Fnatic and Humanoid part ways after three years

Jack Stewart, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 08/09/2025

Fnatic have said goodbye to high-profile LEC midlaner Marek ‘Humanoid’ Brázda after three years together.

The Czech pro was benched back in July as Fnatic brought in Korean prospect Sungwon ‘Poby’ Yun from T1 Rookies.

Humanoid is contracted until November 17th of this year, but can already search for teams if he wants to.

Before the Summer Split, head coach Grabbz revealed that Fnatic was open to LEC roster changes.

Grabbz had claimed that Fnatic weren’t working hard enough in scrims and training.

This has led some to wonder if Humanoid has motivation issues, but Fnatic owner Sam Mathews dispelled this:

“Marek, you’ve been an incredible player from the very beginning. I know how much you tried, and how much you put into this organisation.

“I’m also super sad we didn’t manage to win with you, but I know how much you put in, every single day.”

Still, some have questioned whether Humanoid will even look to compete next year.

For now, the midlaner says he will focus on streaming for the remainder of 2025:

“For me, I will use the time off to stream once I get my apartment set up. Will take a few weeks maybe and then will see what happens next year.”

This will be the first time in seven years that Humanoid hasn’t attended the League of Legends World Championships.

The former LEC champion also didn’t manage to win any silverware with Fnatic.

That was a major regret of jungler Iván ‘Razork’ Martín Díaz, who paid tribute to his long-term teammate:

“Sadly, we couldn’t manage to win anything together, but I’m still very thankful for all these years playing with you and all the good memories we created together. Wish you the best.”

Will Fnatic make it to LoL Worlds?

This year will be the 15th edition of the LoL World Championships. In that time, Fnatic have only failed to qualify for the event twice (2012 and 2016).

That means Fnatic have attended the last eight LoL Worlds events.

But that long streak is in danger with competition fierce at the top of the LEC in the 2025 Summer Split.

Fnatic are about to face off against LEC Spring champions Movistar KOI, though LoL betting sites give Fnatic the slight edge.

Fnatic has yet to attend an international tournament this year, but should they defeat KOI, they’ll automatically qualify for Worlds.

Jack Stewart, Senior Editor

In my seven years of esports writing, I've introuduced esports coverage to newspapers, interviewed some of the biggest names in the industry, and driven viewers mad with the puns in my YouTube scripts. I'm most proud of the latter.

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