Doublelift’s Retirement Home Tournament brought 20 former League of Legends pros back together for a two-day nostalgia event, and Team Sneaky finished it by beating Team Meteos 3-2 in the grand final.
The invitational, hosted by Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng and powered by Alienware, ran from June 27 to June 28 with four teams, a $20,000 prize pool, veteran broadcast names and a format built around old LCS memories as much as competition.
Doublelift Retirement Home Tournament results
| Placement | Team | Final record or result | Key note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team Sneaky | Beat Team Meteos 3-2 in the final | Won the tournament after going undefeated in groups |
| 2nd | Team Meteos | Lost final 2-3 | Reached the final after a 2-1 group stage |
| 3rd | Team Pobelter | Beat Team Stixxay 2-1 in the third-place match | Recovered from a 1-2 group stage to avoid last place |
| 4th | Team Stixxay | Lost third-place match 1-2 | Went 0-3 in groups, then took one game on the final day |
The final became the clear headline. Team Sneaky and Team Meteos were the two strongest teams from day one, and the best-of-five went the distance before Team Sneaky closed out the event in game five. Voyboy’s Tryndamere pentakill near the end of the deciding game gave the tournament the kind of throwback highlight it was built to create.
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What was Doublelift’s Retirement Home Tournament?
Doublelift’s Retirement Home Tournament worked because it brought back a part of League esports that does not really exist anymore. These were not just random former pros. A lot of them were the names people grew up watching in early NA League, back when Cloud9 and CLG games carried a completely different kind of hype.
That was the real pull. Fans were not only watching for the bracket. They were watching because Sneaky, Meteos, Hai, LemonNation, HotshotGG, Xmithie, Stixxay, Pobelter, Froggen and the rest of the field were back in the same event. Some of them are still around League all the time. Others had not been seen in this kind of setting for years.
The broadcast leaned into that without overdoing it. There were old stories, draft debates, trash talk and plenty of reminders of how different the early LCS years were. Then the final went to five games, and the nostalgia part almost took a back seat. At that point, it was obvious the players still cared about winning.
How the tournament worked
Four teams, two days, and one very simple setup. Saturday was for sorting the field. Team Sneaky won all three of their games, Team Meteos only dropped one, and those two moved on to the final. Team Pobelter and Team Stixxay ended up in the third-place match instead.
Sunday had the two matches that decided the final standings. Pobelter’s team and Stixxay’s team played for third place first, before Sneaky and Meteos met in the final.
Alienware sponsored the tournament, with Team Liquid also helping run it. The stream included sponsor segments, gear mentions and giveaways. The prize pool was announced at $20,000, but no full payout breakdown was made public.
The final day broadcast is available through Doublelift’s YouTube channel, including the tournament stream archive on Doublelift’s streams page.
Teams and players at Doublelift’s tournament
| Team | Players | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Team Sneaky | Voyboy, Svenskeren, Froggen, Sneaky, LemonNation | Cloud9 nostalgia mixed with old-school solo-lane talent |
| Team Meteos | Hauntzer, Meteos, Hai, Maplestreet, Xpecial | Heavy C9 and early NA LCS history |
| Team Stixxay | Darshan, Xmithie, Bigfatlp, Stixxay, Link | Almost a CLG reunion team |
| Team Pobelter | HotshotGG, Akaadian, Pobelter, Keith, Smoothie | Veteran NA names led by CLG’s founder and a former LCS champion mid laner |
The rosters were part of the appeal. Team Sneaky had the strongest mix of recent form, old Cloud9 synergy and champion pool depth. Froggen was one of the weekend’s standout performers, while Sneaky and LemonNation gave fans a reminder of one of NA’s most iconic bot lane duos.
Team Meteos also carried major Cloud9 history, especially through Meteos and Hai. Their mid-jungle control looked strong throughout the weekend, and they were the only team to push Team Sneaky to five games.
Team Stixxay had the clearest CLG identity, with Darshan, Xmithie, Bigfatlp, Stixxay and Link all connected to the organization’s history. Team Pobelter’s lineup was more mixed, but HotshotGG’s return gave the event one of its strongest nostalgia hooks.
The final day stream is still available on Doublelift’s YouTube channel, including the third-place match and the full best-of-five final between Team Sneaky and Team Meteos.
Player history
The tournament worked because the players were not just random retired names. Many shaped the earliest years of North American League of Legends, while others carried LCS teams through the league’s most watched eras.
| Player | Event team | Approx. pro span | Notable teams and history |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voyboy | Team Sneaky | 2010-2014, later show matches | Known for Rock Solid, Dignitas and Curse. One of early NA’s most popular solo laners. |
| Svenskeren | Team Sneaky | 2011-2021 | Played for SK Gaming, TSM, Cloud9 and Evil Geniuses. Former LCS MVP and longtime top jungler. |
| Froggen | Team Sneaky | 2010-2022 | Famous for CLG EU, Evil Geniuses, Alliance, Elements, Echo Fox, Golden Guardians and Dignitas. Best remembered for Anivia and control mages. |
| Sneaky | Team Sneaky | 2012-2019 | Cloud9’s franchise ADC for years, multiple Worlds appearances and one of NA’s most recognizable bot laners. |
| LemonNation | Team Sneaky | 2012-2018 | Cloud9 support and strategic voice, remembered for notebooks, drafts and C9’s early LCS dominance. |
| Hauntzer | Team Meteos | 2013-2023 | Played for Gravity, TSM and Golden Guardians. One of NA’s strongest top laners during TSM’s title-winning era. |
| Meteos | Team Meteos | 2012-2020 | Cloud9 jungler during the team’s 2013 breakout, later played for 100 Thieves, FlyQuest and OpTic. |
| Hai | Team Meteos | 2010-2018 | Cloud9’s original shotcaller and mid laner, later swapped roles and remained one of NA’s most respected leaders. |
| Maplestreet | Team Meteos | 2011-2016 | Played in early NA competition with teams including Velocity and Team 8, remembered by longtime fans from the pre-franchising era. |
| Xpecial | Team Meteos | 2011-2017 | Support for TSM and Team Liquid, part of some of the most recognizable early LCS rosters. |
| Darshan | Team Stixxay | 2010-2022 | Best known for CLG, including the 2016 MSI final run, later played for Golden Guardians and academy rosters. |
| Xmithie | Team Stixxay | 2011-2021 | One of NA’s most decorated junglers, with major runs on Vulcun, CLG, Immortals and Team Liquid. |
| Bigfatlp | Team Stixxay | 2010-2013 | CLG original and one of the earliest recognizable NA League players, with history in mid and jungle. |
| Stixxay | Team Stixxay | 2015-2024 | ADC for CLG, Golden Guardians and later Shopify Rebellion, famous for CLG’s 2016 MSI finals appearance. |
| Link | Team Stixxay | 2011-2015 | CLG mid laner from the early LCS era, remembered as part of one of NA’s most discussed rosters. |
| HotshotGG | Team Pobelter | 2010-2013 | CLG founder, original star top laner and one of the defining personalities of early League esports. |
| Akaadian | Team Pobelter | 2014-2023 | Jungler for teams including Echo Fox, TSM and Dignitas, known for aggressive early-game play. |
| Pobelter | Team Pobelter | 2011-2021 | Mid laner for CLG, Immortals, Team Liquid, FlyQuest and Evil Geniuses. Multiple-time LCS champion. |
| Keith | Team Pobelter | 2014-2020 | ADC for teams including Team Liquid, Echo Fox and Golden Guardians, later role-swapped to support. |
| Smoothie | Team Pobelter | 2014-2022 | Support for Cloud9, TSM, CLG, Evil Geniuses and FlyQuest, known for a long LCS career across multiple eras. |
What made the event different from a normal showmatch
Doublelift’s tournament was not played like a completely unserious showmatch. The drafts included jokes, role swaps and nostalgia picks, but the players were clearly trying to win once the games started. That tension made it more entertaining than a simple reunion stream.
The event also leaned into personal history. The broadcast repeatedly brought up old teams, roster moves, player ages, forgotten role swaps, CLG versus Cloud9 memories and the strange early days before esports became more formal. That gave the tournament value even when games were messy.
Some of the best moments came from listening to retired pros talk through drafts and fights. The audience got to hear old competitors joke with each other, argue about picks, remember ancient scrims and show that the competitive instinct had not fully disappeared.
Team Sneaky’s path to the title
Team Sneaky looked like the most complete lineup from the start. The team went 3-0 in the group stage, beating Team Stixxay, Team Pobelter and Team Meteos. That gave them the top seed going into the final.
The grand final was much tighter than the group stage suggested. Team Meteos had enough structure through Meteos and Hai to make the series competitive, and the final eventually reached game five. Team Sneaky’s depth won out, with Froggen’s champion pool, Svenskeren’s experience, Sneaky and LemonNation’s bot lane history and Voyboy’s late-game Tryndamere moment all playing into the final result.
The final game ended with exactly the kind of highlight the tournament needed. Voyboy found a pentakill on Tryndamere, Team Sneaky pushed through the base and the stream shifted into a full-team celebration interview.
Frequently asked questions about Doublelift’s Retirement Home Tournament
Who won Doublelift’s Retirement Home Tournament?
Team Sneaky won Doublelift’s Retirement Home Tournament after beating Team Meteos 3-2 in the grand final.
What was the final result?
The grand final ended Team Sneaky 3-2 Team Meteos. Team Pobelter finished third after beating Team Stixxay 2-1.
How many days was the tournament?
The tournament lasted two days, running from June 27 to June 28, 2026.
What was the prize pool?
The announced prize pool was $20,000. A clear public split by placement was not listed in the main event information during coverage.
Who sponsored Doublelift’s tournament?
Alienware sponsored the event, which was promoted on stream as powered by Alienware and connected to gear used during the weekend.
Which teams played in the Retirement Home Tournament?
The four teams were Team Sneaky, Team Meteos, Team Stixxay and Team Pobelter. Each roster had five former pro players from different eras of League esports.
Why was Doublelift’s tournament popular?
It brought back a lot of the names people associate with early NA League, especially from Cloud9 and CLG, and the games were more competitive than a nostalgia event had to be.
A throwback event that found the right ending
Doublelift’s Retirement Home Tournament succeeded because it understood what fans wanted from the premise.
Team Sneaky won the tournament after a five-game final against Team Meteos. Team Pobelter took third, while Team Stixxay’s roster gave the weekend its strongest CLG throwback.
For anyone who missed the event, the standings are only the quick version. The real story was seeing old LCS names back on stage, joking around, swapping memories, and then suddenly playing like the result still mattered. The rest was old LCS history, familiar names and retired pros realizing they still cared once the games started.
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