Things change quickly in esports. Febiven's rise to prominence happened relatively quickly, as the young Dutch mid laner found himself on one of Europe's strongest teams in the first year of his LCS career. Along with his friends on the 2015 Fnatic roster, the team had a record-breaking season that almost resulted in a European team at the Worlds Final for the first time since the inaugural League of Legends World Championship five years ago. That team was called Fnatic too, but the differing rosters mean that their name was the only things the two teams had in common. Cos, y’know, things change quickly in esports.

Thanks in no small part to Febiven's excellent technical skill and huge damage output, Fnatic finished the regular season of the 2015 Summer Split entirely undefeated. But even before that -- before AD carry Rekkles returned to the team after a brief spell with Elements -- Fnatic had a lot going for them. In the Semifinals of the Mid-Season Invitational, Fnatic faced off against the team that would go on to become World Champions, SKTelecom T1, taking two games off them in a Best of 5.

All eyes were on the mid lane as Febiven stood toe to toe with the Unkillable Demon King himself, Faker. And while SKT may have won the Best of 5, Febiven walked away with his honour intact, and reputation enhanced, having killed the most famous League of Legends player in the world in a one-on-one duel. Twice. Can’t call that a fluke.

By this stage it was clear what Fnatic management had seen in him, and he's only gotten stronger since. His love of champions that require strong technical mastery, such as Azir and LeBlanc, has been a constant. He may have a slightly tougher time as we head into the 2016 Season, thanks to preseason changes that delay several mage power spikes, but we'd be surprised if this hampered Febiven's performance too much.

Fnatic has undergone a huge roster shake-up during the offseason, with only two of last year's players -- Febiven himself and AD carry Rekkles -- still on the team. The question will be whether their new teammates can work together on the same level as the 2015 roster and replicate their success.

As Worlds 2015 Semifinalists, Febiven and the rest of the team will be feeling the pressure to earn their place in the 2016 Finals. There's a lot of work to do before that happens, and after an undefeated 2015 Summer Split, all eyes will be on Fnatic to see how the new roster measures up to last year's.

One thing we do know is that, with Febiven involved, no-one is safe in the mid lane.

-- By Jem Alexander