The BEST episodes of Players (2022) season 1
Every episode of Players (2022) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Players (2022) season 1!
A fictional pro League of Legends esports team pursues their first championship after years of close calls and heartache. To win it all, they will need their prodigy, a 17-year-old rookie, and their 27-year-old veteran to put their egos aside and work together.
#1 - Yuumi
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/28/2022
Creamcheese and Organizm get over their conflict as Cream realizes Org is the key to victory. With Creamcheese behind him, Org finally secures a LCS Champion win for Fugitive Gaming. But he's dismayed to find the rest of the team is less serious about competing in Worlds. In flash forward, Org partners with Resnick and leaves Fugitive Gaming to become a solo queue player on the Korean server.
#2 - Finals
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/21/2022
Fugitive competes in the LCS Finals against TSM recalling when the team played (and lost) against them in 2016. In present day, they're playing better than ever, but when a bug forces the game to pause, the team's rhythm is thrown off. The stress of it puts Organizm and Creamcheese at conflict yet again, right back where they started.
#3 - Nightfall
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/30/2022
Nightfall helps to bridge the divide between Organizm and Creamcheese while potential new owners circle Fugitive Gaming.
#4 - Philadelphia
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/14/2022
With Creamcheese and Organizm finally playing in sync, Fugitive manages to pull off a win at the LCS quarterfinals sending them to the semi-finals that are being held near Organizm's hometown in New Jersey. At his welcome home party, Org bristles as the entire neighborhood revels in his success.
#5 - Guru
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/23/2022
During the mid-season break, Creamcheese and Organizm are stuck in the Fugitive House together with nothing to do but train. Organizm accepts Guru's invitation to guest star on his podcast Neverlost - a slap in the face to Fugitive Gaming and Creamcheese. Things come to a head at a summer block party where Creamcheese publicly lays into Organizm for buddying up to Guru and for his lack of communication.
#6 - Playoffs
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/7/2022
Fugitive faces off against Dignitas and former teammate Frugger in the first playoff series under new owners, Blue Wynn Capital. Creamcheese attends his 10-year high school reunion.
#7 - Ownership
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/2022
In 2015, Fugitive Gaming earns their spot in the LCS with a win in the Relegation Series. Liberty Green Group unexpectedly fires Nathan Resnick, and the future of the franchise and Organizm's role on the team are put into limbo. When Fugitive fails to make the Mid-Season Showdown, Creamcheese tries to lay all the blame on Organizm. Org speaks up for himself and points out how Cream's lack of support contributed to the loss, and the team backs him up.
#8 - Braxton
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/16/2022
After last week's game, Creamcheese demands a trade and skips the next game in defiance. His hopes of joining TSM to reunite with former bot-lane partner Foresite are dashed when Foresite disses him on Twitter. He returns to the Fugitive house and rejoins the team. Adam Resnick stokes Organizm's arrogance by telling him that as long as he's the owner, Organizm will always be the star of Fugitive.
#9 - Organizm
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/16/2022
It's the next match after Organizm lost the game for Fugitive. During the "pick and ban" stage, he shocks everyone by choosing Heimerdinger instead of Jihn. Despite their ultimate win, a furious Creamcheese walks off the stage, leaving his teammates behind. He announces his intentions to leave Fugitive for good. At Organizm's childhood home in Philadelphia, Organizm's parents and brother explain how he got so good at League of Legends.
#10 - Creamcheese
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/16/2022
League of Legends solo-que player Keldon Elmore, aka Organizm, is recruited by owner Nathan Resnick to join his favorite team: Fugitive. At Asset Day, Legacy team member Creamcheese is miffed when Org is elevated to the A-team and his friend Frugger is demoted. During Organizm's first professional match, he goes rogue, causing the team to lose. Encouraged by coach Braxton to apologize, Organizm leaves Creamcheese a voicemail that begins sincere, but quickly turns, establishing a new team rivalry.