Martin “Rekkles” Larsson is one of the most talked-about free agents during the 2020 League of Legends (LOL) Preseason. Now that he's moved on in his career, leaving behind Fnatic to join their bitter rivals, it's a good time to check on what he has achieved in his career so far. And yes, that includes financial achievements. In this article, we find out just how much Rekkles has earned over his illustrious 8-year career in LOL.

Rekkles' net worth in 2020: $450,000

Rekkles is one of the most successful LOL players in the LOL European Championship (LEC) circuit. His five-year stint with Fnatic got him to the Worlds championship four times. They even finished second in 2018. Throughout the years, he earned over $439,000 in tournament winnings, making him the 28th richest LOL player in history in terms of take-home prize from tournaments.

Apart from his professional play, he's also an active streamer, primarily through Youtube and Twitch. With his nearly a million subscribers on both platforms, statsmash estimates his streaming earnings at around $7,000.

Put two and two together and we arrive at Rekkles' estimated net worth by 2020 at $450,000. It's not as big as Faker's $4 million net worth, but it's still a huge amount of money for a twenty-four-year-old gamer with still a long career ahead of him.

Career-ending injury

Rekkles may have had a very different life had he not injured himself as a kid. During his younger years, he was an avid football fan. The people around him even expected him to play professionally sooner or later.

However, his soccer career prematurely ended when he injured his knee at the age of fourteen.  His life's trajectory changed at that moment.

Had this incident not happened, we may be talking about Rekkles as a football superstar. However, we have no way of knowing whether he'd be more successful as a football pro or as a LOL pro. All we know is that he's currently one of the most sought-after LOL pros in the world right now.

Joining the archenemy

As soon as Rekkles announced that he's entering free agency, fans of his former team, Fnatic, immediately got worried. In the current state of things, with Rekkles being a successful pro player, only a few teams can afford someone of his star power. To add to that, there are only a few teams that had room for a new ADC, Rekkles' position.

Over the past several years, the LEC has been dominated by two teams: Fnatic and G2 Esports. They've wrestled control of the region over the years, and the two teams are considered to be one of the most heated rivalries in esports. The two teams are so successful that their players turned into superstars. And superstars usually have high salaries.

Now, the superstars of Fnatic and G2 Esports have become so big that almost all their players can only be afforded by each other. And it's not like Rekkles will settle for a smaller salary – he left Fnatic for Alliance in 2015 because European organizations can't keep up with salaries in North America and Korea.

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That's why when G2 Esports'  former ADC Luka “Perkz” Perković was revealed to be moving to North American team Cloud9, fans already knew what's up. While it took a couple of days of rumors, fans finally confirmed their suspicion. Fnatic was losing their biggest star to their biggest rival. Rekkles has joined G2 Esports.

Rekkles' future with G2 Esports

With G2 Esports, Rekkles is projected to be a huge addition to their already powerful team. Perkz was a great player, but he wasn't super comfortable playing the ADC role, as he originally played mid. But now that G2 has found a natural ADC to complement their star mid-laner Rasmus “Caps” Borregaard Winther, the only way is up now.

In recent years, G2 Esports has only reached as far as 2nd place in Worlds. This year, they finished 3rd-4th. With just a few tweaks and with the right conditions, G2 Esports could finally accomplish the one thing that has eluded them. They'd finally get even with their rivals Fnatic in the one thing Fnatic have done that they haven't. They could finally win the Worlds Championship.