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True Sight Podcast Ep. 15 – Peter Dun on EG LCS, Academy, and Amateur, and the LEC’s best teams

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Peter Dun, Head Coach of Evil Geniuses, explains what we should expect from EG in 2021, why they signed both IgNar and Mystiques, how good Jojopyun, TonyTop, and the rest of EG Academy are going to be, and what he expects from the top teams in the LEC.

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Show Notes

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 1:10 How are scrims going for EG LCS?
  • 2:15 How seriously does EG take the Lock-In tournament?
  • 7:00 How LCS is growing stylistically for 2021 (learning to play side lanes, e.g.)
  • 13:45 Can Svenskeren have a “comeback year” in 2021?
  • 15:30 How Impact is “categorized incorrectly” by the NA community
  • 20:20 IgNar as a leading playmaker for EG
  • 25:15 Philosophy of aggression and risk-taking in LoL play styles (great metaphor!)
  • 28:10 The importance of trust for a pro team
  • 33:30 Why Peter came to the LCS and chose Evil Geniuses
  • 35:40 EG Academy – why should we be excited?
  • 41:30 EG Prodigies (amateur) – Peter gives us a “sales pitch” on why they are going to be successful
  • 45:00 EG Academy roster rundown
  • 46:35 Peter: “I think Contractz is a top 6 Jungler in the LCS”
  • 50:45 Why did EG sign Mystiques to play behind IgNar?
  • 55:05 How will MAD Lions do with Armut and Elyoya?
  • 1:00:10 How will G2 perform with Rekkles?
  • 1:03:15 Can Fnatic challenge G2?
  • 1:07:10 Will Nisqy hold Fnatic back?
  • 1:12:35 Outro