He helped me set up a bank account, he helped me set up my life."[4]. This allowed him to spend more time playing computer games such as DotA, WoW, and HoN with his brother and friends. We Started in 2018 - and we are is the #1 respectful, non-judgmental and sexually-free, totally FUN community online - or anywhere! save hide report. At Worlds CLG failed to make the bracket and finished 12/13th. Matched up against 100 Thieves, Doublelift and Team liquid cruised to a 3-1 series victory to move on to a spot in the finals against Cloud9. I said nothing after that. glad the player jerseys were the same price as the base. I hope you all understand and support me as you always have in the past. Hosted in Sweden, he needed his parents' permission to go, but at the time his beginning esports career was a secret to his parents. It was a tightly contested series with Liquid winning the first game of the series, but dropping games 2 and 3 to Cloud9. [4] Peng wrote about the event on Reddit in a thread titled "Hi I'm Doublelift, formerly of team [Epik Gamer], and today I became homeless. Ultra lightweight, sweat and water resistant, these bad boys are made with athletic grade polyester to guarantee maximum comfort and wearability. With a new redesign, made for a new era of #TSMWIN. SEAFOAM TEAL LIMITED EDITION JERSEY $ 65.00. Falling to the losers bracket, CLG Prime would sweep Curse Gaming in round one, and then pick up a close 2-1 series against another NA team Dignitas. Please note: Jerseys with a gamertag can take 2 I didn't even have time to enter my card info. Dude they were sold out at 12:01 I was pissed lol. With their newly revamped roster, Team Liquid finished 14-4 on the 2019 Spring Split advancing to the Spring finals to face Doublelift's former team TSM. "I would always struggle with my parents... we would just argue over everything, especially games. $ 60.00. Cookies help us deliver our Services. They advanced to the summer finals where they met the second seeded Cloud9. "[5] One month later, Team SoloMid announced that WildTurtle would be Peng's replacement for the 2017 spring split. In the first round they faced the Korean powerhouse NaJin Sword, where they were routed in two lopsided matches. I waited an hour for the website and it took 3 minutes for them to be gone?!?!? However, Golden Guardians' loss in the upper bracket to Team Liquid would mean that TSM would once again be facing Golden Guardians, this time to stay in the playoffs race. "[4] Peng first entered professional League of Legends when he gained the attention of George "HotshotGG" Georgallidis, founder of Counter Logic Gaming (CLG), who recruited him as a substitute Support player. The team was acquired by Team Curse later that year. [12] The victory also qualified them for the 2015 League of Legends World Championship. In the middle of the split, Biofrost was replaced with Treatz, with the team citing better communication and possibly playmaking as the deciding factors. After his brother got a computer, Peng frequently used it to play Diablo 1 and StarCraft. TSM finished the regular split with a 12-6 record in 4th place. EDIT: Managed to get one thanks to our little community updating me on things being back in stock/getting in touch with the store. Tensions grew between him and his parents over his choice of career, until in 2011 his parents told him to leave the house. Furthermore, CLG was restricted from fielding ZionSpartan as a player or coach for the first week of the 2015 LCS Spring Split. [26] In the final, Team Liquid convincingly defeated 100 Thieves 3-0 and won its first league championship.[27]. I went to the custom jersey and entered it manually, but I'm really fuckin annoyed I had to pay an extra $10 because of that. [3] In an interview with Machinima in 2013, Peng said his relationship with his parents was strained over his dream of being a professional esports player. [9], For the first eight weeks of the spring split, CLG were never lower in the standings than tied for second place. [4], Peng was timid and socially awkward around his teammates. [15] In the past, Peng has spoken out about the never-ending competitive schedule for professional League of Legends. share. Peng comes from California, and started playing console games before jumping to PC titles such as DotA, World of Warcraft, and Heroes of Newerth before eventually moving to League of Legends. I was there the second the store opened. He did, taking his prize money from Dreamhack and his computer. If I buy the custom gamer tag, the price goes up the AUD $110 :(, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the Team_Liquid community. The item you just added is unavailable. Peng began earning money for writing educational League of Legends content for Team Curse. [10], Peng was benched during the Summer LCS due to an injury incurred from playing basketball. At the end they lost a second-place tie breaker to Cloud9 and so ended up in third place in the regular season. "[18], More than halfway through the spring season and threatened by relegation, Team Liquid announced that Peng would temporarily be joining the team and would be released back to Team SoloMid at the end of the spring split,[19] sparking controversy due to concerns of a conflict of interest when Peng inevitably competed against Team SoloMid while signed to Team Liquid. The 2020 Summer Split was much different in terms of performance. In this series, TSM wins 3-2, with the general opinion that Doublelift performed much better than in his previous series. On October 31, CLG informed Peng that they were not going to re-sign him. Team Liquid owner Steve Arhancet responded that Riot Games approved the trade after the team demonstrated that no other player in that role would be suitable for the team. All relevant terms must be followed. Although it is a close series, TSM end up winning 3-2. He was ultimately allowed to go after Doublelift's older brother helped convince their parents. [14], Before the start of the 2017 season, Team SoloMid announced that Peng would be taking a hiatus from professional League of Legends during the spring split, saying "it's time for a small break." [citation needed], Peng's first major tournament was DreamHack Summer 2011, the Riot Season 1 Championship. It features a sleek camo print, TSM dragon side-stripe, and heavy-duty woven hip label. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. After a disappointing finish to MSI 2019, Liquid started out the 2019 LCS Summer Split with a poor 2-2 start, tying them for 4th place. Doublelift returned to the starting lineup the following week, but ultimately Liquid finished the split in 9th place and did not make 2020 Spring Playoffs. "They wanted me to go to college." In April 2018, his mother was killed and his father injured after an altercation outside of their family's home. "I was really awkward and really introverted at the time. Official 2020 CLG Jersey - Custom. CLG Prime finished in 4th with $2,000 in winnings. Doublelift's performance over the Summer regular split was generally regarded as mediocre and not standout, with general consensus being that Bjergsen was the best performing member on the team by far. Doublelift publicly apologized to his teammates for his attitude, and promised to work harder to return to the LCS stage. In a surprising upset, the 4th seeded Team Liquid defeated the defending world champions, Invictus Gaming, in a four game series. [8], CLG and Peng were fined on January 6, 2015 after being found guilty of poaching ZionSpartan. In the summer split 2018, Doublelift and Team Liquid picked up where they left off in spring. As of this edit, this article uses content from "Team Solo Mid", which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, but not under the GFDL. I didn't even have time to enter my card info. The win of this Summer Split marks Doublelift's 8th split victory. Yiliang "Peter" Peng (Chinese: 彭亦亮[2]; pinyin: Péng Yìliàng), better known by his in-game name Doublelift, is an American professional League of Legends player who is the AD carry for Team SoloMid. Team Liquid advanced to the finals to face G2 Esports, where they were ultimately defeated in a 3-0 sweep. Immediately after CLG released a statement,[13] Team SoloMid announced that Peng would be joining as their new AD Carry, replacing long tenured AD Carry WildTurtle. Peng first discovered his love for video games through classic Nintendo 64 titles Star Fox and Golden Eye. He previously played for Counter Logic Gaming and Team Liquid. [31][32][33], Peng is close friends with eSports journalist Travis Gafford. When I finally met my team I was like 'hi' and that was like the only thing I said. Just another reason to be a TL fan! Shop Jerseys. got lucky to get the doublelift jersey before it got sold out. TSM is now at the LCS finals against Flyquest for the Summer Split title. When I wanted to play they thought it was just a complete waste of time. Although Cloud9 were extremely dominant throughout the Spring Split and the first half of the Summer Split, recent performances and losses had lead to a consensus that Cloud9 had fallen off. Please select another product or variant. [20], Before the start of the 2018 NA LCS season, Team SoloMid announced they would be parting ways with Peng, citing a desire for a stronger shot-caller in the bottom lane. As of this edit, this article uses content from "Doublelift", which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, but not under the GFDL. Doublelift's performance over the Summer regular split was generally regarded as mediocre and not standout, with general consensus being that Bjergsen was the best performing member on the team by far. [citation needed] Shortly after, Peng left CLG to become the starter Support for Epik Gamer. I didn't feel like he should just have the luxury of going out and making a lot of money [streaming] and returning to the team... No matter how good of a friend they are to me, if someone decides he's just going to take six months off and he thinks he's can just reenter the team, that's just not okay with me because I think everyone has to earn their spot. Doublelift and Team Liquid's failure to qualify for playoffs marked the first time in LCS history that the reigning champion not qualify for the following split's playoffs. In addition, Doublelift would play alongside Biofrost once more as his support in lane. How do I do my taxes? Although their scoreline put them at third place, many people considered their wins unconvincing and some considered their scoreline inflated for their actual skill level. We will reimburse the difference if you contact store@teamliquid.net. On the eve of the NA LCS finals, Doublelift was awarded a long-awaited NA LCS MVP for the summer split. "[4] Despite the pressure faced during this event, Steve Arhancet, owner and co-CEO of Team Liquid, announced that Doublelift would not be taking time off and was determined to play in the final as planned. Team Liquid performed very poorly, a far cry from their domination of the years prior. They faced their sister team CLG EU in Round 3 and lost 2-1 and were eliminated from the tournament. [17] In an interview, teammate Bjergsen agreed with Dinh's initial announcement that Peng would need to compete with his replacement, saying "I want WildTurtle to succeed and I wasn't just sitting around waiting for Peter because I wanted someone who was committed, and like I said I was disappointed and I felt he wasn't very committed. This was his first MVP award. [34] Peng said "Travis really helped me grow up as a person because when I'm playing games and focusing on my job you don't have basic social skills or an understanding of the world. TSM had a shaky first half of the split, going 6-3 after the first round of matches. I set the alarm to wake up at 3am for the jersey and it’s all sold out lol . After representing North America in the All-Star 2013 in Shanghai, Peng said in a Reddit AMA "I'm just tired of playing all day every day, and I want a goddamn break but it's not possible to get one.