Who is better, Faker or w33?
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads with a GOAT score of 97.5 against 82.7 for w33 — a gap of 14.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok above w33: 97.5 vs 82.7. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Faker wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
w33 wins: no category outright
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Faker leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for w33 — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | FakerActive · T1 (SK Telecom T1) | w33Active |
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 5 | — |
| MSI titles | 2 | — |
| Domestic league titles | 10 | — |
| Career KDA | 5.1 | — |
| Pro seasons | 12 | — |
| Career prize money (M$) | 1.6 | — |
| Major titles | — | 1 |
| TI appearances | — | 5 |
| Premier tournament wins | — | 6 |
| Career seasons | — | 12 |
| Career prize money (USD m) | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 99 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 99 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 82 |
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads with a GOAT score of 97.5 against 82.7 for w33 — a gap of 14.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
w33 does not lead any of the five categories; Faker is ahead or level on all of them.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Faker: 97.5, w33: 82.7.
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