The Summer Split is (almost) over! With the NACL and NACLQ finals wrapping up this week, Hawk and Grapes discuss how great of an event the NACL finals were, debate the promotion qualifying format (again) and unveil their 2023 Summer Awards for the NACLQ.

It's finally time for the NACL Summer Finals! Hawk and Grapes discuss the exciting matchup between Disguised and Evil Geniuses Challengers, break down which Qualifiers teams we will see in the Promotion Tournament, and why more LAN events in Tier 2 is not necessarily the answer. Then, Hawk sits down with EGC's top laner Srtty to discuss his growth as a player, taking a risk to prove himself with Evil Geniuses, and which LCS top laners he's confident he could beat.

Hawk and Grapes are back with a special mega-headlines episode of Salty Runback! Your favorite duo discusses the NACL playoffs, the wild week of competitive bans and upsets in the NACLQ, and which NACL players would do the best in the new Arena.

We're going to LCS finals! Let us know if you are coming or want to see any content for this weekend.

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Intro: ⁠0:00:00⁠

Bigger story: DSG reverse sweep or EGC lower bracket run? ⁠0:02:20⁠

Does it matter that EGC's lineup is four ex-LCS players? ⁠0:07:51⁠

Which eliminated team should be happiest about their season? ⁠0:12:47⁠

What core of players do you want to see run it back?: ⁠0:17:44⁠

Which NACL team had the best content? ⁠0:23:48⁠

What's up with all the NACLQ comp bans?: ⁠0:28:21

Which upset rematch has the best chance of repeating? ⁠0:34:33

Is the top four still the top four? ⁠0:38:51⁠

If you could bootcamp at one LCS facility as an NACL team, where would you go? ⁠0:45:00

Which NACL team would do best in the Arena??: ⁠0:48:55⁠

Thanks for watching! 0:51:45

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Blood has been spilled! Grapes and Hawk discuss the first half of the NACL playoffs, the shocking upsets in the NACL Qualifier tournament, and the seemingly short length of the season. Then, they discuss the TRUE meaning of MVP and pick their candidates.

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We're in the home stretch! With the last NACLQ group stage of the year kicking off this weekend and the NACL playoffs about to begin, Hawk and Grapes discuss their thoughts on the overall strength of the league, conduct a way-too-early promotion tournament preview, and unveil their NACL playoff brackets.

Time Stamps:

Intro: 0:00:00

How many teams are in the "top pack" of the NACL? 0:01:55

What first round playoff matchup are you most excited for? 0:07:22

How will Team Fish Taco and Supernova fare in the promotion tournament? 0:13:32

Is the selection committee gigabrain or is the swiss format broken for OQs?: 0:20:50

What NACLQ team is the happiest with their group draw? 0:28:30

NACL Summer playoff brackets: 0:33:52

Thanks for watching! 54:50

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A busy week here on Salty Runback! Grapes is joined by NACLQ and LPL caster AlkBattery to discuss week 4 of the NACL regular season and the upcoming NACLQ semifinals. Then Grapes and Hawk sit down with DSG's very own mid laner Young to discuss what it's like playing for one of the biggest streamers in the world, how confident he is against other mid laners, and his love for skateboarding.

The NACL regular season is 1/3 complete, the NACLQ Group stage is about to heat up, and Mirage Alliance dropped a game? We're here to talk all about it. This week on Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes discuss the increased parity in the NACL, the lack of parity in the qualifiers, and just how good Wildcard looked this week. Then, Hawk sits down with veteran jungler of Mirage Alliance @ChadJungle, talking about what it was like as an NACL player to hear the recent news, why he decided to play Tier 3 over Tier 2, and the reason his team has only used all chat once so far this season.

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Week 1 is in the books, it's the Wild West in the NACL, and there's a new top dog in town in the NACLQ. Hosts Grapes and Hawk give their takes on some teams they think are underperforming so far in NACLQ, preview the NACLQ group stage, and try to build the prototypical amateur roster in a theoretical expansion draft.