Euphoria Podcast

A heartbreaking loss for Fnatic. A bot lane to remember. A convincing victory for G2 Esports. Those were the results from the Quarterfinals and Drakos and Froskurinn are here to discuss it all. Featuring a special interview with Perkz. Find the upcoming EUphoria schedule here: https://twitter.com/LEC/status/1311319901878079488 EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Quarterfinals Review → 0:00 Intro → 0:48 Thoughts on the Quarterfinals → 2:15 LCK's performance → 2:54 Thoughts on the Worlds format → 4:41 The LCK narrative → 9:06 Does clean gameplay equal good gameplay? → 11:49 How do you determine the most optimal play? → 15:09 Learning the rules to break the rules EUphoria → 16:33 FNC vs. TES → 22:05 A bot lane to remember → 26:23 Feeling of EUphoria → 28:36 Toxicity in social media → 32:18 G2 Esports → 33:15 Deft → 35:31 Rumors surrounding MAD → 37:31 Throwback to a great quote from Mac Interview w/ Perkz → 38:24 Welcome → 38:2

Group Stage is over. We say goodbye to Rogue, while Fnatic and G2 make it out alive. Drakos and Froskurinn share their thoughts on the games so far and make their predictions for the upcoming Quarterfinals matchups. Featuring a special interview with Bwipo by Laure Valée. Find the upcoming EUphoria schedule here: https://twitter.com/LEC/status/1311319901878079488 EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Rest In Peace → 0:00 Intro → 1:19 Shoutout to NA → 3:21 TSM → 6:37 TL → 8:26 Region Tier List → 12:26 RGE → 15:04 UOL → 16:02 LGD Interview w/ Bwipo → 17:25 Welcome → 17:32 Reflection on Fnatic’s performance so far → 18:07 Fnatic’s prep for Week 2 of Groups → 18:56 Surprising performance in the Group of Death → 20:17 Impact of quarantine on Fnatic → 21:27 Bwipo’s thoughts on other top laners → 22:30 Bwipo has the biggest damage share among Fnatic players → 23:48 Does the current meta suit FNC → 26:58 Top lane meta and Bwipo’s picks

Following the conclusion of Week 1 of Groups, Drakos and Froskurinn analyse the results and refine their predictions. Featuring a special interview by Laure Valée with Jankos. Find the upcoming EUphoria schedule here: https://twitter.com/LEC/status/1311319901878079488 EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: BS or Big Brain → 0:38 Introduction of the segment → 1:15 Is 2020 the return of LCK dominance? → 3:20 What is the criteria for judging regional dominance? → 7:50 Does LPL currently have regional dominance? → 12:50 NA LUL → 13:25 Frosk’s take on NA’s performance → 15:51 TL vs. G2 thoughts Interview w/ Jankos → 24:09 Welcome → 24:19 Any words to Frosk and Drakos? → 24:57 What went wrong? → 27:21 Early game and the current jungling meta → 29:56 How open is the meta? → 31:48 How is it like to play on the stage again? → 33:35 Scrims in China → 35:54 EU’s room for improvement Interview Summary → 37:34 Thoughts Who Makes It Out → 4

EUphoria is back for Worlds! In this week's episode, Drakos and Frosk share their thoughts on Mad Lions' performance and discuss Europe's prospects in the Group Stage. Featuring a special interview by Quickshot with Mac, the Head Coach of Mad Lions. Find the upcoming EUphoria schedule here: https://twitter.com/LEC/status/1311319901878079488 EUphoria is available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening Segment → 01:12 Play-Ins Overview → 01:31 The Good → 04:39 The Bad → 07:26 Thoughts on Mad Lions → 13:39 The Good → 14:26 Why LPL Teams Are So Volatile → 17:12 The Value of Stage Experience Quickshot Interviews Mac → 20:45 Welcome → 21:06 How is the team dealing with the defeat? → 22:20 How would you address the public sentiment? → 24:15 The pressure of Worlds and quarantine? → 27:43 What is your reflection of the year? → 29:42 How proud are you of the team? → 31:10 How do you feel about the success of Mad Lions? → 34:47 Expectations for G2, FNC

Following a defeat to FNC for the first time in years, G2’s Perkz joins Drakos and Froskurinn on the last episode of the season to offer his thoughts on the match, and how G2 is preparing for the Semifinals and Finals this weekend. Keep on the lookout for updates for future EUphoria Episodes on the @LEC twitter account. Enjoy the finals, and we’ll see you soon! Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening Segment → 1:13 S04 vs. MAD → 4:28 RGE vs. MAD → 8:36 MAD in Worlds Play-In → 11:50 Quarantine → 12:23 FNC vs. G2 Interview w/ Perkz → 17:14 Welcome Perkz! → 18:09 What happened against FNC? → 26:20 Team atmosphere after the series → 31:00 Thoughts on the current bot lane meta → 35:42 Do you miss mid lane? → 38:47 RGE vs. G2 → 45:29 Level of LEC this year → 48:46 Impact of COVID-19 Ending Segment → 51:56 Summary → 56:27 Predictions Bonus Segment → 01:05:07 Chill Corner

Caedrel is back, and joins us to talk about the differences between Carry and Tank Jungling, as well as Early Game vs. Farming Jungling, as it applies to the teams entering Week 2 of Playoffs. Plus, EnderPogchamp: Ender fills in for Drakos on this week’s show! Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening Segment → 0:00 Intro → 1:10 FNC vs. RGE → 2:37 S04 vs. SK → 5:02 What makes S04 so good? Interview w/ Caedrel → 9:09 Welcome → 10:32 Carry Jungle vs. Tank Jungle → 18:04 Early Game Jungle vs. Farming Jungle → 23:47 Is playing for early game risky? → 26:13 Rogue → 28:14 Rogue’s draft and execution → 39:33 Predictions → 40:50 How far can S04 go? → 41:21 Stage vs. Home Final Segment → 43:36 Summary → 44:01 MAD vs. S04 → 50:14 FNC vs. G2

SK, S04, FNC, G2, MAD, and RGE start their climb towards the LEC Summer 2020 this week, and G2’s Jankos joins the podcast to talk through how G2 is prepping for the games and offer his thoughts on the other teams he will be facing. You can find Drakos’ and Frosk’s Playoff Predictions on twitter, here: https://twitter.com/LEC/status/1296387581505142784 Producer’s Note: Looks like we were so excited to be back, that we misnumbered this as Episode 9 instead of Episode 8 during recording. Don’t worry, you haven’t missed anything! EUphoria releases on Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Show Open → 00:00 - Introduction → 00:45 - We released a rap battle! → 03:09 - The S04 Miracle Run → 06:38 - Eulogies for the Lost Teams → 07:13 - Non-scripted That’s F*****g Dumb, Producer Panics → 07:37 - That’s ASMR Dumb, ft. Froskurinn → 08:57 - The Eulogies Continue → 14:29 - Love for Caedrel and LEC’s Writer, Even Jankos In

Heading into the last week of the regular season, Finn joins the show to discuss Rogue’s playstyle, and give his predictions on who will be making playoffs. Last week, we did not release our recorded episode of EUphoria. You can find the interviews we recorded with Amazing and Crownshot released now on Youtube, and wherever you listen to the EUphoria Podcast. EUphoria moves to a new time in Season 5. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening Segment → 0:00 Intro → 0:51 State of the League → 2:28 Are OG and FNC dying? → 3:02 FNC and G2 → 6:58 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Interview w/ Finn → 7:31 Welcome → 8:17 Trash talking → 8:51 Is Rogue a forgotten team? → 10:13 Rogue’s style in comparison to G2 and MAD → 11:28 Experimenting different picks → 14:28 Finn’s Illaoi → 17:11 Rogue’s drafting techniques → 19:05 Why Rogue has struggled against G2 and MAD → 23:13 Rogue in a

Amazing joined us before Week 7 to give us insights on MSF behind-the-scenes, in our unreleased episode. EUphoria moves to a new time in Season 5. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: → 0:00 Welcome → 0:38 Behind the scenes at MSF → 3:12 Solving clash of playstyles? → 5:02 Ambitions and expectations for MSF → 6:00 Goals for the roster → 9:30 Doss vs. Denyk situation → 13:39 SK vs. MSF

Prior to Week 7, Crownshot joined us to provide his insights on SK’s run towards playoffs and his long term goals, in our unreleased episode. EUphoria moves to a new time in Season 5. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: → 0:00 Welcome →1:09 SK’s thoughts for Playoffs →2:17 Long term goals for Crownshot →3:25 Who does SK have to beat? →5:52 Personal philosophies of Crownshot →11:00 SK vs. RGE

Bwipo joins the EUphoria Podcast to discuss the recent performance of FNC in the LEC, and how the team can move forward in the last seven games of the regular season. Plus: Frequent guest appearances from his cats, Cheeto and Nacho! (Spoiler alert, they’re super cute.) Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip straight to the cat content (or your other favourite parts): Opening Segment → 0:00 Introduction → 1:21 Bad week for the LEC → 3:20 Thoughts on G2 Esports → 5:38 Are FNC, G2 and OG still safe for Playoffs? → 7:02 Shadow’s Lee Sin Interview w/ Bwipo → 11:24 Welcome, Bwipo! → 13:52 Good players but not a good team? → 17:38 What has changed from Spring Split? → 23:17 Cats! → 26:05 Drafting philosophy of Fnatic → 29:54 Fnatic’s draft against Misfits → 33:33 Cats!! → 34:28 Testing limits → 36:42 Scrims vs. Stage → 40:57 Impact of losing Caps → 44:22 Is Bwipo’s role in FNC clear? → 46:28 Burden of being a F

LS joins the EUphoria Podcast from Korea this week to discuss what makes a perfect draft in the LEC, and the issues that teams run into with their drafts throughout the first Round Robin. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: 0:00 Opening → 0:59 Current standings 2:17 Optimistic, Pessimistic or Ehhhh... → 2:33 MAD & RGE → 3:52 XL, VIT & SK → 4:10 S04 → 5:10 FNC & G2 → 7:21 OG & MSF → 10:15 Thoughts on Azir Interview w/ LS → 12:59 Welcome → 15:43 Who is LS? → 17:23 What makes a perfect draft? → 22:44 OG vs. G2 & FNC → 27:47 “Variance” in League of Legends → 33:07 Why can’t some teams recognise the issue? → 37:52 How would LS solve this problem? → 40:40 Things to consider for a good draft → 50:13 Thoughts on first picking Aphelios on blue side → 53:41 LS & FNC 58:01 Closing Thoughts

What does it take to develop a roster into a talented and cohesive team? Following MAD Lion’s incredible runs in the LEC, their coach, Mac, joins the show to discuss. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more.

Do you draft for comfort picks, or do you force a draft for the meta? Drakos and Froskurinn discuss drafting in the LEC, and are joined by Deficio to talk about his experiences at Origen and answer your questions from Twitter. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening Segment

Wait, what happened there?! The first Superweek of the Summer is now behind us. Cabochard and Mikyx join Drakos and Frosk to break down all of the upsets we’ve seen that week, including Innaxe’s Aphelios play. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: Opening Discussion

Frosk’s back! Kobbe’s back! We’re back! You’re back! Season Six of the EUphoria Podcast kicks off in our brand new studio, to go over our expectations for the Summer Split and our current favourites for Worlds. Kobbe and Carzzy call into the show to give their thoughts on the start of the season. EDITOR’S NOTE: Unfortunately, the full-screen recording of our guests this week was not able to be recovered for editing. We cut into the television showing our guests so you can see them better while they talk, and for future weeks this will be resolved. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CEST; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: League News → 0:00 Intro → 4:23 G2 Lane Swaps → 7:26 Perkz vs. Faker Interview With Kobbe → 9:06 Welcome → 10:18 Thoughts on his time in NA → 16:17 Kobbe’s impact on Misfits → 19:11 Ambitions for this split Thoughts From Drakos & Frosk → 20:44 That’s business? → 24:00 Advice to new player

The #LEC Spring Split has come to a close, and with it, Season 5 of the EUphoria Podcast. Froskurinn joins Drakos and Yamato to review the split as a whole, and things get a bit spicy as recording goes on. Thanks for watching this season of the show. We’ll be taking a break for a few weeks until the start of the Summer Split. See you then! Here were the tierlists we had coming into the split: Team Tierlist D-Tier: SK C-Tier: VIT, XL, MAD, MSF B-Tier: FNC A-Tier: RGE, OG, S04 S-Tier: G2 Top 20 Players: https://twitter.com/LEC/status/1219961178182561792 Skip around to your favorite parts: 0:00 Intro 0:59 FNC vs. G2 Review → 1:32 Frosk’s thoughts → 2:49 Yamato’s thoughts → 7:06 Hylissang on Braum and Tahm Kench → 8:51 Teamfigting → 10:01 Draft issues → 13:28 Draft in Game 2 → 19:07 Result-based analysis → 19:56 Message to Fnatic fans → 20:53 Mithy’s first final as a coach 23:37 Bonus: Yamato’s cats 25:23 Opinion on G2 bot lane → 26:35 Yamato’s thoughts on G2 → 28:51 Reddit bias → 30:15 Skepticism towards Ca

Guilhoto and Ender rejoin the podcast to talk LEC Playoffs, Origen, VALORANT, and… flame. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: 0:00 Intro 1:46 Quick banter 2:48 G2 vs. MAD review ⟶ 3:13 Guilhoto’s thoughts ⟶ 4:14 Yamato’s thoughts ⟶ 7:07 Teams that beat G2 in Bo5 ⟶ 7:39 Caps as ADC ⟶ 11:38 Impact of this loss for G2 16:09 MAD vs. FNC review ⟶ 19:24 Guilhoto’s thoughts ⟶ 21:38 Yamato’s thoughts 24:31 OG vs. FNC ⟶ 24:53 Ender’s thoughts ⟶ 25:45 Guilhoto’s thoughts ⟶ 27:56 Upset’s performance ⟶ 31:21 Yamato’s thoughts ⟶ 33:57 How is the team’s morale ⟶ 36:27 Goals of OG 37:55 Comparing OG to G2 and FNC ⟶ 38:59 Yamato’s thoughts ⟶ 41:15 Ender’s thoughts ⟶ 45:48 Guilhoto’s thoughts ⟶ 50:40 Ability to make trap plays ⟶ 54:05 Is OG good enough for Worlds 55:14 RGE vs. OG prediction ⟶ 59:47 What champion should Nukeduck pick? ⟶ 1:01:43 Will it be a slow game? 1:05:30 MAD vs. FNC pre

With Round One of Playoffs around the corner, Perkz joins the EUphoria podcast to talk about his favourite picks for the MVP and how he’s staying fresh for the upcoming playoffs run. Look out for us on your lunch break, Thursdays at 12pm CET; we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube, and more. Skip around to your favorite parts: 0:00 - Introduction 2:42 - MVP ⟶ 3:04 - What do you consider when voting for the MVP? ⟶ 3:26 - Perkz’s thoughts ⟶ 5:06 - Yamato’s thoughts ⟶ 6:22 - Multiple MVP candidates from 1 team? ⟶ 10:17 - Bwipo ⟶ 12:40 - Can MVP be anyone outside of G2 and FNC? ⟶ 13:22 - Febiven ⟶ 17:06 - Yamato’s choice ⟶ 18:39 - Who do you think will be MVP? ⟶ 21:25 - Jankos vs. Perkz 33:46 - Playoffs ⟶ 39:13 - Not playing on stage ⟶ 42:19 - Managing burnout ⟶ 44:09 - How Perkz manages performance ⟶ 47:32 - Perkz: 2016 vs. now ⟶ 52:00 - Secret to success in esports? ⟶ 58:11 - Playoffs predictions

Misfit’s Strategic Coach, Amazing, stops by on the podcast to discuss the LEC’s Bottom 4 and Top 6; respond to Yamato’s thoughts on MSF’s performance; and answer some questions from the audience along the way. This week's EUphoria Podcast was heavily impacted by degraded internet performance in Berlin. Unfortunately we had to cancel our originally planned webcam video coverage for today's episode as a result. As we continue to work on our tech behind the scenes, we appreciate your patience! Our goal is to provide coverage on the LEC as well as we can, given the circumstances. Skip around to your favorite parts: 00:00 - Check-in: How are we doing? 02:10 - A farewell to the bottom four. → 3:15 - S04, Amazing has hope! → 4:14 - XL, has the same issues. → 8:45 - SK and VIT: What do you do as a coach? → 11:59 - VIT: Do you wait for teams to “click?” → 14:29 - SK: Where do they go from here? → 16:40 - Taking risks, and “seeing the light.” → 19:28 - S04: The Best of the Bottom? → 21:11 - On “Scrim God S04” → 22: