The League of Legends Esports team has delayed the music video for Worlds, revealing that production is slowed due to editing Bwipo out of the final cut.
The League of Legends World Championship is the highest level of competition within the game’s esports scene, set to take place from October 14 – November 9 in China across Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu.
Usually, LoL Esports releases an epic music video to commemorate the event a few days prior to the first day of Worlds, featuring the participating players and teams alongside characters from the franchise.
This year, however, the music video is being pushed back to just one day before Worlds 2025 kicks off… and the reason why is going viral within the game’s playerbase.
LoL Esports removes Bwipo from Worlds Music Video
As told in a tweet penned by the official League of Legends Esports account, the Worlds Music Video is being pushed back to October 13 because the team is busy editing out Bwipo, one of the players who had previously qualified for Worlds.
They admitted that this was due to his previous comments regarding women in esports, which he made during a Twitch stream in September 2025, insinuating that women shouldn’t play competitive games during their periods.
“Bwipo was featured in the original cut, but given his recent comments, we decided it wouldn’t be right to showcase him in a piece that represents LoL Esports, pro players, and fans,” they wrote.
“Editing him out required significant changes during the final stages of production, and because he was the player representing the Americas, that region will not appear in this year’s video as originally intended.
“This was not part of any sanction or competitive ruling, but a decision about how we represent our sport and community on a global stage.”
This decision has sparked a heated debate online, with some praising LoL Esports for editing him out, while others argue that they are “taking things too far.”
Bwipo’s comments created a massive discussion across social media last month, when he suggested that women get too “tilted” to play competitively during their periods.
“When a woman is on the wrong part of the month, for playing competitively — you know what I mean? There is a time of the month where you should not be playing competitive games as a woman in my opinion,” he said.
“This is my experience. I lived with one for a while, and she played a lot of League ranked. It was really obvious when she was getting super irritated at every little thing. I’m not trying to be sexist or anything, that’s just the way it was.”
Bwipo’s comments went viral, sparking outrage across several different esports scenes. He later apologized for his remarks and was benched by his team, FlyQuest, who qualified for Worlds and will be competing without him later this month.
“I’m sorry to those I hurt. I regret using my platform to fuel vitriol and sexism instead of support, and I’ll be taking steps to reflect, listen, and do better,” he wrote on X.
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