Riot Games inducts Rasmus "Caps" Winther as the third member of the Hall of Legends. The Danish midlaner for G2 Esports becomes the first Western player to join the League of Legends pantheon, after Faker (2024) and Uzi (2025).
It took three editions for the Hall of Legends to leave Asia. Riot Games has announced the induction of Rasmus "Caps
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Worlds 2026: inside the LCK’s bootcamp solo queueIn its statement, Riot explains that the Caps' legacy redefined what the West believed was possible against the Korean and Chinese giants. The phrasing is marketing-speak, but it says something interesting: for nearly a decade, Caps was living proof that a European player could compete at the very top without copying the Asian model.
Caps holds 17 LEC / EU LCS titles, more than double the tally of his closest pursuer in the continental hierarchy — his teammates and former teammates BrokenBlade and Mikyx sit at 11. Adding his stint in the TCL, he totals 18 domestic championships, an outright record across all regions.
Individually, he has 7 LEC final MVP awards, the most recent claimed this past March at LEC Versus against Karmine Corp, along with a rare statistical consistency: across his 17 European titles, he was named MVP in nearly two-thirds of them.
On the international stage, his crowning achievement remains MSI 2019, won with G2 after knocking out SK Telecom T1 and then Team Liquid
And there's the uncommon longevity: Caps passed the 200-international-match mark at Worlds 2025, becoming the second player in history to do so. After Faker
Chris Greeley, Global Head of LoL Esports, stresses just how unpredictable the player has always been.
Caps has always been the kind of player you could never fully prepare for.
He has that rare 'it' factor — the ability to rise to the biggest moments through his playmaking, his leadership and his reassuring presence under pressure. Caps has inspired an entire generation of Western players and earned the respect of fans around the world. He isn't just one of the greatest League of Legends players of all time: he embodies everything we hope to see in our esports heroes.
The announcement also highlights the man off the Rift: warmth, humility, a sense of team. Riot goes as far as describing the Dane as "a beacon for the West" living proof that individuality, the joy of playing and creativity can hold up at the highest level. It's an image that fits the reputation of a player who has stayed faithful to a personal style of play — sometimes to a fault, as the affectionate nicknames fans hang on him depending on his performances ("craps") are there to remind us.
The celebration schedule:
Worth noting, as was the case for Faker and Uzi
The process has remained unchanged since 2024. Each year, a shortlist of around twenty players with at least five cumulative years of Tier 1 competition is drawn up by Riot's teams in each region. It is then submitted to an independent panel of 50 voters made up of industry veterans from every region.
The voting criteria combine international appearances, regional and international titles, role-specific statistics and overall contribution to the ecosystem. A framework broad enough to have allowed, in 2025, the induction of Uzi
The obvious remains. Two Worlds finals lost, no Summoner's Cup. This past June, after his 17th European title, Caps made no secret of his goal: to get to Worlds and finally lift that trophy. At 27, under contract with G2 until 2027, he heads into a Summer Split that will hand out three European slots for a World Championship held in North America in October.
Entering the pantheon before winning the ultimate title: there's an irony that Caps will no doubt be the first to point out, but the story isn't closed yet.
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