LEC Podcast

Following the conclusion of Week 1 of Groups, Drakos and Froskurinn analyse the results and refine their predictions. Featuring a special interview by Laure Valée with Jankos.

Find the upcoming EUphoria schedule here: https://twitter.com/LEC/status/1311319901878079488

EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more.

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BS or Big Brain

→ 0:38 Introduction of the segment

→ 1:15 Is 2020 the return of LCK dominance?

→ 3:20 What is the criteria for judging regional dominance?

→ 7:50 Does LPL currently have regional dominance?

→ 12:50 NA LUL

→ 13:25 Frosk’s take on NA’s performance

→ 15:51 TL vs. G2 thoughts

Interview w/ Jankos

→ 24:09 Welcome

→ 24:19 Any words to Frosk and Drakos?

→ 24:57 What went wrong?

→ 27:21 Early game and the current jungling meta

→ 29:56 How open is the meta?

→ 31:48 How is it like to play on the stage again?

→ 33:35 Scrims in China

→ 35:54 EU’s room for improvement

Interview Summary

→ 37:34 Thoughts

Who Makes It Out

→ 40:53 Group A

→ 44:01 Group B

→ 49:56 Group C

→ 1:01:22 Group D

EUphoria is back for Worlds! In this week's episode, Drakos and Frosk share their thoughts on Mad Lions' performance and discuss Europe's prospects in the Group Stage. Featuring a special interview by Quickshot with Mac, the Head Coach of Mad Lions.

Find the upcoming EUphoria schedule here: https://twitter.com/LEC/status/1311319901878079488

EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more.

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Opening Segment

→ 01:12 Play-Ins Overview

→ 01:31 The Good

→ 04:39 The Bad

→ 07:26 Thoughts on Mad Lions

→ 13:39 The Good

→ 14:26 Why LPL Teams Are So Volatile

→ 17:12 The Value of Stage Experience

Quickshot Interviews Mac

→ 20:45 Welcome

→ 21:06 How is the team dealing with the defeat?

→ 22:20 How would you address the public sentiment?

→ 24:15 The pressure of Worlds and quarantine?

→ 27:43 What is your reflection of the year?

→ 29:42 How proud are you of the team?

→ 31:10 How do you feel about the success of Mad Lions?

→ 34:47 Expectations for G2, FNC and RGE in the Group Stage?

Interview Recap

→ 37:29 Thoughts

→ 42:24 It's Looking Scary

Group Stage Predictions

→ 45:20 Group A

→ 53:00 Group B

→ 55:31 Group C

→ 1:02:47 Group D

Following a defeat to FNC for the first time in years, G2’s Perkz joins Drakos and Froskurinn on the last episode of the season to offer his thoughts on the match, and how G2 is preparing for the Semifinals and Finals this weekend.

Keep on the lookout for updates for future EUphoria Episodes on the @LEC twitter account. Enjoy the finals, and we’ll see you soon!

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Opening Segment

→ 1:13 S04 vs. MAD

→ 4:28 RGE vs. MAD

→ 8:36 MAD in Worlds Play-In

→ 11:50 Quarantine

→ 12:23 FNC vs. G2

Interview w/ Perkz

→ 17:14 Welcome Perkz!

→ 18:09 What happened against FNC?

→ 26:20 Team atmosphere after the series

→ 31:00 Thoughts on the current bot lane meta

→ 35:42 Do you miss mid lane?

→ 38:47 RGE vs. G2

→ 45:29 Level of LEC this year

→ 48:46 Impact of COVID-19

Ending Segment

→ 51:56 Summary

→ 56:27 Predictions

Bonus Segment

→ 01:05:07 Chill Corner

Caedrel is back, and joins us to talk about the differences between Carry and Tank Jungling, as well as Early Game vs. Farming Jungling, as it applies to the teams entering Week 2 of Playoffs.

Plus, EnderPogchamp: Ender fills in for Drakos on this week’s show!

Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more.

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Opening Segment

→ 0:00 Intro

→ 1:10 FNC vs. RGE

→ 2:37 S04 vs. SK

→ 5:02 What makes S04 so good?

Interview w/ Caedrel

→ 9:09 Welcome

→ 10:32 Carry Jungle vs. Tank Jungle

→ 18:04 Early Game Jungle vs. Farming Jungle

→ 23:47 Is playing for early game risky?

→ 26:13 Rogue

→ 28:14 Rogue’s draft and execution

→ 39:33 Predictions

→ 40:50 How far can S04 go?

→ 41:21 Stage vs. Home

Final Segment

→ 43:36 Summary

→ 44:01 MAD vs. S04

→ 50:14 FNC vs. G2

SK, S04, FNC, G2, MAD, and RGE start their climb towards the LEC Summer 2020 this week, and G2’s Jankos joins the podcast to talk through how G2 is prepping for the games and offer his thoughts on the other teams he will be facing.

You can find Drakos’ and Frosk’s Playoff Predictions on twitter, here: https://twitter.com/LEC/status/1296387581505142784

Producer’s Note: Looks like we were so excited to be back, that we misnumbered this as Episode 9 instead of Episode 8 during recording. Don’t worry, you haven’t missed anything!

EUphoria releases on Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more.

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Show Open

→ 00:00 - Introduction

→ 00:45 - We released a rap battle!

→ 03:09 - The S04 Miracle Run

→ 06:38 - Eulogies for the Lost Teams

→ 07:13 - Non-scripted That’s F*****g Dumb, Producer Panics

→ 07:37 - That’s ASMR Dumb, ft. Froskurinn

→ 08:57 - The Eulogies Continue

→ 14:29 - Love for Caedrel and LEC’s Writer, Even

Jankos Interview

→ 15:15 - Welcome, Jankos!

→ 18:50 - Struggles with the Meta

→ 27:36 - Comfort on a patch

→ 35:56 - Jankos’ Thoughts on Playoff Teams

→ 42:06 - Twitter Questions

Conclusion

→ 48:09 - Thoughts on Jankos Interview

→ 50:37 - Drakos’ Playoff Predictions

→ 55:18 - Froskurinn’s Playoff Predictions

Amazing joined us before Week 7 to give us insights on MSF behind-the-scenes, in our unreleased episode.

EUphoria moves to a new time in Season 5. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more.

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→ 0:00 Welcome

→ 0:38 Behind the scenes at MSF

→ 3:12 Solving clash of playstyles?

→ 5:02 Ambitions and expectations for MSF

→ 6:00 Goals for the roster

→ 9:30 Doss vs. Denyk situation

→ 13:39 SK vs. MSF

Prior to Week 7, Crownshot joined us to provide his insights on SK’s run towards playoffs and his long term goals, in our unreleased episode.

EUphoria moves to a new time in Season 5. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more.

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→ 0:00 Welcome

→1:09 SK’s thoughts for Playoffs

→2:17 Long term goals for Crownshot

→3:25 Who does SK have to beat?

→5:52 Personal philosophies of Crownshot

→11:00 SK vs. RGE

Heading into the last week of the regular season, Finn joins the show to discuss Rogue’s playstyle, and give his predictions on who will be making playoffs.

Last week, we did not release our recorded episode of EUphoria. You can find the interviews we recorded with Amazing and Crownshot released now on Youtube, and wherever you listen to the EUphoria Podcast.

EUphoria moves to a new time in Season 5. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more.

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Opening Segment

→ 0:00 Intro

→ 0:51 State of the League

→ 2:28 Are OG and FNC dying?

→ 3:02 FNC and G2

→ 6:58 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Interview w/ Finn

→ 7:31 Welcome

→ 8:17 Trash talking

→ 8:51 Is Rogue a forgotten team?

→ 10:13 Rogue’s style in comparison to G2 and MAD

→ 11:28 Experimenting different picks

→ 14:28 Finn’s Illaoi

→ 17:11 Rogue’s drafting techniques

→ 19:05 Why Rogue has struggled against G2 and MAD

→ 23:13 Rogue in a Bo5

→ 27:47 Top lane curse

→ 29:47 Finn’s responsibility in the team

→ 34:04 Wave management and comms for Rogue

→ 36:07 How does Rogue define “tempo”?

→ 37:32 Upcoming match-up against MAD

→ 43:04 Lane swapping

→ 44:38 Who will make Playoffs?

Closing Segment

→ 46:03 S04 dream

→ 51:28 Do FNC and OG make Playoffs?

→ 56:02 Is MAD stalling out?

→ 59:04 Match of the Week : RGE vs. MAD

Bwipo joins the EUphoria Podcast to discuss the recent performance of FNC in the LEC, and how the team can move forward in the last seven games of the regular season.

Plus: Frequent guest appearances from his cats, Cheeto and Nacho! (Spoiler alert, they’re super cute.)

Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more.

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Opening Segment

→ 0:00 Introduction

→ 1:21 Bad week for the LEC

→ 3:20 Thoughts on G2 Esports

→ 5:38 Are FNC, G2 and OG still safe for Playoffs?

→ 7:02 Shadow’s Lee Sin

Interview w/ Bwipo

→ 11:24 Welcome, Bwipo!

→ 13:52 Good players but not a good team?

→ 17:38 What has changed from Spring Split?

→ 23:17 Cats!

→ 26:05 Drafting philosophy of Fnatic

→ 29:54 Fnatic’s draft against Misfits

→ 33:33 Cats!!

→ 34:28 Testing limits

→ 36:42 Scrims vs. Stage

→ 40:57 Impact of losing Caps

→ 44:22 Is Bwipo’s role in FNC clear?

→ 46:28 Burden of being a Fnatic player?

→ 51:26 Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

→ 53:28 Cats!!!

→ 55:23 Message to all Fnatic fans

Twitter Questions

→ 57:13 Question 1

→ 1:00:52 Question 2

LS joins the EUphoria Podcast from Korea this week to discuss what makes a perfect draft in the LEC, and the issues that teams run into with their drafts throughout the first Round Robin.

Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more.

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0:00 Opening

→ 0:59 Current standings

2:17 Optimistic, Pessimistic or Ehhhh...

→ 2:33 MAD & RGE

→ 3:52 XL, VIT & SK

→ 4:10 S04

→ 5:10 FNC & G2

→ 7:21 OG & MSF

→ 10:15 Thoughts on Azir

Interview w/ LS

→ 12:59 Welcome

→ 15:43 Who is LS?

→ 17:23 What makes a perfect draft?

→ 22:44 OG vs. G2 & FNC

→ 27:47 “Variance” in League of Legends

→ 33:07 Why can’t some teams recognise the issue?

→ 37:52 How would LS solve this problem?

→ 40:40 Things to consider for a good draft

→ 50:13 Thoughts on first picking Aphelios on blue side

→ 53:41 LS & FNC

58:01 Closing Thoughts