The Chinese Airport is Excited by the Appearance of this Korean Player... Asian Games ‘Superstar’

The world's attention is focused on e-sports superstar 'Faker' Sang-hyeok Lee, who participated in the Hangzhou Asian Games.

On the 21st, Reuters selected ‘Faker’ Lee Sang-hyeok as a player to watch, comparing him to ‘basketball king’ Michael Jordan.

Reuters selected a total of six players, and among them, Faker Lee Sang-hyeok was the only Korean player. 토토사이트

Reuters introduced, “Lee Sang-hyuk, better known by his pro gamer name Faker, is called the ‘Michael Jordan of e-sports,’” and added, “For the past 10 years, Faker has dominated ‘League of Legends.’”

He added, "With esports becoming an official event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou for the first time, Faker has become the tournament's most attractive card."

Along with Faker Lee Sang-hyeok, track and field men's high jumper Mutaz Essa Barsim (Qatar), men's javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra (India), men's swimming swimmer Qin Haiyang, women's golfer Yin Luoning (China), men's boxer Bakodir Jarov (Uzbekistan) was designated as a player to watch in this tournament.

Previously, AFP also listed Faker's name among 8 players to watch.

The AFP news agency said, "He is a legendary figure in e-sports.

He is considered the best player of all time in 'League of Legends.'"

The anticipation for him was felt right from the airport.

When Faker appeared at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, about 100 Chinese fans at the scene burst into cheers.

Fans fought to see Faker, and some even fell.

The Korean national team won a silver medal behind China in the 'League of Legends' event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, where e-sports was adopted as a demonstration sport.

Attention is focused on whether she can win the gold medal this time.

Faker said, “I will show a better performance as many people, including foreign media, are interested,” and added, “This Asian Games as a national representative is very important.”

He added, "I want to win a gold medal at this Asian Games and leave a 'good image' to many people."

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