Latest Valorant esports Podcast Episodes
Episode 113: FaZe vs The Guard: Smeag vs Smarts
VALORANTING - August 10, 2022 17:00 - 2 hoursWe're going into the final matches of the NA LCQ, let's take a look at what the event has been like so far, and who has the best chance to make Champions. Plus and interview with Nearest Airport's Andersin (@Andersin_Val) on everything from how he got started to the future of Tier 2. Tune into VA...
Episode 112: Sentinels versus 100 Thieves: Catastrophe or Comeback at NA LCQ?
VALORANTING - August 03, 2022 17:45 - 1 hourNorth America's Last Chance Qualifier. Let's talk about it shall we? This week we've got Vansilli being joined by Elisabeth Marchini from theScore Esports (@ejmarchini) and Sully, a VCT caster and part-time student (@sullycasts). There was a lot to cover from roster changes to potential matchups...
Episode 111: Suygetsu Saved FPX In Copenhagen (ft. Tanner_Metro, Kaplan, GRT, & Squishguin)
VALORANTING - July 27, 2022 18:00 - 2 hoursThis week on Valoranting we brought on a handful of guests! We had Tanner_Metro, a Valorant caster, ItsKaplan, the Ghost Gaming head coach, GRT, the manager for Pittsburgh Knights, and Daniel/Squishguin, the CEO of Akrew to discuss everything from VCT Copenhagen, to the Riot Partnership Program. ...
Episode 110: How Riot Messed up Masters (ft. Sliggy, Carcass)
VALORANTING - July 20, 2022 17:00 - 1 hourGet ur slugs out because Sliggy a guest host for this week's episode of VALORANTING. We break down everyhing that's happened masters including Riot's poor seeding system, XSET and DRX Choking, Leviatan's valiant fight and the potential for PRX to boom everyone. We also talk to G2 Gozen's head coa...
Episode 109: Mid-Masters Recap (ft. Anderzz, bENITA, KP)
VALORANTING - July 13, 2022 18:00 - 1 hourWhat a tournament! Masters 2 Copenhagen has been full of upsets and surprises including underdog Guild making it all the way out of Group A, Group of Death. DRX also rolled over Northeption on a way to finishing first in Group B. We also welcome two players from Shopify Rebellion, KP and bENITA, ...
Episode 108: Our hottest VALORANT Masters takes (ft. Dryad, Autumn, Ryan Central)
VALORANTING - July 07, 2022 16:00 - 2 hoursThis week we preview VALORANT Masters 2 Copenhagen with Ryan Central including our predictions for each group and the tournament winner. We also chat with Autumn the in-game leader for free agent Game Changers team Dart Monkeys, as they prepare to take on TSM X today in the latest Game Changers s...
Episode 107: FNATIC is DOMINATING (ft. Enzo, Mini, Achilios)
VALORANTING - June 29, 2022 17:00 - 2 hoursOur 107th episode of VALORANTING features Enzo and Mini of FNATIC VALORANT fresh off their victory in Stage 2 of VCT EMEA Challengers. We've also got a ton of film. Vansilli breaks down why Icebox is so damn boring to watch, why FPX doesn't completely roll over opponents picking Yoru, how BcJ mig...
Episode 106: The New Cloud9 White (ft. z0tek, Kaplan)
VALORANTING - June 22, 2022 16:00 - 2 hoursWe’re doing things a little bit differently here at VALORANTING. After a round-up of all the news happening in VALORANT this week including the new map Pearl, a new cinematic and announcements for the GameChangers LAN we’ve got two in-depth interviews. First we talk about the coaching mindset wit...
Episode 105: You shall not pass Ghost (ft. Anderzz, Juv3nile, Neekz)
VALORANTING - June 15, 2022 18:15 - 2 hoursNot only is the planet getting hotter, but so is this stage of VALORANT as both NA and EMEA wrap up their group stages, and finalize their playoffs brackets. Anderzz (VersionX's head coach), TSM's head coach Juv3nile, and former coach of the Alliance Neekz share who they thing will make it to Cop...
Episode 104: Fnatic are fighting back (ft. Syyko, Enzo, Doug, and Zescht)
VALORANTING - June 08, 2022 17:00 - 2 hoursThis week for NA VCT we brought on Doug and Syyko to break down the biggest matches and takeaways going into the final week. Everything from EG's surprise dominance to Cloud9's struggles, there was no shortage of drama. For the second half the the show we were joined by Zescht and Enzo to discuss...
Episode 103: The Gourd Boys finally won! (ft. head coach mCe)
VALORANTING - June 01, 2022 16:00 - 1 hourThe Guard head coach mCe explains his team's slow start to the latest VCT stage. After starting the group stage 0-2 The Guard picked up their first win against TSM this week and look to take on powerhouse XSET next week. Former Team Liquid head coach Sliggy headlines our EMEA coverage and breaks ...
Episode 102: What the hell is going on in VCT? (ft. Boq, Tombizz)
VALORANTING - May 25, 2022 17:00 - 2 hoursIts a caster's day here at VALORANTING as we have Boq here to talk all about the latest in NA VCT results including why Sentinels continue to tumble down the standings and whether or not XSET will finally break the 4th place curse. Later MitchMan's casting duo Tombizz helps us break down EMEA's w...
Episode 101: Exercise like a VALORANT PRO (ft. Dr. Matt Hwu, Dr. Jordan Tsai, Kyle Kerr, Juv3nile, and Emil)
VALORANTING - May 18, 2022 18:00 - 2 hoursThis week on VALORANTING we've got Dr. Matt Hwu from HPforGamers, Dr. Jordan Tsai (the physical therapist for Cloud9/EG) and Kyle Kerr (Personal trainer for Minnesota ROKKR), for a (digital) roundtable discussion on player health in VALORANT talking about everything from hydration to traditional ...
Episode 100: Vanity, meL, mCe and more on VALORANTING's 100th Episode!
VALORANTING - May 12, 2022 17:00 - 4 hoursThis 100th Episode celebration is filled with guests including Vanity, meL, Syyko, mCe, Frost, Anderzz, Sia, Kaplan, Dryad and DDK. The very first episode of VALORANTING was published on April 20, 2020. And now, over two years later, we've finally crossed the triple digit mark. We cover VCT NA, E...
Episode 99: TSM Head Coach: "We can be the best team in NA" - VALORANTING EP99 (ft. Upmind, Juv3nile, Zescht)
VALORANTING - May 03, 2022 23:00 - 2 hoursThis week we have TSM Head Coach Preston "Juv3nile" Dornon fresh off the team qualifying for the VCT North America Stage 2 Maine event. He is joined by VCT Caster Gustavo "Upmind" Franco Domingues as we break down all the important match from last weekends qualifier. Then we have Vincent 'Zescht'...
Episode 98: OpTic Chet: The Man behind the Masters (ft Dryad, Anderzz, Ethos)
VALORANTING - April 26, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour(54:21) Fresh off the VALORANT Masters Championship, OpTic Gaming's head coach Chet stops the show to break down how the team at the first international VCT of the year. He's joined by Anderzz and Dryad to cover everything from Zeta Division's miracle run and the future of international VALORANT....
Ian's Interviews: Andersin from Nearest Airport
VALORANTING - April 21, 2022 21:00 - 1 hourIn the second installment of Ian's Interviews, our executive producer Ian St. Lawrence sits down with Andersin of free agent team Nearest Airport (NA) to talk about becoming the teams vibe checker and the state of Tier 2 North American VALORANT.
Ian's Interviews: Dart Monkeys Head Coach Zoe
VALORANTING - April 21, 2022 19:00 - 1 hourWe're trying something new here at VALORANTING. Our Executive Producer Ian St. Lawrence talks to Zoe the head coach of Dart Monkeys, the only unsigned team to make it to the Top 8 of North America's latest Game Changers main event. We'll be regularly publishing interviews with other coaches and p...
Episode 97: The Cinderella of VALORANT (ft. Tanishq, Daks, Blackenblue, FrosT)
VALORANTING - April 19, 2022 22:15 - 2 hoursNo one has had a run at VCT Masters quite like Zeta Division. After losing to DRX in the group stages, they've gone on an incredible run beating teams like NiP Team Liquid and even got revenge on DRX. Now they sit in the Top 4 with teams like LOUD, OpTic Gaming and will face APAC champion Paper ...
Episode 96: The VALORANT team that WON'T win Masters (ft. Paperthin)
VALORANTING - April 13, 2022 19:00 - 1 hourVCT Masters is well underway and Anderzz has a warning for a certain team heading to playoffs (46:09). VCT Korea caster Paperthin joins the show to recap some of the group stage matches and we also recap the latest VCT Game Changers series in NA. (this was recorded during OpTic Gaming vs KRU)
Episode 95: Will OpTic and G2 survive Iceland? (ft. Achilios, Dryad)
VALORANTING - April 05, 2022 23:00 - 2 hoursVCT Master's Preview: The Guard, OpTic Gaming, and G2 esports are all favorites heading into Reykjavik and the hosts break down which of those teams will win it all. Achilios and Dryad also join the show to talk about DRX, NiP, LOUD, and Kru, and whether these teams from Korea and South America c...
Episode 94: The best coach in VCT (ft. mCe, Tanizhq, d00mbr0s)
VALORANTING - March 30, 2022 16:00 - 2 hoursThe Guard are the kings of VCT NA. The team's coach mCe talks about building the team (6:21), qualifying for VCT Masters in Reykjavik, Iceland. The gang also review VCT EMEA Challengers playoffs with special guests Giants Gaming coach Tanizhq and FPX coach d00mbr0s (1:21:23). Tune into VALORANTI...
Episode 93: Where Sentinels went wrong ft. Kaplan
VALORANTING - March 23, 2022 18:00 - 2 hoursSentinels are knocked out of VCT Masters after falling 0-2 to The Guard (34:47) and 1-2 to Version1 (53:11) in North American playoffs. VALORANT Caster Alex "Vansilli" Nguyen breaks down what went wrong for the team that was the favorite to make it to the next international LAN in Reykjavik, Icel...
Episode 92: How Riot is ruining VALORANT casting
VALORANTING - March 16, 2022 19:00 - 2 hours(1:07:26) VALORANT Caster Sean Gares announced that he would no longer be casting the game after not making the talent lineup for Masters 1 Reykjavik. UberShouts responds with some choice words for Riot Games along with Vansilli and MitchMan, who share their frustration with casting in the esport...
Episode 91: VALORANT Caster wants pros to STOP CHEATING ft. Riv, Jess, Ryan Central, Anderzz
VALORANTING - March 09, 2022 23:00 - 2 hoursMitchMan is not happy about the ruling issued against G2 for using a banned bug that allows Jett to the top of the box on C-site Haven. Riot continues to inconsently apply punishments when teams break the rules across regions. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CET on Twit...
RIP Astra — The Guard valyn & mCe on the Nerf of Valorant's Favorite Controller
Showstopper Podcast - March 04, 2022 16:38 ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Guard have taken the North American Valorant scene by storm after starting their Stage 1 Challengers campaign off with an impressive 3-0 record. Most notably, they handed at 13-0 map loss to 100 Thieves and eventually won the series in a shocking upset. Yinsu and Tyler spoke to valyn and mC...
Episode 90: VALORANT Pro reacts to Astra Nerf (ft. Yinsu, Fearoth)
VALORANTING - March 02, 2022 16:00 - 2 hoursEnzo "Fearoth" Mestari of the Alliance and Yinsu Collins drop by the show to day to react to the latest patch from Riot which includes nerfs to Astra (1:36:37) and buffs to Omen and Brimstone. What can we expect from the new meta? Vansilli also breaks down the match of the week from NA VCT: Optic...
ec1s Reveals What Went Wrong With 100 Thieves, Talks Future in Valorant
Showstopper Podcast - February 26, 2022 15:45 ★★★★★ - 3 ratings100 Thieves parted ways with both of their latest pickups in ec1s and Hunter "BabyJ" Schline after starting 0-2 during the group stage of Valorant Champions Tour Stage 1 Challengers. For ec1s the decision to change up the roster wasn't necessarily a complete shock. Ec1s is currently in Los Ange...
Fit1nho Wants an Anime Redemption Arc for Giants at VRL Spain
Showstopper Podcast - February 25, 2022 17:59 ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFit1nho has been with Giants since the summer of 2020. After repeatedly failing to qualify for an international LAN, Giants decided to drop their entire roster, with the exception of Fit1nho. On Jan. 7, 2022, the team completed their rebuild by signing Batuhan “russ” Malgac, Ondrej “MONSTEERR” P...
Episode 89: 100 Thieves Roster Meltdown
VALORANTING - February 23, 2022 17:00 - 2 hoursThere's never a shortage of Drama in North America. This time 100 Thieves announces it's releasing Ec1s and BabyJ after just two official matches in VCT. TSM's bang and KCP's jcStani are set to be the new replacements, and bring a shakeup of roles on the team. Ethan will be the new IGL while Hiko...