Salty Runback - NA LoL Esports

Never a dull week in the world of NA Developmental League of Legends! With just one week left in the NACL regular season and the NACLQ getting right back into action with the second Open Qualifier happening this weekend, Hawk and Grapes discuss all the hot topics in a SPECIAL 8-headline episode!   Tune into the NACLQ OQ #2 Reveal Show TONIGHT, Wednesday, March 1st at 7 PM PST on twitch.tv/alk...

It's a big week in the NACL! On this episode, Hawk and Grapes discuss some of the recent promotions within the league, shoutout some players who have exceeded their expectations, and analyze all of the potential finals matchups of the teams still remaining in the first NACLQ.  We are broadcasting the NACLQ Semifinals on twitch.tv/saltyrunbackpod! Watch Supernova take on Douyin Tony Top this S...

The NACL is heating up just in time for this week's episode of Salty Runback! Hawk and Grapes discuss how MooseHater Garen is taking over the NACL, briefly preview the upcoming promotion/relegation tournament, and put in their bets on which teams and players they think will take a big jump by the end of the season.   We are hosting official community broadcasts of the NA Challengers League Qu...

On the fourth episode of Salty Runback, Hawk and Grapes recap the first week of the NACLQ Group Stage, highlight NACL teams who had interesting performances in Week 3, and interviewed Riot Whoopley, Director of the NACL and Project Lead for Champions Queue at Riot Games.   We will be hosting official community broadcasts of the NA Challengers League Qualifier tournament every weekend! Watch M...

With the NACLQ group stage about to begin and the NACL regular season in full swing, Hawk and Grapes discuss which Challengers teams and players have impressed them so far, their favorite moments from the NACLQ Open Qualifiers, and try to match the 16 NACLQ teams to the NACL team they are most similar to.   We will be hosting official community broadcasts of the NA Challengers League Qualifie...

With the NACL finishing its first week of regular season play and the NACLQ Open Qualifiers beginning in a few short days, Grapes and Hawk recap some of the best moments and players of NACL Week 1, discuss the struggles of forming rosters at the NACLQ level, and then go through picks and bans to draft their "dream team" out of the pool of rostered NACLQ players (as of 1/24/2023).   LIVE POST-...

It's the first episode of Salty Runback! With just a few days before the start of the NACL, hosts Hawk and Grapes discuss the new format changes, highlight some of their players to watch, and rank how well they think the NACL teams constructed their rosters. 0:00:00 : Intro  0:04:24 : Is the new NACL format a good thing for the ecosystem?  0:14:30 : Which NACL player will be the first to...

Welcome to Salty Runback! Before we kick things off on Wednesday, January 18th, hosts Hawk and Grapes sit down to introduce themselves and explain the show's unique format.  Episodes will premiere every Wednesday on Youtube, Twitch, Spotify, and Apple Music. See you there!

Introducing Salty Runback, your weekly intake of NA Developmental League of Legends.   Join hosts Ben "Hawk" Hawkins and Andrew "Grapes" Hau as they provide weekly in-depth, up-to-date coverage of the North American Challengers League (NACL) and North American Challengers League Qualifiers in 60 minutes or less.  Episodes air each Wednesday starting January 18th, 2023. See you there!