Burned Out on Analysis; Coaching mibr and FaZe Clan; NiKo as an IGL - Reflections with YNk - CS:GO

Fabian "FEBIVEN" Diepstraten, former Mid laner of FNATIC and currently of FNATIC Rising, is the star of the 164th Episode of 'Reflections'. Febiven discusses his growth as a player over the years, how his mentality as changed and his perspective on the big teams he played for. This interview was recorded on the 10th of December.

Lee "Flame" Ho-jong, former Top laner of CJ Blaze; LGD; IMT; FlyQuest and most recently DAMWON Gaming, is the star of the 163rd Episode of 'Reflections'. Since Flame just announced his retirement I decided to get this previously unreleased interview published in which he reflects on the post-Korea years of his career, the difficulty of structuring teams around carry Top laners and his time in LCS. This interview was recorded on the 6th of April 2018. Apologies to Flame for the delayed release. Special thanks to Joshua Minsoo Kim and Barry Lee for their help with translation and interpreting, respectively.

Alfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodríguez, former Support player of Origen and G2 Esports; more recently Head Coach of FNATIC and now Strategic Coach of Cloud9, is the star of the 162nd Episode of 'Reflections'. He talks about his time as one of Europe's best Support players, the big teams he played in and his perspective on coaching in FNATIC. This interview was recorded on the 24th of November.

Janko "YNk" Paunović, former tier one on camera analyst and coach of mibr and FaZe Clan, is the star of the 161st Episode of 'Reflections'. He talks about his time as a pro, observer, analyst and his recent career as the coach of mibr and FaZe Clan. This interview was recorded on the 12th of November.

Super OG former Quake pro Unholy reflects. Jason "Unholy" Carlton, D13 of the notorious Death Row clan and a top Quake dueler in netQuake and Quake 2, is the star of the 160th Episode of 'Reflections'. He talks about his time as a pioneer in pro gaming, playing alongside the likes of Thresh and immortal and later helping push forwards the industry side of esports with GGL. This interview was recorded on the 16th of November.

Western SC2 great NaNiwa reflects. Johan "NaNiwa" Lucchesi, legendary Swedish SC2 Protoss player and two time GSL Code S quarter-finalist, is the star of the 159th Episode of 'Reflections'. He talks about his time as one of the "foreign" hopes of SC2, levelling up his career in South Korea and his challenges with the mental game deep in tournaments. This interview was recorded on the 3rd of November.

Danish aim star k0nfig reflects. Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke; former star of Dignitas/North, MVP of EPICENTER 2016 and current player for compLexity; is the star of the 158th Episode of 'Reflections'. He talks about his time as one of Denmark's fastest rising talents, challenges competing for titles in North, his time in the wilderness with OpTic and his return to tier 1 competition in coL. This interview was recorded on the 14th of September.

Elite CS:GO coach kassad reflects. Aleksandar "kassad" Trifunovic; former coach of Renegades/100 Thieves, major semi-finalist and current coach of Cloud9; is the star of the 157th Episode of 'Reflections'. He talks about his time coaching Renegades/100 Thieves, the great players who played under him and his inspirational life journey that brought him to his successes. This interview was recorded on the 12th of September.

Legendary Top laner sOAZ reflects. Paul "sOAZ" Boyer, five time EU LCS/LEC champion and three time Worlds semi-finalist or better, is the star of the 157th Episode of 'Reflections'. He talks about his career since 2016, some of his famous team-mates and the recent fallow years of MSF and IMT. This interview was recorded on the 27th of September.

StarCraft and Poker Legend ElkY reflects. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, French top StarCraft Brood War player in Korea in the early 2000s and many time poker champion since, is the star of the 156th Episode of 'Reflections'. He talks about his pioneering career in StarCraft and his fabulous success since transitioning to poker. This interview was recorded on the 18th of June.