“There are multiple places where a player can be at,” Parth explained. While some teams will tunnel in on gathering as many rookies as they can, TSM has turned their focus on finding a balance between young rookies and more veteran players that can lead the way. This refers to the rate at which different players at different stages in their growth will be able to improve. He identified TSM’s Academy Coach Peter Zhang’s coaching as a key element for TSM as he excels in this regard and is highly respected by TSM’s players.Īnother important aspect of talent development at TSM is the development curve. Because rookies tend to be impressionable and form a lot of habits in their early, formative years, training must be rigorous. In addition to finding the right players, Parth emphasized the importance of a strong coach that enforces the fundamentals of the game onto players. They’re players that those regions didn’t necessarily highly prioritize at the time that I saw were really good and we’ve kind of been developing them at TSM.” Erik “Treatz” Wessén and Sergen “Broken Blade” Çelik are a result of this effort. You slowly start to develop context in each of these regions to know who the up and coming talent is. “During down times during the season, I’m usually watching EU masters, Turkey, Australia, Brazil. We don’t look at just NA players, but those all around the world,” he said. Back then, this stance was reflected in their announcement of their own private Scouting Combine, acquisition of an Academy team, and signing of homegrown NA rookie Mike “MikeYeung” Yeung among other things.Īccording to Parth, however, they don’t discriminate when it comes to actually searching out talent. TSM has had their fair share of roster moves over the years, but it wasn’t until 2018 that we saw them take a public stance about wanting to make space within their org for promising young players to learn and grow. (Photo courtesy Riot Games) TSM’s talent philosophy Former TSM Academy ADC Tactical now starts for Team Liquid and helped carry the team to first place in the league.

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