Bwipo

Bwipo
Bwipo
Background Information
Name	Gabriël Rau
Country of Birth	; Belgium
Birthday	December 24, 1998 (age 25)
Residency	EUEurope
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠Fnatic
Role	; Top Laner
Favorite Champs	; ; ; ;
Soloqueue IDs	EUW: FNC Bwipo; KR: I will trade
Social Media & Links
Team History
Dec 2015 - Feb 2016	; ⁠⁠mCon esports
Mar 2016 - Apr 2016	; ⁠⁠Enigma Esports Benelux
Apr 2016 - Jul 2016	; ⁠⁠Sensei Esports
Jul 2016 - Nov 2017	; ⁠⁠Sector One
Dec 2016 - Feb 2017	; ⁠⁠Dark Passage
Mar 2017 - Apr 2017	; ⁠⁠Veni Vidi Vicí
Jun 2017 - Sep 2017	; ⁠⁠RoX
Jan 2018 - Mar 2018	; ⁠⁠Fnatic
Mar 2018 - Jun 2018	; ⁠⁠Fnatic
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018	; ⁠⁠Fnatic
Aug 2018 - Present	; ⁠⁠Fnatic

A checked version of this page, approved on 20 June 2020, was based on this revision.

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Gabriël "Bwipo" (▶️ listen) Rau is a League of Legends esports player, currently top laner for Fnatic.

Biography[]

Trivia[]

He was born in Bruges and he is half-Brazilian, as his mother and part of his family are from Brazil.^[23]
He was awarded the prize of "Esports PC Rookie of the Year" at the Esports Awards in 2018.^[24]
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.

Tournament Results[]

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

Bwipo Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2024-03-31	2	LCS 2024 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠TL	⁠⁠FLY	Bwipo, Inspired, Jensen, Massu, Busio, Nukeduck, Richard, Arrow
2024-03-10	1	LCS 2024 Spring	10 - 4⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FLY	Bwipo, Inspired, Jensen, Massu, Busio, Nukeduck, Richard
2022-09-04	4	LCS 2022 Championship	2 : 3⁠⁠EG	⁠⁠TL	Bwipo, Santorin, Bjergsen, Hans sama, CoreJJ, Guilhoto, H4xDefender
2022-08-14	3	LCS 2022 Summer	12 - 6⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠TL	Bwipo, Santorin, Bjergsen, Hans sama, CoreJJ, Guilhoto, Kold
2022-04-23	3	LCS 2022 Spring Playoffs	0 : 3⁠⁠EG	⁠⁠TL	Bwipo, Santorin, Bjergsen, Hans Sama, CoreJJ, Guilhoto, Kold
2022-03-27	1	LCS 2022 Spring	14 - 4⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠TL	Bwipo, Santorin, Bjergsen, Hans Sama, Eyla, CoreJJ, Guilhoto, Kold
2022-01-30	1	LCS 2022 Lock In	3 : 0⁠⁠EG	⁠⁠TL	Bwipo, Bradley, Santorin, Bjergsen, Hans sama, Yeon, Eyla, CoreJJ, Guilhoto
2021-10-17	14 - 16	Worlds 2021	1 - 5⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FNC	Adam, Bwipo, Nisqy, BEAN, Hylissang, YamatoCannon
2021-08-29	2	LEC 2021 Summer Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠MAD	⁠⁠FNC	Adam, Bwipo, Nisqy, Upset, Hylissang, YamatoCannon
2021-08-01	5	LEC 2021 Summer	11 - 7⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠FNC	Adam, Bwipo, Nisqy, Upset, Hylissang, YamatoCannon

Bwipo 1v1 Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Prize	Team	Last Result
2022-04-11	33 - 34	CQ 2022 Spring Split 2		⁠⁠TL
2019-12-07	1	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas		⁠⁠LEC	2 : 1 ⁠⁠ Uzi

Media[]

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

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
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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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July 26, No Substitute by , and on The Player's Lobby
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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
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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 Locodoco 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 and 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 Viion 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 and Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
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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 Bwipo and 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 Ashley Kang 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 and 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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January 29, FNC Bwipo on ONE thing Fnatic needs to do post-Rekkles with Ashley Kang on YouTube
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June 12, Bwipo on moving to Jungle: "I'll play any role to win Worlds" with Lara Lunardi on YouTube
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August 20, Bwipo: “Pauses are just as frustrating for us as they are for the enemy” with Tom Matthiesen on Hotspawn
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January 30, TL Bwipo talks win over EG, Lock In play: "Sometimes, playing on feeling a little bit is necessary." with Nick Geracie on Inven Global
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February 4, Bwipo: Why he chose to leave LEC and join Team Liquid with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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March 4, Why Bwipo changed his mind about needing a NEW STYLE with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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April 1, Bwipo's biggest thing stopping TL from the Championship with dGon on YouTube
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June 21, Bwipo: “If something works for me I’m going to keep doing it until they prove me wrong” with PiraTechnics on esports.gg
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July 14, Bwipo: what the League community GETS WRONG about Pro Play with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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August 12, Bwipo talks being on LCS broadcast: “That is a way for me to share very intuitive knowledge about the game. And not only educate, but also help people enjoy the game more” with PiraTechnics on esports.gg
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August 18, Roundtable with players: Nisqy, Zanzarah, Bwipo and Dhokla discuss the Most Improved Player award, the best representatives for EU and NA at Worlds 2022 and more with David on Esportschimp
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September 1, Bwipo predicts how Team Liquid's match vs CLG will go down with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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October 26, BWIPO - O LADO BRASILEIRO DO JOGADOR - 2v1 Podcast #16 with 2v1 Podcast on YouTube
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November 9, A Ruddy Podcast: Powered By The Sack - Bwipo talks ADHD, Learning From Rekkles' Failings and Trust. with DonJake on YouTube
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March 1, ILHA DAS LENDAS ENTREVISTA BWIPO (Portuguese/English) with Ilha das Lendas on YouTube
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2024-03-03	LCS 2024 Spring	FLY vs 100	Link
2024-02-12	LCS 2024 Spring	IMT vs FLY	Link
2024-01-21	LCS 2024 Spring	IMT vs FLY	Link
2022-07-30	LCS 2022 Summer	TSM vs TL	Link
2022-06-18	LCS 2022 Summer	DIG vs TL	Link
2022-03-06	LCS 2022 Spring	IMT vs TL	Link
2022-03-05	LCS 2022 Spring	TL vs 100	Link
2022-02-12	LCS 2022 Spring	TL vs C9	Link
2022-01-28	LCS 2022 Lock In	DIG vs TL	Link
2022-01-16	LCS 2022 Lock In	TL vs CLG	Link
2021-10-17	Worlds 2021 Main Event	FNC vs PSG	Link
2021-07-16	LEC 2021 Summer	FNC vs AST	Link
2021-03-26	LEC 2021 Spring Playoffs	FNC vs SK	Link
2021-03-05	LEC 2021 Spring	FNC vs XL	Link
2021-02-05	LEC 2021 Spring	FNC vs AST	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