Derek Dennis
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Former Riot Games Head of VALORANT League Management for NA Esports. Sports and Esports enthusiast. He/him.
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Unfortunately I was impacted by this. Honestly in shock and don't know how to feel other than a combination of sad and terrified in this moment.
I guess if anyone knows of any esports, project management, or product lead roles available hit me up.
Minutes ago, we shared an important update with Rioters about the future of Riot Games. Here’s what these changes mean for our games and what players can expect from us going forward:
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Today is the first time in 8 years that I'm not working on the LCS in some way. I'm not leaving Riot though or even NA Esports!
Excited to announce that I've accepted a new role as the Head of League Management for
@valesports_na
.
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Not sure where this came from, but it's incorrect. We don't have a tech pause limit in the rule set and would only enforce an FF as an absolute last resort, which we're nowhere near yet.
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Happy to announce that the 4 teams coaching players for the 2017 NA Scouting Grounds are
@Cloud9
,
@clgaming
,
@OpTicGaming
, and
@TeamSoloMid
!
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🎉Exciting announcement 🎉 I'm gonna be a dad soon! Desi and I are expecting a 👶 boy on May 4th.
I'm lucky enough to be able to combine my leave with a sabbatical from Riot, so I'll be away from work from today until September.
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With most of the players home now, I wanted to thank everyone involved in this year's Scouting Grounds. Especially all 20 players that participated & made it so much fun.
It was an amazing experience and I'm looking forward to working with all 10 LCS orgs on it again next year!
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Final Roster update for Scouting Grounds, Hard -> Fanatiik. Full roster:
Top:
Rodov
kaizen
League
PieCakeLord
Jungle:
blaberfish2
Fanatiik
NintendudeX
Spica
Mid:
Palafox
Linsanity
Julien
Ablazeolive
ADC:
NoahMost
Prismal
Ash
Value
Support:
Winter
TeeSum
lron Pyrite
Vulcan
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@SyykoNT
@JakeSucky
@UGCevents
Damn Don I'm only in week 4 with my newborn and now I gotta chase this down too? Just for that I'm making you help with the sleep training 🤣🤣
On the real though I'm on leave atm with the baby. I'll pass this on to the right people and follow up though.
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@sapphiReGG
@EsportsDoug
@Disguised
P sure our peak combined across all channels cleared 100k! Exciting stuff!
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The team has been working on this one for awhile and I'm super happy we were able to make
@Honda
the first ever presenting partner for Scouting Grounds!
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Hey all, we're seeing the December 5th date going around. That date has not been locked in yet, and has been removed from the article. We're working as fast as we can to get dates locked and shared with teams and fans.
We're excited to announce we've partnered with Knights Arena to be the official tournament organizer for VALORANT Challengers NA and Game Changers NA!
Read more:
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Anyone have any mobile games they're excited about right now that arent Genshin Impact?
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I'm so excited to finally announce this! We've been working with
@DSG_LoL
,
@UpsurgeGG
,
@Player1Esports
, and
@Paleo_Imperial
since January on what this could look like.
We've found an amazing partner in
@FACEITLoL
, and we can't wait to grow this even further!
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Little dude decided to sleep in for a bit, but
@yayitsdesiree
& I welcomed Kye Alexander Dennis to the world on May 6!
🎉Exciting announcement 🎉 I'm gonna be a dad soon! Desi and I are expecting a 👶 boy on May 4th.
I'm lucky enough to be able to combine my leave with a sabbatical from Riot, so I'll be away from work from today until September.
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Just announced our ruling around FOXA Mabrey, Spica, and Cake for those of you that have been asking.
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Excited to announce dates and info on how to qualify via Solo Queue for the 2019 LCS Scouting Grounds! The system is very similar to last year, with a few small tweaks. Full details in the article over at .
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To avoid continued player signings forcing a cancellation of Scouting Grounds, due to an inability to get replacement players' flights booked over the holidays, we are invoking poaching protection for NASG starting today, Wednesday, at 5pm PT.
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@infinitespace22
@LCSOfficial
Both of those players have been gone from LCS level leagues for over 1.5 years now. We think it's wrong to deny them the opportunity to show they've improved during that time.
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Been working on this one for a long time! I really can't express how excited I am to finally be able to share this.
It's not perfect but, as we say in the article, this is just the starting point! Super excited to keep working with the teams & the community to make it better.
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Im literally in tears over the outpouring of support from everyone. Thank you so much to everyone that has offered support. I <3 you all!
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Couple of changes to the Scouting Grounds lineup.
@6ixErry
and
@GAIY_lol
have had to step out of Scouting Grounds for personal reasons. Value and
@PieCakeLord
will be replacing them. Congrats guys!
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Tomorrow's matches for the final day of the 2017 NA Scouting Grounds are set!
3rd place - Team Mountain (CLG) vs. Team Cloud (C9) @ 12:00PM PST
1st place - Team Ocean (OPT) vs. Team Infernal (TSM) will follow right after
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The
#LCS
Academy Semifinals start in 30 mins! Come watch
@TSM
Academy vs.
@echofoxgg
Academy to see who will move on to the
#AcademyMSI
Finals over at
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Happy to announce that the NA Scouting Grounds will be back this November!
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Finally able to announce the 20 players coming to Scouting Grounds! You can find the list by role here:
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If you're a LoL tournament organizer who wants to be a part of Scouting Grounds Circuit this year, get your app in early!
We're delighted to have both
@BIGLeague_NA
&
@UpsurgeGG
on board as officially partnered organizers for the 2020 Scouting Grounds Circuit 🏆
Applications to expand our pool of League of Legends organizers are currently still open! Apply now:
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Week 2 of Academy kicks off in 10 mins! We're leading off with
@echofoxgg
Academy vs
@TSM
Academy. You can watch the matches over at or
You can find the rest of today's schedule and stream links at
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Excited to finally announce all of our partners for the spring split of
@LCSOfficial
Proving Grounds!
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Went to get my hair cut today. Had a 10 min conversation with the lady about what I wanted.
She then ignored everything we talked about and cut all my hair off....
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My wife is back from vacation,
@TeamLiquidLoL
won, and
@FNATIC
was even kind enough to lose all as part of me turning 32. What a good 🎂 day!
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For those that have been asking, VODs from
#HondaScoutigGrounds
Day 1 and Day 3 are now up. We've been working through issues and are still resolving some things for Day 2
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NA CS OQ Finals matchups will be:
Delta Fox vs. Team 8.1
Team Gates vs. CLG Black
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Super hype for Academy League playoffs start today! Reminder that all of the playoff matches will be live broadcast from the NA LCS studio. Come watch today's matchup of
@TeamLiquidLoL
vs.
@echofoxgg
at 3:00pm PDT!
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Today marks 8 years for me at Riot Games! And I can think of no better way to celebrate than watching
@Sentinels
bring home NA's first international win in
@PlayVALORANT
#FullSEN
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Official change list for Scouting Grounds so far:
Shoryu - NoahMost
Allorim - Rodov
Joey - Winter
Hard has also stepped out, but we're working on his replacement. If anyone knows Papillion, let him know to check his email or we'll have to move on tomorrow morning
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Got in a wreck otw home. I'm ok and the other car fared significantly better. Thankful it didnt turn out any worse.
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Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!
Crazy that my first Father's Day is coming just 6 weeks after Kye was born. They've absolutely flown by (probably due to lack of sleep 🤣).
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We flipped the bracket in Round 1 in order to prioritize cross group matches. Last stage everyone complained about rematches from group stage so we tried to fix it.
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And with that the 2020
@Honda
Scouting Grounds is officially completed! It was even more difficult than we anticipated, but I'm happy we were able to continue to showcase talented NA players.
Super happy with how it turned out, and thanks to everyone that helped along the way!
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@VengLoL
@Shadowhawx25
@Dekar173
@Lior0527
@RiotQuickshot
This thread was wildly entertaining for me
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@Ballatw
My Swiss format got denied (for not necessarily bad reasons) but I wanted you to know that I tried T_T
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@SlipperyJim7
@LCSOfficial
Totally understand that POV but it's definitely possible for players to change over time, especially players that were borderline in the past.
None of these players have been in LCS for 3 splits or Academy for 2, and it feels wrong to deny them a chance to show their progress.
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Sometimes I really fucking hate people. My Bluetooth headphones, a gift from my wife, fell out of my bag omw to the park. I realize it & walk back for them. As I get to the street a guy pulls over & picks them up. I tell him they're mine, he says "No they're not." and drives off.
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VODs from all 3 non-broadcast days of Scouting Grounds can be found over at . We'll also be uploading today's games, draft, and MVP presentation there as well.
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I dont even have words right now...I just got off a flight from KC and my phone exploded. The LoL community is so amazing!
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Huge shout out to the crowd in St. Louis today for being absolutely amazing today!
Today was the first event I've watched in person as a fan in 3.5 years and the first event LoL event my family has ever attended. It was amazing to get to show my family what I do
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League of Legends Worlds team intros like this pls
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This is a really unfortunate & sensitive issue. We appreciate everyone understanding that issues like these come before the game, and your patience as we resolve the matter.
Due to a family emergency, players are unable to complete Game 3 of WC vs IMT.A in
#LCS
Proving Grounds. Proving Grounds officials are working with both teams to reschedule a full remake of Game 3 of the series. The series score will remain preserved at 1-1.
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Been awhile since I took some time off with the intent to actually disconnect from work. Heading back to KC tomorrow for a wedding but decided to start the vacation a little early. Miyazaki exhibit at
@AcademyMuseum
yesterday & some amazing scones from The Crafted Scone today.
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Been doing some goal setting for the year. Mostly fitness and work related, but going for Gold in League too (pray for my soul).
New mantra for 2018 is "I have all the time I need to do all the things I want. Prioritize and stick to them!" Which is why I'm in the gym on a Sunday
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My Mom and Dad were finally able to come visit! It was my Dad's first out of state trip since getting paralyzed 6 years ago. There was a lot of learning but we had a great time. FeelsGoodMan
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This being a real tweet from someone running for Congress is something else. Nobody on this guy's staff thought to Google what Kpop is or where it comes from?
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At the office at 8am. Too excited for Scouting Grounds and couldn't sleep.
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It me
@leagueofemily
Yeah I'm honestly really sad to hear that they all want the rule removed.
Must be disheartening for those working in Amateur / Academy right now & I don't see how it wouldn't kill motivation to try going pro if the league fills w/ Korean / Chinese players overnight.
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Are you really skipping out on a chance to listen to
@CaptainFlowers
&
@LSXYZ9
cast games together? Why would you do that?
Come join all the fun over at !
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Scouting Grounds update: Behavior checks are underway. Expect an announcement in a few days on who made the cut!
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Academy Day 2 kicking off right now! Come watch the wonderful
@ProphetCrumbz
&
@KangasCasts
start the day with
@Immortals
Academy vs.
@100Thieves
Academy.
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CLB v TG Game 1:
CLB v TG Game 2:
CLB v TG Game 3:
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@Command_Attack
@Paleo_Imperial
@RiotWhoopley
Hey guys, just woke up to this. Zack and I are looking into this now. Cant say much more right nowsince we need to talk to Imperial and FACEIT which requires some time zone coordination. We'll be in touch when we have an update.
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For everyone that's been asking for more details and dates.... IT'S HAPPENING!!!!
Take your first step on the path to pro: NA Scouting Grounds
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As
@IAmGrza
(Chris Greeley, Head of Esports for NA) stated in a different thread, FTX is approved as a TSM sponsor in VAL, but we don't currently permit cryptoexchanges on jerseys or as naming partners.
@TSM
was very collaborative as they worked through their partnership.
New: Riot Games is NOT allowing TSM to change its name for both the LCS and VALORANT, the company told Upcomer in a statement.
"TSM's new naming convention...will not apply to the LCS or other Riot Games esports in North America"
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At the end of a Flex Queue game a guy called me something in Chinese. Google tells me he called me a "mud horse" so it's my new profile pic
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It's been my honor to work on the Amateur & Academy systems for the last 4 years, and believe me when I say I wouldn't walk away if I didn't think I was leaving it in good hands. I'm excited to see where
@trinitiii__
takes things in 2022 & beyond.
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@KCCauldron
What good is a Q&A? They already showed you in the press conference they're not interested in actually answering questions. They're just going to continue to deflect, deny, and victim blame. Do you honestly believe you should take Wilkinson at his word?
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@StoneTurtled
@lolesports
@FlyQuestSports
@echofoxgg
@OpTicLoL
@GoldenGuardians
@TeamLiquidLoL
@ClutchGaming
@TeamSoloMid
@100Thieves
@Cloud9
@clgaming
We went through a bunch of different options but ultimately decided the most fair way would be to do a random draw.
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This means there will be some changes to the attendees, so stay tuned for an updated roster. And for those of you that were close, keep an eye on your emails in case we reach out!
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@TheAthletic
@itsmeglinehan
Shame on whatever editor decided going with a pure click bait title for this article. It's only half the quote, and it's taken mostly out of context. The Athletic should be better than this, and it does a disservice to Meg's writing.
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Steak cut and it's really not close
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Thank you to everyone that helped make Scouting Grounds a success! Especially the coaches
@Zikzlol
@DLimLoL
@IMTRobertYip
@FOXheavenTime
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Seriously tho if you just tweet the hashtag
#KickChildhoodCancer
it's a $25 donation to the Children's Oncology Group. Cancer sucks, send a tweet.
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Tonight we have a smoked salmon with cranberry chutney with smoked brussel sprouts & fresh cranberries. Bon appetit 🍴
Cooking to Miles Davis while sipping a margarita is a vibe y'all
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We'll be concluding the
@LCSOfficial
Proving Grounds match between
@Immortals
Academy &
@Wildcard_GG
at 4:00 PM PT today.
The matches will be available on with
@Cubbyxx
&
@emocXT
casting the matches.
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Invitations for the 2017 NA Scouting Grounds are going out! Looking forward to seeing who accepts this year :D
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My team is hiring! If you want to come work on Valorant Esports, this could be your chance!
We're looking for a Sr. Manager, Competitive Operations, whose primary responsibility will be to support the VCT Americas League.
DM me if you know anyone that might be a good fit!
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