Volamel, Dream, Maid (Kanga coach), Kate (OW DC GM), Noukky (Hurricane manager), Tridd (OW Contenders EU caster), Harsha, and Pesto discuss the Overwatch League offseason moves, the Overwatch World Cup qualifiers, and more.

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**00:00:00** Welcome, Coaches of SF Shock!

**00:02:00** How did Brad, LegitRC, and Harsha land at SF Shock?

**00:14:00** Discussing how Brad built the SF Shock roster

**00:26:00** Who is Shock's leader besides DhaK?

**00:28:30** What has Shock been doing to bond as a team?

**00:32:30** Does Sinatraa's salary being public add pressure to Shock to perform?

**00:33:30** What is the daily routine for Shock's coaching staff?

**00:37:30** Discussing (what we can) about the player summit

**00:40:00** What Overwatch stat would each person create to help them do their jobs?

**00:51:30** What will will Super and Sinatraa be doing while they wait to turn 18?

**00:58:45** What team will surprise people?

**01:01:00** Discussing Contenders and scrim partners

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**01:05:30** Listener questions

**01:06:00** Will Blizzard talk to OWL pros when they're doing balance changes?

**01:07:15** Who will Shock's starting 6 be?

**01:08:15** What are the SF player jersey numbers?

**01:12:15** Has anyone met any of the NRG celebrities yet?

**01:14:15** What can you bring to the Blizzard arena?

**01:15:30** Did the roster change significantly during tryouts?

**01:18:00** What kinds of things does CaptainPlanet want to do with stats in the OWL?

**01:20:00** Are OWL teams allowed to drop players?

**01:21:30** Brad's thoughts on player bans and path back to professional play

**01:23:30** Will we have multi-year contracts in the future for OWL?

**01:25:00** Tell us about the Mexico situation

**01:26:30** Is the EU scene dead again?

**01:29:00** What is the narrative for SF Shock this season?

**01:35:30** Who does Shock want to beat most?

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**00:00:30** Welcome Scott Tester aka Bearhands!

**00:01:45** Bearhands' responsibilities when he was at Blizzard

**00:05:45** How did Bearhands join Excelsior?

**00:11:30** How did Excelsior decide to bring on Luxurywatch Blue?

**00:14:45** Bearhands on South American teams

**00:17:00** Discussing the make-up of Excelsior's lineup

**00:19:20** What has LW Blue been doing in the gap between dropping out of Apex Season 4 and OWL's start?

**00:21:20** What is Bearhands' day to day as GM?

**00:25:00** Who does NYXL want to play against most in OWL?

**00:28:30** Discussing NYXL branding and OWL branding in general

**00:40:30** Discussing the NYXL visa process

**00:47:00** Discussing NYXL's contenders team

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**00:54:00** Listener questions

**00:54:30** Thoughts on locally organized fan meetups and events in NY?

**00:56:30** Discussing the NYXL's website design

**00:57:00** Will NYXL branch out into other esports?

**00:57:30** Will NYXL sell >XL size t shirts?

**00:58:00** Will the players of NYXL be streaming regularly?

**00:59:30** Who is an underrated OWL player on another team that people are sleeping on?

**01:03:00** Have NYXL players begun to learn english?

**01:06:00** What will NYXL do with the contenders players they sign?

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**00:00:30** Welcome, Custa!

**00:01:15** What's been keeping Custa busy?

**00:02:15** Custa's path to Overwatch

**00:03:15** The death of Fnatic

**00:07:15** Custa's transition to OWL

**00:11:30** The benefit of supports learning more than just Lucio or flex

**00:15:00** How were Dallas Fuel tryouts structured?

**00:17:00** The balance of Dallas Fuel's emotional state

**00:19:45** The Dallas living arrangements for OWL

**00:21:30** The new styles Dallas is capable with the new lineup

**00:23:15** Moira discussion

**00:34:15** Discussing BlizzardWorld

**00:35:30** Discussing Fuel's in-state rivals, the Outlaws

**00:39:00** Who will Fuel practice against?

**00:45:00** Who is your Korean rival?

**00:46:00** Discussing the World Cup

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**00:00:20** Welcome special guests, Jamerson and Jason Kaplan!

**00:01:30** Talking about the accomodations provided by Banana Culture for the event

**00:08:30** Discussing the venue

**00:13:00** Discussing the hometown audience

**00:19:00** What's up with the Tier 2 regional breakdown (Tier 2 KR > Tier 2 CN > Tier 2 NA)

**00:23:00** Mercy's effect on the matches and the teams who received byes (GC Busan, Runaway, etc)

**00:28:00** Who will give the bye teams the most trouble?

**00:30:00** Ressurect value theorycrafting

**00:39:00** Do the Mercy changes affect the viewing experience of the game?

**00:43:30** Junkertown strategy, what works on what points?

**00:48:00** King's Row, the comeback map?

**00:51:15** Why did Mercy replace Lucio and not Zenyatta?

**00:59:00** Listener Questions

**01:00:45** Do we want to see more international competition?

**01:2:45** Will Runaway and GC Busan stay in Apex or get picked up for OWL?

**01:13:00** Discussing China's ability to adapt or fear or adaptation

**01:17:00** Discussing the South American scene

**01:18:00** Do we think an open circuit will help improve infrastruction/path to pro?

**01:25:15** What do we want to see from the Overwatch team at BlizzCon?

**01:30:30** What do we want to change about Mercy, and are we getting closer to a well-balanced game?

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**00:00:30** Welcome: Davin, LiNkzr, and Big00se

**00:02:45** Discussing how Gigantti came together

**00:07:30** Describing what it means to "gel" as a new team

**00:12:30** Discussing Gigantti, the sponsor

**00:16:30** Discussing OWL and if Gigantti players were trialing

**00:17:00** Contenders Season 1 -- general feelings on the event

**00:19:30** LiNkzr's take on the 4v4 celebrity deathmatch

**00:20:30** How sure of winning was Gigantti coming into the finals?

**00:22:00** Did Gigantti know about the potential for double map picks going in?

**00:24:45** Discussing improvisation vs set plays in Overwatch

**00:28:30** Discussing how to take second point Anubis

**00:33:00** Discussing patches in Contenders

**00:34:00** When did Gigantti know they were sure to win?

**00:35:20** Talking about how good Shaz is

**00:39:00** Talking about the strength of EnVyUs / Dallas Fuel

**00:41:30** OWL news, the leaked Miami Mayhem name and logo

**00:44:45** Listener questions

**00:45:00** What is your favorite Finnish food?

**00:45:30** How would you adjust Contenders Season 2

**00:47:00** Which hero needs to be buffed next?

**00:50:00** Do you prefer a set map pool or a pick ban?

**00:51:30** How do you rate Taimou's meatballs?

**00:52:30** How can a Platinum player improve for Overwatch Open matches?

**00:54:00** Who discovered Boombox back in the Cyclowns days?

**00:57:00** What is everyone's take on Dafran returning to Overwatch?

**00:58:00** If you could choose any OWL team to join, which one would it be?

**01:00:30** What esports did LiNkzr play in beforehand?

**01:01:00** The importance or not importance of LAN experience

**01:03:30** With regard to the local Finnish scene, are there any players that are standing out?

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**00:00:30** Welcome, Sleepy and Super of SF Overwatch!

**00:02:30** Discussing the NRG team house

**00:05:00** The path to OWL

**00:08:30** Super's transition to flex

**00:13:30** Talking SF Overwatch and what Contenders teams they've scrimmed

**00:15:15** Sleepy's path to NRG/SF

**00:19:00** Discussing Super's age

**00:22:30** Who will win Contenders?

**00:26:00** CaptainPlanet and Pesto debate how to fix Contenders Season 2

**00:28:00** Will OWL teams pick up players mid season?

**00:30:15** Discussion on OWL team names / logos

**00:35:15** Discussing how to do "home" vs "away" in OWL

**00:39:15** How should the OWL format be set up?

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**00:45:00** Listener Questions

**00:45:15** What else besides skill were the coaches looking for during tryouts?

**00:46:35** Is Super related to Babybay?

**00:47:00** Did NRG ask Zombs before trolling him?

**00:47:30** Who would you add to the Dallas Fuel to improve them?

**00:50:00** Will we see a lot of subs switching in and out in OWL?

**00:51:30** Have Super and Sleepy met Ice_Poseidon?

**00:52:00** Are Misfits and Gigantti as good as FaZe and EnVy?

**00:53:00** How are team SFs scrims vs EnVy going?

**00:54:00** Will Dafran be in OWL?

**00:54:10** Who would win in a naked wrestling fight, amongst the SF Overwatch team?

**00:56:00** Do you all scrim in the same voice call?

**00:57:30** Are any of the other OWL teams fully signed?

**00:58:30** What is SF's best team-building activity?

**00:59:00** What does Sleepy think about Fahzix?

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**00:00:00** Welcome....FNRGFE minus Buds!

**00:02:00** The story of FNRGFE's birth

**00:04:30** Did FNRGFE expect to make it through Season 0 Contenders?

**00:07:45** Did FNRGFE change their approach from Season 0 to Season 1?

**00:09:00** Was FNRGFE dealing with OWL tryouts throughout Contenders Season 1?

**00:11:30** Talking about the Renegades match

**00:18:00** Are there any things that FNRGFE are still figuring out about patch 1.14?

**00:25:00** Who is FNRGFE scrimming against for playoffs?

**00:26:30** How good is this NRG team?

**00:33:00** How is D.Va going to be played moving forward (patch 1.15 onwards)

**00:35:30** CaptainPlanet tries very awkwardly to get Muma and Coolmatt to talk about OpTic

**00:38:00** What roles would you build an OWL roster around first?

**00:45:00** How does playing in a country that is not your own affect your play in Overwatch?

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**00:50:00** Listener Questions!

**00:50:15** What is the origin of FNRGFE's logo?

**00:50:45** Talk to us about the Bug Soup

**00:51:30** What is the true story with Matt and Ranch Dressing?

**00:52:45** How was Tip of the Hats for those who went?

**00:53:30** Will Coolmatt ever remove the 69 from his name?

**00:54:00** How will FNRGFE perform against FaZe (already assuming they'll beat EnVy)

**00:55:00** Do we expect most of the OWL teams to announce their rosters soon? Or closer to the deadline?

**00:56:00** Did any of the FNRGFE players try out for NRG?

**00:57:00** Will Contenders be a viable option for players not in OWL?

**01:01:45** What are our predictions for OWL team names?

**01:04:00** Will teams be picked up as full teams or individual players?

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**00:00:00** Welcome, Uber and Mr X!

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**00:03:30** How has Uber been preparing for Contenders?

**00:05:00** Mr X's growth as an Overwatch caster having come from Call of Duty and into Contenders

**00:14:30** Talking Qualified and Bubble teams for Contenders

**00:18:30** Where does GamersOrigin go from here?

**00:24:30** Where does Rogue go from here?

**00:30:15** Where does FNRGFE go from here?

**00:40:00:** What is Gigantti's future?

**00:45:45** How are pros going to adapt to the Mercy/D.Va rework at the Contenders Finals?

**00:50:00** Listener Questions

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**00:51:00** Why is Uber so beautiful?

**00:51:30** How did casting from previous games help your casting in Overwatch?

**00:52:00** Will the OpTic fanbase translate well into OWL?

**00:54:00** What will the desk at Contenders LAN look like?

**00:54:45** Will we ever see a trickshotting community in Overwatch?

**00:55:00** What will the format for Contenders LAN be?

**00:56:00** Which is the best meme, C9 or IMT?

**00:58:00** Who's to blame for the lack of EU OWL teams, investors or fans?

**00:59:00** How important is player attitude to getting an OWL tryout?

**01:03:00** How long do we think an average OWL player will stay with a team?

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