Félix “xQc” Lengyel is one of the most-watched streamers on Twitch. In March 2023, he wanted to additionally launch his own esports team, but that apparently didn’t happen.
What’s the deal with the team? Alongside flashy gaming setups and outrageously expensive luxury cars, esports teams seem to be the trending status symbol among streamers: Ludwig Ahgren has one, DisguisedToast even has two – though it’s currently not exactly the best time for esports.
The former Overwatch pro xQc apparently also wanted a piece of the cake and to treat himself with a Valorant team. In March, he wanted to sign the Turtle Troop, a team that competes as a “Free Agent” without a larger organization backing them.
However, the deal did not go through and team member Peter “Governor” No has now accused xQc of stringing the players along.
xQc admits to lack of communication
What are the accusations? In a stream with professional player Yassine “Subroza” Taoufik, Governor talked about the contract with xQc. He accuses the streamer of stringing the team along for a month and not getting back to them – he “ghosted” them.
The “Turtle Troop” player says they had already signed a sort of preliminary agreement.
We had signed term sheets and everything, but then he backed out at the last second and just ghosted us.
What does the streamer say? Since xQc is always streaming in some way, it didn’t take long for a response from the “Juicers”. On the same day, he commented on the situation regarding the team in his own stream.
xQc admitted that he hadn’t communicated enough with the team:
It was just a lot going on and I was overwhelmed. I realize that I should have communicated more during that time. There were things I couldn’t talk about.
The streamer also explains that he left the discussions with the team to his managers and assumed they would sort things out.
Streamer pays due to guilty conscience
Why didn’t the deal go through? According to xQc, there was disagreement about the team’s future. The streamer originally planned to buy two star players to build a “super team”.
However, Turtle Troop was less keen on the plan: The players wanted to stay together as a five-man group. Additionally, due to his own difficulties, xQc questioned the decision regarding the purchase.
Are the players left empty-handed? No. As a former Overwatch pro, xQc is aware of how frustrating it must have been for the team to be strung along. Therefore, the streamer says he agreed to pay the team for the lost time:
I felt so bad and was so embarrassed about the situation I was in that I agreed to pay them a month’s salary or half a month’s salary.
The sum was “quite large,” xQc noted.
What exactly was going on with xQc can only be speculated. However, it is likely that it had something to do with his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Adept. This would at least fit with the fact that the streamer is not allowed to talk about the situation that prevented him from going through with the purchase:
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