100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #7
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
have announced the release of assistant coach Michael "Mikes"
Hockom, marking the end of his two-and-a-half year tenure with the team.
Mikes first joined 100 Thieves as a part of their large coaching staff overhaul in the middle of the 2022 season. He was added as an assistant alongside head coach seangares . Mikes aided in developing the newly revamped player roster that took the organization to their first and only appearance at Champions in that same year.
After the departure of seangares at the end of 2022, Mikes would step into the head coach role for the 2023 season, with former
Cloud9
Cloud9
North America
Rank #8
Xeppaa
Erick Bach
v1c
Victor Truong
mitch
Mitch Semago
neT
Michael Bernet
OXY
Francis Hoang
coach
JamezIRL
being added as an assistant. With an already international level core of players and the addition of star player
Cryocells
, many predicted 100 Thieves to be one of the strongest teams from the Americas region with the potential to challenge for international titles. However, the team failed to reach the same heights as the prior year, as they were unable to qualify for any international events, failing to even make it to the playoffs of the Americas league. Many pinned the roster's failure on the lackluster coaching staff, as JamezIRL had been removed from the team very early into the season, leaving Mikes as the sole supporting cast for the roster.
For 2024, 100 Thieves brought on
Zikz
, previously part of the Champions-winning
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
North America
Rank #21
Derrek
Derrek Ha
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
supamen
Phat Le
icy
Jacob Lange
yay
Jaccob Whiteaker
team, as their new head coach, with Mikes returning to the position of assistant coach. This change, along with the addition of
eeiu
and
Boostio
, breathed new life into the roster, as they soared to the top of Americas in Stage 1, qualifying them for Masters Shanghai, where they would place fourth. After Shanghai, however, the team entered a slump, and were unable to qualify for Champions, following a narrow defeat to
KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports
Latin America South
Rank #2
keznit
Angelo Mori
Mazino
Roberto Rivas
adverso
Benjamín Poblete
Shyy
Fabian Usnayo
Melser
Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
in playoffs.
Mikes has announced that he will be looking for coaching positions in VCT for the 2025 season.
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #7
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
are now: