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    Faker wins 2024 World Cup Finals MVP – actually his second

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    Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is the greatest of all time. Really. He cements this fact with each new achievement, and he has done it again at the highest level of competition in League of Legends World Championship.

    He is now a five-time world champion after T1 defeated Bilibili Gaming in the Worlds 2024 final, 3-2. With the same T1 roster, Choi “Zeus” Woo-je, Mun “Oner” Hyeon-jun, Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong and Ryu “Keria” Min-seok, they qualified for the World Cup finals in 2022 and finished second. , then won consecutive championships in 2023 and 2024.

    SKT Telecom T1 Faker at Worlds 2013 posing at Staples Center in ONE Esports featured image for article "Complete list of Faker's podium finishes throughout his long League of Legends career"
    Credit: ONE Esports, Riot Games

    Unlike their 3-0 sweep in 2023, the final series against Bilibili Gaming at Worlds 2024 was much more memorable. T1 trailed 2-1 while their opponents were on match point in the fourth game – that’s when playmaker Faker stepped in to save them from elimination.

    T1 Faker definitely deserves the title of final MVP of the 2024 World Cup

    In the 20th minute of a crucial do-or-die fourth game, Faker found himself in a favorable position on the mid lane side. While crawling on Luo “ON” Wen-Jun’s Rakan, he quickly made the decision to steal his ultimate with Sylus’ Hijack.

    Everything that happened next was pure cinema. Using The Quickness’ increased movement speed, innate charm, Flash, and Hextech Rocketbelt, he caught BLG’s AP and AD carries.

    The rest of his team followed with an entourage of spells and killed them quickly.

    In the fifth final game, although he did not play a carry, Faker’s Galio flew high. His positioning and timing of each spell was impeccable, and he was once again a deciding factor in an important mid-game teamfight.

    This is actually Faker’s second final MVP award. His first was at the 2016 Worlds.

    “I actually don’t remember winning it in 2016. It’s far in my memory,” Faker commented during the 2024 World Cup broadcast after receiving his prize. “Today I didn’t pay much attention to winning the Finals MVP. What matters most to me is winning the final and I’m very happy. Comparing my situation in 2016 and my current situation, I don’t see a big difference because I am still surrounded by wonderful teammates. I was able to achieve this great result with my team and it’s exactly the same thing back then.

    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - October 31: T1 during the 2024 League of Legends World Championship Finals on October 31, 2024 in London. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
    Credit: Riot games

    The 2016 Worlds was also the last year that legendary head coach Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun was present. He then left the organization and returned seven years later to win his fourth trophy with T1 and Faker.

    When asked what has kept him wrestling all these years – 11 in total – Faker replied: “My biggest motivation is my fans because I believe that spreading positive energy and influence to my fans is the most important thing to me. That’s still my biggest goal.

    As for what he would say to himself in 2016? “Go out there and have fun,” Faker said.

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