Delver Further

Overwatch commentator Thomas "Tridd" Underwood is a man of many hats. One of the leading voices of Overwatch Contenders Europe joins me for episode 18 of Delve Further were we go over the Contenders Europe playoffs, Tridd teaches me all I need to know when it comes to EU Overwatch this season, and we debate over one of my most unpopular opinions to date. 

 Everyone has stress, and it's Blake Panasiewicz's job to help you manage and cope with it. With experience working with the Los Angeles Gladiators as well as brief stints with team's in League of Legends, we dive into what it means to be a mental skills coach in esports. 

 Europe, Korea, World Cup, Nexus Cup -- Overwatch caster Harry "LEGDAY" Pollitt has done them all. While his time in the space has been fairly short, his quick wit and charming personality has gifted him a meteoric rise in the Overwatch community. LEGDAY and I chat about his relationship with games, how Contenders Europe and Korea are doing, and more! 

 Rohit "CurryshotGG" Nathani has been in the esports space since 2013. Debuting in League of Legends with teams like Final Five, Team Ember, and CLG, but now finds himself quickly rising the ranks in Overwatch. We dive into his timeline, from start to finish, and make small detours touching on coaching philosophy and much more! 

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Whether it's studying math, esports broadcasting, or linguistics,  Ieuan "vowels" Hall gives 100%. Within the span of a year, vowels has cast and done analysis on a number of broadcasts for the Overwatch community and is now an assistant coach on one of the new teams entering Overwatch Contenders North America; Square One. 

 Yiska and I talk about how we'd tackle the Los Angeles Valiant moves, how the Chengdu Hunters are doing and what they could look like in the future, as well as talking about the majority of the Overwatch League and its happenings. 

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Within the span of twelve months, Dream has gone from insightful hopeful looking to join a team to one of the most intelligent people when it comes to Overwatch. He joins me for episode 12 of Delve Further where we chat about his film study background, falling in love with MLG, and where the metagame in Overwatch is headed. 

 Evie "HamTornado" Feng is a woman of many talents. She's an observer, a writer, and one of the many voices for Overwatch Contenders North America. She joins me in episode 11 of Delve further where we talk about how she got her start in esports, her work ethic, and her goals for the future. 

 Overwatch Contenders North American commentator Chris "Boopasaurusrex" Lessard is quickly becoming the voice we associate with the region. He joins me for episode 10 of Delve Further as we talk about his past in the games industry, his involvement in Contenders Seasons over the years, and what collegiate esports means to him.   

***Please excuse the technical difficulties towards the latter portion of the audio. 

 Christian "Heurix" Thomasser began casting some of the first weekly events in Overwatch during the summer of 2016. The voice behind Overwatch Contenders South America and Elo Hell's production of Contenders Trials joins me on this episode of Delve Further. 

A veteran of the Overwatch community and now one of the major voices  adding commentary to PUBG esports, Matrym joins me for a walk down  memory lane as well as a look to the future for this weeks Delve  Further. 

The Overwatch League’s second season is right around the corner and with  that we sit down with coach and analyst for the Washington Justice,  Mikael "mkL" Skjønhaug for an episode of Delver Further.  

Not a few weeks ago a new Open Division team surface touting some big changes to how they want to market their players. Triumph Gaming’s Illustrator and Admin, Guard, stops in to talk about the new project and how it impacts the community and the players.  

You know him as the verbose and bright thinker of the Overwatch community, but Yiska has been in and around esports since early 2011. We explore his past in multiple esports communities and his transition in the Overwatch communities. My good friend, Yiska, sits down for an episode of Delve Further. 

Since 2016, Emanuel "Peak" Uzoni has been coaching Overwatch teams. As a veteran coach, his experience has been invaluable to teams like Misfits and the Dallas Fuel. Peak sits down with us for episode four of Delve Further. 

A man of many hats join us for episode 3. Former observer, player, and coach to some of the biggest names in Overwatch, Seamus "Seamoose" Anderson sits down for episode three of Delve Further. 

Known for his personal coaching and his recent position with NYXL's academy team, XL2 Academy, Ridouan "ioStux" Bouzrou joins me for episode two for Delve Further. 

 Ysabel "Noukky" Müller is the current team manager for the London Spitfire's academy team, the British Hurricane.  Here we tackle what it means to be a team manager in Overwatch and how the team has rebuilt since a rough spout in their previous season.

Here is the pilot for the podcast where I interview former professional Overwatch player for the Boston Uprising,  Connor "Avast" Prince. This audio was recorded August 26, 2017.