Riot Jatt leaves LCS casting squad, joins Team Liquid as Head Coach

Nutan Lele
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Riot Jatt leaves LCS casting squad, joins Team Liquid as Head Coach

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  • Riot Jatt becomes TL Jatt as he joins as head coach
  • Jang "Cain" Nu-ri switched to strategic coach.
  • Reactions pour in from all over Twitter

Team Liquid put out an announcement on Twitter confirming Josh “Jatt” Leesman joining them as the head coach. Jang "Cain" Nu-ri has been switched to the role of strategic coach. He said in the video “This is really exciting. I’ve been involved with League of Legends for about 10 years now”. Jatt has played multiple roles in the scene including, pro player, QA analyst, shoutcaster, game designer and now the head coach. 

Catch the whole announcement below:

The LCS Twitter handle tweeted out:

David “Phreak” Turley tweeted:

MonteCristo tweeted:

But he did leave some kind words:

Team Liquid's roster is no doubt stacked now with Edward "Tactical" Ra as a new ADC on the starting roster. If Jatt can change the way Team Liquid plays, it may help the team take the top spot in North America.


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Nutan is experienced with content across various FPS, MOBA, and BR titles for both PC and mobile gaming. Basically, she's a Jill of all trades. As the former captain of an all-woman esports team, her roots lie firmly in PC gaming but she does enjoy that one map in Call of Duty: Mobile.