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A conversation with Liquid star EliGE brought podcast host Lukas from the brink of pessimism following the Rio results. Before the interview comes out, we shed some light on the positives pulled from the discussion and why NA is actually going in the right direction. You can find future live streams at https://twitch.tv/lukasatdust2 Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crouch_peek Follow the host on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukasAtDust2 Stay up-to-date on North American Counter-Strike: https://www.dust2.us/

Following five rounds of tightly contested CS action inside the #IEMRio Challengers Stage, what were the biggest takeaways? Can any of these teams take home first place? Let's break down the Challengers Stage and preview Legends. The original was recorded live on Twitch and Twitter spaces. You can find future live streams at https://twitch.tv/lukasatdust2 Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crouch_peek Follow the host on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukasAtDust2 Stay up-to-date on North American Counter-Strike: https://www.dust2.us/

After being voted the best player in ADV by his peers entering S42, Josh "JBa" Barutt of Limitless sat down with us to discuss his optimism toward his fellow top ten teammates, team goals, personal goals, and much more. Stay up-to-date on North American Counter-Strike: https://www.dust2.us Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crouch_peek Follow the host on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukasAtDust2 Follow the guest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbafps

The player break is nearly over, meaning the rosters are just about locked for all tiers of competition. Ahead of next season's competitions, we take a look at the most notable moves across North America including Complexity and Evil Geniuses. Also, with ECL and ADV set to begin, we dive into the ADV player power rankings and who each league's favorites are for S42. Stay up-to-date on North American Counter-Strike: https://www.dust2.us/ Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crouch_peek Follow the host on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukasAtDust2

After capturing his fifteenth LAN trophy at IEM Cologne ahead of the player break, Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken stands alone atop the mountain of North American Counter-Strike. In the first video episode of Crouch Peek, we dive into the already championed career of Canada's King. Also, with the transfer window open, let's take a look at what Lukas wants most from the NA space during the Summer break -- and more. Stay up-to-date on North American Counter-Strike: https://www.dust2.us/ Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crouch_peek Follow the host on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukasAtDust2

ONET4P, Davenport University, and timbermen are the final three teams standing in S41 ADV playoffs. Former ECL coach @TaylorHaysFPS joins Crouch Peek to discuss the final playoff matches, who takes the sole invite to ECL S42, the fifth-place decider match, Relegation, and much more. Stay up-to-date on North American Counter-Strike: https://www.dust2.us/ Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crouch_peek Follow the host on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukasAtDust2 Follow the guest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaylorHaysFPS

After an unimpressive showing at the PGL Antwerp Major, Liquid and Complexity have a quick turnaround with IEM Dallas coming up less than a week. In this episode, we dissect the performance of both teams at the Major and what to expect from the lineups at Dallas, and their long-term futures. Stay up-to-date on North American Counter-Strike: https://www.dust2.us/ Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crouch_peek Follow the host on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukasAtDust2

EPL Group D came and went with both Complexity and Evil Geniuses missing the playoffs. After failing to post a single win, Evil Geniuses have failed to make any progress in their third event together. With the Americas RMR coming up, are nearing the time to pull the plug? Stay up-to-date on North American Counter-Strike: https://www.dust2.us/ Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crouch_peek Follow the host on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukasAtDust2

Following the results of ESL Pro League Group C, we break down the performance of the two NA teams performing in the group, Liquid, and Party Astronauts. With their games over, Evil Geniuses and Complexity are the final two North American representations in the group stages. With the games right around the corner, let's assess how NA CS has performed so far at Pro League, and what to expect moving forward.

The NA RMR Open Qualifiers concluded, with the seven RMR spots claimed by Liquid, Complexity, Evil Geniuses, Bad News Bears, Party Astronauts, paiN, and oNe. Following an action-packed weekend, as well as a successful watchparty to accompany it, we breakdown all of the memorable moments from the RMR inside the server and during the stream that included many notable North American talents. Stay up-to-date on North American Counter-Strike: https://www.dust2.us/

The young Complexity squad has a great opportunity in front of them as they prepare for ESL Challenger and IEM Katowice Play-Ins back-to-back to close February. With little time to build a foundation, the team has been forced to learn through live reps. With a winnable tournament ahead of them, as well as the chance to qualify for Katowice, Complexity is in a rare opportunity to hit the right form at the perfect time. This episode focuses on the obstacles ahead and the potential growth opportunity in front of them.

NOTE: Complexity's current coach is Tiaan "T.c" Coertzen. Orgless' current coach Hunter "Lucid" Tucker was named incorrectly as Complexity's current coach. (Sorry T.c!) Although none of the new look Complexity, EG, and Liquid lineups made it out of groups at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022, there are plenty of positives to pull from the initial event matchups. In this episode, we break down what went right on the NA side and how the three teams can build off that into a positive 2022 campaign.

After creating his "Team Building and Development" document for the public, Party Astronauts coach Joe "Muenster" Lima jumped on Crouch Peek to dive deeper into the intricacies of building a team, figuring out what role is right, and all things team development. Team Building and Development: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cVbKN6hXXo-Qr8P9rSl7deavAanRxuC5S7SkQi4oyv8/edit?usp=sharing

In the first Crouch Peek episode of the New Year, Lukas sits down with Dafydd Gwynn and Liam Slevin of Rush B Media to talk about their first experiences with RBM, what it was like covering a LAN event, and any advice to give fellow listeners.

After a forgettable year with OG, in-game leader Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen's name has been attached to G2 roster moves with the hopes of recharging his career and attaining new heights. This episode aims to find the best next replacement for Aleksib that can help the OG lineup find new life in 2022.

North American analyst and coach koi joined Crouch Peek for the first-ever interview on the podcast. In this historic episode, we discussed getting his start in NA CS, his experience so far with MOUZ, what NA needs to do to revive itself, and more.

With the ESEA Season 39 NA Premier Playoffs set to begin later tonight, there are plenty of storylines to digest. This episode's design is to break down the playoff bracket to better shape just how the latest season of Premier will play out, and who will win their spot at the ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference.

With four qualified teams at Season 15 of ESL Pro League, North America is in a rare position to make strides in the global rankings. This episode is to take aim at the current standard of NA performance on the global scale and questions whether it is good enough.

In the return episode, we dive into which teams are best-equipped to not only make it through the Challengers Stage but to make it through the Champions Stage and raise the trophy.

Season 33 of the Mountain Dew League is over in North America, and it is time for the playoffs to start. Before the games begin, let's take a look at the events that led us here, and what teams we should expect to succeed moving forward.

In this episode, Lukas covers the highlights from the FLASHPOINT North American Closed Qualifiers, as well as the notable team and player performances from the tournament.

In this episode, Lukas goes over coL's LAN debut at the BLAST Premier Spring Series.

In Episode 10 of the Crouch Peek Podcast, Lukas covers the players that performed notably well in November and those that underperformed over the month.

In the ninth episode of the Crouch Peek Podcast, Lukas looks back at AVANGAR's previous three-month run (8/27-11/27) from the Berlin Major to now to assess where the team is at on the global scale.

In the day-early edition of the Crouch Peek Podcast, Lukas dives into the many storylines surrounding the teams and players attending the CS:GO Asia Championships in Shanghai.

In an extended version of Crouch Peek Podcast, Lukas dives into the second round of group play at ESL Pro League and what storylines dominate the final qualifying round of the Pro League.

In Episode 6 of the Crouch Peek Podcast, Lukas looks at IEM Beijing and how the results of the event will improve or worsen the stock of players competing for Top 20 honors as we near the end of the year.

This week's episode of the podcast finally gets back on track with a little bit more of a structure. I speak with Mike "DarfMike" Winnick who joins me to just shoot the shit and talk everything from Cloud9 to coL to the Mustache Masters! It's a good time to enjoy a podcast with two close buddies. Twitter: @RyanAtRBM/@DarfMike Artwork: Molli Udis

To close out October, Lukas breaks down the players who impressed and the players who missed the mark on the month.

In Episode 4, Lukas takes aim at the eight teams that went 0-3 in the group play at ESL Pro League Season 10. Let's look at what went right and wrong for each team, and whether or not to expect them back in Pro League next season.

In this episode, Lukas takes a look at the Cloud9 lineup's LAN performances at the three-month mark and focus on what problems need to be addressed.

Hello friends, sorry for the lack of content. Ryan is back with another episode talking about the Omen Challenge, ESL ONE New York, and all the other lovely additional thoughts.

In Episode 2, Lukas takes a look at the remaining events in the year and how they will affect the 2019 Top 20 list.

In the pilot episode of the Crouch Peek Podcast, Lukas goes over the players that increased their stock in the month of September, and the players that struggled.

Special episode this week as Tony and Lukas take over the pod to talk about rostermania and all the transfer rumors that went along with it! Twitter: @RyanAtRBM, @LukasAtRBM, @AnthonyMV01 Artwork: Molli Udis

Well, it’s a little late but recorded this on Monday, Lukas Dewitt, Aizyesque, And Dualism joined me on the show to talk about the Major and all things about why the playoffs are interesting. Once again we defend our choices for who advances and explain why we got things wrong because it definitely was the upsets and I was right. Sponsored by Walmart

Again, another podcast where we go matchup by matchup with Pick ‘Ems trying to figure out how we can get all of ours right and Faze will go 0-3. Also, I rant about *that* Jason Lake tweet and why it really shouldn’t have been tweeted right after the loss. Also I rant about those replying to me who somehow couldn’t see that point.

WE BACK! Another episode with Rush B Media writer @Bosshoggcs to talk and preview our Pick ‘Ems for the upcoming Starladder Berlin Major 2019. And, while we have our fantastic in-depth analysis, we also have several tangents that talk about player movement, profitability, anD everything else under the sun.

This week, on the Rush B Podcast I talk with fRoD, best known for his time in compLexity, Evil Geniuses, and now coach of Lazarus. He gives a massive tell—all about his time in coL, where he alledges various unbecoming behavior from compLexity owner Jason Lake and his former team of EG tried to withhold payment.

Aizyesque and Dualism come on the podcast after nearly a month of inactivity to talk to the world about IEM Chicago, Liquid, Astralis, MiBR, Starladder rules, and literally everything else. Make sure to listen, take notes, and yell at me on twitter afterwords. Twitter: @RyanAtRBM Artwork: Molli Udis

The much excited, much wanted, interview with Furia owner Andre Akkari about the recent contract scandal, the organization's official response, and answering all questions regarding the new five-year deals with the team - and most importantly, why they did it for five years. Transcripts are available on rushbmedia.com and maisesports.com in English and Portuguese. Twitter: @RyanAtRBM Artwork: Molli Udis

After a brief hiatus, I'm back because Cloud9 failed to make it to the Minor so I give a rant I'll probably regret and recap some of the previous events. Links: https://twitter.com/RyanAtRBM https://soundcloud.com/RushBPod Music by Saen: https://soundcloud.com/saneislame Artwork by Molli Udis

Hi Everyone! I'm back. I'm here. It's another episode. This week I took some time to talk about the Tier 2 investment within the scene and why several teams were/are orgless and why there appears to be a lack of investment at the lower Pro League, higher MDL level. I also go through some of the more interesting points of the RFRSH interview that was done with HLTV and why I think BLAST events are not so much about the competition, but the consumer base. Finally, I go over the IEM Sydney tournament and why Liquid should have won, they don't really have a curse, and this finals would have been different if Astralis were here. Oh, and some rumors and stuff at the end and also why I took so long to take this episode. Links: https://twitter.com/RyanAtRBM https://soundcloud.com/RushBPod Music by Saen: https://soundcloud.com/saneislame Artwork by Molli Udis

From the live show just before the Pick 'Ems lock for the Legend stage, I reveal all my picks for the podcast, we talk about the previous Major stage, and we do all our observations on this crazy Katowice time. Links: https://twitter.com/RyanAtRBM https://soundcloud.com/RushBPod Music by Saen: https://soundcloud.com/saneislame Artwork by Molli Udis

Back with another podcast, this time talking with Vanity and s0m, two of the most interesting young guns in North American Counter-Strike. We talk all about their ingame process of how to read situations, their plans for the future, and if Vanity would really like s0m on his Swole Patrol team. Links: https://twitter.com/RyanAtRBM https://soundcloud.com/RushBPod Music by Saen: https://soundcloud.com/saneislame Artwork by Molli Udis

Zescht comes back! He's alive and well casting UM League on Twitch during the day and he loves EU Tier2 CS during the night, well day as well. On this episode we talk about iBUYPOWER, the recent roster moves, I fanboy over Zellsis some more, the return of GeT_Right and GeT_Wrongs is here! Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/RyanAtRBM twitter.com/zescht

Hey guys! Welcome back to another episode of the Rush B Podcast. Make sure to like, rate, review, and do anything you can to help me out here. This episode I preview the Minors for IEM Katowice 2019, I talk about recent roster move and some Brazilian team action, and then I also look at general stuff around the world. Will be back next week!

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This week, I finally get to talk with Jason Baker, of Production/Observing/Directing fame in esports. The man has experience from every tournament and game that is the forefront of the esports scene. He explains the complexity of observing, directing, and producing some of the biggest tournaments held throughout the world. Follow us on twitter! @RyanAtRBM @RushBMediaGG @Alchemister5

The thanksgiving break was nice, but it's also nice talking with all of you. This episode is a bit of a stream of consciousness and I get into talking about Dreamhack ATL, Vitality's win and why we shouldn't overreact, how NA teams fared at ECS, and why MiBR is finally in poll position to stake their claim as the best team in the world. And, because I can't stop talking about money all the time, I talk about RFRSH, Astralis, and the recent article which talked about the overvaluation of esports organizations.

Collin and Tony showed up on this (old) episode to talk about MDL, how we thought Blast went, how other tournaments went, and what the world of Counter-Strike is doing in this crazy era. Follow us! twitter.com/CarbonDogma twitter.com/RyanAtRBM twitter.com/RushBMediaGG