The Doublelift Tenure

Lore & Background

Doublelift comes from California, and started playing console games before jumping to PC titles such as DotA, World of Warcraft, and Heroes of Newerth, eventually moving to League of Legends. He first entered professional League of Legends when he gained the attention of George "HotshotGG" Georgallidis, founder of CLG, who recruited him as a substitute Support player. Shortly after, Doublelift left CLG to become the starting Support for Epik Gamer. He later joined UnRestricted as the starting AD Carry, and the team was acquired by Team Curse later that year. Doublelift's first major tournament was DreamHack Summer 2011, also known as the Riot Season 1 Championship. He was ultimately allowed to go after Doublelift's older brother helped convince their parents. When Doublelift returned home, he said his parents were not proud of his accomplishment at Dreamhack. Tensions grew until in 2011 his parents told him to leave the house. He did, taking his prize money from Dreamhack and his computer. Doublelift wrote about the event on Reddit in a thread titled "Hi I'm Doublelift, formerly of team [Epik Gamer], and today I became homeless." With no college degree or family to return to, he decided to go all-in on his professional gaming career. Doublelift began earning money for writing educational League of Legends content for Team Curse. He later played for CLG, TSM, Team Liquid, and 100 Thieves. The source article does not mention a tenure with Cloud9.

In Their Own Story

The arena lights dimmed as the crowd roared, a sea of blue and white jerseys rising in unison. On stage, Doublelift adjusted his headset, eyes locked on the screen where the Nexus stood vulnerable. The weight of years of expectation pressed down, but his fingers moved with practiced fluidity. In that moment, amidst the chaos of skill shots and ultimates, he wasn't just a player; he was the embodiment of Cloud9's unyielding spirit, fighting for one last chance to bring the trophy home.

Reader's Guide

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Did You Know?

• Doublelift is widely considered to be one of the greatest North American League of Legends Championship Series players of all time, with 1 Split MVP, 5 All-Pro First Teams, and 1 All-Pro Third Team in 18 splits of compet
• One of his most famous statements came in 2013 at the League of Legends All-Star tournament when he claimed that, 'Everyone else is trash.'
• Doublelift was benched during the Summer LCS due to an injury incurred from playing basketball.
• In 2011, his parents told him to leave the house, and he became homeless, taking his prize money from Dreamhack and his computer.