A conversation with Liquid star EliGE brought podcast host Lukas from the brink of pessimism following the Rio results. Before the interview comes out, we shed some light on the positives pulled from the discussion and why NA is actually going in the right direction. You can find future live streams at https://twitch.tv/lukasatdust2
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Following five rounds of tightly contested CS action inside the #IEMRio Challengers Stage, what were the biggest takeaways? Can any of these teams take home first place? Let's break down the Challengers Stage and preview Legends. The original was recorded live on Twitch and Twitter spaces.
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After being voted the best player in ADV by his peers entering S42, Josh "JBa" Barutt of Limitless sat down with us to discuss his optimism toward his fellow top ten teammates, team goals, personal goals, and much more.
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The player break is nearly over, meaning the rosters are just about locked for all tiers of competition. Ahead of next season's competitions, we take a look at the most notable moves across North America including Complexity and Evil Geniuses. Also, with ECL and ADV set to begin, we dive into the ADV player power rankings and who each league's favorites are for S42.
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After capturing his fifteenth LAN trophy at IEM Cologne ahead of the player break, Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken stands alone atop the mountain of North American Counter-Strike. In the first video episode of Crouch Peek, we dive into the already championed career of Canada's King. Also, with the transfer window open, let's take a look at what Lukas wants most from the NA space during the Summer break -- and more.
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ONET4P, Davenport University, and timbermen are the final three teams standing in S41 ADV playoffs. Former ECL coach @TaylorHaysFPS joins Crouch Peek to discuss the final playoff matches, who takes the sole invite to ECL S42, the fifth-place decider match, Relegation, and much more.
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After an unimpressive showing at the PGL Antwerp Major, Liquid and Complexity have a quick turnaround with IEM Dallas coming up less than a week. In this episode, we dissect the performance of both teams at the Major and what to expect from the lineups at Dallas, and their long-term futures.
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EPL Group D came and went with both Complexity and Evil Geniuses missing the playoffs. After failing to post a single win, Evil Geniuses have failed to make any progress in their third event together. With the Americas RMR coming up, are nearing the time to pull the plug?
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Following the results of ESL Pro League Group C, we break down the performance of the two NA teams performing in the group, Liquid, and Party Astronauts. With their games over, Evil Geniuses and Complexity are the final two North American representations in the group stages. With the games right around the corner, let's assess how NA CS has performed so far at Pro League, and what to expect moving forward.
The NA RMR Open Qualifiers concluded, with the seven RMR spots claimed by Liquid, Complexity, Evil Geniuses, Bad News Bears, Party Astronauts, paiN, and oNe. Following an action-packed weekend, as well as a successful watchparty to accompany it, we breakdown all of the memorable moments from the RMR inside the server and during the stream that included many notable North American talents.
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NOTE: Complexity's current coach is Tiaan "T.c" Coertzen. Orgless' current coach Hunter "Lucid" Tucker was named incorrectly as Complexity's current coach. (Sorry T.c!)
Although none of the new look Complexity, EG, and Liquid lineups made it out of groups at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022, there are plenty of positives to pull from the initial event matchups. In this episode, we break down what went right on the NA side and how the three teams can build off that into a positive 2022 campaign.
After creating his "Team Building and Development" document for the public, Party Astronauts coach Joe "Muenster" Lima jumped on Crouch Peek to dive deeper into the intricacies of building a team, figuring out what role is right, and all things team development.
Team Building and Development: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cVbKN6hXXo-Qr8P9rSl7deavAanRxuC5S7SkQi4oyv8/edit?usp=sharing
North American analyst and coach koi joined Crouch Peek for the first-ever interview on the podcast. In this historic episode, we discussed getting his start in NA CS, his experience so far with MOUZ, what NA needs to do to revive itself, and more.
With the ESEA Season 39 NA Premier Playoffs set to begin later tonight, there are plenty of storylines to digest. This episode's design is to break down the playoff bracket to better shape just how the latest season of Premier will play out, and who will win their spot at the ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference.
With four qualified teams at Season 15 of ESL Pro League, North America is in a rare position to make strides in the global rankings. This episode is to take aim at the current standard of NA performance on the global scale and questions whether it is good enough.
In the return episode, we dive into which teams are best-equipped to not only make it through the Challengers Stage but to make it through the Champions Stage and raise the trophy.
