Player Soren “Bjergsen” Bjerg (25) ended his career in League of Legends in 2020. At that time, his American team was eliminated from the Worlds with 0 wins and 6 losses. Now he is returning and will play for a direct competitor of his former team.
This is the situation:
- Bjergsen was one of the most well-known and popular LoL players in the West. He played in Europe from early 2012 until the end of 2013, but was then brought to the USA by Team SoloMid.
- There he won several championships and was even named MVP four times.
- However, in 2020, the World Championship ended in catastrophe. TSM was knocked out of the tournament with 6 losses and not a single win. Subsequently, Bjergsen ended his career, but became the coach for TSM.
- After a season as a coach, which went only moderately well, he left TSM. There were rumors that he might resume his career and even move back to Europe. But now it is officially confirmed how things will go for Bjergsen.
Bjergsen plays in the LCS again in 2022 and wants to win
Where will Bjergsen play in the future? Team Liquid, a direct competitor of TSM in the American LCS, has announced the signing of Bjergsen. He will not be active as a coach there but as a player again.
In an introductory video, Bjergsen revealed why he chose Team Liquid: “Team Liquid is similar to me in many ways. They really want to win. Winning is their top priority.”
Does Bjergsen have a chance for international success? Team Liquid is one of the stronger teams in the LCS. Since 2018, they have participated in the Worlds every year, albeit with little success. However, none of the American teams have succeeded in recent years.
According to the professional DoinB, who became the World Champion in LoL in 2019, this is mainly due to the fact that many “old players” are in America. Instead of young talents, only well-known professionals are being shuffled around. This is exactly the case with Bjergsen, who at 25 is already considered “old” in LoL.
In Korea and China, on the other hand, rookies constantly make life difficult for the established players. Some of the strongest players at the last World Championship include Canyon (20) and Showmaker (21) from the runner-up DWG Kia or Viper (21) from the world champion EDward Gaming. All of them are significantly younger than Bjergsen.
Whether Bjergsen will be successful at the next World Championship with his move to Team Liquid is questionable.
Bjergsen replaces mid laner who is even older than himself
What happens to Jensen? Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen was the previous mid laner at Team Liquid. He will turn 27 years old on January 1, 2022, and received a record contract offered by his team at the end of 2020. He was to receive a total of 4.2 million dollars over 3 years.
However, it seems his contract is now ending prematurely. He posted on Twitter: “Who wants me” with two sad emojis at the end.
Currently, it is not known how Jensen’s future will play out.
In general, transfer activity is currently revolving around the LoL teams. Until the start of the new season, teams can reassemble and recruit players.
Particularly interesting could be the European team Vitality. Because there, several veterans from Europe, who played in the USA last year, are now gathering:
Allegedly, a new super team is forming in LoL – Bringing back 2 of the best players from Europe
