The JLXP podcast is hosted by Joshua ‘Jatt’ Leesman to talk League, esports, and various topics. Joined by a rotating cast of special guests, he’ll tackle the hottest takes and worryingest trends of every week.
dGon joined me for the 100th(!) episode of JLXP! We talk about the upcoming Spring Finals, and reminisce about our journeys in the LCS. I’m so grateful to everyone who has watched and listened for the past few years.
And don’t forget to check out “Let’s Go” as well, over on the LCS Youtube channel. I caught up with PapaSmithy, Spawn, and Courage during Week 2 of Playoffs: http://www.youtube.com/lcs
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:58 - Thoughts on Round 2 of Playoffs - Is C9 back for real?
5:20 - Super teams just don’t work
14:30 - TL Jatt
18:30 - Yeon
22:07 - Key mid lane champs
23:50 - Predictions Part 1
26:30 - Jensen
28:00 - FlyQuest
30:41 - Busio
34:19 - Predictions Part 2: The Percentages
38:47 - dGon and Jatt reflect on their journeys in the LCS through the years
Blaber joins me on this week's JLXP to chat all about the current Cloud9 superteam, previous iterations of Cloud9, and some of the surprises from the first week of the LCS.Remember to check out the latest episode of "Let's Go" from Opening Day of the LCS on the Youtube channel: • Super Teams, Super Rookies, and Super...
0:00 - Intro1:34 - Week 1 impressions7:00 - Cloud910:05 - FlyQuest15:26 - NRG18:38 - Reflections on the LCS as a product21:24 - Blaber reflects on his career25:27 - C9 systems & culture28:28 - The current C9 team38:17 - Blaber’s ideal mid laner43:48 - What Blaber is looking forward to w/ this team46:18 - Blaber on Sniper58:24 - Who surprised Blaber the most so far?1:03:40 - Playing on the live patch
0:00 Intro0:48 Podcast and Let's Go announcement4:06 LCS Updates8:25 C913:32 NRG15:35 TL19:07 FLY21:40 SR23:42 DIG,100,IMT
What an amazing six weeks of Worlds in Korea. It’s been a pleasure experiencing this event as an analyst and as a fan. Thank you all for tuning in!And don’t forget to check out the last Worlds episode of “Let’s Go” over on the LCS Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/lcs 0:00 - Intro, Worlds ended yesterday. Reflections on Faker.5:45 - Did Faker’s Summer Split Injury help T1 achieve these heights?8:57 - The T1 vs WBG Finals Drafts 15:38 - Reviewing all of T1’s World Championships18:38 - T1 and WBG players in this Finals29:53 - What’s next for this T1 team? 34:06 - Worlds Recap37:37 - Thank Yous
This week we are joined by the one and only Huni, who stopped by to chat about what it was like playing on the T1 team with Faker, his Worlds Finals predictions, and who is currently in the running to be the second greatest of all time.
Huni also took me on a tour of T1 HQ in this week's "Let's Go" episode over on the LCS Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/lcs There will be one more episode after Worlds, so be sure to check it out.
And to keep up with what Huni is up to, head over to his stream: http://www.twitch.tv/huni
0:00 - Intro, we’re at T1 HQ!3:07 - Faker & T1 history10:48 - T1 this year18:24 - Worlds bot meta20:25 - TheShy23:40 - Xiaohu25:05 - Crisp26:40 - JDG & the Golden Road28:23 - Welcome, Huni! Top lane GOAT discussion31:04 - Huni on T1 vs JDG Semifinals35:32 - Playing on a team w/ Faker in 201746:16 - Faker through the years48:11 - WBG Coach Daeny (former T1 coach)50:09 - T1 now and pressure of playing in Korea again. Finals preview56:30 - Caster Jun and why T1’s Finals qualification is so meaningful to fans59:50 - Would Xiaohu be the 2nd Greatest if he wins?01:01:33 - How has Faker been so good for the past 10 years?01:04:38 - Win Conditions for Weibo & T1 01:10:03 - Huni’s 1st Worlds (2015)
Emily Rand dropped by to chat about the upcoming Worlds Semifinals with 3 LPL teams and the remaining LCK team who has the chance to win in Korea again, something that hasn't been done since 2014.
And don't forget to check out "Let's Go", a weekly video series where I take you behind-the-scenes at the 2023 World Championship over on the LCS Youtube channel! http://www.youtube.com/lcs
0:00 - Intro, quick thoughts on Quarters: NRG vs WBG
9:29 - GenG vs BLG
14:04 - JDG vs KT
16:50 - T1 vs LNG
19:31 - Emily’s here!
21:20 - Emily’s highlight moment of Quarters
23:27 - NRG
31:00 - TheShy
34:56 - Weibo Gaming
37:43 - Chovy
44:27 - Semis: BLG vs WBG
46:01 - JDG and KT, T1 and LNG
53:18 - Semis: T1 vs JDG
57:58 - Semis predictions
Damonte joined me this week on our train to Busan after NRG's big win last weekend.
0:00 - Intro, we’re on a train (to Busan)!1:59 - End of the line: Cloud97:19 - End of the line: G210:23 - End of the line: DPlus12:06 - Quarters Preview: BLG vs Gen.G16:50 - Quarters Preview: JDG vs KT20:31 - Quarters Preview: T1 vs LNG25:33 - Quarters Preview: NRG vs WBG26:20 - Damonte’s here!29:39 - NA’s Groups history and how NRG is different37:00 - G2 vs NRG42:35 - NA talent49:59 - Does public sentiment affect roster signings?52:34 - NRG’s culture this year
Don't forget to check out my weekly Worlds videos, "Let's Go," on the LCS Youtube channel, where I take you behind the scenes at the World Championship, following the LCS teams and taking in the sights and sounds of each stop in Korea: http://www.youtube.com/lcs
Zven dropped by to chat about the first week of Swiss Stage!
0:00 - Intro, top moments of Swiss Stage W1
4:16 - Champ select trends
10:18 - Thoughts on Swiss Stage format
14:39 - The emotion of EU vs NA: NRG vs G2
31:57 - Cloud9 vs Fnatic
37:44 - Weibo Gaming vs MAD Lions, Dplus vs GAM, KT vs LNG, T1 vs BLG
45:37 - Welcome Zven!
46:57 - OG Niels - 2015
48:20 - Social media’s effects on Worlds competition
50:03 - G2 Zven - 2016
52:24 - Zven’s thoughts on Swiss Stage format, NRG’s draw, and EU vs NA
59:38 - Facing T1
1:10:52 - TL’s year
1:19:44 - on Cloud9’s upcoming series vs Fnatic
I'm back and I'm at Worlds in Korea! I caught up with Contractz ahead of NRG's first game at Worlds to get his thoughts on returning to the international stage after 6 years and this year's Worlds competition.
Be sure to check out my weekly Worlds videos, "Let's Go," on the LCS Youtube channel, where I take you behind the scenes at the World Championship, following the LCS teams and taking in the sights and sounds of each stop in Korea: http://www.youtube.com/lcs
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:58 - Looking back to Worlds 2017, Contractz’s rookie year
4:47 - C9 vs WE Quarterfinals
7:08 - How has the competition changed from then until now - from scrims to players
9:52 - NRG Finals win
12:51 - Expectations going into Worlds
16:52 - Thoughts on Weibo Gaming draw
18:28 - NA’s chances at Worlds: Cloud9
20:48 - NA’s chances at Worlds: Team Liquid
22:44 - Regions’ advancements out of Groups, by the numbers - Korean teams didn’t perform well the last time Worlds was in Korea.
26:00 - Best teams at Worlds
32:38 - Cuzz vs Peanut
Sorry for the slow uploads lately. Life's been very busy! Hope y'all enjoy this episode. Also apologies for the occasional noise gating -- will fix for next time. Dog instagram -- why uploads have been slow https://www.instagram.com/hey.kubo/?hl=en Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 FLY 9:27 100T 13:20 EG 16:40 C9 23:18 TL 23:40 TSM 27:30 CLG 33:18 GG
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:05 TSM
10:04 CLG
17:15 C9
25:58 FLY
34:50 100T
41:55 EG
45:30 TL
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
6:30 EG
11:06 C9
12:48 TL
17:50 FLY
21:30 100T
27:28 DIG
28:55 CLG
30:33 GG
31:51 IMT
33:20 TSM
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
3:12 Game 1
12:49 Game 2
23:18 Game 3
31:56 Game 4
Grades
Game 1: Gen(S,S,S,S,S+) DRX(B,C+,B-,B,B)
Game 2: Gen(B,B-,C,B,B) DRX(A+,B,S+,B+,A)
Game 3: Gen(C,C,C,A,B) DRX(S,S,S+,A+,S)
Game 4: GEN(B+,C,C+,A+,C+) DRX(B+,B+,A+,A+,A+)
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
3:12 Game 1
12:49 Game 2
23:18 Game 3
31:56 Game 4
Grades
Game 1: Gen(S,S,S,S,S+) DRX(B,C+,B-,B,B)
Game 2: Gen(B,B-,C,B,B) DRX(A+,B,S+,B+,A)
Game 3: Gen(C,C,C,A,B) DRX(S,S,S+,A+,S)
Game 4: GEN(B+,C,C+,A+,C+) DRX(B+,B+,A+,A+,A+)
Emily Rand's 369 Draw my LPL Life https://twitter.com/leagueofemily/status/1586526870333431813?s=20&t=y5OPw8dKzXczJL_dnm8k_w
Caedrel's T1 WORLDS TEASER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwF6pZRHoaw&ab_channel=Caedrel
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:52 Game 1
14:48 Game 2
23:56 Game 3
35:40 Game 4
Player ratings:
Game 1 grades: T1 (B,B-,A,A+,A+) JDG (S,S,A,B+,B+)
Game 2 grades: T1 (S, B+,S, A+,A+) JDG (B,B+,C+, B-,B)
Game 3 grades: T1 (B,A,S+,S,S) JDG (S,B,B,C,C+)
Game 4 grades: T1 (A+,A+,S,S,S+) JDG (B-,C,C,C-,C)
Emily Rand's 369 Draw my LPL Life https://twitter.com/leagueofemily/status/1586526870333431813?s=20&t=y5OPw8dKzXczJL_dnm8k_w
Caedrel's T1 WORLDS TEASER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwF6pZRHoaw&ab_channel=Caedrel
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:52 Game 1
14:48 Game 2
23:56 Game 3
35:40 Game 4
Player ratings:
Game 1 grades: T1 (B,B-,A,A+,A+) JDG (S,S,A,B+,B+)
Game 2 grades: T1 (S, B+,S, A+,A+) JDG (B,B+,C+, B-,B)
Game 3 grades: T1 (B,A,S+,S,S) JDG (S,B,B,C,C+)
Game 4 grades: T1 (A+,A+,S,S,S+) JDG (B-,C,C,C-,C)
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:33 Game 1
14:54 Game 2
24:25 Game 3
32:00 Game 4
41:06 Game 5
48:12 Final Thoughts on the weekend
Player Grades:
Game 1: DRX: (B-,B,A,B-,B-) EDG: (S,A,S+,B+,B+)
Game 2: DRX: (B-,B,A,A,B+) EDG: (B,B,A,S,B)
Game 3: DRX: (A,A,S,S+,B) EDG: (B-,A,B,B,B)
Game 4: DRX: (B+,S,S,A,A) EDG: (C+,B-,B-,A,B)
Game 5: DRX: (B,B,S+,S,A) EDG: (C+,A-,C-,S+,B)
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
5:05 Game 1
14:42 Game 2
22:22 Game 3
29:25 Game 4
35:50 Game 5
Player Grades:
Game 1: GEN: (B,B,S,S,A+) DK: (A,S,B,C,C)
Game 2: GEN: (B+,B+,S,A,B) DK: (B,B,S,B+,B)
Game 3: GEN:(B-,B-,B,C+,C+) DK: (S,B,S+,S,A+)
Game 4: GEN: (B-,C,B,B,B) DK: (S,S+,A,S,S)
Game 5: GEN: (B,B,S+,S+,B) DK: (A+,S+,B+,A+,B)
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
5:50 Game 1
16:10 Game 2
28:14 Game 3
Player Grades: (Top/Jungle/Mid/ADC/Sup)
Game 1:
T1: (S/S/B/A/A)
RNG: (B/B-/A/B/B)
Game 2:
T1: (C/C+/B+/S+/S)
RNG: (S/S/C-/B/B)
Game 3:
T1: (A/A/B/A+/S)
RNG: (C/C/B-/A/B-)
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
9:57 NA Expectations
33:27 Should NA just work harder
41:23 QF preview
Top 10 voting results: https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltad9188aa9a70543a/bltf5c385ea19e5444e/6318e8b2c087833030c07d0e/Top_10_LCS_Players_Ballots.pdf
10 thoughts article: https://lolesports.com/article/10-thoughts-going-into-lcs-championship-weekend/bltddef28675aa83284
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:15 My top 10 votes
3:10 How Voting systems work
10:43 Doublelift vs. Bjergsen
15:17 Danny steps down from EG
17:45 How TL adapted to losing Santorin in Spring 2021
23:55 100T Late Game
26:30 C9's System Supremacy 31:22 Predictions
Short episode today -- been a long weekend. Stay tuned for more throughout the week!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:10 TL
7:45 EG
9:30 C9
15:25 100T
Article: https://watch.lolesports.com/article/11-thoughts-going-into-2022-summer-playoffs-week-3/blt05618494ed3b68bc
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:20 Why 2022 is so important for NA
4:30 CLG
6:20 TL
9:25 TSM
11:34 EG
16:53 100T
19:20 C9
21:10 Series predictions
SOUND ISSUES. Huge apologies. I had noise gating on because of some external noise but it was too sensitive. Therefore I cut out at times during the episode. Will do my best to prevent this issue in the future.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:52 Why this weekend was so important
4:00 C9
7:16 Why I predicted C9
9:00 C9 vs. EG breakdown
17:55 100 vs. TL breakdown
23:43 TSM vs. FLY
26:06 CLG vs. GG
Link to article: https://lolesports.com/article/4-thoughts-going-into-summer-playoffs-week-2/blt505d1f52bcce0d8a
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and stats explanation
4:50 FLY vs. TSM
7:46 CLG vs. GG
10:55 100 vs. TL
16:29 EG vs. C9
Looking back it appears that Poome's Exhaust only lasts a fraction of the duratoin on Fudge, Raz and I could not reproduce the bug.. the serach continues.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:37 CLG vs. C9
19:47 TL vs. FLY
28:49 All-Pro Abbe
LCS all pro https://lolesports.com/article/2022-lcs-summer-split-awards/bltcc32920e6cf7a255
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:40 LCS All-Pro results
11:38 LEC All-Pro results
15:28 LCS Playoffs
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and Playoff Format discussion
7:15 EG
16:38 100T
24:40 TL
33:08 CLG
44:43 C9
50:45 FLY
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:43 100T
3:55 EG
6:29 TL
8:40 CLG
11:11 C9
13:12 FLY
15:15 TSM
17:30 GG
20:30 IMT
21:45 DIG
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:28 TL
8:52 CLG
19:38 FLY
24:06 C9
31:51 CLG or C9 in a Bo5?
37:40 100T
44:05 GG
Link to article: https://lolesports.com/article/10-thoughts-going-into-2022-summer-week-7/blt4b469574c183a962
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
5:48 EG
8:28 100T
10:34 C9
12:25 TL
14:13 CLG
15:39 FLY
18:02 GG
20:17 TSM
21:29 IMT
22:59 DIG
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:58 CLG
8:20 EG
16:27 100T
22:28 C9
31:51 TL
43:55 Predicting the 3 Worlds teams
Link to article: https://lolesports.com/article/10-thoughts-going-into-2022-summer-week-6/bltfd5e0f0f359b8fb3
0:00 Intro
2:34 EG
5:47 100T
9:31 FLY
12:30 TL
15:34 C9
17:00 CLG
18:21 GG
21:43 IMT
23:00 TSM
25:05 DIG
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:52 TSM
9:24 100T
16:22 FLY
23:00 C9
28:00 TL CLG
39:37 NBA Updates and twitter trolling
Article: https://lolesports.com/article/10-thoughts-going-into-2022-summer-week-5/bltbfa1235028695d15
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:02 EG
6:35 100T
7:57 TL
9:42 CLG
10:57 FLY
12:25 C9
15:15 GG
16:35 TSM
18:44 DIG
20:22 IMT
21:50 Closing thoughts
0:00 Intro
0:30 TSM Wonnered
12:16 EG Domination
20:06 TL + What is off
30:26 FLY, CLG, TSM -- When is hype real?
38:52 C9 4th best?
43:30 FEARLESS Draft
Link to 10 thoughts article: https://lolesports.com/article/10-thoughts-going-into-2022-summer-week-4/blt7f6fe32ce4d746d3
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:22 EG
3:55 TL
6:58 100T
9:03 CLG
11:37 FLY
13:57 C9
15:45 GG
17:15 TSM
18:55 DIG
20:45 IMT
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:07 EG
10:21 C9
19:21 FLY
26:00 100T
32:27 CLG
38:20 TSM
44:30 IMT
53:57 NBA Free Agency
0:00 Intro
1:14 CLG
2:44 EG
5:38 TL
8:10 100T
10:40 C9
13:20 FLY
15:05 GG
16:57 TSM
18:49 DIG
21:14 IMT
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:35 - CLG
10:30 - TL Faltering
15:51 - 100T Struggles
21:36 - TSM expectations w/Maple
29:00 - GG Draft win
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and Meta discussion
5:13 CLG crazy drafts
15:30 EG and TL
27:48 C9 Spicy takes
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Tiebreaker Scenarios
9:34 - Making sense of G2
12:45 - Figuring out MSI Meta
19:35 - MSI Power Rankings
26:20 - EG
32:00 - Day 5 predictions
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
3:10 - G2 0-2
10:45 - Who is the favorite
20:40 - 35 ping playstyle
28:15 - PSG Chances
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:50 MarkZ hates T1
12:50 G2 vs. EG Bo9
17:05 G2 vs. SGB
23:05 MSI fans hating RNG
27:57 EG's chances
0:00 Intro
1:00 MSI Ping announcement and ramifications
21:17 PSG
25:56 MSI Format discussion
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:33 EG vs. G2 and Order
8:39 MSI Ping Debate
21:10 DFM vs. SGB + IW vs. RED
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
3:10 EG vs. TL
9:05 EG vs. 100T
16:20 NA Talent
30:02 MSI for NA fans
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:38 Cloud9 Spring retrospective
27:45 EG + TL + C9
40:45 NBA Playoffs
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:25 GG vs. C9
6:53 GG sadness
13:36 How to start objectives and not int
24:17 EG vs. FLY. Impact's Gwen
34:07 G2's 12-0 Run. Caps buff
42:07 T1's other undefeated run
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:45 PLAYOFFS, TL vs. EG
12:28 100T vs. C9
26:00 More 100T hype
40:00 NBA talk -- Lakers suck
44:22 Raptors + The East
This was originally going to be a standard weekly recap video with Phreak. Possibly because of the length of the week.. we broke off on a rather long tangent about how Worlds works, and some of our theories on how NA could do better.. or possibly worse. We talk a lot of theory, and I share some stories about TL's 3-3 Group stage at 2020 Worlds. It was a fun conversation. Hope you all enjoy!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro, the FLY bet history
4:10 - TSM 2-0, My golf game, and Tactical
17:20 - 100T 2-0, Their big win streak, and unreliable wins
22:13 - GG 2-0 and their ridiculous inconsistency
29:00 - Fly and DIG quick hits
33:23 - C9 and TL average weeks
35:09 - 2020 C9 stories
39:51 - MVP Race
45:05 - NBA Discussion
Lots of tangents this episode! But personally had a lot of fun chatting with Phreak for the hour. Let us know what you think in the comments!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:00 C9 vs. TL
25:35 CLG 2-0
32:30 100T 2-0
45:00 GG 0-2
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - TL
11:30 - C9
19:36 - FLY
28:00 - TSM
36:45 - Champions Queue Update
45:00 - NBA discussion
Upcomer article: https://www.upcomer.com/tsm-shenyi-will-return-to-lcs-for-week-5-takeover-to-start-over-keaiduo
Oracles elixir website: https://oracleselixir.com/
Tim YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY_YV6Lj-2r0W1OS5KIhmdQ
Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro
0:50 - New TSM news
4:25 - The new TSM mid tree
13:19 - Shenyi is back
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:30 100T weirdly awful performance
12:20 Cloud 9 the team to beat?
21:21 EG
28:08 Golden Guardians strong play
37:45 TSM...
49:12 Mid-Split Awards
There are far too many audio pops in this video -- apologies. Pop filter has been ordered and is on its way!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - Biggest surprises through 6 games
3:05 - EG
7:30 - FLY
11:08 - 100T
13:00 - Golden Guardians
15:40 - Fun stats
19:10 - Matches of the week
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Reacting to C9 and TSM performance
14:38 - LS context from Fudge (via Travis Gafford)
19:33 - FLY is 5-1
29:00 - What happened to EG
35:07 - TL will go 16-2 (and Raz disagrees)
43:17 - Way too early MVP rankings
46:07 - Bonus NBA chat
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:33 - 100 Theives
5:55 - Cloud 9
10:39 - Dignitas
16:32 - FlyQuest
20:37 - Team Liquid
27:22 - EG
34:28 - Golden Guardians
39:25 - Immortals
41:36 - CLG
49:15 - TSM + What is a development roster?
Timestampes:
0:00 Intro
2:35 What did we learn about Smite Top?
14:56 Who is the best team in LCS right now and why is it TL
22:13 Is C9 still must watch? (yes)
26:09 TSM, What's wrong?
40:09 Way too early MVP rankings
Timestampes:
0:00 Intro
1:05 Champions Queue
2:43 Comparing Major Region SoloQ
8:45 Development leagues
13:10 How Champions Queue actually works
18:00 Closing thoughts
Timestampes:
0:00 Intro
2:07 Cloud 9
6:55 Smite top
15:34 Way too early MVP leaderboard
Spawn makes his JLXP Debut! We talk not just about Spawn's #LCS Power rankings but we dive into the ceiling and floor for each LCS team. Great primer for the first day of LCS on Saturday
Welcome backto JLXP! In this episode I talk about the upcoming 2022 Spring Split and what to expect!
Today on JLXP we’re chronobreaking with Kien Lam to talk about Game 5 of the 2017 LCS Spring Finals matchup between Cloud9 and TSM.
You can listen to this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3taaFHOFcY
Today on JLXP it’s a solo episode with Jatt as he breaks down TSM’s performance this Split, the difference between a good TSM and bad TSM, and why you should be happy for FlyQuest.
You can listen to this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/k_IvnzdJc_U
Today on JLXP we’re joined by Kien Lam to look back on Cloud9’s cursed splits and craft a strategy for how to beat this iteration of the team in playoffs.