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Korea's Gen.G triumphed over the hometown heroes on May 20, with BLG's lower bracket run stopped at the final hurdle, and for this Elk blames himself and his performances so much he opened himself up to a ruthless community via his stream on May 24. \"I started the stream today so you guys can directly flame me all you want,\" he said according to Chinese esports site HUPU Esports, adding that he \"deserved to get criticized\" for the defeat. Throughout the stream, Elk was joking along with his chat and seemingly was taking the hate all in good stride, mentioning he was letting the trolls and haters make their comments this week as he and the team will be running a stream with sponsors next week. He also dispelled rumors that he threw up during the grand final but admitted he was ill throughout most of the event\u2014much like several of the players. 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Elk is bearing the brunt of the fans’ criticism. Photo by Colin Young-Wolff via Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Throughout the stream, Elk was joking along with his chat and seemingly was taking the hate all in good stride, mentioning he was letting the trolls and haters make their comments this week as he and the team will be running a stream with sponsors next week. He also dispelled rumors that he threw up during the grand final but admitted he was ill throughout most of the event\u2014much like several of the players.<\/p>