Rough Drafts Podcast

On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk take a look at the upcoming North American Finals and how the NA LCS wheel of great storylines continues to turn. First, they break down each Semifinals series, including whether Immortals have failed to adjust to the new meta and if Counter Logic Gaming showed anything to get...

On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk take a look at the upcoming European Finals and why they’re incredibly excited for the series. They start with a breakdown of the Semfinals, including why H2k-Gaming fell just a bit short against Splyce and whether G2 Esports showed some weaknesses in their series against the U...

Today on the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk try to find some hope in two of the most lopsided Semifinals series on paper that North America has ever produced. Together, they discuss whether Cloud9’s loss to EnVyUs tells us more about their team than their series win, if Huhi has grown into the top tier mid laner they’ll need, and why...

On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk face the “glorious” success of FORG1VEN and the frustrating downfall of Fnatic. Together, they explore whether H2k’s growth is enough to stand up to Splyce’s recent rise, how the magic of Unicorns of Love manifested itself into a victory of Giants Gaming, and why none of that i...

Today on the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk break down the EU LCS Semifinals and continue their hunt for value bets in a scene that’s treated them well this split. Together, they discuss whether Giants have what it takes to come back from a loss, if there is some logic behind the Unicorns of Love’s seemingly magical playoff run, and whether Fnatic o...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk take a look at the potentially irrelevant NA LCS Quarterfinals. Together, they discuss whether EnVyUs has any chance against Cloud9, why Team Liquid struggled significantly in the last week of the season, and whether CLG has finally done enough to earn our stubborn hosts' attention. They close...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk and Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar weigh in on the controversial decision by Riot Games to allow LCS teams to use the Challenger Series as a farm system and the natural repercussions to those actions. They then move on to the actual games, where they discuss whether NRG eSports has anything left in the tank, whe...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk takes the reigns for a still recovering Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar as the two try to find the optimism in this year's EU LCS Spring Promotion Tournament. Together, they discuss whether Team ROCCAT or Origen are the weakest team to come from the EU LCS, whether Millenium is capable of shocking anybody, and just how good Misf...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtking" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk begin with a brief moment of reflection on the loss of Team SoloMid's perfect season. Together, they discuss the Battle for Sixth Place that has been lackluster at best, the Carousel of Potential Third Place teams and how they each need to improve before the playoffs start, and whether TSM or...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk do their best to shake their cynicism towards the best-of-two format to find excitement in this week's EU LCS action. Together, they discuss the incredibly thrilling battle for Ninth Place, whether Schalke or Vitality are more likely to avoid relegations, H2k and Unicorns of Lo...

On today’s episode of the Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk try to wring out the most interesting storylines they can out of a region that has mostly settled itself into position barring some major upsets. Together, they discuss whether Counter Logic Gaming has what it takes to still make it to Worlds, if Dardoch’s statements on Liquid’s future mean...

On today’s episode of the Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk play a rousing games of everyone’s favourite game show, “Who is Actually the Fourth Best Team in Europe”. After breaking down each of this split’s lovely contestants, the two argue over whether raw talent or veteran experience will pay off come playoff time, why ROCCAT fans should start get...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk find themselves once again struggling to find value in a league where favourites consistently find a path to victory. Together, they discuss how Counter Logic Gaming found themselves solidly back into the playoff picture, whether Apex Gaming or Team EnVyUs are most likely to bounce back, and h...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk find themselves faced with a slew of unexpected roster changes. Together, they look at ROCCAT's new jungler (2:50), Origen's new Toaster (11:15), and FORG1VEN's return to H2k-Gaming (23:45), before they debate which team has earned the right to call themselves the third best te...

On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk bask in the glory of Immortals and Team SoloMid so far this split while pausing to consider which team has a chance to threaten either of them. Together, they break down whether Team Liquid has finally arrived, just how far Counter Logic Gaming has fallen, and what in the world has happened to...

On today's episode of the Guess the Lines podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar tries to comfort Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk after his Night Rider tweets fell on deaf ears before heading into this week's games. Together, they discuss if Shook has moved the needle for Team Vitality, whether Freeze's injury is too much for H2k-Gaming to overcome, and if it's finally time to jump aboard the NiGHT hype t...

On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk break down the increasingly clear cut NA LCS as we head into the halfway point. Together, they discuss whether CLG taking a map against Immortals means anything for their long term success, how Team Liquid’s move to Fabbbyyy will affect them over the long term, and the most imp...

On today's episode of the Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk try to find some value in this harsh, Best-of-Two EU LCS world. Together, they discuss if the Unicorns of Love have made an actual leap in their play, whether Schalke 04 is a "good bad team" or a "bad good team", and why Fnatic v. G2 Esports will be awesome for fans and TERRIBLE for gambler...

On today’s episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk break down Week 4 of the NA LCS. Together, they discuss whether Cloud9 or EnVyUS are the rightful heir to the third seed in North America, if Team Liquid or Counter Logic Gaming did enough last week to be seen as threats moving forward, and TSM’s incredible hold on the North American region. T...

On this special episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk finally track down Week Four's EU LCS gambling lines on Unikrn. They break down each game's line, where they see the value, and give out their smart money bets of the week. They also let a lot of rage loose on some of the most crazy lines they've seen in a loooong time. Be sure to subscri...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk break down a disappointing Week 3 and what that has in store for Week 4. Together, they discuss whether Schalke has stepped up as a potential playoff team, the fall of Team Vitality's mid laner, how Expect managed to emulate Kikis despite having two different playstyles, and how ROCCAT's terri...

Today on the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase “RedShirtKing” Wassenar and Walter “Ceades” Fedczuk break down the upcoming NA LCS Week Three match-ups. Together, they discuss whether Team Liquid is poised for a bounce back week, if Team EnVyUs is severely underrated or simply untested, and whether Cloud9 is deserving of all the optimism currently headed their way. They close with their smart money picks...

On this special episode of the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk finally track down this week's EU LCS gambling lines on Unikrn. They break down each game's line, where they see the value, and give out their smart money bets of the week. Be sure to subscribe to the Esports Rough Drafts Podcast on iTunes to keep up with every episode here: ihttps://itun...

Today on the Rough Drafts Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk power through without Unikrn's lines to preview this week's EU LCS action. Together, they discuss whether ROCCAT has taken a step forward, Origen's new sOAZ centric playstyle, G2's newfound top lane problem and what it means for the European scene moving forward, and H2k-Gaming is the new team to beat afte...

On today's episode of the Rough Drafts Guess the Lines Podcast, Chase "RedShirtKing" Wassenar and Walter "Ceades" Fedczuk do their best to separate the Week One aberrations from the promising trends that will dictate the pace of the new look NA LCS. Together, they discuss why Counter Logic Gaming fell flat despite a strong performance at MSI, the terrifying new Biolift bot lane, and whether Apex G...