The X(L) Files

Can you break the mould and still make a case that plays fair?

Joining us for this episode is half of MEWC's only father-daughter team, James Thai. James talks through how he built Drop and Bounce, his first official case for Road to Las Vegas 8. He also covers where case ideas come from, and why AI can make the data but should never do the design.

Which lambdas should and shouldn't be in your lambrary?

Joining us for this episode is Excel eSports clearest trainer and holder of one of the most comprehensive lambraries, Hadyn Wiseman.

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Hadyn: ⁨@ExcelFinance-j2p⁩

Dim: @DimEarly ​

Jaq: @ExcelTismJaq ​

How many uses can you find for XLOOKUP?

Joining us for this episode is one of the Ben's to bring us the Ben(evolent) Tournament, Ben deLeon.

Ben talks through some ways to use XLOOKUP on his recent case, Under Pressure.

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Ben: ⁨@benswimmin⁩

Dim: @DimEarly ​

Jaq: @ExcelTismJaq ​

Are you Power Querious?!

Joining us for this episode is the first person to ever use Power Query in a live streamed competition, Ashleigh Roberts.

After the longest Excel Esports catch up to date, Ashleigh talks through how to viably use Power Query under tight competitive conditions after our first ever choreographed guest jingle.

Find Ashleigh's file here with the settings and worked Excel Esports examples: https://bit.ly/4aOpVor

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Sheets and Giggles podcast: ⁨@Sheets-and-Giggles⁩

Dim: ⁨@DimEarly⁩ ​

Jaq: @ExcelTismJaq

In this episode we kick off 2026 by catching up with Erik Oehm, creator of OA Robot!

We discuss the popularity of the leading add-in for competitive Excel in the sport and discuss uses outside of Excel Esports.

Pop over to our YouTube channel to see Erik demo some of these uses.

Join us to close out the year with special guests, the Bobergs. Nick and Ella join us to discuss Las Vegas, Dim's domination of the competition, and whether we're all going to be coders now.

Come back next year to find out how much Dim will pay for a KitKat and where in the world Elliott is.

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/boberg-advisory/

Jaq: https://youtube.com/@exceltismjaq

Elliott: https://youtube.com/@e_pats

Dim: https://youtube.com/@dimearly

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This month, we are joined by MEWC finalist and Dimslayer, Lorenzo Foti, as he talks us through what it takes to beat a Dim.

Let us know in the comments what your hot takes are!

Jaq: www.youtube.com/@exceltismjaq

Elliott: www.youtube.com/@e_pats

Dim: www.youtube.com/@dimearly

Lorenzo: www.youtube.com/@lorenzofoti

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This month we are joined by newly crowned UK Excel Esports Champion Ha Dang! (check out his snazzy belt in the background).

Ha takes us through his Excel gripes and it turns out our regular crew have a few too...

Let us know in the comments if you'd like this podcast to keep going. We are planning a sixth episode, but are losing Elliott to his global adventure. Do we draft in a new 'Mulder'? After all, the truth is out there - we just need to find the right FILTER

Jaq: www.youtube.com/@exceltismjaq

Elliott: www.youtube.com/@e_pats

Dim: www.youtube.com/@dimearly

Ha: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ha-dang-acca

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Welcome to The X(L) Files, episode 4. Our guest this month is 'Excelman' himself, Juan José Cifuentes! Leading us on a deep dive into array broadcasting and its applications in competitive Excel

Find Juan and the newly launched Chilean chapter here:

Excel-esports.cl

YouTube: @excel-esportschile

@excelmanchile

Elliott: @e_pats

Jaq: @exceltismjaq

Dim: @DimEarly

Jeremy Freelove joins us for an in depth look at Algorithms and how their use is becoming more relevant to Excel Esports players.

There's also a look at recent Excel news and a brand new section - "Excel Hot takes!"

We hope you enjoy listening!