As Boston recovers from a brutal four game losing streak, it looks like the team has decided to go in a new direction in the coaching department. On Tuesday August 30, the Boston Uprising announced the release of Head Coach Seung-hyun “Lori” Kim. Lori joined the Uprising in 2021 and helped the team bounced back from an atrocious 2020 campaign, leading Boston to a 7-9 record. Now sitting at 5-12, the Uprising are moving on from their
Lori joined the team back at the start of the 2021 season, entering the OWL after a success run in Korean Contenders. Lori brought along a few of his former players in Byeong-Ju “Valentine” Kim, Hong-gyu “Faith” Kim and Jin-ui “IM37” Hong to revamp the Uprising roster. Though the team found itself stuck in the middle of the pack, Boston fans were happy to see a team that was able to not only win, but contest some of the stronger teams in the league. There was plenty of reason to bring back the rookie coach for a second season.
However with the introduction of Overwatch 2, the Boston Uprising had trouble bringing consistency in their game. In some matches Boston looked confident in their play and their compositional choices. In others, players seem hesitant to make plays and lost games that seemed to be within their reach. It was a similar story in 2021 and the higher-ups in Boston have seemingly decided it was an issue with the Head Coach.
Taking his place will be Assistant Coach Valentin “Ascoft” Wulfman. Ascoft will now serve as the Uprising’s fifth Head Coach in five years. With just under half of the season left for Boston, fans are hoping that this change can bring some positive results for the Uprising.
Featured image courtesy of the Boston Uprising
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