deeply unserious world
Say what you will about lol or esports but this guy is the goat for a reason. His achievements are insane. He has a 60% win rate at the world Championship, spanning over a 13-year career.
He started as a genius kid with insane outplays and as he got older and his mechanics fell from number one to top 10 his leadership skills and strategic mind has allowed him to enable his teammates and continue to dominate the world stage.
While his team t1 rarely wins Korea these days they still crush their peers internationally thanks to the insane pressure he creates and the experience he brings to the table.
It’s not unfair to compare him to Messi (sorry baus) for being so dominant over so long time, but at least faker isn’t a sellout. Maybe Gretzky or Serena Williams makes more sense.
Anyhow, complete legend
They should honor PoE 2 Faker, Elon Musk, as well.
Is “Faker” their handle or do they not actually play LoL? 🤔
Haha, yeah the title originally made me think that he was known for cheating, and then was being celebrated on a postage stamp anyway for some reason. But I’m guessing most people who follow the game competitively would know the name Faker.
Don’t follow the game competitively really, but I still know that name, so yeah.
“Athlete.”
eAthlete would probably fit better.
Since Athlete means
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One who participates in physical exercise or sports, especially in competitive events.
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One possessing the requisite strength, agility, and endurance for success in sports.
Just saying “esports competitor” (and then “competitor” thereafter) always sounded like a completely reasonable description to me. Not calling them an athlete, while also not belittling their skill or accomplishments.
Agreed.
An athlete is a person trained or skilled in physical exercises, sports, or games, particularly one who competes in organized, structured events.
Professional Chess players are athletes.
Physical exercises, physical sports, or physical games.
I physically have to move the pieces, or press buttons on my PC/game console to play. I cannot use telekinesis.
If you could you could be a Psythlete
They absolutely are not.
No they bloody aren’t though
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“Opinion.”
Literal definition.
Its a sport
They are games at a gaming event.
