In mid-November 2021, the Hangzhou Lightning team officially announced its OWL 2022 season roster. Among the members of the coaching staff met a nostalgic name - Miro, as one of the earliest professional players in Watch Esports, many active players talked about Miro's far-reaching influence on their career choices on different occasions, and many historical achievements created by Miro, who mainly attacked the reloading position, are still a must-read guide book for main Players. After more than three years away from Watch esports, Miro is back in front of people as a coach.
In the pre-OWL era, Miro was a core member of The Korean APEX League's top giants, Lunatic-Hai, winning two consecutive seasons for the team. With his amazing Winston's operating skills, Miro has been called a Winston master by fans, a pioneer in "dogletting go" tactics, and a veritable "ape king". The star-studded Lunatic-Hai was naturally promoted to a league team, and Miro began to play the opening season of OWL, which was full of unknowns.
But it must be said that Miro and his teammates clearly underestimated the 2018 World Watch esports landscape, and even the most optimistic group of star players before the game arrived in Los Angeles and failed to play the once dominant game. The reality that must be faced is that the last time Miro played as a player, it goes back to the middle of the 2018 OWL founding season, due to the difficulty of adapting to the version environment, Miro gradually moved away from the starting table, and the team's final result was only eighth among the twelve teams, which was definitely not an acceptable result for Miro and his partners.
Unsurprisingly, Miro and several of his teammates left the team at the end of the season and stayed away from the professional court for a long time afterward. Now that Miro has returned to the stage as a coach, let's accelerate to the moment when Miro is coaching for the first time in early 2021.
In January 2021, South Korea's Diamond team officially introduced former star player Miro, an e-sports team that hovers between the Challenger Trials and the Challenger Series, but may be a good starting point for Miro's coaching career. The Diamond team did not set up a hierarchical coaching combination such as head coach and assistant coach, but three coaches participated in the coaching work in parallel. Miro's primary job is to help the team stand out from the Challenger Selection Competition, and in the two seasons that have ended in 2021, the Diamond team has successfully advanced to the top two of the Challenger Trials, and although it has performed poorly in the higher intensity of the Korean Challenger Series, it has a fairly solid work in improving the overall strength of the team, especially the guidance of re-installation. This may also be one of the reasons why the Hangzhou Lightning will bring Miro into the coaching staff.
In fact, Before choosing the coaching job, Miro also considered re-playing as a reloaded player, but he quickly realized that it was difficult for him to reproduce the strong performance of that year, and instead of wasting opportunities on the field, it was better to pass on his rich game experience and unique understanding of the reloading position to later players. Like many veterans who are passionate about competitive sports, he finally decided to try his hand at coaching. Miro's coaching experience with Diamond was not particularly successful, but it was also a valuable resume, and he has been able to translate his on-field wisdom into the language of his coaches.
The legendary pro's return to the league as a coach is exciting news. When we recall the memories of 2016 when Watch Esports was just starting out, Miro's extreme operation in the game is still in front of our eyes. This is Miro's first coaching job at OWL, but fans have reason to believe that his experience and gameplay skills will help the Hangzhou Lightning achieve longer-term success in the 2022 season.