G2 parts ways with Perkz as LoL head coach and he deletes his X account

The story between G2 Esports and Perkz has come to a close once again, and this time through the back door. According to The Loadout, the organization has ended Perkz's tenure as head coach of its League of Legends team. The trigger, per that same source, was a statement Perkz himself posted on X. Shortly after the split became public, the now former coach deleted his account on the platform.

This matters because we are not talking about just any coach. Perkz is one of the most recognizable figures in G2's history as a player, and his return to the club on the coaching staff carried huge symbolic weight for European fans. That this second chapter ends so abruptly, with a public message in the middle of it and a deleted account, says a lot about how relationships between organizations and their most visible faces are handled today.

What you need to know

• G2 Esports and Perkz are parting ways. The organization has ended his run as League of Legends head coach, according to The Loadout.
• It started with a statement on X. The source indicates the decision came after a statement Perkz published on that platform.
• Perkz deleted his account. After his departure, he removed his X profile, which also wipes out any public trace of that message.
• There are no official details about the content. The Loadout does not reproduce the full text or explain which part caused the split, so any interpretation of the message is speculation.

What changes for G2 and for Perkz

For G2, the change is immediate and practical: the LoL team is left without its head coach and will have to reorganize its coaching staff. We do not know, because the source does not say, whether the organization already has a replacement in mind or whether the exit caught the club off guard. What is clear is that the decision was made quickly and in response to something that happened in public, not in a meeting room.

For Perkz, the situation is more delicate. Going from legendary player to coach was already a risky leap; ending that chapter this way adds noise to a career that had so far been built on results and charisma. Deleting his X account is a gesture that can be read many ways: exhaustion, a need to disconnect, or simply an attempt to shut down the conversation at its root. What is certain is that, in esports, vanishing from social media rarely puts out the debate; if anything, it fuels it.

The precedent of heat-of-the-moment statements

This is not the first time a social media post has marked the end of a professional relationship in the competitive scene. What sets this case apart is the weight of the name. Perkz is not a substitute or a passing coach; he is part of G2's identity. That even a figure like him can be shown the door over a tweet proves that no track record fully shields you from a public misstep.

Our take

From the Underworld Lordz newsroom, we will say it plainly: this split leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth. For G2, because cutting ties with a club icon so swiftly, without the public knowing the full context, raises more questions than it answers. And for Perkz, because posting a statement on your own while holding a position of responsibility at an organization is, at the very least, a risky move. Social media is a tremendous tool for building a personal brand, but it is also the place where it is easiest to lose it.

For those who compete or create content, the lesson is clear and fairly uncomfortable. Your public voice is part of your job, whether you like it or not. A player or coach who signs with an organization is implicitly accepting that what they say on X or on Discord also speaks for the badge. That does not mean staying silent or turning into a corporate robot, but it does mean weighing when and how things are said, especially if they affect a collective project.

We also find it worthy of criticism that, even today, organizations keep resolving these conflicts with so much opacity. If a figure like Perkz leaves over a statement, fans deserve at least a minimal explanation. Deleting accounts and publishing two-line notes may offer protection in the short term, but it erodes the community's trust in the long run. And without a community, neither clubs nor legends are worth much.

What do you think?

The Perkz case opens a debate that touches all of us who live this from the inside: how far does a player's or coach's freedom to speak publicly go while representing a team? Tell us in the team chat or on our Discord: do you think G2 was right to make a clean break, or did Perkz have the right to say what he thought without it costing him his job?