JLXP - The Josh Leesman Experience

Why did 2024 Spring C9 fail? | JLXP Ep - 101

The Return of TL Jatt?! Spring Finals Preview w/ dGon | JLXP Ep 100

dGon joined me for the 100th(!) episode of JLXP! We talk about the upcoming Spring Finals, and reminisce about our journeys in the LCS. I’m so grateful to everyone who has watched and listened for the past few years. And don’t forget to check out “Let’s Go” as well, over on the LCS Youtube channel. I caught up with PapaSmithy, Spawn, and Courage during Week 2 of Playoffs: http://www.youtube.com/lcs Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:58 - Thoughts on Round 2 of Playoffs - Is C9 back for real? 5:20 - Supe...

C9 Blaber on His Ideal Mid Laner and the New Cloud9 Roster | JLXP Ep 99

Blaber joins me on this week's JLXP to chat all about the current Cloud9 superteam, previous iterations of Cloud9, and some of the surprises from the first week of the LCS. Remember to check out the latest episode of "Let's Go" from Opening Day of the LCS on the Youtube channel: • Super Teams, Super Rookies, and Super... 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Week 1 impressions 7:00 - Cloud9 10:05 - FlyQuest 15:26 - NRG 18:38 - Reflections on the LCS as a product 21:24 - Blaber reflects on his career 25:27 - C9 sy...

2024 LCS Spring Split Power Rankings | JLXP Ep 98

0:00 Intro 0:48 Podcast and Let's Go announcement 4:06 LCS Updates 8:25 C9 13:32 NRG 15:35 TL 19:07 FLY 21:40 SR 23:42 DIG,100,IMT

Faker won his 4th World Championship! | T1 WBG Finals & Worlds Recap | JLXP Ep 97

What an amazing six weeks of Worlds in Korea. It’s been a pleasure experiencing this event as an analyst and as a fan. Thank you all for tuning in! And don’t forget to check out the last Worlds episode of “Let’s Go” over on the LCS Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/lcs 0:00 - Intro, Worlds ended yesterday. Reflections on Faker. 5:45 - Did Faker’s Summer Split Injury help T1 achieve these heights? 8:57 - The T1 vs WBG Finals Drafts 15:38 - Reviewing all of T1’s World Championships 18:38 - T...

Huni talks T1 and playing with Faker | Worlds Finals Preview | JLXP Ep 96

This week we are joined by the one and only Huni, who stopped by to chat about what it was like playing on the T1 team with Faker, his Worlds Finals predictions, and who is currently in the running to be the second greatest of all time. Huni also took me on a tour of T1 HQ in this week's "Let's Go" episode over on the LCS Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/lcs There will be one more episode after Worlds, so be sure to check it out. And to keep up with what Huni is up to, head over to his st...

Can T1 and Faker stop JDG from walking the Golden Road? NRG recap and SF preview w/ Emily | JLXP Ep 95

Emily Rand dropped by to chat about the upcoming Worlds Semifinals with 3 LPL teams and the remaining LCK team who has the chance to win in Korea again, something that hasn't been done since 2014. And don't forget to check out "Let's Go", a weekly video series where I take you behind-the-scenes at the 2023 World Championship over on the LCS Youtube channel! http://www.youtube.com/lcs 0:00 - Intro, quick thoughts on Quarters: NRG vs WBG 9:29 - GenG vs BLG 14:04 - JDG vs KT 16:50 - T1 vs LNG 19:31...

NRG advance to Worlds Quarterfinals! G2 Recap and WBG Preview with Damonte | JLXP Ep 94

Damonte joined me this week on our train to Busan after NRG's big win last weekend. 0:00 - Intro, we’re on a train (to Busan)! 1:59 - End of the line: Cloud9 7:19 - End of the line: G2 10:23 - End of the line: DPlus 12:06 - Quarters Preview: BLG vs Gen.G 16:50 - Quarters Preview: JDG vs KT 20:31 - Quarters Preview: T1 vs LNG 25:33 - Quarters Preview: NRG vs WBG 26:20 - Damonte’s here! 29:39 - NA’s Groups history and how NRG is different 37:00 - G2 vs NRG 42:35 - NA talent 49:59 - Does public sen...

Zven on Facing T1 in Korea and EU vs NA | JLXP Ep 93

Zven dropped by to chat about the first week of Swiss Stage! 0:00 - Intro, top moments of Swiss Stage W1 4:16 - Champ select trends 10:18 - Thoughts on Swiss Stage format 14:39 - The emotion of EU vs NA: NRG vs G2 31:57 - Cloud9 vs Fnatic 37:44 - Weibo Gaming vs MAD Lions, Dplus vs GAM, KT vs LNG, T1 vs BLG 45:37 - Welcome Zven! 46:57 - OG Niels - 2015 48:20 - Social media’s effects on Worlds competition 50:03 - G2 Zven - 2016 52:24 - Zven’s thoughts on Swiss Stage format, NRG’s draw, and EU vs ...

Contractz on Worlds 2017, NA's Chances and the Best Teams at Worlds 2023 | JLXP Ep 92

I'm back and I'm at Worlds in Korea! I caught up with Contractz ahead of NRG's first game at Worlds to get his thoughts on returning to the international stage after 6 years and this year's Worlds competition. Be sure to check out my weekly Worlds videos, "Let's Go," on the LCS Youtube channel, where I take you behind the scenes at the World Championship, following the LCS teams and taking in the sights and sounds of each stop in Korea: http://www.youtube.com/lcs Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:58 - ...

Will FlyQuest ever lose? who is 2nd best in LCS? Week 3 Recap w/Emily Rand | JLXP ep - 91

Sorry for the slow uploads lately. Life's been very busy! Hope y'all enjoy this episode. Also apologies for the occasional noise gating -- will fix for next time. Dog instagram -- why uploads have been slow https://www.instagram.com/hey.kubo/?hl=en Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 FLY 9:27 100T 13:20 EG 16:40 C9 23:18 TL 23:40 TSM 27:30 CLG 33:18 GG

LCS Golden Age returns? TSM, CLG, C9, FLY tied for first | JLXP ep - 90 w/Emily

Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:05 TSM 10:04 CLG 17:15 C9 25:58 FLY 34:50 100T 41:55 EG 45:30 TL

2023 LCS Spring Split Power Rankings - JLXP - Ep 89

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 6:30 EG 11:06 C9 12:48 TL 17:50 FLY 21:30 100T 27:28 DIG 28:55 CLG 30:33 GG 31:51 IMT 33:20 TSM

Worlds Semi-Finals. GEN.G vs. DRX Full Breakdown + Player Grades | JLXP ep - 88

Timestamps 0:00 Intro 3:12 Game 1 12:49 Game 2 23:18 Game 3 31:56 Game 4 Grades Game 1: Gen(S,S,S,S,S+) DRX(B,C+,B-,B,B) Game 2: Gen(B,B-,C,B,B) DRX(A+,B,S+,B+,A) Game 3: Gen(C,C,C,A,B) DRX(S,S,S+,A+,S) Game 4: GEN(B+,C,C+,A+,C+) DRX(B+,B+,A+,A+,A+) #worlds #lolesports #leagueoflegends #chovy #deft

Worlds Semi-Finals. T1 vs. JDG Full Breakdown + Player Ratings | JLXP ep - 87

Emily Rand's 369 Draw my LPL Life https://twitter.com/leagueofemily/status/1586526870333431813?s=20&t=y5OPw8dKzXczJL_dnm8k_w Caedrel's T1 WORLDS TEASER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwF6pZRHoaw&ab_channel=Caedrel Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:52 Game 1 14:48 Game 2 23:56 Game 3 35:40 Game 4 Player ratings: Game 1 grades: T1 (B,B-,A,A+,A+) JDG (S,S,A,B+,B+) Game 2 grades: T1 (S, B+,S, A+,A+) JDG (B,B+,C+, B-,B) Game 3 grades: T1 (B,A,S+,S,S) JDG (S,B,B,C,C+) Game 4 grades: T1 (A+,A+,S,S,S+) ...

Worlds Quarterfinals. DRX vs. EDG Full Breakdown + Player Grades | JLXP ep - 86

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:33 Game 1 14:54 Game 2 24:25 Game 3 32:00 Game 4 41:06 Game 5 48:12 Final Thoughts on the weekend Player Grades: Game 1: DRX: (B-,B,A,B-,B-) EDG: (S,A,S+,B+,B+) Game 2: DRX: (B-,B,A,A,B+) EDG: (B,B,A,S,B) Game 3: DRX: (A,A,S,S+,B) EDG: (B-,A,B,B,B) Game 4: DRX: (B+,S,S,A,A) EDG: (C+,B-,B-,A,B) Game 5: DRX: (B,B,S+,S,A) EDG: (C+,A-,C-,S+,B) #worlds #lolesports #leagueoflegends #EDG #DRX #zeka...

Worlds Quarterfinals. GEN.G vs. DWG Full Breakdown. One of the best series Ever | JLXP ep - 85

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 5:05 Game 1 14:42 Game 2 22:22 Game 3 29:25 Game 4 35:50 Game 5 Player Grades: Game 1: GEN: (B,B,S,S,A+) DK: (A,S,B,C,C) Game 2: GEN: (B+,B+,S,A,B) DK: (B,B,S,B+,B) Game 3: GEN:(B-,B-,B,C+,C+) DK: (S,B,S+,S,A+) Game 4: GEN: (B-,C,B,B,B) DK: (S,S+,A,S,S) Game 5: GEN: (B,B,S+,S+,B) DK: (A+,S+,B+,A+,B) #Worlds #leagueoflegends #lolesports #DWG #GENG

Worlds Quarterfinals. T1 vs. RNG Full Breakdown + Player Grades | JLXP ep - 84

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 5:50 Game 1 16:10 Game 2 28:14 Game 3 Player Grades: (Top/Jungle/Mid/ADC/Sup) Game 1: T1: (S/S/B/A/A) RNG: (B/B-/A/B/B) Game 2: T1: (C/C+/B+/S+/S) RNG: (S/S/C-/B/B) Game 3: T1: (A/A/B/A+/S) RNG: (C/C/B-/A/B-)

Worlds Quarterfinals. JDG vs. RGE Full Breakdown + Player Grades | JLXP ep - 83

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 5:05 Game 1 16:26 Game 2 24:27 Game 3

Worlds Groups Recap and Quarterfinal Preview with MarkZ | JLXP Ep - 82

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 9:57 NA Expectations 33:27 Should NA just work harder 41:23 QF preview

Worlds 2022 is here! 10 Thoughts before we get started | JLXP ep - 80

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LCS Finals Recap, Worlds Group Draw Reaction | JLXP ep - 79

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 C9 10:59 100T 13:50 EG 14:55 Worlds Group Draw

Top 10 LCS Players Ever, EG Danny steps down, 100T Late Game, and C9 System Supremacy | JLXP ep - 78

Top 10 voting results: https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltad9188aa9a70543a/bltf5c385ea19e5444e/6318e8b2c087833030c07d0e/Top_10_LCS_Players_Ballots.pdf 10 thoughts article: https://lolesports.com/article/10-thoughts-going-into-lcs-championship-weekend/bltddef28675aa83284 Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:15 My top 10 votes 3:10 How Voting systems work 10:43 Doublelift vs. Bjergsen 15:17 Danny steps down from EG 17:45 How TL adapted to losing Santorin in Spring 2021 23:55 100T Late Game 26:30 C9's...

Wildest weekend of LCS Playoffs ever? | JLXP ep - 77

Short episode today -- been a long weekend. Stay tuned for more throughout the week! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:10 TL 7:45 EG 9:30 C9 15:25 100T

Most important week of 2022 for TL and EG. 11 Thoughts and more | JLXP ep - 76

Article: https://watch.lolesports.com/article/11-thoughts-going-into-2022-summer-playoffs-week-3/blt05618494ed3b68bc Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:20 Why 2022 is so important for NA 4:30 CLG 6:20 TL 9:25 TSM 11:34 EG 16:53 100T 19:20 C9 21:10 Series predictions

How did I know C9 would win?? C9 vs. EG, TL vs. 100, TSM vs. FLY, CLG Recap | JLXP ep. 75

SOUND ISSUES. Huge apologies. I had noise gating on because of some external noise but it was too sensitive. Therefore I cut out at times during the episode. Will do my best to prevent this issue in the future. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:52 Why this weekend was so important 4:00 C9 7:16 Why I predicted C9 9:00 C9 vs. EG breakdown 17:55 100 vs. TL breakdown 23:43 TSM vs. FLY 26:06 CLG vs. GG

Playoff Preview and Predictions -- C9 vs. EG, TL vs. 100, TSM vs. FLY, GG vs. CLG | JLXP Ep - 74

Link to article: https://lolesports.com/article/4-thoughts-going-into-summer-playoffs-week-2/blt505d1f52bcce0d8a Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and stats explanation 4:50 FLY vs. TSM 7:46 CLG vs. GG 10:55 100 vs. TL 16:29 EG vs. C9

CLG vs. C9 Match for the ages, FLY vs. TL + All-Pro w/Raz | JLXP ep - 73

Looking back it appears that Poome's Exhaust only lasts a fraction of the duratoin on Fudge, Raz and I could not reproduce the bug.. the serach continues. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:37 CLG vs. C9 19:47 TL vs. FLY 28:49 All-Pro Abbe

LCS and LEC All-Pro results and MVP predictions + LCS Playoff preview | JLXP ep - 72

LCS all pro https://lolesports.com/article/2022-lcs-summer-split-awards/bltcc32920e6cf7a255 Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:40 LCS All-Pro results 11:38 LEC All-Pro results 15:28 LCS Playoffs

LCS 2022 Summer Split in Review w/Emily | JLXP Ep - 71

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and Playoff Format discussion 7:15 EG 16:38 100T 24:40 TL 33:08 CLG 44:43 C9 50:45 FLY