Czech eSports star Karel “Twisten” Asenbrener committed suicide, according to his team’s assistant coach. He was 19. “Good night,” he last tweeted on Tuesday, drawing 3.8 million views on the social media platform.
French esports organization Team Vitality toannounced the death of its star player “Valorant” in a tweet on Wednesday.
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“We are heartbroken to share with you that our Valorant player Karel ‘Twisten’ Asenbrener passed away last night.”, reads the statement. “We are deeply saddened by this devastating loss, and our first thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this difficult time.”
The note continued: “The entire Team Vitality Organization is devastated by this news.”
Importance of Mental Health
In a separate tweet, Team Vitality stressed the importance of mental health and directed social media users to the Mental Health Europe website.
Harry “Gorilla” Mepham, assistant coach for Team Vitality, he also remembered Asenbrener on Twitter.
“I woke up this morning to the news from one of my closest friends, someone who really felt like my brother, taking his own life. Words cannot describe the pain or emptiness I feel right now,” Mepham wrote.
“I loved him and always will. I’ll leave this with a quote from his favorite show, and something he used to say to me when I was feeling down: ‘If you feel discouraged, that in some way you are not enough, light your heart.’ Rest easy brother, we all love you.” concluded.
Asenbrener battled with depression
Asenbrener opened up about his battle with depression and self-destructive behavior in February, and revealed that he had spent time in a mental health hospital.
“I have been dealing with depression for over two years,” he wrote in a statement. “I don’t know if people saw it at the event here at LOCK/IN, but at Christmas I did bad things to myself.”