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Team Sweden is up next in our WTC Crème de la Crème and who could be more fitting to answer our questions than the team's captain - Jonathan. In this one we cover the usual topics like lessons learned from the previous year or the ambition this year, but we also delve into a bunch of other interesting threads. One of them is the influence of the Internet on the competitive world at large. We also talk about the challenges that await a freshly appointed captain. We hope you enjoy this one as much as we enjoyed recording it!

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Creme de la Creme series hits its 7th entry with an interview about Team USA. Our special guest is Anthony Vanella of Stat Check and Art of War fame, who speaks about the American perception of the WTC and the 40k scene outside of the States. We wanted to find out if Anthony's multiple trips to Europe and playing at events over there somehow shaped his view of foreign metas and if there were any lessons learned that he took back with him to the Art of War house to share. It's an interesting guest with tons of stories (including one about a certain bet) to tell, so listen in and enjoy!

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It's the episode that everyone has been waiting for: Tony - the captain of Team England - opens up about the challenges of managing a team of stars, why the English are the heels of the 40k scene, how his team reacts to the AnyoneButEngland hashtag and how they plan to take down their biggest rivals.

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In the newest episode in the WTC Creme de la Creme series tweek and Nathan talk to Ruud Steenbakkers - the playing captain of Team Netherlands. Here you will find out how Holland finds the 10th edition and what their ambition this year is. We delve into two very interesting topics: the psyche of a player and how the Dutch Captain and Coaches help players adapt to the demands of the event. The second topic might be even more interesting and that is how teams (national but not only) can go about funding for their travels, the accomodation, the gadgets and all that jazz. It's a fascinating tale with a lot of valuable take-aways so do give it a listen and let us know what you think!

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In the next episode of WTC Crème de la Crème we talk to Gabriel from Team Spain who sheds some more light onto the wargaming scene in Spain, talks about the role of a non-playing captain and the superiority of the American pidgeon over the European pidgeon. We hope you enjoy!

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Team Poland's Pumba is out guest this time to talk about the Polish eventful ETC/WTC history and the Polish attitude towards the event. But more importantly he gets to decide who wins the fight: an American goose vs a European goose... and it would not be an episode with Poland in its theme if there was no complaining involved so we asked Pumba about his (and his team's) feelings towards 10th edition and boy does he go crescendo... Perhaps listen with your headphones on ;) we warned ya...

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WTC Crème de la Crème takes us to Canada - home to Chris Hanes, otherwise known as CanHammerChris, and to the most notable player - Francois Lalonde. Together we talk about Team Canada's history, formation and army selection philosophy. We also used this opportunity to get some hot takes about the 10th edition from our guests and to get their opinion on whether 10th will be problematic or rather smooth sailing for team captains at the WTC. Last but not least we asked how 40k celebrities tackle other 40k celebrities in a shark tank event like this one.

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Contact Lost is back after a short vacation and back with a collaboration on a grand scale! We are teaming up with the World Team Championships crew not only to bring you the most interesting interviews with top teams and players attending the event, but also to host the WTC Studio which will be the information center for all your WTC needs.

With this new episode we kick off the World Team Championships Crème de la Crème series in a build-up for the actual event in August. We could not begin with anyone else but the one and only Liam Hackett who joined Tomek (aka tweek) as the Captain of last years victors - Team Australia. Together we discuss their preparation process as well as the challenges related to playing the 10th edition in a teams context. Liam is a volcano of knowledge so, whether you are gathering intel before facing them during the event or you have never heard of the WTC before, make sure you tune in for this fun yet informative interview.

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Had to reupload: In this most recent episode recorded live we talked about the Polish team that stormed Bratislava and took Gold (both the trophy and the tickets to Atlanta). To give us all the spicy details of their path to GLORY we invited Vladdi and Arek who both went to the ETC/WTC a number of times. We will check what their preparations, army choices and pairings for Bratislava looked like. We will also cover their matrix building and how their games went in this 4-way conversation.

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