BIG sign new head coach
Berlin International Gaming have signed Niclas “enkay J” Krumhorn as their new head coach.
Niclas “enkay J” Krumhorn has been announced as the head coach of BIG via the organization’s Twitter and official website. The 32-year-old coach had been assisting MOUZ, G2, and Envy in the past and will now coach the best team in his country.
“I am beyond excited to be part of this great organization. I can not wait to start grinding like never before in order to achieve our goals, as I am really looking forward to working with this group of talented and dedicated players. Thank you for giving me this opportunity and welcoming me to the BIG family.” – enkay J.
For the past few months BIG worked with Nikola “LEGIJA” Ninic as their interim coach, who stepped up to the challenge and helped the German organization qualify for the PGL Major and the BLAST Fall Finals in Copenhagen. BIG’s CEO thanked LEGIJA for his services in a statement.
“First of all, we would like to thank Nikola “LEGIJA” Ninic for his services as interim coach in the past months and wish him all the best on his future career path. With LEGIJA, we were able to successfully qualify for the past Major and the BLAST Fall Finals in November. From today on Niclas “enkay J” Krumhorn will take over the Head-Coach position with immediate effect. With his vast experience throughout his long career, Niclas brings a lot of expertise and knowledge to the team, which surely contribute to the team’s development in 2022 and beyond.”
DreamHack Open November will be the first challenge for the new head coach, who can look forward to a packed schedule until the end of the year. The V4 Future Sports Festival will be his LAN debut, while him and the rest of the team will also attend BLAST Premier Fall Finals and IEM Winter before the end of 2021.
BIG are now:
Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz
Florian “syrsoN” Rische
Tizian “tiziaN” Feldbusch
Nils “k1to” Gruhne
Nicklas “gade” Gade
Niclas “enkay J” Krumhorn (head coach)
