caPs

caPs
caPs
Background Information
Name	Rasmus Borregaard Winther
Country of Birth	; Denmark
Birthday	November 17, 1999 (age 22)
Residency	EUEurope
Competitive
Team	⁠⁠G2 Esports
Contract Expires	2025-11-17
Role	; Mid Laner
Favorite Champs	; ; ; ; ;
Competitive IDs	Caps
Soloqueue IDs	EUW: CaÞs, Speedy McJingles; KR: TheShackledCaps, IIIlllllIllI; CN: g2caps1
Social Media & Links

Overview

Tournament Results

Stats

Match History

Team History

Combine Role Swaps:No|Yes

Dates:Approx|Exact

	Team	Start	End
EU	⁠⁠Enigma Esports	≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??	≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-18	≈11mo 17d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Inspire eSports	Jan 20162016-01-22	Jun 20162016-06-03	4mo 12d ejel
EU	⁠⁠E-corp Gaming	Feb 20162016-02-26	Mar 20162016-03-17^[1]	20d ejel
EU	⁠⁠mousesports	≈Apr 2016≈2016-04-??	≈May 2016≈2016-05-??	≈1mo 6d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Nerv	Jun 20162016-06-20^[2]	Jul 20162016-07-15	25d ejel
TR	⁠⁠Dark Passage	Jul 20162016-07-15^[4]	Oct 20162016-10-23^[3]	3mo 8d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Fnatic	Dec 20162016-12-01^[6]	Nov 20182018-11-25^[5]	1yr 11mo ejel
EU	⁠⁠G2 Esports	Nov 20182018-11-29^[8]	Present	3yr 1mo ej

	Team	Start	End
EU	⁠⁠Enigma Esports	≈Jan 2015≈2015-01-??	≈Dec 2015≈2015-12-18	≈11mo 17d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Inspire eSports	Jan 20162016-01-22	Jun 20162016-06-03	4mo 12d ejel
EU	⁠⁠E-corp Gaming	Feb 20162016-02-26	Mar 20162016-03-17^[1]	20d ejel
EU	⁠⁠mousesports	≈Apr 2016≈2016-04-??	≈May 2016≈2016-05-??	≈1mo 6d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Nerv	Jun 20162016-06-20^[2]	Jul 20162016-07-15	25d ejel
TR	⁠⁠Dark Passage	Jul 20162016-07-15^[4]	Oct 20162016-10-23^[3]	3mo 8d ejel
EU	⁠⁠Fnatic	Dec 20162016-12-01^[6]	Nov 20182018-11-25^[5]	1yr 11mo ejel
EU	⁠⁠G2 Esports	Nov 20182018-11-29^[8]	Jan 20202020-01-15^[12]	1yr 1mo ejel
EU	⁠⁠G2 Esports	Jan 20202020-01-15^[12]	May 20202020-05-06^[13]	3mo 22d ejel
EU	⁠⁠G2 Esports	May 20202020-05-06^[13]	Present	1yr 8mo ej

News

2015
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

EU	⁠⁠ENM	January (approx.), Alphari and Caps join. e
EU	⁠⁠ENM	December 18 (approx.), Zhergoth, Memento, Caps, Slyv3r, and Klajbajk leave. e

EU	⁠⁠IE	January 22, Caps joins as substitute. e
EU	⁠⁠EC	February 26, Kektz, Tabasko, Caps, HeaQ, and Seffe join. e
EU	⁠⁠EC	March 17, Nerroh, Nisqy, and Kirdos join. Tabasko, Caps, and Seffe leave.^[1] e
EU	⁠⁠MOUZ	April (approx.), Wardain, Caps, Upset, and Norskeren join. Simon (Analyst to Head Coach) changes position. beansu, Nardeus, Zytan, Zhergoth, Endz, Fyasco (Analyst), and Lauren (Analyst) leave. e
EU	⁠⁠MOUZ	May (approx.), Wardain, Dan, Caps, Upset, Norskeren, and Simon (Head Coach) leave. e
EU	⁠⁠IE	June 3, Satorius, Caps, Michai (Team Manager), and LeDuck (Head Coach) leave. e
EU	⁠⁠NRV	June 20, Caps, Upset, and SirNukesAlot join. wewillfailer (Support to Sub/Support/Coach) changes position. Godbro moves to substitute. Nardeus leaves.^[2] e
EU	⁠⁠NRV	July 15, Caps leaves. e
TR	⁠⁠DP	July 15, Caps and Dino Bilzerian (Coach) join. Abaria and Halpern (Coach) leave.^[4] e
TR	⁠⁠DP	October 23, Caps leaves.^[3] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	December 1, Amazing, Caps, Jesiz, and Kubz (Assistant Coach) join. sOAZ rejoins. Kikis moves to substitute. Febiven leaves.^[6]^[7] e

EU	⁠⁠FNC	November 19, Bwipo, sOAZ, Caps, and Dylan Falco (Head Coach)'s contracts expire but departure is not confirmed.^[16] e
EU	⁠⁠FNC	November 25, Caps' departure is confirmed.^[5] e
EU	⁠⁠G2	November 29, Caps and Mikyx join. Perkz (Mid to Bot) changes position. Hjarnan is set to leave with assistance finding a new team. Wadid leaves.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11] e

EU	⁠⁠G2	January 9, Wunder, Caps, Perkz, and Mikyx's contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2021. Jankos' contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2020.^[17] e
EU	⁠⁠G2	January 15, Wunder, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, and GrabbZ (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 15 November 2021. Jankos' contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 16 November 2020.^[18] e

EU	⁠⁠G2	January 15, PERKZ (Bot to Mid) and Caps (Mid to Bot)'s positions are changed in the GCD.^[12] e
EU	⁠⁠G2	May 6, Caps (Bot to Mid) and PERKZ (Mid to Bot) change positions.^[13]^[14]^[15] e
EU	⁠⁠G2	July 13, Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, and GrabbZ (Head Coach)'s contracts are extended through 2022.^[19]^[20] Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, and GrabbZ (Head Coach)'s contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 21 November 2022.^[21] e

EU	⁠⁠G2	September 1, Caps' contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.^[22] e
EU	⁠⁠G2	December 3, Broken Blade, Flakked, and Targamas join. Jankos and Caps will remain with the team for 2022. Mikyx becomes inactive.^[23] e
EU	⁠⁠G2	December 6, Caps renames to caPs.^[24] e
EU	⁠⁠G2	December 9, caPs' contract is extended through 2025.^[25] e

EU

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⁠G2

January 5,
Broken Blade,
Flakked, and
Targamas' contracts are updated in the GCD, expiring on 18 November 2024.
Jankos' contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 20 November 2023.
caPs' contract is updated in the GCD, expiring on 17 November 2025.^[26]

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Biography[]

Trivia[]

Is the younger brother of DotA 2 player Ryze.
Nicknamed Baby Faker by fans.
- Fans also call him Craps when he plays badly, and Claps when he plays especially well.
- In China he is called 帽皇 meaning King of Hats (aka King of Caps).^[27]
His father frequently attends his games, including traveling to Vietnam and Taiwan to see his son win the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational.
He and Uzi are the only two non-Korean players to have appeared in consecutive Worlds finals.
- Went 0-6 in games across these finals.
As of July 2021, Became famous for his shaved head
Frequently says Champion quotes out loud, when picking or banning a Champion

Pentakills

Date	Region	Tournament	Champion	Pos	W/L	KDA	SB	VOD
2020-04-12	EU Europe	LEC 2020 Spring Playoffs	Ezreal	Bot	W	10/2/7	Link	Link
2019-05-18	INT International	MSI 2019 Main Event	Akali	Mid	W	9/3/7	Link	Link
2016-06-28	EU Europe	EUCS 2016 Summer	Aurelion Sol	Mid	W	8/4/8	Link	Link

Click here for a full list of pentakills by all players.

Trivia Statistics

List of Games with One Player Receiving All Kills on the Winning Team

Awards[]

MSI MVP (2019)
LEC MVP x2 (Spring 2019, Summer 2020)
EU LCS MVP x1 (Summer 2018)
EU All-Pro 1st Team x7 (Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021)
EU All-Pro 2nd Team x1 (Summer 2017)
EU All-Pro 3rd Team x1 (Spring 2020)
TCL Finals MVP (Summer 2016)

Tournament Results[]

This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.

CaPs Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Last Result	Team	Roster
2021-08-22	4	LEC 2021 Summer Playoffs	2 : 3⁠⁠FNC	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Rekkles, Mikyx, Grabbz, Nelson
2021-08-01	2	LEC 2021 Summer	12 - 6⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Rekkles, Mikyx, Grabbz, Nelson
2021-04-10	3	LEC 2021 Spring Playoffs	1 : 3⁠⁠RGE	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Rekkles, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2021-03-14	1	LEC 2021 Spring	14 - 4⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Rekkles, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2020-10-24	3 - 4	Worlds 2020	1 : 3⁠⁠DWG	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, GrabbZ, Duffman
2020-09-06	1	LEC 2020 Summer Playoffs	3 : 0⁠⁠FNC	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2020-08-09	3	LEC 2020 Summer	11 - 7⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, P1noy, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2020-04-19	1	LEC 2020 Spring Playoffs	3 : 0⁠⁠FNC	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, PERKZ, Caps, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2020-03-28	1	LEC 2020 Spring	15 - 3⁠⁠RR	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, PERKZ, Caps, Mikyx, GrabbZ
2019-11-10	2	Worlds 2019	0 : 3⁠⁠FPX	⁠⁠G2	Wunder, Jankos, Caps, Perkz, Mikyx, GrabbZ

CaPs 1v1 Tournament Results
Date	Pl	Event	Prize	Team	Last Result
2019-12-07	5 - 8	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas		⁠⁠LEC	0 : 1 ⁠⁠ Uzi
2018-12-08	1	All-Star 2018 Las Vegas		⁠⁠LEC	2 : 1 ⁠⁠ Pabu

Media[]

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

January 4, 5 Rookies to Watch This Split by Christian Marcale on The Game Haus
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January 29, Caps: "Hope you will call Faker times baby caps" with , and on Sport1
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April 8, Player Spotlight: Caps with Jeff Latham on LoL Esports
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April 9, Caps: "It's coincidence whether we win" with , and on Sport1
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April 12, Caps talks personal improvement as a player and how FNATIC can get momentum back going into playoffs with , and on Blitz Esports
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April 12, Fnatic's Caps: 'I think we just acknowledged that, right now, we just want to win' with , and on ESPN
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May 10, Caps on Broxah: 'It was fun to play with someone that was newer than myself, because it made me feel experienced' with , and on theScore esports
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June 14, How Caps sacrifices his lane to help Fnatic get ahead early game by Renato "Shakarez" Perdigão on Blitz Esports
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June 29, Caps on EU at Rift Rivals: 'I think we should be able to beat all the NA teams since they have not played versus our unique style before' with , and on theScore esports
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July 4, Player Spotlight on FNC Caps: Rift Rivals Edition with Jeff Latham on LoL Esports
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August 11, Locked In: FNC Caps | The Mechanical Prodigy by , and on LoL Esports
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September 2, Fnatic defeat H2K to secure third in Summer with Jeff Latham on LoL Esports
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September 6, BFF Challenge - WHAT'S MY GUILTY PLEASURE? (ft. Caps & sOAZ) with , and on Fnatic
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September 11, Caps: I am very happy that we could improve our performance with , and on Sport1
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October 12, Fnatic Caps: "The two Longzhu games were... well Longzhu is Longzhu" with , and on Inven Global
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January 8, Life of Legends: Perspectives - Episode 1: The Rookies with , and on Fnatic
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February 8, Caps: "The Lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of Sheep" with Erin "Yuka" Bower on LoL Esports
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March 5, No Room For Emotion by , and on The Player's Lobby
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May 12, TL Coach Cain: "Even though Joey has less experience, he has better communication with the ADC... he could deliver better results." with Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong and Dasol "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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May 14, Caps: thoughts on international midlaners and his rising fame with , and on Travis Gafford
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May 15, FNC Caps: "We had lost three games in a row, so NA probably had false hope..." with Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
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June 4, FNC sOAZ and Caps on 2018 MSI, the Ultimate Dog Champ, and Improving as a Team with Ki-Baek "Juneau" Nam, Jaehoon "Laffa" Jeong, , and Woo "Ready" Hyun on Inven Global
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July 5, FNC Caps: "Honestly, I think my team will sub me down bot lane and I’ll s*** on Doublelift (laughs)." with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
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July 6, Caps: "My parents are so supportive of me, if I wouldn't tell them off, they'd come to LCS weekly." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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July 11, Caps believes Rift Rivals will help EU prepare for Worlds with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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July 16, Caps about Jetlag from Rift Rivals: “Dylan didn't sleep for 30 hours before our game vs. Splyce” with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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August 7, Caps and Broxah Double-Interview: "If there ever was a time for EU to shine at Worlds, it's now." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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October 11, Caps: "Rookie is probably the best Mid. So if I can show up against him, I can show up vs anyone." with Darius Matuschak from The Shotcaller on YouTube
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October 13, Worlds Group Stage 2018 top 30 players: 15-11 by Taylor Damaschi on The Game Haus
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November 1, A marquee match in mid lane: Caps vs. Rookie by Emily Rand on ESPN
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November 1, 10 great plays from Caps and Rookie to hype you up before Worlds finals by Aaron Mickunas on Dot Esports
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December 7, Caps on which EU team is overrated and why he joined G2 esports with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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December 8, Caps, Champion of 1v1: "At least now, when someone hates or flames at me, I can say 'Come to ARAM and 1v1 me bro" with James "Bick" Hong on Inven Global
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January 5, The Story of Caps by theScore Esports on YouTube
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January 25, Caps on why he joined G2, why Week 1 doesnt matter, and who will win MVP with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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January 26, Caps: “I am playing worst than Worlds, but I will reach that level and more” with Danes Loher on Esportmaníacos
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February 5, League of Legends: G2 bowls over LEC competition by Adel Chouadria on ESPN
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April 16, Caps on winning the LEC as well as his expectations for Rift Rivals and MSI with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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May 12, Caps tells Travis he hopes to prove joining G2 was a good idea by beating IG with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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May 18, G2 Caps: "I think we're living in a weird world where we have to take down SKT to face Team Liquid." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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May 19, Caps' dad leading cheers for son, G2 Esports at MSI by Tyler Erzberger on ESPN
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May 19, G2 Caps Selected as the MVP for the 2019 MSI with Yudae "Akiin" Oak on Inven Global
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June 11, Caps: "I want to be the best at everything. Regardless of Meta or enemy performance, I want to win." with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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June 26, Caps responds to Sneaky and Zeyzal's "dodge Caps" NA strategy with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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July 10, Caps on Rift Rivals: "I got overconfident...so my ‘friend’ [Craps] came out instead" with Isaac McIntyre on Upcomer
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July 30, Caps on his favorite game of all time, other LEC Mids, G2's Playstyle with Darius Matuschak on The Shotcaller
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September 21, Five players to watch at the 2019 World Championship by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
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October 18, [Worlds 2019] G2 Caps on His Nicknames: "Everyone has their good and bad moments... and simply put, for me, those might be ‘Claps’ or ‘Craps’." with Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
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October 18, [Worlds 2019] G2 Caps: "I'm really grateful for the family I have, and I just hope I can make them proud." with Joonkyu "Lasso" Seok & David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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October 27, [Worlds 2019] G2 Caps on the Rematch vs SKT: "SKT has improved a lot since MSI. I’m... hoping for a narrow victory over SKT, as I know that series will be a close one." with Daniel "Quest" Kwon on Inven Global
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November 2, Caps vs. Faker: The best in the West takes on a god by Jerome Heath on Dot Esports
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November 3, [Worlds 2019] G2 Caps: "I promised my team that if they carry this today, then I'll take care of next week... I'm going to send FPX back home." with David "Viion" Jang on Inven Global
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November 3, G2 press conference after semifinals against SKT with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Korizon Esports
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November 5, Caps: 'I think it’s really hard to pick a favorite at Worlds... I feel like every region is strong in their own rights' by Isaac McIntyre on Dexerto
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November 8, G2 Esports press conference before facing FPX at Worlds finals 2019 with Alexandre "DrPuppet" Weber on Korizon Esports
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December 11, Caps talks Fnatic internal issues, if fans still blame him one year after leaving the team with Travis Gafford on YouTube
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December 22, Caps excited for 2020, facing FORG1VEN and G2 improving even further with Ashley Kang on Korizon Esports
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January 8, The best Western League of Legends player stories to watch out for in 2020 by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
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February 3, G2 Caps talks about the role swap's success and bringing back the "Danish Power" with Tom Matthiesen & Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
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March 1, Is Craps Back? League of Legends Player Review by Mani Dasoju on The Game Haus
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March 19, Esports outliers: Caps, as told by his father, Michael Winther by Lara Lunardi on Inven Global
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June 14, Caps: “We Improved Our Innovation” with Tom Matthiesen on Hotspawn
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September 21, Fiery showstoppers: The best mid laners at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship by Tyler Esguerra on Dot Esports
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September 23, G2 Esports star Caps has a message for his Worlds 2020 opponents with Matt Porter on Red Bull
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October 2, Fourth time’s the charm? International experience could play vital role in Caps’ success at Worlds 2020 by Cristian Lupasco on Dot Esports
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February 23, G2 Caps on Rekkles, 2021 MSI, what lifting Worlds trophy means for him with Ashley Kang (KORIZON Esports) on YouTube
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Post-Match Interviews

Date	Tournament	Match	Link
2021-07-09	LEC 2021 Summer	G2 vs AST	Link
2021-06-18	LEC 2021 Summer	G2 vs AST	Link
2021-02-19	LEC 2021 Spring	G2 vs AST	Link
2020-10-18	Worlds 2020 Main Event	GEN vs G2	Link
2020-08-22	LEC 2020 Summer Playoffs	G2 vs MAD	Link
2020-07-31	LEC 2020 Summer	VIT vs G2	Link
2020-06-27	LEC 2020 Summer	G2 vs FNC	Link
2020-06-12	LEC 2020 Summer	MAD vs G2	Link
2020-04-18	LEC 2020 Spring Playoffs	MAD vs G2	Link
2020-03-21	LEC 2020 Spring	G2 vs XL	Link
2020-01-24	LEC 2020 Spring	G2 vs MAD	Link
2019-12-08	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas	BLUE vs RED	Link
2019-12-06	All-Star 2019 Las Vegas	LPL vs LCK	Link
2019-11-03	Worlds 2019 Main Event	G2 vs SKT	Link
2019-10-18	Worlds 2019 Main Event	G2 vs HKA	Link
2019-09-08	LEC 2019 Summer Playoffs	G2 vs FNC	Link
2019-07-26	LEC 2019 Summer	G2 vs OG	Link
2019-06-29	Rift Rivals 2019 NA-EU	TSM vs FNC	Link
2019-05-19	MSI 2019 Main Event	TL vs G2	Link
2019-05-18	MSI 2019 Main Event	SKT vs G2	Link
2019-05-13	MSI 2019 Main Event	G2 vs FW	Link
2019-04-14	LEC 2019 Spring Playoffs	G2 vs OG	Link
2019-04-06	LEC 2019 Spring Playoffs	G2 vs OG	Link
2019-02-22	LEC 2019 Spring	G2 vs S04	Link
2019-02-09	LEC 2019 Spring	FNC vs G2	Link
2019-01-25	LEC 2019 Spring	G2 vs XL	Link
2019-01-18	LEC 2019 Spring	OG vs G2	Link
2018-10-28	Worlds 2018 Main Event	C9 vs FNC	Link
2018-10-17	Worlds 2018 Main Event	FNC vs iG	Link
2018-10-11	Worlds 2018 Main Event	100 vs FNC	Link
2018-09-09	EU LCS 2018 Summer Playoffs	FNC vs S04	Link
2018-07-27	EU LCS 2018 Summer	FNC vs S04	Link
2018-07-21	EU LCS 2018 Summer	MSF vs FNC	Link
2018-07-20	EU LCS 2018 Summer	UOL vs FNC	Link
2018-07-07	Rift Rivals 2018 NA-EU	FNC vs FOX	Link
2018-07-06	Rift Rivals 2018 NA-EU	FNC vs 100	Link
2018-06-23	EU LCS 2018 Summer	FNC vs VIT	Link
2018-06-22	EU LCS 2018 Summer	FNC vs H2K	Link
2018-01-27	EU LCS 2018 Spring	FNC vs G2	Link