Twitch Streamer Reckful Reportedly Dies at 31 Years Old

Byron “Reckful” Bernstein, the former Twitch streamer died on Thursday, June 2, 2020, according to his ex-girlfriend and other sources on Twitter.

Slasher, a reputable source in the gaming and esports industry, reported the death, writing “according to his ex-girlfriend, Byron ‘Reckful’ Bernstein has passed away. i can’t believe this.”

The death has now also been confirmed by Reckful’s roommate, according to Slasher.

Reckful was one of the first streamers on Twitch and was a professional esports player. He was best known for his achievements in World of Warcraft and Asheron’s Call. 

Reckful tweeted just three hours before the reports of his death, writing, “ahh, I feel bad for anyone who has to deal with my insanity” and “please just know in these situations the insane person does not feel in control of their actions.”

He Reportedly Died by Suicide

Reckful’s passing has been confirmed by his roommate. Byron was 31. pic.twitter.com/wfB5A2uhJm

— Rod “fuck 2020” Breslau (@Slasher) July 2, 2020

According to multiple sources on Twitter, Reckful died by suicide. His ex-girlfriend, known as Blue, tweeted, “Someone I loved killed themselves. I wish I could have said something to prevent it… whyyyyy” and “I keep thinking there’s something I could have said or done… I wish I reached out more.”

Reckful “proposed” to another one of his ex-girlfriends on Twitter hours before his death.

He posted several photos of them together and asked if she would marry him, adding that replies should not “make her feel pressured to say yes” and saying the reason for the post was that he knew “she’s the one.”

The Twitch & Gaming Community Mourn His Death

really hard to believe.

rip byron.

— timthetatman (@timthetatman) July 2, 2020

When streamers began to be notified of Reckful’s death, they began reaching out to their fans and posting about his influence on their lives. Since he had been around since streaming video games started, many in the gaming community knew him and were close to him.

Streamer Dennis ‘cloakzy’ Lepore ended his stream when he heard the news, leading many in his community to be worried about him. He later tweeted the reason and referenced Reckful’s death.

“I’m just crying idk what to even say or do I wish I could of done more,” he wrote.

Tim “TimtheTatman” Betar, who is also a fixture in the WoW community, also tweeted about the loss. He wrote, “really hard to believe. rip Byron.”

Reckful finished rank one online for six seasons in a row in WoW and was the first person to reach 3000 rating and won Major League Gaming’s World of Warcraft tournament in 2010.

In 2018, Reckful was ranked fourth in a list of the ten most successful streamers, claiming to have a net worth of around $1.5 million.

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