VALORANT Streamer Kyedae Announces Indefinite Streaming Hiatus

One of the most popular streamers in the world, Kyedae Shymko, announced that she's stepping away from streaming indefinitely, citing health issues as one of the reason for her deicison. 

She also mentioned she wants to be focused on preparing to play in Game Changers, a tournament for the Riot Games-developed title. 

This hiatus follows Macko Esports' announcement of its departure from all League of Legends competition last month. 

Kyedae's Announcement

On April 17, 2025, at 4:51 p.m. ET, Kyedae took to X to announce the hiatus. 

"Hey everyone! I’m sure some of you have probably noticed that I haven’t been streaming at all recently. 

"For those closest to me, this won’t come as a surprise—stepping away from streaming is something I’ve been thinking about for years. Truthfully, streaming was never my dream or end goal. That’s not to say it wasn’t a great opportunity (and yeah, it is an easy job in a lot of ways), but before I ever hit “go live,” I was studying with plans to head to med school. I put that on the back burner to give streaming a real shot.

"Over time, though, I started to feel a growing sense of resentment toward it.

"So I’ve made the decision to take an indefinite break from streaming. It’s what’s best for me right now—and honestly, I haven’t felt this happy and at peace in years.

"Part of this is due to some recent health complications, and part of it is just shifting priorities—I’ve taken on new commitments outside of streaming, including competing in Game Changers.

"Thank you all for the support up to this point. Stay happy, stay healthy, and take care of yourselves."

More About Kyedae

Fans of Kyedae know about her openness to sharing personal information and publicizing it. For example, she revealed that she was battling cancer in 2023 and received chemotherapy. She was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, which affects the blood and bone marrow. In Sept. 2023, she announced she was off chemotherapy, but her treatment was fully complete. 

She's been active on Twitch since 2020 and has 3.1 million followers. On YouTube, she has 1.46 million subscribers. 

She's dating TenZ, a fellow VALORANT player who previously played Counter-Strike with Cloud9. They've been engaged since Aug. 16, 2022. 

Kyedae was born Kyedae Alisha Shymko on Dec. 1, 2001. 

She was named the Best VALORANT Streamer at the 2022 Streamer Awards. That year, she was also nominated for Streamer of the Year at the 12th Streamy Awards. In 2023, she was nominated for Gamer of the Year at the Streamer Awards. 

In 2022, she was featured in the music video for eaJ's track "Car Crash." 

She spent her childhood in Canada and Japan. Her father is Ukrainian-Canadian, while her mother is Japanese. 

On Jan. 23, 2024, Kyedae announced her departure from esports organization 100 Thieves.