Bjergsen | |
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Personal information | |
Name | Søren Bjerg |
Born | Denmark | 21 February 1996
Career information | |
Games | League of Legends |
Playing career | 2012–2020, 2022–2023 |
Role | Mid Laner |
Coaching career | 2021 |
Team history | |
As player: | |
2012 | Western Wolves |
2012 | Team-LDLC |
2012–2013 | Copenhagen Wolves |
2013 | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
2014–2020 | Team SoloMid |
2022 | Team Liquid |
2023 | 100 Thieves |
As coach: | |
2021 | Team SoloMid |
Career highlights and awards | |
Søren Bjerg (Danish: [ˈsɶːɐn ˈpjɛɐ̯ˀw]; born 21 February 1996), better known as Bjergsen (English: /ˈbjɜːrɡsɪn/ BYURG-sin), is a Danish former professional League of Legends player. He is best known for his 7 years from 2014 to 2020 as the starting mid laner for the Team SoloMid League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) team. He followed that with shorter stints as a head coach for TSM, and again as a mid laner for Team Liquid and 100 Thieves.[1][2][3][4] He is one of the winningest North American players of all time with 6 domestic titles and 10 finals appearances, and has never finished below 5th place. Internationally, he won IEM Katowice 2015 and qualified to the League of Legends World Championship 5 times, but only advanced past the group stage once.[5] He is best known as the greatest North American player for his individual prowess as a mid laner, where he was a perennial MVP and 1st Team All Pro candidate; he won 4 MVP titles, 3 playoff MVP titles, and 6 1st Team All Pro titles.[6] He has never finished below 4th in All Pro voting, and is the current all-time LCS kills leader.[7][8] He retired from competitive eSports in April of 2023.[9][10]