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Chiefs named Yaman “yam” Ergenekon as head coach of the Australian squad.

The 31-year-old Counter-Strike: Global Offensive veteran is best known for a stint with Renegades from 2015-17 that included appearances at the ESL One: Cologne 2015 Major and ELEAGUE Season 1.

He also played with Australia’s Tainted Minds and Turkey’s ex-Space Soldiers before opting to explore a career in coaching.

Chiefs are currently competing in a local DreamHack Masters Spring closed qualifier. Next month, they will take part in ESL One: Road to Rio — Oceania.

The lineup coached by yam features Hugh “stat” Anderson, Chris “Jinxx” Moseley, Tom “apocdud” Henry, Jordan “SkulL” Newland and Daryl “Mayker” May.

–Field Level Media