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Analysis, debate and the occasional howler- Hot Takes is the home of esports conversation. Join the Hotspawn team as they tackle the biggest stories across CS2, VALORANT, League of Legends and more. From breaking news to patches to stories from the biggest tournaments in the esports calendar, tune in every week and keep up to date on the latest Tier 1 news.
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Episode #108
Dan and Sophie are back with another episode! This time, Dan catches Sophie up on all the goings on at the Esports World Cup Counter-Strike group stage.
Episode #107
In this special episode of Hot Takes, Lee, Davide, and Luca discuss Caps' entry into the coveted Hall of Legends. The 2019 Mid-Season Invitational winner and MVP, and two-time World Championship finalist, is the third inductee after Faker and Uzi. The trio discuss his achievements and highlight their favourite moments from the player, while also looking into who could be next and giving their thoughts on the controversial timing of Caps' addition. 00:00:00 - Caps inducted into Hall of Legends 00:01:50 - Favourite Caps moments 00:13:30 - Tristana and Sylas skins 00:19:01 - Champs Caps has played once 00:25:42 - Is the timing right? Who next?
Episode #106
In the latest Hot Takes episode, Lee, Davide, and Luca discuss the latest LEC updates, including the low chances for Movistar KOI to qualify for their own Madrid roadshow, the likelihood that Fnatic ends the LEC Summer split winless, and the insights gained from new G2 Esports head coach Perkz in his recent on-stream interview with Jankos. The trio also discuss the latest in the LCK title race, including who between Hanwha Life Esports, T1, Gen.G, and Dplus KIA are currently the in-form team. Over in the LPL, they talk through Bilibili Gaming's signing of Flandre and what this means for Bin and BLG's Worlds chances as a whole. 00:00:00 - Italy's summer break 00:02:40 - MKOI to miss Madrid? 00:12:09 - Could Fnatic 0-9? 00:27:02 - Shifters 00:30:38 - G2 & Perkz interview 00:42:08 - LCK title race 00:48:50 - T1 subbed Oner 00:55:25 - LCK top half vs bottom half 00:57:41 - Are Gen.G back? 01:01:37 - BLG signs Flandre 01:12:46 - State of streamer teams 01:30:28 - Predictions
Episode #105
In the latest Hot Takes episode, Lee and Zahk round up the latest news from the VALORANT Champions Tour, including VCT Stage 2 groups and play-ins updates across leagues. In VCT Americas, the duo discussed the simultaneous drama surrounding FURIA and koalanoob's now-infamous interview, as well as delayed fallout from Inspire's benching by ENVY. The two also talk through the latest in VCT EMEA, including Enterprise Esports' surprise victory over Fnatic, and the issues the latter will face rebuilding for 2027 if things do not turn around this season. In VCT Pacific, the pair go through the Cypher bug between Global Esports and Gen.G and discuss its implications after the league confirmed a replay was not happening 00:00:00 - Worst team in VCT history 00:11:07 - C9 winning after coaching swap 00:15:45 - FURIA collapse 00:23:51 - Inspire speaks on ENVY exit 00:30:34 - Americas teams that have impressed 00:32:47 - Worrying for G2? 00:35:34 - NRG need to win 00:38:22 - 2G's 30-hour game 00:42:55 - Enterprise beats Fnatic & T2 performances 00:52:28 - Elsewhere in EMEA 00:58:28 - Fnatic's BIG problem 01:04:11 - EMEA standouts 01:06:36 - GE vs GEN.G Cypher bug 01:12:40 - Pacific results so far 01:29:30 - China roundup
Episode #104
Dan and Sophie are back with another episode of Hot Takes talking all things BLAST Bounty finals where Team Spirit did in fact try to play some Counter Strike. For more Hot Tier 1 esports news, as soon as it spawns, check out https://hotspawn.com for the latest in CS2, Dota 2, VALORANT, League of Legends, Fortnite and more. See our content across all different platforms, follow us for our CS and Dota 2 content on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter.
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