The Twitch streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is known to be extremely ambitious, not only in games like Fortnite but also in League of Legends. On Saturday evening, July 9th, he played a showcase match, challenged by MrBeast. Ninja teamed up with Tyler1 and Doublelift, two real LoL masters, but the plan didn’t work out.
This is the situation:
- Ninja is an ambitious player and entertainer who became the biggest streamer on Twitch with Fortnite in 2018. Recently he has stepped back a bit from the limelight and plays a lot of LoL.
- The YouTuber “MrBeast” is known for throwing money around and planning huge events. He challenged Ninja to a showcase match in LoL for $150,000 for charity. Both captains set their teams up.
- Ninja decided to get two strong LoL players, Doublelift and Tyler1, who have egos as big as his. All three are known as terrible trash talkers. Along with the two LoL masters, he brought Ludwig and YouTuber Sapnap, who have little knowledge of LoL.
Tyler is a very special guy:
Team Ninja: Superstars and “Iron” players in one team
This is what the teams looked like: Both teams were relatively similarly structured: Each team had 2 really good LoL players and two streamers not known for LoL. And then there were the team captains.
The Ninja team consisted of:
- Ninja himself, who has been playing LoL like crazy in recent years and tends to lose his temper – he was the midlaner
- Tyler1, a fanatical LoL streamer known to be aggressive, fierce, and talented – he played top lane
- Doublelift, one of the best LoL players in North America of all time, who now streams – played in the bot lane
- Ludwig, a former Super Smash commentator, who was always known more for his entertainment value than for his gameplay skills – he had to play as a supporter
- Sapnap – a Minecraft YouTuber, he played in the jungle
MrBeast’s team consisted of:
- MrBeast – a YouTuber who throws money around – he was the supporter.
- Yassuo – a streamer for 100 Thieves, who stands for the character “Yassuo” – was supposed to face Ninja in the middle. Yassuo is considered really strong.
- Voyboy – a former LoL pro, who now works as a streamer – had to deal with Tyler1 on the top lane. Voyboy is also considered skilled in LoL.
- Mizkif – a Twitch streamer, who does a lot of commentary and plays Nintendo games – got to have fun in the jungle. Mizkif is, like Ludwig, primarily an entertainer, but also has real gaming skills.
- Emiru – a Twitch streamer and Mizkif’s girlfriend. She had to face the pro Doublelift. Emiru has proven several times that she can game. In LoL, she once directly complained to the developer.
“Team Ninja” is considered a strong favorite with 3 stars
This is how people thought the game would go: On paper, “Team Ninja” was a pretty clear favorite:
- Tyler1 is truly a beast in LoL, he has been doing nothing else for years and plays extremely competitively in all roles
- Doublelift is one of the most influential players in North American LoL of the last 10 years
- Both players are regarded as “better than good”, Doublelift has been to several Worlds. Tyler1 has become a Challenger in all 5 roles: that’s quite high up.
Alone, the two “should” be able to win such a fun tournament if they pull themselves together and play bot lane together.
Furthermore, Ninja, despite all the criticism against him, is a gifted gamer.
“Ludwig practically lost the game alone”
This is how the game really went: Instead of putting Doublelift and Tyler1 in the bot lane to dominate, they placed YouTuber Ludwig as the supporter, and it went horribly wrong.
Because Ludwig couldn’t accomplish anything.
Tyler1 said: Ludwig is an absolute weakness – he nearly lost the game alone. Ludwig can’t even come to terms with it in the background:
MrBeast’s team won both games relatively easily:
- The first match was decided after 33 minutes with 35 to 21 kills
- The second match was even clearer with 26 to 12 after 25 minutes
The third match was actually unnecessary, but Ninja added another $50,000, reshuffled the team completely, and was able to restore some honor. Now Team Ninja won with 27 to 12 after 28 minutes.
Weak players decide LoL match, not the strong ones
How is the match discussed? The majority of criticism on reddit is aimed at poor Ludwig. To be beaten with him as a supporter must be like visiting the “Ninth Circle of Hell”, says one user.
Other players were also criticized:
- Doublelift couldn’t establish a clear advantage over Emiru, which many found amusing.
- Ninja clearly showed his limits against Yassuo in the midlane, although he is a “high ranked” player, he simply couldn’t keep up against a real master.
- Tyler1 was superior to Voyboy, but not strong enough to compensate for the lost mid lane and bot lane.
- Sapnap was quite the victim in the jungle, while Mizkif played solid.
Ultimately, the two “weak players” from MrBeast, Emiru and Mizkif, were both significantly better than the weak players from Team Ninja.
Everything changed in game 3: There, Tyler1 was placed as the supporter, Ninja was allowed to play Samira in the bot lane, and Doublelift was moved to mid lane – while the “weak players”, Ludwig and Sapnap, were hidden in the jungle and top lane.
The plan then worked perfectly, that’s how they should have played the whole time.
Tyler1 became the star of the night with biting remarks – Doublelift allowed himself to be bought off with chocolate by MrBeast:
This is what it’s about: Team “Ninja” was strangely structured, as it had these 3 good players with even bigger egos, but with Sapnap and Ludwig being two real weaknesses on the team – while MrBeast’s team was more balanced.
The key would have been, as in match 3, to put two strong players in the bot lane and let them go all out.
But everyone had their fun, and that was ultimately the point of the event.
Once again, Tyler1 became the star of the night, who seems to come alive on the big stage;
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