Snake & Banter

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Damian "daps" Steele, the IGL of NRG, to discuss hampus's move to BLEED, changes at BLAST, problems with HLTV player rankings and awards, Team Liquid's results after losing some key players, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Danish "Nohte" Allana, the Senior Staff Writer at HLTV, to discuss positive changes coming to FaZe, VItality's return to strength, Cloud9's roster potentially being capped out, problems with Valve's ranking system, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jeffrey "Mnmzzz" Moore, the Senior Editor at Dust2, to discuss NiKo spurning Falcons in favor of staying at G2, jks getting benched, Team Liquid's strong upcoming roster, the decline of the Danish CS scene, the current wave of online tournaments, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by HLTV features writer Harry "NER0" Richards to discuss NER0's latest article on CS:GO riflers, the new-look NAVI's strong start, issues plaguing the scene that Valve aren't fixing in CS2, Jerry's lackluster team reveal, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by caster & analyst Allan Hender to discuss Vitality's confidence in making a roster move after winning the BLAST Major, matchmaking improvements in CS2, the states of GamerLegion and Team Liquid, the anticlimactic reveal of Jerry's new team, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Paweł "dycha" Dycha, current rifler for ENCE, to discuss the rise of Snappi and ENCE, the benefits of the upcoming CS:GO Asia Championships, the lackluster feel of EPL Playoff matches, the state of Polish CS, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Cai "CYPHER" Watson to discuss the improvement of SunPayus, NiKo and G2's strong performance at IEM Cologne, FaZe's recent quality of play, the high cost that NAVI had to play for jL and iM, the culture of denial around ZywOo in high-pressure situations, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Janko "YNk" Paunović to discuss the news that Majors will now take place at the end of seasons, why we shouldn't count FaZe out yet, whether kicking nafany from Cloud9 was the right move, blameF and hampus as IGL's for their teams, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by KingT to discuss the recent roster moves by Cloud9 (including swapping out Nafany), the inability for pro players to gracefully accept criticism, OG's downward trend, Vitality's signing of flameZ, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Ivan "iM" Mihai to discuss how GamerLegion made their improbable run at the BLAST Paris Major, the upcoming shuffle of Eastern European players, the possible effects of Aleksib being kicked from NiP, the lack of confidence and prestige surrounding Heroic, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jason "moses" O'Toole to discuss the CS:GO Major format, the unfortunate end to s1mple's CS:GO Major career, the state of Team Liquid, Vitality's course to their Major victory, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Mohan "launders" Govindasamy to discuss many of the narratives going into the final CS:GO Major. Topics include whether this is Heroic's tournament to win, which teams are expected to fail, potential underdogs to watch, dream Finals matchups, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thorin and Mauisnake discuss the accolades, history, and skills of Twistzz and EliGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss G2's amazing performance at IEM Katowice + its impact on NiKo's legacy, FaZe's seemingly low floor as a team, the downward trend of Finnish CS, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

KingT joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss the state of Team Liquid, the lack of dominant, world-beater teams, possible problems at Na"vi, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Benjamin "blameF" Bremer joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss G2 winning the BLAST World Finals, the effects of the recent game update from Valve, the disappointing end of the year for some of the top teams, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sam "Tech Girl" Wright joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss multiple angles surrounding k0nfig standing in for Heroic, Jaxon shutting down, dev1ce returning to competitive play, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John "JRT" Tsoupanarias joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss Jame and Outsiders' triumph at the IEM Rio Major, Cloud9 and Na'Vi not performing to expectations, the ups and downs with the live crowd, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mathieu "Maniac" Quiquerez joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss YEKINDAR's move from Virtus.pro to Team Liquid, the lack of innovation in broadcast analysis, the strength of title-contenders coming into the Rio Major, the unfortunate futility of investigating match fixing, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Anastasija "Heccu" Tolmačeva joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss the benefits of the WePlay Academy League, successes of Team Liquid and NiP, what G2 missing the Major means for the scene, the struggles of tabseN and BIG, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Faruk "pita" Pita joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss HooXi's move to G2, Aleksib joining NiP, the lack of updates around dev1ce, the narratives around Jame and Virtus.pro, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Freya "Freya" Spiers joins the hosts to discuss HenryG's return to casting, Vitality's quick improvement with the addition of Spinx, the current struggles of Danish rosters, the potential for ESL viewer fatigue, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aleksandar "kassad" Trifunović joins the hosts to discuss the exciting rivalry between FaZe and Navi, the amount of influnece that players have over team roster decisions, Spinx's possible departure from ENCE, the reasons why Bo5 Finals aren't necessarily a good thing, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen joins the hosts to discuss the strength of teams who stay together, YEKINDAR's impact on Team Liquid, the lack of a clear hierarchy outside of the top 2 teams, Mouz making the IEM Cologne playoffs, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Luís "Miraa" Mira joins the hosts to discuss Heroic and ENCE's recent successes, the new "black hole" of critical CS:GO analysis, the most recent ESIC developments, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sudhen "Bleh" Wahengbam joins the hosts to discuss reactions to the conclusion of the Antwerp Major , Outsiders' recent lackluster performance, ESIC's handling of coaching bans, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alex "Hawka" Hawkins joins the hosts to discuss reactions to the Antwerp Major, the lack of LAN events, the mediocre expectations for the current Astralis roster, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mohan "launders" Govindasamy joins the hosts to discuss Furia, k0nfig's strength on Ancient, ALEX's turbulent career, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.