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Lore & Background

Originally from Älvängen, near Gothenburg, Rekkles became interested in video games after he injured his cruciate ligament playing football. His competitive career started at age 16 with the teams Playing Ducks and PAH. He was also a substitute player for both Team BLACK and SK Gaming. In November 2012, Rekkles joined Fnatic but was unable to participate in the 2013 EU LCS for their main roster, as he was too young. A secondary Fnatic squad, Fnatic.Beta, was created around him. The team was 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. On 22 November 2013, Rekkles officially retook the starting AD Carry position in Fnatic from puszu, as he was now old enough to participate in the EU LCS. During the 4th season, Rekkles and Fnatic participated in the IEM Season VIII – World Championship, and ended up second place after losing to KT Rolster Bullets during the Grand Finale. At the beginning of 2014 season Spring Split, Rekkles had a great professional debut and was voted game MVP often. They ended the Spring split in 2nd place, losing to SK Gaming, but secured themselves a spot in the Spring Playoffs. The whole team raised their game for the playoffs, and they emerged victorious after a win against Alliance in their semifinals matchup, and against SK Gaming in the Grand Final. Fnatic endured a rocky start during the beginning of the Summer Split. They could not make it into the top 2 until Week 7 of the Split, while their main rivals Alliance were already at considerable distance ahead of them in the race for 1st place. Throughout the games, Rekkles managed to impress with his plays with Lucian and Vayne, picking up the Weekly MVP Award for Week 9.

In Their Own Story

On 24 November 2014, Rekkles joined Alliance as starting AD carry, after many rumours. His first event with Alliance was IEM San Jose. During the IEM, Fnatic ended up in the semifinals, however team lost their match against Cloud9 and placed third after playing against Team SoloMid. During the event, Rekkles was nominated for the MVP award along with PowerOfEvil, Vizicsacsi, Kikis, and Sneaky; however the final vote went to Sneaky. In order to comply with new LCS regulations, Alliance would have to change their name for the upcoming season. On 8 January, it was announced that the team had rebranded as Elements. The Spring Split was not a success for the team as they finished 7th place after making a number of roster changes. Therefore, the team did not make it to the playoffs, however they did qualify for the Summer Split. On 14 May 2015, Rekkles returned to Fnatic. He was a part of the Fnatic roster that managed to finish the regular season with an unbeaten 18–0 record and became the first team to achieve this in League Championship Series history. He won the EU LCS championship after beating Origen, 3–2. In 2018, Fnatic won both the Spring and Summer Split EU LCS championships. In both splits, he secured a spot on the 1st All-Pro Team. He was a part of the team's 2018 World Championship run, where they became the first Western team since Season 1 to advance to the finals. In November 2020, Rekkles' contract in Fnatic had expired. He decided to move on from Fnatic to G2 Esports, where the spot for AD Carry was open after Perkz had left the team to play in the LCS. At the beginning of the Spring Season of the League of Legends European Championship, a song dedicated to Rekkles titled Reckless with my heart was released by the LEC casters. The single is about Rekkles abandoning Fnatic, where he was a long time veteran, to join G2 Esports. After a poor 2021 season, G2 Esports' CEO Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez placed Rekkles on the buyout market. His buyout price was listed at €1.5 million. Rekkles settled in the European regional league LFL with team Karmine Corp. While playing in the LFL in his first split he finished 3rd and won the EU Masters tournament. However, in the following split, Karmine Corp finished 6th in the LFL, unable to qualify for the EU Masters Summer tournament. After spending one year on the ERL scene with Karmine Corp, Rekkles returned to the LEC. On 15 December 2022, he officially signed with Fnatic, where he had previously played twice. During the Spring split, on 26 March 2023, Rekkles reached his 500th game in the LEC. After finishing 9th in the Winter Split and 8th in the Spring Split, Rekkles announces his decision to roleswap from AD Carry to Support. Following this roleswap, Fnatic benched Rekkles. After less than 1 year in the LEC, he moved to T1 Esports Academy and became the first high profile player from the west to play in the Korean league. On 11 December 2023, T1 officially announced Esports Academy with Dal – Guwon – Poby – Smash – Rekkles, Cloud as substitutive support and GBM as head coach to play in the LCK Challengers League. Rekkles' debut match in the LCK CL broke the viewing record. Rekkles was with T1 as a substitute at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship, which T1 won. However, he did not play any games during the tournament, therefore it is not counted as his achievement. In November 2024, popular streamer Caedrel announced that he would be starting a professional team called "Los Ratones," serving as head coach. Rekkles would join the roster consisting of toplaner Simon "Thebausffs" Hofverberg, jungler Veljko "Velja" Čamdžić, midlaner Tim "Nemesis" Lipovšek and ADC Juš "Crownie" Marušič. The team went on to win the second season of the NNO Cup in 2024, the 2025 Winter Split of the Northern League of Legends Championship, and the EMEA Masters Winter Split in the same year. The team was also featured in the second edition of Red Bull League of Its Own at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. In the event, Los Ratones emerged victorious against 2024 World Champions T1 in a showmatch, which featured Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok. As part of Los Ratones, Rekkles would win three consecutive splits in the NLC, as well as EMEA Masters Winter and Spring. Their EMEA Masters success qualified Los Ratones to compete in the LEC for the LEC Versus tournament in the winter of 2026, marking Rekkles' return to tier one competition for the first time since being benched by Fnatic. Los Ratones failed to qualify for the LEC Versus playoffs on tiebreakers after a 5-6 record and later disbanded. 4 of the 5 members of the Los Ratones project, including Rekkles, would form the team "Witchcraft" to compete in the EMEA Masters Winter Split afterwards.

Reader's Guide

Rekkles' career is defined by his longevity and adaptability across multiple teams and roles. Starting as a teenage prodigy on Fnatic, he was forced to wait until he was old enough to play in the EU LCS, spending time on Fnatic.Beta and Copenhagen Wolves. His first LEC title came in Spring 2014 with Fnatic. After a brief stint with Alliance/Elements, he returned to Fnatic and was part of the historic 18–0 regular season in Summer 2015. He reached the peak of his career in 2018, winning both LEC splits and advancing to the World Championship finals, the first Western team to do so since Season 1. After a move to G2 Esports in 2021 that did not go as planned, he dropped down to the ERL scene with Karmine Corp, winning an EMEA Masters title. He returned to Fnatic in 2023 but after poor splits, roleswapped to Support and was benched. He then made a groundbreaking move to T1 Esports Academy in Korea, becoming the first high-profile Western player in the LCK Challengers League. He was a stand-in for T1's 2024 World Championship win. In 2024, he joined the streamer-led project Los Ratones, winning multiple NLC and EMEA Masters titles, and later formed the team Witchcraft. Key moments include his 500th LEC game on 26 March 2023, his buyout price of €1.5 million from G2, and his debut match in the LCK CL breaking the viewing record.

Did You Know?

• Rekkles is the European player with the most pentakills in the LEC, with 10.
• He was the first player to reach both 1,000 and 2,000 kills in the LEC.
• He was a stand-in for T1's 2024 World Championship win, though he did not play any games.
• His buyout price from G2 Esports was listed at €1.5 million.
• He became the first high-profile Western player to play in the Korean league when he joined T1 Esports Academy.