League of Legends Pro Bwipo Suspended for Sexist Comments on Stream
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Key points
- League of Legends pro player Bwipo is under fire due to sexist comments he made on stream.
- He mentioned that women shouldn’t compete in esports tournaments during their periods, among other things.
- His team, FlyQuest, suspended him after he made the comments.
In a now-deleted stream on Sept. 9, 2025, League of Legends professional player Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau said that women shouldn’t compete in esports tournaments during their periods, and that women “don’t have much room to be competitive, basically.”
While Bwipo mentioned that everything he said was just from his experience, and that he might be wrong, these comments still sparked backlash online due to their sexist nature and harmful ideas that might propagate from it.
As such, his team, FlyQuest, has decided to suspend him for the next series in the LTA playoffs and donate his prize money to causes that support women in gaming. FlyQuest mentioned that “Comments that might discourage even one young woman from pursuing her dream of becoming a pro player harm the future of esports, and we take that very seriously.”
Sentinels female Marvel Rivals pro player Chassidy “aramori” Kaye said that she won Ignite 2025 Stage 1: Americas while on her period. The tournament is considered an A-Tier, which means that it is only attended by top teams. She’s a part of a mixed-gender team.
On Sept. 10, 2025, Bwipo published an apology on X, saying that he knows he f*cked up, and that his comments were “ignorant and disrespectful to women, including those close to me.” He ended the apology by saying that he will be “taking steps to reflect, listen, and do better.”
