{"id":35926,"date":"2024-05-22T19:47:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T23:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=35926"},"modified":"2024-05-22T19:47:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T23:47:47","slug":"riot-games-announces-faker-will-be-inducted-into-hall-of-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/riot-games-announces-faker-will-be-inducted-into-hall-of-legends\/","title":{"rendered":"Riot Games announces &#8220;Faker&#8221; will be inducted into Hall of Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Riot Games has officially inducted Lee &#8220;Faker&#8221; Sang-hyeok into the newly established Hall of Legends, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends&#8217;<\/a> version of the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>Announced on January 4, 2024, the Hall of Legends aims to honour the most exceptional players in League&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>Faker&#8217;s induction is celebrated for his game-changing plays, numerous international and domestic trophies, and his enduring dedication to League of Legends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Faker is truly the most iconic and influential figure in League of Legends and esports history,&#8221; said John Needham, President of Esports at Riot Games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His name is synonymous with excellence in LoL Esports, and he has rightfully earned his place as our very first Hall of Legends inductee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4x World Champion<br \/>2x MSI Champion<br \/>10x LCK Champion<\/p>\n<p>The Unkillable Demon King takes his throne.<br \/>Welcome to the Hall of Legends, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/faker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Faker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch on June 14, 2024.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MercedesBenz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MercedesBenz<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HallOfLegends?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HallOfLegends<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mzx9Z0oXtr\">pic.twitter.com\/Mzx9Z0oXtr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LoL Esports (@lolesports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lolesports\/status\/1793295942659064032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Faker\u2019s selection involved a rigorous process where a panel of esports industry veterans and experts from every region evaluated candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The South Korean star will be honored with a trophy and a custom Mercedes-AMG SL 63, his fourth car overall and second Mercedes-Benz.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Faker\u2019s induction, Riot Games is launching an in-game event featuring cosmetic items and a dedicated \u201cart piece\u201d that highlights his career milestones.<\/p>\n<p>The event will include an event pass that allows players to earn cosmetics and explore pivotal moments in Faker\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, leaks have revealed a new Ahri skin dedicated to him, and it\u2019s speculated that the event will launch with patch 14.11, expected on May 29, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Faker and T1, his <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lck\/\" title=\"LCK betting guide\">LCK<\/a> team, will receive a percentage of the revenue from the sale of passes and bundles.<\/p>\n<p>Faker\u2019s career achievements are unparalleled: he boasts four <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/worlds\/\" title=\"LoL Worlds betting guide\">World Championship<\/a> titles, making him the oldest competitor to claim the Summoner\u2019s Cup and the record holder for the most Worlds titles.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he has 10 LCK trophies and two <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/mid-season-invitational\/\" title=\"Mid-Season Invitational betting guide\">Mid-Season Invitational<\/a> titles.<\/p>\n<p>His contributions to LoL and esports have not only set a high standard for professional players but have also inspired millions globally.<\/p>\n<p>This honour follows Faker&#8217;s 2018 induction into <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/electronic-sports-league\/\" title=\"ESL betting guide\">ESL\u2019s<\/a> Esports Hall of Fame, where he won the Special Community Award for his broad appeal and popularity.<\/p>\n<p>Riot Games plans to make the Hall of Legends an annual celebration, continuing to honour the legacy of League of Legends and its greatest stars.<\/p>\n<p>As fans celebrate Faker\u2019s remarkable career, speculation grows about who w<\/p>\n<p>ill be the next inductee into the Hall of Legends.<\/p>\n<p>Riot Games intends to announce the next inductee around the same time next year, making it an anticipated yearly event in the esports calendar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riot Games has officially inducted Lee \u2018Faker\u2019 Sang-hyeok into the Hall of Legends, League of Legends&#8217; version of the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":24814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3668,3667,94,24,2514,2098,61],"class_list":["post-35926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-hall-of-legends","tag-john-needham","tag-lck","tag-league-of-legends","tag-league-of-legends-champions-korea","tag-lee-faker-sang-hyeok","tag-riot-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35926"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35926"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35932,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35926\/revisions\/35932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}