“When I signed a contract as an analyst for Overwatch League, it was really hard to step away from competitive play entirely. It was hard to admit that I was retired, so I never did. Mentally, I found it hard to step away.
I was very pessimistic for two or three months. I wasn’t really playing the game, I’d kind of accepted my fate: “I’m never going to make it back, I’m an analyst now. That’s gonna be it.”
But as the OWWC trials drew closer – around April – that’s when I really started grinding again during any free time I got, when I came home from work or had off-days. I realized that maybe it wasn’t the end.”
An article by Reinforce talking a bit about his history in professional overwatch from being a player to being on the desk, the trialing experience to get onto Team Sweden, and feelings returning to the stage