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RIGGED SWISS DRAW?! / KC Through Worlds 2026 Play-Ins / New KDA Song Sucks? - Hot Takes ep. 127
In the latest Hot Takes episode, Lee, Davide, and Luca discuss Karmine Corp's successful play-ins run at the 2026 World Championship that saw them beat Cloud9 and MVK Esports to reach the main event. The trio also discuss the Swiss stage draw, which has controversially seen G2, KCorp, and MKOI drawn against Dplus KIA, Anyone's Legend, and Bilibili Gaming respectively. Meanwhile, NA have been given a much kinder draw, with Team Liquid facing CFO and LYON Gaming facing Team Secret Whales. Fin...
12 Oct 2026
CHAMPS FINAL 4! / G2 Last Dance / LOUD Fearless / 100T Unshakeable / VIT Insane - Hot Takes ep. 126
In the latest episode of Hot Takes, Lee, Zahk, and Luca preview the finals weekend of VALORANT Champions Shanghai, including who they think will win the tournament between G2 Esports, LOUD, 100 Thieves, and Team Vitality. The trio also look at the eliminations of Paper Rex, T1, Nongshim RedForce, and NRG, and guess as to what changes could come for those four. 00:00:00 - What's wrong with PRX? 00:09:19 - G2's final chance 00:19:15 - NRG's underwhelming season 00:23:02 - T1 & Nongshim ou...
11 Oct 2026
WORLDS 2026 POWER RANKINGS! / G2 to Semis?! / Gen.G Finally Winning? - Hot Takes ep. 125
In the latest Hot Takes episode, Lee and Davide are joined by guests Ethan Cohen and Paul Arrive to figure out their World Championship 2026 power rankings. The group talks through the title chances of Gen.G, Bilibili Gaming, Hanwha Life Esports, and T1, as well as discussing why a top four finish is required for G2 Esports. They also discuss the likelihood of deep runs from teams like Anyone's Legend, Dplus KIA, Top Esports, Team Liquid, Invictus Gaming, LYON Gaming, Karmine Corp, Cloud9, a...
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