Faker Donates 30 Million Won to Sarangui Yeolmae
"Hope Everyone Has a Warm Year-End"
League of Legends (LoL) professional gamer Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok) participated in a sharing activity to mark the end of the year.
On the 27th, esports company T1 announced that Faker donated 30 million KRW to the Community Chest of Korea to celebrate the year-end. Faker said, "This year has been a meaningful one, and I know that fans have already done many good deeds first," adding, "I hope my donation helps create a warmer year-end, even if just a little."
Faker has been consistently engaging in donation activities every year, continuing his positive influence. In January last year, he donated 50 million KRW to the Community Chest of Korea to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and in August last year, he donated 30 million KRW to aid flood victims affected by heavy rains.
Meanwhile, Faker holds records such as the most LoL World Championship wins (4 times), the first to win the LoL World Championship twice consecutively, the most LoL Korea Championship wins (10 times), the first to win the LoL Korea Championship three times consecutively, and an Asian Games gold medal.
Faker was recently named on the 'Top 10 Power List in Sports in 2023' by the British daily newspaper The Times. The Times introduced Faker as a member of the Korean team T1, which won the 2023 World Championship (Worlds), and nicknamed him 'The Unkillable Demon King.' Although The Times usually does not cover esports extensively in its sports section, it said, "The day when Faker becomes a mainstream Olympic star like Usain Bolt is not far off." Other names on the list included soccer player Lionel Messi, who moved to a team in the United States, and Shohei Ohtani, who recorded the highest contract in Major League Baseball (MLB) history (10 years, $700 million). They were listed together.
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