Esports Insider recently sat down with one of Europe’s most prominent League of Legends teams. We spoke with three members of Fnatic: Marek ‘Humanoid’ Brázda, Mihael ‘Mikyx’ Mehle, and Iván ‘Razork’ Martín Díaz, to hear about their thoughts on the state of esports in 2025.

Each player offered unique insight into what it’s like to compete in League of Legends on the pro level, so here are a few things Fnatic wants you to know.

The LEC Spring Split is heating up in 2025, so we asked the Fnatic players what they’re excited about in the latest tournament. Humanoid told us why he prefers only having the six top teams go to the playoffs, as opposed to larger formats.

Marek ‘Humanoid’ Brázda told Esports Insider:

“I think the format has improved. We got rid of the best of 1s; we got the best of 3s. Looks fun, and only the top 6 teams are going to the playoffs. I think top 8 is way too many teams. I think the top 6 is better. So far, I like it.” 

Fnatic also expressed interest in facing other teams that have partnerships with Red Bull, as they’d like to prove who’s the best at League out of their impressive lineup of teams, including T1.

Fabian ‘GrabbZ’ Lohmann joined the Fnatic family as a coach in November 2024 and quickly became a valued team member. Humanoid explained that GrabbZ brings structure to the team in a way that only a coach can. He said:

“I feel like GrabbZ has brought a lot of discipline, and he’s not super strict or anything, but I feel like the coach that we had last year, we were very close to each other, so it felt like just another player. I feel like the relationship has to be a bit different with your coach.”

Humanoid also shared that he thinks Fnatic has been steadily improving since GrabbZ was brought on board, which may give them the edge they need to get even further in the LEC Spring this year. 

“I think so far we have been improving slowly with GrabbZ. GrabbZ is doing a great job.”

One of the most important questions we had the chance to ask Fnatic was regarding the changes they’d like to see in the esports scene and League of Legends as a whole. Iván ‘Razork’ Martín Díaz touched on his preferred format for LoL, sharing that he largely prefers best of 3 for League.

Razork told Esports Insider: 

“Make more best of 3s, but that’s already happened, so I hope that’s going to stay. Best of 3 or best of 5.” 

Mihael ‘Mikyx’ Mehle jumped in to share how he thinks League of Legends could improve, including the possible return of old items, such as Prowler’s Claw. 

“Gameplay-wise, I’d like some old items back. The old items are very fun, like Prowler’s Claw, for example. For the esports scene, I think Relegation would be fun again.” 

There are many ways that Riot Games is improving the League of Legends experience at any given time. Fnatic thinks bringing back some of the older content would actually strengthen the competitive title and the esports scene in general.

Red Bull has partnered with many top esports teams over the years, and Fnatic is the latest to join their roster. Esports Insider asked the athletes how the partnership has helped advance their careers, and Mikyx shared that Red Bull has helped transition him into an active lifestyle with regular exercise. He said:

“I’ve had Red Bull as a sponsor for a few years now. We went to the Red Bull Performance Center, so that was something that Red Bull could offer for me that was pretty useful. We took some tests and did some exercises to make sure we were healthy. That’s actually one of the reasons I started going to the gym.” 

Though Fnatic’s League athletes aren’t competing in physical sports professionally, it takes a well-balanced diet with just enough exercise to stay healthy. Exercise can improve cognitive health, arguably just as essential in competitive gaming as in traditional sports.

Fnatic offered professional insight into why they believe esports could grow larger in the future. The talented League team conveyed that as video games improve, the fan base for esports games will likely grow bigger. Razork explained further:

“It’s still growing, and it’s not stopping, so I don’t see a reason why it would. Video games are going to get even better, so everybody is going to be playing games.”

Mikyx also expressed his interest in playing fighting games at the competitive level in the future. He even noted Mortal Kombat as the type of game he’d like to try his hand at in the larger esports scene.

“I would like to, at some point, play a Fighting game competitively. I think that sounds very fun, like Mortal Kombat, for example. Practicing for 1v1 matchups is very fun. If you’re good, you win. I like the aspect of that,” said Mikyx.

Every member of Fnatic has goals they’d like to reach in the future. As they continue to delve deeper into the LEC Spring, Fnatic will find new strategies to help the athletes advance in their esports careers. 

Fnatic will face other top teams in the coming weeks, and Razork, Mikyx, and Humanoid are determined to bring their A-game.