BIG Will Have New Coach for Play2Live CryptoMasters Tournament
By Nicholas Barth ·
The German roster will be under the guidance of a new coach, as they are set to compete in the Play2Live CryptoMasters tournament in Minsk, Belarus.
The German esports organization BIG made two major roster changes to their Counter Strike: Global Offensive team earlier this month. Kevin "keev" Bartholomaus was moved to the bench, and Nikola "LEGIJA" stepped down from the roster to become the Head of Counter Strike for the organization. Tizian "tiziaN" Feldbusch and Niels "luckeRRR" Jasiek were signed to replace the two players.
As the team is preparing to begin their run at the $100,000 Play2Live CryptoMasters tournament taking place from February 24th to the 25th, Alexander "kakafu" Szymanczyk, BIG Head Coach, announced on Twitter that BIG will be trying LEGIJA out as their coach for the event. The former coach will step down and act as an analyst for the team from home.
This will not be the first time that LEGIJA has been tasked with the role of coach, as the former player has coached for the North American side of Nihilum and the Kinguin/G2 Esports lineup in late 2015.
BIG's first match of the tournament will be up against Valiance in a best of three series for a chance to play in one of tomorrow's semifinal matches. The other competing teams include Space Soldiers, Windigo, GODSENT, Sprout, AGO Gaming and GoodJob. LEGIJA will be looking to lead his team to a championship in his first time as coach for the German esports organization.
The Play2Live CryptoMasters prize pool will be paid out in Level Up Coins, a cryptocurrency used to place bets on the tournament. The Level Up Coins will be able to be converted to regular monetary units or other forms of cryptocurrency. 1st place will receive the grand prize of $50,000, with 2nd place receiving $30,000, and 3rd to 4th place receiving $10,000.
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