The Players Who Will Save NA
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100T are sitting like, "Oh no. Our 2022 roster has been leaked."
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@@papasmithy lol
Also 100T: gonna sign a full import team btw, Ssumday (Korea), Closer (EU), Abbeddage (EU), FBI (Australian), and Huhi (Korea/France)
Gbay is actually doing an LCS Manager Game Simulation IRL
This comment isn't even a joke, it's just accurate
I still can't wait for this game gonna be my favorite
Gbay is actually Jesus, and no not your mexican homie.
@@valdencampbell1262 its already out MOBA GM on steam
yo a football manager style game of this would be sick
I have 2 passions when it comes to sports. Appreciating history, and scouting prospects for the future. I've done a lot of documentaries on League's past but want to throw some content out there talking about the amateur scene in LoL (especially in NA) since it's so hilariously underdeveloped and underappreciated. I hope you guys still enjoy!
Riot, hire this man
Dude how are not an analyst for LCS. Also what do you think of having a draft system in LCS like NFL and NBA. So that teams like C9 don't get the next superstar it can go to the worst team of the year?
The football manager vibes I get from this video are crazy
@@woozywitanuzi6208 They already kinda have that with scouting grounds, but some teams just sell or trade the prospect player anyway.
@Gbay99 Nice video, love your videos lately! What other amateur leagues do you follow, if you follow any outside of NA?
you should do one of these periodically (like every 3 months idk) so we can actually follow some of these future stars evolution!!
I would subscribe to this.
I say maybe sooner than that.
If that gets too repetitive maybe some scouting in the other regions
Why don't you watch the games and follow it yourself?
@@woozywitanuzi6208 sometimes we like the insight of other people
I love how gbay presents esports like traditional sports
It helps people realise there's no reason to act like they aren't real sports
Ye they aren't physical sports but you need some damn good dedication to be at this level.
@@KidYoureAHomo ok boomer
@@idonotmakevidsyet ok zoomer
@@KidYoureAHomo I bet you said the same thing about basketball back in the 1940's.
Cause gaming ain't a sport. And to claim it is, that's just wrong.
But that doesn't mean there are no similiarities between reaching your peak in sports and gaming. Especially when it comes to youth development and psychological aspects. Hence Gibi makes those comparisons.
Your documentary style content and stuff like this are amazing. As someone who played league in season 2 and has lost interest in the game over the years your videos always make me want to queue up for a game. Thanks Gbay.
Cannot express how brilliant is the "always plan ahea" name. I had to pause the video because everytime i hear or read this name i cant stop laughing. Give this man a LCS trophy already just for this.
gbay: saying the phrase "attitude problem"
also gbay: 15sec interview with dardoch
well played ma man
Its crazy following league esport for so long since i was in highschool and looking up to these talented pros older than me but now im rooting for and looking up to kids who were my age in highschool trying to get their way into the major leagues. Hopeful for the future of esports.
Rank 1 NA : c9 Zven
Rank 2 NA : C9 Zven second account 😂
duo queue allowed in challenger :)
@@TheGeck777 also in plat :)
@@TheGeck777 he's just that elite. Literally bar none best player in NA and he's Danish.
you mean zven
That just shows NA lacks talent.
Hey Gbay, I've been watching your videos for years and although I do miss your videos running it down top lane and flaming yourself for lack of map awareness, I LOVE the last couple of documentaries you've put out. Honestly, they are borderline perfect and super entertaining (I've never cared much about League's competitive play, but you made me interested in the history behind it). I just wanted to say good job, and to keep at it. Also you're way underrated, hope you get the spotlight you deserve soon!
Imagine the state of LCS if a Content Creator on YT makes more research than most "scouts" on Pro Teams
The scouts are content with NA being the retirement home region since it's easier for teams to scoop up the next washed up imports from other regions (that come with their fans) and make big bucks out of it. It takes a team that dares make the difference AND time for that difference to show clear results (reguonal dominance and success at international events) to get the audience of the whole region to rally behind them and make the other teams change, and it is a very risky thing to do, as with any long term investment that doesn't turn huge profits right away.
The new sushidragon 🤩😂
Nah, the scouts ain’t scouting cause NA is a league for show, showing these old players because they already have brands. We aren’t willing to develop or give new talent a chance
@@keroroguns0867 c9 and 100t are the only NA teams that are still try harding and actively trying to win worlds
damn that "good luck in SoloQ and have a wonderful day" hit some hard nostalgia from his older videos back in the day ... Awesome video!!
Gbay99: Tenacity is one of the best top laners in NA
*shows a clip of him playing karma top*
you can't deny those sidesteps tho
Specifically shows a clip of him getting Solo killed as a Karma top against mord. lul.
@@Jacket0120 karma is a counter pick to control mages. You put a bruiser in front of a solo lane karma and it's easy LP. Don't worry, you'll climb out of bronze one day.
He's a flexible player unlike those of Rekkles since he sucks at mages in the bot lane, Uzi since he's a marksman only player, and Khan who sucks at tanks.
Loved this video start to finish, haven't found many scouting recourses for the future of NA LoL but its cool to see it all laid out in front of me
Its wonderful to watch you geek out about this. Cheers mate, thanks for the quality content.
I was hoping you'd be in the thumbnail
i really appreciate the light youve given to NA amateur! as someone whos been a coach in the scene for quite some time it felt really good to see all the new people in the Challengers Uprising chat last night.
Or: Gbay tries to save this godforsaken region
"lmaooooo bruhh he fr doing work no pros do in na tbh not finna yeet shade ngl no cap lmaooo"
or whatever you kids say. he's just stating statistics everyone has to the laymen. he does a great video sometimes, but this guy is not the answer to failing teams. get a hold of yourself.
To Be Fair terrible comment. Booo!
It's actually amazing sitting here watching these players that I have played against get highlights, and they absolutely deserve it. My collegiate team and I were in a league with Kenvi and always plan ahea and they just slapped us so hard every time we were against them it was insane. They definitely deserve the recognition and have the talent to go far.
Love this video gbay!! I would be so excited about regular updates or even a series following up and coming prospects!
Man Gbay can I just say thank you for being so enthusiastic! Over the years your enthusiasm has kept me interested when i probably wouldve stopped caring by now.
These mini documentaries are it. I’ve been binge watching all of them for a while. Hopefully there will be more in the future
PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!
I've been trying to get into Challengers Uprising and the like, and I've been trying to study competitive league for a long time, I wanna be a coach/analyst or even a caster, and I've been jumping from small league to small league getting opportunities here and there, and I really love this type of content bc it helps me get a better understanding of the atmosphere :]
This was a really fun concept. Never seen it before related to league. Would be glad to see more!
I don't know if you'll see this but PLEASE dear god do more of these. They are so entertaining and really open the eyes of people who have never even watched an amateur game, showing them how hype the games can be and how interesting the players are. Like I don't know how you would do it but maybe like highlight a specific player each week or something. Overall it's up to you but I really hope you see this cause your content was already amazing but this really REALLY got me hooked.
I'd love for you to talk about the LDL sometime . Every season 4 or 5 new rookies just appear on the LPL scene ,for most people out of nowhere ,and start tearing the league up. Just this year we have had debuts from Forge ,Cryin, Huanfeng , Wei, Beishang and some other super promising players. I know its pretty difficult to watch LDL due to the lack of an English stream and just the sheer amount of matches being played ,but thats especially why i think it would be great if it was showcased some more.
beishang is pretty top tier now in lpl
@@angelochristianarugay9341 yeah ,WE is a pleasant surprise this season
Lol are you serious? Doinb is older than faker and no one knew him untill he won a world title. He and Tian have been playing since season 4
Your videos make me excited for the future of league, even the ones looking at the older seasons and players. It's pretty crazy.
really enjoy these vids man keep them up.
always happy wehn you upload new stuff, amazing Video!
I wish they really stick onto nourishing talent just like LCK and LPL.
Big true, just look at lpl teams throthing at the mouth to pick up any jungler that comes out of young miracles, 2 of the last world championship jungler came from that 2nd division team, ning and tian, and now who knows maybe XiaoLongBao will be the next lpl superstar in a year or two.
Well. Best LPL teams have 1-2 Koreans or had 1-2 Koreans in their early times.
also LEC, their rookies are crushing
@@LuckyGnom They play under Chinese managment, coach, draft, playstyle, money. Well other than korean coaches in LPL but mostly Taiwanese, Chinese.
@LCK sucks LEC is the Best Username checks out.
I really like this long form league content. Keep making these types of videos! Love 'em
I love the direction your channel has gone and it's impressive to see you adapt and evolve where other league utubers fall to obscurity
More content like this please! This video was great to watch!
Coming back to this video after 3 years. APA just won LCS. Will come back in 2 years about the kid.
This vid was freakin awesome keep up the great work my man!
This is awesome. Esports is so much more than I could've ever imagined. Keep it up Gbay!
Hey, I really love your content and I saw you rating players and potential, which I find amazing! I'm not sure if you have like a document of all the players you scout with the stars and small bio about them and the playstyle but I think that would be something amazing if you did have that and shared it, I think it would be something that would shine ALOT of light on NA talent for sure
Id love to see more of this kind of topic, talking about prospects and scouting its a really interesting topic when you compare it to "Traditional" sports and other esports
just a heads up at 9:02 you talk about the Challengers Uprising stream link being in the description below but I believe you forgot to add it. otherwise another gbay classic, great video man!
Yo this was super cool. I’m currently playing for a team in an amateur league myself and seeing these players talked about was really cool. Thanks for giving the tiny leagues some attention!
Very interesting video, more scouting pleaseee Gbay!
what an amazing video gbay, love the content
I think it would be cool if you could have a series which is a sort of player spotlight. You could call it "The future of League" and in every episode you focus on one player. You could do it for every region and not just na
True we need more of this
Amazing stuff gbay
Great video Gbay! I'm from SEA so I'm not particularly invested in NA LoL esports but your prospects definitely look promising. I certainly hope that even our region will be able to develop such talent in the future.
Really glad to see you put out a shorter length documentary.
I really like these kind of videos.
Really enjoy these types of videos, you made me more interested in the LCS Academy and amateur leagues than the whole of riot advertising or whatever sub unit is responsible for promoting these kinda leagues. I feel as if you could really bring more viewers to the scene and grow it, also I bet the players seriously appreciate these shout outs and giving them a chance at a future in competitive gaming.
Thank you Gbay for the hard work and content
I love that you do that Gbay^^ it's super interesting but most of the people (including me) never seen a league below LCS or didnt even know about them
You’re killing it lately Gbay
Very interesting video, I feel esport prospects are harder to predict versus traditional sports but I’d love to see the accuracy of this video in two years!
I would love to see more amateur videos, its extremely extremely fascinating. Thank you for the great content and documentaries all the time.
6:54 had me confused with the “Peyton Manning home run” big for a sec lol
Love this Gbay, looking forward to more analyses down the road
Make more of these scouting videos if you enjoy it. This could become a career for you. I loved getting hyped for these new players.
Wondering what stream i need to tune into to watch amateur
link in the description for matches tonight :)
@@gbay99 I only see a link to your twitch.
The following channels on their days
Monday: BIG League NA
Tuesday: UpsurgeEsports
Wednesday: ChallengersUprising
Thursday: Focus Esports
Friday: Big League NA
Challengers Uprising's stream is www.twitch.tv/challengersuprising
@@gbay99 there is no link gbay. You scuffed it
Great content Gbay!!!
9:50 feelsbad for my boi mike "mikeyeung" yeung
Great video gbay, not a lot of ppl(including myself) watch amateurs play so giving them some spotlight is great and possibly don’t stop doing that.I’m saying this because if we give the amateurs some spotlight it can show the fans that there is hope for NA but more importantly it puts pressures on the teams to do more than look for international players and veteran players (my example is Lonzo ball, the basketball prospect was put into the lime light and was picked 3rd overall, let’s just hope that the NA league prospects don’t turn out like a lonzo ball).I really do hope NA teams do win a international title someday.
I really appreciate that there is someone making this kind of content. I want more content highlighting the best up and coming players of league. There is a certain fatigue in seeing the same storylines, with the same players every split. Especially when we all know we are gonna get clapped internationally. I think this is the kind of thing that inspires people to do better. If we start highlighting new players early on it will drive success in two ways 1. Simple popularity is attractive, and if I was a talented player right on the cusp (I'm not) maybe this drives me to take that next step.
2. I think it's pretty much conceded that media narratives control roster decisions more than objective skill of players, so if we start highlighting up and comers, then teams should be more likely to pick them up over stale academy / lcs players.
Would love to see this for the other major regions :)
I live for these videos!
Loved the video! I've been pretty disappointed in many of the orgs that seemingly refuse to look at amateur talent. I'm glad to see 100T actually cares. I hope that other orgs see what they're doing and try to replicate it. They could either do it now and be nearly on par with them or they may be forced to do it once 100T starts to dominate them. Either way, an exciting change is coming to the LCS and hopefully it'll push our region farther
Really interesting video,
The thing that makes me think btw is the fact that EU as well has this 17/18yo talented players, the difference is that they already play for major teams (see Razork, Carzzy..) and these are the type of players that those NA guys have to compete against (not mentioning China and Korea new young players like Knight). So yeah they might be good there but I will never bet anything on them if this is the competition they are gonna face. Just make a comparison between Razork and Kenvi jungle pathing, do it as well between Carzzy and Acillion, I believe these two will be smashed soo hard we will witness G2 vs TL once again. That said, great video, i would really like to have a talk 1 to 1 with you, you seem a very intelligent guy and it could be interesting to share opinions on this topic.
;)
Finally gbays subs are going up! Pog champ.
@Gbay - These prospects are amazing, and as you say a lot of it will come down to coaching. Do you think the infrastructure is there in the NA scene to help mold them to become world champions?
Just wanted to drop by and say thank you for doing the dirty work that LCS teams haven't seemed to want to do, and bringing some hope to our region. Keep doing this, I see a lot of potential here. I'll be keeping an eye out.
this is a great vid thanks gbay :P
Drill down into this, you've hit gold. Do a multigame analysis showing where the improvements need to be made. You'd be able to crank out high quality engaging entertainment which I've not seen anywhere else.
This is the most excited I've been for the lcs in a very long time, I really appreciate the content gbay. Still my favorite league TH-camr to this day.
Excellent video!
loved the video, good job.
i absolutely admire your optimism, but I can't say I share your same level of enthusiasm when it comes to these young prospects. We're still NA, our gaming culture and our local competition are still not going to be anywhere near as strong as places like Korea and China continue to be.
Korea KEKW
very nice video gbay
Your a blessing to the League community Gbay! Keep at it mane :)
Nathafafin: **breaths**
Gbay99: 5-Star prospect!
This industry is so very new. I remember a few years back there was talk of people being in their mid twenties being washed up and outright unplayable - yet here they still remain. There are traits gained with experience and longevity that are absent in a rookie, and vice versa. It will be a combination - a synergy - of the best of both of these worlds that have the highest **probability** of leading NA to the promised land, in my opinion.
imagine if these got on a streaming service like netflix. Having esports documentaries that aren't from like 2015 or about csgo would be nice.
one of the most interesting esports analytics video in a while
Kenvi in lcs now =)
just looking back at this vid man some players have made it some havent some(that lowkey shouldve) still developing. as an na fan and talent enjoyer our grassroots improving is something im happy to see
Good video but I wish you took a look at the other events happening in Scouting Grounds Circuit as only focusing on one can really limit the narrative about the scene. There are teams that are smashing one event but doing mediocre in others and its really good to bring light to the intense schedules everyone is going through for these two months. Either way glad there's some attention at the least.
Gbay: Talking about a player getting old and showimg Aphromoo being 27
Me being 36 and happy with how my climb from Bronze to Gold is going this year (currently S2): .......oh
Love these documentaries. Love from EU!
More future looking videos! This was great content!
Solid review of NA prospects for pro play. I like to think 5fire and Tenacity will be in the LCS sooner than later. Both are such solid and well rounded players. 5fire with his Academy stint blew me away but more so that NO ONE picked him up after his awesome performance. Seriously had me questioning if I just over rated him, but seeing you rank him so high made me feel better haha :)
Looks like I'm going to be getting into amateur league now! this video has truly sparked my interest in it. Thanks Gbay(:
Esports are maturing at an extremely fast rate, soon the line between them and traditional sports will be even more more blurred. In 5 years we will be looking back at this video and wondering how there was such little emphasis on player development and academies. Incredibly interesting time to be watching it all grow.
I think there is one man that stands out at the moment. Tactical!
darn gbay your predictions are actually becoming real
Great video, you were always very vocal about the lack of prospect development in league of legends. I hope you continue to pursue this passion of yours! Make more videos like this, open a website with ranking and plays of upcoming Academy players. Be the change you want to see Gbay! We support you :) Maybe you can even work out something with Riot regrading this matter, which I agree is our biggest hope for chage in NA! @Gbay99
Take my thumbs up, thank you for this great content. I hope teams are taking a serious approach to scouting and developing talent in NA.
That includes scouting talent in player scouting, LCS TEAMS HIRE GBAY NOW.
Thank you for this info man. I & I assume also like 90% of lec/lcs watchers) don't know shizz about players in academy and lower. This gave a lot of insight and maybe I'll click on the academy league notification next time I get one because of this. Riot should pay you for making this.
this is the shit we need to see more in e sports ty
Another brilliant video. I'd love to see an org sponsor this guy to make longform content!!
During the Twitch Rivals with T1 Toddles APA went extremely unnoticed as well, General Sniper (who is cracked btw) took mainly the spotlight but I think APA did some heavy carrying himself. So I was pretty happy to see him get some recognition here.
Thanks for making this video, we need more people talking about this so NA can fix their academy system and start developing talent instead of just putting players into academy with old veterans to rot
it's great that at least someone is doing scouting for new talent in NA...
but gbay is overemphasising raw stats. a lot of these numbers are VERY contextual - especially stats like 'dmg share' which could be bloated by underperforming players in other roles. generally, cspm is considered a "reliable" basic stat; but even that really depends on team comps, lane matchups, even jungle prio. imo, game stats are at best a way to filter out the bottom half of less desirables, if you're short for time.
the best way to really scout young talent is still... watching how they play live. mechanics and reactions are usually the most highly prized characteristics, because they are really not very "develop-able" talents. game sense and macro are good to look out for as well, but a good org with proper coaching staff should be able to drill those into their recruits eventually. attitude and habits are probably the wildcards here, since some youngsters are malleable; but it's not guaranteed that they will change for the better (getting praise can get to some kids' heads).
remember: there can be loads of talent out there with poor numbers, even non-chally ranks. especially given NA's trash internet, it's hard to tell whether some players could become world class when given proper infrastructure.
Revisiting this again because NA got to quarters this year :)
I swear is it just me or is it that Gbay has the perfect voice for his videos