Episode 32 - Worlds 2019 - Quarterfinals

 

Episode 32 -  Worlds 2019 Quarterfinals

 

Recorded on: October 23rd, 2019

 

Chris eventually made it even through a work emergency. That's dedication folks! Kalvin, John, and Vince open the cast up by breaking down the second round robin of the group stage. We go over some of our surprises, disappointments, and some ideas looking forward for these teams next year. We go on a bit of a tangent about the tournament format and Vince's beef with it as well as a couple proposed solutions. Then we break down our quarterfinals matchups and make our picks!

 

There was a short 20-30 second window where there were a few audio issues toward the end of the show where I accidentally turned my (Vince's) mic off. Appologies but didn't want to cut off the good points John made replying to the riveting silence!

 

Intro

 

0:01:10 - Group Stage Recaps

 

0:01:41 - Group B Recap

 

0:10:38 - Group A Recap

 

0:18:40 - Group C Recap

 

0:33:13 - Group D / Team Liquid

 

0:45:32 - Overall thoughts on the quarterfinal bracket

 

0:46:48 - Vince's tangent on the tournament format 

 

0:56:43 - Quarterfinal: Invictus Gaming (2) vs Griffin (1)

 

1:13:00 - Quarterfinal: Fnatic (2) vs FunPlus Phoenix (1)

 

1:26:32 - Quarterfinal: G2 eSports (2) vs DAMWON Gaming (1)

 

1:35:35 - Quarterfinal: Splyce (2) vs SK Telecom T1 (1)

 

1:43:40 - Pick of the Week!

 

1:51:00 - Sign Offs

 

John's Quarterfinals breakdown at OraclesElixir.com

Vince's Picks/Analysis Blog

 

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

 

Vince 17 - 13 (+4.95u)

 

John 16 - 13 (+7.78u)

 

Chris 14 - 14 (+6.17u)

 

Kalvin 4 - 21  (-9.64u)

 

As a cast: 51 - 61 (+9.26u) 

 

 

 

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)