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.

The LTA North just completed it's penultimate week of competition for Split 2, which means that the finals are right around the corner, and this week Kangas is joined by Flyquest Fudge, Cloud9 Kia Blaber, and Shopify Rebellion Fudge to break down the action and preview Finals Weekend.SPOILERS AHEAD!The squad starts of by breaking down Shopify's not-as-surprising-as-you-think victory over Team Liquid before recapping the banger five-game series between Flyquest and Cloud9. The players shares tons of insight from gameplay decisions, to draft considerations and how to stay focused in a long series.But after reviewing the weekend's matches, these three finals weekend attendees preview the upcoming matches. On Saturday Shopify will face off against Cloud9 in the lower bracket final and championship qualifier... be sure to watch or listen for who Bwipo expects to face on Sunday for the LTA North Grand Final. Bwipo is feeling confident, but only one team will earn the title of LTA North Champion, and earn a spot at the Mid Season Invitational.Hopefully this episode gets you adequately hyped for Finals Weekend!0:00 - Intro0:45 - Reacting to Team Liquid vs Shopify Rebellion7:25 - Reviewing Flyquest vs Cloud9 Kia17:45 - First Game 5 of Fearless21:20 - Fudge Explains the Leblanc Pick26:30 - Saturday Preview: Cloud9 Kia vs Shopify Rebellion40:48 - X-Factors of these Rosters47:05 - Flyquest's Confidence in Finals

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Week 1 of LTA North Split 2 Playoffs is in the books, and Emily sits down with all-star bot laners Yeon from Team Liquid, Zven from Cloud9 Kia, and Kia All-Pro and MVP contender Inspired from FlyQuest for this week’s episode of PROS.

Hot off of their series, Emily gets the immediate reaction from Yeon and Zven, before Inspired gives his takes after providing commentary on the series as a broadcast guest for the day.

Then it’s Inspired’s turn in the hot seat, to talk about FLY’s record breaking series versus Shopify Rebellion the day before.

After getting the breakdown of this weekend’s matches, the squad looks ahead to the next couple weeks of playoffs, where they discuss 100 Thieves’ chances versus Shopify Rebellion before previewing Team Liquid’s match against Dignitas.

Cloud9 Kia and FlyQuest will face off in the upper bracket finals in two weeks, so Zven and Inspired talk about having more time to prep before they face off in a hopefully-more-competitive clash for this series than their cross-group seeding match. Be sure to tune in next week for more LTA North playoffs!

The LTA North Regular season is complete, and Raz is joined by Team Liquid Honda APA, 100 Thieves Quid, and Shopify Rebellion Palafox to break down the weekend’s matches, give all their takes on Kia All-Pro and MVP, and preview the first round of playoffs.

The PROS discuss the inside story behind Team Liquid’s series versus Shopify Rebellion, and the addition of Yuuji to TL’s starting roster. Everyone reminisces about their own entrance to the league, before the Palafox and APA give their take on Quid’s dominant performance versus Disguised. They also talk about the much anticipated but ultimately disappointing series between Flyquest and Cloud9.

But the real spicy conversations begin once the group dives in Kia All-Pro predictions… you might think that C9 and FLY have the spots locked, but you’ll be surprised by how the pros feel with all the context of stage play and scrims to judge their decisions with. It’s a heated debate and you don’t want to miss it.

Finally, the squad provides some solo queue tips on the new patch, before diving into the expectations for the first round of playoffs. They preview SR’s upcoming match versus FLY, as well as TL’s battle against C9… all coming to your screens next weekend to start the LTA North Split 2 Post Season!1

The Group Phase of LTA North Split 2 is almost complete, with the inter-group Round Robin finished, and the final round of cross-group play on the horizon. Jatt is joined on PROS this week by the victorious members of Flyquest, Massu and Busio, and their opponents from Dignitas Srtty and Sheiden.SPOILERS AHEAD: The group starts with a solo-queue advice ice-breaker to help Jatt climb the ranks, before diving into the most viral moment of the weekend… and it’s not SR’s upset over 100 Thieves or C9's nail-biting base defenses versus Team Liquid, but Sheiden’s pre-match interview.Of course the pros also talk about the ups & downs of Split 2, this weekend’s matchups, and the resulting Group Standings. They discuss Shopify Rebellion’s upset over 100 Thieves, Cloud9 & Flyquest’s dominance, and if there really is that much separation between the rest of the teams.Finally the squad looks ahead to next weekend, where Cloud9 & Flyquest will face off to those their opponents in the playoffs, and Dignitas will play versus Lyon in a playoff’s qualifier. Be sure to tune in next weekend for the last week of the LTA North Split 2 regular season.0:00 - Intro0:35 - Solo Queue Tips Icebreaker6:30 - Getting to Know Sheiden11:08 - FLY vs DIG Recap17:15 - DIG's Journey for Improvement21:20 - Scrim Stories23:30 - Thoughts on C928:15 - SR vs 100T Recap32:15 - What's up with Shopify Rebellion?34:35 - Gameplay Changes36:55 - Rapid Fire Predictions41:00 - Jatt Lore