The management of the Russian CS: GO team Hard Legion Esports has decided to part ways with their coach after their defeat to NAVI at the We Play! Clutch Island and dropped out of the competition. Alexander «zoneR» Bogatyrev said that he was suspended because of a conflict with Hard Legion founder Alexander «HARDPLAY» Baranov.
In addition, zoneR mentions that he had previously criticized Hard Legion in a private conversation at an event attended by many representatives of the Russian cybersports scene. Comparing his current job to the DreamEaters team he coached before, he mentioned that they both are not much different from each other. In addition, some organizational issues, such as bootcamps or providing players with uniforms, were handled even better in DreamEaters. Alexander Bogatyrev assumes that his words were conveyed to the team management in a distorted form and caused a negative attitude towards him.
The formal reason for the dismissal was the fact that on the eve of the match with NAVI, Bogatyrev contacted Baranov to discuss some technical issues. As a result, zoneR was fined for «violation of chain of command» - addressing the head of the organization bypassing the immediate team leader. The ensuing conflict ended with a declaration of cessation of cooperation.
