LCS veteran Svenskeren announces retirement, open to coaching

  ❘   Revealed: 2023-05-03T17:31:43

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LCS veteran Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen has introduced he’ll solely be taking teaching alternatives sooner or later as he’s retiring from taking part in League of Legends competitively.

After 9 years within the LCS, Danish League of Legends professional Svenskeren has determined to hold up his keyboard and mouse to transition into a training function. The previous participant introduced his retirement on Might 3 through Twitter.

“9 Years within the LCS. Seven Time finalist. 5 World Championships. And numerous recollections with nice teammates, pals and followers. I´ll endlessly cherish each second! Transferring on, I shall be on the lookout for teaching alternatives,” he stated.

The Danish participant has competed in professional play for over a decade as his profession began in Europe in 2011 with the staff 3DMAX. His final look on the rift was with the TSM Challengers squad within the North American Challengers League.

LCS veteran Svenskeren needs to maneuver into teaching

Earlier than coming to the LCS Svenskeren rose to prominence in Europe by qualifying for the EU LCS on Copenhagen Wolves alongside one other latest League of Legends retiree, Søren ‘Bjergsen’ Bjerg.

He would later come over to play for TSM in North America in 2016 after competing with SK Gaming for just a little over two years.

Within the LCS, Svenskeren performed for TSM, Cloud9 and Evil Geniuses. He finally gained North American residency and not counted as an import on LCS rosters. He earned the league MVP award for the league within the 2019 Summer season Break up. In 2018 with Cloud9, Svenskeren made the highest 4 on the League of Legends World Championship earlier than dropping to Fnatic 3-0.

The Danish participant had not seen the LCS stage in a while, nonetheless, as his final look on a beginning squad was with EG in 2021. Since then, Svenskeren was been a substitute participant for Cloud9 and a member of TSM’s academy squad.

The now-retired participant shall be vying for a training job in between the Spring and Summer season Splits as groups that didn’t qualify for the Mid-Season Invitational look to bolster their staffs.