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: Robert Chase; 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	; ⁠⁠Copenhagen Wolves
Nov 2013 - Nov 2014	; ⁠⁠Fnatic
Nov 2014 - Jan 2015	; ⁠⁠Alliance
Jan 2015 - May 2015	; ⁠⁠Elements
May 2015 - Present	; ⁠⁠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	Team	Vs	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		Roster
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
2019-04-13	3	LEC 2019 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3OG	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, YoungBuck
2019-03-16	3	LEC 2019 Spring	11 - 7⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FNC	Bwipo, Broxah, Nemesis, Rekkles, Hylissang, YoungBuck
2018-11-03	2	Worlds 2018	0 : 3⁠⁠iG	⁠⁠FNC	sOAZ, Bwipo, Broxah, Caps, Rekkles, Hylissang, Dylan Falco
2018-09-09	1	EU LCS 2018 Summer Playoffs	3 : 1S04	⁠⁠FNC	sOAZ, Bwipo, Broxah, Caps, Rekkles, Hylissang, Dylan Falco

Rekkles 1v1 Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Prize	Team	Last Result
2017-12-10	5 - 8	All-Star 2017 Los Angeles		⁠⁠NA LCS	0 : 1 ⁠⁠ PraY
2016-12-11	9 - 16	All-Star 2016 Barcelona		⁠⁠Ice	0 : 1 ⁠⁠ Smeb
2015-12-13	9 - 16	All-Star 2015 Los Angeles		⁠⁠Ice	0 : 1 ⁠⁠ Doublelift

Media[edit]

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

November 30, IPL5 Fnatic Reckkless Backstage Interview (video) with , and on IGN ProLeague
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December 1, Rekkles talks about beating TPA and Doublelift should talk less (video) with , and on Gamespot
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December 5, Rekkles - Current ADc for FnaticRC - AMA with , and on Reddit
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December 9, THOR: Rekkles at the hotel (video) with , and on Fnatic
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December 14, Fnatic Rekkles interviewed at IEM Cologne (video) with , and on SK Gaming
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January 18, in2LOL Interviews Rekkles with , and on in2LOL
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June 15, Dreamhack Summer 2013 - Interview with Rekkles (video) with , and on fnatic
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July 20, Rekkles: "I think fnatic were panicking a bit." with , and on SK Gaming
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August 21, Rekkles and Copenhagen Wolves Narrowly Escape Semi Final (video) with , and on GameSpot
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September 12, Winamax Presents: A chat with Rekkles (video) with , and on Fnatic
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September 14, Dreamhack Bucharest: Interview with Fnatic Rekkles (video) with , and on SK Gaming
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September 15, DHB2013: Interview with Rekkles (video) with , and on Fnatic
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September 29, Videogame Champ, Past His Prime At 28, Grooms Next Screen Jocks with , and on Wall Street Journal
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November 24, Rekkles talks Fnatic's game against CLG and his thoughts on Doublelift (video) with , and on onGamers
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March 15, Rekkles Before Fnatic's Rivalry Match Against Cloud 9 (video) with , and on onGamers
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August 29, Rekkles on practicing in NA, bootcamping in Korea, Worlds (video) with , and on onGamers
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September 23, Rekkles on the ”group of death” in Worlds: Better to get a tough start [http://esport.aftonbladet.se/lol/rekkles-om-dodens-grupp-i-worlds/ (Swedish)] with , and on Aftonbladet
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September 26, FNC Rekkles Interview (Video) with , and on onGamers
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September 28, FNC Rekkles / SSB Deft Interivew (Video) with , and on OGN Global
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December 6, Alliance's Rekkles Interview - Competing in his first tournament (video) with , and on ESL
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December 15, Rekkles VLOG - a blast from the past by , and on Rekkles
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December 18, Thorin's Thoughts - The Inconvenient Rekkles Riddle (LoL) by , and on Thorin
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December 30, Alliance Rekkles - AMA with , and on reddit
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January 21, 5 Players to watch in 2015 LCS Spring Split by , and on Azubu
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May 14, Rekkles and a better Fnatic by , and on theScore esports
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May 28, Player Spotlight: Rekkles Returns by , and on LoL Esports
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June 20, Interview with Rekkles with , and on Summoners Inn
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July 8, Rekkles talks trust, "blood to be spilled" in Origen rematch with , and on LoL Esports
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October 16, Rekkles: There Is No Favorite with , and on Fnatic
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October 17, Rekkles on taking on EDG, facing Deft and the mental impact of Game 2 with , and on The Score
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October 18, Rekkles on FNC's Match vs EDG + "KT and KOO Are Equally Good" with , and on Gamespot
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October 25, Rekkles on Fnatic's semifinal preparation, facing the KOO Tigers and playing in best-of-fives with , and on The Score
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December 11, Rekkles: "I offered Niels the opportunity to play 50 percent of my games" with , and on The Score
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December 11, All-Star 2015: Intervju med Rekkles (med hälsning till fansen) with , and on Fragbite
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December 12, Rekkles on NA Solo Queue, Doublelift 1v1 , And "I'm Quite Sure Many of Us Are Here to Win" with , and on onGamers
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February 3, Rekkles on shotcalling: 'It's a fall I'm ready to take if it would...pay off for the team' with , and on The Score
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February 4, EU LCS: Rekkles Fnatic Interview with , and on SPORT1
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February 12, Rekkles on Klaj: 'He has this map awareness that perhaps YellOwStaR had as well' with , and on The Score
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February 23, Rekkles on the current meta: 'Whoever has the tempo has the control of the game' with , and on The Score
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March 26, Rekkles: With great power, comes great responsibility! by Fitnerdation on Fnatic
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June 3, Rekkles on YellOwStaR's return: 'It just feels super natural between us' with , and on The Score
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July 18, Rekkles on Kikis joining FNC:'Gamsu didn't really have the same drive as everyone else on the team' with , and on The Score
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September 7, Legends Rising Season 2: Episode 1 - Spring by , and on LoL Esports
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September 10, Legends Rising Season 2: Episode 2 - All In by , and on LoL Esports
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September 14, Legends Rising Season 2: Episode 3 - Revolver by , and on LoL Esports
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September 17, Legends Rising Season 2: Episode 4 - Endurance by , and on LoL Esports
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September 21, Legends Rising Season 2: Episode 5 - Contender by , and on LoL Esports
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September 24, Legends Rising Season 2: Episode 6 - Fighting by , and on LoL Esports
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December 9, Rekkles: ‘It was an interesting experience laning against the Rush Hour duo’ with , and on Yahoo!
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December 9, Rekkles: "I've already told Caps that he should be careful" with , and on Sport1
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December 9, Jankos at All-Stars press conference: 'It's not about how good I am right now, it's about how good I can be' with , and on theScore Esports
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March 1, Player Spotlight: Rekkles with , and on LoL Esports
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June 16, Rekkles in 59 seconds by , and on theScore esports
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July 11, The Story of Rekkles: The Swedish Superman by , and on theScore esports
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October 12, Fnatic Rekkles: "Honestly, I don’t know how to put it in words. It is such a special day for us" with , and on Inven Global
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October 16, Rekkles says, 'It's gonna be a miracle if we make it out' but he hasn't given up with , and on Travis Gafford
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October 17, Eyes on Worlds: Episode 2 (2017) by , and on LoL Esports
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November 1, Fnatic makes it out of groups! with Christopher Pollock on chhopsky
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November 10, My picks for the 2017 EU LCS All-Star team by Thomas Baker on The Game Haus
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December 7, BFF Challenge - WHAT TILTS REKKLES THE MOST?! (ft. Rekkles & Jesiz) with Gaston Perez and Ella Pravetz on Fnatic
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December 8, Rekkles reveals solo Korean boot-camp trip, why he chose Fnatic after considering TSM and LPL teams with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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December 22, The Top 10 League of Legends Player Storylines of 2017 by theScore Esports on theScore Esports
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January 10, Life of Legends: Perspectives - Episode 3: The Captain by , and on Fnatic
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January 20, Postgame Interview FNC vs. SPY EU LCS Spring 2018 wk 1 day 1 with Piratechnics on LoL Esports
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April 10, Aphromoo and Rekkles – What it takes to be MVP by Nick Butts on The Game Haus
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April 23, (Unfiltered Interview) Rekkles Ranks ADC Players Worldwide From Best To Worst. with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok, Byungho "Haao" Kim, , and James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
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May 11, Rekkles's emotions and thoughts after Fnatic's disappointing day one at MSI 2018 with , and on Travis Gafford
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May 11, Doublelift interrupted by Rekkles while talking Team Liquid's bad MSI start with , and on Travis Gafford
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May 12, FNC Rekkles: "I think so far it looks like Caps is the best mid laner there is in this tournament." with Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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May 17, Doublelift and Rekkles chat together - life as an ADC, how long they'll play, and much more with , and on Travis Gafford
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July 9, Rekkles: why he benched HIMSELF, NA's impending ADC doom, and more with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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July 12, Doublelift, Rekkles, Perkz eat crab, talk life and death of MARKSMEN with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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August 29, Sneak Peek: Rekkles or Bwipo? by LoL Esports on YouTube
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August 31, Fnatic coach Dylan Falco: "Rekkles is one of the most disciplined and hard-working players I've coached." with Adel Chouadria on Cybersport
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September 30, Are Rekkles’ best days behind him? by Xing Li on Dot Esports
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October 11, Rekkles on which LCS teams will escape groups and why he grew a beard with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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October 17, Rekkles: We are going to make World Finals with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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October 22, Rekkles after quarters: 'I don't care who we beat in finals, I just care about lifting the trophy' with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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October 25, Almost Winners by Kien Lam on LoL Esports
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February 8, Rekkles on Caps leaving Fnatic: “I’m not salty anymore. After seeing which problems we have now… it seems like he just wanted to win” by Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
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March 13, Rekkles reveals that Fnatic has never scrimmed against G2 Esports by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
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June 26, Rekkles reveals that some NA teams are refusing to scrim EU at Rift Rivals with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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July 3, Rekkles talks Rift Rivals, Teamfight Tactics, and his plans to stream more with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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August 12, Rekkles: “People complain about my champ pool, so it feels good to show off other picks" by Isaac McIntyre on Upcomer
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September 24, Rekkles on Fnatic's Worlds group: "It’s so unbalanced. SKT, RNG, and us, we’re probably top five in the tournament" by Isaac McIntyre on Dexerto
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October 22, REKKLES interview: why he's not concerned about PERKZ stealing DOUBLELIFT from him with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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November 13, Rekkles says benching himself was his “proudest moment” on Fnatic: "I knew it was the right choice." by Isaac McIntyre on Dexerto
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2020-07-18	LEC 2020 Summer	VIT⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠FNC	Link
2020-07-03	LEC 2020 Summer	FNC⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠SK	Link
2020-06-13	LEC 2020 Summer	FNC⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠VIT	Link
2020-03-20	LEC 2020 Spring	XL⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠FNC	Link
2020-01-25	LEC 2020 Spring	MSF⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠FNC	Link
2019-10-19	Worlds 2019 Main Event	FNC⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠RNG	Link
2019-06-27	Rift Rivals 2019 NA-EU	TL⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠FNC	Link
2019-03-01	LEC 2019 Spring	FNC⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠S04	Link
2018-10-21	Worlds 2018 Main Event	FNC⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠EDG	Link
2018-09-09	EU LCS 2018 Summer Playoffs	FNC⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠S04	Link
2018-08-10	EU LCS 2018 Summer	FNC⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠GIA	Link
2018-01-19	EU LCS 2018 Spring	FNC⁠⁠ vs ⁠⁠SPY	Link