matHEND steps down as head coach of HEET

The Frenchman had been with the organisation for a year.

HEET have announced that Matthieu "⁠matHEND⁠" Roquigny has decided to step down as head coach. The news comes as the team are in the midst of a rebuild of their squad.

matHEND departs French side HEET having helped cement them as one of the better squads on the fringes of tier one, with the team winning competitions like the Elisa Invitational Spring and ESL National Championship France last year.

The squad were not so successful in events with a higher calibre of opposition, failing to make it through the RMRs for either the Antwerp or Rio Majors last year and finishing joint-last in ESL Pro League Season 16.

With the Paris Major on the horizon the squad has found itself in the middle of a French shuffle, losing Aurélien "⁠afro⁠" Drapier to LDLC and Alexandre "⁠bodyy⁠" Pianaro to Falcons. They are yet to officially confirm the roster they will play with moving forwards, but they fielded Lucas "⁠Lucky⁠" Chastang, Matthieu "⁠Razzmo⁠" Mellot and Bryan "⁠Maka⁠" Canda in their recent unsuccessful campaign in the IEM Brazil closed qualifier.

HEET thanked matHEND for his contributions to the team, going on to say "our doors will always be open for him, best of luck in your future endeavours."

matHEND said in the announcement that "this journey has been an emotional adventure with many ups and downs."

He added that "despite it all, I have no regrets about diving into this experience, as it has taught me valuable lessons and the ability to go back to the competition was a real pleasure."

HEET's roster for the IEM Brazil qualifiers was as follows:

Bryan "⁠Maka⁠" Canda
Pierre "⁠Ex3rcice⁠" Bulinge
Lucas "⁠Lucky⁠" Chastang
Thomas "⁠Djoko⁠" Pavoni
Matthieu "⁠Razzmo⁠" Mellot