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Community Figures React To Doublelift's Retirement

Written by

Sascha Heinisch

Published

26th Nov 2020 11:49

Yesterday, an almost decade long esports career ended with the retirement Yiliang "Peter" "Doublelift" Peng, North American League of Legends' most tenured player. The announcement quickly became international news, trending on Twitter in the US and attracting thousands of social media interactions.

In his retirement post, he reflected on his successful career, what it gave to his life, and asked for the support of his fans in his new endeavours.

Reflections

Read: https://t.co/soa0HpgGlf
— Yiliang Peng (@Doublelift1) November 25, 2020

As the news made waves, reactions from community figures poured in. Long-time friend and journalist Travis Gafford who Doublelift has shared a close relationship with since the beginning of his career uploaded a video sharing his thoughts on the matter striking a bittersweet tone over his friend's retirement. He said: "League will never be the same for me, now that he's not competing."

Pro players and especially former teammates all around the scene poured their heart out for the appreciation and respect for Doublelift's career and what he has brought to the League of Legends scene.

Damn son, i'll always remember the first time we won Finals and got that 2v5 pentakill and RIGHT after you said with the most serious tone I've ever heard from you, "Let's Back." 🤣 will miss playing vs you, play some Burning Crusade so we can run some arena <3
— Zaqueri Black (@aphromoo) November 26, 2020

The greatest to ever compete in North America ❤ https://t.co/B4L9rde3jo
— Søren Bjerg (@Bjergsen) November 25, 2020

Cloud9's Luka "Perkz" Perković strung a different cord, mocking Doublelift in his uncanny lighthearted ways.

I would like to take a moment to truly appreciate @TSMDoublelift 's career

Not only NA hero, but also EU hero - he is the one who gave EU the first international trophy in MSI 2019

Thank you Peter you are a legend
— Luka (@C9Perkz) November 25, 2020

Chinese legendary AD carry Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao also commented, thanking Doublelift for being a worthy opponent through their careers at international events. Uzi had also retired from League of Legends in May this year.

Thanks for competing as a rival for so many years, wish you the best of luck
— 简自豪 “Uzi” (@UziRNG) November 26, 2020

Former coach and League of Legends broadcast talent Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles also shared a comment on the announcement, reminiscing about coaching Doublelift on CLG in 2014 and having been on a broadcast desk together during the World Championship in 2013.

Congratulations on your incredible run of trophies these past few years and for your career as the best NA player in LoL history.

I have fond memories of our time together on CLG, which made me admire your drive in the face of adversity.

I wish you the best!
— MonteCristo (@MonteCristo) November 25, 2020

Doublelift's career is unprecedented in North American League of Legends, going back to 2011 when he first started competing. The player transparently shared the ups and downs in his life, going through several life-changing events in front of everyone's eyes, eventually becoming an eight-time domestic champion.

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About the author

Sascha Heinisch

Sascha "Yiska" Heinisch is a Senior Esports Journalist at GGRecon. He's been creating content in esports for over 10 years, starting with Warcraft 3.

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