The Bronze Scrub Who Made Esports Bleed

One of the worst League of Legends players in the world nearly destroyed esports.
Sam-Bankman Fried dreamed of using his crypto riches to help esports grow - all while ignoring meetings to try and climb out of Bronze - which he never quite managed.
And as it turned out, this billionaire gamer was about to fail at literally everything else too.
Written by: Alina Sotula (@ASotula)
Edited by: Andrew Faigal (@Brrrning)
Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta (@DPascaluta)
Production assistance: Jason Lo (@JasonLobsterr)
Produced by: Alina Sotula (@ASotula) and Connor Dunn (@connordunn_)
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[@manekedark]

SBF taught people a lesson how to lost money quickly, what a genius.

[@theAirborne17th]

Of course it was TSM who did the partnership with SBF.

[@taoofjester4113]

Faze would have, but half their team was already under investigation for crypto scams. He probably didn't want to support his competitors or appreciate them taking money from his scam.

[@bripi244]

I would argue any eSports would if given the opportunity

[@yene5063]

Well tsm, riot and other company's like money. But when the shit hits the fan they just pull the scape goat spell card. And it's obvious, but the sad thing is making a video promoting this. like poor riot and tsm are the victim, like parents whom don't care if his kid also did wrong. that's just doesn't matter. Surface level journalism. But hey we have ign at home, am I right?

[@alyasVictorio]

​@@yene5063game journalism? Better compare them to Gameranx

[@SoSheolH]

aoc flaming sbf for being bronze 3 while she's silver 3 a true league player

[@UnknowinglyDerpy]

It’s an entire rank above tho, so she’s at least got a leg to stand on

[@yene5063]

"It doesn't matter if I'm suck dude if you suck more I have the high ground and therefore what I'm saying is the right thing." - Sun Tzu The art of war

[@jynzu]

⁠@@UnknowinglyDerpyIs she actually good for a Silver 3 though?

[@Salesedere]

@@jynzu

[@jynzu]

@@Salesedere I mean that as a genuine question; it’s not to knock her.

[@kilor78]

At this point it is really hard to even remember all the bad decissions TSM has made over the years. I'm honestly surprised they are still around lol.

[@HeavySpark]

Bad take, they are literally one of the only successful eSports orgs out of the thousands that actually make money. Lmao.

[@Salesedere]

Really hurts being someone that remembers the Dyrus and Oddone days.

[@quaz1moto241]

SBF getting a bollocking from theScore is amazing

[@ThatsAmore123]

"So SBF ended up in jail and doesn't get to play League anymore" is such a funny line

[@sytherwusky]

So maybe next time when they take an investment call from a guy playing league of legends at the same call they may think twice

[@eryalmario5299]

This reminds me of the most hated man in America that made one medication really expensive tried to buy a lcs team but in this case they actually did and burned everything down the drain

[@ezrab3363]

martin shkreli

[@coomer8410]

That was was a literal legend tho

[@pekorobin9750]

I blame Leffen for this

[@User-pu3lc]

You forgot the part where FTX stole from its customers and paid off politicians on both sides of the aisle to let them do it until the heat became too high that they couldn’t ignore it.

[@User-pu3lc]

None of the money politicians received from FTX was given back.

[@freekashyyyk896]

*aisle

[@kevinmalk]

Did you forget to watch the first minute of the video where they had a compilation of FTX being called out for being a scam?

[@User-pu3lc]

@@kevinmalkthe politicians bit was never mentioned and a very unique angle to this scam vs the other similar scams in this space.

[@kevinmalk]

@@User-pu3lc Except the politician angle hasn’t really been proved to have worked out or been effective in any matter. Only thing it shows is that’s it’s more publicly accepted to donate to Democrats than Republicans. And it’s no way interesting in perspective of his impact on esports. It’s a fun fact but it’s not much more than that.

[@ganondorf66]

He destroyed more than only E-sports

[@bripi244]

Never in my wildest dream did I thought theScore would cover SBF

[@alyasVictorio]

What's worse about Esports is that it underestimate how big all playerbases/fanbases is across every regions/nations outside the West, just like how Wild Rift esport failed due to low playerbase alone without another from East

[@wawayoung290]

It's because the west do not understand mobile gaming. It already has evolved since the early days and the market for mobile gaming in the east like here in the Philippines is already very large.

[@IAmValefree]

@@wawayoung290 I'll still never, ever understand why people want to legitimately stick to playing a game on their cell phone. Call me a boomer, but that sounds so miserable. I enjoyed phone games when they were a buck, maybe a few, up to $7, and you got the whole app and it was a great time killer on the toilet or waiting at a doctor's office or something. Plus that's gotta hurt your fuckin wrists after a while LOL

[@wawayoung290]

@@IAmValefree It's because it is cheaper to get a phone and play online games with mobile data than pc and wifi. It is also very convenient when you have less time for breaks throughout the day and also when you are going home. The games most people play in the Philippines are free to play.

[@aqaz120]

Him being bronze was a red flag.... XXXXDDDD

[@sytherwusky]

What is infuriating that SBF was trying to bluster his way out even after FTX filed chapter 11 bankruptcy

[@hyperssr]

Classic Talent Supression Machine

[@albin7772]

Imagine trusting someone named "Bankman-Fried" lmao

[@justgary2471]

SBF going to climb multiple ladders in prison 8===D

[@JuliusCesar66]

I hate TSM for two reasons, Reggie as a human being, and the FTX deal which led to them leaving NA.

[@xyzen9673]

Bruh CHILDREN are atleast silver here in the Philippines...

[@Harperd5]

Look at dude! How the hell people get scammed by him. He looks like the Walmart’s last standing bagger. “If it’s too good to be true it’s probably is” is an old saying for a reason

[@Firebringer121]

Lol of course Regi got caught up in being a crypto bro.

[@vladzf9655]

I'm not even a little sorry about Reginald's TSM being the team who colapsed from this, one would even say it was almost poetic

[@CanalAleblasco77]

This guy was also sponsoring the Petronas Mercedes-AMG F1 Team when they were the best team in the sport lmao

[@tlawrow9292]

Anyone saying they wouldnt take 210million if they were offered without question, is lying

[@meferswift]

Not for me, on my line of work, bribe is prevalent. So offered money without question is a big nono for me.

[@TheJerbol]

Man remember the FTX gold lead indicator? Removing math from even the basest LoL player

[@ryukomatoi163]

Well, now the people that hate him will hunt him down for his life

[@ckromuluss11and89]

seems to be the newest way to get rich without consequence

[@YourTamedLion]

Getting conned by a Crypto Guy, couldnt be me😂😂😂

[@33wonder87]

no wonder Bjerg Retired .. poor mate

[@HanSDevX]

Some people just aren't meant to have money.

[@Timic83tc]

Bankman got away with it.

[@avanish3563]

if it was sloppy than how did it get so far?

[@hhtgkhv1808]

When i first saw this guy a few years ago i thought he was genuine and had good intentions.

[@reelenz]

Don’t ever quote Frosk. You lose all credibility.

[@iSa_Ach]

Agreed...

[@Lynch2507]

I had to actually go double check who that was and i genuinely cannot fathom why that would make any lose credibility beyond the fact she said gamers can be a bit sexist one time which, she aint fckin wrong

[@reelenz]

@@Lynch2507 Lol not even close to what she has done. Appreciate you trying to look like you know what you are talking about though.

[@Lynch2507]

​@@reelenzyou're more then welcome to enlighten me :)

[@iSa_Ach]

@@Lynch2507Things she said/done during her time in esports, in no particular order. Gamers are sexist. Constantly promotes fiminism as one of the host in an esports talkshow which drowns a lot of the esport segment. It wasn't even a healthy fiminist take to help promote female players but a toxic one which would lead to especially younger audience to look at female players badly. Took to twitter to tell Quickshot (an LEC caster and senior lead of the broadcast team) that he is gatekeeping caster talents which isn't true JUST because she got the short end she wouldn't return for a year which majority of the LEC caster at that time including her agreed to take Caedrel (pro player wanting to try casting) as a caster. There were too many casters at the time. Even Ender another caster got booted out but never was that petty. Ender even returned now. Beginning of every year in LEC, Quickshot or Sjokz would show the viewers about the on-Air talents and casters that would be seeing during the year including something new. After her take of gatekeeping, LEC at the time, would now have a rotational casters swapping with the lower league which helps promote them as well as show unknown casters outside of EU league have a shot at the spotligh in the LEC stage. Frosk told on-Live broadcast as well as her fellow co-host: "White as long as I can see" (this wasn't the exact quote) which she heavily implies the casting LEC team has no person of color in diversity. Which is kinda racist on her end because there was in fact one "black" caster during the whole rotation/swapping caster. You gotta remember not everyone can cast, they can't just put in a no experience caster. G4TV was a legitimate esport talkshow but as soon as she showed up it went to hell. Keeps ranting about there is a dark secret, bad practices and toxic management of Orgs and Esport as a whole but never tell it directly. She keeps going back to this but never trully saying anything even at her announcement of leaving the esports scene entirety. I mean if you're going to leave this part of your life and never returning, you might as well out everyone and drag them with you but Nope. No evidence, No hints, Not evem small whispers. She is creating drama for nothing. I'm sure there is a lot more in the G4TV side but that's everything from when I WAS watching her. She was cool caster in the beginning but then she turned.

[@myfrom]

*the money was flowing out of FTX customers' pockets

[@DanynFineFutureConsiderations]

Can you guys make a video about the Halo World championship going on this weekend

[@elliothwang8066]

not to mention miami heat stadium died

[@draconidmike]

esports fans is paying very few money for the entertainment, unlike any other competitive entertainment, which means apart from the game company, no one can actually fund it properly

[@ariaroflcakes]

Nobody raised red flags SBF is bronze?

[@Eric_Nguyen.]

Sounds like another Elizabeth Holmes situation

[@abouken6434]

Tbf TSM did it to themselves and the same applies to anyone who actually believed NFTs were a legit thing to invest in.

[@gabe0628]

anyone know his account name now?

[@bugskees146]

PrisonMIC

[@ppstorm_]

3:44 literally the least trustworthy looking person ive ever seen in my entire life, gross

[@deliussu]

Who’s browless guy talking about ftx-tsm partnership? 😂

[@TheJerbol]

3:40 ok a based Frosk segment cmon

[@33wonder87]

bro... all that money ..and Still NO EYEBROWS XD ..andy a clown bro

[@kevindelacruz2602]

Just one guy, and not even good at LoL. Great. Just great.

[@kenglucktan8996]

TSM FTX sounds cool and we're going to the moon. LMFAO Regi.

[@ke11even_official]

So when is reggie going to jail? Ofcourse he received under table money from sbf.

[@va818]

I miss Frosk...

[@Bluezexmas]

I thought I was the only one

[@bondrewdbestdad]

Soo, league of legend is the whole esports now?

[@ppstorm_]

wow! you guys have so much in common with sbf

[@unsubme2157]

Just a friendly reminder that league rank = iq

[@Luchingador]

Gamers ruined gaming

[@champizthename8513]

I've been in crypto since 2016 & smelt this kids Bullshit from a mile away & people said I'm a jealous fool

[@RafitoOoO]

frosk OMEGALUL

[@OtogiMyth]

wtf frosk. talk about ironic

[@ReligionIsntReal]

Love you

[@MrUfo11]

It didn't become a billionaire through crypto trading. LMAO

[@eugenepoh9414]

Reginald deserved it lol.

[@SlamBolts]

My god that Reginald video is so cringe

[@shimzini]

you know it's bad when AOC makes a tweet about u

[@kannnnn392]

Well scumbag will always be with scumbag.

[@TheJerbol]

The outros are not endearing just cut them lol

[@baileyayyy5085]

This is what you fucking get for letting big money come into your grass roots community. It was initially appealing to investors because it was a real thing that people actually care about. Why are people shocked that when you turn the entire thing into an investment it stops working? I'm so tired of living in a world where nothing can be fun and exciting without money eventually ruining it.

[@Spewf]

TSMFTX FTL

[@cingsing986]

Thank God tsm gone next year

[@braethenerd5109]

Yall think this guy sucks? Yall have never seen me play lol

[@TheRoCkHaRdOrDiE]

u dont "evolve" from playing starcraft to league, the exact opposite really. if half of the league players actually played starcraft maybe they wouldnt all be so bad

[@VTsiFanfic]

Yes! This! When I used to play a few lol games daily it was mostly just twitch reflexes and general game tempo on my mind. You can basically turn your brain off and still be decent. Back in my starcraft pvp days I felt like I was juggling algebra and calculus while constantly microing armies/drones/maps/builds. One half hour game was exhausting.

[@ScArNoctera]

3rd sorry I had to

[@quokka8687]

First :D

[@CODCritic101]

Wait is that chick your gf?

[@Mr_Tovarish]

Please don't ever say the word "graduated" again, when referring to in-era switches from SC2 to League lmao. You're gonna make my 33 year old ears bleed. That was not a graduation, it was a demotion

[@wildeskompositum9556]

Who cared what Asmongold has to say Lmao

[@naiku.]

disliked and unsubbed because u for some reason needed to include froskurinns opinion

[@Ben-nx6pd]

This video is the most air time Frosk has gotten all year 😂 less of her