sOAZ joins Team Heretics as positional coach

Team Heretics have added Paul "SOAZ" Boyer to their coaching staff. The move was confirmed on July 6, with the Frenchman joining as positional coach while Fabian "FEBIVEN" Diepstraten departs. sOAZ will operate remotely and work specifically with top laner Sebastian "Tracyn" Wojtoń.

The 32-year-old is one of the most decorated players in European history. He won five EU LCS titles — 2013 Spring and Summer, 2014 Spring, 2018 Spring and Summer — and appeared at six World Championships. He reached the Worlds final twice: in Season 1 with against All authority, then in 2018 with Fnatic. After retiring, he moved into coaching with LDLC OL, then served as positional coach for Mirage Elyandra in the LFL and later NRG in the LCS.

The signing marks a big reset. Heretics finished 10th in the LEC Spring Split, and the response has been sweeping. Erlend "Nukeduck" Våtevik Holm arrived as head coach, replacing Jonas "Hidon" Vraa — the Dane stays on as assistant coach, focused on the human side of the game. Nukeduck is reunited with assistant coach Alfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodríguez, his former colleague at FlyQuest, where the pair won three LCS titles and reached Worlds twice. The Spaniard had been assisting Heretics remotely since the start of the year and will now relocate to Berlin.

Assistant coach Emre "Arkhe" Akpınarlı left for Joblife, while FEBIVEN's exit follows Nukeduck's arrival. On the roster side, Byeon "Hype" Jeong-hyeon has permanently taken the starting AD carry spot from Yoon "Ice" Sang-hoon, reuniting with his long-time lane partner Han "Way" Gil.