| Retired | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cyanide | ||
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| Background Information | ||
| Name | Lauri Happonen | |
| Country of Birth | Finland | |
| Birthday | November 15, 1994 (age 30) | |
| Residency | Europe | |
| Competitive | ||
| Role | Manager | |
| Favorite Champs | ||
| Soloqueue IDs | USAISTHEBEST (NA), Fnatic Cyanide, Fnatic RockNRoll, Ding12 (KR), OGCyanide, The Valyrian | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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Lauri "Cyanide" Happonen is a retired League of Legends esports player, previously player manager for KOVA Esports. He is best known for his time as the jungler for Fnatic, during which he won Worlds Season 1.
Team History
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 oSk Gaming | ≈Jan 2011≈2011-01-?? | Feb 20112011-02-18[1] | ≈1mo 17d ejel | ||
 myRevenge | Feb 20112011-02-18[3] | Mar 20112011-03-14[2] | 24d ejel | ||
 Fnatic | Mar 20112011-03-14[4] | Dec 20142014-12-05 | 3yr 8mo ejel | ||
 Origen | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | May 20172017-05-24 | ≈2yr 23d ejel | ||
| Origen ESP | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-?? | May 20172017-05-24 | ≈1mo 14d ejel | ||
 KOVA Esports | Jun 20212021-06-10[6] | Sep 20212021-09-16[5] | 3mo 6d ejel |
| Team | Start | End | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oSk Gaming | ≈Jan 2011≈2011-01-?? | Feb 20112011-02-18[1] | ≈1mo 17d ejel | ||
| myRevenge | Feb 20112011-02-18[3] | Mar 20112011-03-14[2] | 24d ejel | ||
| Fnatic | Mar 20112011-03-14[4] | Dec 20142014-12-05 | 3yr 8mo ejel | ||
| Origen | ≈May 2015≈2015-05-?? | May 20172017-05-24 | ≈2yr 23d ejel | ||
| Origen ESP | ≈Apr 2017≈2017-04-?? | May 20172017-05-24 | ≈1mo 14d ejel | ||
| KOVA Esports | Jun 20212021-06-10[6] | Sep 20212021-09-16[5] | 3mo 6d ejel |
News
- 2011
- 2014
- 2015
- 2017
- 2021
 OSK | January (approx.), xPeke, CyanideFI, and Mellisan join. | |
| OSK | February 18, xPeke, CyanideFI, and Mellisan leave.[1] | |
 myR | February 18, xPeke, CyanideFI, WetDreaM, Shushei, LamiaZealot, and Mellisan join. MagicFingers joins as substitute.[3] | |
| myR | March 14, xPeke, CyanideFI, WetDreaM, Shushei, LamiaZealot, Mellisan, and MagicFingers leave.[2] | |
 FNC | March 14, xPeke, CyanideFI, WetDreaM, Shushei, LaMiaZeaLoT, and Mellisan join. MagicFingers joins as substitute.[4] |
| FNC | December 5, Cyanide retires. |
 OG | May (approx.), jzafra (Chief Executive Officer) joins. Araneae and Cyanide join as substitutes. Veteran (Analyst) leaves. |
Biography[]
Lauri was born and raised in Finland and grew up playing games, becoming more and more competitive as time passed. He eventually became an avid League of Legends player and has been known as being one of the scene's youngest professional players, starting when he was 15.
Season 1[]
Becoming known in the high elo ladders during Season 1, Cyanide found himself playing in the jungler role for oSk Gaming and started playing on the team with now long time teammate, xPeke. In February 2011, the line up was picked up by myRevenge. The team placed first at IEM Season V - Hanover Invitational but two months after acquisition, Cyanide and the rest of the line up left myR to join Fnatic. The newly formed team gained quick recognition as being a top team in Europe and solidified a place as one of the worlds best by competing and winning Riot Season 1 Championship in June 2011. The team then closed out Season 1 placing 3rd at IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Cologne, losing to North American Team SoloMid.
Pre-Season 2[]
With his team, Cyanide went stateside to New York to play in IEM Season VI - Global Challenge New York, winning in a dominating fashion, not losing one game as they placed first, beating SK Gaming 2-0.
Season 2[]
Cyanide had become known as a top jungler in the world, because of he and his team's increasingly strong performances in tournaments. In Season 2, Fnatic almost always placed in the top 3 in the majority of events they participated in, such as SK Trophy March and IGN ProLeague Elites. In August 2012, the Season 2 Regional Finals was held in Cologne, where the top 3 placing teams would be flown to Los Angeles for the Season 2 World Championship, for a chance to play for the $1,000,000 grand prize. Fnatic were unable to to qualify in the top 3, finishing 4th in the tournament, losing to Moscow Five and CLG Europe.
Pre-Season 3[]
After the tough loss at regionals, Cyanide and the team were able to bounce back strong, in preparation for Season 3, winning major tournament DreamHack Winter 2012, and placing 2nd against the world's best at IPL Season 5 Las Vegas. At IEM Season VII - Global Challenge Cologne, the team went undefeated in their group and bested the Korean lineup consisting of players that took 2nd at the Season 2 Championship, CJ Entus. However, they were unable to beat the other Korean team, SK Telecom T1, in the finals, placing 2nd in the tournament. The team went on to next play in IEM Season VII - Global Challenge Katowice, making it out of group stage but losing in the semi-finals to Azubu Frost.
In January 2013, his team had a chance to participate in Riot's new competitive league for the upcoming Season 3 for NA and EU, the Riot Season 3 League Championship Series, but had to play for a spot at the Season 3 Europe Offline Qualifier. Fighting out of the group stage and into the quarterfinals, Cyanide and his crew were able to best MeetYourMakers in a 2-0 set to win a spot in the league and the chance to be part of an extremely important and successful project in League of Legends.
Season 3[]
With the North American and European community extremely excited for the amped up events of LCS, Season 3 began with Riot's new league, a 10 week series with the continent's best teams playing against one another. Fnatic became the most consistently powerful team throughout the series, with solid jungle play and pressure from Cyanide. the team ended the 10 weeks on top, with an intimidating record of 22-6. Cyanide and his comrades had automatically reclaimed their spot in the league for the summer split, when going into the Season 3 EU Spring Playoffs. Being a favorite in the playoffs, the team showed their consistent, strong play-style, winning 2-1 vs Evil Geniuses and placing themselves in the finals against another team favorite, Gambit Gaming. In a close set of games, Cyanide with the rest of Fnatic were able to best the Russians, winning 3-2 and claiming the $50,000 1st prize.
Cyanide qualified for the Season 3 World Championship with his team Fnatic, finishing 1st in the Summer Playoffs. The World Championship was a success for Cyanide and the team, finishing at the top of their group and beating Cloud9 in the quarterfinals. Fnatic were eventually knocked out by Royal Club in the semifinals, though the team performed well throughout the tournament.
2014 Season[]
Cyanide and Fnatic started off their season at the IEM Season VIII - World Championship. The team came in 2nd, losing to KT Rolster Bullets in the Grand Final.
The Spring Split went relatively well for Cyanide and the team. A tight split saw Cyanide dominate the jungle with his 
Elise. Fnatic ended the split in 2nd place behind SK Gaming, securing themselves a place in the Spring Playoffs. The whole team raised their game for the playoffs, which saw them emerge victorious after a win against Alliance in their semifinal match-up and another against SK Gaming in the Grand Final.
Due to Fnatic's performance in the Spring Playoffs, they had qualified to compete at All-Star Paris 2014, along with other regional winners from around the world. The team made it to the semifinals of the tournament, losing only to the world champions at the time, SK Telecom T1 K.
The start of the Summer Split was shaky for Cyanide and the team. Fnatic could not break into the top 2 until Week 7 of the split, at which point their main rivals Alliance were already a considerable distance ahead of them, in the race for 1st place. Despite Cyanide's impressive displays on Elise and now also 
Evelynn, Fnatic could only manage a 2nd place finish. The team aimed to put the split behind them and focus on the Summer Playoffs. A close fought win over ROCCAT in the semifinal meant that Cyanide and the team would face Alliance in the final. The match ended in defeat for Fnatic, but the playoffs saw the team seal their qualification for the 2014 Season World Championship.
The World Championship saw Fnatic placed in Group C with Samsung Blue, OMG, and LMQ. The team were only able to win 2 matches out of 6 in their group, meaning that they would go no further in the tournament.
2015 Preseason[]
On December 5, 2014, it was announced that xPeke and Cyanide had parted ways with Fnatic. Cyanide announced his retirement.
Trivia[]
- He is the youngest player to ever win a world championship.
- Before the jungle remake, he was known for his
Lee Sin. - FI stands for Finland. For his IGN used to be CyanideFI before he changed it to Cyanide permanently.
- His favorite champion is
Gangplank.
- He pioneered jungle Gangplank.
- He pioneered jungle
- Was just 15 when he started playing pro LoL.
- Was known for his
Jarvan IV early in his career. - Known for his Dragon and Baron Nashor steals.
- Holds the Season 1 Championship medal in addition to 10 major tournament gold medals.
- Sometimes plays unusual champions for jungle on his stream (e.g.
Ezreal). - Has a playful "love" relationship with xPeke.
Tournament Results[]
This table shows up to the 10 most recent results. For complete results, click here.
| Cyanide Tournament Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Pl | Event | Last Result | Team | Roster |
| 2019-11-29 | 3 | Esports Shanghai Masters 2019 | 1 - 2  RR |  LION | Wickd, Cyanide, xPeke, puszu, Unlimited, Deficio |
| 2017-08-04 | 3 - 4 | Return of the Legends 2017 | 1 : 2  THM |  EU | kev1n, Cyanide, xPeke, Yellowpete, Lamia |
| 2014-10-19 | 12 - 13 | Worlds 2014 | 2 - 4 RR |  FNC | sOAZ, Cyanide, xPeke, Rekkles, YellOwStar |
| 2014-08-17 | 2 | EU LCS 2014 Summer Playoffs | FNC | sOAZ, Cyanide, xPeke, Rekkles, YellOwStaR, Araneae | |
| 2014-07-31 | 2 | EU LCS 2014 Summer | 19 - 9 RR | FNC | sOAZ, Cyanide, xPeke, Rekkles, YellOwStaR |
| 2014-05-10 | 3 - 4 | All-Star 2014 Paris | FNC | sOAZ, Cyanide, xPeke, Rekkles, YellOwStaR | |
| 2014-04-17 | 1 | EU LCS 2014 Spring Playoffs | FNC | sOAZ, Cyanide, xPeke, Rekkles, YellOwStaR | |
| 2014-04-03 | 2 | EU LCS 2014 Spring | 17 - 11 RR | FNC | sOAZ, Cyanide, xPeke, Rekkles, YellOwStaR |
| 2014-03-16 | 2 | IEM Season 8 World Championship | FNC | sOAZ, Cyanide, xPeke, Rekkles, YellOwStaR | |
| 2013-12-22 | 2 | Battle of the Atlantic 2013 | FNC | sOAZ, Cyanide, xPeke, Rekkles, YellOwStar | |
Media[]
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- September 19, FnaticMSI Interview - LolReplays.org with BlackKnightofEa on YouTube
- November 29, Riot Games Interviews Fnatic MSI Part II [Archived] with Riot Games on Competitive League of Legends
- March 10, lol Iem interview with voyboy and cyanide [Lost] with Intel Extreme Masters on YouTube
- December 5, MOBAFire TV: IPL 5 Interview with FnaticRC Cyanide with Alan LaFleur on YouTube
- January 20, IEM Katowice - Interview with Fnatic.cyanide with drexxin on YouTube
- June 11, Cyanide and YellOwStaR after the break [Lost] with Fnatic on YouTube
- September 23, Off the Rift: C9 and Fnatic junglers discuss quarterfinal match with KatanaMordecai on YouTube
Post-Match Interviews
| Date | Tournament | Match | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-19 | EU LCS 2013 Spring | FNC vs  SK | Link |
| 2013-04-06 | EU LCS 2013 Spring | SK vs FNC | Link |
| 2013-03-24 | EU LCS 2013 Spring | FNC vs  GIA | Link |
| 2013-02-23 | EU LCS 2013 Spring |  CW vs FNC | Link |
| 2013-02-09 | EU LCS 2013 Spring | FNC vs GIA | Link |
| 2011-06-20 | Worlds Season 1 | FNC vs  aAa | Link |
| 2011-06-18 | Worlds Season 1 | aAa vs FNC | Link |
Images[]
FNC Cyanide, EU LCS 2013 Spring
FNC Cyanide, EU LCS 2013 Summer
FNC Cyanide, EU LCS 2014 Spring
FNC Cyanide, Worlds 2014
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fusion between oSk Gaming and myRevenge myrevenge.net
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 FnaticMSI enters League of Legends fnatic.com
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fusion between oSk Gaming and myRevenge myrevenge.net
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 FnaticMSI enters League of Legends fnatic.com
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 KOVA Esports' Tweet twitter.com
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Kova Esports' Tweet twitter.com