League of Legends: ‘Faker’ suffers a hand injury two months after the World Cup, Worlds 2023

If there is a player who should be considered the ‘Messi’ or Cristiano Ronaldo’ of League of Legends, that’s Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok. He started his career at SK Telecom T1 in 2013 and after 10 years he continues to defend the colors that gave him the opportunity to shine in this eSport. He has three Summoner’s Cups on his shoulders and played in the 2022 Worlds finals and half a season T1 was ranked third at MSI 2023.

Now, the team competes in the LCK Clausura with the aim of getting a place in the World Cup that will be played in October of this year in South Korea. Unfortunately, the club is not going through a good moment. It currently occupies the fourth position in the table with six wins and four losses.

Who leads the table, Gen.G has won all 10 series so far. So disparate is the LCK table. Before the start of week 5, T1 announced that “Faker” will be sidelined for the following matches due to a right hand injury.

On July 5, they lost 2-0 against DRX and would also end the week with two more painful losses against Gen.G.

“Faker” is injured two months before the World Cup

“Faker will be taking a temporary break due to his injury, starting today in the match against DRX. Faker recently showed symptoms of pain in his right arm and hand. He underwent a thorough analysis at the hospital when conditions did not improve. After many discussions with the coaches, players and the team, the decision was made for him to take a break to focus on his treatment and recovery.”, reads the statement.

“We will see to it that you receive all the help of physical therapy and we will take part in rehabilitation programs” adds the letter to the fans.

Yoon ‘Poby’ Sung-won, a player of only 17 years, will be his replacement in the following matches. At the moment he has not had the best debut but he will have to get in shape, since Worlds 2023 is only two months away from starting and they need the points from the regular season to seek direct qualification.

Remember that you can follow the LCK through the official Twitch and YouTube channels.

Listen Dale Play on Spotify. Follow the program every Monday on our available audio platforms.