HEROIC bench doto
HEROIC have announced that they have moved head coach Joonas "doto" Forss to the bench, ending the 30-year-old's short tenure with the squad.
HLTV1 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
doto took over from Tobias "TOBIZ" Theo in July, overseeing the team's title runs at Stake Ranked Episode 3 and Stake Pulse Beat II, as well as the qualifying campaign for IEM Beijing.
It was his first time in charge of a tier-one team after previously coaching ENCE Prospects and HEROIC Academy . "He has won us two trophies and put us in an excellent position to qualify for the PGL Singapore Major.
"More importantly, he is a genuinely great guy, which made the decision to bench him incredibly difficult.
But sometimes you have to make difficult decisions and choose the direction you believe is best for the project in the long term." In a post on X, doto admitted to being "disappointed" with the decision.
"We won two trophies and put ourselves in a strong position to qualify for the Major," he wrote. "I’m proud of what we achieved together and would have loved to finish what we started.
"From building the academy team to taking over the main roster, thank you to all the players and staff I’ve worked with at HEROIC.
