‘Faker’ in line for military exemption after bagging gaming gold


We did it: South Korea won the League of Legends and the main player Lee Sang-hyeok (centre), known as Faker, reacts with the gold medal. — Reuters

SOUTH KOREAN esports star Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is in line for a controversial exemption from military service after his team won gaming gold at the Asian Games on Friday.South Korea beat Taiwan 2-0 in the League of Legends final in front of a packed crowd at the 4,500-seat Hangzhou Esports Center.

Sang-hyeok, 27, remained on the sidelines after telling South Korean news agency Yonhap the previous day that he had “a body ache and the flu”, but he still collected gold.

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