Perhaps at the present time, Faker's career is so great that any comments and comparisons of him with any other League of Legends player in the world will become extremely lame and ridiculous. Furthermore, after winning the 2023 World Championship, along with the brightest performance in the match against strong opponent JD Gaming, it has shown that times may change but the Faker monument still stands. However, perhaps few people know, in fact there was a netizen who researched, followed and made extremely accurate predictions about Faker's great career since he was just an ordinary gamer.
Faker's career is so complete and great
As you know, when League of Legends first appeared, it was not until 2013 that Korean League of Legends had its first tournament and official teams. Previously, League of Legends was a playground for Europe and North America. This means that gamers in Asia who want to play League of Legends must switch to the North American server and Faker is no exception. Therefore, the rank climb of “Demon King” was actually known to the European League of Legends community before the Korean League of Legends community was established.
Since the old days, Faker was predicted to become great
And in that context, a netizen watched Faker's journey to climb the rank, and when the Korean rank server appeared, Faker's journey continued to be closely observed. In a post on Reddit more than 11 years ago, this person predicted: “He is not a professional player yet, but is a good Mid Lane player. I am connecting him with Forellenlord but as a session player. Korean version (Forellenlord is a former European League of Legends player, and the owner of the record high elo score on the European server at that time). Starting point is a good single rank gamer, his stats are all 5 stars. This guy also ended season 2 with 2nd place on the singles rankings. He is 17 years old, his name is Go-jeonpa (Faker's old rank climbing name). There is a high possibility that he will join a large corporation in Vietnam. Korean, like SKT T2, IBK”.
The comment comparing Faker to Forellenlord (the best player in Europe at that time) 11 years ago attracted the attention of netizens.
Worth mentioning, season 2 was when Forellenlord had already made a name for himself in Europe, while Faker was still just a young man climbing the ranks every day. This netizen's prediction made many people admire:
Netizens' comments were excited when someone knew how great Faker could become
– This person made the biggest prediction of all time (of League of Legends). He actually predicted the GOAT
– The person who posted this must feel very proud of how great Faker has become and the achievements he has achieved
– “Forellenlord of Korea”, this is definitely Faker's scariest nickname
Legendary Forellenlord
Faker's greatness comes from his constant efforts and efforts every day to achieve new successes. Along with that comes great personality and utmost professionalism. It can be said that the netizen's prediction is a factor that shows how outstanding Faker was in the past. But it was the “Demon King” who turned this prediction into greatness thanks to the glorious career he built himself.