Rekkles had been out of the LEC for more than a year following his exit from G2, and he’s making his return to the big leagues on the team he spent half a decade playing for.
Martin ‘Rekkles’ Larrsen has a reputation as one of the greatest European players in League of Legends’ long and storied competitive history within the region.
He’s been playing competitively since 2012, making him one of the most tenured players that’s still actively participating in pro League of Legends. And now, he’s coming back to Fnatic, the team that helped him make a name for himself.
Alongside Rúben ‘Rhuckz’ Barbosa, the player that had a strong showing at Worlds 2022 when playing as a sub for Fnatic, the all-time great will be rounding out Fnatic’s 2023 roster.
Rekkles and Rhuckz round out Fnatic’s 2023 LEC roster
Though the announcement has been made official, it was hard to believe that anything was set in stone until the final announcement with how Rekkles’ initial exit from the LEC went.
He claimed that contract issues with G2 kept him from getting signed to an LEC team in 2022, resulting in his year off from the league. While it’s hard to imagine that he was a cheap pickup for Fnatic, they were clearly willing to pay the price for him.
The rest of Fnatic’s roster remains unchanged. Wunder, Humanoid, and Razork will be holding down the topside and looking to replicate their strong performance in 2022, now with the addition of a new and (possibly) improved bot lane.
And, while Rhuckz is a bit of a wildcard, he’s no rookie. This player has been competing since 2015, and could have a lot of fresh knowledge to bring to the table. It’s hard to say just how well he’ll do until he hits the stage, but his Worlds 2022 showing set the bar high.
Regardless of how this roster does, fans are happy to see Rekkles flying the Fnatic banner once again in 2023.
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