Twitch streamer Kyedae was named the Valorant Streamer of the Year at Blaire "QTCinderella's" annual award ceremony, The Streamer Awards 2023. She was nominated alongside some of the most well-known Valorant content creators, including Jodi "QuarterJade," Tarik "tarik," and Shahzeb "ShahZaM."Prominent esports personality Jake "JakeSucky" shared the announcement on his Twitter handle earlier today before community members provided their take.Jake Lucky@JakeSuckyKYEDAE WINS VALORANT STREAMER OF THE YEAR7048225KYEDAE WINS VALORANT STREAMER OF THE YEAR https://t.co/KwKpqpdg4YWhile several fans stated that the content creator was deserving of the award, Twitter user @Its_Garix chimed in, commenting:"Lol, come on, we all know why she really won."Garix@Its_Garix@JakeSucky Lol come on we all know why she really won148@JakeSucky Lol come on we all know why she really wonKyedae winning Valorant Streamer of the Year at The Streamer Awards 2023 sparks hot discussion onlineThe reaction thread featuring the Twitch streamer winning the Valorant Streamer of the Year featured over 140 comments, with many fans stating that Kyedae deserved the award:Online community reacting to the streamer winning Valorant Streamer of the Year (Image via Twitter)Meanwhile, Twitter user @ScFreed0m claimed that Tarik should have won the accolade:Online community reacting to the streamer winning Valorant Streamer of the Year (Image via Twitter)Esports organization RegimentGG's CEO, Chris "Entxurage" expressed his thoughts on the comments posted on the thread and urged the community to spread positivity:RG | Chris 🇺🇸@Entxurage@JakeSucky Comments are crazy. Why can’t y’all just be happy for someone and spread some positivity?38@JakeSucky Comments are crazy. Why can’t y’all just be happy for someone and spread some positivity?Another Twitter user, @Jay__VII, wondered if people were aware that The Streamer Awards 2023 winners were determined by fan votes:Online community reacting to the streamer winning Valorant Streamer of the Year (Image via Twitter)Here are some more relevant fan reactions:Online community reacts to the streamer winning Valorant Streamer of the Year (Image via Twitter)What did Kyedae say about winning Valorant Streamer of the Year?Kyedae addressed the community after being named Valorant Streamer of the Year at The Streamer Awards 2023. She mentioned that she did not prepare a speech because she did not expect to win the title.She then commented lightheartedly that she had a conversation with QTCinderella, in which she mentioned that winning the award was her Make-A-Wish request.The content creator stated:"I didn't have a speech prepared today because I was expecting someone else to win. But I did talk to QT(Cinderella) on the sideline and this was my Make-A-Wish. So, thank you very much, everyone! I appreciate it. Thank you!"What was the reference to Kyedae's joke?At the beginning of the month (March 3, 2023), Kyedae took to Twitter to reveal that she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Her social media update read:kyedae 🧡@kyedaeHi everyone,I’ve recently been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (cancer). I’ll be starting up treatment very soon. With that being said I’m not too sure how my body will react to the treatment so I do apologize in advance if my stream schedule isn’t consistent! Stay safe <365571443089Hi everyone,I’ve recently been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (cancer). I’ll be starting up treatment very soon. With that being said I’m not too sure how my body will react to the treatment so I do apologize in advance if my stream schedule isn’t consistent! Stay safe <3During a livestream on March 6, she provided details about the situation and stated that she was feeling "quite sick" and dealing with health complications.The 21-year-old personality also mentioned that she would soon start chemotherapy and explained how she was coping with the diagnosis.