Coming in as a relatively inexperienced choice to replace the long-time member of the Team Secret roster, Lacky, is the Finnish player of Fonkers, best known for his time on MnM Gaming. Fonkers played on MnM’s Benelux roster alongside players such as Craxan and Kabouter during Season 2 of the Benelux League. followed by an appearance at DreamHack Winter on a modified MnM roster with Doki and the rest of the current MnM lineup. Overall, this means that the entirety of his pro-level experience comes in his 5-7, 4-7 defeat to Team Empire and 5-7, 6-8 defeat to Mock-it Esports, both during DreamHack Winter.
He now joins what was a very promising Team Secret roster last season which currently sits in the last place so far in Season 9. They will likely be hoping Fonker’s sheer fragging ability will help them counter the aggressive meta that has developed in the Pro League and lead them to a better position in the second half of the season. We spoke with Fonkers to ask him what it is like to be joining Team Secret and debuting in the Pro League:
Fonkers via @FonkersR6
Firstly can you introduce yourself?
Can you give us a rundown of your history in competitive R6?
The statistics between Team Empire and MnM Gaming from DreamHack Winter 2018
What did you do during your trial to impress?
We also spoke to the team’s coach, Louis "Helbee" Bureau, about the signing:
What made Fonkers stand out from other trialled players?
How has he been fitting into the team since joining?
What are your realistic expectations for the remainder of the Season?
This move now also means that Team Secret will no longer have a British-majority roster with two Brits, one Finn and two French players along with a Canadian coach. Despite this, Team Secret will still be able to play in the ESL Premiership British national tournament as Jack “Plebma” Bentley will be subbing in for that event to retain the three British players needed to compete.
For the Pro League, this means that four out of eight of the teams will be representing the European region as a whole, with no majority nation present.
The Team Secret roster lifting the first ever ESL Premiership PC Trophy last December via ESL.
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Team Secret’s next game will be when the Pro League resumes with an initial matchup against mousesports (previously known as ENCE eSports) on March 14th with the following roster:
Matthew "meepeY" Sharples (Captain)
Leon "LeonGids" Giddens
David "sTiZze" de Castro
Bryan "Elemzje" Tebessi
Aku "Fonkers" Seppä
Louis "Helbee" Bureau (their coach)