Swedish botliner Rakles has had a less than ideal start to the season with his new team, T1 Esports Academy. The Korean Academy team is currently on a four-game losing streak in the league, with no wins to its name.
Difficult start to the season for Rekkles
The LCK Challengers League 2024 is currently completing the 2nd week of its Spring Split Championship, this means that the teams running for the title will be playing their 4th match of the regular season. At the top of the leaderboard we have Nongshim Esports Academy, led by the talented botlaner Vital. The team has dominated the championship so far, going undefeated ahead of their highly anticipated match against OKSavingsBank BRION Challengers, Bo3, scheduled for tomorrow. Their current flawless run places them as one of the favorites for the title, and their next match is crucial to maintain their lead over their main rivals.
At the other end of the table, T1 Esports Academy is struggling to find its rhythm. Despite the excitement generated by the arrival of Rakells last December as a new support, the T1 Academy team is yet to win a single match in the 2024 season. His losing streak began on January 16 with a poor performance against KDF.C, and continued with disappointing performances against DK.C and HLE.C. Although they managed to win a map in each best-of-three series (Bo3), it wasn’t enough to turn the tide.
Their most recent loss to FOX.Y, with a score of 0-2, was particularly concerning. The performance was widely regarded as falling short of expectations, especially given the initial excitement surrounding Reckless’ recruitment. This situation highlights the challenges T1.EA faces in returning to the path of success and meeting the expectations of its fans. The rest of his journey in the Championship will be closely monitored, as Rackles and his partners try to raise the bar and prove their worth in what is considered a competitive and demanding league. Although Reckless and his team have suffered many defeats, there is no cause for alarm at the moment, the regular season has just started, and there are still 7 weeks left of the championship (i.e. about 14 games to be played). The team looks to have potential and should grow and improve in the near future.
Statistics aside
Swedish botlaner Reckless is showing remarkable performance in LCK CL Spring 2024, according to information provided by Games of Legends. His KDA is particularly high, standing at 7.1 after four Bo3s, ranking him second best in the league. Additionally, his kill participation rate is 78.7%. In terms of laning stats, Reckless had an advantage in CS (creep score) 54.5% of the time at 15 minutes, with an average CS differential of +5.1 and an average gold differential of +417 at the same stage, including his most notable performances. A KDA of 8/0/4 playing with Sena against DK.C, as well as an impressive DPM (damage per minute) of 791, also with Sena in the same game.
At the start of the 2024 season, Senna appears to be Rakells’ favorite champion, representing a definite threat and forcing opposing teams to adapt to his draft strategy to limit his in-game impact. This choice has not gone unnoticed among his opponents, who no longer hesitate to systematically and specifically ban this champion when they face Reckless.
