{"id":160642,"date":"2026-08-01T13:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/lol-professional-gets-banned-for-doing-what-twitch-streamers-hate\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T13:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:32:43","slug":"lol-professional-gets-banned-for-doing-what-twitch-streamers-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/lol-professional-gets-banned-for-doing-what-twitch-streamers-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"LoL professional gets banned for doing what Twitch streamers hate"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

An eSports player proudly boasted about his rank in League of Legends<\/a>, but he is said to have cheated. What role Twitch<\/a> played in this, and what Riot\u2019s personal watchdog has to say about it, you can find out at MeinMMO.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n
<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Who is the pro?<\/strong> The perpetrator is Ronaldo \u201cRonaldo\u201d Betea, not to be confused with the Twitch streamer StableRonaldo<\/a>, or the Portuguese football star. The Romanian LoL player is currently a mid-laner at Bulldog Esports.<\/p>\n

On July 29, 2026, the player proudly announced on X that he reached Rank 1 in SoloQ on EUW. However, the joy was short-lived as he is said to have used unfair methods.<\/p>\n

Streamers hate this trick<\/h2>\n

What did he do?<\/strong> The allegation against Ronaldo is \u201cstream sniping.\u201d This generally refers to viewers hunting a streamer in the game they are currently showing. This can range from rather harmless trolling to serious griefing.<\/p>\n

It gets particularly nasty when one gains an advantage in competitive games like LoL by following the opponent\u2019s stream in parallel. That is exactly what Ronaldo is said to have done. In LoL, this could mean banning the opponents\u2019 preferred picks or acquiring information about where the opponents are located in the match.<\/p>\n

\n

More information about stream sniping<\/p>\n

\nHow does stream sniping work?<\/summary>\n

Basically, there are two types to distinguish. In one case, viewers deliberately access the streamer\u2019s game \u2013 for example, by starting the queue exactly at the same time as the streamer or playing in the same realm or server in an MMORPG. In the other case, one deliberately seeks out the stream of the opponent.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nWhat do stream snipers do exactly?<\/summary>\n

The mission is usually to annoy streamers and gain attention. This can be a harmless monkey theater<\/a>, but also a targeted hunt for streamers that they keep killing. But even outside of games, streamers are not safe, as stream snipers also appear in IRL streams, and that can have serious consequences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nWhat can streamers do?<\/summary>\n

Many streamers have now established systems to make it at least somewhat more difficult for stream snipers.<\/p>\n