Oldest League of Legends World Champion
Many considered Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok the best League of Legends player since 2013, the first year he started playing professionally. Ten years later, he added another feather to his cap when he won the 2023 World Championship at 27 years old. This win made him the oldest player to become a League of Legends World Champion.
2023 was a more challenging year than usual for Faker as he dealt with right wrist pain in the summer that caused him to take a month-long break. That break almost prevented his team, T1, from qualifying for Worlds because they didn't win many games without him while Faker was out. In addition to injuries, age seemed a debilitating factor in winning. The previous time Faker won Worlds was 2016, seven years ago. The average age of a professional League of Legends player is around 21, and the previous oldest player to win Worlds was Deft, at 26, who beat Faker and T1 in the World Championship finals last year.
Faker would get redemption and win his fourth World Championship one year after losing in the finals. Never doubt the "Unkillable Demon King."
Oldest League of Legends World Champions
| Age (years) | Person | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.54 | Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok | Mid-laner for T1 in 2023 World Championship | Nov 19, 2023 |
| 26.03 | Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu | ADC for DRX in the 2022 World Championship | Nov 5, 2022 |
| 25.6 | Cho "BeryL" Geon-hee | Support for DRX in 2022 World Championship | Nov 5, 2022 |
| 25.02 | Kang "Ambition" Chan-yong | Jungler for Samsung Galaxy in 2017 World Championship | Nov 4, 2017 |
| 24.72 | Jang "MaRin" Gyeong-hwan | Top laner for SK Telecom T1 in the Season 5 World Championship | Oct 31, 2015 |
| 24.34 | Sung "Alex" "Lilballz" Kuan-Po | Jungler of the Season 2 World Championship winner Taipei Assassins | Oct 13, 2012 |
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References
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South Korea's T1 win record fourth League of Legends world title
T1 won three straight games in the best-of-five final at the Gocheok Sky Dome stadium in Seoul, roared on by a capacity crowd of 18,000.
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T1 Faker gives big update on wrist injury ahead of LoL Worlds 2023
The South Korean mid laner is working to rediscover his best form after missing four weeks of action during the Summer Split because of a wrist injury. T1 went through an appalling slump in form while academy mid laner Yoon ‘Poby’ Seong-won was filling in for Faker, dropping down to fifth in the standings with a 7-9 record after a 1-7 run.
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What is the Average Age of LoL Players
According to a survey conducted by ESPN in 2018, the average age of professional League of Legends eSports players is 21.2 years old.
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