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First Touch
by Demar Williams
The official Rocket League podcast First Touch is a podcast that tackles topics and talking points within Rocket League Esports. Dazerin, Roll Dizz, and TBates each come from different parts of the Rocket League Esports ecosystem and bring with them unique viewpoints on each and every topic. While the focus of the show is on Rocket League Esports, we saw an opportunity to expand the show to include topics on all things Rocket League. As the show continues to grow, it will host guests from across the Rocket League community and even Rocket League developers!
Episodes
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Rostermania is RAMPING UP
In the last episode of the season, the crew recap Worlds, discuss roster rumors, look ahead to the next season, and look back at their predictions for the 2026 season.
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The Blue Wall is BACK
FT Start the 2026 RLCS year… in 2025, bringing you EU stan TBates, NA defender Dazerin, and Karmine Corp reveller Roll Dizz. Tune in to hear about EU vs NA depth, whether or not the kickoff LAN is an accurate representation of NA and EU talent, and how Karmine will stack up against Twisted Minds...
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First Touch VS Chalked Cast!
0:00:00 INTRO 0:04:40 TENTH ANNIVERSARY! 0:18:52 RALEIGH TIME 0:45:35 DAZERIN's BRACKET 0:50:20 CHALKED vs FT 0:59:34 FT PREDICTS 0:59:52 OUTRO
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The Blue Wall Stands TALL
0:00:00 INTRO 0:05:50 THE BLUE WALL STANDS TALL 0:24:30 RALEIGH BOUND 0:50:35 TAKEAWAYS OF THE SEASON 0:56:10 FT TOP 10 1:01:50 OUTRO
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To The MOON! | SSG WIN
0:00:00 INTRO 0:02:44 TO THE MOON 0:10:40 SSG XPERE 0:25:10 NA's FOUR 0:33:05 ROAD TO RALEIGH 0:53:00 THE LAND DOWN UNDER! 1:00:00 OUTRO
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Dignitas Take Down the Blue Wall!
0:00:00 INTRO 0:02:11 Dignitas Handles Business 0:16:20 Gibbs Power Rankings 0:35:30 Road to Raleigh 0:41:00 NA Open #6 0:59:50 Outro
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NRG DOMINANCE
The crew invites Satthew on to discuss NRG's hold on the NA region, as well as how the competition is shaping up domestically, and across the pond! 0:00:00 INTRO 0:02:00 NRG ON TOP 0:10:40 NRG SATTHEW 0:29:15 POWER OUTAGE 0:37:00 ROAD TO RALEIGH 0:49:40 EU OPEN #5 1:00:15 OUTRO
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Karmine Corp WORLDS Qualified!
The crew discuss recent developments in Europe, as well as who came out on top in the Gen.G Shopify Rebellion Trade. 0:00:00 Intro0:03:22 Road to Raleigh0:12:30 The Blue Wall0:19:50 Trade Window0:36:35 Around the World0:40:15 NRG0:54:40 FT TOP 101:03:00 OUTRO
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First Touch | Season 5 | Episode 6
The FT Crew & RLCS Talent discuss the Birmingham Major and their predictions.
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First Touch | Season 5 | Episode 5 | ft. Kevpert & RawGreg
The crew invites the Regional champ winning coaches on to talk about their win, what it meant, and how it was done.
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First Touch | Season 5 | Episode 4 | ft. Archie
The crew brings Archie on the show after his team's historic win in the European Open Qualifier #3
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Twisted Minds?!? | First Touch | Season 5 | Episode 3
The crew + Wavepunk talk about how the regions are shaking down and looking to see the Major is shaping up.
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First Touch | Season 5 | Episode 2 | ft. Ferra
We bring you an EXCLUSIVE interview with Ferra!
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First Touch | Season 5 | Episode 1 | ft. Arsenal & Spaceman
Recapping the first Qualifier and what expectations are for Qualifier 2 and international competition.
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First Touch | Season 4 | Episode 14 | ft. Stax
With the last qualifier for Major 2 around the corner, the fate of many teams is still in question - chief among them, Karmine Corp. Socials: - FT Twitter: @ FirstTouchRL
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First Touch | Season 4 | Episode 3 | ft. Spaceman and Corelli
NA is in SHAMBLES. Gentle Mates shown to be a top EU team, while Shopify fails to make the main event in NA! What does this mean for international competition, and what kind of G2 copium will Bates bring to the table?
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First Touch | Season 4 | Episode 1
The crew make their return for the 2024 season of RLCS, with a lot to talk about, this show went the distance!
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 27 | Ft. Arsenal & GarrettG
The Crew reviews worlds and its repercussions... with input from Arsenal and GarrettG. What does NA need to do in order to have a chance? What roster moves might they make?
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 26 | Ft. Achieves, Corelli, & Jorby
Proceeding the Spring Major, the Crew talk about why EU is so dominant and try to understand why NA is not performing on LAN - and what NA should do to fix the problem.
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 25 | Ft. Jorby & JohnnyBoi_i
Everyone is saying he is the best in the world... but will zen prove it on LAN? With NA's Major teams looking lackluster, EU is poised to dominate the Spring Major - but Tbates doesn't think so.
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 23 | Ft. NRG GarrettG & Gen.G Noly
The Crew & Guests discuss what the differences are between NA and EU pros in terms of mentality, ego, scrims, ranked, and much more. Noly brings his insight from having played professionally in both EU and NA, whilst Garrett uses his experiences from playing in EU while preparing for LANs.
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 22 | Ft. Ferra & Tylacto
Proceeding Vitality's dominant repeat performance in Europe, the question is asked: "How long will it last?". The crew discusses how they think Vitality's performance will look going into the next Regional and the upcoming Major - and who could stop them. Meanwhile, CRL Worlds is this weekend and...
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 21 | Ft. V1 Beastmode & Spaceman
Daniel's second Regional with Version1 has shown his potential. Now the question is - who will have a better career - Zen or Daniel? However, Version1 was not the only team to make a showing in NA's last regional, NRG defied expectations and placed 4th - ending a long streak of mediocrity from…
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 20 | Ft. Johnnyboi_i, Stumpy, & Rise
The highly anticipated Zen debut was nothing short of ZENsational. Vitality became the third team in Europe this season to win a regional, joining Karmine Corp and Liquid, respectively. Are we now in the Zen era of Rocket League? More importantly, did he live up to the hype? Join an action-packed...
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 19 | Ft. Achieves
Following a dominant performance from Complexity - accompanied by standout runs form SSG and OpTic Gaming - the crew re-evaluate the North American region. Who will make it to Boston? How will EU look this weekend? Tune in to find out!
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 18 | Ft. CJCJ, Chrome, Gen.G Noly, & G2 Satthew
First Touch brings in a panel of high Rocket League IQ individuals in order to assess roster moves and pre-season tournaments in order to formulate how the split will take shape.
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 17 | Ft. DangerTaco
After the Major, some things are shaking down. Zen has already started his road to domination in Europe, and Furia are making noise again in North America. How will these events shape the scene going forward? Listen in and hear what Dazerin, Roll Dizz, and Tbates have to say about it!
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 16 | Ft. GenG Apparently Jack & JohnnyBoi
Following the results of the Winter Major, the crew discuss the consequences of Karmine's flawless run, as well as the future of the teams that were both present and missing from San Diego. But for some reason, Daz is not hosting the show..
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 15 | Ft. JohnnyBoi_i
On this episode of First Touch, the crew (with JohnnyBoi_i stepping in for Tbates) discuss the upcoming Winter Major - possible outcomes, top 25 players, underdogs, and the teams that have the most pressure on them. Chat also got to participate this episode with their very own chat bracket...
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Daniel & Beastmode Joining Forces?! | First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 13 | Ft. Karma
Happy FIRST TOUCH DAY!! Two years ago today FT had its debut on the Rocket League stream and hasn't looked back since. We thank you all for the support over the past two years!! On today's episode, we were joined by Karma to discuss the potential Daniel to Beastmode move, if NRG/BDS should make a...
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 12 | Ft. GenG Widow, G1 catjeans, & "FAZE" Corelli
On this episode of First Touch, the crew was joined by CatJeans and Widow to celebrate Women in Rocket League and Esports overall. After that, Corelli joined the crew to discuss Faze, LAN Diego, and who will be crowned CRL champion
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 9 | Ft. JohnnyBoi_i
Following recent results in Europe, the crew & JohnnyBoi_i attempt to convince Tbates that Vatira isn't hard-carrying Karmine Corp. Meanwhile, Turbopolsa fails to make it to the main event in North America, prompting a tweet implying that he may be considering retirement. Back in Europe, Juicy is...
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First Touch | Season 3 | Episode 8 | Ft. Gen.G Noly, Stax
With recent results in NA, some roster moves may be on the horizon, and Daz has already jumped ship and DaBandwagon'd Gen.G, Tbates heats up the discussion with his... interesting takes on NA and EU playstyles. Is Dignitas next up? Is Dignitas getting a return on investment for Evoh?
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The official Rocket League podcast First Touch is a podcast that tackles topics and talking points within Rocket League Esports. Dazerin, Roll Dizz, and TBates each come from different parts of the Rocket League Esports ecosystem and bring with them unique viewpoints on each and every topic. While the focus of the show is on Rocket League Esports, we saw an opportunity to expand the show to include topics on all things Rocket League. As the show continues to grow, it will host guests from across the Rocket League community and even Rocket League developers!
HOSTED BY
Demar Williams
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