Side Select

By Richard Wells

What's Side Select about?

The #1 Esports discussion show on the planet! From League of Legends, CS:GO and Varlorant, to the biggest scandals and drama - Rich, Thorin and Foxdrop humorously lead you through the best stories of the week!

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Side Select episodes:

06.23.2024
League is Dying?! Esports at the Olympics. Nexa Benched! Side Select #S2E9
Side Select #S2E9 Intro: 0:00 Esports at the Olympics?: 14:00 Fewer gamers choosing LoL: 30:55 Nexa Benched from G2: 1:08:44 twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL #lolclips #lolesports #counterstrike #olympics
05.28.2024
Side Select - #S2E8 - Faker HOF Induction. Flyquest use players as Saudi bait. Hbox Smashes Chair!
Side Select #S2E8 Intro: 0:00 Faker inducted into Hall of Legends: 12:20 Flyquest give Saudi WC decision to their players: 50:27 Insomnia Liquidation - Why does UK Esports suck?: 1:24:30 Hungrybox Smashes chair in celebration: 1:52:48 twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin...
05.10.2024
Side Select - #S2E7 - Trash Talk. Suicide Memes. LPL don't respect us!
Side Select #S2E7 Intro: 0:00 Do the LCK & LPL respect other teams?: 13:47 Trash Talk. The good and the bad: 29:18 G2 post Suicide Meme after Valorant match: 42:56 Saudi World Cup partner teams announced: 56:15 twitter.com/RichsWrath...
04.18.2024
Side Select: Spring Awards Show 2024
Side Select 2024 Spring Split Awards: Intro: 0:00 Most Surprising Team: 12:11 Best Roster Move: 16:20 Unsung Hero: 21:23 Lider Award: 23:47 Most Improved: 26:35 Least Annoying Broadcast Talent: 29:50 Most Elo Hell'd: 35:40 Next to be Benched: 43:33...
04.06.2024
Side Select - #S2E6 - T1 DDOS attack. S1mple returns? LEC Playoffs!
Side Select #S2E6 Intro: 0:00 T1 DDOS attack: 6:00 LEC race to MSI: 41:00 Jame PC crashes at Major: 1:01:35 S1mple returns to pro play?: 1:17:13 twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL #lcs #lolclips #lec #lck #lolesports #cs2
02.21.2024
Side Select: Winter Awards Show 2024
Side Select 2024 Winter Split Awards: Intro: 0:00 Most Surprising Team: 27:08 Best Roster Move: 30:28 Unsung Hero: 35:13 Lider Award: 41:13 Most Improved: 47:07 Least Annoying Broadcast Talent: 54:18 Most Elo Hell'd: 1:02:19 Next to be Benched: 1:11:14...
01.31.2024
Side Select - #S2 ep.5 - RIOT fires EVERYONE. KCorpse. Overwatch is back! IEM Predictions.
Side Select #S2 ep.5 Intro: 0:00 RIOT Fire 27 LEC Staff members: 13:20 Kcorp's needs to make changes!: 43:06 Overwatch partners with ESL for Champions Series: 1:11:32 IEM Katowice Picks:1:29:55 twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL #lcs #lolclips #lec...
01.07.2024
Side Select - #S2 ep.4 - Saudi World Cup. TSM Scam Dyrus?! CS:2 Top Teams?
Side Select #S2 ep.4 Intro: 0:00 CS:2 2024 Contenders: 17:34 TSM never paid Dyrus: 32:20 Saud LoL World Cup: 55:47 twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL #lcs #lolclips #lec #lolesports #cs2
12.21.2023
Side Select - #S2 ep.3 - Christmas Show! Travis Applied! EG leaving esports. Xmas Q&A
Side Select - #S2 ep.3 - Christmas Show! Intro: 0:00 MarkZ becomes LCS Commissioner: 14:20 Blast Grand Finals takeaways: 41:00 EG sell Blast spot. Biggest collapse in esports?: 50:22 Christmas Q&A;: 1:09:20 twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL #lcs ...
12.05.2023
Side Select #S2 ep.2 - Esports Awards. Doublelift Retires. FaZe Frozen
Side Select #S2 ep.2 Intro: 0:00 Doublelift Retires: 8:25 Best/Worst LEC offseason moves: 28:38 Esports Awards controversy: 44:29 FaZe sign Frozen. Brollan to NiP: 1:12:40 twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL #lcs #lolclips #lec #lolesports #cs2
11.21.2023
Side Select #S2 ep.1 - T1 Rekkles! LCS Exodus? Blast Fall finals! Faker's Legacy.
Side Select #S2 ep.1 Intro: 0:00 Who can catch Faker?: 14:00 EG & GG leave LCS: 36:18 Rekkles joins T1: 1:00:50 Blast Finals. Who can beat FaZe?: 1:21:00 twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL #lcs #Leagueoflegends #lolesports #cs2
09.26.2023
Side Select: LEC Season Awards Show 2023
Side Select 2023 Season Awards: Intro: 0:00 Most Surprising Team: 12:38 Best Roster Move: 18:00 Rookie of the Season: 23:27 Unsung Hero: 28:00 Lider Award: 37:04 Most Improved Player: 43:00 Least Annoying Broadcast Talent: 49:30 Most Elo Hell'd: 1:05:15...
09.08.2023
Side Select #27 - Bye Bye Nicole! CS:2 pros & cons. LEC Finals!
Side Select #27 Intro: 0:00 CS:2 switching to MR_12: 8:39 Pros and cons of moving to CS:2 : 28:45 LEC finals Hype derailed?: 49:15 EG proves that American culture ruins esports?: 1:19:49 twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL #LEC #Leagueoflegends...
08.18.2023
Side Select #26 - LEC Season Finals! Gamers8 predictions. Woke Esports!
Side Select #26 Intro: 0:00 LEC Finals preview (LEC): 12:17 Qualification format issues (LCS/LEC): 30:03 Gamers8 Winner Predictions (CS:GO): 41:17 Dodging Saudi money in Esports(General): 51:05 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL #LEC #Leagueoflegends #lolesports #csgo
07.08.2023
Side Select #25 - CS GOATs return? Faker's replacement. VIT suck. DOTA Cheating?
Side Select #25 Intro: 0:00 Faker injured. Who's the next face of League?: 6:41 Why do Vitality suck? What would you change?: 16:41 DOTA 2 Bali Major 'cheating'. Pure banned: 42:32 Legendary VP returning to CS2? Who would...
05.31.2023
Side Select #24 - Cheaters in Jail? LCS Player strike! Last CS Major. TSM in LPL?!
Side Select #24 Intro: 0:00 Blast Paris - Easiest path to Major title?(CS:GO): 12:20 LCS players walkout?(LCS): 31:32 TSM to leave LCS for LPL? (LoL): 1:01:00 VALORANT Pro Jailed for Matchfixing: 1:14:38 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin...
04.30.2023
Side Select: Spring Awards Show 2023
Side Select 2023 Winter Split Awards: Intro: 0:00 Most Surprising Team: 8:00 Best Roster Move: 13:10 Unsung Hero: 19:53 Lider Award: 25:25 Least Annoying Broadcast Talent: 34:12 Most Elo Hell'd: 51:50 Next to be Benched: 54:00 Most Improved: 1:02:22...
04.13.2023
Side Select #23 - TSM leaving LCS. CS 2 is here! BDS are G2 killers?
Side Select #230 Intro: 0:00 LEC Playoffs Favourites?: 7:22 CS 2 first impressions: 19:55 TSM pulling out of esports?: 43:25 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL #LEC #Leagueoflegends #lolesports #csgo
03.03.2023
Side Select: Winter Awards Show 2023
Side Select 2023 Winter Split Awards: Intro: 0:00 Most Surprising Team: 12:00 Best Roster Move: 22:00 Best Rookie: 30:27 Unsung Hero: 40:27 Lider Award: 50:33 Least Annoying Broadcast Talent: 55:21 Most Elo Hell'd: 1:04:54 Next to be Benched:...
02.02.2023
Side Select #22 - Rekkles Support?! Heroic IEM Favourites? Esports Bubble Burst!
Side Select #22 Intro: 0:00 G2 or VIT? Best team in LEC (LEC): 17:55 What's wrong with Fnatic? (LEC): 34:38 IEM Favourites? (CS:GO): 55:45 Esports bubble finally bursting? (GENERAL): 1:06:30 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL...
12.15.2022
Side Select #21 - GOAT of Shoutcasting? LEC killing off LCS? Hunden back!
Side Select #21 Intro: 0:00 Who won LCS Offseason? (LCS): 13:20 LEC new Format (LEC): 37:50 ESIC unban Hunden. Why? (CS:GO): 54:41 Preak retires. Who is the GOAT Shoutcaster?(General): 1:18:00 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL...
10.06.2022
Side Select - Off Topic Special
Side Select Off Topic You asked for it, we delivered. Intro: 0:00 Movies/TV/Music/Books: 11:14 Sports/Hobbies: 58:48 Gaming: 1:25:30 Random/Personal: 1:45:15 #LEC #Leagueoflegends #lolesports #valorant #csgo
09.18.2022
Side Select #20 - Evil entering Esports. Blizzard's fan betrayal. Rekkles & Hans swap places?
Side Select #20 Intro: 0:00 Rebuilding Team Liquid's Roster (LCS): 10:58 Which team should take Rekkles? (LEC/LCS): 49:30 Evil money & Hypocrisy in Esports (General): 1:13:00 Blizzard shutdown OW1 severs for OW2 Launch (Overwatch) 1:36:47 Follow us...
09.08.2022
Side Select #19 - EUW is RACIST. Leena's back! Team Liquid choke. EPL contenders?
Side Select #19 Intro: 0:00 EPL - Vitality, Fnatic, Na'vi contenders?(CS:GO): 17:12 Sentinels hire Leena. Branding over winning? (Valorant): 30:38 Team Liquid or Vitality. Worse Super Team?(LoL): 55:44 Schalke kick Jungler for SoloQ Behavior(LoL): 1:22:00 Who Wins? LCS...
08.22.2022
Side Select: Summer Awards Show 2022
Side Select 2022 Summer Split Awards: Intro: 0:00 Most Surprising Team: 13:33 Best Roster move: 21:47 Best Rookie: 35:55 Unsung Hero: 38:47 Lider Award: 50:36 Least Annoying Broadcast Talent: 55:10 Next To Be Benched: 1:24:07 Most Roster Switches: 1:34:40...
08.12.2022
Side Select #18 - Rekkles vs Forg1ven. Shroud wasted talent? Goodbye Gambit.
Side Select #18 Intro: 0:00 Gambit leaving esports?(General): 18:49 Shroud returns (Valorant/CS:GO): 36:50 LEC Superweek Playoff Race(LEC): 52:35 Heretics LEC Roster plans(LEC): 1:05:52 Rekkles vs Forg1ven forfeit: 1:28:15 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL #LEC #Leagueoflegends...
08.05.2022
Side Select #17 - Boobs ban? Misfits cash out. Valorant popularity contest?
Side Select #17 Intro: 0:00 Misfits sell LEC slot(LEC): 11:22 Heretic come in & Misfits Legacy(LEC): 44:27 Valorant Franshise rejections(VALORANT): 58:00 RIOT ban Bikini pics(GENERAL): 1:21:30 Most impactful CS:GO Roster move(CS:GO) 1:58:51 Thorin's forfeit for Rich: 2:05:10 Follow...
07.17.2022
Side Select: LEC Mid Season Awards Show - Summer 2022
Side Select 2022 Spring Mid-Split Awards: Intro: 0:00 Most Surprising team: 13:50 Best Roster Move: 18:35 Best Rookie: 26:08 Unsung Hero: 32:10 Lider Award: 39:10 Pokemon Casting Challenge: 57:28 Next to be Benched: 1:18:48 Most Improved Player: 1:36:46 Big...
07.12.2022
Side Select #16 - Are Esports, Sports? Regi has to go! Journalism is dead!
Side Select #16 Intro: 0:00 Inven let go of esports staff: 7:40 Did TSM hire the same law firm that investigated them?: 35:20 Dignitas flame mobile gaming. Is mobile gaming real gaming?: 59:55 Are Esports real Sports?: 1:24:00...
07.12.2022
Side Select #15 - We hate Thorin. VIT LEC woes. Girls hate Games?
Side Select #15 Intro: 0:00 Stewie2k moving to Valorant? (CSGO/VALORANT): 10:25 Why don't more women play games?(CS:GO/GENERAL): 25:32 What's wrong with Vitality?(LEC): 58:42 Why does everyone hate Thorin? (GENERAL): 1:09:45 Fnatic vs G2, Who Wins? (LEC) 1:43:00 ...
07.12.2022
Side Select #14 - S1mple trouble? LEC tier list. OWL doomed?
Side Select #14 Intro: 0:00 What went wrong with Overwatch League?: 6:23 OWL excuse makers: 21:29 S1mple taking a break from CS:GO?: 30:15 Most interesting LEC Roster moves: 41:47 LEC Tier List/Power Rankings: 54:23 Fnatic vs Rogue -...
07.12.2022
Side Select #13 - MSI Hangover, Regi is innocent!
Side Select #13 Intro: 0:00 Was MSI the worst ever Esports Tournament?: 5:00 League of Legends World Cup: 12:00 RNG vs T1, better chance to win Worlds?: 23:56 EG Performance Review: 32:43 G2 Performance Review: 39:10 TSM Investigation Results:...
07.12.2022
Side Select #12 - MSI Preview Show! (feat. Crumbz, Aux)
Side Select #12 Intro: 0:00 Teams who pulled out: 5:00 Group C: 9:49 Group A: 33:44 Group B: 40:46 Format changes: 56:56 Ping diff: 1:01:07 Winner predictions: 1:10:27 T1 All Time Great?: 1:14::05 Regi vs Doublelift: 1:19:56 Follow...
07.12.2022
Side Select #11 - Bjergsen vs Jensen. Valorant Franchising? PGL Casting issues. C9 kick Summit.
Side Select #11: Intro: 0:00 C9 kick Summit. Fudge back to toplane (LCS): 5:01 Who supported LS being kicked? (LCS): 11:48 Will Summit stay in LCS?(LCS): 21:12 Should TL regret swapping Jensen for Bjergsen?(LCS): 28:35 Can you win with...
07.12.2022
Side Select #10 - Sinatraa still banned? MSI winner goes to Worlds? LCS Finals.
Side Select #10: Intro: 0:00 Fnatic fail to qualify for the major (CS:GO): 8:01 Should Sinatraa be unbanned? RIOT's weird statement (Valorant): 26:38 Would Rich hire Sinatraa? (Valorant): 49:38 Rogue takeover. Can Rogue join the 'Big 2' of G2...
07.12.2022
Side Select #9 - LEC Finals! (feat. Gilius)
Side Select #9: Intro: 0:00 SK Gaming Spring results: 7:35 Player Salaries: 20:55 Gilius game-planning for other Junglers: 25:24 Fnatic vs G2: 27:48 How good is Malrang?: 42:30 Worst Jungler in LEC: 55:23 Good ERL junglers?: 1:08:42 Grand...
07.12.2022
Side Select #8 - CS:GO 2? LEC Semi finals. Scrims are useless.
Side Select #8: Intro 0:00 Map Pool Issues (CS:GO): 8:13 Counterstrike moving to Source 2 engine (CS:GO) 26:27 Rogue vs Fnatic (LEC): 39:06 G2 vs Vitality (LEC): 1:02:38 Scrims mean nothing? (Esports)1:17:50 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/RichsWrath...
07.12.2022
Side Select #7 - Sean Gares blacklisted? LEC Playoffs. Brollan to NIP.
Side Select #7: Intro: 0:00 Rogue vs Misfits (LEC): 9:07 Fnatic vs G2 (LEC): 14:30 Excel vs Vitality (LEC): 27:57 Sean Gares leaves Casting (Valorant): 38:36 LEC All-Pro bad takes (LEC): 1:02:20 NIP buy Brollan from Fnatic (CS:GO): 1:37:14...
07.12.2022
Side Select: LEC Spring 2022 Awards Show
Side Select 2022 Spring Split Awards: Higher or Lower: 8:15 Intro: 0:00 Most Surprising Team: 15:55 Best Roster Move: 23:22 Best Rookie: 27:49 Unsung Hero: 32:44 Lider Award: 42:22 Next to be Benched: 53:20 Most Roster Switches: 58:04...
07.12.2022
Side Select #6 - Russia banned. TSM Civil War: Regi vs Leena. Karrigan GOAT?
Side Select #6: Intro: 0:00 TSM Civil War - Regi vs Leena (LCS): 3:29 Is Karrigan the IGL GOAT? (CS:GO): 28:35 Who will be the best Team in 2022? (CS:GO): 43:51 Russia Banned from Blast tournaments (esports/CS:GO/Politics): 52:20 Who...
07.12.2022
Side Select #5 - LS vs C9. LEC Playoffs. FaZe vs Gambit: Forfeit decider.
Side Select #5: Intro: 0:00 LEC Playoff Race (LEC): 5:40 LS vs Cloud 9 (LCS): 24:20 LS next Coaching job (LoL): 49:09 Fnatic kick Smooya (CS:GO): 54:33 Who Wins Finale - FaZe vs Gambit (CS:GO) 1:11:42 Follow us...
07.12.2022
Side Select #4 - TSM's betrayal. IEM winners? G2 vs FNC.
Side Select #4: Intro: 0:00 IEM Katowice Contenders (CS:GO): 5:20 What's wrong with TSM? (LCS): 12:53 Overrated/Underrated (LCS): 28:17 Will RTS rise again? (Starcraft): 34:09 G2 vs Fnatic. Who wins?(LEC): 1:04:26 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/RichsWrath twitter.com/Thorin twitter.com/FoxdropLoL
07.12.2022
Side Select: LEC Mid Season Awards Show - Spring 2022
Side Select 2022 Spring Mid-Split Awards: Intro: 0:00 Most Surprising Team: 3:28 Best Roster Move: 8:12 Best Rookie: 15:39 Unsung Hero: 21:15 Lider Award: 27:36 Next to be Benched: 35:57 Wish You Were Here: 48:24 Best On-air Talent: 57:25...
07.12.2022
Side Select #3 - NFTs are Evil! Sjokz gone forever? Cheating coaches.
On this weeks Side Select: - Are NFTs bad for society/esports? (General) 1:42 - Cheating? Should Coaching rules be changed? (Valorant/CS:GO) 38:12 - Can anyone beat Team Liquid in the LCS? (LoL) 50:20 - How valuable is...
07.12.2022
Side Select #2 - Froskurinn RIOT allegations. LCS failing? Nitr0 back to Liquid.
On this weeks Side Select: - Intro: - Is re-signing Nitr0 a good move for Team Liquid? (CS:GO) - Biggest overreactions from the LEC superweek (LoL) - Why is LCS failing? (LoL) - RIOT made Froskurinn suicidal? Biggest takeaways...
07.12.2022
Side Select #1 - BDS to beat Fnatic? A new CS:GO Dynasty?
Being discussed on the first ever episode of Side Select: - Intro: - LEC title favourites? - A new Counterstrike Dynasty? - Issues around Harassment and Accusations in esports. - LEC match prediction...with a twist! Follow us on...

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Side Select episodes:

League is Dying?! Esports at the Olympics. Nexa Benched! Side Select #S2E9

Side Select - #S2E8 - Faker HOF Induction. Flyquest use players as Saudi bait. Hbox Smashes Chair!

Side Select - #S2E7 - Trash Talk. Suicide Memes. LPL don't respect us!

Side Select: Spring Awards Show 2024

Side Select - #S2E6 - T1 DDOS attack. S1mple returns? LEC Playoffs!

Side Select: Winter Awards Show 2024

Side Select - #S2 ep.5 - RIOT fires EVERYONE. KCorpse. Overwatch is back! IEM Predictions.

Side Select - #S2 ep.4 - Saudi World Cup. TSM Scam Dyrus?! CS:2 Top Teams?

Side Select - #S2 ep.3 - Christmas Show! Travis Applied! EG leaving esports. Xmas Q&A

Side Select #S2 ep.2 - Esports Awards. Doublelift Retires. FaZe Frozen

Side Select #S2 ep.1 - T1 Rekkles! LCS Exodus? Blast Fall finals! Faker's Legacy.

Side Select: LEC Season Awards Show 2023

Side Select #27 - Bye Bye Nicole! CS:2 pros & cons. LEC Finals!

Side Select #26 - LEC Season Finals! Gamers8 predictions. Woke Esports!

Side Select #25 - CS GOATs return? Faker's replacement. VIT suck. DOTA Cheating?

Side Select #24 - Cheaters in Jail? LCS Player strike! Last CS Major. TSM in LPL?!

Side Select: Spring Awards Show 2023

Side Select #23 - TSM leaving LCS. CS 2 is here! BDS are G2 killers?

Side Select: Winter Awards Show 2023

Side Select #22 - Rekkles Support?! Heroic IEM Favourites? Esports Bubble Burst!

Side Select #21 - GOAT of Shoutcasting? LEC killing off LCS? Hunden back!

Side Select - Off Topic Special

Side Select #20 - Evil entering Esports. Blizzard's fan betrayal. Rekkles & Hans swap places?

Side Select #19 - EUW is RACIST. Leena's back! Team Liquid choke. EPL contenders?

Side Select: Summer Awards Show 2022

Side Select #18 - Rekkles vs Forg1ven. Shroud wasted talent? Goodbye Gambit.

Side Select #17 - Boobs ban? Misfits cash out. Valorant popularity contest?

Side Select: LEC Mid Season Awards Show - Summer 2022

Side Select #16 - Are Esports, Sports? Regi has to go! Journalism is dead!

Side Select #15 - We hate Thorin. VIT LEC woes. Girls hate Games?

Side Select #14 - S1mple trouble? LEC tier list. OWL doomed?

Side Select #13 - MSI Hangover, Regi is innocent!

Side Select #12 - MSI Preview Show! (feat. Crumbz, Aux)

Side Select #11 - Bjergsen vs Jensen. Valorant Franchising? PGL Casting issues. C9 kick Summit.

Side Select #10 - Sinatraa still banned? MSI winner goes to Worlds? LCS Finals.

Side Select #9 - LEC Finals! (feat. Gilius)

Side Select #8 - CS:GO 2? LEC Semi finals. Scrims are useless.

Side Select #7 - Sean Gares blacklisted? LEC Playoffs. Brollan to NIP.

Side Select: LEC Spring 2022 Awards Show

Side Select #6 - Russia banned. TSM Civil War: Regi vs Leena. Karrigan GOAT?

Side Select #5 - LS vs C9. LEC Playoffs. FaZe vs Gambit: Forfeit decider.

Side Select #4 - TSM's betrayal. IEM winners? G2 vs FNC.

Side Select: LEC Mid Season Awards Show - Spring 2022

Side Select #3 - NFTs are Evil! Sjokz gone forever? Cheating coaches.

Side Select #2 - Froskurinn RIOT allegations. LCS failing? Nitr0 back to Liquid.

Side Select #1 - BDS to beat Fnatic? A new CS:GO Dynasty?