Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen, a veteran of the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), recently revealed that he is retiring from playing League of Legends competitively and would only accept coaching chances in the future. Svenskeren is a Danish pro player who competed in the League of Legends Championship Series for nine years. He has decided to move into a career as a coach instead of continuing to play the game. On May 3rd, the former player announced his retirement via Twitter.
Nine Years Spent Working in the LCS. Competed in the finals seven times. Five different world championships were won. And an uncountable number of memories shared with wonderful teammates, friends, and supporters. Every every second will remain dear to my heart! Moving forward, one of the areas I will be looking into is coaching,” he remarked. Since the beginning of his career in Europe in 2011 with the team 3DMAX, the Danish player has been involved in the professional play for over a decade. His most recent appearance on the Rift was with the TSM Challengers squad. While competing in the North American Challengers League.
Svenskeren, a seasoned player in the LCS, is interested in transitioning toward coaching
Before joining the League of Legends Championship Series, Svenskeren rose to popularity in Europe by helping Copenhagen Wolves qualify for the European League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS). He did this alongside another recent League of Legends retiree, Sren ‘Bjergsen’ Bjerg. After competing with SK Gaming for over two years. He joined TSM in 2016 to play for them in North America. During that time, he was a member of the organization.
Svenskeren was a member of TSM, Cloud9, and Evil Geniuses while competing in the LCS. After some time, he could obtain residence in North America and was no longer considered an import on LCS rosters. He was the most valuable player in the league during the 2019 Summer Split, which earned him the honor. At the 2018 League of Legends World Championship, Svenskeren competed for Cloud9 and made it to the final four before suffering a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Fnatic.
Despite this, the Danish player has not been seen on the LCS stage in quite some time since his most recent participation on a starting squad was in 2021 with EG. Since then, Svenskeren has been a substitute player for Cloud9 and a member of the academy squad for Team SoloMid. In between the Spring Split and the Summer Split, when teams eliminated from contention for the Mid-Season Invitational will be looking to reinforce their coaching staffs, the now-retired player will be looking for a coaching position to apply for.
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