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Contractz on Worlds 2017, NA's Chances and the Best Teams at Worlds 2023 | JLXP Ep 92
JLXP - The Josh Leesman Experience
English - October 18, 2023 19:00 - 35 minutes - 33 MBSports Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
I'm back and I'm at Worlds in Korea! I caught up with Contractz ahead of NRG's first game at Worlds to get his thoughts on returning to the international stage after 6 years and this year's Worlds competition.
Be sure to check out my weekly Worlds videos, "Let's Go," on the LCS Youtube channel, where I take you behind the scenes at the World Championship, following the LCS teams and taking in the sights and sounds of each stop in Korea: http://www.youtube.com/lcs
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:58 - Looking back to Worlds 2017, Contractz’s rookie year
4:47 - C9 vs WE Quarterfinals
7:08 - How has the competition changed from then until now - from scrims to players
9:52 - NRG Finals win
12:51 - Expectations going into Worlds
16:52 - Thoughts on Weibo Gaming draw
18:28 - NA’s chances at Worlds: Cloud9
20:48 - NA’s chances at Worlds: Team Liquid
22:44 - Regions’ advancements out of Groups, by the numbers - Korean teams didn’t perform well the last time Worlds was in Korea.
26:00 - Best teams at Worlds
32:38 - Cuzz vs Peanut