Sources: tockers set to be named coach of Brasilian team for Esports Nations Cup

The Brazilian team for the Esports Nations Cup has already identified several of the coaches who will lead its squads across the different titles in which the country will compete. For League of Legends, the coach selected to assemble the roster is Gabriel “tockers” Claumann, the current Head Coach of Red Canids, sources tell Sheep Esports.

While the rest of the lineup has yet to be finalized, it will be Tockers’ responsibility to build the team that will attempt to propel Brazil toward the highest level of international competition. A former CBLOL player, Tockers only recently began his career as a Head Coach when he joined Red Canids during Split 3 of LTA South 2025. Earlier this year, he finished second at the CBLOL Cup 2026, and his team has already secured victories in its first two matches of Split 1.

Among the potential candidates for the League of Legends roster are several of the Brazilian league’s most promising players, including the young jungler Pedro “Tatu” Seixas, whose name has frequently been mentioned following a strong start to the season with FURIA. The only profile that could potentially come from outside the CBLOL is Denilson “Ceos” Oliveira, who currently competes for Shopify Rebellion in the LCS.

As previously reported by THESPIKE.GG, the coach of the Brazilian VALORANT team is expected to be Ian “shaW” Jardim, currently the Head Coach of FURIA in VCT Americas. According to Sheep Esports’ sources, several other coaches have also been selected for different titles, including Bruno “brunovisqui” Roschel Grandini for Rocket League, Filipe “Astini” Ribeiro for Dota 2, Rafael “rds149” Santos for PUBG, Filipe “Liquet” Rubio for Honor of Kings and Igor "igoorctg" Santos for Rainbow Six.

Scheduled from November 2 to 29 for its first edition in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, the nation-based competition, the largest in esports history, is expected to bring together thousands of players from around a hundred countries, competing across nearly 16 games. Alongside the League of Legends tournament, set to take place from November 21 to 29, there will also be nation-based competitions in VALORANT, Counter-Strike, Rocket League, and Rainbow Six: Siege. For Riot Games’ MOBA title, around 32 teams, each representing a nation, will compete on site.

Before that, the participants still need to be decided. The Esports Foundation, which oversees the ENC and the Esports World Cup (two separate events), has decided that 16 teams out of the 32 will qualify directly for the final tournament, based on the results of their representatives in Riot Games’ official competitive circuits. The other participants will have to go through seven regional qualifiers, each offering two spots. The remaining two slots will reportedly be allocated by the ENC in the form of wildcards, likely at the discretion of the event organizers.