Nicolai "⁠HUNDEN⁠" Petersen has decided to hang up his mouse and has transitioned to a coaching role by joining Heroic.

The 28-year-old in-game leader was placed on the bench of MAD Lions at the start of March, as the Danish team was set to compete in the Europe Minor Closed Qualifier and the first season of Flashpoint, with Asger "⁠AcilioN⁠" Larsen taking on his role as the caller.

MAD Lions hinted at the possibility of HUNDEN staying with the organization and taking on a managerial role, but his future was unclear until today when he announced his retirement from competitive play and transfer to Heroic, where he will take on the coach role.

HUNDEN has called it quits as a player

In the announcement, HUNDEN said the took the step he "wanted to take for so long", and that the decision was easy when he was "offered the chance to coach such a talented team":

"Finally I took the step that I’ve wanted to take for so long. Now, when I was offered the chance to coach such a talented team, it was easy for me to finally make up my mind. I'm looking forward to doing what I'm best at, and that is using my brain and create a masterplan to make Heroic shine, and finally make them go deep in the rankings again.

"The future looks bright, I'm looking forward to finally work with niko and b0rup again. I have always wanted to be a part of HEROIC, and now I’m the head coach - and I will do my best to show the best HEROIC anyone has ever seen!" - HUNDEN

Heroic are currently ranked 27th in the world and have recently completed their lineup with two new players, René "⁠TeSeS⁠" Madsen and Nikolaj "⁠niko⁠" Kristensen.

Heroic are now: