Doublelift slams “disgusting” TSM after LCS 2021 roster issues

Former TSM celeb Yiliang ‘Doublelift’ Peng has slammed his earlier group. He labeled the workforce “disgusting” after a plethora of LCS 2021 roster factors ⁠— largely in preseason ⁠— seen the workforce squander a chance at Worlds. It comes amid rumors he’s mounting an LCS comeback in 2022.

Doublelift has eight LCS titles throughout the cabinet, three of which he earned with TSM in Summer season season 2016, Summer season season 2017, and Summer season season 2020.

Nonetheless, the star has had a falling out alongside along with his former group, stemming from factors throughout the LCS 2021 off-season.

Doublelift’s main problem with TSM is their mishandling of Hu ‘SwordArt’ Shuo-Chieh’s signing. The Taiwanese help was rumored to be changing into a member of TSM all off-season, nevertheless proprietor Andy ‘Reginald’ Dinh took his time with the availability.

TSM have been considering Vietnamese help Nguyễn ‘Palette’ Hải Trung on the similar time, nevertheless the NA star wished anyone who would possibly converse English comfortably.

As quickly as Doublelift realized SwordArt had gotten the spot on TSM, it was too late to come back again once more: Doublelift had already announced his retirement from professional League of Legends.

“SwordArt known as me afterwards and talked about ‘I’m coming to TSM’,” he talked about on a November 9 Twitch stream.

“He nonetheless wished to play with me, after which I known as Andy and knowledgeable him ‘SwordArt nonetheless must play with me and I would wish to proceed to play for the org’ and Andy talked about no on account of he’s obtained an extreme quantity of of an ego.”

Doublelift sat down with SwordArt after he made the switch over to NA ⁠— a sea change that lastly led nowhere, with TSM failing to qualify for MSI or Worlds. The two claimed TSM would have gone worldwide in 2021 if Doublelift was nonetheless participating in.

“If I was on TSM ultimate break up there’s little doubt in my ideas we would have made Worlds,” Doublelift talked about.

“I talked to SwordArt after Spring ⁠— we obtained hotpot… spherical MSI ⁠— and the dude was truly saying if me and Bjergsen have been nonetheless participating in we would have 100% acquired.

“Every break up I’m on TSM we win and nonetheless to get dealt with like that, it’s disgusting.”

Doublelift went as far to say “it is likely to be a personal pleasure of mine to in no way see TSM win one thing as soon as extra on account of how shitty they dealt with the people who launched all of them the items.”

“I don’t even need to hope for it, they’re merely going to make that happen themselves,” he added.

Doublelift acquired three LCS titles as part of TSM.

Doublelift admitted once more in December 2020 part of the reason behind his retirement was on account of TSM couldn’t wrap up negotiations with SwordArt fast enough.

“The complete state of affairs made me discover: I’m larger off retired,” he talked about once more then.

Doublelift is reportedly planning a return to skilled play in 2022, fielding presents from LCS teams. Nonetheless, he’ll solely come once more if he can play alongside a top-tier support on a competitive team.

With quite a few LCS squads already locking points in behind the scenes, along with Team Liquid’s super team and TSM’s youth-packed roster, Doublelift is on the clock if he must make a return subsequent 12 months.