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30.06.2023eSports

#B04eSports: BULJI and Bayer 04 part company

Personnel changes in the eSports team at Bayer 04: Mario 'Bulji' Lovrinovic is leaving the Werkself after one year where the 19-year-old eSports player gained his first experience in the VBL Club Championship and the DFB eCup.
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"We thank Bulji for his commitment and wish him all the best for the future personally and from a sporting perspective," said Julian Kaiser, eSports manager at Bayer 04.

Lovrinovic made his first appearances in the VBL Club Championship and the DFB eCup in his time under the Bayer Cross. Together with Furkan ‘FURKY’ Kayacik He took Bayer 04 to the Round of 16 in the official eSports cup competition at the off-line event in Frankfurt where the Werkself finished in the top eight teams in Germany.

qualified as new eSports talent 

Lovrinovic was the successor to Paul 'B04_PAUL' Degner as the new eSports talent at Bayer 04 in the summer of 2022. The Munster-born gamer progressed through several qualifying rounds against a wide range of competitors to become the next #B04 eSports talent. Lovrinovic won out in the finals at the new gaming lounge at the BayArena.

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