It can be said that the 2022 season is one of the most turbulent seasons for Faker, even though the “Demon King” is no longer at the peak of his performance. During a time of glory with T1, Faker also caused a stir in the League of Legends community due to being sabotaged in Korean ranked matches. With a rather sensitive statement related to that incident, Faker lost points in the eyes of the LPL community and faced significant backlash.
Later, Faker continued to encounter troubles at MSI 2022. Although he performed very well at this tournament, Faker’s T1 failed to reclaim the championship from the Chinese team. Notably, after the final match, in an interview, Faker admitted that he “was not impressed with any player from Royal Never Give Up.” This statement had previously outraged the LPL community as they felt that Faker was looking down on the “Royal Legion” – the pride of League of Legends in China.
Subsequently, just before the LCK Summer 2022, Faker found himself in trouble again. Antifans created an entire section about him solely to post critical articles, prompting T1’s legal department to intervene. Although the story was not loud, it undeniably affected Faker ahead of the top-tier Korean League of Legends tournament.
Recently, Faker himself found a way to get into trouble. Specifically, according to Chinese media reports, during a recent ranked session, Faker encountered a teammate playing Wukong who did not understand him. Initially, this player supported Faker. However, after a failed call for Faker’s support, conflicts arose between them. The peak of the situation came when Faker was taken down in another scenario, and this player immediately called for surrender.
Faker then spoke up: “What’s wrong with this player? Why surrender? It’s obvious he’s a ‘actor’. With such low IQ, he can’t possibly be a Korean gamer.” Of course, after the match, the Wukong player received a report from the T1 captain and was promptly dealt with by Riot.
This incident immediately sparked a fierce wave of controversy. The ID of this player clearly indicated that he was from the LPL. According to some netizens in China, this shows that Faker has a tendency to look down on gamers from the LPL as having low IQ.
– Is this another story of “actors from LPL in Korean ranked”? Okay, okay
– It really can’t be underestimated how much influence Faker’s reputation has.
– But is Faker right this time?
– This is daring to “offend” Faker.
However, perhaps, in reality, considering Faker’s character over the years, it seems that the T1 player did not intend to look down on players from the LPL. It might have been due to his frustration with a teammate who didn’t understand him, leading Faker to make an impulsive statement. The only thing is, after this incident, Faker’s image in the eyes of the LPL community lost a bit more favor and once again got him into unnecessary troubles.