SirScoots guests The Hype #13

Smith has become best known among the newer members of the Counter-Strike community as a host at events such as DreamHack Winter, EMS One, and most recently G3.

This week the eSports veteran will be in attendance at ESL One Cologne, the newest CS:GO major, where he will once again play the role of a host together with Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner.

SirScoots apperead on The Hype ahead of ESL One Cologne 

Some of the many topics discussed include Smith's thoughts on ESL One Cologne, how he got into the host role at various CS:GO events, and his predictions for the major.

They also take a bunch of questions from the viewers, and talk about casters and the map system at ESL One. Below are timestamps for the entire VOD:

0:00 – 1:41 - Intro (Brief overview of the host and guest)

1:41 – 9:20 - What did SirScoots want to do before esports? What does he do outside of esports? How does his work with Coke relate to esports? Lots of cool stories here!

9:20 – 13:15 - How did SirScoots get into esports?

13:15 – 24:33 - How did SirScoots get into the media side of esports? How did he get into working with Gotfrag and Live on Three? How did he get into the business side of esports with EG? How was working with EG? What made him leave EG/Lo3?

24:33 – 27:25 - Will SirScoots rejoin LO3?

27:25 – 45:41 - How did SirScoots get into hosting/being an analyst at the CS:GO majors? Here SirScoots also talks about his work and experiences at DHW, Katowice, G3, and what ESL ONE Cologne will be for him. We also touch a bit on casting lineups and tournament formats.

45:41 – 1:14:14 - Here we preview ESL ONE Cologne. We go over the groups and who we think will advance, storylines coming into the event from G3, Caseking, and ESEA LAN, and we do our overall prediction.

1:14:14 – 1:18:04 - We talk about our ESL One Cologne Fantasy teams

1:18:04 – 1:21:00 - Who do we think will be the top 4 of Cologne?

1:21:00 – 1:33:05 - Here we go into more detail about veto and map format for ESL One Cologne. We also touch on casters a bit again.

1:33:05 – 1:53:15 - Viewer Questions! Questions include more talk about iBP, advice from SirScoots on how to get into working in the esports industry, growing the NA CS:GO scene, etc.

1:33:05 – 1:56:38 - Shoutouts and closing remarks!

The Hype's episode 13 runs nearly two hours long, and you can find the full VOD embedded below right here at HLTV.org.

Other The Hype episodes are on Mouret's YouTube channel. Mouret also works for ESEA as a caster, while next up for Smith will of course by ESL One Cologne, starting tomorrow.