Rough Drafts Podcast

On today's episode, Chase "Redshirtking" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk discuss the suprisingly enjoyable World Championship between SKT and Samsung, why IEM is struggling to "invite" teams, and the ground breaking documentary from Damian Estrada and 1UP Studios, Team Liquid: Breaking Point. QUICK NOTE: We recorded this before TSM announced they were actually going to play after all. All oth...

In a bonus Q&A from our live stream (uncensored), Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk field some questions from their audience, including why the West is so far behind (and what that means for viewer interest), why China always seems to take one step forward and two steps back, and whether or not you should take a job coaching in esports in Istanbul (spoiler alert: no. No, yo...

In today’s episode, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk break down the League of Legends World Championship Semifinals and get ready for a Finals series that cannot possibly live up to the hype the ROX v. SKT series brought. Together, they discuss why going to series live is such a crapshoot, whether we learned anything of value from the H2k v. SSG series, why the SKT v. ROX...

In a bonus Q&A from our live stream (uncensored), Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk field some questions from their audience, including why booing is a positive thing, what death threats from the Internet look like, and how they would try to fix the Western Challenger scenes. Thanks to everyone who came by. Be sure to follow us at http://twitch.tv/roughdraftspodcast so you...

In Part Two of our recap of the League of Legends World Championship Group Stage, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk look towards the incredibly exciting Semifinals they’ll be seeing live in NYC. Together, they discuss how the ROX Tigers and SK Telecom will try to attack the few weak points on display, why you never want to bet against Faker, and whether there’s any hope tha...

In Part One of our recap of the League of Legends World Championship Quarterfinals, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk break down a week filled with absolutely no surprises whatsoever. Together, they discuss how Samsung’s rebuild dominated the great North American hope, whether Royal Never Give Up or Edward Gaming put up the best resistance against the Korean powerhouse, and...

On today's World Championship Quarterfinals Edition of the Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar attempts to retake the lead against Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk. Together, they discuss whether Cloud9 deserves any credit against the lowest Korean seed, if anyone can come close to SKT after last week's play, why EDG starting PawN is disappointing from both an analyst and gambling perspe...

In a bonus Q&A from our live stream, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk field some questions from their audience, including how teams outside of Korea are supposed to improve with the current region locking, what they would do if they could take control of Riot’s offices for a day, and the difference between a 70 minute masterpiece and a 70 minute clown fiesta. Thanks to eve...

In Part Two of our recap of the League of Legends World Championship Group Stage, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk look towards the upcoming Quarterfinals series and express their excitement, even if the bracket draw is a bit disappointing. Together, they discuss whether Cloud9 has a path to victory against Samsung Galaxy given their disappointing Week 2 performance and ho...

In Part One of our recap of the League of Legends World Championship Group Stage, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk pay tribute to the fallen teams of this year’s group stage. Together, they discuss how G2 Esports and Splyce can learn from their performance, Taiwan’s infuriating performance and the fear of what happens next for the region, and the fall of Team SoloMid at th...

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the final group of this year's World Championship Group Stage: Group B. Together, they discuss how much respect we should be giving I May, how gamblers and fans alike should react to Flash Wolves' performance last week, if Cloud9 fans can safely get excited after last year's pitfalls, and whether SKT will be as dominan...

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk turn their attention to the most anticipated group on the Worlds stage: Group D. Together, they discuss whether CoreJJ will be the difference maker for Samsung Galaxy, if Team SoloMid is strong enough to grab a 3-0 this week, their concerns over RNG's ability to prepare properly for a second week of play, and if Splyce has enough lef...

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at a group that definitely isn’t boring and very likely to play out exactly the way you think it will, Group C. Together, they discuss how EDG will plan to strike with full force heading into the Quarterfinals, how AHQ e-Sports Club can step up in Week Two, if there’s anything left in the tank for H2k-Gaming, and why INTZ...

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the first group that will wrap itself up this weekend: Group A. Together, they discuss if G2 can play spoiler to any of these hopeful teams, why the ROX Tigers are more likely to come out with a dominant performance, Albus NoX Luna's realistic chances at moving forward, and how CLG will perform now that Aurelion Sol wi...

In Part Two of our two part League of Legends World Championship Week One breakdown podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk shift their attentions to Groups C and D. For Group C, they discuss whether EDG’s loss to INTZ revealed some flaws to their strategy, how much credit we should be giving AHQ for their 2-1 start, how H2k has failed to learn how to close games with th...

In Part One of our two part League of Legends World Championship Week One breakdown podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk try to determine if the lack of group stage dominance means the gap is actually closing for once. With Group A, they discuss G2’s embarrassing performance, ROX’s struggles with pick/ban and the early game, the surprising emergence of Albus NoX Luna,...

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a minute to enjoy the closing of the gap...on the opposite end of the League of Legends spectrum. Together, they discuss what G2 Esports needs to do to get back into this tournament, if SKT has claimed their spot as the favourites to win it all, and whether tomorrow's results can finally provide a clear picture of what's coming...

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk see the tables turned as everything from Day Two goes Walter's way. After a quick recovery from a day of throws and blow outs, the two turn their attention to tomorrow's action. Together, they discuss whether Group A's matches have any upset potential, the likelihood of a quick recovery from Cloud9 or the Flash Wolves, and what Samsu...

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk recover from the first day of Worlds, which was filled with upsets, excitement, and basically everything going wrong for Walter in spectacular fashion. In the spirit of the Guess the Lines Podcast, they quickly move forward to Friday's games, where they discuss whether Cloud9 or I May deserve any underdog buzz, how Team SoloMid will...

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the first day of the League of Legends World Championship and all of the gambling opportunities it can bring. First, they took a look at the upcoming future bets, giving their best bets on long shot group winners, outright champions, and likely MVP candidates. Then, they move on to the first day's action, including whe...

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk close out their team-by-team Worlds preview with a team near and dear to Walter’s heart, Team SoloMid. Together, they discuss whether this is the most talented team the West has ever brought to Worlds, how Svenskeren and Bjergsen manage to throw enemies off their game, and what (unlikely) nightmare scenarios exist as they head toward...

Today, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar attempt to make sense of one of the most perplexing teams attending Worlds, Royal Never Give Up. Together, they discuss the incredibly underrated Mlxg’s impact on the game, whether Mata and Uzi’s talent can make up for their lack of synergy, and why in the world their playoffs looked so poor compared to their regular season performan...

Today, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at a team that hopes to be as deadly as their recent cell phones: Samsung Galaxy. Together, they discuss how the organization turned promising young players into stars, CoreJJ’s emergence as an incredible shot caller, and whether their jungling strength can make up for some solo lane deficiencies. Want to watch the full v...

Today, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar take a look at one of the feel good stories of the European split, Splyce. Together, they discuss how important the Regional Finals are in analyzing the team, the strength of their 5v5 team fighting, and how these young players will hope to handle the bright lights of the Worlds stage. Want to watch the full video, complete with stat...

Today, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar take a look at one of the clear favourites to win the World Championship: EDward Gaming. Together, they discuss the power of their new top laner, Mouse, how ClearLove is just as dangerous as ever in team fights, the power of the best bot lane in the world, and what, if anything, could be the team's weakness for those hoping to bring...