“Not letting people criticize the LCS is a phat L”- MrBeast calls out Riot Games for imposing a strike on Doublelift
YouTube star Jimmy "MrBeast" condemned Riot Games for striking Yiliang "Doublelift" and preventing him from co-streaming the upcoming League Championship Series.
The League of Legends community was stunned upon hearing that Riot Games decided to strike Doublelift after he criticized the former for not letting Søren "Bjergsen" participate in MrBeast's $150k League of Legends tournament.
Jimmy replied to a viral post on Twitter that featured Doubelift's sarcastic apology and stated:
Esports personality and co-owner of Full Squad Gaming, Jake "JakeSucky" shared a minute-long clip in which Doublelift was seen addressing the situation after he made a comment claiming that LCS was "dying."
The update on the social media platform instantly attracted a plethora of fan reactions, with MrBeast condemning Riot Games for taking such a harsh decision against the former League of Legends pro.
Jimmy's update garnered more than 150 replies, and several fans wanted the YouTube sensation to buy LCS:
Some fans compared Apex Legends esports to the League of Legends pro scene:
Twitter user @LeagueSesh wished that Beast Gaming would join the League Championship Series:
Twitter users backed up Doublelift's claims:
Fans also talked about the professional Call of Duty gaming scene:
Here are some more relevant fan reactions:
The controversy began after the MrBeast vs. Ninja League of Legends tournament concluded. Doublelift revealed that Bjergsen was supposed to compete in the event, but Riot Games and the LCS intervened.
The former Team SoloMid (TSM) ADC said:
He added:
Fast forward to July 14, Doublelift stated that Riot Games had taken action against him by imposing a strike. According to him, the reason stated by Riot Games was because of him saying the
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