do you think to the recent slump of the team?
■ A: I think that after the world championships them not winning it and losing in the final has
affected them. As well as this it also doesn’t help that they have 2 new players and this can
often make a team come down a few pegs. In the past they have slumped before and come
back so I think they will be ok in a few mouths.
■ Q: do you think any players have come close Faker in being the best ever?
■ A: I think at times there has been players on his level or even better especially when they have
been in a slump. I think that a lot of the players have has a good but not just as consistently.