PROS | An LCS Podcast

The LCS is Back with Opening Weekend of the Spring Split, with best of threes, live patch, fearless and the return of PROS! This week Emily hosts an NRG reunion with Shopify Rebellion Contractz alongside former teammates now repping Dignitas: FBI & Ignar.
The episode kicks off with some brief comments to acknowledge the Ultimate Grudge Match Bowl, Two as Contractz faces off against a slew of former teammates, and the results were more one-sided than may have been anticipated. Then we turn focus to a topic on many fans minds: Cloud9 Kia vs LYON, and who is the best team in the LCS? What can we learn from this weekend's results, and is Inspired the best kind of teammate?
Then the squad discusses Team Liquid Alienware and their match versus Flyquest, and if they feel like TLAW can overcome whatever stage block affected them during Lock In to show their true strength in Spring. Sentinels & Disguised had a banger series this weekend as well, and the pros try to make sense of how much parity is in the league.
Finally, the group looks ahead to next weekend, where everyone seems to think it'll be a one-sided affair... but you never know what will happen on the LCS, so be sure to tune in next weekend to find out, as the Spring Split continues!

And just like that LCS Lock-in comes to a close, as Kangas sits down with the victorious Inspired, Berserker and Reignover after they knocked off heavy favorites Cloud9 in the grand finals and punching a ticket to First Stand.The champions start by recapping the finals and reflecting on their lower bracket run, before Berserker covers his return to NA and gives his thoughts on the bot lane competition in 2026. Then, the Pros reflect on the decisive moment of the series: Saint’s massive Ahri game to defeat Sven’s surprise Mel bot lane.Next, the group talks about the thing on everybody’s mind, are Cloud9 cursed? LYON diagnoses what went wrong for the favorites and what they could have done differently as Berserker details on how he recovered from a rough year in the LCK.The champs also addressed whether or not starting in the lower bracket is actually a buff and Reignover talks about how LYON maximized their practice during their break (and what it’s like coaching Inspired).Finally, they turn their eyes to First Stand and discuss LYON’s chances, along with how they match up stylistically against various teams from around the world.

Week two of the LCS Lock-in Playoffs are in the books, as Raz sits down with LYON Dhokla, Cloud9 Vulcan and Sentinels Huhi in our penultimate PROS of the split.
It was a weekend of dominant victories as TL and LYON each began an attempt to run the lower bracket while Cloud9 continued to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. The group starts to recap the weekend’s games before taking a detour to get the inside scoop from Huhi on the Vayne pick that almost derailed SEN’s Game 3 draft.
Then, Vulcan shares what he thinks makes this Cloud9 roster so dominant, how scuttle crab prio makes Blaber unbeatable, and why this year, things will be different in the finals. Next, the team discuss FlyQuests’s Falloff, TL’s return to form and how exactly DSG stacks up to the rest of the teams, before Huhi dives into his role as in-game translator. The group then discusses the challenges of one team speaking multiple languages, as well as the rumored addition of Voice Comms in Solo Queue.
Finally, the groups looks ahead to finals weekend where Dhokla and LYON will have to win three best of fives in three days if they want to win Lock-In and punch their ticket to First Stand. The Pros cap off the episode by taking a trip down memory lane and relive the challenges of integrating with a new team, some of which will remain forever shrouded in mystery.
Make sure to tune in next weekend on FRIDAY, Saturday, and Sunday for the final weekend of LCS Lock-In.

The first week of LCS Lock In Playoffs is complete, and Jatt sits down with ex-PROS Cloud9 Kia IWillDominate, Flyquest Thinkcard, and Sentinel Goldenglue in our latest coach-isode!We had an exciting weekend of best of five matches, and we gathered the best and brightest LCS coaching minds to help break down all the action and react to the weekend's results. The gang kicks things off with Sunday's matchup between Flyquest and Cloud9 Kia, before a small tanget to discuss last week's drama surrounding playoff seeding.
Then, Goldenglue breaks down Sentinels' banger 5-game series against Disguised and shares why he looked so stressed out on the coach cams all day. Then Jatt gets the coach insight on the game changes, and how more gold, role quests, and that all important 2nd scuttle are affecting the game.
Finally, the group looks ahead to next week's matches, giving predictions on Flyquest versus Lyon, if Team Liquid Alienware can disrupt the stage-aura of Disguised, and if it'll be Cloud9 Kia or Sentinels punching their ticket straight to the Lock-In Final.
You asked for it, and we delivered PROS COACHES so be sure to watch or listen! And tune in next weekend on FRIDAY, Saturday, and Sunday for our first LCS Super Week and the road to First Stand.

The LCS Lock In Swiss Stage is complete, with eliminations that were maybe predictable but a bracket that nobody saw coming. In this episode, Azael is joined by Cloud9 Kia Zven, Team Liquid Alienware Yeon, and FLY Gryffinn to recap the weekend's action!
The convo kicks off with reactions to the standings, discussing over-performers, under-performers, and what is causing these unpredictable stage results. Then Zven and Gryffinn go in-depth on their series, before Yeon gives his take on TLAW's struggles and their performance in the giga-banger bonus elimination game against Dignitas.
Then the squad talks about Lyon and Sentinels, two teams that pros and the community alike are trying to figure out, before spiraling into conversations about Impacts Guardian Aatrox and the game-theory behind a gentleman's remake.
Be sure to tune in next week as LCS Lock In and the round to First Stand continues with the upper bracket of Playoffs!