IHC's surprise at Katowice, a deep-dive on Asia CS, talent scouting and more

Asia analysts TeaTime and YouM3 joins aizyesque to talk about IHC's impressive run at IEM Katowice. And we get a ton of unique insights about the Asian CSGO scene. 

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(00:00) Intro
(02:45) Did you see IHC coming?
(07:45) Cloud9 and FURIA are over-aggressive and anti-strattable
(12:22) IHC’s mental fortitude is promising
(14:41) Asia CS in reverse: Smart players but can’t frag?
(19:14) Other “unexpected” Asian teams
(22:53) Tyloo’s erraticerotic? play style
(25:00) The 2018 Asia pro player’s history was lost and set back the scene
(27:46) Asia CS unique server and ping time problems
(30:34) How IHC made use of scrims with 100+ ping
(33:11) NA teams whine too much about ping times
(35:33) More Major slots for Asia?
(37:21) Valve will never let us do this: A wildcard qualifier
(39:19) The RMR makes you more money than the Major itself
(42:21) Pro League Conference probably best format so far
(45:50) rare atom’s JamYoung is a pleasure to watch
(47:40) EU players that can’t make it to Tier 1, go play Middle East
(48:41) Endpoint’s talent scouting as a business
(50:02) Why Asia players aren’t scouted by EU and NA teams
(52:01) Machinegun to Splyce was ahead of its time
(54:23) IHC could be Evil Geniuses’ 5th roster
(57:51) Academy teams as test beds for Asia talent trials
(59:51) Old “proven” players versus talent
(01:04:01) EU & NA scouts not even be aware of Asia talent
(01:06:32) Could the Asia talent floodgate be about to open?
(01:08:44) How TeaTime would fix Asian CSand NA plus AUS
(01:12:42) The Triple A league in Mexico and Asia

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This episode was produced by Beef.