Rekkles

Rekkles
Rekkles in 2020
Current team
TeamT1 Esports Academy
RoleSupport
GamesLeague of Legends
LeagueLCK CL
Personal information
NameCarl Martin Erik Larsson
Born (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28)
Älvängen, Sweden[1]
NationalitySwedish
Career information
Playing career2012–present
RoleAD Carry, Support
Team history
2012–2014Fnatic
2015Alliance[a]
2015–2020Fnatic
2021G2 Esports
2022Karmine Corp
2023Fnatic
2024–presentT1 Esports Academy
Career highlights and awards

Carl Martin Erik Larsson (born 20 September 1996),[1] better known as Rekkles (pronounced "reckless"), is a Swedish professional League of Legends player for T1 Esports Academy.[2] He has played for Fnatic,[3][4] Alliance[a],[5][6][7] G2 Esports[8] and Karmine Corp.[9]

He is the first player to have reached both 1,000 and 2,000 kills in the LEC[10] and the European player with the most pentakills (10).[11] He is considered the best AD Carry player in European history[12][13] and one of the best in the world.[14][15][16][17]

Originally from Älvängen, near Gothenburg,[18] he became interested in video games after he injured his cruciate ligament playing football.[18][19]

His esport career began in 2012, when he played for League of Legends teams Playing Ducks, PAH, Team BLACK (as a substitute) and SK Gaming.[20] In November 2012, he joined Fnatic as their starting AD Carry. However, Rekkles was unable to participate in the 2013 EU LCS for Fnatic, due to being too young. Because of this, a secondary Fnatic squad, Fnatic.Beta, was created around him.[21] However, 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 in 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.

Rekkles returned to Fnatic[22] for the 2015 Summer EU LCS.[23][24][25] They went undefeated all summer[26] and won the playoffs in August, qualifying for the 2015 League of Legends World Championship.[27] In the 2016 Spring EU LCS, they made it to the semifinals.[28]

Overall he appeared on 7 international S-tier tournaments : 6 times at the World Championship and 1 time at MSI.

However, on the 28th of April 2023, after two hard splits with Fnatic, Rekkles announced his decision to roleswap from AD Carry to Support.[29]

On 11 December 2023, he officially became a player of the T1 Esports Academy team, which plays in the LCK Challengers League.[30] This makes him the first high-profile player from a Western region to play in Korea.

  1. ^ a b Jurić, Mario (11 July 2020). "The Life and Times of Rekkles – Part 1". Early Game. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ Ciocchetti, Cecilia (11 December 2023). "T1 confirms addition of Rekkles to its 2024 roster".
  3. ^ Tuting, Kristine (16 December 2022). "Rekkles reunites with former G2 teammate in Fnatic for LEC 2023".
  4. ^ "Fnatic Rekkles history end". 18 November 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ Ehrnberg, Björn (24 October 2014). "Superryktet: Rekkles på väg till Alliance". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ Lewis, Richard (22 November 2014). "Rekkles is in North America with Alliance". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Rekkles to part ways with Elements, paving the way for Tabzz's return". The Daily Dot. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  8. ^ Down, Aaron (20 November 2020). "G2 Esports signs Rekkles". Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  9. ^ Zaim, Shadman (16 November 2021). "Rekkles in Karmine Corp". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Rekkles makes history bybecomin first LEC player to reach 2000 kills". 12 July 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ^ "LoL players with the most pentakills". 26 February 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  12. ^ "LOL Best ADC Players In The World Right Now". 30 October 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Top 10 Best ADC players in LoL history". 10 January 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Top 11 best league of legends players of all time". 12 December 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Best league of legends players of all time". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  16. ^ Ahn, Sabrina (16 March 2022). "Top 10 League of Legends Pro Players of All Time". Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  17. ^ Kelly, Michael (5 June 2022). "The top 10 League of Legends players of all time". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  18. ^ a b Lindhe, Alexander; Burén, Jonna (27 November 2012). "Martin 'Rekkles' Larsson - proffset från Älvängen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  19. ^ "Video: Rekkles 'Så blev jag bäst i världen'" (in Swedish). Nyheter24. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  20. ^ Mario, Jurić (13 July 2020). "The Life and Times of Rekkles – Part 2". Early game. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Fnatic.Beta stworzone, Rekkles kapitanem" (in Polish). 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  22. ^ "The perfect reunion of Rekkles and Fnatic". 15 July 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  23. ^ Herman, Linda (28 May 2015). "Rekkles about the comeback: 'It feels like I am already part of the team'". Expressen. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  24. ^ Raven, Josh (30 April 2015). "Rekkles will return to Fnatic". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  25. ^ Moser, Kelsey (14 May 2015). "Rekkles and a better Fnatic". The Score eSports.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  26. ^ Engstrand, Simon (19 June 2016). "Rekkles on YellOwStaR: 'We are closer than we've ever been before, and I feel that influences our game'". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  27. ^ Lundgren, Tobias (24 August 2015). "Rekkles: 'I was really unsure about myself entering the finals'". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  28. ^ Gnyp, Marco (3 May 2016). "Fnatic gelingt Halbfinaleinzug in Polen". Sport1 (in German). Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  29. ^ "Rekkles role swap announced: From brilliant ADC to support". Esports.gg. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  30. ^ Tuting, Kristine (11 December 2023). "EU legend Rekkles transfers to the best esports organization in Korea".


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