Martin “Rekkles” Larsson. You need no introduction. What have you been up to post fnatic 2012? Daniel: Hi guys! This is Daniel from SK Gaming and here we haveMartin “Rekkles” Larsson. You need no introduction. What have you been up to post fnatic 2012?

D: You are now a prominent streamer and have developed quite a following. Do you plan on continuing this once you join the LCS?

Copenhagen Wolves? D: How did you joinCopenhagen Wolves?

Christopher "nRated" Seitz Christopher "nRated" Seitz

nRated would be removed from fnatic. Did that come as a surprise to you? D: A lot of people had no idea thatnRated would be removed fromfnatic. Did that come as a surprise to you?

puszu given that there are other European AD Carries with more LCS experience? D: Why did fnatic choose to go forpuszu given that there are other European AD Carries with more LCS experience?

D: This next part is tricky. I will give you words in quick succession and you need to tell me the first thing that comes to your mind.

Fnatic: For life!

IPL 5: Best tournament ever.

Genja: Best AD.

DreamHack: One of my favourite tournaments.

Caitlyn: Sucks.

Food: Taco!

Freeze: Offending me *laughs*

LCS: An interesting part of Riot

fnatic currently struggling in the LCS and is xPeke’s form correlated to that in a way? D: Why isfnatic currently struggling in the LCS and isxPeke’s form correlated to that in a way?

Rekkles give to fnatic? D: What will the new and improved, seasoned even,Rekkles give tofnatic?

D: How do you rate yourself to other AD Carries in Europe?

Creaton and Freeze. Are there other, lesser known youngsters who deserve recognition? D: The trifecta of young AD Carry aces in Europe consists of you,Creaton andFreeze. Are there other, lesser known youngsters who deserve recognition?

D: What do you make of Riot’s decision to give an extra slot to Europe and North America for the World Finals, given that Europe lost the All-Stars match?

D: Do you follow the OGN games?

D: Do you have a player that you either look-up to or simply learn new stuff from?

D: Who do you think will win Season 3?

D: Last words and shout outs are yours.

Before snatching the hefty 30,000$ prize, Martin 'Rekkles' Larsson was kind enough to answer my questions. What are his plans for the future once he is a part offnatic? How will he contribute to the already solid line-up? AreFreeze andCreaton superior to him? Find out the answers below!Rekkles: Well, after the 2012 period I have been streaming a lot and focusing on school as this was a big thing for me. I am taking a year off to focus on gaming and hopefully I will joinfnatic in September so getting that out of the way was essential.R: My plan is to take good care of my fan base. I love all of them and in the end, this is a good way to create a brand as a possible future endeavor. Time will only tell.R: The story goes back one year. I was a substitute for SK Gaming which, at the time, was my first professional team. Given thatKev1n was away, I got a starter spot and metYoungBuck who was playing as a top laner. We became friends and regularly messaged each other once our ways split. Initially, he was unsuccessful in qualifying for Season 3 withSamurai in Jeans so he decided to create a new team and invited me to be their AD Carry. I agreed as I had pretty much nothing else to do and could really use the offline experience. Also the line-up had huge potential so the decision was a no-brainer.R: It did. Despite the team having internal issues that cannot really be made public I definitely did not expect that move. I had no saying in it so I was in the dark just as everyone else was.R: I thinkfnatic took inpuszu because they were panicking a bit. The removal ofnRated from the squad was not planned so this was an on-the-fly decision from the team. Circumstance dictated thatpuszu be taken in as he is a good AD Carry and the team saw a lot of potential in him compared to other free agents. So far, it has been working pretty well for them.R: I think Enrique is feeling a lot of pressure right now. Interestingly enough, I discussed this with him and he feels that if he does not perform up to par, the team will lose. Consequently, he takes fewer risks and this puts limits in his play in a sense. This frustrates him, but in the end when I join, we will be splitting up the “carry” pressure. Hopefully, I will help him the best way I can.R: Something a lot of people are not aware of is that I am actually a shot caller. Whether it is timings, team fight focus or anything else strategy related I am your guy. Currentlyfnatic do not have a designated in-game leader so I do believe that I will be of great help once the team starts to work as one. This will also lift some pressure fromxPeke.R: I rate myself top 5. I do believe that I am just as good asFreeze orCreaton, but most of this is circumstantial. Big games matter. For example, if you want to be considered good you need to perform well not only in the regular season, but also in the LCS final match or the World Finals. Solo queue and stream shenanigans are not of importance.R: I thinkNardeus fromTeam Benched is a young and talented player, but he is facing the same issues as I did. The age limit stops him from competing at the highest level.R: I think it is a pretty good decision. Both China and the SEA region do not really have that many good teams that can stand up to the other regions. In reality if three slots have been given to them, they would have sent two good teams and a third one which would not be as good as a top three finisher in EU or NA. Korea, Europe and North America house the best teams right now so in order to organise a tournament with the highest competition possible this decision had to be made.R: Yes, I do watch them anytime I can. You can always learn something new from the Koreans.R: Definitelyimp fromMVP Ozone. He is a very interesting player to follow. In addition, he plays a lot of Vayne, which is my favourite champion so I tend to take a closer look to his builds, positioning and behaviour on the Summoner’s Rift.R:Fnatic!R: I would like to say a big thank you to my fans, to the wholefnatic organisation for supporting me from the very start and finally toWolves for letting me play with them.You can expect more interviews coming soon. In a couple of days we will be releasing a rather interesting chat with the support player ofCopenhagen WolvesPeter "Unlimited" Georgiev.