South Korean gamer 'Faker' gets rock-star treatment at Asian Games

Prior to the big game, a forum dedicated to the South Korean superstar on social media site Weibo was filled with messages of support for him. — AFP

HANGZHOU: Wearing shirts adorned with his name and waving banners displaying his face, the frenzied crowd in Hangzhou was not waiting to catch a glimpse of a pop star -- but rather a video gamer.

The softly spoken and bespectacled Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as "Faker", has developed a cult following at home in South Korea and abroad after climbing to the top of professional gaming.