The former Overwatch pro Daniel “dafran” Francesca is now into Valorant . He developed such a hatred for the organizers of a tournament that he burst into a tirade live on Twitch and wildy insulted all parties involved. Even before the temporary ban from Twitch came, he stated that he stands behind every statement.
This is the backstory. The 26-year-old Danish Twitch streamer (595k followers) is a former Overwatch pro who now plays Valorant. He is an excellent shooter player known for his fantastic aim. But he is also uncontrollable. Dafran is therefore practically the Danish xQc.
Dafran participated in a tournament organized by the French organizer Solary. He played for Team Prodigy. In the tournament, Prodigy was supposed to face a team led by player Damien “HyP” Souville.
However, Dafran’s team was delayed for the start of the game. Dafran was streaming Overwatch when he should have already been playing. Therefore, it was decided that HyP’s team had won the first of 3 rounds and now led 1:0.
From Dafran’s perspective, he had not been correctly informed about the start time. He was furious that he was now trailing 0:1. His anger reached such proportions that he was banned for life from all tournaments organized by Solary.
Dafran took this really badly. He claimed that HyP’s team were “washed-up Overwatch players” who were too scared to play against him. The tournament organizers were a joke. They could all go to hell – whatever.
Pussy, Bitch, Pussy – Dafran goes off on Twitch
This led to the Twitch ban: Dafran apparently couldn’t let the matter rest. He felt betrayed and mocked by everyone – even by his own Team Prodigy. Because they had competed without him and defeated HyP and his team.
In a hate tirade live on Twitch he said (Via dailyesports):
Here is the short version: The CEO of Prodigy is a damn bitch, he has no backbone and is a pussy. HyP and his team are a bunch of damn pussies. They are garbage. And Solary, the tournament organizer, is the worst organization I have ever seen. Worst tournaments, total crap. Anyone who supports them is a damn bitch.
Yes, I will be banned for this tomorrow. But I do not care. I will stand behind all these statements.
Dafran live on Twitch
That was the ban: As expected, the ban on Twitch came, probably due to hate speech. Dafran will not be seen on Twitch for 7 days.
According to his own statements, it was “worth it.”
Dafran was not just anyone in Overwatch, but a fan favorite and one of the best players in the world, especially in the US. That he gave up the league to rather “chill and stream”, was an indication of how stressful the Overwatch League was for its players in March 2019.
