Team Management

Sources: Bjergsen to depart TSM after 8 seasons

Bjergsen is leaving TSM following eight seasons with the team, sources familiar with his decision told Dot Esports. The Danish native who coached TSM during the 2021 League of Legends season will be testing the market as a free agent mid laner this offseason. The decision comes after back-and-forth discussions between Bjergsen and TSM team management as the team attempted to retain its former franchise player, according to sources. Bjergsen’s next destination will officially be determined when players are allowed to sign new contracts with teams on the evening of

CLG Hires Jonathan McDaniel as New LCS General Manager

League of LegendsJonathan McDaniel has been hired as the new LCS general manager for CLG League of Legends. / Photo courtesy of CLGCounter Logic Gaming has named Jonathan McDaniel as the new general manager of their LCS League of Legends team, the North American esports organization announced Tuesday.The news was made official nearly four days after CLG announced they had relieved Daniel "Tafo" Lee of his GM duties on Oct. 22.Commitment. Development. Experience. ?We are thrilled to announce @kamikazplatypus as CLG's new #LCS General Manager.Read more: https://t.co/gD1k95xy3R pic.twitter.com/qFSUuBA4eq— CLG (@clgaming)

Sources: Former OpTic, Unicorns of Love manager Romain to become G2’s new League of Legends general manager

G2 Esports is naming former OpTic and Unicorns of Love general manager Romain Bigeard as its new League of Legends GM ahead of what’s shaping up to be the busiest offseason for that team in its history, sources familiar with the move told Dot Esports. Bigeard is leaving Riot Games, where he’s served as a business development manager and on-stage talent since December 2018. Riot Europe’s upper management announced his departure in a region-wide internal memo sent on Oct. 12.  He’ll be returning to manage a pro League team for

Esposure and LaunchLife Are Excited to Announce Strategic Partnership…

DALLAS (PRWEB) October 07, 2021 Esposure, a global esports technology company with a proprietary Education to Entertainment (E2E) ecosystem focused on developing the next generation of esports professionals and competitive gamers, has announced a strategic partnership with Canadian investment firm LaunchLife International to offer franchise opportunities of its educational and platform, know-how and concept. Esposure provides a pathway to learn and earn while navigating opportunities in the esports industry. Students access STEM.org-accredited master classes and enrichment programs and connect with professionals in the esports community. The curriculum focuses on core

Xizt retires from competitive Counter-Strike

Legendary CS:GO in-game leader Richard “Xizt” Landström has decided to hang up his mouse at the age of 30 and explore a new role as a coach, manager, or analyst, he announced today. This puts an end to his vast 12-year career as a professional Counter-Strike player. Xizt competed in both CS 1.6 and CS:GO, representing a number of well-known organizations, such as Ninjas in Pyjamas, Fnatic, FaZe, and Dignitas. He was a part of NiP’s lineup that set the first “era” in CS:GO, helping them establish an 87-map win

Xizt retires: “I am very happy with what I accomplished as a player”

Xizt has announced his retirement as a player, bringing to an end a 12-year career during which he competed in two different versions of the game, won numerous titles, and represented organizations such as fnatic, NIP, FaZe, and Dignitas. "My career has had its ups and downs, but looking back it's been an amazing and unforgettable journey," Xizt said in the announcement, thanking all of his teammates and the fans across the years before hinting at his plans for the future: "I'm not walking away from CS yet!" Xizt hung

Complexity appoint messioso as General Manager

Complexity have announced the appointment of Graham "messioso" Pitt as the General Manager of their CSGO division. Having worked in esports since 2008, messioso has taken on several roles in the industry, most recently overseeing esports operations for London-based company Gfinity, a role he took in March 2021. His appointment to the post of General Manager for Complexity marks Pitt's return into team management, a familiar role for the Brit as he previously held similar positions at both RFRSH and North. Additionally, messioso temporarily acted as interim coach for Swedish

Harena Data introduces its new ‘COGNISAT’ cognitive Virtual Reality analytics platform

In Virtual Reality News July 8, 2021 – Harena Data, an esports community aggregator, has recently revealed its new cognitive analytics platform ‘COGNISAT’. The platform combines sport specific virtual reality- (VR) based analytics with video game metrics from GYO Score (an esports and gaming data analytics platform) and computer-based soft skill cognitive metrics and performance profiling into a common data set. According to the company, the data set provides a comprehensive cognitive view of a traditional or virtual athlete and helps athletes, recruiters and coaches to better understand the athlete