Dragku & Kai join Chiefs OPL Team
After a strong first Split for 2020 but ultimately falling short of the finals The Chiefs squad felt that some additions to the roster would bring a new dynamic to the team allowing for a larger array of effective strategies they can bring into each game.
Dragon ‘Dragku’ Guo originally joined the team as a second Top Laner during the off-season following on from his previous 2 OPL Splits with Avant Gaming. The intention was to work alongside fellow Top Laner Romeo ‘Thien’ Tran in a shared responsibility for the role within the team, which The Chiefs previously used to great success throughout the 2019 season. However, due to the departure of The Chiefs starting Support ‘KoreaCK’ and his inability to return; the team unanimously decided that ‘Dragku’ was the best possible option after last minute replacements fell through. Dragon will be role swapping for the remainder of the 2020 season.
“When we brought on Dragku we had a completely different team dynamic in mind.” says Chris Lee Co-Coach of The Chiefs. “Due to the circumstances, Dragon has really stepped up in a selfless way for the good of the team to fill a role he’s not entirely comfortable with yet. Everyone on the team, especially me, have a huge amount of respect for his decision and willingness to fill whatever role the team needs him to do and can’t wait to see his efforts during the short off-season pay off for himself and the team overall.”
Ben ‘Kai’ Stewart comes off the back of a 2nd Place finish in Split 1 as the Head Coach of Dire Wolves who knocked The Chiefs out in the Semi final. He joins The Chiefs to combine forces with alongside Chris ‘Seeel’ Lee as Co-Coaches with the aim to bring The Chiefs another OPL Title and look towards the World Championships.
“Losing to Dire Wolves last Split really hurt” continued Lee. “At the end of the day we didn’t perform up to the expectations of our fans and a large part of that was the ability of Dire Wolves to counter our draft and in-game strategies which we didn’t respect enough. During the off-season we decided to revamp our approach to coaching staff and as a result have brought on the coach who managed to defeat us last Split. Looking ahead to Split 2 both Kai and I will share a co-coaching role which we believe will better prepare us for the top teams and allows us to build the team upon both coaching styles to pivot based on our opponent each week.”
The Chiefs begin their Split 2 season against Pentanet.GG on today at 4:00PM. See the full Split 2 Schedule here.
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