The 23-year-old Dane Rasmus “Caps” Borregaard has been considered the best midlaner in Europe for several years now, possibly the best player on the continent alongside Perkz in League of Legends. After mixed playoffs, there is a big tournament ahead with MSI 2023, and the Dane is showing top form. Especially with the snake lady Cassiopeia, things are going well. But whether it was a good idea to call himself “Faker Slayer” remains to be seen.
Who is Caps? Some of his admirers say that Caps makes the significant difference that allows Europe to compete with China and South Korea in LoL – but not the USA. He alone has elevated EU to a higher level over the years:
- Caps is a highly talented Dane who, while still very young, made a name for himself as a midlaner at Fnatic for 2 years.
- In 2018, Caps joined G2 Esports, where there was actually no place for him. But his rival, the Croatian Perkz, made room for Caps and moved to the bot lane.
- Caps was then part of the probably strongest EU team of all time, which narrowly missed the World Championship in 2019 and lost to the Chinese team FunPlus Phoenix in the finals. However, the team has since fallen apart.
Caps calls himself “Faker Slayer” and takes him on:
How has it been for Caps lately? Mixed. G2 is no longer the giant it has been for all those years. The team of yesteryear is scattered to the winds: First, Perkz went to the USA, then there were cuts, and finally jungler Jankos had to leave; even the CEO Ocelote is now gone. Only Caps and supporter Miyx remain; the Slovenian was actually also gone but returned to the team after 10 months:
- In the short Winter Split in February, G2 performed well and triumphed as champions after a weak regular season, securing a place at MSI.
- The Spring Split, however, was rather disappointing; Caps and his team had to defeat at the hands of the later champions MAD Lions.
Caps Dominates with Cassiopeia and Other Mages
This is how Caps prepares for the tournament: Caps has delivered a strong performance in the solo queue of LoL in the last few days:
As Dotesports knows, Caps has been able to dominate especially with “Control Mages” like Cassiopeia. He has a win rate of 73% and managed to win 13 games in a row. He also handles Jayce (68%), Ahri (66%), and Akali (68%) very well.
A few days ago he had a strong run and was able to win 31 out of 40 games, at one point even 15 and 16 – earning him the rank 1 in the EUW ladder.
In the last matches, however, the streak broke a bit, and he fell back to rank 4.
Faker Has Had the Same People Around Him Since 2020 – Caps Has Constantly Had New Teammates
Is it enough for Caps at MSI? Even though Caps seems to be in outstanding form, one thing feels a bit exaggerated. Because Caps currently plays under the name “Faker Slayer”, a reference to the South Korean Faker, who still regarded as a titan in the mid lane.
Against Faker, it could indeed be the case at MSI, but first Caps has to struggle through a preliminary round before he proves worthy to face Faker.
To this day, a clip from 2019 is legendary, when Faker’s hands trembled in the match against G2 and Caps:
In fact, Caps once earned this name because he repeatedly succeeded in shaking the titan Faker and defeating his teams. Thus, a clip from 2019 is still legendary, when Faker’s hands trembled in the match against G2 and Caps:
But those times are already 4 years ago.
A problem for Caps: It will not be a 1vs1 against Faker, in which Caps might have a good chance. Faker has a top roster around him: 4 stars who have been playing together since late 2020 and function outstandingly as a team.
Caps, on the other hand, is currently constantly being assigned new teammates who still need to prove their international quality.
Faker Slayer or not.
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