{"id":11177,"date":"2020-04-28T00:39:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T00:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=11177"},"modified":"2020-04-28T00:39:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T00:39:39","slug":"doublelift-returns-to-team-solomids-lol-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/doublelift-returns-to-team-solomids-lol-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Doublelift returns to Team SoloMid’s LoL roster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yiliang Peter “Doublelift” Peng, one of the most success League of Legends esports<\/a> players in North America, has announced his return to Team SoloMid after spending the last two seasons at Team Liquid.<\/p>\n

A possible return to TSM has been talked about ever since Team Liquid revealed they were open to negotiations for the sale of their star ADC, with whom they won four consecutive League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) playoffs and made four appearances at the LoL World Championship. During that time, Doublelift and TL also defeated the reigning world champions, Invictus Gaming, in the semi-finals of the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational<\/a> to become only the second North American team to reach the MSI grand finals.<\/p>\n

With Doublelift, Team Liquid enjoyed one of the most successful periods in the organisation’s history. This year, however, has been a disaster thus far, as TL finished the LoL Championship Series (LCS) 2020 Spring Split in ninth place with a 7-11 record. <\/p>\n

While Team Liquid did not provide any detailed explanation for Doublelift’s departure, it is public knowledge that he and Team Liquid’s owner, Steve “LiQuiD112” Arhancet, parted ways on good terms. However, many in the broader LoL esports community want a few important questions answered.<\/p>\n

Since Doublelift is dating Leena Xu, who is the president of TSM, several prominent figures in the esports industry have asked whether this move constitutes a flagrant breach of integrity protocols. Christopher “MonteCristo” Kjell Mykles, a former Overwatch caster who turned to freelancing in January, summed up all the concerns with one Tweet:<\/p>\n

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Wonder who is going to come coach TSM?<\/p>\n

One player is a partial owner, another player is dating your boss, and your boss' boss used to date your boss and has a history of taking over as coach.<\/p>\n

— MonteCristo (@MonteCristo) April 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n