The 25-year-old Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau has become a champion in the USA after a long dry spell in League of Legends. This success triggers a wave of insults from Bwipo towards European players of the LEC. The fact that Bwipo himself speaks so disdainfully about other players in LoL is viewed critically.
This is the situation: The Belgian Bwipo started his career at Fnatic strongly. The top-laner won two championship titles in Europe in 2018.
But that was it for titles, as he was considered a strong player in the following years but remained in the shadow of Wunder and G2, who constantly became champions in Europe.
In November 2021 Bwipo went to Team Liquid in the USA, apparently for a lot of money , where he disappointed and was benched. Since November 2023, he has been playing for FlyQuest, where he became the LCS champion in the Summer Split 2024. His first title in 6 years.
The pride of Germany in the e-sports of LoL:
Bwipo criticizes EU players, says they steal salary checks
This is what Bwipo says: In a Twitch stream, Bwipo criticized “European players” just before the LoL Worlds. He said:
- European players think they are the best and have huge egos
- They are just “boosted”, meaning overrated – but they don’t realize it themselves
- In reality, they are “stealing salary checks”
Players believe Bwipo has let one title go to his head
This is how it’s being discussed: Bwipo’s statement is being critically discussed on reddit and Twitter. Because it is believed that Bwipo himself is the prototype of the player he describes. He has the “biggest ego” of all players in LoL. The one championship title in the USA seems to have gone to his head.
Some even suspect that Bwipo was under the influence of Adderall during his tirade against European players, as it’s hard to explain how he could act like that. While the criticism of the mindset of European players is fundamentally accurate, the same can be said about US players and Bwipo himself.
After all, Bwipo also clearly switched to the USA for a “big salary check” and then did not deliver the performance that was expected of him.
Some say: They can’t wait for Bwipo to play at the LoL Worlds and get eliminated 0-6. That would let some air out of his inflated ego. In any case, a strange appearance where he has lost some sympathy: Riot presents the official power ranking of the best teams in LoL, but it immediately causes controversy
