"That's actually Criminal!": League of Legends Twitter reacts as Shiphtur and Imaqtpie denied access to Champions Queue
Despite grinding to Challenger, two former professional League of Legends players were denied admittance into Champions Queue, forcing them to abandon the game they have loved paying for so long.
During episode 7 of Yiliang Peter "Doublelift" Peng's YouTube podcast "Trash Talk", it was revealed that notable North American LoL streamers Michael "Imaqtpie" Santana and Danny "Shiphtur" Le, both applied for CQ but were turned down despite being within the right ELO range to qualify.
The episode's guests included Shiphtur, and other League of Legends personalities including Brandon "Saintvicious" DiMarco, Joedat "Voyboy" Esfahani, and William "Scarra" Li, with everyone being visibly shocked by Riot's decision.
Both the streamers are full-time content creators and former professional players who competed in the LCS. Tyler1 and Voyboy, among other League personalities, do not have accessibility to CQ. Shiphtur remarked:
Scarras explained that they worked their way up to Challenger before being denied entry into Champions Queue. Imaqtpie and Shiphtur hadn't addressed not getting in line until this podcast.
Riot's decision to deny Shiphtur and Imaqtpie's applications drew criticism from former LCS players Doublelift and Scarra. They both agree that players with sufficient credentials, like the aforementioned League of Legends pros, should be allowed to join the queue above Grandmaster.
According to Doublelift:
Scarra remarked:
Champions Queue is a new project by Riot Games that allows a select group of amateur and professional West Coast North American players to compete in an exclusive low-ping queue during specific times of the week. It is hosted on a private Discord server.
Fans and players heavily criticised CQ for flaws including
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