Martin “Rekkles” Larsson has been one of the biggest talents as an AD-Carry in League of Legends for years. With Fnatic, he reached the finals of the Worlds in 2018 and also made it to the quarter-finals in 2017 and 2019. Now, however, he is changing roles and will become a Supporter to further develop himself. His team is putting him on the bench for now.
This is the situation regarding Rekkles:
- Rekkles played for the team Fnatic on the Botlane from 2015 to 2020. In 2020, he left the team and joined G2 Esports to form a “superteam”. However, that went horribly wrong.
- In 2021, he joined the French league LFL and played there for Karmine Corp. While the season wasn’t bad, it seems the pro missed the spotlight. Additionally, his team accused him of having “star-like behavior”.
- Before 2023, Fnatic decided to release the German AD-Carry Upset, with whom they had quite a bit of success. They brought Rekkles back into the team but only achieved 9th place (second to last) in the winter split and 8th place in the spring split. Consequently, fans and players were disappointed.
In a video on Twitter, Rekkles announced that he will change his position. He sees the chance for a career boost as a Supporter.
Switch to Support is not surprising
What exactly did Rekkles say? In the video, the pro states that while he is a really good AD-Carry, he has now reached a point where he is not progressing anymore. He has been playing this position for 12 years, and now is the time to change something.
The best step is now to reinvent myself, try something new. And I am sure that I can implement this. […]. The game knowledge is there, the communication is there, frankly, there is no reason why I shouldn’t be able to do this.
Although he still needs to train a lot, especially with melee supporters, he remains optimistic about being able to play as a Supporter at a high level.
LoL is also an essential part of Rekkles’ life. In tears, he shared in March that there isn’t much in his life besides the game.
Is the decision surprising? Not really, as Rekkles has been experimenting with supporters in the past.
In January 2023, there were already rumors that Rekkles could play as a Supporter alongside Upset. Allegedly, the MAD Lions were also interested in Rekkles as a Supporter at the beginning of 2023 (via Summoners-Inn).
It is also not unusual for an AD-Carry to switch to a Supporter role. The pro Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen has also played for years on the Botlane for teams like G2 Esports and TSM. Since May 2022, he has been the Supporter for Cloud9 and even became a champion with the team.
The LoL legend Faker, however, has played his whole life in the Midlane and has done so very successfully:
Rekkles will not play as a Supporter for Fnatic for now
How does his team react to this? Fnatic is looking for a new AD-Carry, who is supposed to join in the “next weeks”. Furthermore, it is said that they support Rekkles in his decision to want to play Support now.
However, he will not be in the starting lineup for the new season (via Twitter). Whether Rekkles will be content with a spot on the bench for the time being or will switch teams is still unknown.
2023 has already brought some surprises for the European LoL community. For example, a team won the Spring Split that no one really had on their radar:
