After a few days of uncertainty, it is now official. Martin “Rekkles” Larsson is switching from Fnatic to the team’s biggest competitor: G2 Esports. This creates something like a European super team in League of Legends. Because G2 has now acquired the 2 best players from the competitor: ADC Rekkles and Midlaner Caps.
What happened? The ADC Rekkles did not renew his contract with Fnatic. He had been part of and the face of the team since 2015. Shortly thereafter, rumors began circulating that he could switch to the European rival G2 Esports.
They had a spot open after the transfer of PerkZ to America was completed – rumors say it was for 5 million dollars.
As of today, November 20th, it is officially confirmed: Rekkles is going to G2. The team has already shared a video introducing him on Twitter:
G2 Esports – New Super Team with Chances for the World Championship?
What makes the transfer so interesting? G2 Esports had Luka “Perkz” Perković, a trained Midlaner, who was among the best in this position. However, in 2018 Rasmus “Caps” Borregaard Winther, the former Midlaner from Fnatic, joined G2, forcing PerkZ to take on the ADC role.
Although Perkz adapted well to his new position in the bot lane, he was not considered among the absolute top players there.
Rekkles, on the other hand, is considered by many to be the best ADC in the West:
- He is seen as a very consistent player. While other players perform great in some matches and poorly in others, he usually wins his lane.
- With a KDA of 7.0, he was the best ADC in the LEC in Summer 2020. In second place is the German Upset from Origen with a KDA of 5.9.
With Rekkles as an addition, G2 Esports could take a dominant role in the European league and possibly shine at the Worlds as well.
In addition to Rekkles, G2 Esports also benefits from the current Pre-Season 11, where Tank Junglers are becoming popular again. This helps Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski. He struggled with Carry Junglers at the Worlds 2020 compared to the Korean and Chinese teams.
The second superstar leaves Fnatic for G2
The twist in this transfer is: G2 and Fnatic were on equal footing in European League of Legends until around 2018. Between 2015 and 2018, Fnatic won 4 championships – G2 won the other 4.
As recently as 2018, Fnatic dominated the LEC and became champions in both splits.
But before 2019, Caps switched from Fnatic to G2, and G2 won the next 4 championships in a row.
Now with Rekkles, the second star player from Fnatic is joining the samurais of G2.
Where could there be problems? Rekkles and support Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov were a well-coordinated duo on the bot lane at Fnatic. They played together since 2017 and were in sync.
This allowed Hylissang to leave the lane from time to time, roam and pose threats in other positions – at least as long as Rekkles didn’t lose against his opponents.
However, he has already played with his new lane partner Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle during the off-season. Perhaps they will harmonize as well in the future as the old Fnatic bot lane.
Whether G2 Esports will truly dominate will be shown in the first matches in January 2021. There, the new season is expected to start with the Spring Split.
A potential champion that Rekkles could bring out is Samira. Jankos, in particular, has not spoken highly of her:
LoL professional criticizes new champ: “Every ADC should play him, he is so OP”
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