The Dive - A League of Legends Esports Podcast

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Welcome to The Dive, a weekly podcast hosted by Jatt, Kobe, and Azael that takes a closer look at the world of League esports and the NA LCS. Releasing on Thursday every week, the gang will be diving into the biggest international news, meta shifts and solo queue trends, and in-depth analysis of the NA LCS.

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04.13.2021

In this episode of The Dive presented by Honda (S5 E14), Kobe, Azael, and MarkZ review the MSS Finals, the Global MSI Representatives, and Captain Flowers' Glorious Mane. The Dive will return on May 4th to preview MSI before it ...

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04.13.2021 The Dive \| Global Results and MSS Finals Recap In this episode of The Dive presented by Honda (S5 E14), Kobe, Azael, and MarkZ review the MSS Finals, the Global MSI Representatives, and Captain Flowers' Glorious Mane. The Dive will return on May 4th to preview MSI before it ...
04.06.2021 The Dive \| MSS Finals Preview, Patch 11.7, and Global Playoffs News In this week's episode of The Dive presented by Honda (S5 E13), Kobe, Azael, and MarkZ discuss 4AM Earthquakes, Fnatic's and G2's series losses, Patch 11.7, and of course the Mid-Season Showdown Finals coming up this weekend! Who is going ...
03.30.2021 The Dive \| Mid-Season Showdown, TL vs C9 Mid Lane Hype, and Playoff Buffs In this week's The Dive presented by Honda (S5 E12), Kobe, Azael, and MarkZ chat about C9's Fudge raising the stakes with trash talk, the current LCS playoff meta, and of course this weekend's upcoming playoff matches. Who will come ...
03.23.2021 The Dive \| Patch 11.6 & Mid-Season Showdown: The Banger Saga Continues In this week's The Dive presented by Honda (S5 E11), Kobe, Azael, and MarkZ jump right into the recent LCS All-Pro teams announcement and everything you need to know about Patch 11.6. They also discuss the winners of the Mid-Season ...
03.16.2021 The Dive \| Power Rankings Revisited and Mid-Season Showdown Bangers Preview In The Dive presented by Honda (S5 E10), Kobe, Azael, and MarkZ take a second look at their power rankings from earlier in the split and go over this weekend's banger matchups with TSM vs Team Liquid and Cloud9 vs ...
03.09.2021 The Dive \| Week 5 LCS Upper Bracket & All Aboard The Dignitas "Party Bus" In this week's The Dive presented by Honda (S5 E09) Azael, Kobe, and MarkZ break down who the top contenders are in the LCS' upper bracket and Dignitas' amazing run this split. We also answer your Twitter and Anchor questions. ...
03.02.2021 The Dive \| MSI is Back & LCS Week 4 Winners and Losers This week on The Dive presented by Honda (S5 E08), the gang makes a huge announcement - MSI is returning this year in Reykjavík, Iceland! Listen to their reactions as they detail the new MSI format and what venue you ...
02.23.2021 The Dive \| Imports, "Who's the best Robin," and LCS Week 3 This week on The Dive presented by Honda (S5 E07) Kobe, Azael, and MarkZ dig deep into the Imports conversation, Batman analogies to who the 2nd best player is, and their reactions to LCS week 3. As a sidenote, we've ...
02.16.2021 The Dive \| "That Kayn was sick!" & Contenders or Pretenders This week in The Dive presented by Honda (S5 E06), Kobe, Azael, and MarkZ chop it over Dardoch's unfazed commitment to his A-Z Jungle Champion challenge and who made it out of LCS Week 2 as a contender or pretender. ...
02.09.2021 The Dive \| Fantasy LCS Update & 2021 LCS Spring Week 1 Reactions In today's Dive (S5 E05) presented by Honda, the gang revisits their Fantasy Legendary League of Legends League standings and discuss their reactions to Week 1 of the 2021 LCS spring split. Remember you can send us your questions on ...
02.02.2021 The Dive \| Fantasy Legendary League of Legends League & Lock In Finals Reactions In this week's Dive (S5 E04) presented by Honda, the Dive gang round up a motley crew of their friends to draft their teams in Sleeper's Fantasy LCS. After the draft they continue on with their reactions to the LCS ...
01.26.2021 The Dive \| Lock In Quarterfinals Reactions, Meta Report, Semifinals & The "$11m Goldenglue" In this week's episode of The Dive (S5 E03) presented by Honda, the gang gives their takes on the Lock In Tournament Quarterfinals, the current meta, and what's to come in the Lock In Tournament Semifinals. --- Send in a ...
01.18.2021 The Dive \| Cash or Trash and The Lock In Tournament Recap In today's episode of The Dive presented by Honda (S5 E02), the gang discuss what turned out be "Cash" or "Trash" this past weekend and re-cap the Lock In Tournament's winners and losers. Send us your questions on Twitter using ...
01.15.2021 The Dive \| 2021 Spring Split Power Rankings In today's The Dive Presented by Honda (S5 E1), it's a brand new year folks and Kobe, Azael, and MarkZ are plunging deep into their 2021 Spring Split Power Rankings. Join the conversation and tell us what you think by ...
12.04.2020 The Dive \| Doublelift Retires, SwordArt to TSM, & The Fan Mail Bag #FYP In today's episode of The Dive presented by Honda (S4 43) Azael, Kobe, and MarkZ discuss Doublelift's retirement, SwordArt joining TSM, and of course devote the rest of the episode to you, the fans. Thank you so much for your ...
11.19.2020 The Dive \| YOU get a Free Agent! YOU Get A Free Agent! YOU Get a Free Agent! In today's The Dive presented by Honda (S4 E42) the guys sift through the rumor mill and give their takes on next year's potential LCS line-ups. Also, since this episode went much longer than anticipated we'll be reserving your questions ...
11.03.2020 The Dive \| 2020 Worlds: Finals Reactions, Favorite Moments, & Espresso Machines = Cooking In today's episode of The Dive presented by Honda (S4 E41), Azael, Kobe, and MarkZ give their reactions to 2020 Worlds most important match-up - Finals between DAMWON Gaming and Suning. They also talk about their favorite moments, Seraphine, and ...
10.28.2020 The Dive \| 2020 Worlds: TSM's Bjergsen Retires, Semifinals Reactions, & Finals Preview In today's episode of The Dive presented by Honda (S4 E40), the gang discuss the retirement of one NA's living legends - Bjergsen, their reactions to Semifinals, and who they think will come out on top after this weekend's Finals. ...
10.22.2020 The Dive \| 2020 Worlds: Quarterfinals Reactions & Semifinals Preview On today's Dive presented by Honda (S4 E39), the Dive gents react to 2020 Worlds Quarterfinals and break down their previews of the upcoming Semifinals Match-Ups.If you'd like to leave a question with us, go to: https://anchor.fm/the-dive-esports-podcast Keep 'em short ...
10.14.2020 The Dive \| 2020 Worlds: Group Stage Reactions, The NA Boom, & Quarterfinals Preview In today's Dive presented by Honda (S4 E38), Azael, Kobe and MarkZ discuss their reactions to the Group Stage and the positives and negatives of North America's performance. They also break down their takes on the upcoming Quarterfinals match-ups. --- ...
10.01.2020 The Dive \| 2020 Worlds: Play-Ins Reactions and The Players to Watch Today on The Dive presented by Honda, the gang reacts to the Play-In Stage games and breaks down who are the players to watch as the Worlds Group Stage approaches this Saturday October 3rd. --- Send in a voice message: ...
09.15.2020 The Dive \| 2020 Worlds Draw Show Reactions Live In today’s special edition of The Dive (S4 E36), Azael, Kobe, and MarkZ chop it up live as they react to the 2020 Worlds Draw Show. Listen as they discuss which players could be the ones to watch, which matches ...
09.04.2020 The Dive \| 10 Thoughts: Drake It Til You Make It This week Kobe and Kien take a look at China's "Ning race," talk about jungle pathing, and look at differing playstyles leading up to the ever more important third drake. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-dive-esports-podcast/message
09.03.2020 The Dive \| C9 Eliminated, TSM vs TL & The Fight for Finals vs FLY Today on The Dive (S4 E34) presented by Honda, Phreak fills in for Azael as the gang breaks down what happened to Cloud9, what's to come between TSM and TL in their 3rd place match, and what we can look ...
08.27.2020 The Dive \| C9 vs TSM for Worlds, FLY vs TL, & Week 2 Reactions In today's episode of The Dive presented by Honda (S4, E33) the gang dive deep into their reactions to Week 2 of Playoffs, break down the upcoming FlyQuest vs Team Liquid games, and discuss a matchup of epic proportions: Cloud9 ...
08.20.2020 The Dive \| 2020 Summer Split Playoffs Week 1 Down, Week 2 Let's Go! In today's episode of The Dive presented by Honda (S4, E32) the gang dive deep into their reactions to Week 1 of the 2020 Summer Split Playoffs and break down what's to come in Playoffs Week 2. If you want ...
08.13.2020 The Dive \| Playoffs, Power Rankings, All-Pro OH MY! Today in The Dive presented by Honda (S4 E31), the gang revisits their power rankings from the beginning of the split, breaks down week 1's 2020 Summer Split Playoff match-ups and discusses All-Pro Team candidates. --- Send in a voice ...
08.06.2020 The Dive \| LCS Playoffs, Brain Wipes & Patch 10.16! This week on The Dive presented by Honda (S4 E30), the gang welcomes back Azael from his move and plunge deep into Patch 10.16 and the Summer Split Playoff race. Also, brain wipes? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-dive-esports-podcast/message
07.30.2020 The Dive \| Patch 10.15, Parlay Bets, and Evaluating Cloud9's Choices This week on The Dive presented by Honda (S4 E29), Phreak fills in for Azael who's moving into a new place this week. The gang dig into Patch 10.15, Lillia, the potential return of Siege Caitlyn and making Parlay Bets. ...
07.24.2020 The Dive \| 10 Thoughts: EG Sandwiches and A Game Plan for TL Jatt Kobe returns from vacation to talk about the EG "sandwiches" and joins Kien in coming up with a simple game plan for TL take down C9. For more thoughts from Kien, check out his weekly "10 thoughts" article here: https://lolesports.com/article/10-thoughts-going-into-week-7/bltf668dbebb35ffecf ...
07.20.2020 The Dive \| C9 Mortal After All and Making "Disappointed" Phreak Proud This week on the Dive presented by Honda (S4 E27) the gang with the help of Phreak jump right off the games and plunge deep into discussing Week 6 of the LCS Summer Split. Are Cloud9's two losses random occurrences ...
07.13.2020 The Dive \| A Weekend of Upsets & Everything is Wrong In today's episode of The Dive presented by Honda (S4 E26), the gang plunges right in discussing Week 5's wild weekend of upsets. Since Kobe will be going on vacation this week we recorded this episode on Sunday, July 12th ...
07.10.2020 The Dive \| 10 Thoughts: No such thing as improving!? Is it possible to improve from mediocrity to all-time greatness? Kobe and Kien tackle this, shotcalling, "deserved" wins, and more! Don't forget, you can leave a question with us at https://anchor.fm/the-dive-esports-podcast. Keep it short and sweet and we'll try to ...
07.09.2020 The Dive \| Lillia, “Cloud9 is the Moon,” & Patch 10.14 In this week's episode of The Dive (S4 E24) presented by Honda, the gang talk shop about League's new champion Lillia, who's the cream of the Tier 2 LCS crop, and patch 10.14. Also we find new ways to keep ...
07.03.2020 The Dive \| 10 Thoughts: Debunking Hot Takes and Jungle Difference This week Kobe and Kien bring at least 10 thoughts to you on jungle difference, amateur NA talent, and then debunk (or confirm!?) some hot takes! With our move to Anchor.FM as our new podcast home, we'll be moving away ...
07.02.2020 The Dive \| 100T Roster Changes, Top Lane Meta, & LCS Week 4 Match-Ups In this week's episode (S4, E22) presented by Honda, the Dive crew take on 100 Thieves' roster changes, Wukong, the Top Lane meta, and the upcoming match-ups for LCS Week 4. Also do MarkZ's cats wild out when they want ...
07.01.2020 The Dive \| “10 Thoughts” Edition: Boomer Index and Roster Building Kobe and Kien return to discuss recent changes in the LCS and what else may be in need of changes. With our move to Anchor.FM as our new podcast home, we'll be moving away from Soundcloud next week, but you ...
06.26.2020 The Dive \| Quick Dip: Immortals Blow It Up! Join the Dive gang as they take a quick dip with some breaking news wading into IMT's decision to fire Zaboutine and Keaton. With our move to Anchor.FM as our new podcast home, we'll be moving away from Soundcloud next ...
06.25.2020 The Dive \| Path to Pro, Patch 10.13, and LCS Under & Over Performers (Season 4, Episode 19) Presented by Honda, this week on the Dive the gang are going deep on the Path to Pro, Patch 10.13, and the under and over performers of Week 2 of the 2020 LCS Summer Split. With our move to Anchor.FM ...
06.20.2020 The Dive \| 10 Thoughts with Kobe and Kien (Season 4, Episode 18) The Dive returns for a ‘10 Thoughts’ episode with Kobe and Kien Lam, where they go deep on couch Jatt and Week 2 of the LCS. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-dive-esports-podcast/message
06.17.2020 The Dive \| LCS Retirement Home and Week 1 (Season 4, Episode 17) Presented by Honda, The Dive returns this week and the gang are going deep on Week 1 of the LCS. We’ve also switched to anchor.fm, our new podcasting host, where you can leave us voice message questions we can answer ...
06.11.2020 The Dive \| 2020 Summer Split Power Rankings (Season 4, Episode 16) Presented by Honda, this week on The Dive the gang are going deep on their LCS Summer Split power rankings and what kind of meta we can expect for opening week. You can watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/CQNIjA8YzWI --- Send ...
06.08.2020 The Dive \| Ssumday's Lane Kingdom w/ Papasmithy This week we're taking a deeper dive into Ssumday's Lane Kingdom, and Azael has brought Papasmithy along for the ride. Find out what makes Ssumday so good and if you haven't already, check out the episode below. Relentless Aggression \| ...
06.06.2020 The Dive\| Uzi Retires (Season 4, Episode 15) On this quick dip episode of The Dive the gang are going deep on Uzi and his decision to step back from competitive League. Some helpful links to support change: The Innocence Project https://www.innocenceproject.org/ American Civil Liberties Union https://www.aclu.org/ You ...
04.30.2020 The Dive \| Doublelift to TSM & It's Not a Fire Alarm, It's a Feature (Season 4, Episode 14) This week on The Dive the gang are going deep on LCS roster swaps and a recap of the Spring Split Finals. You can also watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kZbDuRII4c&feature=youtu.be --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-dive-esports-podcast/message
04.16.2020 The Dive \| Spring Split Finals Preview (Season 4, Episode 13) This week on The Dive the gang are going deep on LCS Spring Finals as Evil Geniuses battle FlyQuest to see who will take on Cloud9. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h345aauasoQ --- Send in a voice ...
04.09.2020 The Dive \| LCS Spring Semifinals Preview (Season 4, Episode 12) This week on The Dive the gang are going deep on LCS Playoffs as we look towards Cloud9 vs. Evil Geniuses and FlyQuest vs. TSM. You can watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiGqf11XiBk --- Send in a voice message: ...
03.31.2020 The Dive \| Next Stop Playoffs (Season 4, Episode 11) This week on The Dive the gang are going deep on LCS Playoffs, the Honda MVP frontrunners, and the fall of Team Liquid. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-dive-esports-podcast/message
03.24.2020 The Dive \| Who Will Make Playoffs? (Season 4, Episode 10) This week on The Dive the gang are going deep on LCS at home and what we can expect in the final week of the Regular Season as teams fight for a spot in Playoffs. --- Send in a voice ...
03.18.2020 The Dive \| LCS Returns (Season 4, Episode 9) This week on The Dive the gang are going deep on the return of the LCS, which will now be played online, and giving out some much needed honors. You can watch the video on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izgvczh_Oc8&feature=youtu.be --- Send ...

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