

Though SKT did lose in the final, Worlds is a whole different beast. SKT would defeat KT Rolster twice - once in the regular-season and once in the playoffs - to block its rival from reaching the World Championships, and it would power through the postseason to get into a final with Longzhu Gaming. Faker had to endure the criticism from the home fans, and things even got worse when the team went on a historic losing streak, dropping four matches in a row in the LCK all by the scoreline of 0-2.įaker bounced back, though. At Rift Rivals, when South Korea was expected to dominate the tri-region event, SKT was on the losing end of things, getting upset by Team WE on the final day to give victory over to Team China, which had prepared far more than the overconfident Korean sides. Where last year was victory after victory, trophy after trophy, this year has had some of the lowest points of his career. This year has been one of the rougher ones for the greatest of all time. He's won three world championships in four years, and if SKT can win it this year, it'll be a historic three-peat that will take Faker's legend into a whole new stratosphere.

Who else could it be? Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, regardless of his team's loss in the most recent League of Legends Champions Korea final, is still the best mid laner and overall player in the world. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok - SK Telecom T1 20 points - 1st (Erzberger), 1st (Rand), 1st (Torres), 1st (Moser) First place was worth five points, second was worth four, third was worth three, fourth gave two points, and fifth gave one point. Without further ado, let's jump right in.Įach panelist cast a vote for their top five players.

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