Episode 29 - World Championships 2019 Play-In Stage

 

Episode 29 -  World Championships 2019 Play-In Stage

 

Recorded on: September 28th, 2019

 

John, Chris, and Vince break down some news leading up to the tournament, Patch 9.19 changes and meta considerations, the slate for Wednesday and Thursday of the 2019 World Championship Play-In Stage, and some general predictions and futures for the Main Event. Discussing emerging regions, players to watch, price memory as a concept, joking along the way as we celebrate the beginning of what we all think might be the best worlds tournament ever.

 

Intro

 

0:01:45 - What's been goin' on the last few weeks? (EU Masters)

 

0:06:06 - News: Pre-tournament coaching changes for Griffin and Invictus

 

0:24:37 - Patch 9.17 through Patch 9.19 changes since regional playoffs to attempt to predict worlds meta

 

0:42:22 - TL:DR Big picture Worlds Meta predictions

 

0:45:40 - Wednesday/Thursday Slate (we digress a lot about general takes on this and just use slate as reference)

 

1:28:17 - Futures Wagers

 

1:42:49 - Pick of the Week!

 

1:43:45 - Listener Questions

 

1:48:00 - Sign Offs

 

John's Futures Article @ Oracle's Elixir

John's Game Changers Article @ Oracle's Elixir 

John's Worlds Power Rankings @ Oracle's Elixir

 

Pick of the Week Records (Winnings assuming one unit on each bet):

 

Vince 16 - 11 (+4.98u)

 

John 14 - 11 (+7.38u)

 

Chris 13 - 12 (+6.42u)

 

Kalvin 4 - 19  (-7.64u)

 

As a cast: 47 - 53 (+11.4u) 

 

 

 

Hosts:

 

Vince C @GelatiLOL

 

John George @TheEsportsPlug

 

Chris C @Prim3_T1m3

 

Kalvin @RulerrSama

 

 

The opening theme is "Clouds" by Harvey and the Hendersons (Instagram)(Facebook)

 

 

The closing theme is "Wasp in a Hat"  by The Tea Club (Facebook)