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Wunder
Current team
TeamFnatic
RoleTop Laner
GameLeague of Legends
LeagueLEC
Personal information
NameMartin Hansen
Born (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 26)
NationalityDanish
Team history
20144everzenzyg
2015SK Gaming Prime
2015Team Dignitas EU
2016–2017Splyce
2018–2021G2 Esports
2021–presentFnatic
Career highlights and awards
  • 4× LEC Champion
  • 1× MSI champion (2019)
  • 1× Rift Rivals MVP (2018)
  • 4× LEC First-Team All Pro
  • 1× LEC Second-Team All Pro
  • 2× LEC Third-Team All Pro

Martin Nordahl Hansen (born 9 November 1998),[1] better known as Wunder, is a Danish professional League of Legends top laner for Fnatic in the the League of Legends European Championship (LEC). He has previously played for G2 Esports, Splyce, Dignitas, SK Gaming, and 4everzenzyg.

Professional Career

Pre-LCS

Hansen first played professionally in the EU LCS Challenger Series on team 4everzenzyg at age 15.[2]

In 2015, Hansen played for SK Gaming Prime and later joined Team Dignitas EU, however a new age restriction enforced by Riot caused him to wait a year before playing.[3] In November 2015, Team Dignitas EU was bought out by Follow eSports who were later rebranded to Splyce.[4][5][6]

Splyce

Hansen made his EU LCS debut on Splyce in Spring 2016. The team disappointed in the first split in the year, finishing in eighth with a 5–13 record and were nearly regulated, with Hansen being described as having "Frequent poor play" and "Questionable performances for a fairly large portion of the split".[7] After the spring split, Hansen, who had previously gone by the name Wunderwear, changed his handle to Wunder due to copyright.[8] In Summer the team made serious improvements, and looked like one of the best teams in the league for a majority of the split, before eventually finishing the regular season in second place, earning a bye to the semifinals.[8][9] Hansen was name to the .[10] In the playoffs, Splyce defeated H2K 3–2 and Hansen made his first finals appearance.[11] In the Championship match, the team faced G2 Esports and fell 1–3, finishing second overall.[12] Splyce was eligible for then 2016 Regional Qualifier, in which the winner would claim the third and final spot in the 2016 League of Legends World Championship. The team was given the first seed, due to their summer finish, and they defeated the Unicorns of Love 3–2, sending Hansen to his first Worlds.[13] At the World Championship, Splyce were drawn into Group D, alongside Korea's Samsung Galaxy, China's Royal Never Give Up, and North America's Team SoloMid.[14] The team finished last in their group with a 1–5 record and were eliminated from the tournament.[15] After Worlds, in was announced that Hansen would resign with Splyce for another year, and that all five members would return.[16][17]

In Spring 2017, the team struggled initially, not living up to expectations after making it to the World Championship the previous year.[18] However Splyce did qualify for playoffs as the fifth seed, with a 7–6 record.[19] In the quarterfinals, Splyce took a 2 game lead, before being reverse swept by Misfits, ending their run.[20][21] The team repeated their performance in Summer, making the playoffs at 6–4, the fifth seed once again, before losing another five game series in the quarterfinals, this time to G2.[22] Splyce were once again eligible for the Regional Qualifier, but the team lost 3–0 to H2K in the first round, and ended their season.[23] In the offseason, Hansen left Splyce and joined G2 Esports.[24]

G2 Esports

Hansen started strong with his new team, finishing their first split together in second place with an 11–7 record, as well as a bye into the semifinals.[25] Hansen returned to the All Pro First Team after not receiving an individual award in 2017.[26] In the semifinals, Hansen faced his former team, Splyce, and defeated them 3–1.[27] In the finals, G2 fell to Fnatic 0–3, finishing in second place.[28] In Summer, G2 finished with a improved 12–6 record, but were dropped to the fourth seed due to tiebreakers. Hansen was once again named First Team All Pro.[29] In the quarterfinals, G2 were upset by Misfits and fell 0–3.[30] Once again, Hansen was given one last chance for Worlds in the form of the Regional Qualifier.[31] G2 was given the second seed, and after wins against Splyce and FC Schalke 04, they qualified for the World Championship.[32] At the tournament, G2 advanced through the Play-Ins and were drawn into Group D, along side Korea's Afreeca Freecs, Taiwan's Flash Wolves, and Vietnam's Phong Vũ Buffalo.[33] The team placed second in their group with a 3–3 record and advanced to the Knock–Out Stage.[34] In the quarterfinals, G2 faced Royal Never Give Up, who were considered favorites to win the tournament, and delivered what was described as what "will go down in Worlds history as one of the largest upsets".[35][36][37] In the semifinals, G2 fell to China's Invictus Gaming, the eventual champions, and finished in 3rd–4th.[38][39]

In 2019, Hansen returned to G2, and the team looked to continue their success, and after starting the split 9–0, they finished the regular season in first place with a 13–5 record.[40] Hansen was voted to the All Pro Second Team.[41] In playoffs, G2 defeated Origen 3–0 in their first match, and then swept them again in the finals, giving Hansen his first domestic title.[42] Due to their victory, G2 qualified for the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational.[43]

Tournament results

2015

Event Team Placing Prize
2015 European Challenger Series Dignitas EU 1st $1,365.46 USD

2016

Event Team Placing Prize
2016 EU LCS Summer Playoffs Splyce 2nd $5,000.00 USD
2016 EU LCS Regional Qualifier Splyce 1st N/A
2016 League of Legends World Championships Splyce 13th-16th $12,241.00 USD

2017

Event Team Placing Prize
2017 EU LCS Spring Playoffs Splyce 5th-6th $2,169.21 USD
2017 EU LCS Summer Playoffs Splyce 5th-6th $2,391.91 USD

2018

Event Team Placing Prize
2018 EU LCS Spring Playoffs G2 2nd $12,241.00 USD
2018 NA-EU Rift Rivals G2 1st $4,000.00 USD
2018 EU LCS Regional Qualifier G2 1st N/A
2018 League of Legends World Championships G2 3rd-4th $90,300.00 USD

2019

Event Team Placing Prize
2019 LEC Spring Playoffs G2 1st $15,146.67 USD
2019 Mid Season Invitational G2 1st $80,000.00 USD
2019 NA-EU Rift Rivals G2 1st $4,000.00 USD
2019 LEC Summer Playoffs G2 1st $17,769.60 USD
2019 League of Legends World Championships G2 2nd $60,075.00 USD

2020

Event Team Placing Prize
2020 LEC Spring Playoffs G2 1st $16,000 USD

References

  1. ^ "Martin Hansen" (in Danish). Red Bull. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Shout Out To Denmark | By Martin "Wunder" Hansen". The Players’ Lobby. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ Lingle, Samuel (14 April 2015). "Dignitas EU retools with all-Danish lineup, move Brokenshard to head coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Million-dollar deal for pro-gaming team". 3 November 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
  5. ^ "FollowEsports buys Dignitas' EU League of Legends team". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  6. ^ "New LCS franchise Follow eSports rebrands to Splyce, picks up Call of Duty team - EvoSport". evosport.com.ua. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  7. ^ "iSPY: A Glance at The Fall and Meteoric Rise of Splyce". Dignitas. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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  19. ^ "See the EU LCS Spring Split results here". Red Bull. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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  39. ^ "Fnatic and Invictus progress to the League of Legends Worlds 2018 final". Metabomb.net. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  40. ^ Binkowski, Justin (16 February 2019). "Origen hand G2 Esports their first loss of the 2019 LEC Spring Split". Dot Esports. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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