The 21-year-old Chinese Lu “Leyan” Jue is the jungler for the team Invictus Gaming in League of Legends. He has been the jungler there since February 2024, Invictus Gaming became world champions in LoL in 2018, now they are just a mid-tier team in China, but the new incident is making headlines. Leyan has committed an act against a teddy bear during a stream and was heavily punished for it.
What did he do?
- Leyan jumped on a large teddy bear during a stream and rubbed his lower body against the bear’s upper body repeatedly. He also shook the bear while rubbing against it (via bilibili).
- He punched the bear multiple times and performed a weird dance in front of the poor bear – apparently, it wasn’t enough for the teddy bear to suffer physically, it also had to be destroyed emotionally.
- For his behavior, the professional was sanctioned. It is assumed that the behavior will have highly negative effects on his career. Because Leyan is not such a big star that he would be irreplaceable.
Would never happen to him:
Fine, game suspension, and the club deducts 2 months’ salary
This was the punishment: The Chinese league fined the player 50,000 Yuan and the team another 20,000 Yuan. That amounts to 6,455 Euros for the player and 2,582 € for the team.
The player is also suspended for the first 2 games of the Summer Split of the LPL.
The team imposed an additional fine, deducting two months’ salary. It is said that the team “educated and criticized” him.
This is what the player says about his behavior: The stream took place at a time when Invictus Gaming had already been eliminated from the playoffs.
The player says:
“It’s not as everyone thinks. The bear was too big. The music in the headphones was rocky at that time. I just found the bear cute, so I hugged and shook him.
The Twitch streamer Asmongold comments on the behavior: not surprised
Strange for Twitch streamers – forbidden for eSports athletes
This is behind it: This “stuffed animal humping” is a strange trend among streamers. The German-speaking LetsHugo is known for it (via tiktok). The streamer Stable Ronaldo also, he was even banned, because Twitch apparently thought he was humping a real dog.
The example shows the difference between a Twitch streamer and an eSports athlete. When Twitch streamers misbehave, it falls on them and usually has no consequences. When eSports athletes misbehave, it also reflects back on the club, and they take corrective action.
One of the most bizarre punishments in LoL was once given to the Dane Wunder:
LoL imposes a $1000 fine on G2 Esports because a pro played WoW Classic
