TL;DR I have left Riot Games.

Well after 5 1/2years sources close to the team have told me it’s time for me to finally write my own Twitlonger as at the end of 2017 I left Riot Games.



It’s been a truly momentous journey, starting off as the only Riot Esports member in Europe and coming from working as a volunteer in Esports purely for the love. I can safely say I still feel that same bug working in Esports as I did then and that’s been crafted by the many amazing individuals I’ve been honoured enough to meet during my time.



Riot has enabled me to work with some fantastic talent who I feel have brought League Esports from the Wild West to what it is today, a truly first class entertainment product. Rioters get a lot of shit but I know that the future is bright as all of them are committed to developing League to continue for years and they do truly listen to the community even if you may not believe it.

Over my time I’ve seen the rise of all of the LoL pro players we’ve had and many of my proudest (and darkest) moments have come with the LCS pros.



I’m going to mention just a few cases of which I am most proud of. The banning and subsequent unbanning of Jensen, Mithy and Nukeduck. All 3 of these guys likely hated me at some point and in all honesty the times where we had to ban them were terrible times to work through however what I am most proud of is seeing what stellar careers they have been able to progress and have. There was a time when these players would have been removed from the League and never had a chance back, I’m proud to have been one of the Rioters who fought hard to change how we approached Pro Player Behaviour.



There is also Forg1ven.. Every conversation was so challenging yet so rewarding. Thank you for the time we spent arguing!



There are far more players I have stories of but that would take forever, for each of the players I’ve interacted with, thank you. You helped shape me into who I am today and I hope I helped you in a similar way.



As for me, I’ll be crossing the pond to Los Angeles. Where my next steps within Esports will be are unclear as of yet but I’m excited about this decision I’ve made and am hungry to help a new project.



EU LCS; I’m always watching.





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