Explore every episode of the podcast The Grind - Overwatch Contenders Podcast
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| The Grind Ep 17: Upset Central (ft. Elfishguy, GetAmazed and Jona) | 04 Jul 2019 | 01:41:34 | |
It's been a crazy start to Contenders 2019 Season 2 and Syphyt sits down with Elfishguy from AU Contenders, GetAmazed from Grunto Esports, formerly Chicken Contendies, and Jona from Young and Beautiful to get the rundown on why we've been seeing so many crazy comebacks. The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. #Overwatch #TheGrindOW Hosts and Guests: Syphyt: https://twitter.com/Syphyt GetAmazed: https://twitter.com/GetAmazed_OW ElfishGuy: https://twitter.com/Elfishguy Jona: https://twitter.com/JonaStelma Follow us: JOIN OUR DISCORD! https://discordapp.com/invite/J85mDCv Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheGrindOW BroadcastGG: https://twitter.com/BroadcastDotGG Twitch: twitch.tv/broadcastgg Website: broadcastgg.com | |||
| The Grind Ep 16: Back From The Showdown (ft. eMIL, LEGDAY and oPuTo) | 21 Jun 2019 | 01:52:20 | |
It's been a little bit since the Showdowns have ended, so we gathered oPuTo, star DPS player from Talon Esports, LEGDAY, EU and KR Contenders caster, and eMIL, new off-tank for Gladiators Legion, formerly Angry Titans to talk about their journeys through esports and also a map tier list. The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. #Overwatch #TheGrindOW Hosts and Guests: Naori: https://twitter.com/Naorimizuki eMIL: https://twitter.com/eMIL_OW LEGDAY: https://twitter.com/LEGDAYGaming oPuTo: https://twitter.com/oPuToGG Follow us: JOIN OUR DISCORD! https://discordapp.com/invite/J85mDCv Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheGrindOW BroadcastGG: https://twitter.com/BroadcastDotGG Twitch: twitch.tv/broadcastgg Website: broadcastgg.com | |||
| The Grind Ep 7: Champions (ft. AlanGai, Ckm, and Zappis) | 23 Jan 2019 | 01:14:46 | |
Overwatch Contenders Season 3 2018 has finally drawn to a close. We watched these teams for months, some making their way up the ranks from Open Division, some that have been around the scene for a while, but ultimately each region can only have one winner. Join our host, NaoriMizuki, as she catches up with Zappis from Team Gigantti and cKm from Sydney Drop Bears, as well as AlanGai - a well-known caster from the Chinese region - as they discuss the lead-up to playoffs, the matches themselves, and their excitement about the upcoming Showdowns and, ultimately, the Gauntlet! The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. Hosts and Guests: Follow us: | |||
| The Grind Ep 2: Young and Poachable (ft. Tridd, Ajax and JBN) | 10 Jan 2019 | 01:28:12 | |
This episode first aired on November 10th, 2018. The Overwatch World cup is over and it's still off-season for the OWL, but the tier 2 scene is bristling with action! What better way to prepare ourselves for the upcoming clash in Contenders than by discussing what's changed in the tier 2 scene and which players YOU should be looking out for? Join us as we discuss these, and more, in episode 2 of the The Grind! The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. Host and Guests:
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| The Grind Ep 1: Origins (ft. Promise, LuckyMojo, ioStux and Wahlice) | 10 Jan 2019 | 02:09:08 | |
This episode originally aired on August 27th, 2018. This is the episode that started it all. Promise (formerly Coach of Young and Beautiful, now Coach of Mayhem Academy) sits down with LuckyMojo (Manager of Bazooka Puppiez), ioStux (formerly Coach of XL2, now Coach of Uprising Academy), and Wahlice (formerly Manager of Fusion University) to talk Overwatch Contenders and their goals in the competitive scene. The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch.
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| The Grind Ep 6: Casting Special! (ft. BoopNado, Pixie, and Tonello) | 09 Jan 2019 | 01:35:00 | |
You've heard about the Path to Pro for players, but this week on The Grind we take a deep dive into what it takes to become a caster. These tips from some of the best casters in Contenders will prove useful in any on-air talent role - join us and we discuss the Caster Path to Pro, as well as the Contenders playoffs and a few friendly wagers at the end! The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. Hosts and Guests: Follow us: | |||
| The Grind Ep 5: ReworkOverwatch? (ft. Avast, Fusions, and Noukky) | 09 Jan 2019 | 01:53:08 | |
On this episode of The Grind, host NaoriMizuki sits down with Avast, Fusions and Noukky to talk about their origins, situations and aspirations in professional Overwatch, the various roles and jobs in the Contenders scene, and Brig and Dva in the meta.
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| The Grind Ep 4: Kephrii's First Contenders Week + EU Goats (ft. Dezachu and AlmostPanda) | 19 Dec 2018 | 01:31:06 | |
There are many ways to becoming a pro - join us as we discuss the differences between the paths taken by GE Pantheon's Kephrii (@Kephrii) , and the team of Shu's Money Crew EU as told by their coach, AlmostPanda (@almostpanda_). We also do a deep dive into how the meta may change with upcoming Brigitte changes, with our resident GOAT herder and EU Contenders analyst, Dezachu (@dezachu). Hosted by Samantha Timms (@NaoriMizuki). The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. Host and Guests:
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| The Grind Ep 3: OWakanda (ft. Numlocked, TechGirlZA and Maid) | 19 Dec 2018 | 01:23:12 | |
The Path to Pro is less of a path, and more of a winding, bumpy gravel road! Despite this, players are making that journey and are proving that while it may not be the easiest journey, the prize at the end is well worth it! Join us, as British Hurricane's Numlocked tells a heartwarming tale of trials and tribulations leading to him being a starter on one of the top Contenders EU teams. We are also joined by Second Wind's Maid to add some insight into the Path to Pro, and EU Contenders' host TechGirl talking about the Path to Pro of the South African Overwatch scene! Here are the details of the upcoming South African events in 2019, as mentioned in the podcast - we hope to see you in the chat! VS Gaming will be continuing it's yearly Overwatch competition, which is the main source of OW competition for South Africa at the moment Mettlestate, one of the largest tournament organisers in ZA, expanding into Overwatch ATK Shack will be hosting an invitational for the top 8 ZA teams, as well as a Scrub Cup (Gold and lower ranked players seeded into teams with top ZA players as coaches) ZA Majors also expanding into Overwatch More info on all of these events can be found on the Competitive Overwatch South Africa (COWZA) discord here: https://discord.gg/qvXJX3q The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. Host and Guests: Follow us: | |||
| The Grind Ep 15: Trials and Tier Lists (ft. awkward, Hunni and Paulsible) | 04 Jun 2019 | 01:33:21 | |
With the midpoint of NA Trials and ending of EU Trials, NaoriMizuki sits down with Awkward from Triumph Gaming (NA Contenders), Hunni from Young and Beautiful (EU Contenders) and Paulsible (NA and EU Contenders caster) to discuss patch notes, tier lists and their origins in the Competitive Overwatch scene. The ending is hysterical. The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. #Overwatch #TheGrindOW Hosts and Guests: NaoriMizuki: https://twitter.com/NaoriMizuki awkward: https://twitter.com/awkwardOW Hunni: https://twitter.com/Hunni_OW Paulsible: https://twitter.com/PaulsibleMedia Follow us: JOIN OUR DISCORD! https://discordapp.com/invite/J85mDCv Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheGrindOW BroadcastGG: https://twitter.com/BroadcastDotGG Twitch: twitch.tv/broadcastgg Website: broadcastgg.com | |||
| The Grind Ep 14: The Upset Kings (ft. AFoxx, Crimzo, lafon and Unter) | 23 May 2019 | 01:34:55 | |
It's the end of the season, and lafon, Chinese Contenders caster, and the NA, EU, and AU Contenders winners gather to talk about their matches in the Showdowns. This episode had so much smack talk and so many great questions at the ending segments. The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. #Overwatch #TheGrindOW Hosts and Guests: Syphyt: https://twitter.com/syphyt AFoxx: https://twitter.com/AFoxxxxxx Crimzo: https://twitter.com/Crimzo lafon: https://twitter.com/lafonh Unter: https://twitter.com/UnterOW Follow us: JOIN OUR DISCORD! https://discordapp.com/invite/J85mDCv Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheGrindOW BroadcastGG: https://twitter.com/BroadcastDotGG Twitch: twitch.tv/broadcastgg Website: broadcastgg.com | |||
| The Grind Ep 13: Dysfunctional (ft. Geo, Obling, Fivo and Purge) | 04 May 2019 | 01:33:38 | |
Five of the most dysfunctional people in the competitive Overwatch scene come together to make an amazing podcast. With playoffs for nearly every region almost complete, all the bets are on and the gloves are off. We'll be going over the South American, Chinese, and European regions this episode. The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. Hosts and Guests: NaoriMizuki: https://twitter.com/NaoriMizuki Geo: https://twitter.com/geometric Obling: https://twitter.com/Obling_OW Fivo: https://twitter.com/Fivo_ow Purge: https://twitter.com/PurgeOverwatch Follow us: JOIN OUR DISCORD! https://discord.gg/J85mDCv Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheGrindOW BroadcastGG: https://twitter.com/BroadcastDotGG Twitch: twitch.tv/broadcastgg Website: broadcastgg.com | |||
| The Grind Ep 12: Not Awkward (ft. A10, AVRL and Fosmanx) | 04 May 2019 | 01:39:28 | |
The Grind sits down with Second Wind's A10, PAC/AUS caster AVRL, and Tea Party's Fosmanx, who just recently took second place in NA Open Division, to discuss predictions, the upcoming trials, changes to the game, and all the exciting Overwatch coming up for the rest of the year! The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. #Overwatch #TheGrindOW Hosts and Guests: NaoriMizuki: https://twitter.com/NaoriMizuki AVRL: https://twitter.com/imAVRL A10: https://twitter.com/A10Nerd Fosmanx: https://twitter.com/Fosmanx Follow us: JOIN OUR DISCORD! https://discord.gg/J85mDCv Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheGrindOW BroadcastGG: https://twitter.com/BroadcastDotGG Twitch: twitch.tv/broadcastgg Website: broadcastgg.com | |||
| The Grind Ep 11: Not My Bed (ft. LEGDAY, Opti and Wub) | 17 Apr 2019 | 02:12:59 | |
It's almost about time for the regular season to end for every region, so Syphyt sits down with Opti, Head Coach of Angry Titans, Wub, Flex DPS for Mayhem Academy, and LEGDAY, caster for EU and KR Contenders on April 16th to talk playoffs, their goals in Overwatch over the next year and the fact that the unkempt bed behind them isn't theirs. This is a personal favorite of mine and I'm sure you'll enjoy as well. The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. Hosts and Guests: Syphyt: https://twitter.com/syphyt LEGDAY: https://twitter.com/LEGDAYGaming Opti: https://twitter.com/Optidox Wub: https://twitter.com/Wub_OW Follow us: JOIN OUR DISCORD! https://discord.gg/aZASXDS Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheGrindOW BroadcastGG: https://twitter.com/BroadcastDotGG Twitch: twitch.tv/broadcastgg Website: broadcastgg.com | |||
| The Grind Ep 10: Opportunities Elsewhere (ft. Blank, ChroNoDota and Luddee) | 10 Apr 2019 | 01:38:47 | |
We're approaching Contenders playoffs and teams are rounding out the season, hoping to get those last few wins to try to secure their spot. This week on The Grind, we caught up with Blank, Luddee and Chronodota to discuss the results to date of each region, which teams we should be looking out for, and what their thoughts are about Baptiste and his potential impact on the ever-changing meta. The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. Hosts and Guests:
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| The Grind Ep 9: New Seasonal Spice (ft. Erki, Kolsti and Swimmer) | 09 Mar 2019 | 01:12:27 | |
A new season of Contenders has arrived and, with it, some new faces - some we know and love. This week, we catch up with Kolsti, Swimmer and Erki on how the beginnings of this season (2019 Season 1) have been, their spiciest upcoming games, and their hopes for the future of the Overwatch meta. Erki and Kolsti have just faced each other in Contenders Europe the day prior to this podcast. The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch. Hosts and Guests: Follow us: | |||
| The Grind Ep 8: Overwatch Hunger Games (ft. vowels, Panda, ecLipse and Jklol21) | 21 Feb 2019 | 01:19:58 | |
From Open Division, through playoffs, and finally into Contenders Trials, this season has been one of the most gruelling and stressful since Overwatch's inception - particularly for those players in EU. We caught up with players ecLipse (formerly Novus Ordo Seclorum, Open Div champions, now with Second Gen in NA) and JKLOL21 (formerly All-Planned, now with Shu's Money Crew EU), as well as Overwatch caster/analyst PkMnPanda and Square One Assistant Coach/caster vowels, to chat about the road to Contenders and the potential changes we may see coming into the meta. The Grind is your fortnightly competitive Overwatch podcast with authoritative guests discussing the Path to Pro & Overwatch Contenders scene as well as their personal journeys in professional Overwatch.
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