On January 20th, the match between the German team SK Gaming and G2 took place in League of Legends. The German mid laner Steven “RKR” Chen fought his way back into the SK Gaming team of the professional league LEC after waiting two years for the opportunity. However, he faced the highest-paid and probably strongest player in Europe, Martin Caps
Winther. The 23-year-old surely had a different expectation for his first games in the league.
This is RKR: The German mid laner RKR was previously known as “Reeker”; he debuted in the LEC back in November 2021 with the Spanish team MAD Lions. At that time, he was 20 years old. However, he was sorted out in Spain after just one split and put on the bench (via oneesports).
Reeker then played for 2 years on the academy team of Team BDS and fought his way back into the roster of a professional team. He started the 2025 season now as a mid laner for SK Gaming. Here he takes over the spot of the 26-year-old Belgian Nisqy: he currently has no team, and it was rumored he might move to the USA. Currently, the fate of Nisqy is still uncertain.
In the 3rd game of the season, RKR and SK Gaming faced the champions G2 Esports.
Defeat in 28 minutes against a superior team
How did the match go? It went really badly for RKR. While the German played Yone, his opponent Caps played the currently popular mage Viktor. Caps is considered the highest-paid and also strongest player of the LEC.
After just 28 minutes, the game was over:
- RKR had no kills, 5 deaths, and 3 assists.
- Caps had 11 kills, no deaths, and 7 assists.
G2 celebrated Caps in the game against SK Gaming:
This is being discussed: The first matches of a season serve as an evaluation in the league. First, everyone checks where each team stands. But reddit is already merciless.
About SK Gaming, it’s said that the team plays aimlessly, and the solo lanes are too weak.
They have now replaced the head of the team, Nisqy, with a player with very little experience – clearly referring to RKR.
Specifically, the German mid laner is criticized as a weakness of the team. In contrast, the German player at G2, top laner Broken Blade, is explicitly praised: he was the secret MVP of the game. Caps certainly got the kills, but Broken Blade played perfectly.
German team loses first 3 games in LoL, sits at the bottom place
Where do the teams stand right now? SK Gaming has lost all its first 3 games in the league and is at the bottom of the league with 0-3.
G2 is also only doing mediocre with a 1-2 record, having already lost to Karmine Corp and BDS.
In 1st place is an interesting mix with GaintX
. They have signed the former bot lane of Fnatic. These are two South Koreans. Additionally, there are two Turks and the Czech mid laner Jackies on the team. The mid laner is also the only one who has been with Team GiantX for a little longer.
This is behind it: It is a nightmare for RKR to fight back into the league for 2 years and then start the season with 3 defeats and face the title favorite so early on. The game against G2 should be quickly forgotten, and new challenges should be addressed.
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