MGG / Video Games Articles and stories / League of Legends (LoL) /

LoL: A European dinosaur retires in NA

LoL: A European dinosaur retires in NA
0

All good things must come to an end... After a career spanning more than 10 years in Europe, a stage dinosaur has decided to bow out. He became a coach and took the opportunity to go to North America.

LoL: A European dinosaur retires in NA

Photo: LoL Esports

For Europeans who swear by the LEC, we like to refer to the NA region as a " retirement home ". It must be said that the LCS sometimes have difficulty bringing out local talent and that the leaders of the structures do not hesitate to take out the blue card to recruit foreign players, sometimes a little aging... It is therefore not rare to see former Korean glories finish their career in America, with a big salary at stake.

Even if the term retirement home can be misinterpreted by dint of mockery, it is however very precise for once. A European dinosaur has decided to stop his career as a player to join a technical staff, in LCS .

Nukeduck: the end of an era

Erlend " Nukeduck " Våtevik Holm is 26 years old, which puts him in the high average of players. But if some categorize him as a grandpa, it's mainly because he's been active since 2011! In Europe, he went through many stables: Lemondogs, NIP, Roccat, Team Vitality, Schalke 04, Origen, Astralis... He is part of the furniture and not seeing him in the European league next year will be funny . We don't really know if his choice to move towards a coaching position at 100 Thieves (assistant coach of the LCS team) is forced, but we imagine that at his age he must not have received a lot of offers. LEC teams, who prefer to bet on young talents.

But let's still take the time to point out that Nukeduck is not a weakling. In 2022 he's been pretty good with EXCEL Esports. Solid and reliable, he fully participated in qualifying the structure for its first two playoffs. Often criticized, this veteran still deserves a little respect and we could have imagined seeing him continue a little more to frame with his experience of young players.

A very European technical staff at 100 Thieves

To mentor young players, Nukeduck will now take on the role of assistant coach at 100 Thieves. He will not be the only former LEC among the thieves. The list is very long :

  • Kaas (former MAD Lions) will be the head coach in LCS
  • Dan Dan (former Misfits Gaming) will be the headcoach in LCS Academy
  • Kirei (former Schalke 04) will be the assistant coach in LCS Academy)

    With such a technical staff, we would not be surprised to see European players also land.

0
Julien bxakid
bxakid

Freelancer writer bringing news, waifus, and loads of coffee!

More Stories

08:10 LoL: This champion has been dominating soloQ for months and it's not about to stop!
08:06 MOBA's Most Hated Champion Is Also Infuriating TFT Players
10:07 LoL: When does season 13 start?
10:01 K'Santé, the first problem that Riot Games will have to solve in 2023
09:53 What is the best-designed champion? The community has the answer!
09:50 Azir support, the new pick that is all the rage in China
09:50 LoL: Which champions received the most skins in 2022?
10:53 LoL: Would the solution to improve the meta be to remove the nerves on the anti-heal?
10:52 LoL: The patch schedule for season 13
10:53 LoL: The pentakill of the champion who is least likely to do so

Recommended

The best champions for Patch 11.16
League of Legends 2021 World Championship Finals venue and date announced
LoL: 7 questions about Akshan answered by the developers

Discover guides

LoL Guide, Build: Glacial Augment and Electrocute Ahri, Mid, S10
How to Sona Support in S10
League of Legends Transfer Window — From LCK to LPL, Khan joins FPX