League of Legends star Martin "Rekkles" Larsson has made an unsuccessful start on his first appearance with his new team Karmine Corp. In a show match against the newly founded Spanish team Koi Squad, Kcorp lost 2-1.

After an unsuccessful season at G2 Esports, Rekkles had already finished after one year, he recently moved to Kcorp in the French regional league LFL.

The showmatch took place at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona as part of the presentation of Koi. The team was founded by streamer Ibai "Ibai" Llanos and footballer Gerard Piqué and will compete in the Spanish Superliga next season.

The players from Kcorp traveled to Barcelona to play in the packed hall - fans of both sides provided a charged mood. Although Rekkles and Kcorp managed to equalize after 0-1 thanks to a dominant performance, Koi hit back and went 2-1 as the winner from the best-of-three series.

In the meantime, the showmatch mobilized over 450,000 viewers on several channels on Twitch.