Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok is the superstar in League of Legends, but a wrist injury earlier this summer held him off Summoner's Rift for a while. Now he gives a definitive statement regarding his injury.
The South Korean mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is the face to look for at the 19th Asian Games. He's the most decorated League of Legends esports player in the world, with more trophies and championships than anyone else.
Now he's looking to add an Asian Games medal under his belt as well, but there is one thing that everyone is still worried over and that is his health, especially that of his wrist which was injured earlier this summer. Do fans still have reason to be concerned, though?
LoL Super Star Faker Reveals Wrist Status
South Korea brought two mid laners to the 19th Asian Games. In their match against Hong Kong, Gen.G mid laner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon started, while in the second match against Kazakhstan, it was Faker's turn to shine.
After their victorious first day of preliminaries, Faker sat down to answer some questions by the press and, of course, he was asked about his current condition and his wrist injury.
I received intensive treatment in Korea. Now, most of the discomfort has disappeared. There is almost no concern about injury here.
Faker did reveal that his form has gotten worse since the injury, but he's been improving it to get back to the same level he was before the injury and even surpass it.
If South Korea manage to get a Gold Medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, then the members of the team would be exempt from mandatory military service.
Once the Asian Games League of Legends portion concludes, the six players will part ways once more to their respective teams to get ready for the 2023 League of Legends World Championship, which will be held from October 10, to November 19, 2023 this year.
But it seems that Faker's injury shouldn't be a talking point anymore, with him explaining that he's fine. So now we can just enjoy some high level esports.