When it comes to “loose lips” on his stream, LS – the male streamer currently managed by T1 is definitely not a stranger to the League of Legends community. Although he has a significant reputation in the LMHT scene and is working for one of the top Esports organizations in South Korea, LS is also known for his “no-holds-barred” comments, whether during his streams or through social media posts.
Recently, he has made T1 face “collateral damage” by directly criticizing LCK commentator Bitdory on his stream. Specifically, while streaming his predictions for the LCK commentators before the T1 – Liiv SANDBOX match, the male streamer accused Bitdory: “He streams and for two hours it’s all slander aimed at me while I have no way to defend myself.”
Additionally, LS mentioned that Bitdory had slandered him during a personal stream, not on the LCK broadcast channel, and that Bitdory’s remarks about LS came during the time when this male streamer had ceased all activities.
However, the LCK commentator immediately responded to LS’s criticisms. Specifically, he noted that LS had intentionally “dug up the past” when this commentator referred to a stream from November 2020 where LS tweeted that the LCK Challengers organizers had favored the APK team in their match against BBQ (at that time LS was the coach of that team). Although the T1 streamer deleted the tweet afterward, Bitdory had already taken a screenshot. Bitdory also mentioned that he had received information about LS criticizing him on his stream and had notified T1 about it.
According to a statement posted on YouTube by commentator Bitdory, T1 immediately contacted him that same evening. While acknowledging T1’s goodwill in quickly resolving the issue, Bitdory still demanded a public apology from both LS’s management and the streamer himself.
“I would like to share the ongoing developments between LS and myself
Today I had a phone conversation with a staff member from T1 at 12:56 (when the issue became public). I really want to sort everything out and if I am wrong, I also want to know the reasons because I need to consider the possibility that I may have made erroneous comments, even if I don’t think I was wrong.
If there is no reason or if I am not wrong, I want T1 to provide a public explanation, especially to the foreign fans. Because LS has used the Twitch streaming platform and the audience he targets is the Twitch viewing community (mostly foreign), even though I have received an apology, I still want T1 to provide public explanations, to avoid misunderstandings from fans who may not be fully aware of the situation.
T1 has handled this matter very quickly. LS has also internally acknowledged that he slandered me. And LS has assured that he will apologize and provide an explanation during his stream.
Although I have not received any public apology or explanation yet, I still want to thank the T1 staff for their prompt handling of the situation. “
It is evident that since rebranding to T1 and ramping up their media presence with notable figures in the League of Legends scene, the legendary LCK team is truly facing quite a few troubles. Not long ago, they fired JisooGirl for “cheering for the opponents” on the team’s stream, and now LS has “picked a fight” with an LCK commentator. Perhaps this organization needs a complete overhaul to avoid similar incidents that could tarnish the reputation they have spent a long time building.