{"id":39591,"date":"2024-11-13T19:02:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T00:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=39591"},"modified":"2024-11-13T19:02:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T00:02:35","slug":"rekkles-set-to-leave-t1-return-home-to-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/rekkles-set-to-leave-t1-return-home-to-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Rekkles set to leave T1 &#038; return home to Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Martin &#8220;Rekkles&#8221; Larsson, the only active European <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/\" title=\"League of Legends betting guide\">League of Legends<\/a> World Champion, has announced his departure from T1 to return to Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>In an emotional statement, Rekkles shared the personal and professional struggles that led him to this decision, despite his recent success and growth with T1.<\/p>\n<p>Citing a need to reconnect with his roots and prioritise his mental health, he revealed that he was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum last year and had been grappling with family issues and career challenges since his departure from Fnatic in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Initially hesitant to continue in pro play, Rekkles saw T1\u2019s offer as an opportunity he couldn\u2019t pass up, describing it as a transformative experience.<\/p>\n<p>Moving to Korea, learning a new role, and joining the T1 <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/league-of-legends\/lck\/\" title=\"LCK betting guide\">League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK)<\/a> Challengers team in an unfamiliar environment brought him invaluable growth.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed deep gratitude to his teammates and the organisation, sharing how T1\u2019s support allowed him to build camaraderie and a renewed sense of purpose.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rekkles explained that being with T1 didn\u2019t solve his personal struggles\u2014it merely &#8220;put them on hold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After a challenging but rewarding season, he felt the time was right to return to Sweden, where he can focus on his mental health and family.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing a metaphor from League of Legends, he likened his decision to \u201ctaking a recall\u201d to refill his health and mana for the battles ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Although he is stepping back temporarily, Rekkles reassured fans that he\u2019s not stepping away from the game.<\/p>\n<p>He has received an offer to continue competing professionally from home in 2025, which he believes will bring balance and longevity to his career.<\/p>\n<p>As he concluded, \u201cThank you all for being with me so far, and I hope you\u2019ll join me for this next chapter as well. I couldn\u2019t do it without your support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With his legacy at T1 and promise to return in 2025, Rekkles\u2019 journey is far from over\u2014he plans to use this time to prepare for a fresh start in competitive play, ready to come back stronger in the coming season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey everyone,<\/p>\n<p>I have some important news to share with you about the next chapter of my journey.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest point of discussion\u2014and what might come as a shock to you\u2014is my decision to leave T1. Now, before everyone reacts, please give me a moment to explain. After hearing my\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NqSqjUV3Yt\">pic.twitter.com\/NqSqjUV3Yt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Martin (@RekklesLoL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RekklesLoL\/status\/1856686523581608188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin &#8220;Rekkles&#8221; Larsson, the only active European League of Legends World Champion, has announced his departure from T1 to return to Sweden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":25474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[94,24,2747,628],"class_list":["post-39591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-lck","tag-league-of-legends","tag-martin-rekkles-larsson","tag-t1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39591"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39591"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39595,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39591\/revisions\/39595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}