Bjergsen

Søren Bjerg (born February 21, 1996), better known as Bjergsen (/ˈbjərɡsɪn/ (listen)), is a Danish professional League of Legends coach and former professional player. He is a part-owner of Team SoloMid and the head coach for their League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) team.[3][4][5][6]

Bjergsen
Søren Bjerg
Personal information
Born (1996-02-21) February 21, 1996[1]
HometownHolstebro, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career information
Current teamTeam SoloMid
GamesLeague of Legends
RoleCoach
Mid Laner (formerly)
Career prize money$243,472.70[2]
Career history
As player:
2012Western Wolves
2012Team-LDLC
2012–2013Copenhagen Wolves
2013Ninjas in Pyjamas
2013–2020Team SoloMid
As coach:
2020–presentTeam SoloMid
Career highlights and awards

Personal life

Bjerg was born on February 21, 1996,[1] where he grew up in Mejdal, Holstebro[7] with his two brothers.[8] Prior to League of Legends, Bjerg played several games casually, including Counter Strike Global Offensive, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Diablo 2.[9]

Career

Bjergsen joined professional League of Legends in 2013 as a member of the Copenhagen Wolves in the European League of Legends Championship Series. Bjergsen was unable to play with the Copenhagen Wolves until Week 3 due to age restrictions put in place by Riot Games.[10] For the first two weeks, he was temporarily replaced by the team's substitute player, cowTard. After he turned 17 years old on February 21, he was able to rejoin the main lineup and play their remaining LCS matches.[11] After finding success with CW, his team was acquired by and re-branded as Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) for the Summer LCS.[11]

On November 2, 2013, Bjergsen left NiP to move to North America and joined Team SoloMid as their mid laner.[12][13]

He was the second player to cross over from the EU to NA LCS, after Edward left Gambit Gaming to join Team Curse during Season 3.[14]

On January 23, 2014, Riot Games announced that Bjergsen violated the LCS rules by approaching and encouraging a contracted LCS player to leave his position at Lemondogs.[15] He admitted the violation and was fined $2,000.[16]

Bjergsen won the Most Valuable Player Award at the conclusion of the 2015 North American LCS Spring Split.[17] With TSM, Bjergsen has won NA LCS championships in 6 splits.

TSM qualified for the 2015 World Championship.[18] At Worlds, TSM came last in their preliminary group with a record of 1–5, eliminating them from the bracket stage, a trend that would repeat the 2016[19][20] and 2017 World Championships.[21]

TSM failed to qualify for the 2019 World Championship. In the 2020 LCS season Summer Split, TSM finally reclaimed the championship title, their first since 2017, earning them a spot at Worlds.[22]

In October 2020, after a seven year career with TSM, Bjergsen announced his retirement from professional play and revealed his transition to the head-coach position for TSM.[23] Bjergsen dismissed speculation that his retirement was prompted by TSM's disappointing performance at the 2020 Worlds, saying that he had been planning it for some time.[7] On November 21, TSM signed Tristan "PowerOfEvil" Schrage from FlyQuest to replace Bjergsen at midlane.[24]

Tournament results

2012
2012
Date Event Placing Result/Record
December 21, 2012 Eclypsia Christmas Cup 1st Copenhagen Wolves 3:0 GIANTS! Gaming
December 15, 2012 NorthCon eSport Arena 2012 1st Copenhagen Wolves 2:1 Acer
December 9, 2012 THOR Open 2012 2nd Copenhagen Wolves 0:2 Fnatic
November 23, 2012 DreamHack Winter 2012 3rd–4th Copenhagen Wolves 0:2 CLG.EU

2014
2014
Date Event Placing Result/Record
September 1, 2014 2014 NA LCS Summer Playoffs 1st TSM 3:2 Cloud9
April 20, 2014 2014 NA LCS Spring Playoffs 2nd TSM 0:3 Cloud9

2015
2015
Date Event Placing Result/Record
March 15, 2015 IEM Season IX - World Championship Katowice 1st TSM 3:0 World Elite
April 19, 2015 2015 NA LCS Spring Playoffs 1st TSM 3:1 Cloud9
May – June 2015 2015 NA LCS Summer Regular Season 5th 11–7
August 2015 2015 NA LCS Summer playoffs 2nd TSM 0:3 CLG
October 2015 2015 League of Legends World Championship 9th–16th Group Stage

2016
2016
Date Event Placing Result/Record
April 19, 2016 2016 NA LCS Spring Regular Season 6th 9–9
2016 NA LCS Spring Playoffs 2nd TSM 2:3 CLG
2016 NA LCS Summer Regular Season 1st 17–1
2016 NA LCS Summer playoffs 1st TSM 3:1 Cloud9
2016 League of Legends World Championship Group Stage 9th–12th 3–3

2017
2017
Date Event Placing Result/Record
2017 NA LCS Spring Regular Season 1st 15–3
April 23, 2017 2017 NA LCS Spring Playoffs 1st TSM 3:2 Cloud9
2017 Mid-Season Invitational Group Stage 5th 4–6
2017 NA LCS Summer Regular Season 1st 14–4
2017 NA LCS Summer Playoffs 1st TSM 3:1 Immortals
2017 League of Legends World Championship Group Stage 9th-11th 3–4

2018
2018
Date Event Placing Result/Record
2018 NA LCS Spring Regular Season 3rd 13–7
March 25, 2018 2018 NA LCS Spring Playoffs 5th–6th TSM 1:3 CG
2018 NA LCS Summer Regular Season 5th 10-8
2018 NA LCS Summer Playoffs 3rd TSM 3:2 100 Thieves

2019
Date Event Placing Result/Record
2019 NA LCS Spring Regular Season 3rd 13-5
2019 NA LCS Spring Playoffs 2nd TSM 2: 3 Team Liquid
2019 NA LCS Summer Regular Season 4th 10-8
2019 NA LCS Summer Playoffs 5th-8th TSM 1:3 CG

2020
Date Event Placing Result/Record
2020 NA LCS Spring Regular Season 5th 9-9
2020 NA LCS Spring Playoffs 5th-6th TSM 2:3 Flyquest
2020 NA LCS Summer Regular Season 4th 12-6
2020 NA Summer Playoffs 1st TSM 3:2 Flyquest

References
  1. "TSM Snapdragon Profile: Dyrus - News at GameSpot". GameSpot. February 20, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  2. "Bjergsen - Søren Bjerg - League of Legends Player Profile". www.esportsearnings.com. Esports Earnings. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. Park, Gene (October 14, 2019). "League of Legends player Bjergsen becomes part owner of TSM, renews contract". Washington Post. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. Esguerra, Tyler (October 14, 2019). "Bjergsen re-signs with TSM for 2 years, becomes part owner". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. Bernal, Alan (October 14, 2019). "TSM re-signs star mid laner Bjergsen in "unprecedented" deal". Dexerto. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  6. Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg - Red Bull
  7. https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports/2020/11/20/bjergsen-retirement-tsm/
  8. Søren Bjerg [@Bjergsen] (February 25, 2014). "Here's another one with my brothers ;-)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. "TSM Bjergsen". Twitch. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  10. Barfoed, Christian (March 29, 2015). "Danmarks bedste League of Legends-spiller: Flere følgere end Bendtner og Eriksen". Nyheder. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  11. Lingle, Samuel (September 4, 2014). "From prodigy to champion: How Bjergsen conquered the LCS". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  12. Sevenhuysen, Tim (August 18, 2015). "STARS COLLIDE: BJERGSEN VS DOUBLELIFT". Unikrn. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  13. Jarvey, Natalie (July 16, 2014). "Inside the Biggest Nerd Sporting Event You've Never Heard Of". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  14. Announcing the new TSM roster! Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine solomid.net
  15. Zacny, Rob (January 11, 2014). "Riot fine League of Legends pro Bjergsen $2000 for poaching another team's players". PCGamesN. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  16. Esports Competition Ruling: Fining of Bjergsen forums.euw.leagueoflegends.com
  17. Fields, Frank. "LCS Spring Split Awards presented on PTL and LCS Finals - na.lolesports.com".
  18. Erzberger, Tyler (September 28, 2016). "NA's history at the League of Legends World Championship". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  19. Torres, Xander; Marshall, Cass (October 10, 2016). "Bjergsen's Final Thoughts at Worlds 2016". Red Bull. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  20. Berkman, Frank (October 8, 2016). "Royal Never Give Up end Team SoloMid's Worlds run". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  21. Goslin, Austen (October 14, 2017). "TSM eliminated from Worlds, Team WE and Misfits advance to Knockout Stage". The Rift Herald. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  22. https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/tsm-take-down-flyquest-in-2020-summer-finals-to-win-first-lcs-title-since-2017
  23. Esguerra, Tyler (October 24, 2020). "Bjergsen retires from pro play, becomes TSM's head coach". Dot Esports. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  24. https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/tsm-signs-powerofevil-to-replace-bjergsen-in-the-mid-lane

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