The YouTube and Twitch streamer Ludwig Ahgren has been playing Minecraft speedruns for weeks to rise up a rank on a leaderboard. However, even after an 8-hour stream, he is unable to reach his set goal, despite receiving support from his viewers.
Which streamer is playing what? The American streamer Ludwig Ahgren is known for constantly setting himself challenges in gaming. Currently, he is working on improving his speedruns in Minecraft.
For this, he plays the “Ranked Minecraft Speedruns” mode. Here, two players compete against each other in the same world. Whoever completes Minecraft faster earns points that place them higher on the leaderboard.
There are, as the name of the mode suggests, various ranks inspired by elements in Minecraft: they start at Coal I and end at Netherite. Ludwig Ahgren wants to finally reach the rank Gold I; he is currently at Iron III.
8 hours for the exact opposite of the goal
How did Ludwig want to prove his skill? Previously, Ludwig apparently did not have enough skill to progress far in MCSR: he trained for over 50 hours in the game, only to end up in last place out of 10,000 players. For nearly 3 weeks, he has been engaged in the speedrun.
Even now, it seems to look similar. According to SullyGnome, Ludwig has played almost 90 hours of Minecraft in the past 30 days. He should be very practiced in the game by now.
In his stream on February 1, 2026, Ludwig announced his ambitious rise to Gold rank. He needed just 4 more wins to achieve that. However, he failed miserably. Instead of leveling up, he dropped down to a lower rank, Iron II, after an 8-hour stream.
Ludwig includes viewers in the stream: For the stream, Ludwig came up with something special: his viewers had the chance to participate musically. Viewers covered famous songs and wrote new lyrics, fitting Ludwig and his Minecraft mission.
Taylor Swift’s song “You Belong With Me” for instance no longer told the story of a lovesick teenager, but that Ludwig would be stuck in his Iron III rank forever. Sometimes the viewers’ songs were motivating; other times, it was seemingly just about including as many subtle insults as possible.
Before turning to Minecraft speedruns, Ludwig tried to complete Minecraft in Hardcore mode. He struggled so much that his viewers initially couldn’t believe his success: Twitch streamer has pranked his viewers too often, now actually reaching a milestone, but nobody believes him
