Tragic death of eSports star Twisten (19) after chilling farewell tweet

On June 6, just around midnight, Karel Asenbrener, better known as the eSports star 'Twisten,' published what would be his last tweet: "Good night."

The star player of 'Valorant' in the French 'Team Vitality' would be found lifeless the next day. He was only 19 years old.

Photo: @TwistenVAL / Twitter

'Team Vitality' itself confirmed the death of its Czech star with a harsh statement. Twisten had been their flagship player.

"We are heartbroken to share with you that our Valorant player Karel 'Twisten' Asenbrener passed away last night," the statement began.

Photo: @TeamVitality / Twitter

"We are deeply saddened by this devastating loss, and our first thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this difficult time," the statement continued.

Photo: @twistenvalorant / Instagram

Not wanting to hide what happened with Twisten, 'Team Vitality' added a subsequent tweet in which they pointed out the relevance of mental health.

"Mental health continues to be an extremely important topic for everyone in eSports and in life. If you are struggling, please reach out to someone to talk, it is never too late," the tweet read.

Photo: @TeamVitality / Twitter

This message was appreciated and applauded by the hundreds of thousands of people who followed the 'Team Valorant' profile. Many sent their condolences for the death of Twisten.

Photo: @twistenvalorant / Instagram

The young player himself never hid his problems with depression either. He talked about the self-destructive behavior that led him to spend some time in a psychiatric hospital.

After commenting in December 2021 that he suffered from anxiety and depression, it took him until February 2023 to release a new statement. He opened up to his millions of followers.

Photo: @TwistenVAL / Twitter

"I have been dealing with Depression for over two years now... I dont know if people saw it at the event here at the LOCK/IN but over Christmas, I did bad things to myself," he said in the lengthy statement.

Photo: @TwistenVAL / Twitter

With Twisten, eSports loses one of the players with the most promise in Europe. The player had three years of experience with Valorant and estimated earnings of $12,000 during his career.

All the VCT teams and the entire Valorant community have said goodbye to Twisten through social media.

Photo: @teamvitality / Instagram

Particularly emotional was the farewell written by Harry 'Gorilla' Mepham, the assistant coach of Team Vitality. "I woke up this morning to the news of one of my closest friends, someone who genuinely felt as if he was my brother, taking his own life," he wrote in a tweet.

In the United States, for example, there is the 988 Lifeline for people with ideas of taking their own life or self-destructive thoughts. The Samaritans in the UK can be reached on 116 123 (free from any phone).

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These phone lines and online chats are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They are anonymous, confidential, and accessible to all citizens who need them.

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