Sources: Arvindir set as Germany LoL coach for Esports Nations Cup, Kapio selected for VALORANT

Germany is set to compete in the Esports Nations Cup, with national manager Christian Lenz (Esports Player Foundation) finalizing the country’s coaching staff. Sources have informed Sheep Esports of the individuals selected to lead the League of Legends and VALORANT rosters. The League of Legends roster will be overseen by Danusch “Arvindir” Fischer, currently assistant coach of in LEC, while the VALORANT team will be coached by Navid “Kapio” Javadi, working for CGN Esports in the VCL DACH.Both could also be supported by additional coaching staff.

The first of these is a name that has been familiar on the League of Legends scene for several years. Arvindir previously served as a head coach in the ERLs, notably with and with Team BDS Academy, the roster that won the EMEA Masters Summer 2024. Since returning to the LEC in 2025 for his second stint at the top level, he has held the role of assistant coach.

Arvindir, if approved by the EWC foundation, will be responsible for assembling the German national team, which boasts a number of talented players. Among the most recognizable names are LEC players and . Per sources, there’s the possibility that BrokenBlade ends up playing for Turkey at the ENC, meaning Germany would have to field another toplaner. Beyond them, Germany also features a range of promising players competing in the Prime League and across the broader tier-two ecosystem who could form the foundation of a competitive lineup.

On the VALORANT side, the role will be filled by Kapio, the head coach of CGN Esports in the VCL DACH. The German coach has held this position within the organization since 2021 and has remained with the team ever since. He will be tasked with building the squad that will attempt to qualify for the competition. Given the current landscape, he will likely need to draw primarily from VCL talent, as the VCT currently features only a single German player: Felix “al0rante” Brandl, who competes for PCIFIC Esports.

Scheduled from November 2 to 29 for its inaugural edition in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, the nation-based competition, set to be the largest in esports history, is expected to bring together thousands of players from around a hundred countries, competing across nearly 16 titles. Alongside the VALORANT tournament, which will take place from November 8 to 15, national team competitions will also be held in Counter-Strike, Rocket League, and Rainbow Six Siege. For Riot Games’ FPS, around 32 teams, each representing a nation, will compete on site. As for League of Legends, the competition will run from November 21 to 29, during the final week, also featuring 32 teams.

Before that, participants must first be determined. The Esports Foundation, which oversees both the ENC and the Esports World Cup, has decided that 16 of the 32 teams will qualify directly for the main event based on their representatives’ results within Riot Games’ official circuits. The remaining teams will have to go through one of seven regional qualifiers, each granting two spots. The final two slots are expected to be distributed as wildcards by the ENC, likely at the discretion of the event organizer.