Twitch Rivals
Twitch Rivals is an esports tournament and online competitive event featuring Twitch streamers and former pro players. History Twitch Rivals 2018 The first ever Twitch Rivals event was hosted on February 28, 2018. It included 38 events and 800 Twitch affiliates and partners. Twitch Rivals 2019 Twitchcon 2019 hosted a LAN based Twitch Rivals tournament for professional players, streamers, and attendees alike. Several notable celebrities participated in the tournament, including Grayson Allen, Tfue, and Dr DisRespect. In a podcast interview, CapitalistAries (a player who participated at the event) confirmed that the event "featured a wide variety of players, with about a third of the entire convention being involved." The tournament featured Fortnite on Friday, League of Legends (both standard gameplay, and Teamfight Tactics), and Apex Legends. While Twitch Rivals featured a two million dollar prize pool overall, Epic Games (who own Fortnite) supplied a million dollars to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fortnite
''Fortnite'' is an online video game developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. It is available in three distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: ''Fortnite Battle Royale'', a free-to-play battle royale game in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing; '' Fortnite: Save the World'', a cooperative hybrid tower defense-shooter and survival game in which up to four players fight off zombie-like creatures and defend objects with traps and fortifications they can build; and ''Fortnite Creative'', in which players are given complete freedom to create worlds and battle arenas. ''Save the World'' and ''Battle Royale'' were released in 2017 as early access titles, while ''Creative'' was released on December 6, 2018. While the ''Save the World'' and ''Creative'' versions have been successful for Epic Games, ''Fortnite Battle Royale'' in particular became an overwhelming success and a cultural phenomenon, drawi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, Maryland. Following its first commercial video game release, '' ZZT'' (1991), the company became Epic MegaGames, Inc. in early 1992 and brought on Mark Rein, who has been its vice president since. After moving the headquarters to Cary in 1999, the studio changed its name to Epic Games. Epic Games develops Unreal Engine, a commercially available game engine which also powers their internally developed video games, such as ''Fortnite'' and the ''Unreal'', '' Gears of War'' and ''Infinity Blade'' series. In 2014, Unreal Engine was named the "most successful videogame engine" by ''Guinness World Records''. Epic Games owns the game developers Chair Entertainment, Psyonix, Mediatonic and Harmonix, as well as cloud-based software developer Clou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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LilyPichu
Lily Ki (born November 20, 1991), better known as LilyPichu, is an American internet personality, musician, voice actress, and animator. She is a member of OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group of content creators and was one of the most subscribed female Twitch streamers during her time on the platform, where she won a Streamer Award. In July 2022, Ki announced that she had signed an exclusive deal with YouTube and would stop her activity on Twitch. She also provides voice-work for several characters in anime series and video games. Early life Ki was born on November 20, 1991. She is of Korean descent and has a brother named Daniel. She started learning piano at the age of five after her parents discovered her interest for music. Career Ki's content includes gaming, art, and music. She first gained popularity in 2011 when her parody song "I'll Quit LoL" went viral on YouTube. In 2015, she made her musical debut with the release of her extended play ''Lilies''. In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shiphtur
Danny Le, better known as Shiphtur (pronounced "''shifter''"), is a Canadian retired ''League of Legends'' player who played support for Delta Fox of the NA Challenger Series. Shiphtur was the first esports player to be granted a P-1 athletic visa from the United States Department of State. On May 2, 2014, he joined Dignitas along with Darshan "ZionSpartan" Upadhyaya. On May 17, 2016, Apex Gaming acquired Dignitas' NA Challenger team including Shiphtur. On September 26, 2016, Apex and Dignitas were acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers, and Shiphtur was released from the Apex Roster but not added to Dignitas. Tournament results Team Apex *9th — 2016 NA LCS Summer regular season *5th–6th — 2016 NA LCS Summer The 2016 NA LCS season was the fourth year of the North American ''League of Legends'' Championship Series. It was divided into spring and summer splits, each consisting of a regular season and playoff stage. Regular season games were played in ... playoffs R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tyler1
Tyler Steinkamp (born March 7, 1995), better known as tyler1, is an American internet personality and streamer on Twitch. He is one of the most popular ''League of Legends'' online personalities with more than 5 million followers on Twitch. Steinkamp was banned from playing ''League of Legends'' from April 2016 to January 2018 for disruptive behavior towards other players, earning him the nickname of "The Most Toxic Player in North America". His first ''League of Legends'' stream after reinstatement peaked at over 382,000 viewers on Twitch, a figure that was noted as the website's largest non-tournament concurrent viewership at the time. In October 2020, he was signed by the South Korean esports team T1 as a content creator. Career Initial popularity and ban Steinkamp ranked 14th on the North American ''League of Legends'' ladder in 2014, but his stream had a modest following until 2016. Steinkamp originally became known in the ''League of Legends'' community for toxic be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yvonnie
OfflineTV is an online social entertainment group of content creators based in Los Angeles, California. They produce a wide range of content, from prank videos to vlogs to the housemates playing games together. The group maintains a large following on their social media platforms. Creation OfflineTV was founded in 2017 by William "Scarra" Li, his manager at the time, Chris Chan, and Imane "Pokimane" Anys. After previously attempting and failing at creating a successful content house, Li then went on to found OfflineTV. Its first four members were Scarra, Chris Chan, Based Yoona, and Pokimane. After living together for four years, the group left their content house and began living separately following the expiration of their lease in December 2021, citing that they wanted to try new things while remaining as part of Offline TV. Current members Scarra William Li (born November 25, 1989), better known by his alias Scarra, is an American Twitch streamer and former pro '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Myth (gamer)
Ali Kabbani (born May 24, 1999), better known as Myth, is an American YouTube live streamer and former professional ''Fortnite Battle Royale'' player. As of July 2021, he has over 7.4 million followers and over 158 million views on Twitch, making him the most followed African-American on the website. Kabbani also has over 4.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. Career 2013–2017: Beginnings and rise in popularity Kabbani's YouTube account was created on November 3, 2013. He started streaming live on Twitch in 2016 and mainly streamed ''Paragon,'' a third-person multiplayer online battle arena developed by Epic Games. ''Paragon'' has since been removed. His streams become much more popular when he started streaming ''Fortnite Battle Royale'' in the latter half of 2017. At the end of January 2018, Kabbani had over 200,000 followers on Twitch and by the end of June of the same year, the number had increased to over 3.2 million. 2018–2021: Team SoloMid and ''Apex Lege ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CouRageJD
Jack Dunlop (born April 23, 1994), better known as CouRageJD or CouRage, is an American YouTuber and streamer. He streams his gaming experiences live on YouTube. He is also a content creator for and co-owner of 100 Thieves, a lifestyle brand and esports organization. Early life Dunlop was born in New Jersey, where he grew up with his sister. He graduated from Towson University with a degree in Electronic Media and Film. Career Dunlop created his Twitch account in 2013, but didn't start streaming until 2018. Dunlop began his career playing ''Halo'' and eventually won an internship at MLG through various contacts and friends that he had made through the game. During his career at MLG, he was chosen to host the daily MLG live show as a replacement for his colleague Chris Puckett, who was unwell. According to the league, Dunlop "did such a good job" that he was later permitted by the league to co-host for the next six weeks. From 2014 through 2018, Dunlop hosted and cast many ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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DrLupo
Benjamin Lupo (born March 20, 1987), better known as DrLupo, is an American streamer and YouTuber. Career Lupo began his career streaming ''Destiny'' before transitioning to battle royale games such as ''H1Z1''. His channel grew after he began playing ''Fortnite''. He often streamed with Ninja, Myth and TimTheTatman. On October 20, 2018, Lupo broke the ''Fortnite'' world record for vehicle trick points with a score of 49,256,200 after operating the Quadcrasher. In 2018, he raised $600,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In 2019, he set a goal to raise at least $2 million for the hospital. He ended up beating his goal raising $2.3 million. In December 2019, Lupo officially signed an exclusive deal with Twitch. Lupo began playing ''Escape from Tarkov'' in 2020. He described the game as "unlike any other game I think right now" and could be played in multiple ways. He said the game was "an absolute blast". Lupo also plays ''Fall Guys'' and has been considered by som ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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NickEh30
This list contains the top fifty channels with the most followers on the live streaming social platform Twitch. , the most-followed channel belongs to Ninja with over 18.4 million followers. The female streamer with the most followers on her channel is Pokimane with just over half of Ninja's followers at 9.3 million. List The following table lists the 50 most-followed channels on Twitch , with each total rounded to the nearest hundred thousand followers, as well as the primary category or categories in which they stream. :''A indicates a channel is no longer active on the platform.'' See also * List of most-followed Facebook pages * List of most-followed Instagram accounts * List of most-followed TikTok accounts * List of most-followed Twitter accounts * List of most-subscribed YouTube channels * List of most-subscribed YouTube Music artists This article lists the fifty most-subscribed artists on the music platform YouTube Music. Artists' subscribers a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bugha (gamer)
Kyle Giersdorf, better known as Bugha (), is an American professional esports player who is best known for playing '' Fortnite Battle Royale''. He came to fame after winning Fortnite World Cup 2019. Early life Giersdorf lives in a town in Pennsylvania. Giersdorf's nickname comes from his grandfather who used to call him Bugha when he was younger. He was first introduced to '' Fortnite'' when his father, also a gamer, told him about the "Save the World" game mode. Professional career After playing with team No Clout, Giersdorf signed with esports organization Sentinels on March 25, 2019, as a member of their ''Fortnite'' team. Giersdorf qualified and attended the 1st Annual Fortnite World Cup that took place on July 26–28, 2019. He competed for Solos that took place on the 28th. Giersdorf had the chance to play 6 matches against 99 other players who had also qualified. In the end, Giersdorf was 1st place with 59 points, almost doubling second-place winner psalm with 33 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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SypherPK
Ali Hassan (born May 10, 1996), better known online as SypherPK, was an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer known for his gaming streams and videos centering around the online video game ''Fortnite''. As of November 2022, he had the 19th most followed channel on the Twitch platform. He had mentioned being managed by his wife. As of 2023, He had 6.75 Million Subscribers on YouTube. Career In 2015, SypherPK began gaming full-time. In November 2018, he failed to qualify in the "''Fortnite'' Winter Royale" finals. In July 2020, he received backlash after TikTok user JGshotTV and viewer of SypherPK revealed that he was banned from the latter's chat. SypherPK denied any wrongdoing in a response to the situation on Twitter. In October 2020, he and fellow Twitch streamer KittyPlays partnered with online shopping service Klarna to launch a campaign titled "Playing For Keeps". In November 2020, he signed an exclusive streaming deal with the streaming platform Twitch. In February 2021 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |