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After receiving an offer from the T1 Academy team at the beginning of 2024, the veteran player moved to Korea for the entirety of the season and closed it as a substitute player to T1\u2019s Worlds-winning roster.\u00a0 Today, speaking of unresolved personal issues and a desire to \u201cplay as long as possible,\u201d the player announced he would leave T1 and return to Sweden, from where he is expected to play professionally for the 2025 season. \"To put it in League of Legends terms, I am finally taking a 'recall,'\u201d the player said on social media. Rekkles, now 28, has been part of the competitive scene since 2013. 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