Czech eSports star Karel “Twisten” Ašenbrener has died at age 19.
“I woke up this morning to the news of one of my closest friends, someone who genuinely felt as if he was my brother, taking his own life,” Mepham wrote. “Words can not describe the grief or emptiness I’m feeling right now. I loved him and forever will. Rest easy brother, we all love you.”
Team Vitalityalso confirmedthe sad news on Wednesday.
Earlier this year, the star Valorant player candidly shared his struggle with depression,opening up in a social media postthat he had “been dealing with depression for over two years now.”
“I self harmed and was in [a] bad situation for a few days and was considering ending it all but my dad saved me,” he wrote. “I spent [a] few days in the ‘worst' Mental Health Hospital for people that have serious problems.”
He added, “It was the hardest time for me as a person and as a professional eSports athlete. But after that time I knew why I’m playing games and what my team means to me.”
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Ašenbrener won $10,000 in a match on May 25,according to Escorenews.
In his final post on Twitter Tuesday,he wrote: “Good night.”
source: people.com
