The streamer Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm is still suffering from the effects of the Twitch ban in 2021. He was nominated for an award as “Streamer of the Year 2021”, but was cut from the award ceremony. Now he is hurt. He says he doesn’t want to know anything about the “Esports Awards” anymore. He had been an important part of the award in recent years.
Which award was it about?
- In addition to “The Game Awards” by Geoff Keighley, there are the “Esports Awards”. The show took place on November 20, 2021. The award has a strong focus on esports and content creation. Many awards go year after year to the scenes around League of Legends and CS:GO.
- 12 streamers were nominated for the “Streamer of the Year 2021” award, including the likes of XQc, Valkyrae, Summit1g, CouRage, Shroud, and of course DrDisrespect.
- The award was eventually won by Spanish-speaking streamer Ibai.
DrDisrespect is no longer allowed to be seen on Twitch – Has the award ruined him
What was special about DrDisrespect? During the presentation, the streamers were shown personally with their faces and how they stream.
In DrDisrespect’s case, the streamer himself was not shown, only his gameplay.
This stood out particularly in the show because the streamers before and after DrDisrespect were personally the focus of their introduction clips, while in DrDisrespect’s case, the star of the clip seems to be a sniper rifle:
DrDisrespect is not allowed to appear on Twitch – not even on other channels
Why was that? DrDisrespect was banned from Twitch in 2020. Therefore, he is officially not allowed to appear on Twitch, not even on other channels.
Anyone who interacts with DrDisrespect in their own stream and shows him or lets him speak can also be banned from Twitch. The rule has often been criticized as “excessive”, but Twitch even intensified it in September 2020.
Since the Esports Awards were broadcast live on Twitch, the team apparently decided not to show DrDisrespect’s face.
How it used to be: At previous Esports Awards ceremonies, DrDisrespect was consistently one of the most important figures during the shows. The two-meter man sat in the audience, received awards, and gave speeches. He was a constant focal point of the show for years (via youtube).
DrDisrespect makes it clear: Awards have lost credibility
This is how DrDisrespect reacts: He has cut all contact with the Esports Awards and says he doesn’t want anything to do with the show anymore. They should not mention him on social media and completely leave him out of everything.
He says he had a good run with the awards for years, but they have now lost all credibility.
This is how the Esports Awards react: They say that for them, Doc is the greatest. He has raised the bar for streamers so high. DrDisrespect’s decision to end all relation with the award would affect them.
It is known that the usually cool and strong DrDisrespect still has major problems coping with the Twitch ban:
Dr Disrespect is struggling to come to terms with the Twitch ban, has real problems
