In the German League of Legends, Eintracht Spandau, the LoL team of the YouTuber HandofBlood, is something special. A new video now states that 23 million euros are missing from the club’s treasury. Some fans consider this very good news.
What kind of team is this?
- Eintracht Spandau is the passion project of Maximilian “HandofBlood” Knabe, one of the most successful German gaming influencers, who is now a variety gamer but has his roots in LoL.
- Eintracht Spandau is mainly known for a creative and humorous presence on social media. HandofBlood plays a fictionalized, “evil version” of himself: He takes on the persona of a megalomaniacal and egomaniacal club president, a mix of Vince McMahon, Uli Hoeneß, and a German average Joe.
- However, there seem to be problems in a new YouTube video. 23 million euros are missing, but the president is unreachable: He is chilling again in the Cayman Islands.
Satirical video says that the club is missing 23 million euros
This story is told in the video: The pros from Eintracht Spandau and “Caretaker Broeki” go about their daily lives when a bailiff barges in and seizes their computers.
While it is negotiated and emphasized that they have absurd amounts of money in a Swiss numbered account, the place is quickly cleared out. Even Broeki’s broom is seized.
As they desperately try to find out what “the president” has gambled all the money on – he himself won’t be able to drink away 23 million euros – Broeki finds the “document” that explains everything. But what he discovers is not revealed in the video.
HandofBlood could pull an Ibai, buy into the LEC
This is the speculation: On YouTube, some fans believe that the 23 million euros could roughly correspond to the sum that Eintracht Spandau needs to raise to buy a professional spot in the European LoL league LEC.
Because one cannot be promoted or relegated in the LEC: Anyone who wants to enter must purchase a spot from an existing team.
In 2021, Schalke sold its professional spot for 26.5 million € – thus, 23 million euros could be roughly the amount that a league spot costs.
HandofBlood would be following a well-known example: The Spanish Twitch streamer Ibai has also founded an e-sports team and bought into the LEC with KOI: They took over the league spot from Rogue.
If Eintracht Spandau intends to hint at playing against Caps and his guys from G2 next year, that would be a huge deal.
Currently, Germany is only represented in the league by SK Gaming. The “German top players” are active in France and disappointed in the LEC in 2023: They finished in last place in the league with a record of 1-8.
At the moment, Eintracht Spandau is aiming for qualification for the final of the German championship and thus entry into the European Cup.
The staging around Eintracht Spandau and President Knabe is truly grand:
LoL: YouTuber HandOfBlood professionally stages a crisis around his own team – the fans love it
