Stream sniping

The practice of using a creator's live broadcast to gain a competitive advantage against them in-game — typically by matching into their lobby or using their in-stream information.

Stream sniping is the practice of using a streamer’s live broadcast to gain a competitive in-game advantage — either by deliberately queuing into their lobby, using their in-stream information (minimap, inventory), or coordinating off-platform to interfere with their gameplay. Most competitive games include anti-stream-sniping features (stream-delay toggles, map-occlusion tools). Stream sniping has been the cited cause of multiple high-profile Twitch suspensions and one of the few cross-game community-policed “rules of engagement” between pros and streamers.