BIG have announced that they have secured the services of Alexander "kakafu" Szymanczyk as the team's coach.

Alexander "⁠kakafu⁠" Szymanczyk had been seeking a new challenge since parting ways with PENTA Sports, with whom he had spent over a year as a coach and occasionally as a substitute player as well.

In a statement, BIG revealed that kakafu has been working with the team for several weeks now and that the players are "highly satisfied with his excellent work."



kakafu takes over as BIG's coach after leaving PENTA

The news comes as a considerable boost to BIG, a player-owned organisation created in January by former NRG trio Fatih "⁠gob b⁠" Dayik, Nikola "⁠LEGIJA⁠" Ninić and Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz.

"I am pleased to have the chance to coach a German team," he said in a statement. "During my time with PENTA I gained a lot of experienced and attended some events with the team. "When I was asked whether I would be interested in coaching the team around gob b, I was fascinated with the line-up. "During the bootcamp I got to know all the players and got a first glimpse at how the team works. "It will take me some time to be fully integrated in the team, but I will do my best for us to reach our goals."

BIG have been drawn in Group B of the SL i-League Season 3 qualifier, along with Tengri, Team123 and iGame.com. The team's roster currently consists of: