xQc (also known as xQcOW) is a popular Canadian Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and professional Overwatch player.
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Wiki/Biography
xQc was born Félix Lengyel on Sunday, November 12, 1995 (age 25 years; as of 2020), and hails from Laval, Quebec, Canada. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 2″
Hair Colour: Blonde
Eye colour: black
Family and ethnicity
His brother’s name is Nicolas Lengyel.
xQc with my mother
xQc’s brother, Nicolas Lengyel
livelihood
overwatch
In 2016, xQc began his career as an Overwatch player. Overwatch (2016) is a team-based multiplayer first-person perspective video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. In Datzit Gaming, a Montreal-based semi-professional e-sports organization, xQc played as the “main tank”. On August 13, 2016, Datzit Gaming won the DreamHack Montreal 2016 Overwatch tournament.
Lengyel and his team at the DreamHack Montreal 2016 Overwatch Tournament
In October 2016, he moved to another esports organization called Daniel Esports, where he continued playing as the “main tank”. After Daniel Esports disbanded, xQc along with his other teammates formed ‘YIKES!’ Started playing with names. Later, the team name was changed to ‘YIKES!’ It was rebranded as ‘Ark 6’ after Blizzard Entertainment suggested it was not marketable. Later, ‘Ark 6’ participated in Season Zero of Overwatch Contenders, but ultimately, it was eliminated in the group stage. On July 9, 2017, ‘Ark 6’ placed third in their last tournament, BET Invitational: Season 2. In October 2017, Lengyel joined the Overwatch League franchise ‘Dallas Fuel’ as the 9th player on their roster. At the 2018 Overwatch World Cup, Lengyel played as the “main tank” for Team Canada and earned the title of Most Valuable Player. In 2019, he joined the Gladiators Legion, the Los Angeles Gladiators’ academy team competing in Overwatch Contenders, as a substitute main tank.
As a Twitch streamer
xQc is a type of Twitch streamer that streams many games including Overwatch, Minecraft, and Grand Theft Auto V. Apart from gaming, he live-streams on ‘Just Chatting’ in which he often reacts to other streamers’ videos, vlogging himself at events. , and documents his everyday life. Screen recordings of their live streams are also featured on their YouTube channel. He streams an average of nine hours a day and has over 60,000 viewers on a daily basis. In October 2019, he became one of the most-viewed Twitch streamers, averaging over 35,000 monthly subscribers. By the end of 2020 he started streaming chess. In his live stream on October 1, 2020, Lengyel announced that he has signed with ‘Luminosity Gaming’ as a content creator.
controversies
- On November 17, 2017, Lengyel’s account was suspended mid-match from a competitive Overwatch game for violating Blizzard’s terms of use. His account was suspended for 72 hours for “abuse of the reporting system”. Apparently, Lengyel had reported other players for illegal reasons.
- In December 2017, he was suspended for seven days by Blizzard for intentionally losing a game on Overwatch’s Competitive Play mode. Later, xQc uploaded a YouTube video to his channel titled “Suspended: My Apology” to publicly apologize for his behavior.
- xQc received a 15-day suspension on August 11, 2018, for violating the abusive chat policy. He was repeatedly reported by teammates for this crime. Although the Overwatch World Cup issued an official warning for suspension, he was allowed to play. Later, in the same year, xQc was permanently banned from League of Legends for being overly inflammatory and offensive.
- In 2017, Lengyel was suspended for a few matches by the Overwatch League and fined $2,000. Apparently, Lengyel made some homophobic comments against rival player, Austin “Muma” Wilmot, in violation of the Overwatch League code of conduct. He later apologized for the comment, writing,
I didn’t say what I said on stream with malicious intent, I just didn’t calculate the whole thing out of context first… Hope I can turn it into something good, sorry.’
- On July 31, 2019, xQc was banned for 72 hours for streaming porn on Twitch. However, the video was not exactly graphic pornography. However, it was a popular YouTube video called “Safe for Work Porn”. The video featured obscene scenes, which were presented in such a way that it appeared innocent. xQc claimed that it was merely a prank.
- In February 2020, xQc was banned from Twitch for 3 days for showing nudity while playing the game ‘Connect Four’. Reportedly, during live streaming on Twitch, an AI appeared on the screen in the form of a completely naked woman.
- On June 12, 2020, xQc was banned from Twitch for one day for viewing explicit content, including a video of two gorillas having intercourse. xQc then posted a tweet claiming that it was an accident.
Facts/General Knowledge
- xQc was nominated for an Esports Award in 2018 and 2020 in the category of Streamer of the Year. He was also nominated for a Canadian Game Award in 2020.
- xQc, a resident of Laval, Quebec, is well-versed in the French language.
Categories: Biography
Source: vcmp.edu.vn