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Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson is one of the most popular content creators and YouTube personalities, and he is famous for his ever-growing YouTube empire. Over the years, MrBeast has been very vocal about his love for League of Legends. In June, he announced that he might be hosting a League of Legends tournament soon and took the League of Legends community by surprise. Staying true to his words, MrBeast hosted a League of Legends tournament against fellow content creator Tyler "Ninja" Blevins. The MrBeast vs. Ninja Ultimate Crown event featured a best-of-three match between two stacked teams as part of Amazon and Prime Gaming’s Prime Day celebrations on 9th July.
MrBeast talks about buying a League of Legends team
In the latest episode of the Full Send Podcast that premiered on 30th September titled “MrBeast Reveals His Secret YouTube Formula and How He Plans to be Worth $100 Billion!”, the YouTuber talked about the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) and recalled hosting the grudge match against Ninja. “I was hooked onto League of Legends for a long time. I actually just hosted a League of Legends tournament.”
Following this, he said, “I have been playing League of Legends for 10 years. I want to own a League of Legends team. I love League. So the next year or the year after we’re gonna buy a League team.” When he was asked how much it would cost him, MrBeast stated that he could not reveal the actual amount but hinted that it was eight figures.
Creating Beast Gaming in League of Legends
MrBeast, in his 24-hour giveaway stream in 2020, answered a viewer on the question of creating a League of Legends team. He said, “Oh yeah, not even thinking, it’s happening. Definitely not this season or the summer split either. But we are definitely going to have a ‘Beast Gaming’ League of Legends Team. One hundred percent.”
He also told his viewers that he closely follows the esports scene of League of Legends and that he watches all the tournaments including the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) and the World Championship aka Worlds.
Additionally, in 2021, MrBeast commented on a tweet talking about him owning an esports organization. He wrote in reply, “I just want a league team, prob won’t be for two years because I have a lot going on atm [at the moment].” The saga of MrBeast interacting with the League community continued in 2020 as he tagged League of Legends pro and Team Liquid mid-laner Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg asking for a follow. He wrote, “@Bjergsen mind giving me a quick follow.”
Recently, fans were served entertainment, mechanical outplays, and esports-worthy content thanks to the MrBeast vs Ninja show match on 9th July at the HyperX Esports Arena in Las Vegas. Team MrBeast won the best-of-three series but Ninja and his team won a bonus match.
