Rekkles

Rekkles
Rekkles
Background Information
Name	Martin Larsson
Country of Birth	Sweden
Birthday	September 20, 1996 (age 23)
Residency	EU Europe
Competitive
Team	Fnatic
Role	Bot Laner
Favorite Champs
Soloqueue IDs	EUW: Spencer Reid, AHgLNY7TBu, HHAZMEMF, IlIIlIIIlIIlI; KR: EnNopp112, FNC 레클레스
Social Media & Links
Team History
May 2012 - Jun 2012	Playing Ducks
Nov 2012 - Dec 2012	Fnatic
Dec 2012 - Apr 2013	Fnatic.Beta
May 2013 - Jun 2013	PrideFC
Jun 2013 - Sep 2013	S Copenhagen Wolves
Nov 2013 - Nov 2014	Fnatic
Nov 2014 - Jan 2015	Alliance
Jan 2015 - May 2015	Elements
May 2015 - Present	Fnatic

Martin "Rekkles" (▶️ listen) Larsson is a League of Legends esports player, currently bot laner for Fnatic.

Biography[edit]

Season 2[edit]

Rekkles started playing competitive League of Legends in 2012, playing for Playing Ducks and PAH, whilst also subbing for both Team BLACK and SK Gaming. During this time, even at such a young age, Rekkles had the chance to play against teams of an especially high standard. In November 2012, he joined Fnatic as their starting AD Carry.

Season 3[edit]

Rekkles' young age had limited him however, preventing him from being able to play in the 2013 EU LCS for Fnatic.

As he was unable to play in the LCS, Fnatic.Beta (a secondary Fnatic squad) was created around him. However the team disbanded after a few months. In May 2013 he started playing together with YoungBuck, Shook v2, cowTard, and Unlimited as PrideFC, and after the team got signed by Copenhagen Wolves, he agreed to continue playing with them as a stand-in. Together, he and Fnatic decided that it would be best for him to rejoin the roster in the 2014 Season, as he was not eligible to play until after the group stage.^[6]

On November 22, 2013, Rekkles officially retook the starting AD Carry position from puszu.^[7]

2014 Season[edit]

Rekkles and Fnatic started off their season at the IEM Season VIII - World Championship. The team came 2nd, losing to KT Rolster Bullets in the Grand Final.

The Spring Split went relatively well for the team. Rekkles' very first week playing in the Spring Split saw him take the prize of weekly MVP as Fnatic won each of their 4 superweek games, mainly due to his performances on Jinx. Fnatic ended the split in 2nd place behind SK Gaming, securing themselves a place in the Spring Playoffs. The whole team raised their game for the playoffs, and they emerged victorious after a win against Alliance in their semifinal matchup, and against SK Gaming in the Grand Final.

Due to Fnatic's performance in the Spring Playoffs, they had qualified to compete at All-Star Paris 2014, along with other regional winners from around the world. The team made it to the semifinals of the tournament, losing to the world champions at the time, SK Telecom T1 K.

The start of the Summer Split was shaky for Rekkles and the team. Fnatic could not break into the top 2 until Week 7 of the split, at which point their main rivals Alliance were already a considerable distance ahead of them in the race for 1st place. Rekkles managed to impress with his Lucian and Vayne throughout, picking up the Weekly MVP Award for Week 9, though Fnatic could only manage a 2nd place finish. The team aimed to put the split behind them and focus on the Summer Playoffs. A close-fought win over ROCCAT in the semifinal meant that Rekkles and the team would face Alliance in the final. The match ended in defeat for Fnatic, but the playoffs saw the team seal their qualification for the 2014 Season World Championship.

Fnatic were placed with Group C along with LMQ, OMG and Samsung Blue. Fnatic only managed 2 wins in their group, meaning that Rekkles and the team did not progress to the knockout stage.

2015 Season[edit]

On November 24, 2014, Rekkles officially joined Alliance as starting AD carry, after long-standing rumors that the move was going to happen. ^[8]^[9] His first event with Alliance was IEM San Jose. Seeded directly into the semifinals, Rekkles and the team lost their matchup to Cloud9 and tied for third place with Team SoloMid. Rekkles was nominated for the MVP award along with PowerOfEvil, Vizicsacsi, Kikis, and Sneaky but lost the vote to Sneaky.

In order to comply with new LCS regulations, Alliance would have to change their name for the upcoming season. On January 8, it was announced that the team had rebranded as Elements.^[10] The Spring Split itself was not a success for the team, finishing in 7th place after making a number of roster changes. This meant that the team would not go to playoffs, but would qualify for the Summer Split.

On May 14, Rekkles rejoined Fnatic.^[11] The team went into the Summer Season with confidence running high after their performance on the international stage at the 2015 Mid-Season Invitational, with Steeelback on the roster, before Rekkles rejoined the team. Fnatic managed to finish the regular season with a perfect, unbeaten 18-0 record - and became the first team to achieve this in League Championship Series history. This meant a 1st place regular season finish for the team and a bye to the semifinals of the Summer Playoffs. Fnatic went on to win the playoffs, beating Origen 3-2 in a tight final. This qualified the team for the 2015 World Championship, where they would compete as Europe's #1 seed.

At the 2015 World Championship, Fnatic were seeded into Group B along with ahq e-Sports Club, Invictus Gaming, and Cloud9. They picked up 4 wins in the group, going unbeaten in the 2nd week of group stage games, thanks in part to Rekkles' Kennen pick, meaning they would advance to the knockout stage of the tournament. In the quarterfinals, Fnatic beat EDward Gaming 3-0 before suffering a 3-0 loss to KOO Tigers in the semifinals, putting an end to their campaign.

2016 Season[edit]

At the start of the season, Fnatic were voted to play at IEM Season X - Cologne. They fielded a roster including Rekkles and Febiven from their 2015 roster along with new members Gamsu, Spirit, and NoXiAK. The team had a bye to the semifinals, but were beaten at this stage by Qiao Gu Reapers. Despite being only in fifth place in the EU LCS split at the time of the tournament, Fnatic were invited to IEM Katowice due to their previous season's success. There, they had a surprisingly strong run, finishing in second place behind SK Telecom. Despite his only being played one time in premier-region play prior to Katowice (by Sneaky on Cloud9 in North America), Rekkles played Jhin in 5 out of Fnatic's 6 wins, not dropping a single game on the champion.

Trivia[edit]

Rekkles is known to eat cereal before every game.
Chinese fans call him “欧洲成哥”, which stands for "European WeiXiao" or more directly "European Brother Chen". Since they were the best ad carries back in 2012.^[12]
He was a very talented footballer (soccer) but injured his leg at the age of 14, which is when he picked up League of Legends for the first time.
Rekkles' favorite quote is "You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don't take." by Wayne Gretzky. It has inspired him in everything he does.
One of the youngest players ever to play in competitive play.
Favorite champions are Vayne and Kennen.^[13]
Rekkles is tied for most kills in a single Split (2014 Summer Split) and also least deaths in a single split (2014 Summer Split)
When Alliance bootcamped in North America in preparation for IEM San Jose, Rekkles was the first member of his team to reach Challenger in soloqueue, reaching it with a 68-13 record.^[14]
Has a good relationship with Shook from playing together in Copenhagen Wolves
Due to stress, Rekkles began smoking during Season 4, but quit the habit at the end of the season.
On February 18, 2016, became the 4th player in EULCS history to reach 500 kills.
Gave up his All-Star 2018 spot to teammate Broxah.^[15]
Known to be a very emotional player, and sometimes cries onstage after an important game.
Has his arms heavily tattoed, including a tattoo of his summoner name.
Reached 1000 kills in the EU LCS on June 1, 2017.
- The 1st player to reach 1000 kills in the EU LCS.
- His 1000th kill was on Misfits Gaming in the EU LCS 2017 Summer Split with Tristana.
Reached 1500 kills in the LEC on July 27, 2019.
- The 1st player to reach 1500 kills in the LEC.
- His 1500th kill was on Misfits Gaming in the LEC 2019 Summer Split with Ezreal.

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2020-02-21	EU Europe	LEC 2020 Spring	Ezreal	Bot	W	10/0/7	Link	Link
2019-02-01	EU Europe	LEC 2019 Spring	Kai'Sa	Bot	W	9/1/4	Link	Link
2018-05-18	INT International	MSI 2018 Main Event	Ezreal	Bot	L	7/5/7	Link	Link
2018-04-08	EU Europe	EU LCS 2018 Spring Playoffs	Sivir	Bot	W	6/0/3	Link	Link
2015-08-23	EU Europe	EU LCS 2015 Summer Playoffs	Tristana	Bot	W	13/2/9	Link	Link
2015-08-16	EU Europe	EU LCS 2015 Summer Playoffs	Sivir	Bot	W	9/0/8	Link	Link
2014-09-27	INT International	Worlds 2014	Lucian	Bot	W	18/0/4	Link	Link
2014-07-17	EU Europe	EU LCS 2014 Summer	Vayne	Bot	W	18/0/3	Link	Link
2013-07-25	EU Europe	EUW Week 9	Vayne	Bot	W	14/1/10		Link

Click here for a full list of pentakills by all players.

Tournament Results[edit]

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

Rekkles Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2020-04-19	0020002	LEC 2020 Spring Playoffs	0 : 3G2	FNC	Bwipo, Selfmade, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Mithy
2020-03-28	0020002	LEC 2020 Spring	13 - 5RR	FNC	Bwipo, Selfmade, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Mithy, Aagie
2019-10-26	0050085 - 8	Worlds 2019	1 : 3FPX	FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Youngbuck
2019-09-15	0010001	LEC 2019 Regional Finals	3 : 0SPY	FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Youngbuck
2019-09-08	0020002	LEC 2019 Summer Playoffs	2 : 3G2	FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, Youngbuck
2019-08-17	0020002	LEC 2019 Summer	14 - 4RR	FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, MagiFelix, Rekkles, Hylissang, Youngbuck
2019-06-29	0010001	Rift Rivals 2019 NA-EU	3 : 1LCS	FNC	Bwipo, Dan, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, YoungBuck
2019-04-13	0030003	LEC 2019 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3OG	FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, YoungBuck
2019-03-16	0030003	LEC 2019 Spring	11 - 7RR	FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, YoungBuck
2018-11-03	0020002	Worlds 2018	0 : 3iG	FNC	sOAZ, Bwipo, Broxah, Caps, Rekkles, Hylissang, Dylan Falco

Rekkles 1v1 Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Prize	Team	Last Result
2017-12-10	0050085 - 8	All-Star 2017 Los Angeles		NA LCS	0 : 1 PraY
2016-12-11	0090169 - 16	All-Star 2016 Barcelona		Ice	0 : 1 Smeb
2015-12-13	0090169 - 16	All-Star 2015 Los Angeles		Ice	0 : 1 Doublelift