The Sack Down

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Did G2 live up to expectations? G2's GM Romain reflects on the past year Jan 06, 2025

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Romain Bigeard, currently the General Manager for G2, joins to discuss what GM's in League of Legends esports teams do, how G2 prepares for competition, how roster moves are handled during Worlds, G2's approach to scrims, and more!

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How Caps became the Best player in Europe & Reflecting on the past and future Dec 22, 2024

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Dom and Yamato are joined by Rasmus "Caps" Borregaard Winther, currently the Mid Laner for G2, to discuss Caps's career, signing with G2, thoughts on Faker, Hylissang, and Perkz, impressions of the 2025 changes to League of Legends, the health of the LEC, and more!

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"As a pro player, you need to lose games" - Razork Shares His Experience Nov 21, 2024

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Dom and Yamato are joined by Iván "Razork" Martín Díaz, currently the Jungler for Fnatic, to discuss his experience on Fnatic, his teamwork with Humanoid, the struggles he's faced as a professional League of Legends player, reflections on MSI and Worlds 2024, and more.

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Becoming a World-Class Support & Community Backlash - Mikyx Reveals Everything Nov 15, 2024

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Dom and Yamato are joined by Mihael "Mikyx" Mehle, recently the Support for G2, to discuss playing with Yike on G2, why playing at Worlds feels different than any other event, dealing with pushback from the community, being compared to Keria, thoughts on the upcoming LEC and LTA splits, and more!

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Bwipo reflects on FlyQuest's incredible Worlds - What could have been better? Nov 08, 2024

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Dom and Yamato are joined by Gabriël "Bwipo" Rau, currently the Top Laner for FlyQuest, to discuss FlyQuest's Worlds 2024 run, ideas about decision-making and discomfort in competitive League of Legends, coaches and GM's being afraid of backlash from pro players, draft surprises, thoughts on G2 and Rekkles, and more!

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"I want to be the best version of myself" - Sniper, Youngest Rank 1 Challenger Nov 01, 2024

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Dom and Yamato are joined by Rayan "Sniper" Shoura, currently the Top Laner for 100 Thieves, to discuss Sniper's path to becoming a professional LoL player, becoming the youngest player to hit Rank 1 Challenger, his relationship with brothers V1per and Crimson, experience working 100 Thieves, lessons learned from Worlds 2024, old school LoL esports stories, and more!

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Finding balance on FlyQuest - Nukeduck's coaching journey Oct 23, 2024

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Nukeduck, currently the Head Coach for FlyQuest, joins to discuss FlyQuest's experience at Worlds 2024, EU vs NA narratives, recovering after MSI, Damonte's important role at FlyQuest, why GenG may have been the worst possible matchup, and more!

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"I want to go out with a bang" - Jankos reveals his Regrets and Future plans Oct 18, 2024

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Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski joins to discuss his time on G2, thoughts on the LEC format, constraints against Western superteams, how and why Perkz left Heretics, G2's recent roster leaks, and more!

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Addressing the Drama & How to Lead a World-Class Team with Team Liquid's Spawn Oct 10, 2024

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Spawn, currently the Head Coach for Team Liquid, joins to discuss how Team Liquid prepared for Worlds 2024, the controversial clip with CoreJJ, thoughts on the TL players, the value of coaching in League of Legends, and more!

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"Living the dream" - Zven recounts his professional career Oct 02, 2024

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Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen joins to discuss his time at Origen, learning from xPeke, why he joined G2, theories on building the best possible LoL team, why he role-swapped to playing Support and then transitioned back to ADC, and more!

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