While listing the stars of the rising game, your list won’t be complete without mentioning Dutch League of Legends (LOL) star Febiven. The youngster has gained great fame thanks to his outstanding playing skills and performances in international competitions. Interestingly, it has been associated with various gaming organizations such as Cloud9 Eclipse, H2K-Gaming, and Fnatic among others. He is currently a member of the Mid-Laner team for Misfits Gaming in the European League of Legends Championship. Keep reading to find out interesting facts about the online gambler below.
Who is Febiven – The Professional Gamer?
Fabian Diepstraten otherwise known by his online alias Febiven is a renowned gamer from Holland, famous for winning the European League of Legends Championship 2015. The gaming legend first appeared on September 23, 1996 and his birth was in the Netherlands. He has both Dutch nationality and ethnicity. There is a dearth of information regarding his childhood experiences, family, and upbringing. However, it is known that he completed his basic education in the Netherlands before starting his professional gaming career.
Febiven started playing video games at a very young age and never knew that he would later make a career out of it. He started his professional esports career in 2014 when he was invited to join the Cloud9 Eclipse gaming organization. Using the name Febiven, derived from his first name Fabian and his favorite champion, Riven, he was able to register his first stint as a professional player. Early in his career, he was teammates with two other League of Legend stars – Voidle (Erih Sommermann) and Hjarnan (Petter Freyschuss).
The trio made waves in their first professional gaming contest; Consequently, he won several tournaments, including the SCAN EUW Winter Invitational and the Challenger Spring #1. Although his team made it to the quarter-finals of Challenger #2, they were defeated by the Departed team. In the same year, Febiven and his team also won the EUW Challenger Series and the Black Monster Cup Europe – Spring.
Following his exceptional performance, Febiven was spotted by the biggest video game organizations who want to have him on their team. He then joined H2K-Gaming with some of his teammates in May 2014. With the team, Febiven won many more competitions until the end of 2014.
At the beginning of 2015, the player was recruited by the gaming organization Fnatic with which he won the summer and spring splits. He also helped the team maintain an unbeaten 18-0 record. In the same year, he also rose to fame after defeating Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok) twice in the MSI Championship. The 2016 season saw Febiven improve his playing skills significantly. He also started to gain international recognition for his records. After helping Fnatics qualify for the MSI Championship, he decided to join H2K-Gaming for a second stint. This time around, he had a rather serene season which saw him move to Europe to join a new group called Clutch Gaming in 2017.
After spending nearly a year in Europe, the talented player decided to return to his home soil. Upon his arrival, he joined Misfits Gaming and rose to rank as one of the top Mid-Laners in the League of Legends franchise.
While Febiven is enjoying a blossoming gaming career, its popularity has gone beyond the gaming world. He has been on the cover of several mainstream magazines, including Vogue Netherlands, among others. Apart from League of Legends, he has also participated in other games such as Call of Duty and many more.
His family and his girlfriend
The professional League of Legends star came from a middle-class family; he grew up with his sister named Nadeche, entrusted to their parents and grandparents. Meanwhile, his parents said seeing their son turn into a professional player was one of the most amazing things of all time. They have since become his biggest fans and nurtured and supported him. Surprisingly, his family was able to visit him in Berlin while he was playing for the band Fnatic.
As Febiven gradually moves towards the climax of his career, the player is also active in the love game. Although he has previously mentioned having a girlfriend, he has never revealed details regarding her identity and their relationship status as of this writing.