They say that practice makes perfect — but what happens when a player's career in esports spans over a decade? As a pro player from 2011 to 2023, Yiliang “
Doublelift” Peng has fought his way to the forefront of the North American
League of Legends GOAT debate.
Having played for
Epik Gamer,
Team Curse,
Counter Logic Gaming,
TSM,
Team Liquid, and most recently,
100 Thieves, his career has spanned both roles in botlane. During his initial run with CLG and Epik Gamer, he was a support player, known best for his Blitzcrank. As he left
Epik, he switched to the role he became known for: AD Carry.
The early part of his career was deeply unstable — Doublelift frequently switched teams during the first season of
League of Legends. He moved from being a substitute support at CLG to a starter for Epik in the same role, eventually ending the year as the marksman for unRestricted Gaming (later acquired by
Team Curse). After UNR, he settled on playing ADC and prepared to write his legend.
Doublelift's unparalleled success began with his return to CLG, where he won significant amounts of prize money with his team, bringing home the trophy repeatedly in the NA LCS Summer brackets. He moved from CLG (2015) to TSM (2016-2017) and even Team Liquid (2018-2019) emerging victorious and claiming first place in almost every NA LCS Summer tournament from 2015 to 2019. He returned to TSM in 2020, before announcing his retirement in a Tweet.
Doublelift made a brief return to professional
LoL through his time with 100 Thieves,
reuniting with Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg, his former teammate before once again retiring — this time, seemingly, permanently. He has had
eight total Worlds appearances, starting from his debut in
Season 1.
A career spanning well over a decade left a lasting impression on the North American
League of Legends scene. Doublelift can still be found online regularly, streaming
LoL content and commentary to his 1.8 million followers on
Twitch, speculating on meta options or giving ADC advice on his
YouTube channel, posting life updates on his
X/Twitter, and even on Summoner’s Rift. His social media activity ensures his ongoing impact on the community despite his current retirement from the competitive scene.
