Bjergsen

Søren Bjerg (born February 21, 1996), known by his in-game name Bjergsen, is a Danish League of Legends player who is the Mid Laner for Team SoloMid, of the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS).

Career

During the Season 3 European League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), Bjergsen was unable to play with Copenhagen Wolves Week 3 due to age restrictions put in place by Riot Games.^[2]

For the first two weeks, he was temporarily replaced by the team's sub cowTerd. After he turned 17 years old on February 21, he was able to rejoin the main lineup and play their remaining LCS matches.^[3] After finding success with CW after his rejoining, his team was acquired by and rebranded as Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) for the Summer LCS.^[3]

On November 2, 2013, Bjergsen left NiP to move to North America and joined Team SoloMid as their mid laner.^[4][5]

He was the 2nd player to cross over from the EU to NA LCS, after Edward left Gambit Gaming to join Team Curse during Season 3.^[6]

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.^[7] He admitted the violation and was fined $2,000.^[8]

Bjergsen won the Most Valuable Player Award at the conclusion of the 2015 North American LCS Spring Split.^[9]

TSM qualified for the 2015 League of Legends World Championship. At Worlds TSM came last in their preliminary group with a record of 1–5, eliminating them from the bracket stage.

Personal life

Søren Bjerg was born on February 21, 1996.^[10] He has two brothers.^[11] He currently lives at the TSM gaming house in Los Angeles, California.^[12] Other games he used to play include Counter Strike Global Offensive, World of Warcraft, and Diablo 2.^[13]

Tournament results

2012

2014

2015

2016

2017

References

1. ↑ "Bjergsen - Søren Bjerg - League of Legends Player Profile :: e-Sports Earnings". esportsearnings.com. Retrieved 2017-02-24. 
2. ↑ Barfoed, Christian (29 March 2015). "Danmarks bedste League of Legends-spiller: Flere følgere end Bendtner og Eriksen". Nyheder. Retrieved 21 August 2015. 
3. 1 2 Lingle, Samuel (September 4, 2014). "From prodigy to champion: How Bjergsen conquered the LCS". The Daily Dot. Retrieved October 26, 2015. 
4. ↑ Sevenhuysen, Tim (18 August 2015). "STARS COLLIDE: BJERGSEN VS DOUBLELIFT". Unikrn. Retrieved 21 August 2015. 
5. ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (July 16, 2014). "Inside the Biggest Nerd Sporting Event You've Never Heard Of". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 26, 2015. 
6. ↑ Announcing the new TSM roster! solomid.net
7. ↑ Zacny, Rob (January 11, 2014). "Riot fine League of Legends pro Bjergsen $2000 for poaching another team's players". PCGamesN. Retrieved September 26, 2015. 
8. ↑ Esports Competition Ruling: Fining of Bjergsen forums.euw.leagueoflegends.com
9. ↑ Fields, Frank. "LCS Spring Split Awards presented on PTL and LCS Finals - na.lolesports.com". 
10. ↑ "TSM Snapdragon Profile: Dyrus - News at GameSpot". GameSpot. February 20, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-26. 
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/bjergsen/status/438328474852675584
12. ↑ Farrow, Brett "lincarnate" (23 January 2015). "How Much Does Bjergsen Make?". GoldPer10. Retrieved 21 August 2015. 
13. ↑ "TSM Bjergsen". twitch.tv. Retrieved 21 August 2015. 

External links

• TSM Bjergsen channel on Twitch

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