Rekkles vuelve a Fnatic

Today I’m very pleased to announce that I’m returning to Fnatic, the organisation where I started my professional career, and where I now return with the ambition to fulfil my and the team’s goal: to win a World Championship.

My decision to join Elements in 2015 was a conscious one, and it’s fair to say that decisions don’t always turn out for what you hope for. Nevertheless, I’m grateful that I’ve grown both as a person and a professional League of Legends player. Although things didn’t ultimately work out I have nothing but respect for the Elements management and players - you are awesome!

Accepting an offer to return to an organisation I left not long time ago is not an easy decision either. However, we quickly came to the conclusion that we still share the same ambition and passion, and that my contribution to the team will only help to fulfil our dream. Re-joining Fnatic feels like coming home. To team up with my old support and friend Yellowstar, as well as the other talented teammates, feels like a unique opportunity to take on the best teams in the world.

I would like to use this moment to wish Elements the best of luck in the future, and also I would love to thank everyone out there that has supported me throughout my careers ups and downs. In a few days I will settle in with the Fnatic boys in our Berlin gaming house and I really can’t wait to get back into the games. Until then you can expect a bit of live streaming from me and also a Reddit AMA in the coming days.

First of all, starting the season with a brand new team was not an easy thing to handle, especially after the 2 years we have been through.

I decided to face up to the challenge and take it as an opportunity to build a team with very talented players that are willing to prove what they are really made of and slowly build a team to shine in Europe.

I have to admit that I didn't expect our roster to perform the way we did. The second we started practicing, I knew we had potential, we grew at a tremendous rate not only in game but as well as the behavior of these young players: the way they handled the pressure on stage, the massive crowd at big events and the level of play they showed against the best teams in the world. I'm still impressed. That is why I'm so grateful to everyone that took part in building the new team: management, coach and players.

Today, I'm excited to announce that Martin will be returning! Last year, Martin was the most consistent player in the team I could rely on, hard worker, really dedicated to the game and has all the assets to work towards reaching our final goal as a competitor.
He only went from 1 team to another during his prime and earned a ton of experience in playing in a new team, with other players. I don't even think it was a mistake, ultimately you live and learn - this is what I've been through during all my years in esports and I have grown a lot thanks to the people I have been working with.

As a friend and a player, I have enough confidence to say that he has always impressed me by his dedication and his will to perform. In all honesty, I never wanted him to leave the roster but I can't force people to do so. Steeelback had to perform a lot to be able to fulfill the position and thanks to the team and coach, he truly improved over the season and I'm really happy that he was able to do so.

But at this point our focus is not to be the best in Europe, hence why the current roster decided that picking up Rekkles would be an improvement for the team and we all believe that this change will push our hopes higher and aid our goal of winning Worlds this year.
So please, give him a warm welcome back to the Fnatic family and I hope you guys trust our decisions.
At the same time I would like to thank Steeelback for his positive attitude and hard work which showed a lot of motivation and will to improve. It was great working with him as he took very well a lot of feedback in order to become a better person and having him around has been really fun.
I wish him the best of luck in the future!

Thank you all for your continued support, you are a part of our success - In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

The past 4 months have been an incredible experience for me, both personally and professionally. I feel like I have improved a lot from when we first started this journey. I'm also extremely proud of what we were able to accomplish this season, we achieved our goals and did so while having the time of our lives. I'm happy for the guys and can't wait to see what they will do next season, they are all very hard working guys and will give it their all.

I would like to thank everyone who took time to reach out to me on social media and show their support, it truly makes a difference. Right now I'm continuing to practice. I really love this game and competing against the other players, this is my passion and I will strive to get better every day. I will have an update on my status shortly!