The influencer HandOfBlood runs a leading team in the German League of Legends, Eintracht Spandau. In spring 2024 they even became European champions in LoL. But now, on November 18th, the signing of two Twitch streamers has been announced: Trymacs and Chefstrobel are said to be playing for Eintracht in 2025. Some fans are complaining on Twitter: This is distortion of competition.
This is the message: On November 18th Eintracht Spandau announced that they had signed Twitch streamers Trymacs and Chefstrobel as part of the new squad for 2025 (via X).
The mission “EMA Masters 2.0 start now” – the aim is to win the European Championship again. The title was won for the first time in April 2024.
Apparently the two are supposed to play together with the Twitch streamers and ex-professionals PowerOfEvil (Midlane) and Broeki (ADC).
According to Chefstrobel, he will either play in the top lane or as support in the permanent squad. Trymacs will be a substitute player (via Twitch):
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Fans complain about distortion of competition
What is the reaction? EiSome fans who take this at face value are angry at Eintracht Spandau for the news. There are angry comments:
HandOfBlood, in his role as “President Boy,” comments that the obligation “cost them half a fortune.” They believe that they can make a difference in the sporting world with their commitment.
President Knabe scolds professionals as “lack-reaching losers”
Is that a joke? Yes, it’s apparently a satirical PR stunt by HandOfBlood and Eintracht Spandau. You can also see this in the fact that HandOfBlood does not comment as “HandOfBlood”, but as “President Knabe”, his weird Uli Hoeneß parody. Whenever Knabe takes on this role, everything he says is meant to be satirical and exaggerated.
Almost at the same time as the signing, it was announced that Eintracht Spandau had brought in a new “serious player” in top laner Pride, and Lilipp should return in the support position. This is what sheepesports reports) and they are usually spot on with such “transfer rumors”.
Together with PowerOfEvil in the mid lane and Broeki in the ADC position, Eintracht Spandau 2025 would then have 4 players with professional experience, with Broekmann probably being a weak point, but not as serious a weak point as Trymacs or Chefstrobel.
However, President Knabe dismisses the report from the e-sports site as a “false lead” that was laid by the sleazy journalists. The two professionals are “low-reach failures”.
“Why is the bronze Olaf 10:1?!”
This is what lies behind it: Trymacs and Chefstrobel are both well-known Twtich streamers who play LoL as a hobby. The two turn their LoL game into entertaining content. Most of the time they insult each other and put each other down.
Trymacs even made it into ZDF Magazine Royale with a loud rant about a “Bronze Olaf”:
Eintracht Spandau wants to focus on more entertainment in 2025, but not like this
The alleged commitment of the two has a serious background: Eintracht Spandau has actually announced that it will scale down its sporting ambitions for 2025 and rely on players who want to create content. Because winning the European Championship brought them practically nothing. They only make money with content, not with sporting success.
However, “players who place more value on content creation” apparently meant former, strong LoL professionals like PowerOfEvil who are at the end of their careers and are switching to Twitch.
Players like Trymacs, who only play LoL as a hobby, would indeed be distorting competition in the Prime League. The whole “commitment” can probably be seen as a PR stunt. Maybe Trymacs and Chefstrobel will become content creators for Eintracht Spandau – they probably won’t be in the squad: In LoL, the HandOfBlood team is now replacing a top performer with a Twitch streamer (33)