Rough Drafts Podcast

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk break down Week 9 of the NA LCS and give their best predictions and analysis for each game.

0:00 Introduction

04:35 Team Impulse v. Renegades

10:30 Counter Logic Gaming v. Team Dignitas

15:35 Immortals v. Team SoloMid

16:40 Team Impulse v. Immortals

21:05 Cloud9 v. Echo Fox

25:35 Renegades v. Echo Fox

31:10 Counter Logic Gaming v. NRG eSports

35:20 On Recent CLG Criticism

38:55 Team Dignitas v. Team Liquid

42:05 Team Liquid v. Cloud9

45:20 Team SoloMid v. NRG eSports

50:10 Smart Money Bets

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On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk break down Week 9 of the NA LCS and give their best predictions and analysis for each game.

0:00 Introduction

04:35 Team Impulse v. Renegades

10:30 Counter Logic Gaming v. Team Dignitas

15:35 Immortals v. Team SoloMid

16:40 Team Impulse v. Immortals

21:05 Cloud9 v. Echo Fox

25:35 Renegades v. Echo Fox

31:10 Counter Logic Gaming v. NRG eSports

35:20 On Recent CLG Criticism

38:55 Team Dignitas v. Team Liquid

42:05 Team Liquid v. Cloud9

45:20 Team SoloMid v. NRG eSports

50:10 Smart Money Bets

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In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at each EU LCS match-up heading into Week 9 and desperately try to find some value in a slightly underwhelming final week schedule.

0:00 Introduction and Setting the Playoff Stage

4:55 Giants Gaming v. Origen Preview

8:35 Elements v. Fnatic Preview

13:35 Giants Gaming v. Team ROCCAT Preview

18:35 Team ROCCAT v. Team Vitality Preview

23:05 Splyce v. G2 Esports Preview

26:45 H2k-Gaming v. Elements Preview

34:45 Team Vitality v. Splyce Preview

39:00 What’s Happening with the Unicorns of Love

45:50 H2k-Gaming v. Unicorns of Love Preview

47:55 G2 Esports v. Unicorns of Love Preview

49:15 Youngbuck MVP?

50:40 Origen v. Fnatic Preview

59:10 Smart Money Bets

1:03:20 Closing

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In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at each EU LCS match-up heading into Week 9 and desperately try to find some value in a slightly underwhelming final week schedule.

0:00 Introduction and Setting the Playoff Stage

4:55 Giants Gaming v. Origen Preview

8:35 Elements v. Fnatic Preview

13:35 Giants Gaming v. Team ROCCAT Preview

18:35 Team ROCCAT v. Team Vitality Preview

23:05 Splyce v. G2 Esports Preview

26:45 H2k-Gaming v. Elements Preview

34:45 Team Vitality v. Splyce Preview

39:00 What’s Happening with the Unicorns of Love

45:50 H2k-Gaming v. Unicorns of Love Preview

47:55 G2 Esports v. Unicorns of Love Preview

49:15 Youngbuck MVP?

50:40 Origen v. Fnatic Preview

59:10 Smart Money Bets

1:03:20 Closing

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In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at Week 8's North American LCS action. They begin with a deep dive into Team SoloMid's performance an IEM Katowice and how the lessons we've learned from it will affect the rest of their season. They then move on to whether or not Echo Fox will be able to hang on to their current hold of the seven seed before discussing how Renegades' roster changes are likely to pay off when the promotion games roll around. They close by making their predictions for each Week 8 game and the playoff implications at stake throughout.

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In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at Week 8's North American LCS action. They begin with a deep dive into Team SoloMid's performance an IEM Katowice and how the lessons we've learned from it will affect the rest of their season. They then move on to whether or not Echo Fox will be able to hang on to their current hold of the seven seed before discussing how Renegades' roster changes are likely to pay off when the promotion games roll around. They close by making their predictions for each Week 8 game and the playoff implications at stake throughout.

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In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk look at Week 8 of the European LCS and discuss whether G2 has what it takes to win a Best-of-Five Series, if the Unicorns of Love can withstand the Loulex Effect, and how one roster move at a time as put new life into Team ROCCAT. They close with their predictions for this week's games.

0:00 Introduction

2:05 G2’s Strengths and Weaknesses As We Approach the Split’s End

5:15 How G2 Punished Origen’s Weaknesses in Week 7

8:00 How Will G2 Handle the Transition to Best of Five

11:20 Unicorns of Love and the Loulex Effect

15:00 Can Fox and Steeelback Can Make Up for Unicorns’ Newfound Early Game Issues

18:50 Has Noxiak’s Arrival Done Enough to Renew Hopes for a Last Minute ROCCAT Revival?

22:00 Airwaks Stats

23:10 What ROCCAT’s Loss to Fnatic Means Going Forward

25:40 ROCCAT’S Coaching Carousel

28:40 Guess the Lines Standings Recap

31:10 Giants Gaming v. Fnatic Preview

32:20: H2k-Gaming v. Team ROCCAT Preview

35:40 Unicorns of Love v. Origen Preview

38:05 GotW Team Vitality v. G2 Esports Preview

40:15 Elements v. Splyce Preview

43:15 G2 Esports v. Giants Gaming Preview

44:20 Elements v. Unicorns of Love Preview

45:50 Fnatic v. Team Vitality Preview and Fnatic’s New Jhin Pick

47:35 Splyce v. H2k-Gaming Preview

48:00 Team ROCCAT v. Origen Preview

50:45 Best Bets of the Week Discussion

53:15 Closing

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In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk look at Week 8 of the European LCS and discuss whether G2 has what it takes to win a Best-of-Five Series, if the Unicorns of Love can withstand the Loulex Effect, and how one roster move at a time as put new life into Team ROCCAT. They close with their predictions for this week's games.

0:00 Introduction

2:05 G2’s Strengths and Weaknesses As We Approach the Split’s End

5:15 How G2 Punished Origen’s Weaknesses in Week 7

8:00 How Will G2 Handle the Transition to Best of Five

11:20 Unicorns of Love and the Loulex Effect

15:00 Can Fox and Steeelback Can Make Up for Unicorns’ Newfound Early Game Issues

18:50 Has Noxiak’s Arrival Done Enough to Renew Hopes for a Last Minute ROCCAT Revival?

22:00 Airwaks Stats

23:10 What ROCCAT’s Loss to Fnatic Means Going Forward

25:40 ROCCAT’S Coaching Carousel

28:40 Guess the Lines Standings Recap

31:10 Giants Gaming v. Fnatic Preview

32:20: H2k-Gaming v. Team ROCCAT Preview

35:40 Unicorns of Love v. Origen Preview

38:05 GotW Team Vitality v. G2 Esports Preview

40:15 Elements v. Splyce Preview

43:15 G2 Esports v. Giants Gaming Preview

44:20 Elements v. Unicorns of Love Preview

45:50 Fnatic v. Team Vitality Preview and Fnatic’s New Jhin Pick

47:35 Splyce v. H2k-Gaming Preview

48:00 Team ROCCAT v. Origen Preview

50:45 Best Bets of the Week Discussion

53:15 Closing

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Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar interview Aaron "Bischu" Kim and Kevin "Kez" Jeon about their careers to this point, their time on Team Dragon Knights, and what they hope will push them forward in the upcoming Challenger Series Playoffs.

0:00 Introductions

1:00 Bischu’s Rise to Popularity

2:10 Bischu’s Attempts to Break into the LCS

3:40 Kez’s Time on CompLexity and the Truth Behind the Storyline

5:55 TDK’s First Iteration and Dealing with the Adversity

9:00 Bischu’s Perspective as a Last Minute Substitute for TDK

11:05 On Kez as a “Ward bot”

13:30 Bischu’s Transition to Support Position

15:30 How TDK’s Coach Lee Hyeon-beom Eased the Transition

16:55 How TDK Balances Shot-Calling Responsibilities and How It Compares to Previous Teams

19:05 Bischu on Learning the Dynamics of Game Flow

20:10 How Communication Has Changed with Their New Talent

21:35 The Advantages of Korean Communication

23:30 Why TDK Made Their Roster Changes Before the Playoffs

25:20 How Decisions Like These Are Made from a Player Perspective

27:40 Whether TDK’s performance This CS Met Player Expectations

28:50 The Biggest Lessons TDK Learned from the CS

30:00 How TDK Prepares for the Ember Series

31:40 Working with Alex Ich and the Veteran Presence He Brings

32:55 Predictions on the North America Challenger Series Playoffs

34:15 Closing Statements and Signoffs

Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar interview Aaron "Bischu" Kim and Kevin "Kez" Jeon about their careers to this point, their time on Team Dragon Knights, and what they hope will push them forward in the upcoming Challenger Series Playoffs.

0:00 Introductions

1:00 Bischu’s Rise to Popularity

2:10 Bischu’s Attempts to Break into the LCS

3:40 Kez’s Time on CompLexity and the Truth Behind the Storyline

5:55 TDK’s First Iteration and Dealing with the Adversity

9:00 Bischu’s Perspective as a Last Minute Substitute for TDK

11:05 On Kez as a “Ward bot”

13:30 Bischu’s Transition to Support Position

15:30 How TDK’s Coach Lee Hyeon-beom Eased the Transition

16:55 How TDK Balances Shot-Calling Responsibilities and How It Compares to Previous Teams

19:05 Bischu on Learning the Dynamics of Game Flow

20:10 How Communication Has Changed with Their New Talent

21:35 The Advantages of Korean Communication

23:30 Why TDK Made Their Roster Changes Before the Playoffs

25:20 How Decisions Like These Are Made from a Player Perspective

27:40 Whether TDK’s performance This CS Met Player Expectations

28:50 The Biggest Lessons TDK Learned from the CS

30:00 How TDK Prepares for the Ember Series

31:40 Working with Alex Ich and the Veteran Presence He Brings

32:55 Predictions on the North America Challenger Series Playoffs

34:15 Closing Statements and Signoffs

Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.