Week 3 of Split 3 in the LTA North is in the books, which signals in the end of the Pick & Play Phase! To celebrate the occasion, Kangas hosts a champions reunion with former NRG players, Shopify Rebellion Palafox, and 100 Thieves FBI & Dhokla in this week's PROS.

Right off the jump, we dive into the weekend's matchups where the squad break down their 3 game series from Saturday, before critiquing the rest of the games. Cloud9 Kia and Team Liquid faced off today and the PROS do their best to diagnose Team Liquid's struggles and react to C9 stealing away first seed from FlyqQest. They also discuss Disguised versus Dignitas, a matchup that was key in determine the seeding of the bottom for teams for the lower bracket of the Elimination Phase.

Of course, we couldn't have Palafox on the pod without asking him to address this week's drama and controversy with his thoughts on broadcast coverage and how pro players respond to criticism in a highly public career. Afterward the crew looked ahead to the elimination phase matchups before having a chance to reminisce about the good times on NRG and winning a championship together.

SPOILER: Being a championship winning team is not as smooth of a journey as you might think!Be sure to watch or listen to this banger episode, and be sure to tune in next week for full fearless best-of-five action as the LTA North moves in the Elimination Phase of Split 3!

The second week of LTA North Split 3 ends with a bang, with banger games, surprise upsets, and an unexpected Pick & Play Ceremony, and Raz is joined by Cloud9 Kia Zven, Dignitas Isles, and Shopify Rebellion Contractz to break it all down.

Right off the top, the Contractz gives his perspective on 100 Thieves unexpected choice to select them as opponents for next weekend; but as the discussion continues... maybe 100T was cooking on the pick. After breaking down the unexpected results of SR vs Disguised and Team Liquid vs LYON, things start to make more sense.

Zven and Isles also break down their matchup this weekend, but the conversation quickly turns to reminiscing about the ups and downs of being teammates on last year's Dignitas roster. Besides the losing, they make it sound like a pretty fun time!

When recapping the other teams... surprise, surprise: FlyQuest is still the team to beat, but the squad also dives into to try and diagnose what's going on with Team Liquid and 100 Thieves, before doing a quick preview of all the matches next weekend.

And finally, one thing all three of these players have in common is having played with Jensen at one time or another, and they share stories about the legendary mid laner who announced his retirement this weekend. It's a great episode, so be sure to watch or listen; and as always, tune in next week for more of the LTA North!

The LTA North is back for Split 3 with Opening Week presented by Mastercard! We're back on the live patch, fearless drafts, updated rosters, and a new format, where our teams battle for glory and the losers Pick a Fight on the road to the LTA Championship in Dallas, Texas. This week Jatt is joined by FlyQuest Inspired, Team Liquid APA, and Shopify Rebellion Fudge to break down the action.

FlyQuest returned from MSI to do battle against Disguised on day 1, followed by Cloud9 Kia versus Lyon. The group talks about the one-sided matchups and the continued dominance of the Top 2 before re-capping Sunday's series where Team Liquid faced off against 100 Thieves and Shopify Rebellion went head to head with Dignitas. It was a "blink-and-you-missed-it" kind of weekend, and the squad keeps you caught up to speed.

All of the pro guests this week have experienced grueling international competition and tight schedules, and they discuss what it takes to continue to perform against all odds, and the ups-and-downs of adapting to new metas along the way. But players have also needed to adapt to the new format, and they breakdown their thoughts on the Pick & Play ceremony and their matchups next week. (Spoilers: they are pretty confident!)

Be sure to tune in next week to see how it all breaks down, and who has the opportunity to choose their opponent and change their fate on the road to Dallas.