The German scene in League of Legends is booming in 2022. Now, a second division match of the Prime League has reached about 70,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch. Because the biggest German Twitch streamer for League of Legends, NoWay4U, faced off against Eintracht Frankfurt with his LoL team “NNO” in a playoff match.
Why is one considered a retiree in LoL at such a young age? The fan account of “No Need Orga” (NNO) refers to the team as a “retirement team.” Because NNO consists of some of the biggest German Twitch streamers for LoL, some of whom have already passed the age of 30.
In LoL, it’s joked that anyone over 25 is actually already in “retirement age,” as hardly any professional in League of Legends plays much longer than until 25. That’s the age when many retire:
- reflexes decline
- the pressure of the same training becomes harder over the years and it’s hard to stay motivated
- the hungry youth is pushing forward, who are often mechanically excellent
- additionally, South Korean professionals must fulfill mandatory military service and cannot avoid it indefinitely – unless you are Faker
5 of the biggest German Twitch streamers for LoL play in a team together
Who plays in the team? In No Need Orga, 5 Germans play, all of whom have a Twitch channel, and these are among the largest LoL streamers in Germany, as measured by the viewer hours in the last 7 days:
- Frederik “NoWay” Hinteregger (30) in the midlane – he is the second largest German Twitch streamer overall. He is now significantly larger than MontanaBlack.
- Niklot “Tolkin” Stüber in the toplane (24) – he is the third largest German streamer for League of Legends
- Muhammed “Agurin” Kocat (26) in the jungle – the fifth largest German LoL streamer
- Daniel “Broeki” Broekmann (31) as botlaner – the eighth largest German LoL streamer, right behind Trymacs, who occasionally checks in on LoL
- Lukas “Karni” Steiniger as supporter – he is somewhat trailing behind, but still makes it into the top 20
The extremely popular team from EintrachtSpandau triggered a LoL boom in Germany:
Playoff match against Eintracht Frankfurt turns into an event
What a match it was! On August 18, the team NNO faced off against Eintracht Frankfurt in the playoffs.
The series went over 5 matches and was a highlight of the LoL year for many.
Even NoWay4U was apparently blown away after a 3-2 victory. He tweeted: “I love this team so much.”
So many were watching: On the official channel of the Prime League, nearly 45,000 people tuned in. Many also watched the match on the channel of Jona “JustJohnny” Schmitt. He had Maxim, a legendary caster in LoL, as a guest.
Both channels together peaked at over 70,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch (via reddit).
JustJohnny and Maxim had so much fun in their stream that they made it onto reddit with “champion imitations,” where the English-speaking community was astonished to find that Germans actually have a sense of humor.
“JustJohnny” is, by the way, the second largest German LoL streamer, statistically placing him between NoWay4USir and his teammate Tolkin in recent days.
Grand Final on August 23
What happens next? In the final of Division 2 of the Prime League, NNO will face Hertha BSC. The match will take place on August 23.
The streamer JustJohnny has already announced that he will have Maxim and HandofBlood with him.
This could turn out to be quite a spectacle.
Toxic fans are also a problem in German LoL
Is there also a bittersweet aspect? Caster Johnny addressed the fans almost two weeks ago in an appeal: German viewers should be less toxic in the Twitch chat and not immediately type every hateful thought into the world.
It seems to be a problem that LoL cannot shake, no matter who is currently playing.
Update August 24: They actually did it:
LoL: 5 German Twitch streamers win league, break viewer record – “Mid plays from gamescom”
