Bwipo

Bwipo
Bwipo
Background Information
Name	Gabriël Rau
Country of Birth	; Belgium
Birthday	December 24, 1998 (age 21)
Residency	EUEurope
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠Fnatic
Contract Expires	2021-11-15
Role	; Top Laner
Favorite Champs	; ; ; ; ;
Soloqueue IDs	EUW: FNC Bwipo, prime check; KR: I will trade; CN: Iwilltrade
Social Media & Links

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
EU	⁠⁠mCon esports	≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-??	≈Feb 2016≈2016-02-??	≈2mo ejel
EU	⁠⁠Enigma Esports Benelux	≈Mar 2016≈2016-03-??	≈Apr 2016≈2016-04-??	≈1mo ejel
EU	⁠⁠Sensei Esports	≈Apr 2016≈2016-04-??	Jul 20162016-07-15	≈3mo 14d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Sector One	Jul 20162016-07-15^[1]	≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-??	≈1yr 3mo ejel
TR	⁠⁠Dark Passage	Jan 20172017-01-07^[3]	Feb 20172017-02-07^[2]	1mo ejel
EU	⁠⁠Veni Vidi Vicí	≈Mar 2017≈2017-03-30	≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-27	≈28d ejel
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-??	Sep 20172017-09-05^[4]	≈3mo 4d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Fnatic	Jan 20182018-01-08^[5]	Present	2yr 9mo ej

	Team	Start	End
EU	⁠⁠mCon esports	≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-??	≈Feb 2016≈2016-02-??	≈2mo ejel
EU	⁠⁠Enigma Esports Benelux	≈Mar 2016≈2016-03-??	≈Apr 2016≈2016-04-??	≈1mo ejel
EU	⁠⁠Sensei Esports	≈Apr 2016≈2016-04-??	Jul 20162016-07-15	≈3mo 14d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Sector One	Jul 20162016-07-15^[1]	≈Nov 2017≈2017-11-??	≈1yr 3mo ejel
TR	⁠⁠Dark Passage	Jan 20172017-01-07^[3]	Feb 20172017-02-07^[2]	1mo ejel
EU	⁠⁠Veni Vidi Vicí	≈Mar 2017≈2017-03-30	≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-27	≈28d ejel
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	≈Jun 2017≈2017-06-??	Sep 20172017-09-05^[4]	≈3mo 4d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Fnatic	Jan 20182018-01-08^[5]	Mar 20182018-03-28^[6]	2mo 20d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Fnatic	Mar 20182018-03-28^[6]	Jun 20182018-06-22	2mo 25d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Fnatic	Jun 20182018-06-22	Aug 20182018-08-10^[7]	1mo 18d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Fnatic	Aug 20182018-08-10^[7]	Present	2yr 2mo ej

News

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

EU

⁠

⁠MCN

December (approx.),
Bwipo,
Broetoe,
ImHeat,
Foton, and
Fortunate join.

e

EU	⁠⁠MCN	February (approx.), Bwipo, Broetoe, TigerzHead, Foton, and Fortunate leave. e
EU	⁠⁠ENM.B	March (approx.), Bwipo, Stintonn, Night, TigerzHead, and Fortunate join. e
EU	⁠⁠ENM.B	April (approx.), Bwipo, Broeder, Night, TigerzHead, and Fortunate leave. e
EU	⁠⁠SEN	April (approx.), Bwipo, Broetoe, Night, Emtest, TigerzHead, and Fortunate join. e
EU	⁠⁠SEN	July 15, Bwipo, Broetoe, Night, Brenash, Emtest, and Fortunate leave. e
EU	⁠⁠S1	July 15, Bwipo, Broeder, Night, Slyv3r, and Fortunate join.^[1] e

TR	⁠⁠DP	January 7, Bwipo joins.^[3] e
TR	⁠⁠DP	February 7, Bwipo, Move, Hioss, and Windjammer (Head Coach) leave.^[2] e
EU	⁠⁠VENI	March 30 (approx.), Bwipo, Maxilol, Risdrengen, Vardags, and Touch join. e
EU	⁠⁠VENI	April 27 (approx.), Bwipo, Maxilol, Risdrengen, Vardags, and Touch leave. e
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	June (approx.), Bwipo, Ripi, Kinzu, and Antariys join. Mess leaves. e
CIS	⁠⁠RoX	September 5, Bwipo, Antariys, and Saviour leave.^[4] e
EU	⁠⁠S1	November (approx.), Bwipo, Broeder, Brenash, and Forsaken leave. e

EU	⁠⁠FNC	January 8, Bwipo joins as substitute.^[5] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	March 28, Bwipo moves to starting roster. sOAZ becomes inactive.^[6] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	June 22, Bwipo (Top to Bot) changes position. e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	August 10, Bwipo (Bot to Top) changes position.^[7] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	November 19, Bwipo, sOAZ, Caps, and Dylan Falco (Head Coach)'s contracts expire but departure is not confirmed.^[8] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	November 23, Bwipo's contract is extended through 2021. Dylan Falco (Head Coach)'s departure is confirmed.^[9]^[10] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	December 10, Bwipo's contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2021. Youngbuck (Head Coach)'s contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2019.^[11] e

EU	⁠⁠FNC	January 15, Bwipo and Nemesis' contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021.^[12] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	November 21, Bwipo, Nemesis, Rekkles, and Hylissang will remain with the team for 2020.^[13] e

Biography[edit]

Trivia[edit]

He was born in Bruges and he is half-Brazilian, as his mother and part of his family are from Brazil.^[14]
He was awarded the prize of "Esports PC Rookie of the Year" at the Esports Awards in 2018.^[15]
Switched to bot lane briefly in the EU LCS 2018 Summer as Fnatic had two top laners and Rekkles was unwilling to play the then-meta bruisers and mages.
Often rumored to have a rivalry with sOAZ when they were teammates.
Known for his talkative personality.
Has often appeared on LEC broadcasts as a guest commentator and many fans tout him as a future LEC caster.

Tournament Results[edit]

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

Bwipo Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result		Roster
2020-10-17	5 - 8	Worlds 2020	2 : 3⁠⁠TES	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Selfmade, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Mithy, Shaves
2020-09-06	2	LEC 2020 Summer Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠G2	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Selfmade, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Mithy, Shaves
2020-08-09	4	LEC 2020 Summer	9 - 9⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Selfmade, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Mithy, Shaves
2020-04-19	2	LEC 2020 Spring Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠G2	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Selfmade, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Mithy
2020-03-28	2	LEC 2020 Spring	13 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Selfmade, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Mithy, Aagie
2019-10-26	5 - 8	Worlds 2019	1 : 3⁠⁠FPX	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Youngbuck
2019-09-15	1	LEC 2019 Regional Finals	3 : 0SPY	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Youngbuck
2019-09-08	2	LEC 2019 Summer Playoffs	2 : 3⁠⁠G2	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Youngbuck
2019-08-17	2	LEC 2019 Summer	14 - 4⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, MagiFelix, Rekkles, Hylissang, Youngbuck
2019-06-29	1	Rift Rivals 2019 NA-EU	3 : 1⁠⁠LCS	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Dan, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, YoungBuck

Bwipo 1v1 Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Prize	Team	Last Result
2019-12-07	1	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas		⁠⁠LEC	2 : 1 ⁠⁠ Uzi

Media[edit]

2018
2019
2020

March 27, An Interview with Bwipo - Part 1 by Nick Butts on The Game Haus
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March 27, An interview with Bwipo – Part 1 with Nick Butts on The Game Haus
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March 29, An Interview with Bwipo - Part 2 by Nick Butts on The Game Haus
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March 29, An interview with Bwipo – Part 2 with Nick Butts on The Game Haus
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April 4, PLAY SWAIN LIKE BWIPO AND SOAZ by Shea "Eclipse" McCracken on LoL Esports
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April 10, Bwipo: "From what I've seen, we were considering starting me regardless of what happened to sOAZ." with Renato "Shakarez" Perdigão on Blitz Esports
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May 12, Fnatic Bwipo: "There's a high chance sOAZ will play if I continue performing this badly." with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Inven Global
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May 14, FNC Bwipo: "Even in the games we lost, I feel like we could have won those games, we could have been the 7-0 team right now" with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
e
May 24, Bwipo says he'll be competing with Soaz for the starting spot in Summer Split with , and on Travis Gafford
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June 15, Exclusive Q&A with Bwipo of Fnatic (Greek) with Rigas on CowboyTV
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July 2, Bwipo: "After the rework, Aatrox is not a champion anymore. He needs buffs fast." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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July 6, Bwipo: "TL are nice, I dont want to trashtalk them too hard. We already kicked them out of MSI." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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July 9, FNC Bwipo Compares NA Trash Talk To EU: "In EU, it is more like 'You dirty inter' (laughs)." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
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July 26, Bwipo: "There are OP SoloQ Champions that have a place in competitive - but no one can play them." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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August 29, Sneak Peek: Rekkles or Bwipo? by LoL Esports on YouTube
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September 5, Bwipo: "We’re not a team that has the intention of only getting out of Groups at Worlds.” with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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September 6, YoungBuck on boosting Fnatic's mentality: "I've been saying this for weeks: we're going to win Worlds." with Adel Chouadria on Cybersport
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October 11, FNC Bwipo: "NA, right now, is struggling to play their own style. While on the other hand, EU is playing really well by going with their own style." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
e
October 17, FNC Bwipo: "I dedicate that Ornn game to Letme" with bccc on Score.gg
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October 23, Fnatic Bwipo on his first game ever at worlds and getting subbed in for Soaz with Ovilee May on ESPN Esports
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October 24, Bwipo on how Fnatic expects to beat Cloud9 with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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January 27, League of Legends: Bwipo says Fnatic 'hit an all-time low' by Adel Chouadria on ESPN
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February 2, Bwipo goes in-depth on Fnatic's struggles after their first win in the LEC with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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February 24, Bwipo on being unhappy with his current role & their comeback for the LEC playoffs with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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February 28, Bwipo talks Fnatic's game against Team Vitality, the pressure of conceding lanes, Fnatic’s ‘identity’ and more. with Adel Chouadria on Inven Global
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March 13, Bwipo on Fnatic's comeback, the new patch, and what we can expect for playoffs with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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March 16, Bwipo on a smurfing Broxah, the base race against G2, and making the LEC playoffs with Alexandre Weber on The Shotcaller
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April 20, Bwipo reflecting on his LEC Split and the semifinals versus Origen with Alexander Hugo on The Shotcaller
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June 20, Bwipo reflects on his Spring Split, Hopes vs G2, Moving in together with his girlfriend with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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June 22, Bwipo and Broxah on their synergy, learnings from Worlds 2018, and the 2019 LEC Summer Split with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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June 28, FNC Bwipo: "I kind of got my life together between spring and summer." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
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July 1, Bwipo on skill gap between EU and NA: "EU brings way more pressure in the game." with Brian Chang on Upcomer
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July 2, "I feel like TL is the only team that had a reliable game plan" Bwipo says in regards to NA teams with Choi "Locodoco" Yoon-seop on YouTube
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August 12, Bwipo on Garen + Yuumi Botlane and why he loves playing G2 with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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August 15, Bouncing Back by Bwipo & Adel Chouadria on The Player's Lobby
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September 9, Bwipo reflecting on the Bo5 against G2, looking forward to the Gauntlet and Worlds with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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September 17, Fnatic star Bwipo declares no team at Worlds will be 'invincible' by Isaac McIntyre on Dexerto
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October 19, [Worlds 2019] FNC Bwipo: "We just need to make sure we have the right champions to play a favorable 5v5." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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December 7, [All-Star 2019] Bwipo: "I told [Fnatic]: You can go with this lineup, if you're confident that you can find a coach that can wield the fire you're playing with." with Tom Matthiesen & Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
e
December 10, Bwipo understands why EU pros move to NA and compete in LCS with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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February 4, Fnatic Bwipo talks about the roster changes, team performance, Sett and Bwipodad: "He is higher elo than me in my main account" with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
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April 14, Fnatic Bwipo explains how playing the LEC online affects matches, benefiting teams like MAD Lions with Tom Matthiesen on Inven Global
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April 17, Beyond The Roster Change: Why We Are Thriving by Gabriël "Bwipo" Rau & Adel Chouadria on The Players' Lobby
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June 13, Bwipo: “Everyone is Very Good at Every Meta So Far” with Tom Matthiesen on Hotspawn
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July 25, Bwipo talks Summer Split learning lessons, state of the league, and LEC at Worlds by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
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July 29, Fnatic Bwipo: "Don't ever make yourself believe that you aren't good enough" with Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
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August 20, FNC Bwipo on what DRIVES him to go to 2020 Worlds, Fnatic's playoffs with Korizon Esports on YouTube
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August 23, Bwipo says G2 and Fnatic’s matchup will be a “clash between Caps’ picks [and] Selfmade’s picks” by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
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October 3, [Worlds 2020] FNC Bwipo: "If you took the nameplate off, you would still be able to tell it was Bwipo’s Volibear" with Nick Geracie & Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
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October 4, Bwipo talks Ornn and the Jungle meta at Worlds 2020 with Arda Ocal on YouTube
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2020-10-10	Worlds 2020 Main Event	FNC vs TSM	Link
2020-10-03	Worlds 2020 Main Event	TSM vs FNC	Link
2020-06-12	LEC 2020 Summer	MSF vs FNC	Link
2020-03-21	LEC 2020 Spring	FNC vs RGE	Link
2019-12-08	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas	LEC vs LPL	Link
2019-12-08	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas	TFT vs TFT	Link
2019-12-08	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas	LPL vs LEC	Link
2019-12-06	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas	BLUE vs RED	Link
2019-09-15	LEC 2019 Regional Finals	FNC vs SPY	Link
2019-08-17	LEC 2019 Summer	FNC vs RGE	Link
2019-07-27	LEC 2019 Summer	OG vs FNC	Link
2019-06-27	Rift Rivals 2019 NA-EU	C9 vs FNC	Link
2019-06-22	LEC 2019 Summer	FNC vs XL	Link
2019-06-07	LEC 2019 Summer	FNC vs SK	Link
2019-04-05	LEC 2019 Spring Playoffs	FNC vs SPY	Link
2019-03-16	LEC 2019 Spring	SPY vs FNC	Link
2019-03-09	LEC 2019 Spring	XL vs FNC	Link
2019-02-15	LEC 2019 Spring	FNC vs SPY	Link
2019-02-01	LEC 2019 Spring	RGE vs FNC	Link
2018-10-28	Worlds 2018 Main Event	C9 vs FNC	Link
2018-10-13	Worlds 2018 Main Event	GRX vs FNC	Link
2018-08-11	EU LCS 2018 Summer	FNC vs SPY	Link
2018-08-04	EU LCS 2018 Summer	G2 vs FNC	Link
2018-07-05	Rift Rivals 2018 NA-EU	FNC vs FOX	Link