LoL: Pro-Player Doublelift Plays With Horrible Injury, Ends Up In Hospital

A tweet by legendary ADC Yilian "Doublelift" Peng has caused unrest in the League of Legends community. The tweet, titled "rough week", includes pictures showing Doublelift on a hospital bed.

It was later revealed that an internal injury was the reason behind the hospitalization, and that he apparently lived and played with it for about a week. He even competed in the North American LCS and qualified for the Playoffs.

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Doublelift Hospitalized Due To Internal Bleeding

Yilian "Doublelift" Peng is one of the most popular and well known players in North America and has been part of the pro-scene for over a decade now. One of his most recent tweets has caused unrest in the League of Legends community.

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In the tweet the star player shared pictures of him in what appears to be a hospital bed. It was later clarified that Doublelift was hospitalized due to internal bleeding. According to a tweet made by Leena Xu, he has lived and played with this injury for about a week at this point.

rough week pic.twitter.com/GOCvfGFlM2

— Yiliang Peng (@Doublelift1) July 23, 2023

Just a few days ago, Doublelift played was still active for his team 100Thieves in the LCS, where they won against NRG but lost against Dignitas twice. Nevertheless, 100Thieves qualified for the Playoffs, where the team got seated in the Lower Bracket.

In the comment section many fans and esport personalities are wishing Doublelift well and a quick recovery. It's currently unknown if the ADC will be fit to compete in 100Thieves next match, scheduled for Friday, 4th of August.

wtf, wishing for the best

— Barento (@razlol) July 23, 2023

Doublelift had an illustrious and successful career so far, and won eight LCS titles. He was active for big teams and franchises like CLG, TSM, Team Liquid and now 100Thieves.

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Community Reactions To Doublelifts Injury

Needlessly to say, that the post gained a lot of attention on Twitter itself and in the League of Legends Subreddit. There, many community members wish Doublelift a quick recovery and all the best.

Also, his performance in the last games were praised by many, especially after it was revealed, that he played with internal bleeding. And of course, some memes about it were made as well, but they were harmless at least.

Doublelift hospitalized with internal bleeding
by u/MrBisco in leagueoflegends

The user "QuestionableTakes", shared some deeper thoughts on Doublelift and the pro-scene in general:

I guess that's probably why he was feeling so sick during the IMT game. Hope he feels better soon!
Unpopular opinion but I do think many players have many issues (physical and mental health) that don't get spoken about. I wish the community was a little kinder.

Or the user "chippyrim", who praised Doubelifts performance:

isn't it insane, he has had internal bleeding for the last week and he was still by far and away the best player on his team. I hope he is okay and clearly the goat

And the user "K1ck3erTW" hopes for the possible outcome for Doubelift (which of course we agree with) :

I hope it's nothing serious. The last time I had a family member goto the hospital for internal bleeding in the stomach it turned out to be a symptom of gastric cancer which is more prevalent in Asian populations. Wishing him a speedy recovery 🙏

It will be interesting to see, if Doublelift will be fit for the Playoffs or who might be his substitute. At the moment we're still waiting for an official statement by 100Thieves or further statements by Doublelift himself. Of course, we will keep you up-to-date.

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