

Danil "Diamondprox" Reshetnikov took to Facebook on Monday to update fans on his decision to continue his career in North America with Team Apex.

The Russian jungler was on the Unicorns of Love roster for the EU LCS 2016 Spring Split, but was plagued with visa issues that saw him play most of the split with Gambit Gaming in the LCL. Now, poised to return from Apex's Korean bootcamp, DIamondprox talked about his reasons for taking his talents to Santa Monica.

Chief among them was the ability to guarantee a working visa and thus avoid the issues that he grappled with in the spring, but he also added that the players and owner are another big reason.

"I liked the team owner - people might think that 'big bosses' don't exactly have the biggest role in the team's success, but I personally think the opposite," he wrote.

Perhaps more important are the long-term prospects for Diamondprox's career, he wrote, adding that his ability to stick around in esports is improved by a move to NA.

"Looking in the future, I see USA as one of a few countries in the world where I can continue my career in fields that I love."

Diamondprox's experience in Korea was a lot different from what he's seen in Europe, and he wrote at length about their tendencies, saying that the mechanical skill of Korean players is evident but that late-game shotcalling was very aggressive, often to the detriment of the team.

"I lost insane amount of games following my 10-0 team's calls here, probably more than I ever threw in EU; whenever fight happens, every single player on the map with TP will use it immediately - often just to cancel it in 2 secs, or die right after TPing, but rarely someone just saves his TP," he wrote.

Apex Gaming is set to face NRG esports in their first game of the NA LCS Summer Split on June 4.

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