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An interesting scene was the fact that they shared the autographs they received from Lee Sang-hyuk "in pictures." He was busy putting the autographs that others received on his smartphone camera. Signs contained in smartphone albums and photos taken with Lee Sang-hyuk were also shared. The photos they took were directed not only to the people at the scene but also to the acquaintances in the contact. A photo spread across China in no time.
While sharing this coverage schedule with numerous Chinese reporters who gathered to see Lee Sang-hyuk, a Chinese female reporter introduced herself as a "fan of Lee Sang-hyuk" and actively communicated with Korean reporters. He was such a passionate fan that he visited the game (LCK) held in Korea to see Lee Sang-hyuk. He had experience as an exchange student in Korea, so he boasted fluent Korean skills.
When asked, "Why do Chinese fans even take pictures of Faker's autograph?" reporter Lee briefly replied, "It's just so popular."
Faker's signature is traded at 5,000 yuan (about 920,000 won), he continued, adding, "If there is a video of Lee Sang-hyuk signing, the amount will go up further."
With the adoption of e-sports as an official event at the Asian Games, Reuters selected Lee Sang-hyuk as a player to watch at the Hangzhou Asian Games, saying, "Lee Sang-hyuk, better known by the professional gamer name Faker, is called Michael Jordan of e-sports." Faker has dominated League of Legends for the last 10 years. "As e-sports became the first official event at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Faker became the most attractive card in the tournament."
Lee Sang-hyuk's popularity was also hot among the players. At the beginning of the competition, a "certification shot" that he met Lee Sang-hyuk in the athletes' village and took a picture heated up SNS. They did not care about gender or nationality. "Keria" Ryu Min-seok said, "Every time Sang-hyuk passes through the restaurant in the athletes' village, he's waiting to take pictures," adding, "Sang-hyuk took all of them for me." Even though there are so many people. That was really nice to see. It was fun," he said.
The answer to Chinese fans who chased Faker was not special when they returned, "When I asked why Faker was good." They said in unison, "Because it's just a legend." It meant that Lee Sang-hyuk highly appreciated his debut in 2013, maintaining his career so far, and working in the e-sports world of e-sports.
The Chinese reporter also asked the reporter, "Why do you have Faker's anti-fans in Korea?" In China, they are like faith, but in Korea, they did not seem to understand that fans and anti-fans are divided.
Led by head coach Kim Jung-kyun and captain Lee Sang-hyuk, the Korean e-sports League of Legends team beat Taiwan in the final after China in the semifinals to become the first champion.
Lee Sang-hyuk, who returned home with gold medal around his neck, returns to T1 midliner and prepares for the League of Legends 2023 World Championship. While the competition is being held in Korea for the first time in five years, several Chinese reporters said they will visit Korea to cover the event, and by far most of them said that "Faker is the top priority.
The 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, held in six cities in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, ended with a closing ceremony on the 8th after completing the 16-gal heat wave. 안전놀이터
South Korea ranked third in the overall rankings with 42 gold medals, 59 silver medals and 89 bronze medals after China and Japan. China has won the first place overall for 11 consecutive years with 201 gold medals, 111 silver medals, and 71 bronze medals.