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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to first touch. It's
Dazarin and Rollediz. No bass today, but listen, we got a party that's going to happen today
for sure. But to start us off, we got NRG in the building, Beast Mode and Satu with
us, gentlemen. Welcome to the show. Thank you for being on.
Of course. Thank you for having me.
It is. Listen, how are we feeling today, man? How are you doing?
Doing good man. We got we got the Kings of North America
They back on top and now they over here our first touch to give us a inside scoop on
Hopefully it's not another one of these can't really tell you what what what what we have going on behind the scenes
You know Matthew you better tell us something man. I didn't hear something
It's on us it's on us
Listen start by running us through this
Paris open the split, so to speak, right? Of course, it's been, it hasn't been the
cleanest year for you guys, but I mean, that's because you guys have made it so hard to have
it be a clean year because you guys keep winning. That being said, you know, you, you miss
out on a couple of finals, couple of regionals. What, what are the conversations like for
you to kind of get ready for this event?
Yeah, so, I mean, honestly, like you said, we saw her off pretty slow. I think definitely some motivational issues. Definitely some.
Actual like strategic issues, just execution and practice issues, but.
Realistically, too, the region did get better. I think the region consolidated. Well, I think we got some good players playing with each other that we didn't necessarily have in the 1st split. We didn't have the absolute best consolidation that we needed.
So, you know, the level raised a bit. So, yeah, we kind of had to have a little bit of a lock in. We had to talk about kind of what we're doing quite a bit.
We had some very key strategic changes, even on that, that like Thursday night before going into Friday.
And yeah, we, I don't know, we just kind of, we put it together and kind of remembered a bit who we are and kind of brought back some.
some things that made NRG NRG. So yeah.
Okay. Okay. Uh, I mean, when you guys obviously go through, uh,
you're preparing for, you know, the Paris major and the world championships.
I mean, B-Smo for you, like, what is it like being in, you know,
you're in a position where you're normally having these things kind of
qualified very early,
but having to go out and kind of like work for it again. I mean,
what's your mindset when you get into that situation?
Um, yeah, I mean, definitely, like, yeah, we're definitely used to obviously quantify
for early after the, you know, second reason for sure, you know, going to third reason obviously
adds a lot of pressure, but it also like, you know, keeps us motivated for sure.
Um, definitely, you know, keeps that, um, yeah, just keeps that motivation and just,
you know, it's obviously it's another challenge to go through with a team and,
you know, obviously to prove everyone wrong and, um, them and that's, that's, uh,
it's about it for that.
That is about it for now.
OK, so in terms of competition in the region right now,
what do you think your toughest competition is coming from?
Obviously, you know, Space Station gaming's been on the rise.
Rebellion's changed up their style a bit.
They look pretty good.
Who's who's the toughest challenge for you?
Yeah. Oh, sorry.
You want to go?
Yeah, sure. I mean, yeah, I'll go then you go.
But no, I mean, I think shop, like you said,
does has really stepped it up since first split.
like they stylistically look completely different, which I'm like happy to see.
I think internationally that'll work a lot better.
But SSG kind of looked like they're old sales from last year, which is like a good thing for them,
I think. I think they look comfortable with Scribbles. Foot obviously gave us some trouble
throughout the split. I think we kind of have come around in knowing how to approach them,
but we had a lot of respect for them coming into the split. So that's what I'm saying,
they're all good. I think shop is still who I'm looking at as like the clear,
I guess I'll say two, even though SSG had points on them, but that's kind of where I'm at.
Yeah, I mean, I completely agree. I think, yeah, shop is definitely the clear second, but I mean,
I think foot is definitely, I'm interested to see how they do on land, but I think they're a
team that has their number definitely with their play style. I wouldn't say like,
we're afraid or anything like that. I just think the way they play with,
You know, I think they're very like defensive encounter attack heavy team.
So like, um, they're really, they're, they're the team that, you know,
the force, the most mistakes out of us, just the way they play and they're probably
the most annoying to play out of everybody.
But yeah, it's just, I'm excited to see this major with, with, especially
with all the regionals, the regionals, the regions, uh, with how everybody
look, it's just all over the place.
And like, you know, and he's going to do, uh, I don't know, it's
going to be, it's going to be interesting to see how I do it.
The, the land for sure.
You guys, we're sending our best for.
Yeah, I think so.
I think you can kind of make an argument for bird as I think we're sending the best for.
Yeah, good.
No, I was gonna say, I feel like that's like a lot of question because it's like, you, I feel like the answer is yes, role, but I feel like, but like, but people be lying that we, we
And then our fourth place team goes out like.
But that's what I'm saying.
You can sit in the best four, but that's
going to be the best four are going to do the, you know what
I mean?
No, but sometimes people would be like, yeah,
we're sitting in our best four.
They're just trying to be nice.
And then the fourth place team just gets washed at the land
and we're like, oh, was it really our best fourth?
Or our fourth best?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Like that one season, that first Boston,
like did we truly send our best five then?
No, that was definitely a case where we didn't.
So it happens.
But I think this time we did.
I do think we did.
I do respect Veritas,
but I think Floyd showed really good things this split.
Yeah, I agree.
What's been the, I'll start with Matt,
but I want both of your takes on this.
What's been the hardest challenge
for you guys this season?
I think just keeping that drive up, honestly.
I think it takes a lot.
I mean, most teams, you know,
blow it up after a year, honestly.
Two years, it's guaranteed.
three years that's like uncharted waters at this point.
So it's kind of navigating kind of the issues
that come along with the third year team.
So motivations of thing, obviously,
just the more you're with each other,
like players and coach, it's like the more little things
will pop up and just navigating all those,
like those tiny, tiny little things,
whether it's like, I don't like how you made this player.
I don't like how you said that,
like that stuff that doesn't necessarily exist,
You know, when you're kind of in that honeymoon phase and early within a team, but so just kind of establishing, like, honestly, just very healthy culture and stuff has been the biggest thing.
So, yeah, yeah, I mean, I can, I completely agree with that. I mean, uh, yeah, like, especially as all teams are getting better, uh, or that honeymoon phase, I would say it's much harder to have.
You know, that drive and all these teams are, you know, are, you know, different. Like I said, have that honeymoon. So it's going to be harder for us. But.
I think, yeah, just having that drive and just willing to work with each other and just
realizing that we are still, I mean, I believe that we're still all three of the best in
A, so we've got to prove it and just keep working together.
And I think that's something that we obviously, especially after one of the worlds I've struggled
with a bit, but just keep working on it and keep pushing with each other is what
I would say.
Yeah, that's right.
Yeah.
I'll go ahead.
Yeah.
And just like keeping that like humble like mentality as well, it's hard to, especially,
you know, any teams don't win too much in like just historically, so to like come back
to the region and keep our heads and be like, look, these guys are all still worth our respect.
And we got to, you know, if we don't keep that mentality up, we're going to be in a
lot of trouble.
And you saw sports of that throughout the split.
So yeah.
That's fair.
That's fair.
That's fair. That's fair. I wanted to kind of go back to international here for a second. So
like we said, we answered the question if you're sitting the best for, but
where how do you feel about the strength of them in the international stage? It's going to be,
you know, some new faces, R8 is going to be there. I want to get your thoughts on them a
little later. And then, you know, you're still getting like, well, we'll see how the rest of
Europe kind of qualifies throughout the weekend, but you're expecting, you know, hopefully the
five best coming out of Europe. Uh, how do you feel like I like, I like that. You mentioned RA. I
like that. I like that. I'm sure you do. I'm sure you do. But like, how do you feel about like, uh,
the region stance in any international competition? There's so much to play for
for every region. So I feel like it is going to be kind of a battle there in Paris.
Yeah, I mean falcons not being there though is like kind of that that's a big
Like almost nastric on the on the major because despite obviously r8 deserve their their place over them
It's still falcons. It's still the twins. It's still drawly like it's gonna be weird to be at a major without them and like the modern like
Rock of the Gara so
I'm expecting
Still like a very very high-level major, but it is gonna be weird without Falcons there honestly. Yeah
So you think it's gonna be a little a little dip?
I think
He's he's he's disgusting that that whole roster guys. He's great. You know
Yeah, they're they're a great roster
It's just weird to not have Falcons on land like they show up at land consistently
So that that's that's what I'm really trying to say. It's not that they deserve to be
But yeah, I got you. I got you. Yeah
I don't know. I don't know where we're gonna say like and he's gonna stand on a sleeve there
I don't know. Is there a specific like team or a
a matchup that you guys are like anticipating going into that major that you're like heavily set on
preparing for it. I'd like you to guess which one would be for us. What matchup that would be?
Vitality. Yeah. It's always got to be. Yeah. You guys always play that.
And we don't have the greatest record against that core. So yeah, that's always going to be the
the one for us, I think.
OK, that's fair.
You guys keep eyes on things around the world outside of like
well, I guess it's like outside of North America.
I know we talk about Mina, but, you know, you're a
you have like a idea of what's going on over there.
Yeah, we watch European replays together like as a team
from time to time.
We'll go over and see what kind of they're doing.
Oh, see, after that, I feel like the rest of the team.
I don't know, Mo, do you, do you really watch Sam or OCE or APEC at all?
Not really.
I mean, we watched a little bit of oceanic or ocean together.
What does it look with the, with their matches, but yeah,
we really don't keep up with anybody outside of like EU personally.
So I'm a hunter fan at OCE.
That's, that's, that's what I was a Bulldogs fan.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I was sad.
They were close.
They were close.
I was rooting for them.
Yeah.
Okay, any
Any early obviously we have a you open six happening this weekend any early predictions or who you think's gonna win?
Think it's mates down top. Yeah. Yeah, I think may say I'm taught to use like I
Don't know. They're all over the place as well. So like I don't I don't I don't see like the same what when I'm watching
I don't see like the same
Like instincts instincts that they're playing with I think they're all like they'd like like especially like karma
I think they're playing a little different right now than what they're used to.
Yeah, I agree.
I mean, I don't even think general mates are playing that crazy.
I just think they're the best team in the year right now.
But I just think all reasons they're all over the place.
So but yeah, I think general mates are probably just going to stay on top.
OK, mates on top.
I mean, did you get any more questions for him?
I mean, just lastly, like where if you could rank the regions top to bottom,
how would you rank them?
like all. So just like their average strength or like peak strength or what do we think?
Yeah, like like this average overall. So probably probably you won. Yeah.
You think so? What? What do you think? I'm not thinking it and they want to right now. Yeah,
I'm not going to lie to you. I just I every time we say that we're
every time after placement is going to be like last year. We're body that lead so but
I don't I don't hate that show. It's just I I mean, maybe I see it. Yeah, I kind of want to say we're actually the worst region
So maybe that'll you know, gas it
We need to get something going but I would play you one I understand that
Yeah, I don't like it and then what I guess so after because then I'd be like Mina
After like you and I and then Sam maybe
Yeah, probably Sam although they look all right too. How does it? Yeah, you guys know I am my BR looks having
I haven't watched my Sam. I don't know. I mean they won one of the regionals. Yeah, they did
Yeah, they're pretty close to like struffle furia. Yeah, it's pretty even over there. So yeah, I'd probably say Sam
Yeah, and then
Oce because I think wild card definitely are a good representative to send. I think it's a better representative than power to send and then
Probably a pack and then SSA. I think I agree. Yeah
Yeah, that's not bad. Yes. Um, that's how you, uh, I'll just scrolling through my IG
and I saw you commenting on one of Ray's bulls a little more time.
It's the algorithms weird. Sometimes I just find they get a race bull like real for
like, listen, he's looking clean. He's looking clean. It might be hard to look clean.
So yeah, we respect them. We respect them. Yeah. Yeah. They have their final open
same as their final in season open this weekend. And, um, that, well, we'll see how they do.
Maybe in my BR, take the win, take the onesie for Sam going into it, shake up things, but
right now fears looked really solid as well. So it'll definitely be very interesting to see
how things go. But, um, before I let you go, what I do something that we don't normally do,
beast mode, I've got a play from the last open in the grand finals where you guys play
Letting a space station gaming. It was game five SSG had a good lead on you guys.
But you guys had a great playoff.
The kickoff on it went up. I think four three to tie it back up.
Do you mind walking us through that play with a little tell us for your segment?
No, no, let's get into it. All right, let's go whenever you're ready.
All right. So yeah, I think to start off this, this, you know,
this game, it wasn't obviously going well.
We were down three one and then they, we scored one and then they scored another.
So yeah, down 4-2 basically, but a nice little comeback.
But I will say, I don't think people
realize how important the kickoff is.
I was saying this play.
I think Sathie's the one who used to cover kickoff.
So we actually went for basically lose the ball
onto our side, and the cheater kind of cheats
and gambles where the ball is.
So I'll play it for just a second.
So ball is it right there?
Oh, let me restart that.
Sorry.
How you going?
So like right there, you see that Tomo's car is point like that way
so I can lose it and then I'm treated hard.
So just be ready for the play in general.
Just be ready for what's to come.
And so basically, I just go for the ball.
I get a nice little demo, which clears up the space.
Dan gets a nice little hit to the wall, which obviously,
since that kickoff happened, we have a lot of pressure
and a lot of, you know, a lot of momentum.
Nice little pass here from Dan on the wall.
Actually, I will pause that right there.
Actually, can I go back at all?
Do I have to restart it to go back?
There we go, there we go, right there, perfect.
Thank you, thank you.
So yeah, Tom did pre-jump it,
but he obviously did go a little bit too forward.
So he kind of improvised here.
He like, he turned his car back.
And honestly, like it was,
I'll play it for just a second and pause it.
Like he, like he honestly passed it, not right, right in the middle.
Like I think it's always like his passes and his playmaking is insane.
Like if not the best in the world.
So like this was a crazy pass because he did like, if he hits it right here to
the middle, you'll see that reveal is going here into them, like into the,
uh, into the ball, but he can't reach it.
So because of the way the timeline passes and then, um, like that reveal
went through the, went for the ball, but he can't reach it.
Yeah.
Yeah, and so since obviously atomic passes this way
I had to like shoot it weird and then I should I like I'd you know hit with my the back of my card and it's perfect
Speed for
Diaz not to get it. So yeah, it was a very unique and obviously orthodox like play is it's not like I
Would definitely say like the way the play went is not like the normal play were used to so it was definitely weird and
Yeah, really really good play overall to kind of you know, keep the momentum pushing and and yeah tie the game up
the adjustment. Atomic Maid was insane, but like how quick was the calm for him to go from
like maybe you anticipating him taking a shot to him saying I'm passing? Like how quick
was it communicated? It was like it was super quick to be honest. Like, I mean, basically
as soon as Dan hit the ball, like right there, like soon as Dan hit the ball, like
he was ready for it. And Tom is like so good about that too. Like at Worlds, I
remember like, like he called like he called passing players like I literally like
five to like seven seconds really happened like he's just very good at
seeing the play so yeah yeah but he called it as soon as like a day hit the
ball which is honestly pretty that's insane pretty insane yeah so yeah very
smart man and then you're like listening to the comms as obviously
things go on you call the play are you kind of like expecting what you end up
like seeing on the screen as you're like listening through like is that you
know that I'm not gonna say that how you draw it up but it's like when
these plays happen like how like what is it like just like watching it in real
time? I mean majority of the game yes it's like that's how like our general
play looks is like what I'm expecting now sometimes you know when when things get
desperate and we kind of need some magic like no I'm never gonna say I drew
up what just what we just like that's crazy that's that's individual
brilliance and that's just something that is a result I think of us you
you know, playing the way we are through a majority of the game and maybe the confidence
we build through playing that way, but no, specifically with that, I mean, that's just
that's that's the flair that, you know, the players are allowed in our system from time
to time. So, um, yeah, they showed up and did their thing and then for me, uh, you
guys pull off plays like this time and time again. It's not the first time you've
done it. And then there's been more times where it's been in the clutch moments
where you need to score, you know, like zero seconds or final few seconds.
When you when you guys get a goal like that,
is the energy like a big, huge momentum boost?
Or do you try to like keep everybody like locked in in the moment?
Now, like the emotions get too high.
Like what's the vibe here?
I'm definitely screaming with them when it goes in.
But then after that, you know, it's it's it's very much calm down.
Let's think about this kickoff.
Let's if there's anything we need to say real quick, let's say it.
But we try to keep our heads, yeah, it's like, um, is that the message between both?
Like, you're like, if you watch our concert, is that all you can hear?
Scream is like, like, yeah, let's go.
And then like, like, we make this joke.
Sometimes it's happy where he's like, where he's like, lock in, lock in.
That's what he does.
Yeah.
He says lock in and keeps like, yeah, he keeps us in check.
But it's a message both for sure.
Okay.
I like it.
I like it.
Listen, guys, thank you so much for taking the time to, you know,
come on first touch, give us a little insight into what you guys are doing.
And then, of course, if we don't talk to you before Paris, you know,
we want to wish you the best of luck. So thank you guys. Good luck.
Of course. Thank you.
Appreciate it.
Ladies and gentlemen, that was NRG
Beastmelt and Sathu coming on the show to again, give us a little bit
of insight, what is I mean?
Things are going to be hard, man.
Great guys.
They look well prepared.
And I mean, even looking at that last play,
just to hear a little bit of the insight of what goes behind,
like how quick these pro players just react to the moment.
Because anybody else in that moment,
you expect them to take a shot.
Just to know that Atomic was three steps ahead
and telling his teammates that I'm passing this ball
so Beastmo could be ready for the shot, that's insane,
man.
Not a lot of people are doing that.
That's what makes NRG the best.
That's what makes NRNG the best, so again, we thank them and wish them good luck, but it's time
to bring in the rest of the panel. Listen, we've got some quality guests with us here today. We've
got Achieves, Shogun, and Wavy here to join us. Gentlemen, this is quite the cast. Welcome on the
show. Bro, say five to seven seconds ahead. What? Yeah, no, that's what I'm saying. I can't lie.
I wish. Oh my gosh. It was crazy. It was crazy. Let's get it. Let's talk about it. NRG back
on top. They take open six as we go through and look at the NRG versus SSG highlights.
Shogan, listen, you do watch parties and you watch everything. I've been, I've been
in them. I've seen them. What, what, what is it like?
Which we are working off the time, which is very way to see.
Yeah. That is, that is true. I'll definitely be in your chat watching, but I'm not on
Well, yeah, all the time. But like, when you, when you see like, uh, you cover, of course
Europe mostly, but when you take the time to watch like North America, Rockley, what
comes to mind is we take a look at these highlights.
Long OTs, a lot of long OTs. One team. Yeah. It's just always, how long of OTs did these
guys play throughout the weekend? It was like, we're going to hit them with a nine
minute and then all know we're going to hit them. The Razzle Dazzle, a 12 minute
OT, but energy. I mean, they are so good at maintaining momentum. They don't let it sort
of rattle them. You get so many teams as well. Achieves that they play those games and then
they just look so flat the next series up and I just, yep, fine. Yeah, we did that.
And then we're going to go again and grind you down, man. It's a brutal thing. And
that's exactly what happened in space station. You know, they came in with all that momentum
after beating foot into the dirt. And then they just ran straight into the brick
wall of energy. They just didn't let them get anything done. And it was gotta had
to have been a really demoralizing series for SSG to feel like, ah, we found the answer.
We'll go into Paris looking great. And then you just can't absolutely stomped out stuff.
I mean, go back to the grand finals, wavy. Of course, you on Virtus pro got a chance to
play both of these teams. Virtus, you played SSG on Saturday, you play NRG on Sunday.
What are these teams kind of bringing to the table that makes it kind of difficult
for the play against?
I'd say SSG, the way their playstyle works is like if you're not feeling it individually,
they will just dominate you so incredibly bad. That's probably because of how like aggressive
they play. They always have like one guy chasing a demo. So if you're not, if the guy on the
ball, your first man isn't getting good challenges and like beating their player on the ball,
it becomes immediately impossible for like the rest of your team to play the game
because the people behind that challenge are kind of getting chased around. So even
even if you dodge the demo, you're out of position,
can't make a good play on the ball.
So ultimately, they're just a super mechanical
individual like powerhouse team.
And I think that's also why NRG can match them well
because it like realistically just three of the,
probably three of the four,
maybe three of the three best players
in the region individually.
So they can actually match the pace
that SG try to play at.
And with their like chem, their abilities,
I think that's ultimately why they can end up
winning the regionals,
even when SG is playing good ball.
I like that.
Do you think it comes from them just being together so long?
Yeah, part of it definitely is like,
you're kind of on another level with like,
figuring out what each other does.
Like, realistically, that team has too much experience
together, they probably don't need to come
to like, know what's gonna happen.
But I also think it's up to how good they are
individually.
Like I said about how SG plays,
you really need to be playing well individually
or at least have a base skill level
if you want to have a chance at beating them.
And that is fair.
That is fair.
It is.
I mean, what are you thinking, man?
I'm not going to let you be silent over here.
Well, what is there to say that these men haven't said
already, like the energy did look like they.
It doesn't even, it looks like an outclass,
but not like to a supreme level.
Like it looks like SSG can still compete at the top.
These other teams are still competing against NRG,
And it's hard for NRG to stomp them out.
The OTs say it themselves.
It's hard for NRG to just stomp these teams out,
which is something that I'm kind of getting annoyed by.
I'm like, well, when are you going to win by like five?
When are you going to just start dominating North America?
Because you are the best, like Wally said, three of the four
or three of the three best players in the region.
And you've been playing together for so long.
But I mean, it's a testament to these other teams
that are practicing just as hard as NRG
and are improving at a fantastic rate.
So.
Yeah, I think NRG statistically,
fourth in goals to with two goals per game, 2.9 or 2.09.
One is shots with 11.51.
What's their goals against?
Their second end goals against were 1.57 and then one in shots against with 7.57 and then
number four in demos with 5.51.
So I'm getting these from Direc by the way.
Direc said something that's interesting to him is despite NRG's massive amount of
OTs, they were somehow seventh in score per game as a team.
Also despite the 44 minutes of OTs, they led the event in shots against.
They had really strong offensive in midfield.
If just about every other team had spent that much time in OT,
they would have had far more shots against as well as a much higher
score per game. And that was because they played for years.
Oh, boy, here in play, but the foot just sits in the net, bro.
Kumbaya, that's what happened.
There it is. There it is.
I mean, OK, well, let's kind of talk about the rest of the teams.
Jesse, can you give me the open six bracket?
And then we can talk about the pairs points right after just kind of diving in.
This was the open six bracket.
If you ended up missing it, of course, you there was that big race between foot
inverters, wavy.
I apologize.
This is my first segment is going to be a little painful, but of course,
you had to race there foot ended up making it to the top four.
They lost out to SSG, wavy.
I mean, can you give me a little bit of insight on your mindset going
into this weekend?
I mean, realistically, for us to make Paris,
we needed to win the regional.
And then after that, probably a tiebreaker.
So we're kind of just going, there's
ground to gameplay the best we can individually.
Our mindset was more on worlds going into this last regional.
I guess my point is we can make it as hard as possible
for Futter to reach us.
And then if we end up going all the way
winning the regional or getting into the Grands,
that's when we can start thinking about Paris.
If you start thinking about having to win the regional that would put a lot of pressure on the team and I think not having that pressure would allow the team to perform play better and especially when it's like.
You can't always you can't just say like, yo, it's where is it like it's not easy.
Every region expecting.
like, expecting, we always have the confidence that we can do it.
But if you really like, if you set that as an expectation, you're going to
struggle a lot more than you think you would.
Because realistically, all of at age, I'd say like top six to like top eight
teams are all like insane and probably capable of beating almost anybody else
in the region.
That's fair.
That is fair.
Okay.
Now, now that we have our top four, I want us to rank our top four.
We have rebellion seed as third in a for Paris major, but of course, uh, SSG is second seed.
So, do you feel that way? Or do you think that that order should be kind of changed a little bit?
Um, I would put Shopify, uh, second at the moment. It's, they're just looking too good
when they're actually on. I think they're only getting losses to the teams, uh, at the moment.
So, yeah, yeah, energy, first, Shopify, second, SG, third, and then foot, fourth. I think
that's a pretty easy look in.
This is reasonable.
What? Any objections?
It's unreasonable.
Yeah. Go on. Reject the chiefs and tell you there's nothing unreasonable.
It's it's a yes.
That's pretty much exactly how I thought about it, too.
It's like Shopify's challenged the best team in our G most consistently.
So they get two, I think by default.
And you know, SSG get three by nature of beating foot.
It's like, I mean, SSG got bounced out in the last major in the group stage when they
had chronic.
So, you know, you make a big swap, you have a pretty good split.
But right before the major, you run into the major team in North America and you can't make
anything happen.
So how much can you really expect out of SSG of this major?
Not too sure.
I guess they have some time.
Foot I think feels far more ready because there's, you know, veteran presence, you
know, cheese has yet to make a top eight in a live event, but at the same time, I mean,
he has a world champion and a major champion on his team now. So what's the, the, I think
the major team, but since they lost the SSG, you can't put them above them. So I guess they
get the number one team in the region. Yeah. Fourth. I, it's, this is, uh, wait, I don't
know how you feel about it. This just been the most difficult season we've ever
had to rate these teams.
I go, you mean, I think this is probably the first season when North America seen more depth than like a couple of good teams
I do agree with your ranking. I think energy is I think energy one shop to sg3 and foot four
I think I think probably everybody has it that way, but like I said like a little bit ago
I think
Realistically so many tears North American can beat each other that we'll see matches where like foot sweeps energy
But then we still have them at fourth because more consistently that won't happen
But it can happen because I think every team has gone through at least like a very high base skill level to where they can beat anybody else on really any given day.
Interesting. Interesting. I want to I want to go more in depth with rebellion and then we'll talk about foot.
You how do we feel obviously rebellions big kind of surging.
They've been playing a lot closer to energy. But I do think rebellion never beat energy this season. Right.
Let's let's check. Yeah, I think I'm really wrong with that.
First of all, he check fires, right?
First of all, normally can get away on an RG in a season,
but I don't think he was able to do so this time around.
Can we load up the energy rebellion highlights
while we get this one going?
The last time Shopify rebellion beat any in our G
twenty twenty four RLCS major two in a qualifier.
That's how it occurs.
Yeah, so I've been a very different shop by rebellion.
It's very different.
I was on that.
Can you see it?
Oh, is that is that hidden from my is that is that part?
Is that the first one?
That's the part two piece Justin.
Yeah. Oh, so Justin's the guy that beats energy.
That's what we know.
There was ever a guy to do it.
True. Yeah.
That being said, though, rebellion, I mean, they've looked pretty informed.
They didn't lead in any categories as a team, but they were solid overall. They were two in goals per game
With 2.5 3 they were 15 shots with
9.75
Two in assists with two per game three and shooting with 25 26 percent shooting
Or in goals against with 1.6 and in five and demos with five a game
So I mean pretty solid overall stats
But I mean, I think it's the change in play achieves that I really I think a lot of people are really seeing in rebellion
How again their their approach looks more team-oriented and I feel like a lot of people think that that makes them ready for international
Competition do you agree it has to I mean you got to find a way to win because if what you're doing isn't working
What's what's in our G's thing all the team work stuff?
So Shopify says fine. We got to take a page out of the book Kofa continues to develop nicely at the top level
I mean, he's got two of the best teammates that you're going to find in North America at this point.
And that's big for a younger guy like Kofur.
So I mean, first killer and LJ still continuing to find their stride, you know, when they have initially made the roster,
it's like, Hey, if there's a team to contend with NRG, it's probably going to be those two low and bold.
Here they are. And the young kids only getting better.
So it'll be a process, but they're in good shape.
I think you feel the same way.
going to repeat the question or was actually dumped out by that 11 minute OT rebellion
already for international competencies. Are they ready for parents? Yeah. Yeah. I think
I also I can see them making a big run. They've looked kind of insane. Sometimes in scrims
like teams have been talking about it. They look you just like run around other teams
like they can look you to do whatever and they're just feeling it mechanically and
individually so they can just like perform insanely well. And I think the style they've
like implemented the split allowed for like their individual abilities to like actually
matter more in terms of making goals happen. So I think because of that, they'll be able
to perform better internationally. I can even see them like winning a lucky hole. I was going
to ask you, what do you think their peak is for Paris? So you think that is that peak
to win? I think if everything is going to happen, I could actually see them winning
at all. I think they I do think they have that ceiling. Oh, shit, there is. I got
to get your thoughts on it. I mean they might have the ceiling but they'd have to duck some
some teams for sure. Like they definitely have to duck NRG. I think I prefer to play NRG versus a
few years but either way you would rather than play NRG to like familiarity. I think it's pretty
good. They know they can play a good series versus NRG. I'm not as confident in Shopify
against you but what can I say. I can see them getting like aura blasted by major KC.
I can say that.
Terrible.
Name tag difference is real, dude.
I mean, yeah, Vati has had a strong history against FK, so.
Yeah, you haven't even talked about Twisted Minds being that one as well.
And like the best player in the world.
You're a better runner than Twisted Minds?
Yeah, I don't know.
It's kind of tough right now.
There's a lot of strong teams in the world.
There are a lot of strong teams in the world, definitely for sure.
Okay. So.
Pete, did you think in what it has to be depends on the bracket?
I for sure it depends on the brand.
I got I think after at their peak, I got a top four peak.
I just think there's a lot of strong teams heading into the major.
I rate twisted minds.
Highly I rate and of course, energy is highly gentleman's highly like that.
That's three teams already like that's three strong teams.
if Topify has to play against them, they're going to have some like heavy trouble. Yeah,
it's going to be heavy trouble against them. So I think top four peak.
No, I mean,
two, I'll give them top two. I'll give them top two. But I can't win it.
That'd be the most Mickey bracket for that to happen. I'm sorry.
I need my European voice. No, they're not. They're playing good at the moment. There's
too much that they're going to be taking on, you know, Titan team after Titan team. I can't
see this team going on a run. Well, let's say, for example, they've got to play twisted
minds on it for the first round for the round of six. Then you run into KC. They
might run as an energy at some point and then into German. They're not winning those
matches back to back. I'm sorry. They might get one. They might get two. They're
not getting the whole way. So time, don't say bounce. If you get ninjas and pyjamas,
maybe. Oh my god, brutal, brutal. We'll have to see those groups. Yeah, that's the
I think that's the worst thing that I actually got down that makes me so sad.
We've got our way. I need to see the analysis for it because that's really hard. It's like,
okay, just read the rules. I have no idea what this means when I'm reading it. I don't
know who's where and for what group.
Okay, so what should the expectations be? I think they should just go and have some
fun.
No, expectation expectation is top eight. That's the
Sunday they need to be high eight. I feel like that's too low for them. No, that's
I think Sunday is the better for them. I think better better be there and stop it.
But I think I think their goal is definitely like at least top six or top four.
I mean, this is first killer we're talking about, right?
Yeah. If we know there's any place that the French struggle to perform it is in France.
So maybe they sneak what through the crowd. A lot of people are banking on right now. Yeah.
Except for wavy wavy is not banking on foot using that to their advantage. And we got
to talk about it right now. Okay. Let's dive into it. How far do you think foot goes
But it currently 14 points.
We made the conversation about rebellion.
OK, maybe they win.
Maybe top two men topic.
Can we get the world's points so we can see the situation here?
Virtus are at forty six foot is at thirty two.
Like I said, 14 point gap.
I think for them to pass, they would have to make what finals or top?
You know, you talk, they need top two.
We've done the math.
The OK, they need to go.
No, they just need to be
The reason why they're 32 is it's including the four guarantee
They're 28 going into the major we have got to stop doing this
Rage me I've been I've been staring at that for a little bit
They need top two. He said they need top two. Yeah, they need top two. What part of the
tournament would you have to get to before you start going, Oh, you start leaning for
going, wait a minute. All right. Could somebody actually eliminate these guys already? If
they go to top six, I'll start sweating. But before they are not worried, I'm not worried.
Like I really simply think that team is definitely going to get top eight. I would not be
shocked if they pull that if they start getting further than I will start getting nervous.
I don't know what to say.
Oh man, this is all you need to know the groups because if they're in a group and they win
like if they're in a group they can win, then Wavy's nervous.
Yeah, if you've not already put some talk tops in a good draw, yeah, all right.
But at the same time, I don't know, like, who are they realistically beating in a group
stage?
Yeah, I know what I need for the show. So they're gonna hit like an EU number water
a twisted mind. Yeah, I guess I'm tough calm. Yeah, chances are they're gonna have to like
peak or play really well in order to be one heck of a group stage. That's actually the
biggest difference I thought for between SSG and foot is like SSG gets the benefit
of seed and foot is definitely not benefiting from that. I don't feel like.
Oh man expert expert is never mind actually I'm not I'm not gonna say he's he I thought
he he's he's he might have low key almost leaps up to tell me but I'm not gonna go on
the stage. Okay. Let's do a proposal here. Let's say they're in a group with OCE and
an EU one and EU four. I think that's horrible. No, I don't like it. No, I think I get
out. I think you won Andy for both wins. Well, the thing is, you only need top three
in the group to make it out. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Top three. Yeah. But I mean, it's possible
at some point, but in the group. Yeah. I'm kind of good at the moment. I that's not
a free reaction. I think they make it out of here. Five conference in this four. I
think they're good. That's the last time. Yeah. Yeah. That's fair. I'm just saying
Last time wild card was out of land and may top six.
He's got to make it easy.
And if you're a if what is in a group with any OCE,
cheese is going to be hungry.
He wants top eight one time.
You got to make something that you got to make.
You got you got you got a world champ and a major champ on your team.
You got to make something you got.
You got to be OCE.
You cannot.
If they lose the OCE, that stock is tanked.
It's shocked.
I mean, we'll see. I mean, surely we'll know by the end of the weekend for sure. It'll be
interesting to see once we kind of get that through. Let's talk about OC for a little bit.
Wildcard, when OC open six, they're going to Paris. They're out of a Frenchman. Is
this a good thing? This is the best. OC is by far the most entertaining region in
all of rocket league right now. This has been so much front fund rather split one spot,
three teams. This is the first time we've ever had winning in for a major spot. And
we got bulldogs gives power going all the way to seven, then power gets wild card going
to six. It has been a ridiculous and is absurd that the time that we have taken away the
second spot mostly is the time that they've got the most depth that they've ever had.
actually traded back and forth on the victories. But wildcards, they deserved that spot. They
were unbelievable throughout the entire weekend. It really did not look like it was going to
be anyone else's spot. Torsos might be one of the fastest players in the entire region
right now. He is just operation full send.
I was looking good. Wildcard looking good. The back achieves. I mean, it could,
could be something dangerous. Can we take a look at the world's points? Oh, this. Yeah.
This is an interesting. Oh, yeah. Yeah. So is there, is there one fully aware of what's
going on with this? Because right now OCE does have an LCQ spot. If now was what way
we pointed out to us earlier. Now we are fully aware of that is the points updated.
So power and wildcard are completely, if wildcard are eliminated last place from groups,
We have a tie break between power and wild cards that we need to sort out. If wild card
can win a single match or get their way through, I should say, then they will take the spot.
And then power go from the biggest wild card haters to the biggest wild card lovers because
they need that LCQ spot and very likely they need wild card to get at least 12 maybe
top eight. You've got to outperform South America.
That's the benefit that for wildcard is that it's based on averages and they are one team
versus South America having two teams. So there's a bit of a problem with it though.
Okay. Is if South America, because South America are down by I think one round if I was to
break it down to to full bar stacks. If South America could catch them. So let's
say South America out, uh, 15, 16, that sort of range. Then second round OCR out and then
beyond that, uh, and then never answer top six of speak for, uh, South America. If they
are tied South American OC, it goes down to who, which region had the biggest peak? You've
got two teams placement. Yeah. The highest placement. And that would very likely go South
America. If they were to catch up. So they need it. They do not need a tie. They
They need to outright win that spot.
Oh, that changes things.
It's horrible.
That changes things a lot.
That makes it really interesting for for OC and for Sam
at the same time, Sam's going to want that extra spot.
Because we can reasonably assume that fury would make, you know.
We did.
in Boston, I don't know.
I might have.
I might have considered 13 through 16.
Pat, I'm lost.
They're good.
I don't know.
I'm sad in Boston.
I could see them losing 13 through 16, but I can also see them making around.
I think they are really like a I think they're a good team,
but I also think they can still lose realistically like any team.
I don't know what the group should look like.
I think if they, I don't see them losing to a packer, I should say,
but I think it was legally to lose a ball against any other region.
No hate to a packer, I should say.
I hate one of these Sam teams out last place, at least one of them.
If that doesn't happen, then they're in big, big trouble.
Fair, fair.
Another another team that's also having their own similar kind of race is Mina.
Who's the best team in Meena right now?
We had that one.
We had one there.
It's it.
It's Twisted Mines the best team in Meena.
Let's take a look here because Twisted Mines had taken open six and I want to bring up
a particular matchup, not their finals matchup, but their matchup versus Falcons.
It was a must win series for Falcons because Falcons needed to beat them and I think
go on and win the regional event if they wanted to retain it, like get their spot to Paris.
I want that for a tiebreaker. They needed to win over a tiebreaker.
Yeah, that's when it all them on the rematch and yeah, no, they didn't do that.
Let's let's look at the highlights.
There is thought to be about twisting my ways.
The this team you can't sleep.
But I hope every top EU, NA, the major contending teams
are watching this region, bro,
because this region is, they need business,
but these, but they got like five, maybe even six teams
that are actually like battling each other
and is no slouch, even like Twisted Minds
going up against like, Astalians or Daws.
It might seem like it's a sweep or a stomp,
but the games are close.
and I mean, when they go up against each other,
it's even closer, like it's just so back and forth
in this region.
I am so worried if I'm a top team about this boy and Wipo,
he is disgusting, especially when you got monkey,
bro, the monkey moon midfield allows this kid
to do whatever he wants.
It's actually insane.
And like if that kid just comes in performing
at 90% capacity with this roster,
like TRK looks like the guy who's like lacking a little bit
and he's just not lacking at all.
But like he looks like the guy who's,
who doesn't show up.
Who's kind of invisible.
When TRK is the one not showing up, you're in good shape.
That's what I'm saying.
Like this region is disgusting, bro.
If you're not watching me now,
I don't know what you're doing to be honest, man.
Like you got to watch this region.
It's not fair.
Yeah, I was going to say,
I feel like you got something to say here.
It's just not fair, dude.
I mean, it's so annoying as a long time North American car soccer
enjoyer to watch Mina over the course of two seasons.
Basically just say, yeah, we're probably the second best region.
And it's just a matter of time until we take all of North America spots.
Oh, they're good, dude.
Well, I can't they've built a system over there for how to pump out good talent.
And I think it speaks to the fact of that because
They're only accepting the best of, you know, EU players to come and play out in their region, right?
It's like initially they're like, Rize, you can try it out and Rize didn't work out.
They axed immediately.
Then they say, let's bring in world champions, Monkey Moon and Jiralee.
And the only one not fighting for it is Jiralee.
It's like, they don't want good people coming into their region and playing with
them.
Hey, if you Bungs, get out.
Like they're good.
good. But then also keeping it like endemic as well. You talk about the R A team, you
know, no, no, no imports in that aspect. And then again, with this Falcons team, a lot of
questions because sure, you're right, achieves. They do say that they want the best, but
sometimes money can't buy you a championship. I'll see you that that Falcons spent all
the money in the world on everybody for EWC. They want to and around.
I mean, listen, they do get the WCs.
I'll give them that rock league.
I feel like it's a different game.
I don't know what you attributed to wavy for Falcons.
The lack of success.
Um, I would most likely bet that it's more chemistry thing
and like a playstyle thing that they can't work out.
But individually, I mean, look at the players, they're probably
even without like a mechanical and said mean is in Mina they probably are like
three of the five best players individually I think realistically outside of
Nuba like they're probably the three best players even including him they might be
so I think with that information I kind of pass them something stylistically
placed on wise maybe their chem doesn't link up as well maybe Jolly
doesn't fit in as well as they hoped it's really hard to say if you're not
on the team itself but I think it really it can't be an individual thing
with how good the players are. It just can't be. It has to be something
stylistically has to do with the team. Can the players have something on that end?
I feel like a lot of people could agree with that. Now Falcons not in Paris and now
it's R8. It's our question. I mean, we're asking this question for a lot of people. We asked
for her for we're very restful for our eight their peak how far DCM days realistic and I'm being
realistic I rate this team so highly I genuinely think that they're a dark horse going into the
major and if you're not paying attention to the I'm so serious I'm so serious when I talk about
R8 man. You got, you got Ghazi to grade. Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. We can't always
nickname for these boys. We got the great Ghazi. We got Muhammad the Truth and Abdullah the Rula.
I'm telling you bro, they love it. R8 team is different man. I got the peak, peak.
I'm gonna have to go top four, man. I'm gonna have to go top four, peak.
I thought you're going to say when I thought you were going to be delusional. I think they
need a tournament just to get you to it. And then they're a threat to all of this because
they've taken a little bit of time to get used to online play. They are now dominating online
play outside of twisted minds, giving them a little bit of time on land. They're going
to be doing the exact same thing. This is not, this is not just a all Falcons aren't
playing very well, sort of inclusion. This is an incredible squad of new talent that people
need to be afraid of. If they just look at this and go, oh, not Falcons. All good. We're
going to be fine. You're in big trouble. Hmm. Okay. I like it. And then of course, if they
do peak top four Falcons still retain their world spot and fat, we'll see Falcons at
the world championship. And then all right would most likely get the L CQ spot. And
then we would see them still at the world, excuse me, at the world championship.
Wait, so if they're top four, then what's twisted minds peak?
When the wind, yes, very much when.
OK. OK, they got bounced out in Boston.
See, I had them as my dark horse for Boston.
They just got bounced out in groups.
And I was like, no, I was crushed.
So I'm glad to see them rally here and take number one.
Yeah. And with an easier chance to come out of groups as well,
It feels like this could be definitely a bigger run for Mina this time around in Paris.
Okay, so that's Mina, but let's move on to Europe.
EU Open 6 is this weekend.
Who do you guys have making Paris?
So we can get to the rundown.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
What's the likely five?
I mean, again.
My pretty much got it locked at this point for Europe.
Yeah, I think we're lucky that Loki over.
It's mostly a seeding tournament, if we're being honest regarding, there's a big, big
point difference between Man City and whoever's next.
I don't even remember who's next.
Hit up, Coro.
Hit up, Coro.
Hit up, Coro.
Of course, get up, Coro.
The goats.
I mean, go for it.
I don't feel like it's really that hard, damn it.
You're making it seem like it is showing up.
What do they need for this? I'm going to see if I can bring this up real quick.
They need six points on City.
They need six points on City. That means if City make top eight, you're in trouble at that
point because top eight is, I believe, six points locked, so they can call for a tiebreaker.
Yeah.
What's their groups look like?
I mean, a bracket changes everything, but I do see what you guys are saying, right?
city looks really solid. They look like the calm five. Then you have NIP vitality KK up
Carmen court. Yeah, I'm actually casting a match of those two Dazzar and that was great
fun two weeks ago at every moment. Which court help? They play on first round. Yeah, KDOP
course, car meeting first round.
There's a lot of cool sweet.
Quarks to do GK could GK could play spoiler for Manchester,
though. Yeah, it was your top six.
The uppers. Yeah.
Yeah, let's talk about GK for a bit.
I mean, this Paris open has not been good for them at all.
They're currently at 24 season points.
Can we take a look at the world point standings here?
They're sitting at six, which means that unless, you know,
They have a good performance this event and outplaced man city.
They would most likely be looking towards L C Q. Wavy.
How are you feeling about him?
Um, well, I mean, considering they eliminated me at Boston, I've been after.
It's all smoke.
He's like, I like this.
My props to them and look, you go into Seiko.
Seiko is moving that tournament.
Honestly, though, I know a lot of people like didn't know,
I didn't think the Ross move was the right decision.
I at the time, I thought like I thought it made sense.
Like I thought they were going to be nice with tempo.
Unfortunately, they didn't see the success
that I think like most people envisioned.
But I do think the team still has a lot of potential.
I don't think realistically they can make Paris anymore.
I don't think they can make war of two points.
Although I do see them winning LCKQ.
I don't think there's another team
in Europe outside of the top five
that can realistically beat them.
Maybe can't up court, I guess, but I still don't see it.
I still don't see it.
No, to the whole believers, none, none.
Well, no, I'm the kid.
I thought the team was pretty strong. Am I wrong?
Yeah, because you know, out of all of this, what's going to happen is
we're going to be talking or GK definitely to make it.
And then Europe's going to send gritty goose.
OK, every time.
So it always goes.
That is how it always goes.
You know, I'm not.
Yeah. I do feel like GK just been in a position where for them to climb out, they would need
to show something that they haven't shown before, which is totally possible. And I think
that the way Europe goes, it can happen. And no one would really be too surprised.
They'd be like, Oh, they finally did it. But then if the opposite happened, nobody would
really be too surprised.
Like, Oh, yeah, people expect just to get rid of sin. Okay. Honestly, he's the guy
I for that thought about that he keeps making it teams better. Just go for dosing. We need
you over. Just do the exact same for us as you did for NIP last year.
I could agree with it. I could agree with it. Um, let's, let's kind of talk about, I
mean, we'll see what GK can do. Maybe they surprise us. Maybe gritty goose wins the
regional. Who do you guys think is going to win open six? It's going to be the
last one I want. I want to go down the line from achieves all the way back to
me. Who do you guys have one? I think I think a win.
Well, I'm going to go out on the same man city. Take it.
I think they
want to
that's a Paul
and the second act. Do the thing, bro.
No, it's
next to it. So I'm sorry to live for support here in the
man city is going to win.
You know what? We've had vitality. We've had gentlemen eight. Let's give one to Casey as
well. We, it's been too long, you know, that it depends. I don't even know if they're going
to be back in the facility because they were at home for the first time in forever last
time. So maybe they're back in the facility and then we can have the very typical, oh,
well Europe's not got a definite number one team in the region, which again, most
Europe thing ever. So Casey, I think he provides Tennessee case
generates, but I'll go Casey for my pick.
Okay, maybe I was going to say how long has it been since we've
gone to European split without Casey winning a regional?
Oh, I can take a look.
I can get on that.
A while.
I don't know if it's truly it's like, right?
Or at Copenhagen.
Yeah, they won that.
Yeah. Yeah.
They also have a regional after.
Yeah. So yeah, oh,
this is like the energy conversation.
Yeah, basically, like energy.
Like it's not truly a European split.
If Casey 2024 London split.
Split. Casey doesn't take one.
Is it a real split if they don't win one?
I know exactly what you mean.
I get that.
Yeah. Because I honestly, like because of that,
I think I'll give it a KC.
I can see, I can see major vitality winning, but I think I have to give it a case.
I'm here to gamble. What do I get if man city actually wins?
Oh, oh, you know, you name it achieves. I'll be there.
All right. I'll put that in my back pocket. All right. You're getting favor.
All right. I appreciate that. This is what you got.
I've been chairing for this car. My corp team, the entire split
and they've let me down. Therefore I'm abandoning. I'm going. Gentlemen.
It's jump ship. Okay.
It's a Caleb Culp. Listen, no one said vitality. So I like that. I'm happy.
Because it was just it didn't make sense. I'm still on my train. I still see people powering vitality. How I don't believe it.
I don't believe it. Zinnus top five in his region for score goals, assist shots and goals per game.
I think what was his goals per 70% with exotic and 52 it's dizzy of 54
It just runs through one guy. So I
Tell I'll see something different. I can't can't rock with me. Who do you want zin to team up with dance to start winning again?
It's like I want LeBron James to have Kyrie Irving
You know, I want like for me then
honestly
No, I can't say I always think about a first killer should a team was in
I think I think I think that should have happened and then you should still have exotic on the team. I think that would have worked
but
Yeah, that's just what I need. I want man. Not enough. I don't I don't think it's your own through
That's just that's just my take but that being said I have karmic court winning
But what you don't know is how I got there you we can find out right now
Let's take a look at my bracket here because I made a bracket and let's start with the group stage
So as you can see pretty normal groups you need a little bit of an upset in there
Yeah, that's a problem already.
K smashed.
Yeah, yeah.
This guy went normal groups.
It's like this is never going to happen.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
K is pretty normal.
Look at that group beat.
Listen, I got the KDF corp upset Karmie corp there in the group B.
Okay.
I like it, you know.
This is awesome.
Of course you like it.
It was yours.
Of course I do.
You know, I think it's doable.
I think it's definitely possible.
We'll get a carbon Corbello slot to start. K op corp could take that win. I think it's pretty good
Uh, the gritty goose novo laws. I mean, I'm kind of being a bit of a novo fan in there
Gritty goose could definitely uh turn that one around but
I think it's pretty solid now. Let's take a look at the way for the the lcq. That's when they'll take it
Playoffs I really like
Look at the bracket, right? GK in the lower round. They win that. They've won that before.
That's not, not crazy. Vitality versus K-Dop Corp. They've won that before. Zen can't
be redosed. It's just a fact.
They've won that before. Not that crazy. NIP. I mean, listen, K-Dop Corp. You can't
to be vitality is no way of being KDOP Corp. Not that crazy. Not that, not that crazy.
I like this. There you go. And we can't outcorp Karmie Corp. And of course, you know, Karmie
Corp, like I said, I have the money. So what, what I like the most about this though is
if this bracket actually happens, we got a tiebreaker between KDOP Corp and man city.
So you want the miracle upper, oh, I guess not upper bracket run from KDOP Corp because
lost. But wow, he's been really smart with this, though, cheese, because Redosin only
beats teams that he used to play for. So he's got vitality and NIP. That's where he's
like, Redosin's going to keep swapping teams every single split until he can't be beat
by anybody. And he'll be untouchable. You know what, man? I think my biggest gripe
with this whole bracket, you got Ked up court making it to the grand finals is
is that they're going to game seven with GK?
Come on, bro.
It should be like a sweep or something, bro.
Like, GK is gonna play, bro.
Honestly, you know, but this is like GK, you know,
they fire again, things click in, you know,
trying to go around and then, you know,
KDOPCorp come in and just boom, just, just,
you know, close series, okay.
Right, that Saturday, then you go on to Sunday,
boom, seven, boom, six, boom.
And then, you know, they run out of steam at the final.
I feel like, you know, it's not,
it's not ridiculous to say it.
I don't think it's ridiculous to say that.
I thought I enjoy watching it.
I think this bracket is ridiculous though.
I want to give him some credit though of Europe does tend to have very strange
final opens a lot of the seasons.
We've already had, you know, guilty sports a couple of years back.
I don't know where come ahead and win the entire thing.
Two years ago, I think it was Magnifico maker run.
Uh, no, it was it was Luna galaxy made her run all the way to her grand finals.
If that can happen.
Yeah, sure.
K-Dop corpus can as well.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Is the K-Dop corp run more outrageous than the man city win though?
No, no, I've just realized that.
That's a little, I don't understand.
Okay.
Wait, give me, give me your, uh, your final, your expected final.
And this in the original. Yeah. KC mates or Casey vitality. I think
Casey mates, Casey vitality. That's not a bad shot. It's not a bad shot
We'll see the bracket bracket works that way, but I just feel like it's not gonna work that way
That's just that's just where I am with that being said gentlemen. Listen, this has been a great first touch episode very insightful
I appreciate all you guys coming in giving you takes on the topics has been a smooth show
So can we we go down the line with the final thoughts achieves?
Please finish so I can see the groups for Paris, because I've got to know, man.
I got to know.
Everyone's went on these groups to be released.
It's going to be the biggest topic until the weekend is over.
Shulgan, you'll be working this weekend, correct?
Nope. Oh.
I got a deal of K-Dub court versus coming court grand finals.
I'll be watching it.
So no, I don't worry about that one too much.
That's good.
Be sure to tune into the show and watch party, maybe.
I mean, what are you going to be up to in the meantime here?
I mean, I'll be I'll be hoping chronicles is internet or something of the sort.
Over the.
It'll be at the land.
I'll be as much as I love the team.
I'll be preparing on the rainfall.
All right.
So we can expect.
Are you going to do a watch party major?
I might wouldn't be surprised if I do.
I mean, I don't know what else I'd do, so.
I'll turn it to the way you hate watch.
That'll be a good watch.
I mean, of course, there's no about to close it out, man.
It's always great to have you here.
Great to be here, man.
Great to talk to some rock league
and our expectations of K-DOP Quirk
delusionally making the grand finals.
But yeah, hopefully your bracket comes up to fruition
because I need to be watching that.
That would be fun.
It'd be a lot of fun.
I think it'd be a great time.
I'm thinking of a great time.
Either way, these next few opens as the, you know, the season,
the online season is starting to come to a close,
not counting LCQ, the ones and the twos
that'll happen in the upcoming months,
but in terms of the regular split in being here,
of course, you want to be able to tune into
all the Rocket League action to, you know,
see who's going to start booking their trips.
We're missing South America.
We're missing APEC and we're missing Europe
and we'll find those out all this weekend.
So keep it locked in all things that are eSports on Twitter or even here,
twitch.tv slash rocket league because the matches will start tomorrow.
So of course, thank you to all the guests on the show today.
Thank you to our producer Jesse, who's been fantastic and thank you to everybody
behind the scenes making a possible Chris, Keir, or Sky, even Bates.
I don't know if he did anything, but thank you.
Of course, we'll see you guys.
And we'll see Bates next week without further ado, one, two, two to Lou.
We'll see ya.