My Comment Regarding Ranger

This statement is to respond the the outrage I have caused by my statement about the coach of Rogue, "Ranger".



I would firstly like to start by stating that my statement was definitely made in bad taste and in no way indicative of him as a person. I apologise sincerely for downplaying his role in esports and I definitely deserve any and all flak I receive for it.



As was stated after my comment, I hold this opinion rather naively, with it based off previous months offline experience and some of the slump of the NA region as a whole etc. It was in no way meant as a comparison point between ourselves as coaches, nor should it downplay their victory at DreamHack in any way. I made it based off their performance and comments I had received regarding Ranger being more of a manager than a coach. That is something that is most definitely not my business and something that is not for me to comment on. I have no excuse and I hope this teaches me to always be far more critical of what I say and how I say it. I need to manage my stress far more carefully and ensure I am not making such detrimental comments ever again.



I would like everyone to remember that the esports industry is full of opinions and rumors, some of which are either not true or ill-founded. My opinion, or anyone elses for that matter, should never sway a team or someone's opinion and should always be taken with a grain of salt. Especially comments like mine which are made in bad taste and with no lived experience.



This leads me to my next point:



Statements made by certain members of the Rogue roster regarding me not being a coach soon is also ill-founded. My organisation, team and I, regardless of adversity, recently altered my contract and have me signed for the remainder of the boys' contracts. Any rumors surrounding any other facts are just that; rumors.



P.S. Please stop harassing my team. They did not have anything to do with this and they most certainly do not approve of my statement. Thanks.

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