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Tyler Steinkamp (born March 7, 1995), better known by his online alias tyler1 is an American internet personality and streamer on Twitch. tyler1 FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Thisisthelatestacceptedrevision,reviewedon13November2021. Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch AmericanTwitchstreamer tyler1PersonalinformationBornTylerSteinkamp(1995-03-07)March7,1995(age 26)Missouri,U.S.Occupation Twitchstreamer YouTuber HometownNewLondon,MissouriU.S.[1]Websitewww.loltyler1.comTwitchinformationAlsoknownas tyler1 T1 TT Channel loltyler1 GenreGamingGames LeagueofLegends Followers4.6millionTotal views265millionFollowerandviewcountsupdatedasofOctober2,2021. TylerSteinkamp[2](bornMarch7,1995),betterknownbyhisonlinealiastyler1(T1orTTforshort),isanAmericaninternetpersonalityandstreameronTwitch.HeisoneofthemostpopularLeagueofLegendsonlinepersonalitieswithmorethan4.5millionfollowersonTwitch.[3]SteinkampwasbannedfromplayingLeagueofLegendsfromApril2016toJanuary2018fordisruptivebehaviortowardsotherplayers,earninghimthenicknameof"TheMostToxicPlayerinNorthAmerica".[4]HisfirstLeagueofLegendsstreamafterreinstatementpeakedatover386,000viewersonTwitch,afigurethatwasnotedasthewebsite'slargestnon-tournamentconcurrentviewershipatthetime.[5]InOctober2020,hewassignedbytheSouthKoreanesportsteamT1asacontentcreator.[6] Contents 1Career 1.1Initialpopularityandban 1.2Return 1.3Tyler1ChampionshipSeries 2Personallife 3Footnotes 4Seealso 5References 6Externallinks Career[edit] Initialpopularityandban[edit] Steinkampranked14thontheNorthAmericanLeagueofLegendsladderin2014,[7]buthisstreamhadamodestfollowinguntil2016.SteinkamporiginallybecameknownintheLeagueofLegendscommunityfortoxicbehaviorshownonhisstream,whichincludedpersonallyattackingothersandintentionallylosingthegametothedetrimentofhisteammates.Thisbehavioreventuallyledtopermanentbanson22uniqueaccountsoverseveralyears.[8] Steinkamp'sstreamrapidlygrewinpopularityinApril2016,whenhepubliclyannouncedthathehad"reformed."HisTwitchchannelreportedlyincreasedfromaround5,700followersbeforetheannouncementtoover92,000followersbytheendofthemonth.Hisimprovedbehaviorquicklylapsedbuthisfollowingcontinuedtogrow,promptingseveralhighprofileandprofessionalplayerstocondemnhisbehavior.ThoseopposedtoSteinkamp'sbehaviorbelievedhispopularitywouldencourageandnormalizeplayertoxicity,andcriticizeddeveloperRiotGamesfornottakingactiontopreventthisbehavior.[9] OnApril30,2016,RiotGamesemployee"RiotSocrates"announcedthatdueto"awell-documentedhistoryofaccountbansforverbalabuse"andplayerharassment,SteinkampwouldnolongerbeallowedtoownaLeagueofLegendsaccount,saying"wewantyoutoknowwhentherareplayercomesalongwho'sagenuinejerk,we'vestillgotyourback."[10][11]UnderaRiotGamespracticeknownasIDBanning,accountsSteinkampplayedpubliclyonstreamwouldbeimmediatelybanned,evenifruleshadyettobebrokenontheaccount.[12]Todate,thistypeofbanhasonlyhappenedafewtimesinLeagueofLegendshistory.[a] Afterbecomingbanned,SteinkampwasforcedtobranchoutfromplayingLeagueofLegends,continuingtogrowhisfanbaseashisstreambecamemoreeccentric.Hisstreamgainedmediaattentionwhenheactedouta45-minuteactionparodyofhislifeinfrontofagreenscreenforAprilFools'Dayin2018called"ADayintheLifeofTyler1".[14]HealsocontinuedtostreamothergameslikePlayerUnknown'sBattlegrounds.[15] InOctober2017,RiotGamesemployeeAaron"Sanjuro"RutledgemadeinsultingremarksaboutSteinkampintheofficialr/LeagueOfLegendsSubreddit'sDiscordserver,sayinghelookedlikea"homunculus"andthathewoulddie"fromacokeoverdoseortesticularcancerfromallthesteroids."Thecompanyrespondedsaying"whatwassaidisNOTokay,andwetakeitextremelyseriously",apologizingtoSteinkampandtotheLeagueofLegendscommunity.Steinkamprespondedtotheincidentsaying,"Itreallysucksthatsomepeoplestillholdagrudge...andrefusetoacknowledgeI'vechanged."Afewdayslater,investigativeesportsjournalistRichardLewisreportedthatRutledgenolongerworkedatRiotGames.[16] Return[edit] Inlate2017,SteinkampannouncedonstreamthathereceivedanemailfromRiotGamesthathisbanwouldbeliftedattheendoftheyeariftheaccountsheplayedinthelastmonthwere"clean"ofabusivebehavior.[15]InJanuary2018,Steinkampannouncedthathehadbeenunbanned,[17]whichwaslaterconfirmedwithRiotGamesbyKotaku.[15]Tyler'sfirststreamafterhebecameunbannedinJanuary2018peakedatover382,000viewers,breakingtherecordforthemostconcurrentviewersforanindividualstreameronTwitchsetbyFakerin2017.[18]ThisrecordwasbrokenamonthlaterbyDrDisrespect'sfirststreamafterreturningfroma2-monthhiatus,althoughduetoconflictingmediareportingandtechnicalissueswithTwitch,sourcesdisagreewhethertherecordwasactuallybroken.[19] Duringanangryrantaboutrecentchangestothegame,SteinkampadmittedhewasaddictedtoLeagueofLegends,promptingothermembersofthecommunitytosharetheiraddictionstoriesandshareadvicefromRiotGamesemployees.[20]InOctober2020,SouthKoreanesportsteamT1designatedSteinkampasacontentcreator.[6] Tyler1ChampionshipSeries[edit] InNovember2017,SteinkamphostedanonlineLeagueofLegendstournamentcalledtheTyler1ChampionshipSeries(TCS).AparodyoftheLeagueofLegendsChampionshipSeries(LCS),SteinkampstreamedinfrontofagreenscreentoimagesofLCSstadiumsandacommentators'desk.Thetournamentpeakedatover200,000concurrentviewersonTwitchandwasviewedbyprofessionalplayersandLCScasters.Thewinningteamwasawarded$10,000,fundedfromSteinkampdirectlyandwithoutanysponsors.[21] InNovember2018,theTyler1ChampionshipSeriesmadeitsreturn,thistimewithanincreasedprizepoolof$50,000,fundedagainbySteinkampdirectly.[22]RiftHeraldparticularlypraiseditsimprovementinqualitycomparedtotheprevioustournament,stating"Whatstartedoutasameme...hasmorphedintosomethingresemblingarealonlinethird-partytournament.Thereareimpressivegraphics,sleekandseamlessreplaysandaparadeofcommunitytalentthat'sbeenbroughtintohelphostandcasttheevent."[23] Personallife[edit] SteinkampstudiedcomputerscienceatCentralMethodistUniversitybeforewithdrawingtofocusonhisstreamingcareer.[7]WhileatCentralMethodistUniversity,heplayedasarunningbackfortheuniversity'sfootballteam.[1][24] Footnotes[edit] ^Notably,professionalplayerJensen(then"Incarnation")wassimilarlyindefinitelybannedin2013for"abusivebehaviorandpoorsportsmanship,"causinghimtotemporarilyretireuntilhewasunbannedin2014andjoinedCloud9.[13] Seealso[edit] Listofmost-followedTwitchchannels References[edit] ^ab"TylerSteinkamp".CentralMethodistUniversity.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^Katzowitz,Josh(November1,2019)."TwitchstarTyler1triestoshowjusthowtallheis—thenhisgirlfriendexposeshim".TheDailyDot.RetrievedFebruary5,2021. ^"Twitch".Twitch.RetrievedJanuary31,2021. ^Friedman,Daniel(January8,2018)."Thedifficultyinbanningthe'mosttoxicLeagueofLegendsplayerinNorthAmerica'".Polygon.RetrievedMarch22,2019. ^Goslin,Austen(January8,2018)."Tyler1breaksTwitchrecordsinhisfirststreamafterhisban".TheRiftHerald.RetrievedJanuary20,2019. ^abLupasco,Cristian(October17,2020)."T1signsTyler1asacontentcreator".DotEsports.RetrievedNovember1,2020. ^abTheStoryofTyler1.theScoreesports.October6,2018.RetrievedOctober8,2018. ^Bell,Brian(January18,2018)."TheMostToxicLeagueofLegendsPlayerIsBack,ButRiotMayHaveStuntedHis#Reformation".Paste.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^Dator,James(April30,2016)."PopulartoxicLeagueofLegendsstreamerTyler1issuedpermanentban".TheRiftHerald.RetrievedSeptember28,2018. ^"TheindefinitebanningofTyler1".RiotGames.April30,2016.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch14,2020.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^Feldman,Brian(May2,2016)."LeagueofLegendsCommunityDevastatedAfterTyler1IsPermanentlyBanned".NewYorkMagazine.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^"UnderstandingIDBans".RiotGames.September3,2018.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonApril17,2019.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^LeJacq,Yannick(April1,2015)."ForTheFirstTime,ABannedLeagueOfLegendsProGetsSecondChance".Kotaku.RetrievedSeptember3,2018. ^Alexander,Julia(April2,2018)."LeagueofLegends'mostnotoriousstreamerhostseccentric45-minutemovieonTwitch".Polygon.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^abcVanAllen,Eric(January4,2018)."RiotGamesUnbansTyler1,APlayerItOnceCalledA'GenuineJerk'".Kotaku.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^Goslin,Andrew(October3,2017)."SanjurohasreportedlybeenfiredfromRiotfollowingcommentsaboutTyler1".TheRiftHerald. ^Goslin,Austen(January4,2018)."Tyler1hasofficiallybeenunbannedbyRiot".TheRiftHerald.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^Chalk,Andy(January8,2018)."382,000peopletuneintowatchthereturnofnotoriouslytoxicLoLplayer".PCGamer.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^Alexander,Julia(February6,2018)."Dr.DisRespectsetshugenewTwitchstreamingrecord,beatingTyler1".Polygon.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^Best,Matt(June13,2018)."RiotRespondstoUserWithLeagueAddiction".VPESPORTS.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^Erzberger,Tyler(November29,2017)."LeagueofLegendsreturnstograssrootswithTyler1ChampionshipSeries".ESPN.RetrievedSeptember4,2018. ^Miceli,Max(November29,2018)."WhatCanWeExpectFromtheTyler1ChampionshipSeriesFinalsonTwitch?".EsportsObserver. ^Goslin,Austen(November30,2018)."HowtowatchtheTyler1ChampionshipSeriesFinals".RiftHerald. ^Erzberger,Tyler(November29,2017)."LeagueofLegendsreturnstograssrootswithTyler1ChampionshipSeries".ESPN.AssociatedPress.RetrievedFebruary19,2019. 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