Former Fnatic League of Legends MVP-winning mid-laner Shushei died of cancer at the age of 36..

Experienced European e-sports powerhouse Fnatic sadly announced on Wednesday through its official X (Twitter) account that Shushei, the club's former League of Legends team MVP-winning mid-laner, has died of cancer at the age of 36.

Fnatic said in the obituary that Shushei had passed away on Tuesday (April 28), and thanked him for helping the club win the first League of Legends World Championship with his extraordinary strength, which attracted many fans to his legendary life. At this moment, everyone in the club wants to express the most sincere thoughts and condolences to Shushei's relatives and friends.

About Shushei

Shushei, whose real name is Maciej Ratuszniak, was born in Poland on March 16, 1989 and mainly played as a mid-laner.

Shushei joined Fnatic in March 2011 and became a founding member of its League of Legends team.

During his time at Fnatic, Shushei made a splash with his then-teammate, now Astralis shareholder xPeke, and jungler WetDreaM, as they won the first League of Legends World Championship with a 2:1 victory over against All Authority in the finals, and was selected as MVP.

In November of the following year, Shushei moved to the Polish club DragonBorns and became teammates with former Fnatic coach YamatoCannon, but after DragonBorns disbanded the following year, Shushei completely withdrew from the League of Legends e-sports circle.