![]() ![]() 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. In the first round they faced the Korean powerhouse NaJin Sword, where they were routed in two lopsided matches. I was just super happy and I could finally pay rent that month." 2012 ĬLG prime would attend the 2012 MLG Fall Championship in Dallas on November 2 through 4th. "I pretty much made half the guides for that site. Peng began earning money for writing educational League of Legends content for Team Curse. Peng wrote about the event on Reddit in a thread titled "Hi I'm Doublelift, formerly of team, and today I became homeless." With no college degree or family to return to, he decided to go all-in on his professional gaming career. He did, taking his prize money from Dreamhack and his computer. ![]() "They wanted me to go to college." Tensions grew between him and his parents over his choice of career, until in 2011 his parents told him to leave the house. When Peng returned home, he said his parents were not proud of his accomplishment at Dreamhack. "Without Epik Gamer, I would have never made it into the pro scene most likely." I was just a presence with them but I didn't interact with them very much." In a Reddit AMA, Peng said he owed it to Epik Gamer for giving him the opportunity to begin his career. When I finally met my team I was like 'hi' and that was like the only thing I said. I was just that typical Asian guy who does nothing but play games. "I was really awkward and really introverted at the time. Peng was timid and socially awkward around his teammates. " He was ultimately allowed to go after Doublelift's older brother helped convince their parents. They were like 'You're going to die if you go to Sweden for Dreamhack'. Hosted in Sweden, he needed his parents' permission to go, but at the time his beginning esports career was a secret to his parents. Peng's first major tournament was DreamHack Summer 2011, the Riot Season 1 Championship. The team was acquired by Team Curse later that year. He later joined UnRestricted as the starting AD Carry. Shortly after, Peng left CLG to become the starter Support for Epik Gamer. ![]() It got worse and worse over the years." 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. When I wanted to play they thought it was just a complete waste of time. we would just argue over everything, especially games. "I would always struggle with my parents. 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. 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. ![]()
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