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Yash Patel joined Telstra Ventures in 2014 and leads TV's consumer tech investing efforts, with an emphasis on esports/gaming, social media, ecommerce, web3 and SaaS. Yash has sourced and led TV's investments in BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), Snapchat (NYSE: SNAP), Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ), Near (Nasdaq: NIR), Mobile Premier League, Super, Omaze, Sleeper, Team SoloMid (tsm.gg), FitOn, Swish Analytics, OpenGov, Playbook and Singular. He is particularly interested in products that can reach massive scale and exhibit network effects.      We talk about:   What should founders think when they are facing a possible down-round?   How important is being seen as a thought leader in the world of VC?   Why should founders not rely on investors for a bridge round?    How does a VC attract the best investments?   What happens to a fund when they start to have some logos on their website of known companies?   And much more   Connect with Yash   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ypatel1/ yashpatel135@gmail.com

The How I Made It In Marketing podcast is underwritten by MECLABS Institute, the parent organization of MarketingSherpa. To learn how MECLABS Services can help you get better business results from deeper customer understanding, visit MECLABS.com/results.In a recent LiveClass of the MECLABS SuperFunnel Research Cohort (https://meclabs.com/MEC200-RSVP/), I was asked, “should you look to your competitors to determine the appeal and exclusivity of possible elements that could make up your value proposition?”I said no. You learn exclusivity from your competitors, but appeal you learn from your customers.To form truly powerful value props, to truly create value in the marketplace, we need to stop being so focused on our competition, and focus more on our customers, and how we can serve them with unique value.Which is scary, of course. To break away from the pack. So I love this lesson from my next guest, “Don't be afraid to be the first. While not every innovative idea will be a success, it's often the most adventurous ideas that end up being the biggest successes.”We'll learn the story behind that lesson, and many more lesson-filled stories, from our guest on Episode #55 of the How I Made It In Marketing podcast – SM Lahti, Head of Marketing, TSM (https://tsm.gg/).Lahti leads a team of 20 at TSM, and shared the challenges and opportunities of managing a team in the esports industry in this episode.TSM (Team SoloMid) is the Most Valuable Esports Company, according to Forbes magazines, with an estimated value of $540 million and estimated revenue of $56 million in 2021, which is 32% growth over 2020. Stories (with lessons) about what she made in marketingSome lessons from Lahti that emerged in our discussion:Don't be afraid to be the first. While not every innovative idea will be a success, it's often the most adventurous ideas that end up being the biggest successes.Influencers of all sizes can drive product adoption.Work-life balance is important. This isn't stressed enough to people entering the gaming industry.Good ideas can come from anywhere.Content creation is truly a business that requires creativity, an entrepreneurial spirit, planning, adaptation, and so much more.Always consult other perspectives, and value your own perspective as well.Related content mentioned in this episodeExploring Value Proposition and AI Technology: How to create unique ideas that you can execute with artificial intelligence (https://sherpablog.marketingsherpa.com/value-proposition/value-prop/)Healthcare IT Marketing: Branding a new service line within Stericycle, getting ONC certification, finding your joy, & more (https://www.marketingsherpa.com/article/interview/healthcare)Customer Experience: Take risks, fail early, and learn fast (episode #32) (https://www.marketingsherpa.com/article/interview/customer-experience)Consumer Financial Services Marketing: Your customer is your most important stakeholder (episode #39) (https://www.marketingsherpa.com/article/interview/consumer)Apply to be a guestIf you would like to apply to be a guest on How I Made It In Marketing, here is the podcast guest application – https://www.marketingsherpa.com/page/podcast-guest-application

On this episode of LvLUp, Jon and Joey have a grab bag-style episode making their way through an assortment of topics and questions from chat from first impressions of Overwatch 2 to the on-going situation at esports org Team SoloMid. Comments or questions for the show? Head on over to Twitter @LvLUpLIVE. You can also […]

Covering recent events within League Of Legends, from T1's recent win streak, to controversial drafts and champion builds, The Jungle's expert hosts provide their opinions and informed stances on the must-know beats from the world's biggest competitive esports title, LoL and its professional leagues LEC, EU, LCS, LPL and the LCK. Once again the plight of TSM and its players Huni, Spica, Takeover, Tactical, Shenyi, and Yursan is a big talking point. In this episode of The Jungle, Daniel ‘dGon' Gonzales, Christopher ‘MonteCristo' Mykles and Christian ‘IWDominate' Rivera discuss recent eye-catching, and overrated match-ups, including the likes of Team SoloMid, Immortals, Astralis, JDXL, Misfits, Perkz and Team Vitality, TSM, Mad Lions, Team Liquid and Cloud9, as well as their "GOD or DOG of the week". Dexerto League of Legends offers a variety of video content, including the best LoL moments, League of Legends documentaries, LCS analysis, original LoL shows & and trending League news from around the scene. Dexerto's LoL content focuses around huge names, such as: Faker, Perkz, Rekkles, Doinb, Doublelift, Bjergsem, TheShy, Uzi, Zven, Caps, Bengi, Bdd, Sneaky & Piglet, from huge orgs such as Gen.G, TOP, Fnatic, JD, Invictus, FPX, Cloud9, G2 & T1. Join our growing LoL community as we provide top quality League content from the season's start to finish. Get involved in our YouTube Community polls, give us your opinions & start debates on either our community posts or via our video comment sections! Chapters: 0:00 First thoughts 0:42 TSM rant 2:50 Immortals 16:05 T1 vs KT 19:30 LCK Covid Issues 24:30 LPL Discussion 37:22 LEC Wrap up 51:35 MAD Lions 1:02:00 Fan question of the week 1:16:05 God or dog!

It's human nature to make everything we do competitive. I've played football, ran track at times, competed in hacking competitions at Def Con, and even participated in various gaming competitions like Halo tournaments. I always get annihilated by kids who had voices that were cracking, but I played! Humans have been competing in sports for thousands of years. The Lascaux in France shows people sprinting over 15,000 years ago. The Egyptians were bowling in the 5,000s BCE. The Sumerians were wrestling 5,000 years ago. Mesopotamian art shows boxing in the second or third millennium BCE. The Olmecs in Mesoamerican societies were playing games with balls around the same time. Egyptian monuments show a number of individual sports being practiced in Egypt as far back as 2,000 BCE. The Greeks evolved the games first with the Minoans and Mycenaeans between 1,500 BCE and 1,000BCE and then they first recorded their Olympic games in 776 BCE, although historians seem to agree the games were practiced at least 500 years before that evolving potentially from funeral games. Sports competitions began as ways to showcase an individuals physical prowess. Weight lifting, discus, whether individual or team sports, sports rely on physical strength, coordination, repetitive action, or some other feat that allows one person or team to stand out. Organized team sports first appeared in ancient times. The Olmecs in Mesoamerica but Hurling supposedly evolved past 1000 BCE, although written records of that only begin around the 16th century and it could be that was borrowed through the Greek game harpaston when the Romans evolved it into the game harpastum and it spread with Roman conquests. But the exact rules and timelines of all of these are lost to written history. Instead, written records back up that western civilization team sports began with polo appearing about 2,500 years ago in Persia. The Chinese gave us a form of kickball they called cuju, around 200 BCE. Football, or soccer for the American listeners, started in 9th century England but evolved into the game we think of today in the 1850s, then a couple of decades later to American football. Meanwhile, cricket came around in the 16th century and then hockey and baseball came along in the mid 1800s with basketball arriving in the 1890s. That's also around the same time the modern darts game was born, although that started in the Middle Ages when troops threw arrows or crossbow bolts at wine barrels turned on their sides or sections of tree trunks. Many of these sports are big business today, netting multi-billion dollar contracts for media rights to show and stream games, naming rights to stadiums for hundreds of millions, and players signing contracts for hundreds of millions across all major sports. There's been a sharp increase in sports contracts since the roaring 1920s, rising steadily until the television started to show up in homes around the world until ESPN solidified a new status in our lives when it was created in 1979. Then came the Internet and the money got crazy town. All that money leads the occasional entrepreneurial minded sports enthusiast to try something new. We got the World Wrestling Body in the 1950s, which evolved out of Jim McMahon's father's boxing promotions put him working with Toots Mondt on what they called Western Style Wrestling. Beating people up has been around since the dawn of life but became an official sport when UFC 1 was launched in 1993. We got the XFL in 1999. So it's no surprise that we would take a sport that requires hand-eye coordination and turn that into a team endeavor. That's been around for a long time, but we call it Esports today. Video Game Competitions Competing in video games is as almost as old as, well, video games. Spacewar! was written in 1962 and students from MIT competed with one another for dominance of deep space, dogfighting little ships, which we call sprites today, into oblivion. The game spread to campuses and companies as the PDP minicomputers spread. Countless hours spent playing and by 1972, there were enough players that they held the first Esports competition, appropriately called the Intergalactic Spacewar! Olympics. Of course, Steward Brand would report on that for Rolling Stone, having helped Mouse inventor Doug Englebart with the “Mother of All Demos” just four years before. Pinball had been around since the 1930s, or 1940s with flippers. They could be found around the world by the 1970s and 1972 was also the first year there was a Pinball World Champion. So game leagues were nothing new. But Brand and others, like Atari founder Nolan Bushnell knew that video games were about to get huge. Tennis was invented in the 1870s in England and went back to 11th century France. Tennis on a screen would make loads of sense as well when Tennis For Two debuted in 1958. So when Pong came along in 1972, the world (and the ability to mass produce technology) was ready for the first video game hit. So when people flowed into bars first in the San Francisco Bay Area, then around the country to play Pong, it's no surprise that people would eventually compete in the game. From competing in billiards to a big game console just made sense. Now it was a quarter a game instead of just a dart board hanging in the corner. And so when Pong went to home consoles of course people competed there as well. Then came Space Invaders in 1978. By 1980 we got the first statewide Space Invaders competition, and 10,000 players showed up. The next year there was a Donkey Kong tournament and Billy Mitchell set the record for the game at 874,300 that stood for 18 years. We got the US National Video Game Team in 1983 and competitions for arcade games sprung up around the world. A syndicated television show called Starcade even ran to show competitions, which now we might call streaming. And Tron came in 1982. Then came the video game crash of 1983. But games never left us. The next generation of consoles and arcade games gave us competitions and tournaments for Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat then first-person game like Goldeneye and other first-person shooters later in the decade, paving the way for games like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. Then in 1998 a legendary StarCraft 2 tournament was held and 50 million people around the world tuned in on the Internet. That's a lot of eyeballs. Team options were also on the rise. Netter had been written to play over the Internet by 16 players at once. Within a few years, massive multiplayers could have hundreds of players duking it out in larger battle scenes. Some were recorded and posted to web pages. There was appetite for tracking scores for games and competing and even watching games, which we've all done over the shoulders of friends since the arcades and consoles of old. Esports and Twitch As the 2000s came, Esports grew in popularity. Esports is short for the term electronic sports, and refers to competitive video gaming, which includes tournaments and leagues. Let's set aside the earlier gaming tournaments and think of those as classic video games. Let's reserve the term Esports for events held after 2001. That's because the World Cyber Games was founded in 2000 and initially held in 2001, in Seoul, Korea (although there was a smaller competition in 2000). The haul was $300,000 and events continue on through the current day, having been held in San Francisco, Italy, Singapore, and China. Hundreds of people play today. That started a movement. Major League Gaming (MLG) came along in 2002 and is now regarded as one of the most significant Esports hosts in the world. The Electronic Sports World Cup came in 2003 were the first tournaments, which were followed by the introduction of ESL Intel Extreme Master in 2007 and many others. The USA Network broadcast their first Halo 2 tournament in 2006. We've gone from 10 major tournaments held in 2000 to an incalculable number today. That means more teams. Most Esports companies are founded by former competitors, like Cloud9, 100 Thieves, and FaZeClan. Team SoloMid is the most valuable Esports organization. Launched by League of Legends star Dan Dinh and his brother in 2009, and is now worth over $400 million and has fielded teams like ZeRo for Super Smash Brothers, Excelerate Gaming for Rainbow Six Seige, Team Dignitas for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and even chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura. The analog counterpart would be sports franchises. Most of those were started by athletic clubs or people from the business community. Gaming has much lower startup costs and thus far has been more democratic in the ability to start a team with higher valuations. Teams play in competitions held by leagues, of which There seems to be new ones all the time. The NBA 2K League and the Overwatch League are two new leagues that have had early success. One reason for teams and leagues like this is naming and advertising rights. Another is events like The International 2021, with a purse of over $40M. The inaugural League of Legends World Championship took place in 2011. In 2013 another tournament was held in the Staples Center in Los Angeles (close to their US offices). Tickets for the event sold out within minutes. The purse for that was originally $100,000 and has since risen to over $7M. But others are even larger. Arena of Valor tournament Honor of Kings World Champion Cup is $7.7M and Fortnite World Cup Finals has gone as high as $15M. One reason for the leagues and teams is that companies that make games want to promote their games. The video game business is almost an 86 billion dollar industry. Another is that people started watching other people play on YouTube. But then YouTube wasn't really purpose-built for gaming. Streamers made due using cameras to stream images of themselves in a picture-in-picture frame but that still wasn't optimal. Esports had been broadcast (the original form of streaming) before but streaming wasn't all that commercially successful until the birth of Twitch in 2011. YouTube had come along in 2005 and Justin Kan and Emmett Shear created Justin.tv in 2007 as a place for people to broadcast video, or stream, online. They started with just one channel: Justin's life. Like 24 by 7 life. They did Y Combinator and managed to land an $8M seed round. Justin had a camera mounted to his hat, and left that outside the bathroom since it wasn't that kind of site. They made a video chat system and not only was he streaming, but he was interacting with people on the other side of the stream. It was like the Truman Show, but for reals. A few more people joined up, but then came other sites to provide this live streaming option. They added forums, headlines, comments, likes, featured categories of channels, and other features but just weren't hitting it. One aspect was doing really well: gaming. They moved that to a new site in 2011 and called that Twitch. This platform allowed players to stream themselves and their games. And they could interact with their viewers, which gave the entire experience a new interactive paradigm. And it grew fast with the whole thing being rebranded as Twitch in 2014. Amazon bought Twitch in 2014 for $1B. They made $2.3 Billion in 2020 with an average of nearly 3 million concurrent viewers watching nearly 19 billion hours of content provided monthly by nearly 9 million streamers. Other services like Youtube Gaming have come and gone but Twitch remains the main way people watch others game. ESPN and others still have channels for Esports, but Twitch is purpose-built for gaming. And watching others play games is no different than Greeks showing up for the Olympics or watching someone play pool or watching Liverpool play Man City. In fact, the money they make is catching up. Platforms like Twitch allow professional gamers and those who announce the games to to become their own unique class of celebrities. The highest paid players have made between three and six million dollars, with the top 10 living outside the US and making their hauls from Dota 2. Others have made over a million playing games like Counter-Strike, Fortnite, League of Legends, and Call of Duty. None are likely to hold a record for any of those games for 18 years. But they are likely to diversify their sources of income. Add a YouTube channel, Twitch stream, product placements, and appearances - and a gamer could be looking at doubling what they bring in from competitions. Esports has come far but has far further to go. The total Esports market was just shy of $1B in 2020 and expected tor each $2.5B in 2025 (which the pandemic may push even faster). Not quite the 100 million that watch the Super Bowl every year or the half billion that tune into the World Cup finals but growing at a faster rate than the Super Bowl, which has actually declined in the past few years. And the International Olympic Committee recognized the tremendous popularity of Esports throughout the world in 2017 and left open the prospect of Esports becoming an Olympic sport in the future (although with the number of vendors involved that's hard to imagine happening). Perhaps some day when archaeologists dig up what we've left behind, they'll find some Egyptian Obelisk or gravestone with a controller and a high score. Although they'll probably just scoff at the high score, since they already annihilated that when they first got their neural implants and have since moved on to far better games! Twitch is young in the context of the decades of history in computing. However, the impact has been fast and along with Esports shows us a windows into how computing has reshaped entire ways we week not only entertainment, but also how we make a living. In fact, the US Government recognized League of Legends as a sport as early as 2013, allowing people to get Visas to come into the US and play. And where there's money to be made, there's betting and abuse. 2010 saw SaviOr and some of the best Starcraft players to ever play embroiled in a match-fixing scandal. That almost destroyed the Esports gaming industry. And yet as with the Video Game Crash of 1983, the industry has always bounced back, at magnitudes larger than before.

I had the pleasure to sit down with Esports Certification Institute CEO Sebastian Park and talk about the recent ECI exam and address some questions the public had, like is the Esports Certification a scam? is esports pay to play? And how to get a job in Esports? Sebastian was able to clear up the miscommunications around becoming Esports Certified and tell me what it will take in the future to get a job in Esports. One thing most people overlooked on the Esports Certification Institute was the amount of Esports veterans on the advisory board. There were big names such as Esports personality Day9, Gen. G CEO Chris Park, and Evil Geniuses CEO Nicole Lapointe Jameson. Assembling a team of this many Esports veterans to come together to focus on the goal of getting a job in Esports was a difficult undertaking, and would not have happened if they did not believe they could help people get jobs in Esports. Everyone thinks that jobs in Esports all exist on teams like Team SoloMid, FaZe Clan, and 100Thieves, but most people overlook all the Esports jobs at companies like Riot Games, creator of League of Legends/Valorant, or Epic Games, creator of Fortnite. I believe the Esports Certification Exam is a great way to work in Esports and become Esports Certified. If someone were to ask me “Is the Esports Certification a scam?”, I would wholeheartedly tell them “No, this is how to get a job in Esports”. Many people in the past and present have reached out to tell me their dreams of getting a job in Esports or working at a team like Team SoloMid, Cloud9, or 100Thieves. I believe that the Esports Certification Exam from the ECI is the answer to their question of how to get a job in Esports. If you are looking for a video covering the Esports Certification Institute with the CEO Sebastian Park on whether or not Esports certifications are a scam, then this is the video for you.

A historic deal in esports just went down between Team Solomid and cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and G2's roster revamp has some lines of drama throughout. Watch The Gamer Hour - Esportz Network's new show from Times Square. This week's guest was Dancing with the Stars own, Alan Bersten. (https://youtu.be/H2OBkNLYAaw) If you are interested in being a sponsor for the Esports Minute, Esports Network Podcast, College Esports QuickTake or The Gamer Hour, please reach out to Esportz Network CEO Mark Thimmig by emailing mthimmig@esportznetwork.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! New episodes Monday through Friday. For more in-depth news check out our feature show the Esportz Network Podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). If you are interested in learning more about college esports, subscribe to the College Esports QuickTake. (https://esportzcollegequicktakecom.fireside.fm/) Follow Kevin on Twitter @Correa24 (https://twitter.com/Correa24) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come!

TSM come out with the 3/0 week, CLG win a game, DIG and EG upset the world, and my fantasy team lets me down yet again. You can catch the show live on my Twitch channel! Check my Twitter, @nizzy2k11, for the details, hope to see you there! YouTube - Main YouTube - Podcasts Twitch Twitter Facebook

Nach dem Karriereende der Starspieler Bjergsen und Doublelift steht Team SoloMid aus der LCS vor dem Umbruch. Mit dem deutschen Midlaner Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage soll es für TSM wieder Titel hageln. Im Podcast erzählt PoE, warum er dafür sogar besser bezahlte Angebote ausgeschlagen hat. Die 27. Folge unmuted steht ganz im Zeichen der Midlane. PowerOfEvil erklärt, wie viele Champions man seiner Meinung nach als League of Legends-Pro auf seiner Stammposition beherrschen muss und welche Vorteile es hat, für ein Team in den USA zu spielen. Den Link zum Fifa-Stream mit den Pros von SK Gaming, aktuelle News, Einordnungen und Memes findet ihr auf Twitter: https://twitter.com/unmuted_esports Ihr habt Feedback für uns? Immer her damit: https://discord.gg/AEyQXr8

Ali "Myth" Kabbani has been at the forefront of the Fortnite phenomenon since its release in 2017, becoming one of the game's most popular players. Now aside from entertaining viewers with a sharp sense of humour it's his highly skilled gaming skills which have allowed him to climb to the top as one of the most respected Fortnite players. In fact, he's ranked number one in Fortnite's list of premier builders. With accolades like these it's no wonder Myth was chosen as Team SoloMid's captain in the survival game's Battle Royale version but with great power comes great responsibility...

I spoke with my friend Skye Bui who is an account manager for Team SoloMid to learn more about what careers exist within the esports industry. Hint hint, account management has something to do with partnerships/sponsorships ;)

Nintendo and Minecraft collaborate on a new Smash character and Cyberpunk goes Gold! We also talk about North America's performance at Worlds 2020. What can Flyquest, Team Liquid, and Team Solo Mid do to improve and make it out of groups? That and more on the NEW AND IMPROVED Checkpoint Daily!  Subscribe to CheckpointXP Daily Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We'll discuss some of the latest streaming drama concerning Ninja, Shroud, and now Dr Disrespect. Free 2 Play posts new episodes at least once a week via soundclound and twitter. Also available on Apple Podcasts (apple.co/2L9UeNb) and Spotify (spoti.fi/2HF7QgG) Catch the latest by following Kevin Correa (@Correa24) and @1033fmESPN or by listening to the LIVE show on 103.3 FM ESPN every Sunday from 10AM-11AM. kesn1033.com/podcasts 10:10 Ninja, Shroud, free agents. Dr Disrespect banned from twitch. 10:30 - BPotW 10:50 - Another player announces switch to VALORANT Sabyasachi "Antidote' Bose probably the most successful Indian CSGO pro has announced his intention to switch and stay within the organizational structure of Team Vertigo. https://www.talkesport.com/news/antidote-announces-valorant-switch/ David Beckham soccer superstar has joined in the esports bubble right now as he became co owner of Guild Esports which launched earlier this week. They’re looking to develop esports talent via the traditional academy model pipeline. Beckham joins other athletes in a list of them who’ve invested in esports; including Michael Jordan who bought into aXiomatic gaming who owns team liquid. Steph Curry and Andre Iguodala both have invested into Team Solo Mid aka TSM. NFL hall of fame QB Steve Young joing Curry and Iguodala in their investment. Kevin Durant joined Rick Fox’s Vision Esports just this past year. https://www.esportsinsider.com/2020/06/guild-espors-david-beckham/

The recent situation with famous esports team Team SoloMid had a lot of drama at first, and I didn't think I'd cover it on the channel. However there's been a recent development of TSM President Leena Xu speaking about player management issues concerning LCS player Dardoch on the phone on Doublelift's stream. I thought that the issue brings up interesting issues for esports, esports news, and esports business and I wanted to do a full breakdown on it. We also see statements from Reginald, CEO of TSM and Leena. One of the reasons I wanted to do a breakdown is I don't feel there is a strong objective analysis of the Team SoloMid situation. There's a lot of emotion going around and I didn't feel like the news sources I looked at to see the TSM issue addressed it. So I decided to make one. In this episode we break down the situation, Leena and Reginald's statements, Dardoch as a player, how this relates to Riot Games, League of Legends, and the LCS. As usual I try to be objective and stay away from TSM drama, Leena drama, Reginald drama or anything else about it. Hopeful it provides some interesting insight into esports and team management that is uncommon without stories like this. Enjoy!

In this episode the guys take a final look at Dignitas, Counter Logic Gaming, Immortals, Team Solomid, and Team Liquid. Discussing how their splits shaped up and what went right, or wrong, for them. They also outline what moves these teams can make before Summer 2020 starts. Twitter: @allchatlcs

In this episode with special guest Dan Dinh (COO & Co-Founder of Team SoloMid), we discuss TSM annoucing their newContinue Reading

  Episode 38 - LCS Pre-Season Tier List Spring 2020   Recorded on: January 19th, 2020   We hope everybody had an excellent holiday season but it's time to get back to work as we gear up for the 2020 competitively League of Legends season! We'll be doing our pre-season tier lists and power rankings for the four major regions (LPL, LCK, LCS, LEC) over the next couple of weeks to get them to you all before those respective seasons begin.    A big part of capping or playing daily fantasy for any sport is to have a concept of the relative strength of teams before games are played because there is frequently a big edge to be gained before we start getting data and sample size. It frames a lot of your comparisons, discussions, and early season decisions. Is this Team A being overrated? Underrated? How many things need to go right for this team to exceed their expectation? etc. etc. Often there is a lot of value because of price memory or perception from the previous year or name brand value compared to actual evaluation.   Ultimately we won't know exactly how things play out until we see it but it's a good excercise to get yourself well-versed on the regions you intend to focus on and prepare yourself for the year!   Intro   0:01:21 - Defining our tiers (Best to worst: S, A, B, C, D, F)     0:02:58 - LCS Tier List Discussion   Listed below is our tier list for the LCS. It's an aggregation our each of our individual rankings which all varied. The number in parenthesis is the average of our four rankings.   Aggregated Tier List   S Tier - Team Liquid (1.0), Team Solo Mid (2.2)   A Tier - Cloud 9 (4.0), Counter Logic Gaming (4.5),    B Tier - Evil Geniuses (5.0), 100 Thieves (5.2)   C Tier - FlyQuest (7.2)   D Tier - Immortals (8.2), Golden Guardians (8.5), Dignitas (9.0)   Vince's Picks/Analysis Blog   2019 Pick of the Week Records (Winnings assuming one unit on each bet):   Vince 18 - 15 (+3.72u)   John 19 - 13 (+14.13u)   Chris 15 - 15 (+6.52u)   Kalvin 4 - 23 - 1 (-11.64u)   As a cast: 56 - 66 (+12.73u)        Hosts:   Vince C @GelatiLOL   John George @TheEsportsPlug   Chris C @Prim3_T1m3   Kalvin @RulerrSama     The opening theme is "Clouds" by Harvey and the Hendersons (Instagram)(Facebook)     The closing theme is "Wasp in a Hat"  by The Tea Club (Facebook)                   

It's 2019, and you can make a living in the world of e-sports. You don't have to be a professional video gamer, though – there will be a rise in new jobs such as physical therapists, lawyers, agents, writers, artists, and more. This episode, Jessi peels back the curtain on this underworld of nerd culture, explores what e-gaming is, and what jobs we can expect due to the rise of this new industry. Featuring Andy Dinh of Team SoloMid, as well as research from LinkedIn data scientist Brian Xu.

It was another packed week of sponsorships in the esports space. Team SoloMid is partnering with Venmo, Evil Geniuses signed a deal with a betting platform and Team Liquid joined forces with Marvel. If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe! New episodes Monday through Friday. For more in-depth news check out our bi-weekly podcast The Esports Network Podcast (https://www.esportznetworkpodcast.com/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come!

Episode 9 - Spring 2019 Regional Finals Review   Recorded on: April 17th, 2019     Three quarters of the cast discuss the major region finals, how we each did, what lessons and information we can get from them, and what could be misinterpreted without watching the games. Vince really loves Kindred in theory and hates Kindred in practice, we all hate the game one curveball, and, oh yea.... Vince the Prophet called the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 @ +5000 ($$$$$$$$$$$).   Pick of the Week Records (Winnings assuming one unit on each bet):   Vince 5 - 3 (+3.44u)   John 3 - 5 (-1.2u)   Chris 4 -4 (+1.08u)   Kalvin 0 - 8 (-8.0u)   As a cast: 12 - 20 (-4.68u)     Topics (in order):   Intro     0:01:53 - LCK Spring Finals Recap: SK Telecom vs Griffin   0:13:13 - LPL Semifinals Recap: FunPlus Phoenix vs JD Gaming   0:22:00 - LEC Round 3 Recap: Fnatic vs Origen   0:26:10 - Digression about cores in 2-core damage comps and why Fnatic's comp looked fine but wasn't   0:32:56 - LEC Spring Finals: G2 eSports vs Origen     0:49:44 - North American LCS Spring Finals: Team Liquid vs Team Solo Mid   0:57:18 - Brief rundown of Wildcard Region Finals   1:00:04 - LPL Spring 2019 Finals: Invictus vs JD Gaming   1:08:34 - LMS Spring 2019 Finals: MAD Team vs Flash Wolves   1:13:31 - Latin American Spring 2019 Finals: Rainbow7 vs Isurus   1:15:32 - Brief LCK Promotion Tournament Discussion   1:18:06 - Pick of the Week!   1:25:28 - Sign offs   Hosts:   Vince C @GelatiLOL   John George @TheEsportsPlug   Chris C @Prim3_T1m3   Kalvin @RulerrSama     The opening theme is "Clouds" by Harvey and the Hendersons (Instagram)(Facebook)     The closing theme is "Wasp in a Hat" by The Tea Club (Facebook)    

Episode 8 - Paradigm Shifts   Recorded on: April 10th, 2019    *Apologies in advance for some of the audio balance we didn't have our normal audio setups across the board so Chris was a little on the quiet side*   The full crew is back together this week to talk about a bigger picture, philosophical concept after a jarring week of "upsets." When do you abandon a sinking ship? When do you stay the course? We talk about managing stubbornness and what it takes for each of us to change our mind on a team and give a few examples. WE PHILOSOPHY NOW! After that longer opening discussion we dive into the finals and semifinals for the major regions as well as a brief discussion of some of the wildcard regions. Storytime with John, Chris' treasure trove of monopoly money, Bingo sheets, weird viral video references, Robots against Humans, Kal is a prophet for calling Auburn, and, OF COURSE, PICKS OF THE WEEK!   Pick of the Week Records (Winnings assuming one unit on each bet):   Vince 5 - 2 (+4.44u)   John 3 - 4 (-0.2u)   Chris 4 -3 (+2.08u)   Kalvin 0 - 7 (-7.0u)   As a cast: 12 - 16 (-0.68u)     Topics (in order):   Intro     0:02:30 - Paradigm Shifts and Adjusting Expectations   0:36:29 - LCK Spring Finals: SK Telecom vs Griffin   0:56:05 - LPL Semifinals #1: FunPlus Phoenix vs JD Gaming   1:05:15 - LPL Semifinals #2: Invictus Gaming vs TopSports Gaming   1:14:29 - LEC Round 3: Fnatic vs Origen   1:29:04 - North American LCS Finals: Team Liquid vs Team Solo Mid   1:41:15 - Brief discussion/intorudction to LMS semifinals as well as finals for Brazil, Japan, Vietnam, Turkey, and the LCL   2:00:00 - Pick of the Week!   2:01:16 - Sign offs   Hosts:   Vince C @GelatiLOL   John George @TheEsportsPlug   Chris C @Prim3_T1m3   Kalvin @RulerrSama     The opening theme is "Clouds" by Harvey and the Hendersons (Instagram)(Facebook)     The closing theme is "Wasp in a Hat" by The Tea Club (Facebook)

Episode 7 - The Panera Lane   Recorded on: April 3rd, 2019     Chris is back from his NOLA adventures, Kalvin got eaten by a dog.... a really big dog, Vince can't figure out his mic, and John wants to get flamed for liking Dread. We each do our "Best of the Worst" All Star teams for the Spring Split where we build a "super team" out of the non-playoff teams and see how it measures up. We also discuss the playoff slates and some futures for Spring Split winners and Diet Shasta Orange. There's a ton of money to be made in abusing the lines put out so GO OUT THERE AND GET IT!   Pick of the Week Records (Winnings assuming one unit on each bet):   Vince 5 - 1 (+5.44u)   John 3 - 3 (+0.8u)   Chris 4 -2 (+3.08u)   Kalvin 0 - 6 (-6.0u)   As a cast: 12 - 12 (+3.32u)     Topics (in order):    Intro   0:02:25 - John's LCK Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team     0:10:15 - LCK Playoffs Round 2: DAMWON vs Kingzone   0:20:28 - LCK Playoff Futures to win Spring Split   0:21:38 - Vince's LCK Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team     0:23:36 - Chris' LCK Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team     0:25:17 - LPL Playoffs Quarterfinals 1: Team WE vs JD Gaming   0:34:30 - John's LPL Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team   0:36:45 - Chris' LPL Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team   0:40:00 - LPL Playoffs Quarterfinals 2: EDG vs SinoDragon   0:46:46 - Side Topic: Veteran teams giving up games during the year   0:51:21 - Vince's LPL Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team   0:54:44 - LEC Playoffs Round 2: Fnatic vs Splyce   1:00:45 - John's LEC Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team   1:04:09 - Chris' LEC Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team   1:07:28 - LEC Playoffs Round 2: G2 eSports vs Origen   1:22:57 - NA LCS Playoffs Round 2: Cloud 9 vs Team Solo Mid   1:30:38 - John's LCS Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team   1:34:07 - Vince's LEC Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team (cuz we forgot)   1:35:23 - Chris' LCS Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team   1:37:47 - Brief discussion about Huhi being released from 100 Thieves   1:45:13 - NA LCS Playoffs Round 2: Team Liquid vs FlyQuest   1:51:20 - Vince's NA LCS Spring 2019 "Best of the Worst" All Star Team   1:52:01 - Other Leagues (LMS, Turkey, Vietnam)   1:53:58 - Pick of the Week!   1:58:38 - Sign Offs      Hosts:   Vince C @GelatiLOL   John George @TheEsportsPlug   Chris C @Prim3_T1m3   Kalvin @RulerrSama     The opening theme is "Clouds" by Harvey and the Hendersons (Instagram)(Facebook)     The closing theme is "Wasp in a Hat" by The Tea Club (Facebook)

Welcome to Kings of the Rift, your source for totally biased reporting and opinions based on intuition and fandom. Today, we talk the issues with Team SoloMid. Goldknight speaks on the coming season and what they can do. If you like what you heard, give us a follow and a review if you can. Join in the conversation on Twitter @kingsoftherift. Intro music provided by @BassRebels. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kingsoftherift/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kingsoftherift/support

This week Seven and Jules talk about the HUGE investment into Team Solo Mid, the Overwatch League finals were amazing, Vainglory pivots, PUBG's creator is not sold on being esports ready, and Hearthstone has its first Master.

The League of Legends Summer Split kicked off last weekend, and Echo Fox & Team SoloMid rose to the top. With new LOL Esports franchises, the bizarre state of the meta, and Week 1’s technical issues, Riot Games’s massive MOBA is reverting to its wild west roots. Guests: Echo Fox’s SeungHoon ''Huni'' Heo and Nick D’Orazio of InvenGlobal

Welcome back to Stacks Gaming Squad and the NA LCS Rundown – Week 6. In case you missed it, Team Solo Mid is back and better than ever as what Continue readingNA LCS Rundown Week 6 – The Chosen Ones Have Returned The post NA LCS Rundown Week 6 – The Chosen Ones Have Returned appeared first on Stacks Gaming Squad.

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Possibly the stronger roster yet, TSM continues to strive to be be the best team in the World. Will the new EU bot lane and new jungler be enough to make that happen to keep your loyalty to TSM? Be a Fan of... 100 Thieves - https://youtu.be/W42ZpSNrIfY Clutch Gaming - https://youtu.be/QA8vbScw6gA Cloud 9 - TBD Counter Logic Gaming - https://youtu.be/9PWNrWFNWso Echo Fox - TBD Fly Quest - https://youtu.be/6vpCE0ZqRDI Golden Guardians - https://youtu.be/V5xdYTh3YZ0 OpTic Gaming - https://youtu.be/rUxWOAYi4ZA Team Liquid - https://youtu.be/KlaEdgfTBrI Team Solo Mid - TBD || CONTACT US || Sam - https://twitter.com/justcasual9 Manny - https://twitter.com/manster415 || SUBSCRIBE || Google Podcasts - http://bit.ly/2EBRAYu iTunes - https://apple.co/2EzraGQ SoundCloud - http://bit.ly/2EDCxx9 YouTube - http://bit.ly/2EBz8is || CREDITS || Music - ‘Beat' produced by Luc Malaspina youtube.com/lucamalaspinabeats Intro Creator: Motion FX Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ2cb

On today's episode of the RedShirtKing Manifesto, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar wraps up his 2017 LoL World Championship Group Stage Preview by setting his sights on Group D. Within, he discusses why the clock has struck 12 on Misfits' Cinderella story, the sorry state of the Taiwanese LoL scene, Team SoloMid's do-or-die moment on the international stage, and why a Play-In team may have what it takes to win the group. If you prefer audio only versions, be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/roughdraftspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roughdraftspod Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/esportsroughdrafts Discord: https://discord.gg/NycBaXV Go to http://www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite esports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

Dylan and Ryan are back with a short episode covering the past week of gaming. But E3 is over, so it has been a slow week for gaming news. Riding the sequel train from E3, Ryan dives into Wolfenstein: The New Order to prep for Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, while Dylan gushes about Assassin's Creed III in anticipation of Assassin's Creed: Origins. For News, Ryan breaks down his hopes for Beyond Good and Evil 2, and goes into what a seemingly innocent tech demo means for the future of gaming. In Competitive Corner, Dylan breaks down the benefits of having a Legendary catch up mechanic coming to Hearthstone. Not to be outdone by themselves though, Blizzard recently announced changes coming to Overwatch, including a revamped highlight mode and changes to the loot boxes. Finally Dylan gives a shout out to an old friend of his, Shynon, who just signed with Team SoloMid.

On the first episode of the Rough Drafts 2017 Summer NA LCS Team-by-Team preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at last split's champion, Team SoloMid. Together, they review TSM's underwhelming MSI performance, Doublelift's return, and what needs to change if they're going to successfully defend their title. Enjoyed the episode? Consider supporting us on our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/roughdraftspod Want to watch the full video, complete with stats and the lovely faces of your analysts? Watch the podcast here: https://youtu.be/mEKa98M1dfw Go to http://www.lcspredict.com to read Chase’s weekly power rankings and see whether the stats back up your predictions each week. If you prefer audio only versions, be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/roughdraftspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roughdraftspod Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/esportsroughdrafts Go to http://www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite esports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes. We are looking for feedback for this upcoming season! Please take a moment to answer this survey: https://goo.gl/forms/tsi6XrAEOcWIY5sU2

On today’s special episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk and Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar hunker down for the slugfest that will be the NALCS finals between Team SoloMid and Cloud9. After lamenting the lack of fight in the teams fighting for 3rd place tthe guys catch up with some superfans to find out just what makes TSM vs C9 so special. First Matthew “SuperbainMG” Galbraith sits down with Walter to nit pick TSM, the streamer and C9 supporter Rylea “Arbitrarium” Anderson attempts to rain on Walter’s parade. They finish up with their predictions and their best bets of the week. SuperbianMG: https://twitter.com/SuperbianMG HeckMaister: https://twitter.com/HeckMaister Time Stamps Intro 1:05 Phoenix1 vs FlyQuest 3:30 TSM Superfan 24:22 C9 Superfan 52:14 TSM vs C9 1:10:20 Enjoyed the episode? Consider supporting us on our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/roughdraftspod Want to watch the full video, complete with stats and the lovely faces of your analysts? Watch the podcast here: https://youtu.be/gzM97fpybfU Go to http://www.lcspredict.com to read Chase’s weekly power rankings and see whether the stats back up your predictions each week. If you prefer audio only versions, be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/roughdraftspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roughdraftspod Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/esportsroughdrafts Go to http://www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite esports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

On today’s super-sized episode of the NALCS Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk discuss the fallout of a massive push to avoid relegation by Team Liquid. Owner Steve “Liquid112” Arhancet’s coup began with the signing of Team SoloMid Sub AD carry Doublelift and finished with the nearly as shocking acquisition of P1’s Adrian. Despite respecting the and even agreeing with the move our co-hosts rip into the three parties ‘at fault” in Team Liquid, Team SoloMid, and Riot before finishing with a snapshot and their best bets for Week 7. Intro/First Reaction 1:05 TL – 6:45 TSM – 26:25 Riot – 42:50 Adrian – 1:00:50 P1's side – 1:05:40 GTL – 1:17:05 Renegades/Team Dragon Knights Ruling: http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/articles/competitive-ruling-renegades-and-tdk G2/Fnatic Ruling: http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/articles/competitive-ruling-g2-esports-and-fnatic Offseason Poaching Explained (Echo Fox): http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/articles/offseason-poaching-explained LCS Rule Set (Relevant section on page 51): https://riot-web-static.s3.amazonaws.com/lolesports/Rule%20Sets/2016%20Spring%20LCS%20Rule%20Setv3_01.pdf Enjoyed the episode? Consider supporting us on our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/roughdraftspod Want to watch the full video, complete with stats and the lovely faces of your analysts? Watch the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjVEbZntfN4 Go to http://www.lcspredict.com to read Chase’s weekly power rankings and see whether the stats back up your predictions each week. If you prefer audio only versions, be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/roughdraftspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roughdraftspod Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/esportsroughdrafts Go to http://www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite esports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

It’s a NEW YEAR, YES IT IS!!! Join Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk and Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar as they kick off 2017 breaking down all ten teams in the North American LCS with the most successful organization in the history of the league, Team SoloMid. After checking out their offseason changes, our resident TSM fanboy laments one signing, cheers a departure, and defines what “success” means for the org. Enjoyed the episode? Consider supporting us on our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/roughdraftspod Want to watch the full video, complete with stats and the lovely faces of your analysts? Watch the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaO4cwiUKSc If you prefer audio only versions, be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/roughdraftspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roughdraftspod Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/esportsroughdrafts Go to http://www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite esports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

In Part One of our recap of the League of Legends World Championship Group Stage, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk pay tribute to the fallen teams of this year’s group stage. Together, they discuss how G2 Esports and Splyce can learn from their performance, Taiwan’s infuriating performance and the fear of what happens next for the region, and the fall of Team SoloMid at the hands of Weldon Green. Want to watch the full video, complete with stats and the lovely faces of your analysts? Watch the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F56YMjr_DRA&ab_channel=RoughDraftsPodcast Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too. Go to www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite esports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk turn their attention to the most anticipated group on the Worlds stage: Group D. Together, they discuss whether CoreJJ will be the difference maker for Samsung Galaxy, if Team SoloMid is strong enough to grab a 3-0 this week, their concerns over RNG's ability to prepare properly for a second week of play, and if Splyce has enough left in the tank to play spoiler this weekend. Want to watch the full video, complete with stats and the lovely faces of your analysts? Watch the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ71vJZy31o&index=7&list=PLWOvGqh2YCds032cOF6At6x9ZHSbklg5I Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too. Go to www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite esports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk recover from the first day of Worlds, which was filled with upsets, excitement, and basically everything going wrong for Walter in spectacular fashion. In the spirit of the Guess the Lines Podcast, they quickly move forward to Friday's games, where they discuss whether Cloud9 or I May deserve any underdog buzz, how Team SoloMid will have to recover in time for their Korean opponents, and what yesterday's craziness means for smart money bets in Group C. Want to watch the full video, complete with stats and the lovely faces of your analysts? Watch the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS2d8pCKGwc&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=RoughDraftsPodcast Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too. Go to www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite esports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk close out their team-by-team Worlds preview with a team near and dear to Walter’s heart, Team SoloMid. Together, they discuss whether this is the most talented team the West has ever brought to Worlds, how Svenskeren and Bjergsen manage to throw enemies off their game, and what (unlikely) nightmare scenarios exist as they head towards a strong Worlds run. Want to watch the full video, complete with stats and the lovely faces of your analysts? Watch the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6Bu0rd5zRY&feature=youtu.be Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too. Be sure to check out www.slingshotesports.com for interviews and articles about all of your favourite Esports. Go to www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite esports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

Today on the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk try to find some hope in two of the most lopsided Semifinals series on paper that North America has ever produced. Together, they discuss whether Cloud9’s loss to EnVyUs tells us more about their team than their series win, if Huhi has grown into the top tier mid laner they’ll need, and why Immortals and Team SoloMid will remain heavy favourites regardless. They close with their new segment, “Stats with Steve” with Steve Caffmeyer from eSportsfanz, who helps them get a handle on their smart money bets. Special thanks to Steve Caffmeyer from eSportsfanz for coming on to the show. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too. Be sure to check out www.slingshotesports.com for interviews and articles about all of your favourite Esports. Go to www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite eSports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtking" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk begin with a brief moment of reflection on the loss of Team SoloMid's perfect season. Together, they discuss the Battle for Sixth Place that has been lackluster at best, the Carousel of Potential Third Place teams and how they each need to improve before the playoffs start, and whether TSM or Immortals are truly the best team in the land. After a bit of rage from Walter, they close with their best bets of the week. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too. Be sure to check out www.slingshotesports.com for interviews and articles about all of your favourite Esports. Go to www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite eSports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk bask in the glory of Immortals and Team SoloMid so far this split while pausing to consider which team has a chance to threaten either of them. Together, they break down whether Team Liquid has finally arrived, just how far Counter Logic Gaming has fallen, and what in the world has happened to Apex Gaming. They close by giving their smart money bets of the week. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: ihttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too. Be sure to check out www.slingshotesports.com for interviews and articles about all of your favourite Esports. Go to www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite eSports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

On Day Ten of our NA LCS Team-by-Team Summer Podcast Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk wrap up their NA preview series with Team SoloMid. After a quick rundown of how the roster did last split, they discuss how much the Biofrost pick up will affect the team, whether their regular season slump last split was a mirage or a genuine concern for this split, and which players will need to step up if they want to take the title. They close with their predictions for the upcoming split. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough…d1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too. Be sure to check out www.vibby.com for an easy, user friendly way to make highlight videos today. Go to www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite eSports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

On Day Ten of our NA LCS Team-by-Team Summer Podcast Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk wrap up their NA preview series with Team SoloMid. After a quick rundown of how the roster did last split, they discuss how much the Biofrost pick up will affect the team, whether their regular season slump last split was a mirage or a genuine concern for this split, and which players will need to step up if they want to take the title. They close with their predictions for the upcoming split. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough…d1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too. Be sure to check out www.vibby.com for an easy, user friendly way to make highlight videos today. Go to www.unikrn.com today to bet alongside all your favourite eSports matches for the chance to win awesome prizes.

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk honour the upcoming Wrestlemania event by imagining what it would be like if the WWE ran the LCS. After a quick digression into Immortals' struggle to find a fanbase, they break down each of this week's NA LCS Quarterfinals series. They first talk about Team SoloMid's lack of coordination and whether the Wheldon effect can help their macro strategy issues against Cloud9. Then, they break down how the surging Team Liquid matches up against the inconsistent NRG eSports roster. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too. Go to http://www.unikrn.com and use the promo code "roughdrafts" to get 75 free unikoins and play along today for the chance to win awesome prizes. Be sure to check out http://www.vibby.com for an easy, user friendly way to make highlight videos today. For all your League of Legends stats needs, check out our friends at http://www.esportsfanz.com.

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk break down Week 9 of the NA LCS and give their best predictions and analysis for each game. 0:00 Introduction 04:35 Team Impulse v. Renegades 10:30 Counter Logic Gaming v. Team Dignitas 15:35 Immortals v. Team SoloMid 16:40 Team Impulse v. Immortals 21:05 Cloud9 v. Echo Fox 25:35 Renegades v. Echo Fox 31:10 Counter Logic Gaming v. NRG eSports 35:20 On Recent CLG Criticism 38:55 Team Dignitas v. Team Liquid 42:05 Team Liquid v. Cloud9 45:20 Team SoloMid v. NRG eSports 50:10 Smart Money Bets Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

In today's episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at Week 8's North American LCS action. They begin with a deep dive into Team SoloMid's performance an IEM Katowice and how the lessons we've learned from it will affect the rest of their season. They then move on to whether or not Echo Fox will be able to hang on to their current hold of the seven seed before discussing how Renegades' roster changes are likely to pay off when the promotion games roll around. They close by making their predictions for each Week 8 game and the playoff implications at stake throughout. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

In today's special episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar invites EsportsHeaven writer Steven "Noogen" Nguyen to discuss the top of the standings of the North American League Championship Series. Together, they break down whether Immortals is as powerful as they appear, why Team SoloMid hasn't lived up to expectations, and if NRG eSports and Team Liquid have the ability to turn their seasons around before the playoffs. They close by breaking down the LJL and how the new Japanese server will affect the scene in the long run. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-drafts-podcast/id1050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

In this week's episode of the Rough Drafts NA LCS Preview Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at Week 3 of the NA LCS and the topsy turvy state of the scene now that Visageddon has taken the region by storm. They begin by discussing Immortals' strengths and how their opponents are likely to try to take down this powerhouse moving forward, whether Team SoloMid has finally found the strategy they should stick to moving forward, and if Cloud9's weaknesses can be completely attributed to Hai's absence and, if so, what that says about the state of the organization as a whole. They close by guessing the week's gambling lines and making their Week 3 predictions. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esp…050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

On Day One of the Rough Drafts Podcast's 2016 NA LCS Team-by-Team Preview, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the once and potentially future kings of the NA LCS: Team SoloMid. After breaking down their incredibly impressive offseason moves, they breakdown the captivating process of watching these players attempt to gel as a unit to shed their previous superstar personas, Hauntzer taking the potential leap as a North American top lane power, whether TSM fans should be worried about what happens if the strong personalities for this team are unable to get along, and Walter drops a rather convincing conspiracy theory concerning IEM San Jose. They close with their predictions for Team SoloMid in the 2016 Spring Split. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Gambling Hour on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/esp…050361444?mt=2. And if you happened to leave a nice review along the way, that’d be cool too.

In today's edition of the Guess the Lines: Unikoin Challenge Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar sits down with Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk to break down every aspect of tomorrow's opening Quarterfinals series of the League of Legends World Championship between the Flash Wolves and Origen. They start by looking at the potential advantage for sOAZ in the top lane, how Karsa could shift the balance of power if his can maneuver through the enemy wards, and why this series will ultimately come down to the bot lane. After guessing the lines and going over all of the game's prop bets, they close by talking about Team SoloMid's "shocking" press release on the removal of Dyrus, Santorin, and Lustboy from the starting line-up.

In today's edition of the Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a moment to discuss Dyrus's career, the impact he had on the League of Legends scene, and what Team SoloMid will be left with going forward. They also analyze the sudden rise in LGD's quality of play, question whether Origen can return to their week one form in the bracket stage, and marvel at the evolution of Ssumday and Piccaboo as two of the best players in the world at their position. Later, the move on to guessing the gambling lines for Group B, mostly revolving around why each of these games is an absolute stay-away in a group where everything is still up in the air.

In today's edition of the Guess the Lines Unikoin Challenge, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at Friday's Group C action as they try to wrap their heads around EDward Gaming's disappointing play, the dominance of SK Telecom, the turbulent offseason that awaits H2k-Gaming, and the moral victories the Bangkok Titans have to take away from an otherwise rough group stage. They then transition into Guessing the Lines for Saturday's Group D action, as they try to decipher why people would still want to gamble on LGD Gaming, whether Origen can keep up their strong performance to grab the group, what KT Rolster needs to do to ensure success within this group and beyond, and how Team SoloMid should best send off Dyrus in what is likely the last game of his career.

Cloud9 pour fuel on the flames of their Heroes of the Storm rivalry with Tempo Storm at the Heroes World Championship America Final in Las Vegas, and Rob and Andrew debate whether team drafts or in-game play determine victories. EnVyUs defeats Team SoloMid again in Counter-Strike at DreamHack: London, and Rob marvels at how every lucky break seemed to go Envy's way. Finally, the Job-like trials of ByuL continue in StarCraft as he loses the StarLeague final to herO in typically upsetting and heart-breaking fashion. Join Rob and Andrew as they savor the sweet agony of a great StarCraft player falling down against basic Protoss openings.

We kick off another episode of 9ES by talking about Jon's favorite topic. Of course I mean League of Legends, Jono and I sat down last week and watched CLG.NA get beaten by Team Solomid at MLG in Anaheim. Then we unlock the secrets of the mind. The post 9to5 Entertainment System 12: World’s Shittiest Werewolves appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

The League of Legends eSports scene is changing and the "amature pro" age is coming to an end. Team Solo Mid has geared up with a new coach who is busy nursing their jungler back to health. The pro scene is all about the roaming game so grab an assassin and start practicing because there's about to be a brand new place for our favorite sources of mid-game burst damage. We also confirm once again that LuLu is a big bag of (diverse) murder that is just so much fun to play and for the first time, we put the game to you listeners. If you had to pick a League of Legends champion for your new eSports coach, which champion would it be? Email Jeff, Dave or Christian, leave a comment on the site or check out our twitter feeds @EatGamer and @lowelodave with your comments, ideas or answers to our weekly game.