League of Legends is one of the best multiplayer online battle arenas (MOBA) games. It also has massive popularity in the eSports scene. There are many major leagues and league tournaments across the globe. Many players try their luck in League tournaments, but no one comes closer to Faker.
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Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as Faker, is one of the best League of Legends players of the past decade. The South Korean-born is a mid-laner in the MOBA game and rose to the spotlight after winning the World Championship thrice. When you are so great, you get offers from every team, and so does Faker. However, he turned many lucrative offers for one reason.
Faker turned down offers worth millions from China
People dream of earning millions, so one needs to think multiple times when an offer worth millions comes to the doorstep. However, League of Legends pro-Faker doesn’t need seconds to turn down such a lucrative offer.
The T1 CEO Joe Marsh once revealed in a podcast interview that Faker receives contracts from China every year, which are easily worth $20 million to play in their league. Marsh said, “He always gets offers, even this off-season. I had to fly to Korea after the free agency started because he was a free agent, and every time he’s a free agent, the offer from China comes in. It’s, you know, $20 million a year.”
The T1 CEO revealed the League pro never thinks about money, as he is one of the wealthiest players in the eSports scene. Further, Lee owns a tower in Korea called the Faker Tower. Moreover, the 26-year-pro apparently has many investments, and he’s also the part owner of his LoL team T1.
Even a blank cheque can’t buy the League of Legends pro
The $20 million offers from China weren’t the only lucrative offers that Faker rejected. The player has also got an even more handsome contract from a League of Legends Championship Series team.
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The former League player and OfflineTV co-founder Scarra revealed in a podcast that Lee was offered a blank cheque by the American eSports team, Team Liquid, to join them and play in the States. But Faker being Faker, rejected that blank cheque without hesitation.
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Undoubtedly, Faker has repeatedly proved his loyalty to South Korea and T1. What are your thoughts on the decisions taken by the LoL pro? Do you think this is an easy decision for a person to reject a tremendous amount? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
