Forsen just reclaimed Minecraft‘s most-watched speedrun record, and did it with nine seconds to spare.
The back-and-forth between Sebastian “Forsen” Fors and Felix “xQc” Lengyel has been one of streaming’s best ongoing grudge matches, with both men spending years chipping Minecraft’s completion time from over an hour down to the mid-14-minute range. xQc had been holding the crown since January 2026, when he dethroned Forsen with a time of 14:27 and told him to go “back to the freezer.” Forsen, apparently, did not stay there.
Forsen reclaims Minecraft speedrun record with 14:18
On May 6, 2026, Forsen completed a live Minecraft speedrun in 14 minutes and 18 seconds, knocking nine seconds off xQc’s record. xQc responded within hours, posting a reaction video titled “FORSEN BEAT MY MINECRAFT SPEEDRUN RECORD?!?!” to his YouTube channel.
The rivalry stretches back to 2020, when both streamers were trading times north of an hour. By October 2023, Forsen had pushed it to 15:28, a benchmark that held for over two years before xQc cleared it on a live stream in January 2026. That run came after five hours of attempts, and xQc celebrated by posting on X that Forsen was “not beating this.” Four months later, Forsen answered.
Some fans had speculated he might not even try, pointing to old community posts suggesting Forsen once said he wouldn’t return unless the record dropped closer to 12 minutes. Those comments were never officially confirmed. Whether xQc heads back to the grind is the only question left.
