Forsen beats xQc's Minecraft record yet again, get's called lucky by his rival
Forsen has managed to beat xQc's Minecraft record, regaining his position at the top as the legendary rivalry between the two Twitch streamers reached another important milestone.
The two Twitch powerhouses have been beefing over Minecraft speedrun records for years now and the rivalry got a new lease of life earlier this year after Felix "xQc" set a 20-minute time, beating Sebastian "Forsen"'s previous record from 2021. However, the scales have shifted once again, with the Swedish streamer besting the Canadian's time by two minutes.
This time around, Sebastian completed his run in approximately 18 minutes and 10 seconds. For context, Felix's record from January 2023 was 20 minutes and 5 seconds.
The friendly rivalry between the two streamers started back in April 2020 when big Minecraft streamers such as Dream and GeorgeNotFound brought speedrunning into Twitch mainstream. Variety streamers such as Mizkif and Ludwig jumped on the trend, starting a new meta on the purple platform with many streamers joining them in the competition, gradually getting shorter and shorter times.
Towards the end of 2020, however, it was clear that only two streamers were in contention for the title of the best Twitch Minecraft speedrunner and those were xQc and Forsen. For months, they tried and successfully beat each other's times, crossing the half-hour barrier in 2021.
However, Forsen's April 2021 record of 20:38 remained unbeaten until January 2023 when xQc finished his run in 20:05. But the latter's days of celebration are at an end. Here's a clip of him reacting to Forsen breaking his record.
From the beginning of the Ender Dragon phase, he was comparing his run to his rival's, complaining about how long his dragon took to perch:
As the Ender
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