LoL: Pro player starts stream so people can criticize him after MSI loss

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In the final of this year’s MSI in League of Legends, BLG lost 3:0 to Gen.G. That is a clear defeat and all the more bitter that it happened in the final. BLG received a lot of hate for that. Instead of hiding from it, a professional started a stream to let the community take him down.

What happened? At this year’s MSI, the Chinese team Bilibili Gaming (BLG) faced the Korean team Gen.G. The winner received a slot for the upcoming League of Legends World Championship. Bilibili Gaming lost bitterly with a score of 3:0.

There was a lot of negative reaction from the community, because the performance of the Chinese team did not convince the viewers. Instead of ignoring the negative comments, ADC Elk started a stream in which he asked the community to criticize him for his performance. LoL e-sports is harder than you might think, criticism can often get too close to you: LoL: 22-year-old was hope for Europe – but he read comments and had a panic attack

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I deserve to be criticized

Zhao Elk Jia-Hao is the current ADC of BLG, who has been playing for the team since 2022. After his team’s loss, the player started a stream to face all the hate from the viewers.

I started the stream today so you can flame me directly as much as you want. Chat moderators no need to ban people today. Since I lost the game I deserve to be criticized.

Elk about his stream (Source: HupuEsports on x.com

He wanted the viewers of the stream to criticize him openly, whether objectively or not. As DotEsports reports, the stream went quite well. Elk and his chat took the criticism with humor. He allowed the hate and insults on the stream.

This caused a positive reaction on social networks, as can be seen in a tweet from HupuEsports:

  • @omero2582: Now compare that to the mentality of NA, where they want to avoid criticism, make excuses and celebrate the bare minimum
  • @TsubasaCruz: I have no criticism of Elk, he is good and appreciate the great games
  • @NotoriousFOP: Why can’t the West be like that?

    • Most users like the approach of facing hate and criticism instead of publicly ignoring it.

    Elk seems to be taking on a public role for the team anyway, as analyst Emily Rand describes on x.com. In an interview after the defeat in the final, Elk is said to have answered all the difficult questions himself in order to protect his team.

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