Twitch sent a streamer an award for a special milestone. But a month later, he realizes live in front of 5,000 viewers that it wasn’t meant for him at all.
What did the streamer receive? The French streamer Ponce recently received a purple “Bleed Purple” trophy from Twitch. The heart-shaped awards are essentially the streaming equivalent of YouTube’s “Play Buttons.”
The purple variant is given to streamers who have reached a total of 5 million watched hours on their channel. At 50 million, there’s “Mamor,” and over “Chrom” can be awarded to streamers with a total of 250 million watched hours.
With 75 million watched hours, Ponce should technically already qualify for the Mamor version, but that wasn’t the biggest problem with his trophy.
“Wait a Minute, Bro”
Where was the problem? The trophy wasn’t meant for Ponce at all, but for the Japanese eSports player Daigo “The Beast” Umehara, who is considered one of the best players in Street Fighter. However, Ponce didn’t notice this mix-up – in fact, the streamer probably had the statue sitting around for weeks.
In a stream from March 18, 2025, Ponce spoke with another streamer about their awards and held “his” trophy proudly in front of the camera. About 5,000 viewers were able to watch live as the streamer paused and examined the nameplate for the first time more closely.
A video on X shows the scene with English subtitles:
Ponce asks his colleague what it says on his trophy. Apparently, he wanted to ensure that not everyone receives a trophy with the inscription “The Beast” from Twitch. The streamer takes the mix-up with humor.
Although the clip is in French and thus not understandable for everyone, it spread internationally on social media. The video on X received more than 500,000 views and collected over 1,200 upvotes in the streaming subreddit r/LivestreamFail.
In the comments, viewers express creative ideas about what should happen with the trophy: darthchessy suggests on Reddit: “Does he have to return it? I would totally keep it and get Daigo to sign it.”
Others think Ponce should go to the fighting game tournament Evo (Evolution Championship Series) in France and personally hand the trophy to Daigo.
As of now, Daigo has not publicly commented on the mix-up. Whether he will still receive his trophy is still uncertain. If you want to learn more about the eSports player and his achievements, you can read more here: 39-Year-Old Wins Tournament in Street Fighter 5, Gives Us Old Men Hope
