Twitch bans xQc for cheating
Félix “xQcOW” Lengyel, one of the top streamers on Twitch, has been temporarily banned from the site for cheating at Twitch Rivals, a Twitch-sponsored tournament series. The streamer was playing 2020’s breakout smash Fall Guys, when he stream-sniped an opponent live on air and got them out early. (Stream-sniping is looking at another player’s stream and griefing them when you happen to load into a game together.)
Lengyel also forfeit his prize money and has been banned from appearing in a Twitch Rivals event for six months.
The reason all of this matters is because Lengyel is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. He’s amassed over 4 million Twitch followers and gets anywhere between 40,000 and 60,000 concurrent viewers in an average stream. Twitch has often come under fire for not taking action against its largest channels, so xQc’s suspension is somewhat of a big deal. He’s the biggest streamer to be kicked off the site since Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm’s sudden (but permanent) ban earlier this year.
The incident marks at least the fourth time Twitch has suspended xQc, who was previously banned for showing sexually suggestive material while streaming.
To his credit, xQc has owned up to his misconduct, admitting his wrongdoing and adding that the intention behind it — which was just for giggles — doesn’t justify it.
