Simon "fredy122" Payne, Top laner of against All authority, is the star of the 50th episode of my 'Grilled' interview series.

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Time line of topics:

00:09 Intro

00:19 His first competitive teams.

01:15 Facing GSU, which featured all four of his current aAa team-mates.

02:12 Was the chemistry particularly good between them in the past, thus why they reformed that ex-GSU core?

03:02 How does he compare to the top laner who used to play with GSU?

03:52 How in-depth in the communication in LoL?

04:58 Are there ever any issues with shot-calling, due to having four French players?

05:14 Is there only English communication in the team in-game? Do they ever talk to each other in French?

05:45 How much is he left on his own? Is it easier to be the non-French guy at top?

06:26 Does aAa play any kind of special setup for his top lane?

07:19 How does he personally balance out calling for help at top and playing more passive or trying to go even?

08:15 The perception that fredy122 carries aAa.

09:07 How strong is the mid in Europe in the meta ATM?

09:58 How does aAa use the mid, being as ShLaYa is not as individually strong as players like Froggen and Alex Ich?

10:37 Are the European star players the mids or do the teams build in advance around mid players?

11:37 The best European top laners.

12:48 Has he needed to change his style at top?

13:53 Comparing sOAZ and Wickd.

14:50 How does he match-up with the best Top laners in EU?

16:00 Where do the other top laners in EU rank?

16:28 Where does SK's Kev1n rank?

17:11 Good Top laners who aren't in LCS.

18:23 Does he watch LCS NA or OGN? Does he consider it important to scout other regions?

19:28 Asian Top laners who stand out for him.

19:54 The Bo1 nature of the LCS regular season.

20:41 How accurate has the regular season been of how good the teams all are ATM?

21:34 Thoughts on SK's season.

22:15 Before getting into LCS did his team ever practice Gambit/M5 online?

22:31 Gambit's secret training methods.

23:20 Whether there was much of an advantage to getting a gaming house in Cologne for LCS.

24:29 If it's difficult to get scrims and break into the top tier of LoL.

25:49 LCS EU Summer Season potentially being even stronger.

27:36 Thoughts on the relegation element of LCS.

28:27 Since his team have been doing decently, but doesn't have star power names, what do they possess to allow for that?

29:19 The UK scene.

30:19 The change in aAa's form before bringing in Dioud.

31:13 Playing with Snoopeh, Krepo and Yellowpere in La GG.

32:10 Is Gambit a step ahead of the other EU teams on LAN in playoff series formats?

33:09 What do Gambit have that is special?

34:07 fredy122 must create an all-star line-up of players from the bottom four of the European LCs, to face an all-star team of players from the top four teams.

35:53 Final words/outro

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