Heroic offered Nicolai 'THE DOG' Petersen everything from threats to co-ownership, which eventually led him to share content with the competitor.

For the next few years, former Heroic coach Nicolai 'HUNDEN' Petersen was sent into obscurity.

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) on Friday sentenced the Dane to a two-year ban for attempting to share Heroic material with people outside the organisation.

TV 2 SPORT can now learn that it was an employee of the Danish organisation Astralis that 'HUNDEN' sent material to. However, according to the ESIC decision, the shared material has not been opened by the recipient.

The reason why 'THE DOG' sent material to one of Heroic's main competitors is explained by 'THE DOG', who felt like a louse between two nails after a long period of severe psychological pressure as an employee of Heroic.

A pressure that, according to Nicolai 'HUNDEN' Petersen, began in 2020.

- Someone from management starts threatening me and he is a really bad person towards me. After all, I did not want to be around him anymore, and I also make it clear around April / May this year - that I do not want to be there anymore because of that person, says Nicolai 'HUNDEN' Petersen to TV 2 SPORT and continues:

- We then have a meeting a few days later, and here I tell the Norwegian management that I will never be happy in Heroic again, and that I think we should look at an opportunity for me to get out of Heroic. I needed a fresh start, but they wouldn't give it to me.

'THE DOG': Heroic offered me co-ownership
According to 'THE DOG', the relationship between him and the management came to a head during June this year and to such an extent that it resulted in Nicolai 'THE DOG' Petersen sending his resignation to Heroic via his lawyer.

- They then try to offer me a lot of things. A better contract, cars, an apartment and to become co-owner of Heroic. But I am very clear that I do not want to be there anymore, says 'HUNDEN'.

- For once, I actually stand by my decision that I want to leave, but then it completely turns around and I get aggressive responses. I call in sick because they hit me really hard psychologically. I'm completely devastated by the situation.

According to Nicolai 'HUNDEN' Petersen, he is told by Heroic management that he is no longer allowed to contact anyone in and around the team. This is when he cuts the team off from Google Driven and sends content to the competitor.

- I shared it because I was put out to pasture and was done at Heroic. I think I'm doing the right thing in the situation because it couldn't hurt Heroic, concludes 'THE DOG'.

TV 2 SPORT would have liked the Heroic management to comment on the statements of Nicolai 'HUNDEN' Petersen, but Heroic's CEO, Joachim Haraldsen, did not want to participate in this article.

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