This is a new Counter-Strike series called CHALLENGED. DarfMike and I realised we work the same events but never get to work together, so we made a thing so we could. CHALLENGED is a series focused around the ESL Challenger Events for 2024. We’ll do a pre and post event video showcasing what to expect from the teams competing and then what we got wrong about those expectations.

The first episode is ESL Challenger Jönköping Part 1. In it we share some war… we mean work, stories and give our opinions on the teams you’re going to see compete at Dreamhack Summer.

0:00 Introduction to our new show CHALLENGED

02:23 Mike’s fun GeT_RiGhT story from IEM Dallas

03:50 Sam’s Jonkoping Travel nightmare

06:25 ESL Challenger Jonkoping, last chance for Team Falcons?

10:26 Complexity’s chances

12:16 The question marks around hallzerk

14:40 Party Astronauts and the American dream

16:45 ESL Challenger format

19:35 ENCE’s new line up and what to expect from sdy & podi

22:17 The MongolZ - back to back LAN winners

25:01 Last Challenger’s winners MiBR

26:44 Sam doesn’t have faith in Aurora

29:20 Sweden’s home town rep is Alliance

31:10 Final Predictions

25:51 Some more on potential Complexity roster changes

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