The 33-year-old Bulgarian esports veteran Kamen 'bubble' Kostadinov has become the coach of Imperial’s women’s Counter-Strike 2 team, as announced by the organisation on its social media page on X.
Kostadinov takes over from Reinis 'hyskeee' Grinbergs, who was moved to Imperial’s main roster as an analyst in September 2023. Grinbergs had coached the women’s team for approximately one and a half years.
In autumn 2023, bubble retired from his playing career in Counter-Strike, which spanned over a decade. In May, he joined PERA as a coach, but the team disbanded in August.
Their next competition will be the LAN finals of the ESL Impact League Season 6, set to take place from 22 to 24 November in Stockholm, Sweden.
Current Imperial fe roster:
- Viktoria 'tory' Kazieva
- Aleksandra 'twenty3' Timonina
- Ana 'ANa' Dumbravă
- Katarina 'Kat' Vašková
- Zainab 'zAAz' Turkie
Coach: Kamen 'bubble' Kostadinov