Alex van Schoonhoven

Esports guy, RPG-enthusiast, and D&D lover. 🇵🇭🇳🇱 in BER, Germany. Competitive Operations for @LeagueofLegends at @riotgames EMEA

[2XKO @Play2XKO]

delightful agony awaits. thresh joins 2XKO on june 9.

[Compete TFT @CompeteTFT]

We are aware of concerns related to the pause in the finals of the EMEA Dark Star Cup. We take the integrity of our events seriously and have opened an investigation into the matter.

[Daniel @WhatDanielDo]

THE GOATS WITH THE GREATEST DBFZ INTRO IN HISTORY

[Alex van Schoonhoven @Astorio_]

RT @RiftboundReport: Riftbound has officially banned the following 7 cards for constructed play!

[Max Wischow @max_wish]

I am looking for an Americas Esports Product Manager II (12-month contract) to support tournament operations across NA, Brazil, and LATAM.

If you have 3–6 years of experience in product/esports operations and live for the high-stakes "hero moments" of Teamfight Tactics, we want to hear from you.

Appreciate shares and leads.

If you are interested, please send your CV and a short WHY directly to [email protected]

More details https://t.co/1t2NWzaA4h

[Mateusz Jasiński @AlanzqTFT]

Felt hunger after Huston that was satisfied today
ggs
1/4

[LEC @LEC]

https://t.co/cNS1RqbPBh

[Dave Guskin @davetron]

As you all saw, Spiritforged preorders went fast today. We know it was a frustrating experience for a lot of you. Overall, we saw two major issues: first, even with ~50 percent more product than Origins, we still didn’t have enough to meet demand. (1/9)

[Michael Sherman @RiotSherman]

To be blunt, today didn’t go the way it should have, and we’re working with our partners to make it better going forward.

I wish we could get in everyone who wants to compete. The reality is, even if everything had gone perfectly, demand still would have (far) outpaced supply by nearly 5 times. That’s going to continue to be a challenge for future events.

We’re building something new for us with these events and trying to grow it responsibly. We’ve been pushing up event capacity and we’re going to keep doing that as long as we can still deliver a great competitor and attendee experience. We’re working on dialing in everything from round times, judge training, and more to make sure we can accommodate even bigger events. We’ll also continue to add non-competitor badges to bring in more of the community. We’ve got work to do.

Lastly, we see the concerns about reselling. We don’t have a handle on how big a problem it is, but we do have measures in place to prevent reselling. If someone offers to sell you a tournament badge, please DO NOT BUY IT. If your name doesn’t match the name on the order, you’ll be denied entry. We’re looking hard at how to crack down on it even further, and how we scale up access without compromising the event itself.

This isn’t solved yet, but the team is all-in to get this right.

[Sus @annasus_lol]

Hey esports folks, I'm seeking a new position in esports, ideally based in Berlin but open to relocation.
I’m wrapping up my time at Riot, where I’ve worked as a Competitive Operations Intern (Esports Rules & Compliance) and supported Match Operations on LEC live show days.

[Riftbound @playriftbound]

Catch this sneak peek at the first batch of champs, units, and spells you’ll find in Riftbound.

[Compete TFT @CompeteTFT]

E̵̎ n̶̐ t̴̽ȅ̵r̴͘i̵n̸g̷ i̴n̴t̷o̵ Cyber City⚡️

Here are all the competitive updates for TFT Esports EMEA!

🔗 https://t.co/0LLZjHKvom

↘️ TL;DR ↙️

⚔️ 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐒 ⚔️
• TRCs are no longer part of EMEA.
• SuperBrawl will qualify for the Tactician's Cup I
• There won't be any LAN Parties in Ciber City.
• Tier 1 Competitive Circuit coming in Set 15.

📸 𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐏𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐒 📸
• New Snapshot time.
• Eight Ladder Snapshots.
• Required games increased to 20.
• Lowest Snapshot discarded.

🔒 𝐂𝐔𝐏 𝐒𝐍𝐀𝐏𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐓 🔒
• Updated global time.

🏆 𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒 & 𝐓𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐍’𝐒 𝐂𝐔𝐏𝐒 🏆
• New slots distribution.

🏆 𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐀 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐋𝐀 🏆
• Updated slots distribution.
• Day 1 Lobby Draft.
• Qualifies for the Tier 1 Circuit.

#TFTesportsEMEA

[LEC @LEC]

GIVE ME CHAOS!

[Compete TFT @CompeteTFT]

We're changing our ruling from the Into The Arcane Tactician's Crown. Here's a message from @RiotSherman and a link to the updated ruling:

➡️ https://t.co/rHlYhK94LW

[Compete TFT @CompeteTFT]

https://t.co/FNkm1XliZK

[Alex van Schoonhoven @Astorio_]

@gregadler7 Belated Happy Birthday my goat!

[LEC @LEC]

The 2025 #LEC Winter Playoff Bracket!

[Teamfight Tactics @TFT]

We’re taking the pastries–uh, party!--to Paris! More on the TFT Paris Open to come in 2025. 🥐

[Compete TFT @CompeteTFT]

🏆 The winner of the @gamescomLAN EMEA TFT tournament will get a spot on the Golden Spatula.

This Friday, around 18:00 CET, we'll post an article about how to purchase your ticket and register for the tournament.

Stay tuned! #TFTesportsEMEA

[LEC @LEC]

The 2025 #LEC Format explained!

The LEC returns for the Winter Split on January 18.