The founder of NNO, Broeki, has been playing League of Legends for over 10 years, both casually and professionally. Recently, he was used as a botlaner for HandOfBlood’s team. Now he is stepping away from playing there and discusses the reasons.
What is HandOfBlood’s LoL team? In 2021, the YouTuber and Twitch streamer HandOfBlood founded the organization Eintracht Spandau (EINS). With EINS, he aimed to shake up the esports scene and put together a team of LoL players. The team’s biggest success was achieving first place in the 2024 Spring EMEA Masters EMEA Masters
(liquidpedia.net).
Why is Broeki stopping playing for EINS? In a YouTube video from the organization, Broeki and his EINS colleague talk about the reasons he is stepping away.
In the video, it is said that he was “benched”, meaning that he is leaving the LoL team due to performance issues, but he is not completely distancing himself from Eintracht Spandau. In the current Summer Split of the Prime League, EINS has yet to win any of the 6 matches played (liquidpedia.net).
What has been weighing on Broeki? Broeki talks about various things that have been weighing him down. In addition to declining viewer numbers, which are existential for him as a streamer, he has gone through a breakup. Broeki himself says that during this tough phase he lost his “drive”, meaning his ambition and motivation.
Due to his insufficient training, he performed worse than his opponents more often and realized himself that he was simply playing too poorly. Due to frustration, he also misbehaved in scrims (practice matches against other teams), as he noted himself.
In the video, you can see the trailer for Season 2 of 2025 in League of Legends:
Broeki is no longer playing for EINS, but is still a part of it
What is Broeki doing instead at Eintracht Spandau? In the same video about his end as ADC of HandOfBlood’s LoL team, the two discuss Broeki’s future within the organization. Broeki will continue as a caster, covering EINS’s games and also commenting on the upcoming relegation.
What do his fans say about it? Under the video, there are many comments with supportive words for Broeki. The user 123STK123 writes:
Given the absences, etc., in the last months, a bench player like Broekmann would be an incredible asset for the cast. Also as far as game knowledge, tactics, etc. are concerned. I thought it was great that he was on the team. But hey, it’s not a shame to acknowledge that others are better. You did your best, even in tough times.
Another user named bimraven writes that he is glad to have Broeki as a caster and that he is a significant gain for the club. He adds that he would look forward to a cast with Broeki and the substitute jungler Jokaa, as bimraven believes they are the most entertaining players from the EINS roster.
Broeki himself was a rather unpleasant player over 10 years ago. After no one wanted to play with him in the German LoL scene anymore, he simply formed his own team and called it NNO. The former jungler of the Renter roster, Agurin, has once again drawn attention to his behavior in LoL and has not learned from his mistakes: German Twitch streamer banned in LoL for being too toxic, promises improvement, but continues as before
