Dive deep into the heart of one of the fastest growing industries in the world: Esports.
RAW takes you close to your favorite competitive video games, players, team owners, developers, and esports juggernauts.
Once a month guests are brought into an intimate space where they can speak freely about their career highs and lows, with plenty of time for thorough reflection.
Two people, a microphone, and epic tales from the world of esports. A simple premise, and exactly what makes this show RAW.
Chad Burchill aka SPUNJ is a retired professional CS:GO player and current esports analyst with 12 years of experience inside the professional world of Counter-Strike. In this episode of RAW we discuss going from pro to talent, growing up with ambitions of making gaming a career and overcoming mental roadblocks to achieve his goals. Interview recorded by Nicolas Estrup, episode produced by Andrew Davidson.
22 Apr 2020
Sébastien "Ceb" Debs
At 27, Sébastien Debs aka Ceb has retired from a successful career as a professional Dota 2 player for the likes of Alliance, Sigman and famously OG Esports. Now a coach, Ceb travelled to London to follow OG's CS:GO roster debut at BLAST Premier and found time to sit down with Nicolas Estrup to chat reinventing himself after setting the bar high and what his new role looks like at OG. Interview recorded by Nicolas Estrup, episode produced by Andrew Davidson
12 Mar 2020
Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere
Eefje Depoortere aka Sjokz is a household name in the world of esports. A professional desk host and interviewer, Sjokz started her career as a journalist and player, later taking the prestigious LEC by storm before diversifying into Counter-Strike. In this episode of RAW we discuss everything from the state of CS:GO and League, to combating stress, insomnia and living with PTSD.
Interview recorded by Nicolas Estrup, episode produced by Andrew Davidson.
7 Nov 2019
Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat
A few names from the esports commentary world has a legacy quiet as strong as Auguste ’Semmler’ Massonnat, spanning across multiple video game titles, Semmler is one of the most iconic voices of the industry. In this episode we go through his start in esport, life on the road and interesting looks back at an already long career.
Interview recorded by Nicolas Estrup.
Episode produced by Andrew Davidson.
8 Oct 2019
Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken
In this episode we sit down with rising CS:GO superstar, Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken, who currently plays for Team Liquid, based in Los Angeles California. We touch on the taxing travel of pro's, rough beginnings and the importance of a team huddle.
The episode was recorded in Katowice, Poland in February 2019.
Interview recorded by Nicolas Estrup.
Episode produced by Andrew Davidson
8 Jul 2019
Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund
In the first episode, we sit down with one of Counter-Strike’s biggest legends: Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund.
Christopher talks about dealing with a generally nervous state of mind in a high-pressure job, the tough start to his career, his relationship with long-time teammate Patrick “f0rest” Lindberg and his general mindset going into battle with the best Counter-Strike teams in the world.
Produced by Andrew Davidson
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