Instantly following Fnatic’s elimination from the 2023 LEC Winter Cut up, the workforce’s AD carry Rekkles took to Twitter to apologize to the followers for his poor efficiency.
“It hasn’t been begin to the brand new yr,” Rekkles mentioned in his video. “It’s been actually tough, and I actually wished to make an apology for not with the ability to ship.”
Fnatic had been eradicated from LEC Winter competition after dropping to SK Gaming earlier right now. The workforce went 2-7 within the round-robin, ending their run on a four-game dropping streak that allowed Astralis (who received three of their final 4) to sneak in because the cut up’s eighth seed. Fnatic’s elimination ended a 10-year-long streak, because the workforce did not qualify for the LEC playoffs for the primary time in franchise historical past right now.
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Huge expectations had been positioned on Rekkles and Fnatic this cut up, particularly contemplating the longtime League star was making his return to the LEC after a yr away from the area enjoying within the LFL. His return to Fnatic instantly sparked speak of success on each the home and worldwide levels. Nevertheless, Fnatic have gotten off to an immensely sluggish begin, dropping seven of their first 9 video games within the LEC this season.
Due to the league’s new format, Fnatic must wait till the beginning of the Spring Cut up to play on stage once more. Because the backside two groups are eradicated from every LEC cut up after the primary spherical robin, Fnatic is not going to take part in one other LEC recreation till March.
“I don’t assume I’ve been in a position to contribute a lot to our workforce’s success,” Rekkles mentioned. “Quite the opposite, I believe I’ve most likely contributed extra to the workforce’s failure. I’m actually sorry for all of this.”
This winter, Rekkles achieved far lower than he often does on the LEC stage. The former MVP ranked within the backside three amongst all AD carries in KDA, common kills, and gold per minute, amongst different stats, based on League stats website Gol.gg. His 3.2 KDA specifically this winter is a full three factors beneath his profession common.
Rekkles mentioned in his video that since his workforce is not going to be competing within the LEC for a number of weeks, he’ll have extra time to stream, and he’ll be capable of reply extra questions from followers. The following stage of the LEC Winter Cut up will start on Feb. 11.
