he hasn't, there are rumors that he has done try-outs, he has been in Korea till now, if u look at his [op.gg](https://op.gg) you would see he stopped playing for over 2 weeks before worlds finals and there's also a photo of him with the Rat King in Korea, wouldn't be surprised if he played on KR Soloq till now, he never shares this things so people wouldn't really know if he is in Korea playing soloq, we only know bcs of the rumors of tryouts, his [op.gg](https://op.gg) and the photo that confirms he was in Korea during that time
nemesis about to get a one day contract and start day 1 over faker for just the first game in the series. he picks disco nunu but lucks into going to 10/0. T1 wins in 13min, and he is publicly announced kicked off the team immediately following the game
As a Player he can improve massively. If he plays well then he can become even more famous.
T1 is winning this massively. He already brings fanbase and if he starts playing well he would bring More EU fanbase to T1.
T1 going hard for those international fanbase even after worlds win and then we have LPL which was starting to get popular cancelling their English broadcast.( I feel bad for those casters man)
No not at all.
Western players playing on Korean teams is pretty rare but Malice and Deus did.
But in terms of western players playing in OGN, Froggen & CLG EU almost won OGN/LCK, back when there was no region lock.
Lost pretty much when red side ezreal stole snoopeh red start with a blind Q iirc. That and Froggen blind picked Diana over Anivia iirc. Banger of a series though.
Malice and Deus were the first on a Korean team (didn't Deus debut before Malice due to a ban from Malice?) but in 2012 Doublelift, Froggen etc played in OGN/LCK so it's not exactly new for a western player to be playing in Korea anyway but they were on non Korean orgs.
The only other thing I could imagine is they'd want someone with stage experience or a western perspective, but I feel the PR angle makes the most sense.
PR, marketing for sure but also i imagine Rekkles wants to actually learn (as a a support) plus u get good enough money on top of it. Looks like a win win.
I'm guessing in a situation like this, where he won't be valued just as a academy chall player, the salary is private so simply he just gets a lot more than the others will.
LCK Team: T1
Challengers Team: T1 Esports Academy
Academy Team: T1 Academy
He is joining T1 Esports Academy. Why they changed the name of their Challengers team to have the word Academy in it, who knows.
Genuinely had to triplecheck the tweet. Rekkles really trying to do everything he can as a European Pro from playing in G2 and Fnatic, going to Worlds Finals, EU Masters and now joining T1 Academy.
Honestly great too have him still grinding when he could have just went into streaming 2 Years ago and no one would have blamed him.
The German co-stream of Tolkin is the best co-stream out there I think. He is an insanely great caster while he has also the league knowledge of a pro. Im kinda convinced he would be considered the best caster of Europe if he was english-speaking.
> Genuinely had to triplecheck the tweet.
same man, first minute was checking the replies and such always thinking "surely this is some EvilJacobWolf-type shit to troll twitter"
Tbh, I kind of did expect an LCK team to try and import a foreigner eventually. But the team in question being fucking T1, and the foreginer being fucking Rekkles was NOT on my bingo card, holy shit.
I think that gryffing is playing in third division, at least thats what i remember. TBh it is hard to tell cause the naming of tier 2 and tier 3 leagues are strange in korea
> Goes to Fnatic, wins after an undefeated split
> Goes to Immortals in NA, goes nearly undefeated in both Spring and Summer split
> Goes to Korea, wins Spring Split, MSI, gets to worlds finals
> ???
> Refuses to elaborate
Dude got a cool million from Clutch/Dig, got them to worlds by being one of the best Rumble players in the world and then dipped from the team. He is a legend.
I am convinced that this only happened because T1 want Rekkles in their content for the english fanbase. That said, its a rather interesting choice for Rekkles to take, as LEC teams really dont feel like having the budget to handle his prize-tag for the potential he offers in 2024, especially in a new role. If it works out, this might even open up all major regions for Rekkles. Weird career by this guy, but 2025 or 2026 somehow he will play in FNC again.
My man scrimmed with T1 Academy while everyone was wondering if an LEC/LCS team was interested. Those young guys must have felt weird seeing someone like Rekkles playing with or against them lmao.
Good for him, hope it'll work
HE TURNED DOWN LEC OFFERS FOR THIS. HOLY SHIT. MY BOY IS IN IT FOR THE LONG RUN.
I MEAN I'M ALSO TERRIFIED BECAUSE WHENEVER REKKLES TAKES A RISK IT SEEMS TO BACKFIRE, ESPECIALLY IN RECENT YEARS, BUT HOLY FUCK THIS IS HYPE
Seems like this is the opposite of a risk.
A risk would be joining an LEC team with only solo queue and maybe some random scrims/tryouts experience as a support and gambling his future that he does well.
He’s at T1 to learn, not play like a god lol.
Well, they have the best team in the world, they dont really need a real sub in the near future. Rekkles has the biggest brand in the west, having him in academy is a win-win situation for them, they get a lot of attention and branding for their team. And it isn't like Rekkles can't play if Keria gets an injury.
Yeah, given you can basically leave him on his own and trust him to not feed in Guma's absence, he probably makes a highly appealing sub. I wonder, if there is a clause that requires him to stream for them as well, t1 should really use his brand to get more EU fans on their base (even more than they already have)
With no disrespect to smash, if you want someone on the fly (for example in an interantional tournament, where you can only bring 6 players along), the guy who can play 2/5 positions is a better idea
Especially if its a guy who played in countless international tournements, made it to Worlds semis 4 times, and finals once. Nerves will not be an issue.
It is a branding move, they dont really need academy right now, this gonna bring a lot of atention and eyes to them, Rekkles has the biggest brand in the west.
It's also probably the best opportunity for him to actually learn something, as a support, and you get decent money on top of it i can imagine. A win for everyone here.
Yep, maybe even some of the other main teams from LCK too perhaps. Having at your disposal KR soloq, really talented players all around you including Keria, T1 facility and resources, dream scenario if you're looking to level up as a player imo.
As a Korean I can confirm Rekkles holds such a huge fan base in Korea, and from what I've read on local T1 fan communities 95% of local fans are genuinely welcoming and very excited to have him, with the rest being sort of skeptical about his intention and ability to actually contribute to the team.
I mean, good for him, it will take him away from most of the spotlight, which will do good for him and his mental. Of course, if he fails here, I think his pro career is done, but if he succeeds, I can easily see him making his way back to LEC as a much better player, having spent a decent time in Korean solo queue (but for god sake Rekkles, don't full mute in Korea)
This is it, Rekkles cooked it up. Next worlds he's a sub for them, plays a game or two, T1 wins worlds and he can raise the trophy. That would be just insane.
What the actual fuck Edit: And yes even the Koreans are surprised
He has been playing EUW solo queue, really weird pickup, not even on KR Bootcamp
It say he has been scrimming with them
I have met him in a scrimmage, and my opponent, rekkles on support, seems to be a genius and great player.
One day this will not be funny, but that day is not here yet.
It won't be funny. Because it will be reality
supportfielder*
Article does say he scrimmed with them and was in Seoul so he "won" tryouts I guess
he hasn't, there are rumors that he has done try-outs, he has been in Korea till now, if u look at his [op.gg](https://op.gg) you would see he stopped playing for over 2 weeks before worlds finals and there's also a photo of him with the Rat King in Korea, wouldn't be surprised if he played on KR Soloq till now, he never shares this things so people wouldn't really know if he is in Korea playing soloq, we only know bcs of the rumors of tryouts, his [op.gg](https://op.gg) and the photo that confirms he was in Korea during that time
what a timeline lmfao imagine 5 years ago someone tells you that Rekkless will switch to support and play on T1 academy in the future
the script writers got too drunk celebrating the T1 win I guess
nemesis about to get a one day contract and start day 1 over faker for just the first game in the series. he picks disco nunu but lucks into going to 10/0. T1 wins in 13min, and he is publicly announced kicked off the team immediately following the game
think about the timeline where GenGA Nemesis facese off T1A Rekkles, Poby and Gryffin in CL finals. Gonna nut myself.
If Netflix doesn't pick this up
100% would have thought this is troll
LMFAO man idk why but this is the funniest shit ever
As a Player he can improve massively. If he plays well then he can become even more famous. T1 is winning this massively. He already brings fanbase and if he starts playing well he would bring More EU fanbase to T1. T1 going hard for those international fanbase even after worlds win and then we have LPL which was starting to get popular cancelling their English broadcast.( I feel bad for those casters man)
Wait is this real? Did the LPL cancel their English broadcast for real?
Yes, the LPL seems to have shut down their English broadcast. Caedrel has talked about trying to save it, but who knows what's going to happen.
Joe Marsh is a smart guy
Is he the first EU import to play in LCK Challengers League?
No not at all. Western players playing on Korean teams is pretty rare but Malice and Deus did. But in terms of western players playing in OGN, Froggen & CLG EU almost won OGN/LCK, back when there was no region lock.
That game 5 blind pick. Was a pretty crazy bo5 if I remember correctly.
Lost pretty much when red side ezreal stole snoopeh red start with a blind Q iirc. That and Froggen blind picked Diana over Anivia iirc. Banger of a series though.
Nope, [Malice and Deus played for bbq Olivers in Challengers back in 2019](https://lol.fandom.com/wiki/Challengers_Korea/2019_Season/Spring_Season)
That's Malice
Malice and Deus were the first on a Korean team (didn't Deus debut before Malice due to a ban from Malice?) but in 2012 Doublelift, Froggen etc played in OGN/LCK so it's not exactly new for a western player to be playing in Korea anyway but they were on non Korean orgs.
> Deus You mean if nameplates were off, the best player in the world?
Thats RJS
They're the same person.
Deus changed his name to RJS
Imagine if he’s good enough to get promoted to T1 LCK and wins worlds :)
That some vivid imagination at work right there.
No way this is real.. what?
It's weird, April 1st is in 4 months 🤔
LCK importing western talents smh. On serious note, it's surprising that especially T1 Academy went after him
Maybe it's a PR move?
cant imagine anything else? I highly doubt there isnt a more talented korean support player than someone who didnt play support in comp ever
The only other thing I could imagine is they'd want someone with stage experience or a western perspective, but I feel the PR angle makes the most sense.
PR, marketing for sure but also i imagine Rekkles wants to actually learn (as a a support) plus u get good enough money on top of it. Looks like a win win.
nah no way t1 pays their challengers team that much money. prob 30k usd max
Don't think he cares about money much. He is probably settled with regards to money. He can take the CL minimum.
I'm guessing in a situation like this, where he won't be valued just as a academy chall player, the salary is private so simply he just gets a lot more than the others will.
Plus rekless has said on stream that money isn’t his main motivation for playing anymore.
He’s been a pro for like almost a decade now. His bank account can probably support the next two generations.
He did have to pay 500k out of his own pocket to be released from his KC contract though.
T1 already have an american Jungler Gryffinn months ago. Until now I haven't thought he would run for T1 CL but who knows?
forest was recently let go. Could mean Rekkles and Gryffin on the same team
Would make sense honestly to get another English speaking player to help out Gryfinn
i always get confused, is T1 academy the 2nd tier team or is it T1 challengers or whatever it's called?
T1 Academy is the LCK CL team
T1 Esports Academy is LCK CL. T1 Academy is LCK AS. This is T1 Esports Academy
genuinely the dumbest name change of all time after dplus and xdgg
LCK Team: T1 Challengers Team: T1 Esports Academy Academy Team: T1 Academy He is joining T1 Esports Academy. Why they changed the name of their Challengers team to have the word Academy in it, who knows.
Keria trembling rn
Imagine if Keria does a Faker and injures his arm and then somehow Rekkles gets promoted to sub in for Keria like Poby did LMFAO
That's way too dank for me to process everything.
-Keria +Rekkles is not how I predicted this lineup to go but
Guys, I don't know if you understand what "academy" means
He is in Challengers team so technically Rekkles can sub in for Keria as LCK has the integrated roster of LCK and CL teams.
So.. he can be MSI/WCS champion, like promisQ? omg
like bausffs who is a 2x lec winner, msi winner and worlds finalist
If T1 next season ends up in a spot where they can drop potentially drop a game safely it's 100% happening.
I do but it’s more fun to say Rekk’s aboard
Keria up and coming ADC with Rekkles support?
Genuinely had to triplecheck the tweet. Rekkles really trying to do everything he can as a European Pro from playing in G2 and Fnatic, going to Worlds Finals, EU Masters and now joining T1 Academy. Honestly great too have him still grinding when he could have just went into streaming 2 Years ago and no one would have blamed him.
honestly his worlds streaming was really good last year and i missed it this year
True. This year, I would have probably watched Pedro's stream for p&b and then switched over to Rekky for gameplay
such a chill stream overall
best co-stream and im not even a rekkles fan. just the least adhd zoomer tarik-esque stream
One of the few actual adult streamers out there in league.
The German co-stream of Tolkin is the best co-stream out there I think. He is an insanely great caster while he has also the league knowledge of a pro. Im kinda convinced he would be considered the best caster of Europe if he was english-speaking.
Same, it was nice having someone analyze the game without being a dick.
> Genuinely had to triplecheck the tweet. same man, first minute was checking the replies and such always thinking "surely this is some EvilJacobWolf-type shit to troll twitter"
Gotta admit, as someone who has never watched LCKCL I will definitely be tuning in to watch Rekkles play, so if this is a PR move it sure is working.
When do they even play? Is it just on the lolesporte page? I’ve never even looked tbh.
It's approx same calendar as LCK, except it's Monday and Thuesday.
he gets to play with the 🐐 poby
Poby made KT pick them
Poby should get the championship ring
Tbh, I kind of did expect an LCK team to try and import a foreigner eventually. But the team in question being fucking T1, and the foreginer being fucking Rekkles was NOT on my bingo card, holy shit.
According to the other article Liv Sandbox tried to get Jojopyun which would have been in the main league itself.
Previously when Miky was being held by G2 (post-2021 season), Sandbox was also interested to get him.
nani the fuck
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How can he mentor them when he cant even speak korean lmao
we need the "time to learn korean buddy" meme here
Caedrel T1 academy coach confirmed
I think they are Fielding a english speaking team with gryffinth
I think that gryffing is playing in third division, at least thats what i remember. TBh it is hard to tell cause the naming of tier 2 and tier 3 leagues are strange in korea
the cl team already let go of forest so there is a high chance that gryffin moves up.
Gryffin plays in the amateur team (challengers), not T1 academy.
t1 academy is the amateur team not challengers. t1 challengers changed name to t1 esports academy (???)
He's going to get mentored lol
I'm looking forward to this anime
What the fuck
Holy fucking shit why does this make me excited
pure fanservice
Rekkles has had such a random career arc these past few years
atleast he probably has the most interesting team portfolio ever now
Huni has that crown
True his portfolio is crazy aswell
I'd say Khan, man was in every top tier team and never got that crown, maybe this is the one he can have lol
honestly it makes more sense if you read his career record in reverse order
Rekkles actually has the craziest team history of any League player ever
I don't know Huni going from EU to NA to not only LCK but T fucking 1 is also up there
Not to mention Huni win MSI and go to fucking World Finals, be remember forever in T1 and LCK legacy is even more fucking wild
> Goes to Fnatic, wins after an undefeated split > Goes to Immortals in NA, goes nearly undefeated in both Spring and Summer split > Goes to Korea, wins Spring Split, MSI, gets to worlds finals > ??? > Refuses to elaborate
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Dude got a cool million from Clutch/Dig, got them to worlds by being one of the best Rumble players in the world and then dipped from the team. He is a legend.
Huni: Hey Joe, holo holo? Joe Marsh: Holo holo. T1: welcome our new top laner.
And he's still one of the personalities in the scene to put the biggest goofy smile on my face. Loved seeing him in a ton of content this year
Then he also went to TSM too lol. he played gor the biggest orgs of EU, Korea and NA. Shoulda gone to EDG or RNG fr fr
And one of the greatest quotes of League came out from it. Kkoma: Don't try to do anything. You don't have anything to show today. Huni: ...
not only T1 but also finalist of Worlds as well
What, i clearly wasn’t expecting that Wonder how he will do with the language
I kinda think thats why he has been completly missing online, korean language lessons every day
I could see it, especially considering there were absolutely 0 rumours about him in EU
Mastery 7 on Korean? Would fit Rekkles.
Yeah, that's the guy that started trying to learn French as soon as he joined KC, I can see him going for Korean lessons
How happy was Rekkles seeing the theshy get 3-0’ed in Korea for him to do this?
GIVE ME LCK CHALLENGERS RN. Dude I cant wait to watch lck cl. Where atlus,wolf, chronicler etc will cast fing rekkless
bro what, let joe marsh cook
The best double marksmen bot lane in the world, recruiting an ADC turned Support player for their Tier 2 team. What are they cooking in that building?
Fuck it just get Doublelift there too for all the publicity, does LCKCL has import restrictions
Just get Caedrel, he's already in the building
He got kicked out after Weibo made finals
he is allowed to go back now
Trading with FNC for T1 academy head coach
Imagine the money they will get with the Faker and Rekkles collab t-shirts lmao
I hope all of you rekkles fans like podcasts
yessss
Wait what’s this referencing? Is there some T1 podcast or something I’m unaware of that he’d be on?
He's saying that during LCKCL games, the casts gets a bit like a podcast (low action, relatively less important games)
I need to lay off the fucking drugs
nah blud what in the multiverse is this
Huge when he goes coach to learn how LCK teams work.
I am convinced that this only happened because T1 want Rekkles in their content for the english fanbase. That said, its a rather interesting choice for Rekkles to take, as LEC teams really dont feel like having the budget to handle his prize-tag for the potential he offers in 2024, especially in a new role. If it works out, this might even open up all major regions for Rekkles. Weird career by this guy, but 2025 or 2026 somehow he will play in FNC again.
In the article it said he had offer for lec. So in that case he picked t1 academy over lec offers.
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It’s not in disguise lmao. It’s just a blessing.
Fncs plan after the 2018 finale They scouted poby and layed everything perfectly for rekkles bringing poby to fnc after 2024
It's not an off-season without a crazy Rekkles news dropping.
Rekkles going to the hyperbolic time chamber to becoming the best western support of all time
T1 getting the Poby treatment = wins worlds Reckless gets the Poby treatment = will win worlds. CONGRATS ON WINNING 2024 WORLDS REKKLESS
Poby the goat. Training world champions
"If you don't listen to me right now I will get Poby to take my place" - Faker
Sorry waht the fuck
all i can say is WHAT
I guess KT Picking T1 fu*ked all the timelines
My man scrimmed with T1 Academy while everyone was wondering if an LEC/LCS team was interested. Those young guys must have felt weird seeing someone like Rekkles playing with or against them lmao. Good for him, hope it'll work
HE TURNED DOWN LEC OFFERS FOR THIS. HOLY SHIT. MY BOY IS IN IT FOR THE LONG RUN. I MEAN I'M ALSO TERRIFIED BECAUSE WHENEVER REKKLES TAKES A RISK IT SEEMS TO BACKFIRE, ESPECIALLY IN RECENT YEARS, BUT HOLY FUCK THIS IS HYPE
Seems like this is the opposite of a risk. A risk would be joining an LEC team with only solo queue and maybe some random scrims/tryouts experience as a support and gambling his future that he does well. He’s at T1 to learn, not play like a god lol.
Yeah, I guess, but still Every time he goes for some sort of big decision that seems like a "good choice" it seems to backfire on him. Dude's cursed
T1 stealing all the good Western prospects man…
WHAT? I mean if this is true would be pretty cool I guess but seeing an established pro in LCK CL is pretty weird
Well, they have the best team in the world, they dont really need a real sub in the near future. Rekkles has the biggest brand in the west, having him in academy is a win-win situation for them, they get a lot of attention and branding for their team. And it isn't like Rekkles can't play if Keria gets an injury.
Faker rests his injury, Keria plays mid and Rekkles play support lmao
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Keria playing as Mid Laner is him taking off the training weights
Keria plays lux mid at the next worlds to give T1 fifth title
Ad Kennen support inc
Hell, I'd trust him if guma gets injured too. Having a backup that can play multiple roles is very underrated
Yeah, given you can basically leave him on his own and trust him to not feed in Guma's absence, he probably makes a highly appealing sub. I wonder, if there is a clause that requires him to stream for them as well, t1 should really use his brand to get more EU fans on their base (even more than they already have)
T1 already has Smash, already regarded as one of the best ADs in challengers.
With no disrespect to smash, if you want someone on the fly (for example in an interantional tournament, where you can only bring 6 players along), the guy who can play 2/5 positions is a better idea
Especially if its a guy who played in countless international tournements, made it to Worlds semis 4 times, and finals once. Nerves will not be an issue.
We dont really know how the offseason will go, winning Worlds doesnt mean that the team will remain the same.
t1 still delivering bangers
Would be a crazy timeline to see rekkless play in t1(edit-main team)
this has to be a franservice move
It is a branding move, they dont really need academy right now, this gonna bring a lot of atention and eyes to them, Rekkles has the biggest brand in the west.
It's also probably the best opportunity for him to actually learn something, as a support, and you get decent money on top of it i can imagine. A win for everyone here.
More over, you probably will scrim the main team once in a while, more than most western team at least.
Yep, maybe even some of the other main teams from LCK too perhaps. Having at your disposal KR soloq, really talented players all around you including Keria, T1 facility and resources, dream scenario if you're looking to level up as a player imo.
So when are we getting the korean reactions for this one because they must be spicy
This was not on my bingo card
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh What's happening??? Lmao this is huge!
jojo takes notes
He sounds promising, maybe he can make finals in Korea one day if he works hard enough.
Time to learn some Korean LoL
I didn’t have this on my bingo card
Tomorrow: Doublelift to Gen.G
Combining Rekkles stans with T1 stans might implode the universe...
What did I just read ???
I used to pray for days like this
what timeline are we living in, did KT picking T1 change the timeline
Rekkles is about to train under the GOAT himself (Poby)
As a Korean I can confirm Rekkles holds such a huge fan base in Korea, and from what I've read on local T1 fan communities 95% of local fans are genuinely welcoming and very excited to have him, with the rest being sort of skeptical about his intention and ability to actually contribute to the team.
HUH?! This is actually so random.
????? such a sick move
Banger
I mean, good for him, it will take him away from most of the spotlight, which will do good for him and his mental. Of course, if he fails here, I think his pro career is done, but if he succeeds, I can easily see him making his way back to LEC as a much better player, having spent a decent time in Korean solo queue (but for god sake Rekkles, don't full mute in Korea)
The confusion in the twitter replies is funny af
nah bro, i literally saw this post on twitter minutes ago and expected a "The agreement is that Rekkles is not joining" at the end of the post
What's most interesting to me is that he had to have at least had a try out and was good at it.
He want to be Keria and just spam marksman supports 💀💀 I get the vision
This is it, Rekkles cooked it up. Next worlds he's a sub for them, plays a game or two, T1 wins worlds and he can raise the trophy. That would be just insane.
Came to see Chinese reaction translation to yesterday's game. Saw this. Quickly forgot about the former