HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast

FURIA lift TWC 2026 trophy with FalleN, Falcons don't look good (and especially kyousuke), m0NESY contract extension & KRL's bait, jL might get stickers and FUT even miss the Major due to VRS rules, BB show up, ESIC bans, and more in this episode of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

1:43 - Lukas in USA, Prof at PGL, Striker in the pool

7:00 - Top Comment

Recent news

17:00 - KRL m0NESY bait

22:32 - m0NESY 4-year extension

30:11 - ESIC bans

41:33 - Hong Kong teams announced

43:34 - FPG 4 announced

TWC

56:20 - FalleN lifting a trophy

1:03:35 - BetBoom back on the radar

1:10:50 - Falcons: a bad look

1:23:23 - kyousuke problem

Stake Pule 3

1:37:47 - Skinionaire

1:45:24 - Stake Pulse event quality

1:49:21 - VRS projections argument

PGL Bucharest

1:57:28 - jL getting stickers?!

2:02:18 - FUT/Astralis Major roster clash

2:07:37 - WATO: FUT don’t miss the Major?

2:15:05 - HLTV Attributes updates

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📲 HLTV iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hltv-cs2-matches-coverage/id1078945675

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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This time, coming to you NOT LIVE (Chad says he was particularly dead) talking about all things interesting: Sashi & BCG region swap scandal, Astralis benching HooXi and jabbi due to allegedly failed negotiations, BLAST is having troubles securing teams, TWC preview, and HLTV Brain chatbot is introduced.

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0:00 - Intro

1:15 - Not live: THAT’S A LIE!

House keeping

6:30 - Top Comment

12:12 - MVP debate vs. Maui

19:43 - HLTV Brain introduced

Recent news

30:42 - Sashi-BCG situation

40:15 - Is VRS bad for Asia anyway?

46:18 - BCG exception

56:12 - PGL beats BLAST Bounty

1:03:23 - Why is BLAST losing?

1:09:45 - Astralis -HooXi -jabbi +cmtry

EPL wrap up

1:21:38 - Skinionaire

1:34:02 - Vitality back at their best

1:40:05 - MOUZ: the positives

1:49:23 - Spirit: are they anti-strated?

VRS race heats up:

1:56:00 - Asia VRS: BCG & more

1:59:28 - Americas VRS: paiN & more

2:02:38 - Europe VRS: NAVI & more

2:11:12 - Decisive events

TWC

1:13:35 - TWC overview

1:16:23 - WATO: Falcons win TWC

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Snappi joins us right after getting announced as the new coach of HEROIC: making a decision to retire, choosing coaching, career reflections, the state of the scene & the game impressions, takes on FUT SunPayus & struggling NAVI, and more in this episode of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

Snappi: new HEROIC coach

2:50 - Snappi retires as a player

10:43 - Opportunity to play with NiKo

13:24 - Reflecting on career

15:28 - Choosing coaching

19:36 - Joining HEROIC

21:51 - "In a way, this isn't fair" - Snappi

24:47 - Making a move mid-season

29:43 - How good is xKacpersky?

31:30 - Tier 2 VRS gameplay

34:21 - LANs impressions

38:32 - Is schedule packed?

45:02 - State of CS2

50:18 - CS2 vs. CS:GO

57:35 - WATO: Snappi at the Major?

Recent news

1:09:02 - SunPayus joins FUT

1:16:19 - Skinionaire

1:26:46 - Game update

1:28:43 - LANs recap

1:31:28 - Envy return, Complexity done

1:32:29 - LOUD & Brazil adpocalypse EPL

1:34:12 - Who are the frontrunners?

1:39:23 - NAVI, Aurora, Vitality

1:44:33 - Katowice lore & Masala House

1:47:00 - NAVI Major pressure

1:57:07 - Snappi is taking the floor

1:58:19 - Top Comment

2:06:40 - Striker defends MVP

2:11:45 - MongolZ n9ne

2:12:50 - Cologne 2027

2:18:23 - Rating 3.0 update

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📲 HLTV iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hltv-cs2-matches-coverage/id1078945675

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Vitality back to winning ways at StarLadder, Aurora show up for the first time, NAVI crumble into non-Major territory, BCG ditch electronic in favor of Asian core, SunPayus to join FUT, HObbit's return in place of slaxejezz, and more in this ep of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

4:13 - Top Comment

Recent news

8:54 - Valve Sept VRS chaos

12:23 - Skinionaire (news edition)

13:03 - Shanghai Major in 2027

15:50 - n0te replaced by adamb

19:23 - paiN’s demise

22:40 - EWC 2027-2028

24:33 - HObbit replaces slaxejezz

28:59 - ruggah retires

31:22 - TWC teams

35:50 - BCG -electronic +asap

49:29 - FlyQuest unlucko

53:32 - TheMongolZ meltdown

56:47 - SunPieus (pie=foot in Spanish)

FPG 3

1:05:32 - A Chinese Legacy

1:07:43 - GL’s misfortune streak

1:09:02 - G2, Astralis, FaZe

1:12:21 - FURIA struggle

StarLadder Fall 2026

1:21:31 - Vitality locking back in

1:29:44 - Ad readouts

1:33:43 - Aurora: 30 players better than XANTARES?

1:41:51 - WATO: MOUZ grand final

1:49:38 - NAVI crisis: no options?

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Vitality's apEX joins us to talk about the team's recent results, jL's stand-in stint, the long-term plans, other teams' impressions, and more! In the second half of the show, we go in-depth on BLAST Porto results, and namely Falcons, MOUZ, FURIA, G2, and donk's records.

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0:00 - Intro

Check-in with apEX

2:01 - apEX joins!

3:57 - Porto impressions

7:44 - "We got a bit too complacent" - apEX

11:00 - Playing with jL

13:50 - Down period & problems

20:38 - Plans for events

22:00 - "VRS is so f-ed up" - apEX

24:53 - Tournament break erosion

29:12 - Re-signing & long-term future

35:10 - Health impact

40:32 - "We're not main favorites" - apEX

44:39 - Falcons

54:02 - MOUZ impressions

59:30 - WATO: Vitality

BLAST Open Porto

1:11:35 - Skinionaire

1:18:08 - MVP decision

1:21:41 - donk surpasses NiKo in MVPs

1:25:15 - FURIA loses to Vitality

1:32:20 - G2: tier 1 or tier 2?1:35:01 - Falcons: high ceiling, low floor

1:41:52 - Stop disrespecting MOUZ!

1:59:20 - ruggah retires from coaching

2:02:46 - FISSURE Playground

2:10:12 - Top Comment

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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lauNX joins Confirmed to talk about playing for FUT and his future; we also talk about Snappi departing NIP and his coaching prospects, cobrazera replacing Techno on TheMongolZ and the chances of the Mongolian joining BCG, and BLAST Porto results, with NAVI showing signs of crisis most notably.

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0:00 - Intro

lauNx

2:31 - lauNx joins

5:34 - Health problems & getting benched on FUT

11:44 - FUT playstyle

17:00 - Most fitting team?

21:02 - Future of lauNx

24:45 - BCG and other teams

29:16 - FUT comms

37:43 - The state of the scene

42:02 - xfl0ud replacement

Quick news whip around

49:35 - Top Comment

56:00 - Skinionaire

1:11:25 - Snappi down from NIP: done?

1:13:45 - Snappi coach options?

1:18:20 - NIP Krimbo

1:20:15 - MongolZ get cobrazera

1:21:36 - Techno to BCG?!BLAST Porto

1:23:35 - NAVI in crisis?

1:41:27 - WATO: donk aces

1:47:36 - G21:50:31 - Aurora1:54:02 - Vitality

1:57:10 - Falcons

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Spirit lift trophy at the EWC after Vitality and Falcons failed to even reach the semis: what's coming for the title race of the season and at BLAST? This and more in this eposide of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

1:12 - Rant and France impressions

EWC

7:02 - EWC experiences

13:43 - EWC LCQ scale

19:18 - Setting expectations

22:20 - Who's in the title race?

25:15 - Skinionaire

32:44 - EWC club championship

36:21 - The lurppis tale

40:11 - Falcons

53:39 - Spirit

1:07:20 - FURIA

1:10:57 - G2

1:16:21 - FURIA & BR shuffle?

1:26:03 - 9z the new MongolZ?

1:27:50 - FaZe

Recent news

1:32:55 - Vitality contract extensions

1:43:02 - Player union?

1:50:50 - Top Comment

1:59:37 - ENC postponed

2:03:12 - EWC on-stage debacle

2:06:44 - Spirit interviews issue

2:16:52 - FURIA fe to VALO

2:22:50 - EF minus br0, LG minus Bymas

BLAST Open Porto

2:29:13 - Who needs to step up?

2:39:50 - Predicting the groups

2:42:48 - WATO: Vitality to miss playoffs?

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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MOUZ win their first trophy in a new roster with PR, Spinx stars in the grand final against Spirit while donk is having a slow game, BCG won their first LAN while beating some literal children, crucial VRS invite date hits, jL rumors, and massive EWC are the key topics for this episode of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

BLAST Bounty debrief

5:25 - MOUZ win on debut

7:08 - Skinionaire

12:30 - Spinx MVP & new MOUZ

25:32 - Spirit final upset

30:40 - FaZe are back?

32:02 - jL rumors

33:42 - FaZe, MongolZ

38:00 - Astralis

39:06 - Top Comment

Recent news

47:05 - FPG 5 becomes 3

50:05 - BCG win Elisa

54:09 - TDK transfer to 1win

55:50 - Argentina Major tickets on sale

1:01:50 - VRS invites: who goes where?

EWC

1:19:02 - EWC crazy open qual

1:32:04 - Qual group overview

1:40:13 - WATO: qual results?

1:50:12 - Who do we want to go through?

1:55:18 - Main event expectations

1:56:01 - jL to join 100T?

1:59:39 - A boost fix

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Online upsets at BLAST Bounty, Major stickers money issue, and asking the questions for the fall season: Vitality era, Falcons contender status, #1 conversation, next Major winner, and more in this episode of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

3:04 - Dental & horror stories

8:20 - How to get into casting?

13:52 - Bomb blast update

20:35 - Top Comment

Recent news

22:10 - Bounty format & prize update

39:02 - EWC arena upgrade

47:00 - More Major stickers

53:01 - "Stickers are bad business model" - SPUNJ

59:22 - Buyouts & salaries: inflated?

1:04:09 - Big money is no more!

Catfished or caught out

1:12:15 - First-ever catfished or caught out!

1:14:00 - Falcons lose to 100T

1:17:47 - Aurora lose to FOKUS

1:18:40 - Vitality lose to Vitality

1:21:03 - FURIA lose to DENDELE

1:24:05 - G2 lose to Liquid

1:26:50 - More upsets

1:29:38 - Bounty LAN playoffs

1:32:13 - WATO: Spirit win Bounty?

1:38:07 - Skinionaire

The Season ahead

1:42:40 - Questions for the Season

1:44:33 - Is the Vitality era over?

1:47:04 - Falcons a one time thing?

1:52:08 - What happens to FaZe?

1:53:00 - Can #1 conversation reopen?

1:55:12 - Next blockbuster signing?

1:58:26 - Will FalleN actually retire?

2:00:02 - Who's most likely to change?

2:02:37 - Who'll miss the Major?

2:05:17 - Who'll win the Major?

2:09:02 - Who'll get the Major MVP?

2:13:26 - PARIVISION get FL1T

2:18:52 - "Never forget your head armor"

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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The break comes to an end (of it ever happened): ranking roster changes, free agents stocks, previewing the second season, and more in this episode of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

1:29 - Caffeine habits

3:38 - Break erosion

7:12 - Top Comment

Recent news

10:12 - 9z win XSE

13:00 - HEROIC win on debut

16:58 - Skinionaire

24:00 - The new graph!

Team changes ranked

24:45 - BCG expectations with Magisk

34:50 - G2: not sold on r1nkle

37:12 - HEROIC, FUT

38:36 - Astralis NEO

41:08 - Liquid roster confusion

44:02 - TheMongolZ: in maaRaa we trust?

46:00 - GamerLegion FL4MUS

47:24 - MOUZ PR (at last)

49:55 - Aurora: right trajectory

52:15 - NAVI: no change?

53:35 - Legacy: upgrade?

55:20 - 100 Thieves

56:10 - FaZe

57:58 - TDK, NRG, 3DMAX, SAW, FOKUS

Free agents ranked

1:01:08 - broky: stocks down

1:03:05 - nota, lauNx, ultimate

1:05:38 - SunPayus, kl1m

1:08:29 - jL: to FaZe?

1:10:09 - soulfly

1:12:10 - sdy, Ex3rcise, yxngstxr, arrozdoce, Ag1l

1:13:36 - ENC overview

Season ahead

1:16:35 - Chasing the Major

1:19:51 - Season timeline

1:27:00 - Invite cutoffs… 3 months prior?

1:34:30 - Event overlaps

1:36:17 - Cache is in: ACIDMAN!

BLAST Bounty preview

1:45:27 - Bounty preview

1:51:00 - WATO: loss online?

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Rostermania or not so much? Breaking down all the biggest changes so far in Aurora, FaZe, G2, HEROIC, FUT, BCG and more!

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0:00 - Intro

Recent news

4:52 - Break erosion

11:23 - Class-action for a break?

16:47 - XSE rollercoster

24:12 - ESL regulate comms

Roster… mania or not?

36:22 - FaZe JBOEN: ultimate or molody?

45:02 - broky's future

50:45 - Are NAVI doing anything?

52:12 - Aurora went international?!?!?!

57:32 - XANTARES will be kicked?

1:00:02 - kyxsan to Aurora

1:06:38 - MAJ3R, Fabre, soulfly future

1:08:10 - Skinionaire

1:16:40 - G2 add r1nkle

1:23:57 - SunPayus options?

1:26:02 - HEROIC add Brollan & Martinez

1:35:23 - FUT add xfl0ud

1:40:15 - MOUZ: what are they doing?

1:43:43 - BCG add Magisk: serious now?

1:47:46 - Eternal Fire add Kvem & br0

1:48:57 - Luminosity situation

1:53:55 - NEO to coach Astralis?

1:57:40 - JT, Jorko to Liquid?

2:02:04 - WATO: Cache future

2:15:52 - Top Comment

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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https://x.com/SPUNJ

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NiKo finally wins the Major! Each Falcons' player story line that lead to that moment including karrigan's redemption arch and m0NESY's first Major MVP as well Major impressions and first roster talk in this episode of HLTV Confirmed.

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0:00 - Intro

Falcons Major win

4:12 - Falcons win: hardest win?

10:45 - FURIA: did they play scared?

14:48 - NiKo's Major - finally!

17:27 - "NiKo has done everything" - Prof

18:52 - m0NESY MVP!

24:06 - TeSeS: the ultimate soldier

26:24 - kyousuke: consistency back on?

33:22 - karrigan redemption

37:39 - zonic hints at retirement?

Major bracket in retrospect

45:50 - Epic bracket

49:02 - The crowd & fans

53:06 - XANTARES playoffs problem?

1:02:40 - Stage runners

1:11:45 - The best majorless player?

1:15:02 - Did CS win when Vitality lost?

1:16:16 - Most prestigious Major win?

1:18:01 - Perfect Major?

1:23:23 - Top Comment

1:28:48 - Skinionaire

What comes next

1:35:45 - Cache replaces Overpass

1:37:28 - KRIMZ to EYEBALLERS

1:38:57 - Liquid: JT joins?

1:40:50 - Luminosity with Monte core

1:43:34 - Martinez to FaZe?

1:46:02 - WATO: 3 top 10 teams change?

1:51:54 - Aurora: who's staying?

2:03:01 - XSE coming up

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

https://x.com/professeur_cs

https://x.com/SPUNJ

https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg

https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

Cologne Major reached playoffs: talking through the biggest stories so far (and to come!) with Monte's coach kakafu in live-with-audience special from SK Gaming headquarters in Cologne, Germany.

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0:00 - Intro

Hot seat with kakafu

1:50 - kakafu on Gizmy

4:52 - Role in Monte

10:02 - Monte: young breakouts

14:31 - Stressful moments & warnings

Group Stage recap

19:41 - donk's show?

21:42 - NAVI's elimination

23:41 - BIG 0-12 comeback

28:10 - Legacy coach barred

28:49 - Skits!

29:31 - 9z cinderella run

30:53 - Vitality are mortal

32:08 - Aussies f-ed your Pick'Ems

32:48 - Jab Jabich

33:45 - No NA in top 16!

Roster changes!

36:40 - lauNx's looking into options

39:02 - FL1T to PARIVISION?

42:02 - Liquid: 100% changes

43:23 - Aurora: ash confirmed?!

46:28 - BCG: we don't care!

47:33 - FaZe: Jimmi?

49:03 - frozen to NAVI… with Twistzz!?

51:25 - Who will NAVI replace?

52:34 - MOUZ: xertioN IGL!?

56:42 - Astralis remove ruggah

1:03:40 - Top Comment

1:06:31 - Skinionaire

Playoffs preview

1:15:28 - Bracket is f-ed!

1:21:00 - Who's the favorite?

1:25:52 - Best storyline?

1:31:32 - Predicting quarters

1:51:39 - Predicting semis & final

1:57:24 - WATO: Vitality win the Major

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Cologne Major is around the corner! Looking back at the season and previewing Cologne Major Stage 1, as well as Falcons grand final curse implications, Stickers revenue change, flash in spectator mode, and more.

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0:00 - Intro

1:21 - Sloodge and milk

5:29 - Top Comment

Recent news

9:15 - IEM Beijing replacing Chengdu

10:33 - Stickers money change

26:10 - CSTV flash fixed?

33:05 - XSE building up

Season 1 recap

35:41 - Year so far: updates

39:35 - Maps stats

47:05 - Mid-Season moves ranking

53:01 - Team results

56:23 - MVPs

1:00:20 - Top players (top 20 so far)

1:06:52 - Perma bans overview

1:10:21 - Pop quiz & live Confirmed

1:12:00 - Cologne content

IEM Cologne preview

1:17:10 - SPUNJ's pyramid

1:19:14 - Case for MOUZ

1:23:06 - Gauging PARIVISION

1:26:22 - Aurora, FUT, Legacy

1:28:52 - "Bad" teams: GL, B8, Astralis etc

1:37:06 - The bottom category

1:41:42 - Predicting Stage 1 openers

1:48:02 - FlyQuest issue

1:49:17 - SPUNJ horse race bets

1:52:36 - Striker bets: "Falcons cursed"

1:57:15 - Prof bets: heavy on Vitality

2:00:24 - SPUNJ bets: even heavier on Vitality

2:03:19 - WATO: Aussies win a game

2:09:42 - Stage 1 Pick'Ems

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Atlanta and Astana finish: Vitality fumble, Spirit win a title (thanks to S0tf1k?), Falcons karrigan debut, EWC moves to Paris, and more in this episode of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

1:15 - Traveling & shoutout to docs!

Recent news

5:01 - FlyQuest fumble a LAN

6:13 - oskar retirement

8:06 - Top Comment

10:34 - Triple boost removal & fixes

19:01 - EWC moving to Paris

24:55 - PGL Lodz 2027

33:00 - PassionUA rebuild

Atlanta and Astana

39:00 - Simultaneous events

47:32 - XSE event in June

50:40 - Astana impressions

54:32 - Crowd cheating

1:00:57 - NAVI Atlanta win

1:07:47 - Cologne live show!

Temp check

1:09:48 - Spirit's trophy

1:13:00 - S0tf1K as a coach

1:21:53 - Falcons karrigan debut

1:31:32 - kyxsan’s comment: unfair kick?

1:35:18 - Liquid: soulless?

1:36:55 - TheMongolZ: lazy?

1:37:56 - Vitality: no need to overreact!

1:41:00 - NAVI: mental boost

1:42:16 - Aurora: same issues

1:42:43 - MOUZ debut with jL and xelex

1:49:24 - FURIA

1:51:08 - PARIVISION

1:53:24 - FUT, GL, Astralis, Legacy, G2

1:57:34 - MongolZ playoffs at CAC

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg

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BLAST Rivals Fort Worth end with another Vitality win, FaZe show up to entertain, alarming FURIA, Cache in competitive, Saudi EPL & EWC questions, and Astana/Atlanta preview in this episode of Confirmed.

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0:00 - Intro

2:12 - Limbo period?

4:12 - Top Comment

11:08 - Skinionaire

Recent news

19:02 - Cache added to competitive

23:02 - What map will be removed?

27:48 - ESIC activity overview

34:47 - EPL to Saudi: who will go?

44:43 - EWC 2026 dubious future

55:32 - BIG female team on pause

BLAST Rivals

59:27 - Vitality don't give up!

1:03:10 - Another Vitality win streak

1:07:32 - 0-11 comeback on Nuke

1:17:02 - FaZe entertain!

1:25:24 - Alarming FURIA

1:28:52 - molodoy issue?

1:36:43 - Should FURIA change… now?!

1:38:55 - Arena & attendance

1:41:36 - Format & broadcast

1:50:23 - SPUNJ caster rant

Astana vs. Atlanta

1:53:01 - Astana: the best of the rest

1:57:32 - Who's the favorite?

1:58:28 - Falcons with karrigan

2:05:12 - Atlanta: top 2 & murky waters

2:09:04 - Vitality "free win"?

2:14:03 - NAVI: the 2nd best

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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stavn joins us to talk about the break and the comeback as well as his perspective on the Astralis-Heroic-cadiaN scandal; Cache returns, Animgraph2, BCGame Senzu, ash's potential move to Aurora, Vitality second Grand Slam and their case for GOAT, and Spirit's S0tf1k buff - this and more in this episode of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

stavn!

1:43 - stavn joins!

3:04 - Last months with Astralis

6:12 - stavn candid on "stabbi" saga

11:47 - IGLing or AWPing options

13:32 - "We f-ed up all HEROIC" - stavn

17:43 - Taking a break

21:05 - Coming back

24:32 - Becoming an AWPer

30:28 - Playing with Snappi

33:26 - Reuniting with exes & Danish NIP

37:58 - stavn's AWP style

39:53 - Debut with NiP

50:36 - Cache takes

55:45 - Plans for the future

57:52 - Takes on international Astralis

1:02:35 - Reuniting with sjuush

Recent news

1:07:11 - Running Confirmed is intricate!

1:10:10 - Skinionaire: Cache

1:17:08 - Cache soon: impressions

1:22:02 - The new meta

1:30:34 - Animgraph2: "5% difference?"

1:36:51 - ash departs GL… for Aurora?!

1:40:21 - Senzu to BCGame: just marketing?

1:45:43 - Stake circuit announcement

1:49:28 - Top Comment

Leftovers

1:53:45 - Are Vitality the goats?

2:06:51 - Spirit uptick of form: closed GF?

2:12:02 - S0tF1K buff or hally problem?!

BLAST Rivals

2:20:15 - Brief overview

2:22:22 - WATO

2:28:41 - Little wins for each team

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Loudest news cycle of the year just hit the scene: Falcons sign karrigan from FaZe, FalleN announced his retirement in the end of the year, MOUZ to enter overhaul while trialing jL - these moves and their consequences discussed in detail in this episode of HLTV Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

1:42 - Real rostermania!

3:11 - Revelations of audio listeners

4:11 - Top Comment

Falcons karrigan

8:43 - karrigan joins Falcons - shocking?!

16:43 - Whose idea was it?

20:41 - Will Falcons be good?

24:18 - “Replace TeSeS next” - Prof

28:32 - “zonic should let karrigan steer” - Striker

33:41 - Age issue: year-long deal?

39:49 - karrigan ship jumping: “he was on the plank”

42:03 - Teammates disappointed: the soap drama

46:12 - “Everyone would do this” - Striker

48:01 - kyxsan’s options (right now)

52:11 - BCGame kyxsan?!

53:12 - G2 kyxsan?

54:28 - Aurora international future

56:08 - FaZe’s future & enkay J coach

MOUZ roster

1:02:26 - Overhaul explained

1:07:23 - sycrone’s case for changes

1:11:01 - Is… Spinx a problem?!

1:16:23 - jL: MOUZ trial while NAVI sub?

1:21:26 - Is… Spinx the only one safe?

1:22:51 - sycrone’s good track record

1:25:31 - “jL isn’t gonna be a bitch” - SPUNJ

FalleN retirement

1:27:48 - How it happened

1:31:02 - New FURIA storyline

1:34:01 - FalleN’s future

1:35:33 - Skinionaire’s FalleN career

1:43:57 - FalleN’s next role

1:45:43 - “FalleN is irreplaceable” - SPUNJ

1:47:38 - Why YEKINDAR can’t be an IGL

Other changes

1:50:00 - HOTU & Gaimin drama

1:52:16 - r1nkle replaced by stavn on AWP

1:56:31 - Animgraph2 release

1:58:52 - WATO: Falcons win this season?

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg

https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

Cologne Major team list is set, and FaZe are not in it... Breaking down what went right and wrong with the VRS-based Major qualification process across regions, Singapore Major update, Aurora roster rumors, BCGame problem (it might be s1mple), FaZe's future and frozen options.

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0:00 - Intro

1:26 - Striker & Prof at PGL Bucharest

3:51 - Top Comment

Recent news & Bucharest

8:20 - nqz is replaced by saffee

10:03 - hally to miss Astana and Rio

14:50 - huNter- out with injury

17:10 - Aurora to sign ash, molodoy?!

22:10 - Magisk to MOUZ? BCGame?

23:02 - 3DMAX Neityu?

24:41 - Singapore Major deadline & decider

39:50 - Skinionaire

50:49 - BCGame: “career suicide?”

56:02 - Nobody wants to play with s1mple?

58:32 - PARIVISION early elimination

1:07:08 - WATO: MongolZ-FUT

Major

1:13:51 - Small TOs - good quality!

1:16:12 - Major list: who’s missing?

1:23:42 - VRS works: as intended!

1:31:24 - Who deserved the Major?

1:40:31 - Did Aussies abuse VRS?

1:48:12 - Lynn Vision LAN scandal

1:54:02 - Asia VRS doesn’t work?

2:05:45 - Playing two LANs: ban it!

2:08:33 - FaZe’s horrible run

2:11:08 - Should FaZe… give up?

2:15:37 - Liquid & G2 are as bad?!

2:17:39 - Rio storyline: can FURIA do it?

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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NOW AS VIDEO ON SPOTIFY!

Vitality: what's left to do for them (and for us) with so much won? Talking through that, NAVI's return to being a top contender, controversial ropz MVP, PARIVSION's strength, possible Falcons solution in NiKo, upcoming PGL and small LANs shaping up the Major invite list.

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0:00 - Intro

Recent news

2:00 - ROG event & MOUZ slander

5:21 - Top Comment

11:29 - Passion UA woes

13:43 - BLAST events get announced

16:31 - Thomas retires & MiGHTYMAX assistant

18:30 - ESL 8-team playoffs

25:44 - Arena integrity issue

27:47 - “The breakfast drama”

BLAST concludes & VITALITY GLAZE

30:13 - BLAST naming question

31:03 - Rotterdam arena impressions

36:50 - Close final vs. NAVI

40:25 - Round breakdown by SPUNJ

56:52 - ropz MVP explained

1:00:15 - Not just a "Grand Final MVP"

1:04:45 - Vitality vs. everyone streak

1:10:20 - What’s next to achieve?

1:21:50 - Weak scene?

1:26:23 - Mismanaged teams?

1:30:30 - Are NAVI securely second fiddle?

1:35:43 - NiKo IGL Falcons - RIGHT NOW

1:41:12 - Aurora fight back vs. TheMongolZ

1:45:40 - PARIVISION: never roll over?

1:49:43 - Skinionaire

PGL Bucharest & small LANs

1:55:55 - Tier 1.5 event?

2:00:23 - BCGame: hopeful or outsiders?

2:03:35 - WATO: PV/MongolZ in GF?

2:10:43 - Major odds: BIG, FaZe, Alliance, M80…

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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We look into the results of BLAST Open Groups with MOUZ, FURIA, and most notably Spirit fumbling: looking into what the issue is (with a quick apperance from OverDrive) trying to predict how the playoffs are going to play out in this episode of HLTV Confirmed! Bonus: CS teams pyramid by SPUNJ.

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0:00 - Intro

1:39 - Birthday wishes & mixups

4:02 - Top Comment

7:26 - The cheating situation

Recent news

8:45 - BC game to host 11 events

12:50 - fnatic UA takeover continues

15:50 - Skinionaire

21:25 - Mid-season check-in

26:44 - FURIA, B8, PassionUA falloff

30:18 - Team results overview

36:00 - Changes overview

BLAST Open Groups

40:12 - Pause drama

43:21 - What if a mouse breaks?

45:12 - Scheduling issue

54:31 - Are Spirit a contender?

58:10 - “So bad OverDrive didn’t tweet for 3 days”

1:02:50 - hally’s system, hally’s fault?

1:08:51 - donk’s role

1:11:32 - zont1x and CT sides

1:15:10 - OverDrive joins: “magixx needs time”

1:24:35 - We NEEDED MOUZ to lose

1:29:01 - Coach role

1:32:03 - Jimpphat denies considering Falcons?

1:35:50 - xKacpersky on loan?

1:37:15 - FURIA missing playoffs

1:43:00 - Playoffs preview

Building a pyramid

1:46:45 - Chad builds his pyramid

1:51:42 - NAVI: they rise or everyone fell?

2:00:12 - Aurora XANTARES issue

2:03:02 - More playoffs takes

2:13:46 - WATO: Vitality glaze (and MVP race)

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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https://x.com/SPUNJ

https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg

https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

Ammo update controversy and potential gun balance shift, malbs-NertZ swap, NAVI win EPL, and BLAST storylines: MOUZ's potential demise, FaZe next coach question, XANTARES potential replacements, Falcons' FACEIT issue, and more!

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0:00 - Intro

2:00 - Top CommentAmmo update

10:04 - Update first impressions

13:01 - Skinionaire: CS updates

23:18 - Reload update

27:02 - Can Valve backtrack?

29:42 - M4A1-S nerf vs. M4A4?

43:13 - AWP impact

Recent news

55:26 - malbs-NertZ

57:01 - Region swap controversy

1:04:23 - How will they fit in?

1:12:31 - NAVI win EPL

BLAST Open Rotterdam

1:15:37 - Rotterdam preview

1:18:02 - The stories hierarchy

1:22:32 - MOUZ’s potential demise

1:26:02 - TheMongolZ maaRaaless

1:27:46 - TYLOO Major prospects

1:29:41 - FaZe’s next coach: ash or karrigan?

1:43:17 - Spirit need to bounce back?

1:49:43 - Falcons kyousukeless; FACEIT issue?

1:55:49 - NAVI: back to title race?

1:59:15 - Aurora: XANTARES the problem?

2:04:38 - FURIA & Vitality: testing the gap

2:07:54 - Liquid with malbs expectations

2:09:00 - PARIVISION expectations

2:15:05 - WATO: NAVI top 4?

2:23:23 - frozen status

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

https://x.com/professeur_cs

https://x.com/SPUNJ

https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg

https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

As EPL reaches playoffs, it's clear that Liquid and FaZe are in a big trouble: their Major changes, problems, and the future of both teams are the main topics along with G2, FUT, and more takeaways from EPL. In addition, SPUNJ's overview to 2027 calendar and respective positions of PGL, BLAST, and ESL and our takes on the Inferno update.

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0:00 - Intro

3:42 - EPL casting

7:30 - Top Comment

Recent news

13:03 - Inferno update

18:45 - FISSURE cancels 3 events

22:25 - BLAST-PGL clash in '27-28

32:26 - 2027 calendar preview

46:26 - More PGL events for us?

48:38 - Skinionaire

EPL Groups conclude

59:48 - No more online!

1:01:28 - Best background stream?

1:06:42 - 8-team ESL bracket!

1:08:25 - FUT make playoffs!

1:11:49 - PARIVISION: no concern

1:12:35 - G2: SunPayus was not enough

1:15:55 - G2-Liquid swap?

1:19:49 - Online is not good

1:23:40 - Liquid or FaZe: missing Major?

1:28:45 - FaZe: last season for whom?

1:32:17 - frozen leaving: inevitable?

1:37:51 - No Major for Liquid & WATO

1:51:31 - EPL Playoffs prediction

1:57:03 - Spirit MUST be winning?

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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https://x.com/SPUNJ

https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg

https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

PGL Cluj concludes with another Vitality win: are we fed up? PARIVISION grand final run, Falcons losing unlosable rounds, MOUZ "in the BIG category", PassionUA bringing in try and Senzu, and more.

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0:00 - Intro

2:31 - WHOOP epidemic

Recent news

5:31 - PassionUA try Senzu

10:32 - PassionUA future

16:00 - Istanbulan to Roman Imperium Cup

20:10 - EWC Open qual VRS LAN

22:01 - Atlana loses to Astana

24:50 - IEM Cologne Stage 3 BO3

29:30 - Top Comment

31:02 - How casters are selected

38:05 - Skinionaire

PGL Cluj

47:00 - Vitality glazing

48:02 - Are we fed up?

51:12 - Jame ninja & nades harassment

1:00:27 - Era = weak scene?

1:03:12 - “Vitality built a perfection” - Striker

1:08:58 - PARIVISION: contender?

1:12:12 - “I’m a BELCHONOKK guy” - SPUNJ

1:15:35 - “Sublime from the divine” quote

1:17:21 - Falcons: how long will it go on?

1:19:46 - “This is dogshit” - SPUNJ analyzes rounds

1:32:43 - torzsi situation

1:34:50 - MOUZ: BIG category?

1:41:02 - MOUZ grand final in EPL?

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

https://x.com/professeur_cs

https://x.com/SPUNJ

https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg

https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

Right after IEM Krakow 2026 grand final, we went live to discuss the playoff bracket (with the grand final specifically) to see how the results affect the standing of Vitality, FURIA, Spirit, MOUZ, and more, with the impressions from the new event location.

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0:00 - Intro

0:52 - Live from Krakow!

1:24 - Grand Final first reactions

5:58 - ZywOo MVP performance

11:15 - Cultural impact?

14:39 - One event away from Grand Slam

18:42 - FalleN: retire while at the top?

22:02 - Showmatch vs. 3rd place decider

24:47 - WATO: Vitality win Cluj?

31:16 - Skinionaire

37:28 - Disappointing donk?

43:36 - tN1R nowhere to be seen?

48:02 - Spirit grand final drought?

51:38 - Aurora

54:41 - G2

57:12 - No one likes MOUZ?!

1:01:46 - MOUZ vibe issue

1:04:50 - “Roster or attitude change needed” - SPUNJ

1:10:08 - Krakow impressions

1:15:35 - Show improvement?

1:21:02 - Tournament legacy

1:36:02 - Top Comment

1:40:31 - jL on the desk

1:41:38 - Cluj-Napoca next

1:44:02 - Astana vs. Atlanta, VRS strategies

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

https://x.com/professeur_cs

https://x.com/SPUNJ

https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg

https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

IEM Krakow reaches playoffs: group stage impressions with takes on BCgame, Astralis, Aurora, FURIA, Falcons, and more in this episode of HLTV Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

1:45 - Krakow shenanigans

5:45 - Top Comment

Recent news

8:54 - Pop-up LAN surge

15:25 - February VRS invites

20:51 - VirtusPLUMMET

24:02 - Mismanagement tierlist

27:45 - Skinionaire

IEM Krakow

36:09 - Expectation tierlist

38:02 - Legacy: lux situation

41:45 - NRG

43:57 - 3DMAX

45:02 - FaZe: “it’s just sad man”

49:07 - BCgame: good surprise?

56:01 - FUT: as expected?!

1:02:20 - PARIVISION

1:05:32 - B8: s1zzi donk’s bold prediction?

1:07:40 - paiN, HEROIC, NIP

1:09:05 - GamerLegion

1:11:52 - Jimmi to Falcons: why not?

1:14:17 - PassionUA

1:15:30 - Astralis

1:17:02 - TheMongolZ: not that bad?

1:19:37 - Liquid

1:21:38 - Aurora: big show up

1:26:43 - NAVI: fine?

1:28:30 - VIT, G2, Spirit

1:29:40 - FURIA

1:31:02 - MOUZ

1:33:38 - Falcons: bad rounds lost

1:39:02 - 2v5 vs. Aurora

1:44:00 - Anubis impressions

1:47:20 - WATO

1:53:13 - Playoffs predictions

2:01:23 - Broadcast improvement

2:04:30 - jL on desk

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

https://x.com/Professeur_CS

https://x.com/SPUNJ

https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg

https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

Surprising BLAST victory by PARIVISION, ahother Falcons top 2 finish, NiKo MVP explained, Vitality & Spirit losses analyzed, new Anubis takes, IEM Krakow preview with teams ranked, and more in this episode of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

1:20 - Gaps & cats

5:39 - Top Comment

Recent news

9:30 - FlyQuest win in China

11:24 - BIG climbing, MIBR grinding

22:20 - Anubis changes analyzed!

38:50 - WATO: Anubis play count in Krakow

42:55 - Update overall: good?

BLAST Bounty

44:45 - PARIVISION triumph

47:24 - LanDaLan over BLAST?!

53:24 - Falcons vs. PARIVISION

1:01:32 - Dust 2 round analysis

1:06:20 - Are PARIVISION title contenders?

1:08:12 - Why NiKo is MVP?

1:12:52 - Falcons fly and fumble

1:17:20 - Was BLAST a big event?..

1:19:47 - Vitality & FURIA

1:25:15 - donk cares about #1?

1:27:05 - Spirit first impressions

1:32:50 - Skinionaire: Kato history

IEM Krakow preview

1:47:28 - Teams overview

1:51:15 - Vitality: the top dog?

1:55:20 - Challengers?

1:57:12 - Any given Sunday?

1:59:10 - Good & VRS hungry

2:02:50 - Hakuna Matata (inshallah)

2:07:00 - Breakout potential

2:10:28 - Stage 1 preview: competitive!

2:18:12 - BCGame: 0 time together?

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

https://x.com/professeur_cs

https://x.com/SPUNJ

https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg

https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

ash joins to discuss FiRE Major in Argentina announcement, Anubis late reintroduction, BLAST Bounty impressions (boring!), and event attendance strategy for the season.

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0:00 - Intro

Recent news

1:55 - ash to leave GL (breaking!)

6:30 - Anubis (late) reintroduction

11:25 - Dream CS2 update

16:01 - FiRE Major in Argentina

20:54 - Valve’s idea for Argentina Major?

29:58 - ash takes Skinionaire

38:31 - EWC mad format

Season strategy

40:30 - Team rank event importance

52:41 - BLAST Bounty issue & solution

58:24 - Event attendance strategy w/ ash

1:15:57 - Top Comment

BLAST Bounty

1:20:40 - First impressions: boring!

1:24:42 - “I’m worried for Aurora” - ash

1:26:50 - ash’s take on PR

1:30:39 - New Spirit

1:32:30 - FaZe & NAVI

1:34:31 - Falcons kyousuke: visa explained

1:37:04 - Playoffs draw

1:43:12 - WATO: Vitality at BLAST

1:50:32 - blameF to BIG - why?

1:54:01 - Desired lineup change

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg

https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

2025 wrap-up, Top 20 explained, and expectations for 2026: this and more in this episode of HLTV Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Top Comment

9:29 - EYEBALLERS win over FaZe

HLTV Awards & 2025

11:24 - Awards impressions

18:02 - Top 20 list

20:10 - donk vs. ZywOo

24:01 - Critique of Top 20

38:15 - Skinionaire: 2025 wrap

54:46 - VRS in 2025

1:01:22 - “2025 is a roaring success” - Striker

1:05:28 - State of the game

2026: Season ahead

1:09:22 - Off-season changes

1:10:50 - ECSTATIC, 9INE, paiN

1:12:25 - ash, NIP, Astralis -Magisk

1:16:00 - GL bench ztr, add Snax

1:18:52 - BC.Game, M80

1:22:01 - Spirit change

1:29:09 - magixx as IGL

1:31:17 - Falcons no changes

1:34:30 - Aurora -jottAAA +soulfly

1:36:02 - BC.Game SAW coer

1:42:02 - PARIVISION

1:44:11 - cobrazera joins MongolZ

1:45:20 - Mail09, Astrlais international

1:48:37 - TaZ BC.game, 100T

1:51:02 - messioso 300IQ

1:54:02 - Fluxo, blameF to BIG

1:57:21 - WATO: Vitality don’t win BLAST Bonty

2:03:25 - WATO: top 10 team to change?

2:11:41 - WATO: 2025 is NiKo last top 20

Time Capsule

2:20:20 - Team of the season?

2:22:35 - Major MVP?

2:23:19 - Best change?

2:24:54 - Team to change?

2:26:40 - Breakout of the season?

2:29:24 - Disaster of the season?

2:30:49 - Retirement of the season?

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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HLTV Confirmed went live from Belgrade the morning after HLTV Awards featuring Vitality's apEX and flameZ to talk about their successful 2025 that ended with the team receiving a plethora of awards, and plans for 2026.

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0:00 - Intro

1:23 - Awards party

5:10 - Vitality best year?

9:12 - Pressure & expectations

12:34 - "We take most time off" - Vitality

18:42 - Most important wins

22:16 - No more changes?

24:22 - apEX on Spinx about to leave

27:27 - Are MOUZ a threat?

31:20 - 2026 Vitality events

46:51 - Anubis is back

52:30 - "Let's give our best all the time" - apEX

53:42 - Top Comment

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

https://x.com/Vitality_apEX

https://x.com/flamezcsgo

https://x.com/luismmira

https://x.com/SPUNJ

https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

Vitality win Budapest Major: first impressions straight after the final, including the era talk, FaZe story hijack, the arena impressions, NAVI and MOUZ rumored changes, and some insight on donk vs. ZywOo race.

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0:00 - Intro

3:41 - FaZe-Vitality final

9:52 - FaZe no changes

12:30 - donk's post

13:08 - Vitality era?

18:15 - Map change

19:29 - FaZe underdog story

20:47 - Aura & no aura teams

23:05 - FaZe standing

24:19 - jcobb step up

27:52 - "FaZe run" Major

29:00 - Team of the Year

33:24 - FaZe: changes or not?

36:57 - NAVI: exam passed or failed?

39:25 - Aleksib's last NAVI game?

45:32 - MOUZ "need a change"

47:19 - Jimmi out?

49:02 - Snax to GamerLegion

52:11 - Top Comment

54:45 - NiKo: will he win a Major?

58:08 - Skinionaire

1:07:17 - Arena impressions

1:12:02 - Biggest arena ever?

1:13:19 - Security issues

1:15:09 - The merch sale problem

1:17:02 - "StarLadder beat expectations"

1:22:34 - Vitality vs. Astralis era

1:26:42 - ZywOo vs. donk for #1

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Budapest Major playoff bracket set... and it's stacked! Reviewing all the winners and losers of Stage 3, as well as trying to predict the run of the playoffs with Falcons, Spirit, Vitality, MongolZ, FURIA, NAVI, MOUZ, and FaZe battling for the title. In other news, Singapore Major announcements and early hints of roster changes.

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0:00 - Intro

Whip around

8:14 - PGL Singapore 2026

10:21 - “Shift [to Asia] by Valve” - SPUNJ

14:53 - Future Majors leaked?!

17:00 - Wishes for Major

18:04 - NIP: -ewjerks +cairne?

20:02 - Thinking VRS during… the Major?!

23:16 - HLTV interview drought

29:15 - 5 out of top 15 to change?!

33:45 - Valve prize money cap?

39:52 - Top comment

47:51 - Skinionaire (by SPUNJ!)

Stage 3: winners & losers

1:03:48 - B8: VRS surge

1:09:30 - Passion UA: above expectations

1:12:10 - Imperial: try future?

1:13:48 - PARIVISION: VRS vindicated

1:17:18 - G2: disappointment

1:22:37 - Liquid: nothing working

1:30:45 - paiN: changes looming

1:32:00 - 3DMAX: playstyle issue?

Playoffs

1:39:25 - JUICY PLAYOFFS

1:45:02 - 4 quarters, 4 stomps?

1:47:03 - Most stacked bracket ever?!

1:52:58 - WATO? First Major winners

2:00:08 - Playoffs Pick’Ems!

2:03:00 - donk: bad vs. Falcons?

2:08:35 - Spirit vs. Falcons

2:13:49 - Vitality vs. The MongolZ

2:20:20 - FURIA vs. NAVI

2:25:36 - MOUZ vs. FaZe

2:36:21 - Semi-finals & Grand Final

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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As Stage 2 neared completion, we continued to talk about key Budapest Major results: Aurora eliminated early, FaZe bounce back with 3-0 performance, NAVI are through swiftly, PARIVISION continue their dream run, and more!

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0:00 - Intro

2:03 - SPUNJ’s morning hair routine

4:27 - npl’s hit on Pimp

Recent news

6:29 - BLAST Bounty VRS invites

11:55 - EPL changes - LAN, ESEA

17:48 - DH Knockout - Monte win

24:31 - Skinionaire: Women’s scene

29:52 - ESL Impact concludes

35:36 - Refrag: Striker mode leaderboard

40:00 - SPUNJ’s knife round tip

Budapest Major Stage 2 & 3

40:55 - Top comment

42:34 - Humiliation ritual & horrible music

48:41 - Lake IS in favor of BO1!

51:12 - Abolish stages?! Major format

1:00:39 - FlyQuest hero to zero

1:05:50 - FaZe 3-0: still lacking?

1:12:02 - Twistzz’s voice in FaZe

1:15:34 - jcobbb & “donk delusion”

1:19:29 - NAVI: playoffs contender?

1:24:46 - Region slot for Cologne

1:30:51 - Aurora disaster

1:35:58 - Aurora to change: but who?!

1:38:05 - B8

1:41:38 - Imperial

1:45:50 - MIBR

1:47:28 - PARIVISION

1:50:40 - WATO: Stage 3 openes

1:58:23 - 2-2 Stage 2

2:07:30 - JT Mirage streak

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Budapest Major has begun, and in this episode, we're talking all the big topics: tech issues, elimination humiliation ritual, "dogs**t" CS quality, FaZe and GL horrible form, and Stage 2 preview. Last but not least, gla1ve retires.

0:00 - Intro

4:10 - Why so early?

Recent news

6:01 - gla1ve retires

14:38 - gla1ve’s coach ambition

22:01 - HEROIC rumors

25:36 - Top comment

28:48 - EWIC working with betting?!

Major impressions

35:14 - Tech issues: “it’s a joke”

46:10 - Risky scheduling

54:48 - There are good things!

56:01 - Elimination humiliation ritual

1:05:00 - HUD impressions

Major results so far

1:08:36 - “Dogshit CS” - SPUNJ

1:15:10 - FaZe’s loss to… daps

1:17:31 - Why FaZe are so bad

1:27:12 - “FaZe need to change” - Prof

1:31:11 - FlyQuest: some proper CS

1:34:02 - Skinionaire

1:45:00 - General team takeaways

1:48:43 - GL: why so bad?

1:51:55 - 2-2 matches prediction

Major Stage 2

1:56:50 - Invited vs. qualified

1:58:40 - WATO: NAVI, Astralis, Aurora odds

2:02:50 - Refrag: Striker mode launched

2:06:12 - More Stage 2 takes

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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flameZ joins us during the pre-Major week to talk about the team's recent performances in Hong Kong and Chengdu, practice, his inspirations, style adjustments, FURIA, and Stage 1 (including Pick'Ems)

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0:00 - Intro

Hot seat with flameZ

3:41 - flameZ joins

5:22 - Skinionaire

11:57 - EPL trophy breaks drought

16:52 - Practice in Asia/Europe

18:21 - Jetlag routine

24:02 - flameZ inspirations

28:36 - Grinding at events

30:29 - Why pro practice is boring

36:02 - “We get bullied by fnatic [in praccs]”

37:40 - Trolling in praccs

42:37 - The importance of confidence

47:22 - Hong Kong final & Ancient

54:50 - Losing 1v5

59:40 - Chengdu & Hong Kong results

1:05:28 - ZywOo & flameZ openings

1:08:32 - Top Comment: “saideira”

1:13:37 - Week with ropz in Estonia

1:17:41 - Fame IRL

1:19:30 - How good are FURIA?

1:22:57 - WATO: flameZ vs. YEKINDAR

1:28:03 - Major preparations

1:33:14 - apEX performance

1:35:16 - Pre-Major plans

1:38:10 - Getting motivations

1:41:20 - Beard & hair talk

Major Pick’Ems

1:51:10 - Legacy, FaZe

1:53:02 - B8, GL, fnatic

1:54:34 - PARIVISION, M80

1:56:30 - NIP, NRG, The Huns

1:58:30 - Red Canids, FlyQuest, RA

2:06:00 - flameZ Major sticker

2:16:12 - HLTV Awards

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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FURIA's first big trophy, Vitality and Falcons issues, MongolZ with controlez, Spirit looking cooked, and more takeaways from IEM Chengdu. In other topics: cadiaN's move to OG, tier-1 events getting canceled, and HLTV Hall of Fame drama.

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0:00 - Intro

2:43 - A while no SPUNJ

5:11 - Top Comment

(Not so) recent news

9:42 - cadiaN to OG

18:17 - Skinionaire (HoF)

31:52 - Hall of Fame class 2025

36:55 - olofmeister drama

40:14 - Red Bul GIBAWAY Journey

42:38 - Skyesports Chennai

43:55 - Fragedelhia Ultra Mega Jersey

49:10 - More events implode?

IEM Chengdu & BLAST HK

1:03:01 - Grand final veto

1:17:21 - FURIA 3-0 Vitality

1:29:01 - Infuriating apEX plays

1:32:28 - Vitality motivation issues?

1:38:27 - WATO: FalleN’s BO5 record

1:44:37 - MongolZ with controlez

1:49:45 - Falcons Playoffs issue

1:59:57 - MOUZ: same problem?

2:01:31 - Spirit cooked?

2:07:23 - NAVI, Astralis & FaZe

2:10:51 - Stock check: buying Falcons?!

2:13:30 - BLAST HK preview

2:15:00 - Refrag BLAST round feature

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Right after the PGL Bucharest grand final, Mauisnake and Devliwalk joined us to talk about the event's consequences for Aurora, Legacy, Liquid, fnatic, and more teams. In other topics are the reports of 100 Thieves signing rain and OG targeting cadiaN as well as the breakdown of favorites for IEM Chengdu.➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv🟢 Partner offer details: https://kick.com/hltvorg/about🔺 Play smarter with Refrag: https://in.refrag.gg/FUCZNJ🔫 Support Esports with 10% bonus from Skin.Club: https://l.skin.club/HLTVCONFIRMED0:00 - Intro2:22 - Devilwalk & Maui joinPGL Masters Bucharest5:10 - Aurora-Legacy chaotic final10:28 - Implications for Aurora21:00 - “XANTARES top 3 opener”22:31 - “Aurora showed resiliance” 24:32 - Legacy: real level or fluke?34:02 - Legacy’s Major chances35:50 - Liquid’s early exit 40:01 - NAF stepping up41:59 - fnatic: back to fraud watch?43:52 - KRIMZ’s longevity45:04 - jackasmo addition52:50 - Skinionaire: stand-insRecent news1:02:25 - Top comment: Spirit academy scandal1:08:41 - Liquid, GL, Legacy stock check1:16:43 - 100T rain? GL core1:25:16 - GL report effect1:27:57 - 100T AWP: degster? s1mple?1:28:55 - OG target cadiaN1:34:52 - Refrag check-inIEM Chengdu1:37:04 - WATO: MongolZ controlez1:40:37 - MongolZ expectations1:48:13 - Vitality: main favorites?1:54:31 - Spirit: will tN1R activate?1:57:46 - Falcons: is this the time?2:00:24 - NAVI dark horse?👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shopHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.https://x.com/Mauisnakehttps://x.com/DevilwalkCSGODhttps://x.com/Professeur_CShttps://x.com/StrikerHLTVorghttps://x.com/LukasWiinholt

Speculating over shock Senzu benching & the future of TheMongolz, electronic and s1mple reunion, two wins for Brazilian teams at CAC and TWC, PGL Bucharest prediction, and more in this episode of HLTV Confirmed.

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0:00 - Intro

3:02 - Top comment

6:43 - Kyousuke’s medal situation

11:35 - Value of 3rd place

Recent news

14:37 - Skin market crash

25:34 - Impact on pro CS

31:44 - Skinionaire: electroNic

40:33 - electroNic joins s1mple

47:25 - Are BC competitive?

51:43 - “It’s like trashy TV”

53:53 - Senzu’s benching

59:50 - Personal reasons?

1:08:48 - MongolZ options

1:15:03 - “We lost a title contender”

1:16:58 - Refrag: our experiences

CAC & TWC

1:22:42 - CAC experiences

1:25:46 - Legacy surprise title

1:20:01 - FaZe fall flat

1:35:13 - FURIA reverse sweep NAVI

1:39:09 - MongolZ’s controlez: “not excited”

1:41:29 - Stock check

Bucharest preview

1:45:32 - Packed format!

1:47:40 - WATO: Legacy vs. Aurora?

1:58:32 - kl1m missing out, Snappi’s return

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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Vitality era status as they win EPL, m0NESY MVP controversy, kyousuke issue, FaZe rain situation, calendar updates, Major team list early takes, player bans, and more in this episode of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

3:31 - Travel chronicles

Recent news

7:30 - Bans (ESIC & Akrros)

16:12 - Skyesports, PGL cancelled

21:02 - EWC expands to 32 teams

30:03 - Ragebaiting forums

32:26 - $2mil at FPG

35:09 - BLAST Rivals teams

40:49 - Refrag check-in

EPL

47:58 - Vitality-Falcons final

58:42 - DHL (final) MVP

1:01:47 - m0NESY MVP: controversial?!

1:11:08 - Falcons problem: kyousuke?

1:17:25 - "NiKo should lead" - SPUNJ

1:19:51 - Vitality 8th win: era back?

1:24:00 - 3rd place decider

1:28:42 - FaZe with rain

1:32:04 - VP/Lynn Vision ruling

Major thoughts

1:34:09 - Who qualified?

1:38:55 - Skinionaire

1:45:55 - Do we miss RMRs?

1:49:00 - paiN... 6 wins since last Major?!

1:51:00 - Small LANs

Major stock check

1:53:02 - 3DMAX

1:55:55 - paiN, Astralis

1:57:19 - Mongolz

1:59:32 - Liquid, G2

2:01:27 - MOUZ

2:02:09 - Spirit

2:04:27 - FaZe

2:05:58 - Aurora, FURIA

2:06:53 - Falcons, GL, TYLOO

2:09:48 - Vitality

2:12:15 - NAVI

2:14:58 - WATO: prize money this week

2:21:36 - CAC preview

2:24:57 - fnatic 6-man roster

2:25:58 - VP’s roster loophole

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more.

The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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rain joins HLTV Confirmed after being benched on FaZe to talk about his history with the team, recent struggles, and what the future holds. Other topics include LAN fiesta, the VRS race for Major invites, and surprising EPL Stage 1 results.

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Hot seat with rain
0:00 - Intro
1:38 - rain joins
2:43 - FaZe throwbacks
10:12 - “I love the game” - rain on versatility
16:19 - Getting benched
20:02 - Who’s in charge of FaZe
22:12 - rain on IGLing
24:03 - Role change for EliGE
25:18 - rain’s future: “I’ll have to start somewhere”
31:14 - FaZe EliGE - what went wrong
35:52 - NAVI rain: would it work?
39:18 - CS today
44:31 - Ideal team to join
46:23 - Age & longevity
49:25 - Boston or Shanghai: which hurt more?
51:34 - Teammates shoutouts
52:46 - A break after 10 years
54:15 - Practice routine & settings
58:14 - rain leaves, more thoughts

Major race
1:03:36 - VRS points back-and-forth
1:05:40 - Asia Major race
1:07:12 - Teams withdrawing from FRAG
1:08:41 - HLTV coverage issue
1:14:32 - messioso VRS mastermind
1:19:05 - Draculan impressions
1:21:59 - Birch Cup: not so good
1:23:40 - “Teams need a union” - SPUNJ
1:24:58 - Riga Open: a quick one
1:26:41 - LanDaLan impressions
1:28:14 - Europe Major race

EPL Stage 1
1:34:31 - B8, Inner Circle & HOTU surprise
1:39:41 - Where are the segments?
1:41:12 - EPL winner odds
1:42:18 - Was karrigan about to step down?
1:45:05 - CS2 update
1:49:31 - HLTV newsletter
1:51:34 - Spirit documentary takeaways
1:54:45 - b1st to play for VP
1:55:44 - CCT bans

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guests such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show dives into interviews, analysis, and discussions around the professional and casual sides of Counter-Strike.

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FURIA win FPG2 over The MongolZ and Falcons (m0NESY dropoff to blame?), confusing Twistzz-EliGE swap with rain's future being up in the air, small LAN fiesta as Major VRS ranking deadline nears, and more in this episode of HLTV Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

2:21 - Striker cat smuggler

6:02 - NAVI win StarLadder

9:49 - StarLadder Major implications

11:28 - kick-exlcusive Major?

FISSURE

16:07 - FPG2 takeaways

19:00 - FURIA take a title!

23:26 - Is FPG2 tier-1 event?

27:02 - “Such a deserved trophy” - Prof

29:01 - MongolZ keep up consistency

33:05 - MongolZ-G2 game

35:51 - Falcons top 4: bad?

39:35 - m0NESY dropoff?

47:00 - Liquid salvage Major

Recent news

50:00 - Major invite projection

51:58 - Who Twistzz replaces?

53:52 - FaZe’s future with Twistzz: no sticker?

58:00 - “This signing doesn’t excite me” - Prof

59:41 - VRS sub debaccle

1:05:24 - rain or jcobbb to go?!

1:09:32 - LAN bonanza: good or bad?

1:27:45 - Local LANs overview

1:37:48 - CS update: good or bad?

1:45:41 - FPG2 crowd cheating

1:55:05 - Prospects report #1

EPL

2:00:00 - EPL expectations

2:08:10 - WATO: who wins EPL?

2:17:16 - “Cheaters surge” - histeria?

2:24:21 - Matchfixing issue

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  

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Breaking down the EWC results, including TheMongolZ win, Spirit & NAVI losing their first games, Vitality crumbling, and Falcons going some distances. In other topics, HLTV Rating 3.0 introduced, FaZe replace EliGE with another Polish prodigy, and more.➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Chad’s post-Saudi hairRecent news4:45 - Rating 3.0 explained17:20 - High & low impact kills23:58 - Gentle Mates enter CS25:16 - Complexity cut CS29:23 - MIBR signs a Russian!33:20 - FUT try lauNx34:22 - BIG: -prosus +prosus36:58 - Chad WON’T coach FlyQuest37:58 - Esports Nation Cup (it will suck)45:07 - Who kicked EliGE from FaZe?50:02 - EliGE deserves better!53:20 - NAVI? MOUZ? NIP? BCgame?59:02 - jcobbb: how good is he?1:08:35 - IEM Chengdu X PGL Bucharest1:14:20 - zont1x will play London (& get sticker)1:17:48 - Fix Your S(h)it: “S-tier”1:22:46 - Skinionaire: the MongolsEWC1:30:00 - MongolZ win EWC1:32:45 - Techno unprecedented MVP1:34:50 - Beating Vitality twice1:37:32 - EWC conclusions1:40:43 - Is Vitality in trouble?1:43:47 - Vitality vs. Falcons match1:52:12 - The state of Falcons1:56:17 - Falcons need a new coach?2:00:02 - Aurora form2:01:04 - kyousuke is not donk2:03:00 - Spirit takeaways2:07:11 - NAVI lose to 3DMAX2:11:20 - karrigan soon to be coach?BLAST preview2:15:23 - The state of the calendar2:19:47 - Online stage coming2:25:13 - fnatic stateHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.https://twitter.com/SPUNJhttps://twitter.com/Professeur_CShttps://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorghttps://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt

NBK- joins to discuss BLAST Bounty results: Spirit winning again, Vitality miss out on another final, MongolZ show sharpness, and more. In other topics are the rumored EliGE-Twistzz swap and the respective issues in FaZe and Liquid, zont1x's future, the state of Major invites, and EWC. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop0:00 - Intro2:01 - What is NBK up to?5:58 - Economy updates7:44 - Where’s SPUNJ?BLAST Bounty8:31 - Spirit go back-to-back12:34 - zont1x didn’t fumble15:25 - tN1R adaptation18:16 - Emotion vs. philosophy approach22:02 - zont1x future?24:18 - donk’s tenth MVP (!)29:37 - MongolZ & MOUZ: contenders?35:04 - NBK- takes Skinionaire43:17 - Vitality’s losses52:36 - EWC54:33 - VP, Aurora, Astralis, LiquidRecent news57:30 - PassionUA to go NA?1:02:38 - Fix Your S(h)it: Bounty Challenge1:07:48 - LANs & quals1:10:55 - Major invites: Iberian Soul?1:16:52 - StarLadder effect1:19:04 - FaZe & Liquid status1:23:00 - Twistzz-EliGE swap?1:31:22 - EliGE+zont1x to… NAVI?!1:35:01 - Liquid: what’s wrong?1:37:53 - NIP: Major this time?1:43:10 - 3DMAX, HEROIC, OG1:45:19 - BC.Game Major chances?EWC1:45:45 - EWC club standings1:47:48 - Falcons expectations1:52:62 → 1:53:02 (kyousuke)1:56:05 - EWC bracket prediction2:03:16 - NAVI impressions2:06:07 - “HIRE ME!” - NBK-HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.https://twitter.com/NBKhttps://twitter.com/Professeur_CShttps://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorghttps://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt

YEKINDAR joins HLTV Confirmed to discuss joining FURIA and impressions of playing with FalleN and molody, as well as the hot reports of Spirit getting tN1R instead of zont1x while xfl0ud returns to HEROIC. Other topics are first s1mple with BCGame impressions, BLAST results, VRS cutoff implications, YaLLa going under, while CAC creates a mess.➡️ Follow us for updates: / hltvconfirmed 📺 Watch live: / hltvorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop0:00 - Intro01:52 - YEKINDAR joins!02:42 - “I was depressed last year” - YEKI03:57 - YEKINDAR Liquid11:28 - “I was a terrible IGL” - YEKI16:58 - Comeback after Shanghai21:14 - Enjoying the break24:30 - FURIA teammates impressions29:27 - Playstyle changes35:12 - YEKINDAR takes Skinionaire42:17 - YEKINDAR lizzard43:22 - “molodoy… amazing” - YEKINDAR49:59 - Recent results1:00:13 - molodoy’s English1:01:42 - Map pool1:06:33 - CS2 mechanics1:09:39 - donk vs. ZywOo?Recent news01:11:55 - tN1R to Spirit?!01:19:34 - zweih & tn1R role situation01:27:17 - HEROIC with xfl0ud01:32:05 - “Spirit need 3 sacrificial players” - YEK01:34:02 - October 6: IMPORTANT!01:37:21 - Events timeline01:42:42 - “I don’t think about VRS” - YEKINDAR01:46:09 - CAC VRS mess01:53:51 - YaLLa going under01:56:16 - Fake prize pools01:59:44 - Fragadelphia… RMR?02:03:42 - s1mple BCGame debut02:07:32 - Veto sitation: Fix Your S(h)it02:14:25 - BLAST Bounty02:20:12 - Where can zont1x go?HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. / professeur_cs / spunj / strikerhltvorg / lukaswiinholt

magixx joins to talk about what he’s up to and discuss Cologne results: Spirit winning with zweih, Vitality fumbling dramatically, and MOUZ stepping up. In other topics are online CS, map update, and more. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop0:00 - Intromagixx!2:02 - What magixx been up to?5:42 - magixx takes Skinionaire16:40 - Is magixx ready to IGL?18:31 - magixx future & offers23:12 - “I hated off days” - magixx26:00 - magixx on getting benched27:36 - donk: magixx’s impressionsIEM Cologne38:38 - Spirit win Cologne with zweih44:10 - Would Spirit win with magixx?54:05 - Vitality fall flat1:05:53 - MOUZ: mighty or mini?1:13:08 - Anthros ad :)CS update1:14:30 - Gun update1:17:02 - Map update1:20:54 - Train changes in-depth1:35:21 - Inferno changes1:39:24 - Animations updateOther news1:43:23 - Online CS: Fix Your S(h)it1:48:50 - Liquid crisis1:54:58 - Aurora skipping Cologne1:57:08 - Brno Major daydreamingHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.https://twitter.com/magixx772https://twitter.com/Professeur_CShttps://twitter.com/SPUNJhttps://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorghttps://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt

Live with audience special from XPERION right before the playoffs of IEM Cologne 2025: debuts discussed, s1mple back with a new team, bracket predicted, and a bunch of quizes!➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop0:00 - Intro3:30 - Prof, Striker come out6:02 - YNk joinsYNk & debut rated9:14 - jks with FlyQuest11:33 - flashie coaching Liquid13:56 - xKacpersky with NIP16:22 - kyousuke with Falcons18:40 - sAw coaching G221:23 - SunPayus with G224:00 - MATYS with G225:47 - zweih with Spirit28:10 - makazze with NAVI32:03 - FaZe with broky38:40 - Fix Your S(h)it: German CS44:00 - s1mple joins BC GameMachine52:02 - Cologne map quiz1:05:49 - Rating 3.0 presented!Harry & Hugo1:20:32 - Skinionaire: CS 1.6 nostalgia1:37:32 - Who didn’t make Playoffs?1:40:20 - MongolZ vs. NAVI1:43:49 - MOUZ vs. FURIA1:49:55 - Semis: are Vitality beatable?1:57:56 - Favorite MajorHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.https://twitter.com/YNkhttps://twitter.com/MachineGGhttps://twitter.com/HugoTVhttps://twitter.com/JustHarryGGhttps://twitter.com/Professeur_CShttps://twitter.com/SPUNJhttps://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorghttps://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt#HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

TYLOO win a $1mil event despite playing with a coach while top contenders fumble, Overpass replaces Anubis and its implications, and IEM Cologne new team previews in this epsiode of HLTV Confirmed!➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

3:28 - Break flew by!FPG

7:03 - Skinionaire: Chinese CS

13:38 - FPG viewing experience

18:00 - VRS impact: Astralis go high24:10 - TYLOO win: Asian milestone

32:20 - Astralis: disappointing 2nd place?

34:48 - HooXi top fragging final

37:28 - Wildcard debacle

43:12 - BetBoom & sAw

Recent news

45:49 - Falcons skipping BLAST

1:00:20 - Fragadelphia & epic451:05:58 - BOROS buys out his contract

1:08:57 - oskar joins ALGO

1:11:35 - Economy update

1:29:14 - New map every 6 months!

1:32:02 - Why Anubis? Overpass IEM Cologne

1:39:32 - Perma bans overview

1:42:25 - Overpass: winners & losers

1:51:18 - Debuts

1:54:43 - G2 with MATYS

1:57:00 - Spirit with zweih

1:58:45 - NAVI with makazze

2:03:05 - Remaining teams

2:09:32 - The cap & chat drama

2:13:13 - Fix Your S(h)it: Valve leak?!HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.https://x.com/Professeur_CS  / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

In this Confirmed, jL joins to explain the decision to take the break and talk about his future as well as G2 complete their roster, broky returned, magixx future in question, jks joins FlyQuest, and FISSURE Playground with Astralis, FURIA, and more team. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop0:00 - Intro

jL & his break

2:20 - What’s jL up to?

4:30 - Why is jL taking a break?

8:53 - Chance of no comeback

12:13 - NAVI’s downfall

16:30 - jL as desk analyst?

20:07 - makazze joins NAVI

25:12 - jL takes Skinionaire

Event news :nerdemoji:

31:22 - Astana prize increase

35:19 - Valve issue exceptions to events

38:55 - 3rd place deciders

41:58 - Katowice… is back?

43:51 - More online events

Roster round-up

51:20 - G2 add MATYS & SunPayus

1:01:05 - Falcons with kyousuke

1:05:03 - zweih joins Spirit: magixx future?

1:06:25 - flashie to Liquid

1:11:28 - Why Spirit fell off?

1:20:10 - FlyQuest get jks

1:27:26 - FaZe reinstate broky

FISSURE Playground

1:37:39 - Best of the rest

1:41:25 - paiN & FURIA

1:48:02 - Astralis

1:52:51 - VP with Perfecto

1:56:35 - GamerLegion

2:03:17 - Heroic

2:05:50 - Leftover teams

2:08:14 - Predicting groups

2:16:39 - Fix Your S(h)it - map changeHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.https://x.com/jLcsgo_  / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Roster changes hit the scene! Analyzing all the moves that have happened and are yet to happen, including makazze to NAVI (for who?), zweih to Spirit, Perfecto to VP, and more in addition to season breakdown.

➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed 

 📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  

🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv

HLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:

🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5

🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0

👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

⁠0:00⁠ - Intro

Rostermania

2:15 - "Rostermania" or "off-season trades"?

6:44 - Heroic add gr1ks, nilo & TOBIZ

12:19 - xfl0ud to Aurora?

17:02 - stanislaw open to coaching

23:02 - FL4MUS future?

26:28 - Perfecto to VP

32:24 - zweih for magixx?

46:23 - s1mple isn’t going to FaZe

48:04 - NAVI add makazze for who?!

56:03 - jL to be a… content creator?

1:00:51 - Swedish moves

1:03:52 - Brazil moves

1:07:30 - YEKI to… G2?

1:10:49 - jks, cadiaN, dexter?

Recent news

1:17:11 - 3rd place at ESL events

1:20:45 - Top teams decline FISSURE

1:26:04 - Rare Atom picks up Trash

1:28:43 - We need (proper) CSPPA - Fix Your S(h)it

1:38:26 - VRS region explained

1:48:39 - Core loophole fixes

1:54:35 - Skinionaire

Season recap

2:01:31 - Time capsule unearthed

2:09:45 - Season reflection with WATO

2:36:41 - Knives giveaway

2:43:04 - Biggest losers of the season

2:46:15 - Biggest winners

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. 

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#HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

In a show recorded on June 25, we discuss the Austin Major and why it was great, Vitality winning and its implications (era, ZywOo GOAT?), TheMongolz' run, MOUZ needing a next step, potential for Spirit changes, and more!

HLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:

🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5

🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0

👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Not live episode!

Chad's Major itinerary

9:57 - Austin live impressions

16:32 - Major crowd & production

24:17 - Great Major?

27:35 - dupreeh retiring

33:34 - Post-map interviews

42:01 - Playoffs scheduling

45:67 - In-game souvenirs

Vitality win the Major

50:46 - flameZ, ropz & apEX

56:31 - Best season of all time? 

1:00:31 - Vitality era?

1:17:04 - mezii deserved his flowers

1:19:42 - apEX: heat & villain 

1:28:01 - MongolZ final run

1:31:23 - Mongolia audience support

1:35:01 - Mongolz future & academy

1:39:14 - Is ZywOo GOAT?

1:41:55 - MOUZ: changes coming?

2:01:21 - paIN 

2:06:14 - Spirit: what's next?

2:15:25 - FURIA: YEKINDAR stays?

2:18:12 - FaZe: future isn't s1mple

2:29:35 - NAVI: weird event

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.https://twitter.com/Professeur_CShttps://twitter.com/SPUNJhttps://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorghttps://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt#HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

HLTV Confirmed comes to Austin! Live with audience show from before the playoffs of Austin Major, featuring moses, dona, DarfMike, launders, Scrawny, and the USA-chanting crowd!

➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  

📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  

HLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:

🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5

🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0

👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro4:05 - Striker & Prof join!5:25 - Watching the Major6:32 - Message from donk, s1mple & ZyWoo

moses7:55 - moses joins8:56 - Legacy run9:58 - Falcons’ demise 13:50 - Falcons future: kyousuke? 15:21 - No more MRQs! 19:18 - Jee & Emilia showmanship 22:18 - No more NA loopholes 26:24 - Is s1mple back? 32:36 - Is s1mple not GOAT? 35:04 - Senzu record & Stage expectations 36:55 - Should Major favor underdogs?

dona & DarfMike47:50 - dona & DarfMike join49:55 - dona in Valve office50:37 - American food52:30 - ohnePixel stream from the Major54:48 - DarfMike takes map quiz (Europe)1:00:39 - dona takes map quiz (America!)1:06:52 - Audience takes to Fix NA CS!1:11:16 - DarfMike suggests chants1:14:59 - Anthros Jordan talks about the chair

Scrawny & launders1:19:10 - Scrawny & launders join1:22:27 - Scrawny & lau take Skinionaire1:37:15 - Playoffs prediction1:38:00 - FURIA vs. paiN1:41:00 - Spirit vs. MOUZ1:46:15 - Vitality vs. NAVI1:49:50 - Mongolz vs. FaZe1:56:25 - Semi-finals1:57:58 - Lake predicts the final2:04:05 - Meaning of the US MajorHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / mosesgg    / donacsgo    / darfmike    / launders    / scrawnycg    / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

The reasons and implications of Falcons' early Major elimination, as well as other Major results: VP, Legacy, MIBR stepping up, FaZe not looking convincing, Aussies & Americans disappointing, and new faces stealing the show. Bonus: a sprinkle of rant and stories from America from Chad "RUNT" Burchill.

Watch the podcast live in Austin: https//www.tickettailor.com/events/hltvorg/1718210

➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺

Watch live:   / hltvorg  

🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv

HLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:

🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5

🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0

👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

3:38 - Austin live show!

5:14 - Hallway story from SPUNJ

Stage 1

10:10 - Complexity fumble

13:23 - FlyQuest disappoint

17:50 - Legacy pop off

18:21 - Wildcard wobbling

21:02 - Redzone chaotic broadcast

23:44 - SPUNJ on casting ImpactFalcons Major disaster

27:11 - Falcons?! “Inexcusible” Major exit

45:13 - “Falcons, what do you need?!” - Prof

50:29 - “This is ridiculous!” - SPUNJ

52:32 - “That’s why NiKo 0 Majors” - Prof

54:38 - Fire zonic?

57:12 - “Props to NiKo for interviews” - Striker

58:22 - “3v5 is fine, but it all compounds” - Striker

1:05:23 - m0NESY & unfortunate nukes

1:07:52 - Should staff be held responsible?

1:11:42 - NiKo: biggest Major choker?

Stage 2

1:16:32 - Brazilian success

1:18:52 - FaZe: not that good

1:22:48 - VP stepped up!

1:30:41 - Standout players

1:36:53 - Trashtalk, Jee, EmiliaQAQ

1:39:56 - SPUNJ sad airport story

Stage 3

1:44:24 - Nemiga-HEROIC

1:46:31 - Hair transplant

1:50:02 - Stage 2 last games

1:56:20 - Pick’Em for Stage 3

2:08:10 - Skinionaire: Confirmed

2:14:02 - Fix Your S(h)it #1: OT money

2:14:41 - Fix Your S(h)it #2: stars above logo

2:18:10 - MRQ dates clash (again)

2:20:02 - SPUNJ rants on Asia MRQ

2:22:08 - BIG stick to current lineup

2:25:49 - PGL Belgrade moved 

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Watch the podcast live in Austin: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/h...Austin Major is right around the corner! All you need to know in detailed overview with Pick'Ems and hot takes featuring HLTV writer King Dempz.➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - IntroRecent news

7:02 - IEM Katowice becomes Krakow

15:41 - Three Spirit academies

17:56 - fnatic win a LAN; Tricked win streak

19:37 - Dempz takes Skinionaire

Major preview

31:35 - Top Major stories

33:41 - 32 teams Major?

37:18 - Season overview

41:36 - WATO: new format!

43:40 - WATO: Vitality winstreak?

49:26 - Roster info of note

57:35 - Souvenir highlights

1:04:00 - Schedule: no day off 

1:07:22 - Format

1:10:06 - Teams

1:11:35 - Rulebook: OTs & seeding

1:16:21 - Pick’Em: Heroic

1:19:00 - 0:3: Chinggis, Fluxo, Metizport?

1:23:04 - 3:0: TYLOO? FlyQuest?!

1:26:25 - Advance: B8, BB, coL?

1:28:08 - OG & Nemiga chances

1:34:30 - Prediction for Stage 2

1:44:01 - Age check

1:46:30 - Austin Major rookies

1:49:41 - Major veterans

1:51:01 - Conflicts of interests

1:55:02 - Confirmed Austin Major

1:57:31 - Major is bloated - Fix Your S(h)it

2:09:43 - Major cliches

2:12:00 - Talent drama

2:16:33 - Rewards for top comments! HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / kingdempz    / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  

Vitality win sixth trophy in a row, Spirit did the job in Astana, BESTIA Major visa saga, first s1mple impressions with FaZe, and more in this episode of HLTV Confirmed!➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

5:14 - Working around Dallas timezoneRecent news

9:03 - SPUNJ fantasy hack

13:22 - Cache is coming?

24:59 - BO5s & 3rd place at the Major?

28:17 - donk Astana reaction

33:23 - What’s next for HooXi?

36:15 - NAVI & B1ad3 mastermind plan?

40:00 - Aurora get a win

45:20 - Skionainaire: visa issues

55:52 - BESTIA and BLAST saga

1:00:01 - Stickers to blame?

1:10:00 - The US to blame?Vitality win Dallas

1:18:08 - Fix Your S(h)it - ESL “interviews”

1:28:00 - SunpayUs & sAw join G2

1:33:21 - s1mple is back! Impressions

1:42:46 - Liquid: worse with siuhy?

1:47:42 - The MongolZ: can they win?

1:52:24 - Falclose (again)

1:59:51 - Vitality: apEX hunting trophy recordHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

kyousuke Falcons move instead of Spirit upgrade, Astana surprises in NIP, Astralis, and FURIA playoff runs, big G2 visa blunder, StarLadder Budapest Major announced, and urging electronic to give up IGLing in this episode of HLTV Confirmed!➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop0:00 - Intro

0:00 - Intro

PGL Astana

4:42 - Sick Astana arena!

6:38 - Spirit strong showings

8:41 - Mongolz & Aurora

13:04 - NAVI 7-map

20:45 - G2 huNter visa f**k up

29:42 - GL & BIG embarrassed

33:37 - Astralis: still there!

42:42 - NIP LAN debut

48:50 - FURIA are… ok?

52:10 - FalleN & molodoy impressions

54:45 - elec must not IGL - Fix Your S(h)it

Recent news

1:01:14 - Budapest Major by StarLadder

1:08:00 - Skinionaire: StarLadder events

1:13:39 - kyousuke: what is this name?

1:16:02 - kyousuke Falcons: why not Spirit?

1:20:55 - kyousuke roles

1:26:28 - How much for kyousuke?

1:38:47 - Major visa issues? WATO 

1:42:34 - Club incentive check-in
1:46:23 - Time capsule check-inHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

FaZe get s1mple for Dallas and the Major in place of broky, Astralis disband looking possible, Vitality continue their dominance streak, Falcons making another final, and Spirit's time to prove themselves - this and more in this episode of HLTV Confirmed!➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

4:40 - Prof's MESA impressions

14:00 - VRS updates

16:35 - SunPayus & sAw to G2?

22:31 - huNter- to IGL?

26:25 - Astralis exploring sale?

30:32 - Astralis disband prospects

34:50 - Skinionaire: broky

40:32 - broky benched on FaZe

46:34 - FaZe +s1mple solution

1:00:46 - EliGE vs. s1mple clash?

1:07:52 - FaZe waiting for device?

1:10:54 - Cat talk!

1:13:12 - WATO: FaZe Major top 8?

BLAST Rivals

1:21:43 - Fix Your S(h)it: Rivals format

1:32:47 - Vitality dominance run

1:38:52 - Falcons: flying high

1:42:20 - Vitality: 2x Grand Slam goal?

1:47:00 - Liquid vs. Vitality streak

1:52:51 - Falcons: can they fly higher?

1:59:52 - MOUZ running out of cheese?

2:03:28 - Spirit: kyousuke time?

PGL Astana

2:06:55 - Astana set to be fun

2:08:02 - Spirit's event to lose

2:09:27 - NIP, paiN, Astralis

2:14:02 - VP, FURIA, HOTUHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike./ professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

G2 CEO Alban Dechelotte opens up on trying to keep m0NESY & NiKo and how G2 navigated their roster in the past couple of years. In other topics are Astralis getting HooXi and their big troubles, "disaster" FURIA roster, NAVI needing a change, FaZe looking disjointed, and MRQs issues.➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop0:00 - Intro

0:00 - Intro

G2 CEO

3:32 - G2 CEO: his story

6:55 - Losing NiKo & m0NESY

10:20 - Decision-making in G2

14:32 - Feeling betrayed by NiKo

19:55 - NiKo’s U-turn on Falcons

24:32 - “NiKo IGL in G2” option

25:40 - jks departure decision

29:50 - TaZ addition

33:59 - Where is G2 now?

36:22 - “We couldn’t convince m0NESY” - G2 CEO

38:58 - G2 s1mple considerations?

31:02 - More on m0NESY

42:21 - CS salaries - too big?

43:42 - CEO G2 defends peca

Major finalized

54:02 - SPUNJ takes Skinionaire (HooXi)

1:01:46 - Astralis no Major; in huge trouble

1:11:49 - HooXi with Astralis after Major? WATO

1:17:58 - MRQs - Fix Your S(h)it

1:24:25 - FURIA +YEKINDAR

1:25:42 - “KSCERATO should go to Falcons”

1:32:02 - Australia too nice for scene & Melbourne hotel

1:37:41 - Falcons first impressions

1:42:12 - Is Falcons super team?

1:44:06 - “NAVI need a change” - Prof

1:48:02 - FaZe disjointed

1:53:21 - VP: coach cut & yelling
1:56:21 - Falcons Vitality final?HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / albandechelotte    / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Swani joins to spill the beans on G2: why he left, how NiKo leaving earlier could have been better and m0NESY wanting to leave earlier, transfer mistakes in TaZ, Snax, nexa, and more. In other topics, Falcons future, kyousuke & s1mple speculations, Bucharest concludes, Mongolz disasterclass, fnatic eliminated, and more!➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro2:38 - Prof leads the charge

4:20 - Swani: where was he?!

7:03 - Skinionaire: m0NESY & degsterSwani on G2 mistakes

13:01 - HooXi & jks era16:43 - Swani on joining G2

22:50 - Why was jks removed?

29:46 - Swani on leaving: “I didn’t believe”

33:42 - G2 wouldn’t get Swani an analyst

38:20 - Krimbo, sjuush considerations

40:00 - Swani: “better if NiKo had left earlier”

42:02 - Snax & TaZ: mistake signings?

47:02 - Cutting HooXi after Dallas

54:00 - NiKo departure & issues

55:22 - m0NESY leaving… disappointed?

1:00:01 - Who will G2 get instead?

1:06:26 - “G2 will be Astralis-type team” - Prof

m0NESY & NiKo in Falcons

1:11:45 - How good is the new Falcons?

1:19:52 - WATO: Falcons in Major semis?

1:24:54 - kyousuke Falcons? & other options

1:28:51 - s1mple to G2?!

PGL Bucharest

1:30:31 - Falcons run & degster MVP

1:36:15 - degster future: FaZe, BB, Liquid?

1:42:36 - FYS: Striker grills Lars Robl

1:47:00 - Mongolz disasterclass

1:52:12 - Could Mongolz change?

1:54:04 - Liquid: siuhy’s first event

1:57:02 - FURIA get molodoy - what?!

2:04:32 - Complexity are good?

2:06:12 - Is broky the problem?

MRQ results

2:12:21 - fnatic eliminated

2:17:13 - DogEvil forfeit loss

2:19:39 - BIG: need a new IGL?

2:21:33 - ENCE-Astralis for Major spot?HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / professeur_cs      / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Talking through Lisbon playoffs takeaways, including another final for MOUZ, G2 looking cooked, Vitality creating room for era conversation, and m0NESY to Spirit speculation. In other topics are joel's ban, Inferno update, Liquid signing siuhy in place of jks (but why not NAF?), more Valve rule debacles, and PGL Bucharest. Featuring voo!➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by ..., Skin Place, and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

2:50 - voo & the desk

Lisbon playoffs

6:45 - Vitality era in the making?

19:23 - MOUZ: top 2 team?

28:43 - NAVI final-less & B1ad3 interview

37:10 - Spirit m0NESY: CEO responds

44:30 - G2 cooked? GG?Recent news

52:20 - joel handed a lifetime ban

1:01:03 - Inferno update: bigger banana

1:07:38 - voo takes Skinionaire on Liquid

1:16:30 - siuhy to Liquid: solution found?

1:27:45 - jks removed - why not NAF?

1:36:57 - CS2 scrim leaks - Fix Your S(h)it

1:40:40 - IEM Melbourne EF dropout

1:43:07 - YaLLa qual debaccle

1:47:35 - Majors announcements: why so late?

1:51:00 - “Run LAN MRQ for Asia!” - SPUNJ

PGL Bucharest 

1:55:16 - Studio event this time

1:57:00 - Non-English to win Bucharest? WATO

2:06:21 - Liquid storyline

2:08:40 - G2, FaZe, Falcons storylines

2:09:48 - Astralis storyline

2:11:05 - VP storyline

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / voocsgo    / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Can Astralis, Liquid, FaZe, G2, and NAVI change before the Major? This and more takeaways from BLAST in today's show, including zonic comms drama and jL not shaking hands. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by ..., Skin Place, and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

3:31 - Audio only SPUNJ!

Recent news

5:50 - Valve roster rule problem 

11:02 - fnatic sign for jambo… HOW MUCH?!

17:56 - Event schedule conflicts

31:14 - HLTV VRS update

35:28 - BLAST MRQ TOs

36:27 - Guys take Skinionaire!

Drama BLAST

42:45 - Public team comms - Fix Your S(h)it!

50:32 - zonic timeout drama

1:06:16 - jL doesn’t shake hands

1:12:30 - Pre-Major changes before the Major? WATO

1:13:18 - Can FaZe change?

1:24:55 - Astralis +HooXi chances?!

1:33:09 - G2: +siuhy postponed?

1:38:07 - NAVI: w0nderful in question?

1:46:20 - Liquid: need proper IGL?

1:54:22 - Liquid regional slots situation

1:56:08 - VP & Falcons

2:00:03 - Playoffs: Vitality EF final?HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Drawing conclusions from Vitality winning EPL with G2 and NAVI falling through early and checking in on the state of the Major invites: Astralis are almost there, Liquid region debacle, and the state of the regions. Rounding up with the talk about Anubis, T-sided maps, and the 128 tick rate servers being missed.➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by ..., Skin Place, and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

Recent news

2:24 - Earliest show ever at 11 CET?

5:05 - FlyQuest -dexter +nettik

10:53 - OG win an event?

12:01 - VRS update cliff notes

18:25 - Liquid get an Asian invite

26:15 - Hosts take Skinionaire!

EPL 21 wrap-up

34:37 - Vitality dominant run

46:12 - G2 problems

58:26 - Mongolz’s small success

1:02:10 - NAVI: not the best look

Mid-season check-in!

1:05:30 - State of WATOs!

1:12:10 - Major invites: who is making it?

1:18:19 - Astralis: first Major in years?!

1:22:20 - What can change?

BLAST Lisbon

1:36:02 - IEM copycat format!

1:36:45 - Are Vitality favorites?

1:45:40 - NAVI and Mongolz

1:50:24 - WATO: T-sided maps at BLAST

1:56:55 - Is Anubis bad? Fix Your S(h)it

2:12:02 - 128 tick servers when?

2:16:23 - Plus points for losses in VRS?HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

dupreeh joins to talk about what went wrong in Falcons, what he is up to, EPL takeaways, the state of G2, Falcons, Vitality, and NAVI, including Aleksib's outburst on iM, as well as helping us make a prediction for playoffs.➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by ..., Skin Place, and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Introdupreeh4:08 - “dupreeh” origin story

5:21 - Fatherhood (and an epic fact!)

6:57 - Analyst desk experience

9:00 - Falcons: “A big mess”

16:05 - Playing with s1mple

18:00 - Return: “Too many cons”

25:05 - dupreeh takes Skinionaire

31:42 - Who has it best of old Astralis?

EPL

35:24 - Vitality & Spinx departure

45:42 - Trash talk (& Astralis PR training)

48:04 - Aleksib outburst & NAVI’s state

59:33 - G2: title contenders?1:09:11 - Falcons: fall short or on par?

1:19:35 - WATO: TYLLO to the Major?

1:27:32 - EPL Playoffs predictionRecent news

1:46:23 - Fix Your S(h)it: VRS seeding

1:55:25 - Spirit, NAVI, G2 to Astana

2:02:15 - NIP & coL to Fragadelphia

2:05:30 - Talon drop CS roster

2:06:46 - Atox “suspended” & ganginho banHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / dupreeh    / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Pimp joins to discuss EPL results so far, the tournament problems, Cache's reintroduction in CS2, GuardiaN & roeJ retirements, and PGL invite debacle. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xBet, Skin Place, and Anthros:📘 1xBet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro 

3:14 - Chatting!EPL

8:33 - EPL vibe check

16:50 - Format & regional representation

24:03 - Problems of EPL

28:23 - Saudi buyout impactEPL Stage 1 breakdown29:01 - Mindfreak & Housebets

30:30 - GamerLegion: good job

31:15 - SAW: exceeded expectations

38:00 - NRG: just as expected

39:55 - FURIA: “f**king atrocious”

44:55 - paiN: they’re trying

48:41 - TYLOO: everyone likes Jee!

52:10 - Gentle Mates with siuhy, ash & 3DMAX core?!

58:00 - 3DMAX: good for them

59:32 - Eternal Fire: non-concerning loss

1:01:28 - Heroic: very bad look

1:07:21 - FlyQuest: getting worse1:18:12 - VRS implications

1:23:51 - EPL seeding

1:27:41 - Pimp’s take on EPL winnerRecent news

1:28:06 - Cache: “not exciting”

1:31:10 - Map ownership issue

1:34:08 - WATO: Cache is in the MM?

1:38:25 - Pimp takes Skinionaire (GuardiaN)

1:47:31 - GuardiaN retires

1:50:13 - T.c departs coL

1:55:48 - roeJ retires

1:58:20 - Fix your s(h)it by Anthros

2:00:01 - PGL Bucharest deadlines debacleHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / pimpcs2    / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

malbsMd joins for the middle section of the show to talk about his origin, first teams, joining G2, playing with and without NiKo. Before that, we talk about PGL Cluj results with MOUZ winning the event, and SPUNJ leads a deep-dive into CS ecosystem.➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place:📗 1xBet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - IntroRecent news5:02 - Valve rulebook update

14:46 - Long leagues no longer possible?

PGL Cluj Conclusions

24:40 --General impresions

29:10 - MOUZ win! How?

33:23 - FaZe fumble or something more?

40:38 - Promise from Astralis

42:54 - “Losing to SAW is shameful” - SPUNJ

43:36 - VRS implications

51:30 - WATO: NAVI to play MRQ?

malbsMd

58:10 - malbsMd joins!

1:01:52 - malbs takes Skinionaire on past teammates

1:11:03 - Origin of malbsMd

1:18:25 - Three languages of malbs

1:20:38 - M80 time, dephh

1:25:55 - Joining G2 & rookie season

1:28:42 - Change of positions

1:39:18 - Post-NiKo role adjustment

1:44:22 - malbs rates his positions

1:49:13 - TaZ impressions

1:50:32 - 2025 roster & expectations

1:52:51 - Move & going home

1:55:00 - Rating aggressive riflers

2:01:26 - Nickname, native food & closing words

CS ecosystem explained

2:05:48 - The basics & Valve rules

2:14:33 - PGL, BLAST & ESL incentives

2:48:10 - Franchised leagues & talk

2:52:40 - Competition between the TOs

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / g2malbsmd    / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed#podcast#cs2

smooya joins to talk about what happened with ITB, what he's been up to, big team impressions after PGL Cluj, oversaturation, cheating scandal, Cloud9 fading away but not letting Perfecto go, and more!➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place:📗 1xBet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

smooooya

3:50 - smooya joins!

5:02 - ITB embezzlement situation

9:30 - Hypothetical UK roster

11:06 - smooya’s WoW career

14:48 - smooya IGL?

16:11 - Will smooya get a team? WATO

PGL Cluj-Napoca

22:56 - Is CS oversaturated?

37:52 - MOUZ debut with Spinx

43:38 - Falcons first playoffs & roster impressions

52:38 - “zonic fraud watch”

1:01:12 - SPUNJ’s Aussie bias

1:02:50 - FaZe at PGL - why?

1:04:23 - FaZe roster & positions

1:15:02 - EF: players stepping up

1:26:05 - Imperial V run ends

1:37:41 - smooya takes Skinionaire (very hard)

Recent news

1:47:05 - oxygeN cheating accusations

1:51:10 - Integrity measuers for online

1:56:34 - SAW changes

2:01:10 - automatic break

2:04:25 - Cloud9 take break 

2:06:04 - Perfecto jailed… Why?!
2:12:12 - smooya’s plans & FPL issuesHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / smooyacs    / professeur_cs    / spunj    / nohte    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed#podcast#cs2

Snappi, Teemu of YaLLa, and messioso join the show to discuss all things wrong with Valve rankings in detail. Before that, we talked about Katowice results and tournament impressions.➡️ Follow us for updates:  / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:  / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google):https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place:📗 1xBet:https://cropped.link/hltvtwb🔪 Skin Place:https://p.skin.place/hltv5👕 HLTV Merch:https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

3:52 - PGL Brno?!

IEM Katowice

5:20 - Katowice impressions

8:25 - apEX gets his trophy

12:19 - Shutting donk down?

14:45 - Spirit’s run

18:02 - Medals debacle?

19:51 - WATO: ZywOo more MVPs than donk in 2025?

25:35 - ZywOo matches s1mple’s record

27:28 - SPUNJ takes Skinionaire

VRS issues and fixes

33:51 - Forfeit = loss?

39:00 - Snappi joins: VRS from tier-2 POV

43:49 - HLTV coverage issue?

55:21 - No way to make the Major?

1:02:34 - No open qual slots?

1:08:57 - Teemu from YaLLa joins

1:10:15 - Why not run open quals?1:18:50 - Running events in VRS

1:27:00 - messioso joins, suggest wildcards

1:29:09 - Are Play-ins pointless?

1:38:18 - 32-team Swiss for the Major?

1:45:25 - IEM Krakow, PGL Katowice?! Salacious headlines

1:48:15 - Should take Valve care of coverage?

1:53:25 - Forfeits abuse?

1:59:20 - How many teams can be sustainable?

2:01:25 - Open letter to Valve; messioso objections

2:04:06 - Should all Major stages matter the same?HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / professeur_cs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed#podcast#cs2

HLTV Confirmed and Talking Counter crossover live from Katowice! Joined by Moses and YNK, we're discussing the Katowice results, new teams, and what to expect from playoffs.➡️ Follow us for updates:  / hltvconfirmed  📺 Watch live:  / hltvorg  🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google):https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place:📗 1xBet:https://cropped.link/hltvtwb🔪 Skin Place:https://p.skin.place/hltv5👕 HLTV Merch:https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

2:50 - HLTV Confirmed x Talking Counter!

Recent news

6:33 - VRS early impact 

11:25 - Cluj skips

19:11 - VRS discrepancies

27:35 - VRS effect on tier 2

40:50 - HLTV doesn’t cover enough for rankings?

48:10 - Moses & YNk take Skinionaire

Hit the headlines!

57:39 - No interviews for Striker :(

59:55 - Analysts near players during matches

1:07:14 - Gun update1:10:03 - SPUNJ’s rage quit after ultimate’s blunder

1:12:30 - “Frenchman finds pleasure in Poland”

1:14:18 - PR’s 

1:15:12 - FL4MUS not 

1:16:20 - bodyy to join 3DMAX?

More Katowice takes 

1:20:55 - “VP hate undeserved!” - YNk

1:30:00 - Are Liquid cooked?

1:34:05 - Train talk

1:38:41 - FaZe

1:44:22 - G2

1:55:21 - Falcons

2:02:00 - Mongolz

2:06:05 - NAVI vs. Spirit matchup?

2:15:15 - Will donk win MVP? WATO

2:24:04 - sh1ro play style

2:26:22 - ropz’s impact & Porsche meme

2:32:00 - Why don’t we have guests often?

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.  / ynk    / mosesgg    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed#podcast#cs2

Self-inflicted rants from reading forum posts as well as more serious discussions of Valve forcing to comply, Major regional invites, VP & FaZe performance at Bounty, and first Train impressions in this episode of HLTV Confirmed. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xBet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Intro 7:05 - Skinionaire 18:10 - Bits of news VRS circuit updates 20:20 - CCT & YaLLa compliance with Valve 26:45 - CCT shadowbans 44:46 - Major regional invites explained 51:12 - Liquid split region situation 1:05:05 - Skyesports canceled the event BLAST Bounty so far 1:20:04 - Bounty impressions 1:27:21 - LAN vs. Online 1:33:09 - “Offliners” 1:35:40 - EliGE FaZe takes 1:40:10 - VP washed?! 1:43:45 - New Train analysis 2:00:43 - More silly takes 2:04:00 - SPUNJ rants about more takes 2:09:11 - Top 8 playoffs 2:15:40 - WATO: underdog in the final?

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.   / spunj     / professeur_cs     / strikerhltvorg     / lukaswiinholt   #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

NER0 joins Confirmed to talk about the Awards decision-making process (and accidentally leaks Rating 3.0), Valve's circuit interventions, Train replacing Vertigo, BLAST Bounty and role situations in G2, FaZe, and Liquid. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xBet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - IntroAwards aftermath

3:26 - Awards impression

8:44 - All-star match?

10:00 - Highlight of the year

13:02 - ZywOo placement explained

15:32 - Decision-making process explained

23:42 - Rating 3.0 in 2025?!

Recent news

30:42 - Valve listen & judge

48:31 - Major Regional Qualifier

57:28 - 2027: battle lines drawn

1:09:55 - FaZe skip EPL

1:12:32 - Train replaces Vertigo

1:22:30 - WATO: Train at Bounty

1:33:28 - NER0 takes Skinionaire

BLAST Bounty

1:45:10 - Matchup selection process

1:58:43 - Bounty expectations

2:09:54 - G2 with HeavyGod role check

2:12:40 - FaZe with EliGE role check

2:20:17 - Liquid with NertZ role check

2:28:00 - tN1R on Heroic   / ner0cs     / spunj     / strikerhltvorg     / professeur_cs     / lukaswiinholt   #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

All the new roster updates, Major goes 32-teams, season timeline, which tournaments are gonna have the best teams, and time capsule for 2025 in this episode of HLTV Confirmed! ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Intro Roster change rumblings 7:00 - Falcons falling in places 8:36 - Heroic buy a core 16:01 - Nice NIP purchases 28:45 - WATO: NIP reach MRQ 38:48 - EF replace Calyx 42:16 - fnatic get fear 48:25 - FlyQuest add regali 51:41 - Complexity +cxzi +nicx 57:05 - Legacy +lux +n1ssim 59:10 - OG +spooke Season 1 2025 1:05:00 - Striker & Prof take Skinionaire! 1:13:42 - 32-team Major & "Minors" 1:25:35 - What will the season look like? 1:32:55 - "Just don't watch" - SPUNJ on viewer fatigue 1:36:50 - Event timeline for S1 2025 1:51:23 - Who's cooler: ESL, PGL or BLAST?Time capsule 2:13:21 - Prof 2025 prediction 2:20:00 - Striker 2025 prediction 2:25:33 - SPUNJ 2025 prediction https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Talking through every big change that was announced or reported in the off-season so far: Falcons to get Heroic's core, ropz to Vitality, EliGE to FaZe, NertZ to Liquid, VP pick up FL4MUS, Cloud9 fall apart, and more! ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Intro 4:24 - Christmas gifts & air fryers 2024 Awards temp check 7:04 - Top 20 begins - and so do critiques. 16:21 - Role based finalists revealed 21:52 - Imperial fe Valve ranking qualification Rostermania speculation 24:25 - Skinionaire: roster changes 34:45 - Rostermania kicks off! 38:09 - ropz to Vitality 50:25 - EliGE to FaZe.. more changes needed? 1:11:05 - Liquid: -YEKI +NertZ; b*tch roles who? 1:30:21 - Heroic $10m buyout?! 1:31:45 - Falcons get Heroic trio 1:41:12 - Falcons roster future 1:46:44 - VP keep repeating their mistake 1:57:42 - BetBoombI4 2:02:02 - HeavyG2D 2:10:52 - ENCE rebuild in Heroic?! 2:13:20 - fnatic fear? 2:19:17 - FlyQuest regali 2:21:24 - kyousuke made Academy TOO GOOD? Other news 2:22:33 - Falcons wildcard invite - what players?! 2:32:42 - Calendar predictability issue 2:35:47 - Imperial fe invites: “not fair” HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Talking the results of the exciting Shanghai Major, including Spirit's win, FaZe and G2 heartbreaks, Vitality and Mongolz quarter-final disappointments, and the crowd insanity. We also look into what's next: MOUZ to fall apart? m0NESY stays? Falcons to keep SanPayus? ropz Vitality? EliGE G2? And more! ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Intro 6:15 - Fans & China experiences 12:42 - Is there a curfew in China? 15:05 - Prof takes Skinionaire Major takeaways 22:28 - Broadcast insights 27:23 - Crowd enthusiasm impressions 30:45 - Crowd cheating issue 32:25 - Arena experience 35:44 - Security & more fans experience 40:11 - Spirit’s Major win 41:26 - magixx’s performance & reaction 44:02 - donk’s winning reaction & MVP 56:16 - zont1x: why is he like this? 1:00:12 - Does donk really not care? 1:05:53 - Major merch: giga banger! 1:08:13 - FaZe’s run & expectations 1:18:50 - karrigan 18 rounds of from 3 Major wins 1:23:00 - G2 storylines 1:29:25 - Vitality’s run & apEX’s post 1:38:10 - MOUZ: what holds them back? 1:46:04 - HEROIC: above the expectations 1:49:42 - Liquid: what are the missing? 1:56:40 - The MongolZ: the nerves? 2:02:45 - NAVI: (dis)honorable mention Shuffle time 2:05:45 - Hottest post-Major players 2:08:32 - EliGE: where can he go? 2:09:50 - Top 3 teams race 2:12:20 - The Major got bigger 2:13:12 - m0NESY’s future & shuffles 2:27:25 - Will MOUZ change big? WATO 2:33:22 - Remaining teams 2:35:50 - Community awards & Top 20 HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

The RMR results, Major-less Astralis getting fined by ESIC, mid-RMR rulebook change sets BIG back, Opening Stage Pick'Em, roster rumors, and more in this episode featuring hawka. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Intro 3:41 - Welcoming hawka aka Striker replacement Recent news 5:33 - Hall of Fame announced! 9:00 - ESIC ruling on Astralis BLAST sub 15:02 - FalleN’s tweet RMR debrief 18:10 - Rating RMRs: viewing, surprises, controversy 22:51 - Mid-RMR changes controversy 31:50 - How much cinema was at the RMR? 35:27 - RMR numbers 36:55 - Asia RMR teams; will Mongolz get support? 39:46 - Americas: Wildcard over M80 44:08 - RMR upsets: EF, Sangal, B8, Nemiga 50:35 - RMR surprises: Sashi, CZ teams, Passion UA 56:20 - Astralis 4th Major missed 1:02:20 - Are these the last RMRS? 1:02:55 - RMRs of the past - Skinionaire 1:16:14 - Looking back at What Are The Odds Major preview 1:18:55 - Will BIG make the top 16? WATO 1:25:54 - Who’s in the title contention? 1:36:35 - Opening matches overview Opening Stage Pick’Em 1:40:30 - Rare Atom, The MongolZ 1:41:50 - Liquid 1:43:20 - FURIA, VP 1:45:50 - Complexity, paiN, MIBR 1:49:25 - FlyQuest, Wildcard 1:50:30 - Passion UA 1:52:40 - C9, GL, misc Roster rumors 1:56:40 - Vitality rumors: Spinx, apEX 2:01:34 - Jimpphat to Falcons? 2:03:35 - device to Falcons?! 2:06:00 - s1mple status & post-Major shuffle HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/hawka_cs https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Big preview of Shanghai Major RMRs: who's locked in to go through and who's under risk of not making it? Discussing this in great detail as well as BLAST World Final results, CS2 update, and Mongolz's surprising surge in Valve ranking. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

3:13 - There’s more content!

5:00 - Striker keeps on stealing…

7:55 - New map before the Major?!BLAST World Final

10:06 - Underwhelming grand final

13:22 - Top 1 conversation

16:00 - Singapore impressions

17:55 - G2 another win

23:10 - NiKo & m0NESY rivalry?

27:02 - “MOUZ’s result is the worst” - Prof

Recent news

31:34 - Mongolz reach #5 VRS - WTF?!

51:10 - CS update

Americas & Asia RMRs

59:41 - Introducing Trav!

1:03:05 - Trav takes Skinionaire

1:10:33 - RMR format 

1:12:45 - Asia RMR: who goes through?

1:19:38 - TALON: any chance for them?

1:23:34 - Americas RMR: format & (bad) time zones

1:24:50 - Complexity: can they crumble?

1:28:30 - BESTIA: upset potential?

1:33:22 - FURIA: set to go through?

Europe RMRs

1:43:50 - Overview

1:46:35 - UNiTY, Rebels, ECLOT

1:50:25 - Nemiga, Sangal, B8

1:55:20 - Aurora, 9 Pandas

1:58:43 - NIP, GL, Passion UA2:04:20 - TSM, PARIVISION

2:08:17 - Sashi, SINNERS, BIG

2:14:25 - BB, NAVI, FaZe, Astralis, C9

2:19:21 - Vitality, Spirit, G2

2:23:07 - EF, SAW, MOUZ

2:28:45 - Falcons, 3DMAX, VP

2:34:23 - HEROIC, fnatic

2:41:25 - WATO: top 10 to miss out?
2:47:26 - Prof shows & tells HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.   / travcs    / spunj    / strikerhltvorg    / professeur_cs    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

In a special episode brought to you from Red Bull GIBAWAY in Stockholm, we catch up with the Swedish veterans olofmeister, friberg, THREAT to talk about the state of the scene as well as natu to touch on the businessy side of esports. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - IntroTHREAT of NIP

3:25 - We’re live from Adult GIBAWAY

4:35 - Introducing THREAT - the BEAR

5:45 - MisteM the newcomer; REZ the veteran

10:10 - NIP’s view on the ranking

16:43 - xKaspercky joining ENCE

21:21 - Economy takes

26:35 - Invites vs. open quals

31:43 - Is NIP a Swedish team?

38:33 - What is THREAT’s routine?

41:50 - Incideary vs. molotov

43:15 - Are national teams done?

friberg & olofmeister

49:50 - olof and friberg join!

52:55 - Missing competing

57:20 - Where is CS now?1:05:00 - Top 3 race

1:06:51 - Could Swedish scene be better?

1:10:25 - Has culture changed in pro CS?

1:17:40 - “Map pool never been worse” - olof

1:23:27 - Hall of fame? Nicest person in Sweden?

1:28:35 - “I miss national teams” - friberg

1:32:10 - “Fuck stats!” - friberg

1:34:25 - friberg tells FIfflaren story

1:37:47 - olof & friberg build Swedish lineup

1:41:40 - RobbaN & personalities in CS1:49:42 - Hair transplant insights1:51:15 - olof & friberg take Skinionaire 

natu of ENCE2:00:42 - Winning Elisa Masters

2:06:05 - Learning in CS:GO & CS2

2:07:43 - Valve vs. other devs

2:13:09 - Keeping in touch with CS2:22:00 - 2025 plans and expectations

2:26:11 - Thorin & RL coming to Elisa

2:31:21 - Some final words

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.   / threat_cs     / fribergcs     / olofmeister     / natu     / spunj     / strikerhltvorg     / professeur_cs     / lukaswiinholt   #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Going in-depth on s1mple's return with Falcons: the first games, how sensible is the change, s1mple's stats, what is up next for the team, and could s1mple and NiKo co-exist on a single team. Other topics are CS2 update, BLAST World Final, and SAW not falling off despite the change.➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place:📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop0:00 - Show intros1mple & Falcons7:53 - s1mple back: first impressions15:01 - s1mple’s first 7 maps performance23:15 - Falcons: NiKo + s1mple?29:52 - Falcons to keep 3? Who?Recent news40:05 - Jump bug fix (again?)44:21 - Golden new SAW coach49:35 - SAW win Katowice51:22 - BLEED split up & jkaem to BCGame55:11 - kyousuke aka CEMEN_BAKIN1:00:30 - SPUNJ shows the roomBLAST World Final1:03:00 - Skinionaire: BLAST WFs1:10:34 - BLAST World Final1:13:46 - B1ad3 on team leadership1:22:10 - huNter- on the “elephant in the room”1:27:06 - donk interview1:28:43 - NiKo didn’t end up being an IGL1:30:06 - Another NAVI final? WATO1:38:52 - DRILLAS non-Asian core1:40:17 - World Final storylines1:42:57 - cadiaN has an injury?1:44:33 - Chad’s Singapore childhood storyHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.https://twitter.com/SPUNJhttps://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorghttps://twitter.com/Professeur_CShttps://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt#HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Gamechanger episode (ft. Complexity's GM messioso) about all the ways the new Valve rules will impact the 2025 circuit: Valve ranking, invites, qualifiers, rev share schemes, prize pools, limits on roster changes, event fines, breaks, and the BLAST & ESL against the rest split, and more! ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Show intro 3:43 - What is this show about? 7:45 - Skinionaire (tech issues) 16:15 - Valve ranking (VRS) explained 30:15 - Invites based on VRS 34:45 - How prize pools affect ranking 41:05 - ESL & BLAST rev share in 2025 58:47 - Why no open quals in 2025?! 1:09:02 - Reviewing the calendar 1:19:20 - The problem with Valve qualifiers rules 1:23:46 - SPUNJ addresses Valve 1:26:50 - Event fines: should they be public? 1:35:32 - BLAST token incentives 1:43:39 - Wildcard invite rules 1:47:10 - PGL vs. BLAST & ESL 1:53:02 - Rev share role 2:05:50 - Core changes & COUPS 2:13:35 - How many quals in 2025? 2:18:12 - Is the circuit more closed now? 2:27:18 - “I wouldn’t play local quals” - messioso 2:33:15 - PGL event to have six top 10 teams? 2:45:52 - Tournament breaks future? 2:51:19 - What is yet to be announced? 3:03:15 - Most prize pool ever? 3:05:25 - Binding invites HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/messioso https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

NER0 joins HLTV Confirmed to discuss the addition of Rating 2.1 and what it means, IEM Rio results including another NAVI win and disastrous G2 run, BLEED being UNPAID, 32-team Major, RMRs being no more, and the new partner system shaping up. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Show intro 5:35 - RedBull Gibaway on Nov 1-3! IEM Rio 8:26 - Are we NAVI haters?! 11:41 - G2: reality is kicking in 14:35 - NAVI win despite the fatigue 25:51 - Contracts expire before the Major 28:02 - MOUZ - improved or not? 33:54 - G2 debacle & voice comms 39:55 - “G2 has no future & no present” - Prof 42:55 - “G2 is the least coachable team” - SPUNJ 47:05 - FURIA & Heroic - what did we learn? 51:34 - iM MVP explained! 56:23 - No Rio next year: Brazil events problem? 1:04:48 - Major return to Rio? 1:01:25 - SPUNJ’s alt?! Forums 1:12:21 - NER0 takes in Skinionaire (Brazil events) Recent news 1:19:38 - Rating 2.1 explained: why & how? 1:30:50 - Why no economy in HLTV Rating? 1:50:10 - BLEED s(h)ituation & UNPAID 1:55:26 - SAW lose arrozdoce, Berry 1:59:52 - 32-team Major explained 2:07:40 - Why is it bad? Scales issue 2:15:30 - RMRs being removed: why it’s bad 2:23:43 - Post-partner system: not gonna work? 2:41:50 - Jame 1.05+ rating at the RMR? - WATO 2:49:58 - Elisa Masters Espoo preview HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/NER0cs https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Talking through s1mple's comeback for Falcons and what we should expect of it as well as BLAST Fall Final performances including G2's first win with Snax, m0NESY's MVP, NAVI's finals streak, Spirit disappointing, FaZe surprising, and the Astralis-BLAST controversy. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Show intro 3:00 - Striker’s gyatt… but no leaks! 6:11 - 2024 is a crazy year! BLAST Fall Final 15:30 - G2 win in Copenhagen! 17:13 - NiKo’s clutch & table hit 24:21 - Snax is on HooXi level? 35:45 - m0NESY MVP & Top 3 race 39:30 - NAVI: fatigue? 43:50 - The IGL protest 47:50 - BLAST-Astralis situation 54:56 - BLAST Fall Final impressions 57:45 - Astralis debut 1:07:10 - More on protests 1:12:40 - Spirit flop & zont1x interview 1:20:15 - BLAST was a good event to watch 1:27:01 - FaZe is not bad! Recent news 1:33:00 - Prof takes Skinionaire 1:39:39 - s1mple loaned to Falcons 1:54:29 - Can s1mple & NiKo team up? 1:55:25 - Will s1mple best SunPayus? WATO 2:01:40 - Aim performance chart IEM Rio 2:06:30 - Event overview 2:08:14 - Will EF keep up? No final for NAVI?

New-look Confirmed is back to talk through everything important about NAVI winning EPL over EF as well as Astralis signing cadiaN and surrounding controversy. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Intro 3:00 - New season, new look! ESL Pro League 9:00 - EPL crowd controversy (+rant) 25:20 - SPUNJ on EPL issues 32:36 - The best EPL ever? 34:02 - Reluctancy on interviews 36:44 - Prof on EPL final: "Better than Cologne" 38:14 - EPL vs. EF: great game! 48:51 - SPUNJ on DHL MVP award 53:58 - iM: star player level? 55:45 - jL: running for top 5? 59:03 - EF’s impressive run 1:03:18 - XANTARES top 20 candidate? 1:06:25 - EF’s bracket run 1:08:23 - MAJ3R clutch situation (more rant) 1:12:12 - MIBR stepping up, Lucaozy reports 1:15:42 - SPUNJ takes Skinionaire 1:22:56 - Snax’s fragging is "actually horrendous" 1:24:47 - Spirit’s horrible match cadiaN to Astralis 1:29:01 - Astralis sign cadiaN 1:32:08 - Was cadiaN NOT the first option? 1:34:25 - Astralis considered non-IGLs?! 1:40:26 - +cadiaN makes no sense! 1:46:34 - Will Astralis play Heroic style? 1:49:30 - Emergency sub situation 1:57:20 - Roster locks should be changed 2:06:04 - RMR roster locks 2:09:01 - Was br0’s "illness" falsified? Recent news 2:23:34 - nawwk to fnatic 2:28:45 - OG & ENCE 2:31:02 - Will Astralis play on stage? WATO 2:37:04 - BLAST quick preview HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Talking about the RMR team list being finalized, including ohnePixel's DRILLAS making it to Shanghai, as well as 2025 circuit issues: massive schedule, Valve ranking implications, lack of open quals, etc.

➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Podcast intro 4:55 - BB Dacha… snoozefest? Recent news 6:51 - XQTZZZ candid about Vitality 13:11 - Valve Ranking on HLTV 19:41 - M80 rebrand 20:23 - DRILLAS made it to the RMR 24:55 - Does ohne pays his team? 26:27 - Far East Russian team to RMR 28:14 - TALON 30:15 - TYLOO lose to Rare Atom 33:25 - Americas RMR 38:41 - DRILLAS make the Major? WATO 2025 circuit 44:46 - Prize pools & money 53:25 - Equal treatment to teams 1:03:03 - Skinionaire: 2025 events 1:14:42 - SLTV to host Budapest Major?! 1:16:12 - 2025 calendar overview 1:26:34 - Will production get worse? 1:32:06 - Talent exclusivity 1:37:00 - Open quals & Major invites 1:42:23 - “I told Valve TOs wouldn’t do open quals” - Striker 1:47:41 - New teams to the Major? BB Dacha 2:01:00 - BB Dacha takes 2:04:35 - electroNic and VP - an issue? AMA 2:09:04 - Cannibalize a top 10 team 2:14:21 - Transfer after Shanghai 2:17:43 - MVP value of Dacha 2:19:16 - Liquid woes HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Talking through the reports about NiKo going to Falcons and the implications for both Falcons and G2. In other topics are chopper saying Spirit are staying together, PARIVISION disqualification overturned, RMR qual and BLAST results. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Podcast intro

2:51 - Chit chat

Recent news

7:23 - chopper dismisses Spirit changes

15:10 - NiKo to Falcons?!

19:41 - m0NESY to follow

22:00 - Who to change in Falcons?

28:31 - “NiKo is not enough” - Striker

34:51 - huNter to Vitality?

38:32 - m0NESY can go anywhere!

41:50 - G2 couldn’t afford NiKo?

47:45 - PGL to acquire Esportal

53:51 - HLTV attributes explained

56:04 - HLTV calendar (Chad very happy)

57:15 - Contract details: why there isn’t more?

1:03:30 - Skinionaire: HLTV Attributes theme

RMR qualifiers

1:11:34 - r3salt transfer saga

1:14:32 - PARIVISION disqual OVERTURNED!

1:19:45 - People in the room: bannable?

1:22:53 - “This is so bad!” - scandal recap

1:26:11 - “We need CS integrity commission” - SPUNJ

1:28:43 - The problems with online qualifiers

1:31:10 - Three Czech teams at the RMR!

1:32:45 - Teams that didn’t go through

1:34:32 - Falcons’ grind

1:37:01 - Asia quals

1:38:55 - Monte and BLEED

1:41:23 - gla1ve to lead ENCE - WATO

1:52:27 - Showdown: FaZe & paiN through

1:55:05 - interz & fragging matters HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.   / spunj     / strikerhltvorg     / professeur_cs     / lukaswiinholt   #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Joined by Nohte, talking through Cologne results, mainly the implications for Vitality, NAVI, FaZe, G2, MOUZ, SAW, and Spirit as well as Valve's controversial decision to ban Snap Tap and jump throws. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Podcast intro 3:29 - Travel & Cologne impressions IEM Cologne 10:16 - Cologne final: top BO5? 13:32 - Arena matches = worse CS? 21:51 - Vitality vs. NAVI 34:03 - Vitality #1: is there a #1 after all? 35:16 - “Spirit play like a dead team” - Nohte 36:52 - MOUZ’s run 39:46 - FaZe vs. SAW 44:21 - What’s next for FaZe? 49:52 - G2’s run cut short by MOUZ 1:00:03 - “G2 can lowkey fluke the Major” - Prof 1:10:00 - SAW: good stuff! 1:17:51 - MOUZ: how do we rank them? 1:24:26 - HooXi to Astralis? WATO Recent news 1:36:04 - Valve on Snap Tap & jump throws 1:39:05 - Snap Tap ban 1:46:24 - Snap Tap detection 1:50:02 - Jump throw bind ban 2:11:02 - Why automation got attention? 2:15:31 - Effect from jump throw ban Road to Shanghai 2:28:35 - RMRs: Nohte takes Skinionaire 2:37:02 - Major schedule 2:42:16 - RMR Closed quals 2:49:18 - STOP MISQUOTING US! HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/Nohte https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

In the third edition of our live-with-audience pre-playoffs podcast from Cologne we're having MUTiRiS & roman of SAW talking about their run, Maniac discussing Spirit disaster, denis sharing what he's up to now, and YNk helping us predict the outcome of the event. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 skinplace: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Podcast intro 2:35 - Live from Cologne! 5:21 - Snap tap detection in CS2 11:28 - Biggest surprises of Groups 14:03 - Astralis: why do they suck? 17:20 - HooXi to Astralis? 20:27 - EF heartbreak 21:24 - New HLTV feature MUTiRiS & roman 28:06 - MUTiRiS & roman history 30:32 - SAW stepping up 33:02 - Cologne run 37:36 - MUTiRiS & roman play “me or him?” 46:28 - Match vs. FaZe 49:30 - Other side of the bracket 53:32 - Portuguese CS Maniac 58:40 - ropz Porsche meme & misc 1:02:53 - Maniac coems in 1:05:00 - Crowd & Maniac play “this or that?” 1:11:39 - Maniac on winning Meisterschaft 1:14:25 - Spirit disaster 1:18:43 - Should Spirit change? 1:33:48 - Liquid: clear step up 1:47:25 - Who wins Cologne? denis & NXT 1:51:28 - denis: what’s he up to now? 1:56:02 - Rhyzar of XPERION NXT 2:02:56 - denis & Rhyzar take Skinionaire YNk 2:20:53 - YNk joins; addresses Serbians 2:22:07 - G2’s run 2:26:38 - FaZe vs. SAW 2:23:25 - MOUZ vs. G2 2:41:20 - Semi-finals 2:51:30 - Final prediction HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/pitaCSGO https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

pita joins HLTV Confirmed to talk through BLAT results, including Liquid & Cloud9 debuts, G2 stepping up, NIP issues appearing, and FaZe on the downward slide. Other topics are Cologne predictions, SPUNJ's involvement with Talon, and joel ban situation. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

3:12 - pita: what he is up to?4:56 - Swedish sceneRecent news

7:19 - SPUNJ on Talon, his involvement

14:30 - Talon considered ultimate?15:41 - Starry completes TYLOOBLAST

17:31 - Casting impressions

20:00 - NIP: firepower issue?

32:31 - Cloud9 first impressions

44:08 - degster situation

46:20 - Liquid: good debut

48:34 - Twistzz might fall off?

54:42 - “It’s a good start for Liquid” - Prof

57:05 - ultimate impressions

Cologne

1:00:50 - Liquid in Cologne: playoff chances

1:09:06 - FaZe: downward slide?

1:24:12 - joel situation & Akros anti-cheat

1:32:54 - Who are favorites of Cologne?

1:37:50 - G2 honeymoon (or not?)

1:53:57 - Who makes playoffs?

1:56:04 - Spirit

2:01:45 - Favorites going into Cologne

2:07:35 - ZywOo 1.2+ rating in Cologne - WATO? HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/pitaCSGO https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

EWC runs of NAVI, G2, FURIA, FaZe, Vitality and what we make of them, huge Valve rulebook implications for the scene, and Skyesports disaster first day with nafany going live from India. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Intro 3:10 - Cologne live show announcement Recent news & EWC 6:20 - Dust 2 update 15:42 - tow b, try, sjuush, roej & nico 18:47 - EWC experiences 27:18 - NAVI take another title 34:03 - iM impact 45:21 - Aleksi’s 7-0 vs. G2 48:17 - G2 under the microscope - malbsMd 56:32 - Analyzing G2 plays 1:02:43 - malbsMd & Snax 1:06:15 - m0NESY: is there a problem? 1:10:37 - ZywOo vs. donk vs. m0NESY 1:13:55 - G2’s run overall 1:23:10 - FURIA debut 1:29:01 - Vitality: possible solutions 1:39:05 - FaZe & ropz car thing 1:47:00 - Giveaway on August 4! 1:48:10 - Will C9 win a game on BLAST? WATO Valve rulebook 1:54:45 - First rulebook impressions 1:58:01 - Limits & rules for events BLAST & Skyesports 2:39:12 - Skyesports: could rulebook prevent it? 2:41:45 - Skyesports issues 2:53:32 - nafany talks Skyesports issues 3:02:14 - Skinionaire: BLAST events HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Changes in Liquid, FURIA, Cloud9 as well as 10 more teams plus predicting the season in this episode of HLTV Confirmed! ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - IntroductionFURIA, Liquid, C9

8:18 - Prof’s take on G2

11:58 - New Liquid’s roster

17:37 - Could EU be better for Liquid?

20:52 - ultimate signing

24:49 - Twistzz IGLing

36:08 - What do we know of ultimate?

41:35 - Community negativity

44:02 - “Fragging IGLs will be standard” - SPUNJ

46:29 - Closing thoughts on Liquid

50:02 - KSCERATO extends with FURIA

53:25 - FURIA add skullz & new coach

1:01:04 - Season timeline

1:07:06 - Roster lifespans

1:11:08 - Cloud9 announce interz, ICY, HeavyGod

Roster changes ranked1:19:12 - Into The Breach

1:21:05 - BIG

1:22:18 - FURIA

1:23:22 - 9INE

1:24:00 - NRG1:26:43 - BCgame

1:27:15 - BLEED

1:27:53 - TSM

1:30:00 - GamerLegion

1:31:19 - Monte

1:33:18 - C9

1:34:55 - Liquid

1:36:10 - G21:38:14 - malbs vs. skullz at EWC - WATO

1:42:40 - Skinionaire: changes

Time capsule predictions

1:48:51 - SPUNJ prediction

1:50:04 - Striker prediction

1:53:46 - Prof prediction

1:55:42 - Razer keyboards - abuse?

2:03:12 - EWC: weird format & top teams HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.   / professeur_cs     / strikerhltvorg     / spunj     / lukaswiinholt   #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Breaking news show to analyze G2's move to sign Snax & malbs: roles, Snax's IGLing, other options, and more. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

4:28 - Snax to G2: initial impressions

8:12 - G2 done in a year?!

10:02 - Snax vs. HooXi

12:07 - How will the team work?

16:45 - Roles situation

21:33 - G2 map pool

23:15 - Where to put malbs?

29:37 - Snax IGLing

33:03 - Trading: Snax vs. HooXi

38:31 - Did G2 have other options?

44:55 - Why not keep HooXi?

49:04 - huNter was an IGL option?

50:37 - Snax’s history with TaZ

56:55 - Skinionaire: Snax’s history

1:02:50 - Will G2 be top 4 by Shanghai? WATO

1:11:23 - HooXi, nexa future

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/NER0cs https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

torzsi joins to talk through his origins, VAC ban, joining MOUZ, losing frozen, getting Brollan, starting to win, siuhy's leadership, CS2, and more. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Intro 3:45 - Introducing torzsi Hot seat with torzsi 5:37 - torzsi’s origin story, VAC ban 15:10 - Joining & staying in MOUZ 24:12 - Atmosphere in MOUZ 27:33 - Calling duties 31:21 - CS2 release 33:28 - MR12 35:18 - Smokes 36:43 - Maps: skyboxes, 41:03 - Anticheat 43:37 - frozen leaving 48:10 - Signing Brollan: not the first option? 55:41 - Skipping quarters - does it matter? 57:45 - Katowice 59:26 - FaZe rivalry: 7 losses in a row 1:05:02 - Stage storming situation 1:11:53 - Studio wins 1:16:25 - Dacha vs. EPL 1:21:23 - Dallas and no practice; schedule 1:29:00 - Xyp9x’s role 1:32:43 - Rating season & best team 1:41:40 - torzsi takes Skinionaire Recent news 1:47:05 - AMKAL bench ICY; secret C9 trial? 1:48:50 - Chet targets return 1:49:51 - Jame interview: working with elec 1:56:02 - Jame to drop IGLing - WATO 2:03:55 - Closing statements HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.   / torzsics     / professeur_cs     / strikerhltvorg     / spunj     / lukaswiinholt   #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

launders joins to talk to discuss the best and worst of the season as well as the roster situations in Liquid and G2, including the leadership question. And more! ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

3:04 - Real rac*** joins!

Season end

7:33 - Spirit - team of the season?11:50 - FaZe18:43 - NAVI

25:13 - Vitality: not top 5?

31:38 - G2: jks?..

33:10 - SAW, Astralis, VP

37:45 - Time capsules from JanuaryBest & worst moments

42:37 - Stewie in Dallas

44:22 - donk being naughty

45:44 - donk in Katowice

46:43 - Economy updates

49:16 - Grayhound no Major

50:38 - Liquid no Major

54:33 - Stage storming at the Major

59:18 - Cloud9’s roster development 

Recent news1:03:51 - Skinionaire: rankings

1:09:41 - Stewie2K interview

1:19:12 - malbs x nexa roles mismatch

1:28:23 - Perfecto to… G2?

1:33:08 - Liquid: Twistzz IGL? +who?1:44:25 - s1mple to Liquid?! AWP options

1:55:01 - NiKo or Twistzz to IGL? WATO

Playtime

2:00:15 - Cloud9: HeavyGod?

2:02:31 - Major quals (Prof hates it)

2:07:21 - BLAST new format & incentives2:21:30 - The game & the scene HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/launders https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

Straight from the party during BLAST Spring Final in London, this Confirmed is totally unhinged: VP of BLAST shares insight on the 2025 Major (and its trophy) as well as new BLAST circuit, CYPHER shares on kassad's BLEED, smooya getting smashed on air, and Hawka helping us go in-depth on the Spring Final results. And, of course, G2 takes throughout the show. Enjoy! ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

1:55 - Where we are?!

8:50 - TaZ > HooXi?

11:42 - malbs

BLAST VP

13:32 - BLAST US Major

15:59 - The trophy?

18:16 - Bounty system

24:02 - Invites & qualifiers

37:38 - Smaller venues?

CYPHER

42:00 - How is kassad?

44:21 - Playing for BLEED

46:38 - CS2 impressions

50:38 - “Vertigo is ruined!” - CYPHER

53:02 - G2 situation

57:31 - BLEED qual failure

1:00:23 - Will Falcons make the Major? WATOsmooya

1:13:03 - Gym routine

1:17:04 - smooya is built differently 

1:19:47 - Standing in for FORZE

1:22:22 - ITB’s new roster

1:31:13 - “CS2 is shit!” - smooya

1:39:50 - smooya takes Skinionaire: UK CS

1:49:32 - smooya’s favorite casters

Hawka

1:53:12 - Getting Hawka seated

1:54:44 - G2 situation

2:05:01 - NAVI

2:10:35 - “No one deserves hate!”

2:13:14 - Predicting BLAST Semi-finals

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/smooyacs https://twitter.com/cyphercsgo_ https://twitter.com/Hawka_cs https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

The Confirmed trio talks through new NBK & smooya teams, C9 & FURIA rumors, Mongolz winning YaLLa, NIP showing promise with r1nkle, Astralis being stuck at top 4 finishes, Season champion, and BLAST predictions. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

4:07 - Where is SPUNJ’s hair? 

Recent news

5:45 - ITB sign smooya, sinnopsyy

10:03 - NBK-, Nivera in Revenant

15:16 - F1KU extends with OG

16:31 - HeavyGod to C9?!

21:30 - Cologne invites

25:27 - Are we haters?!

27:29 - EPL teamlist

29:00 - vorborg reiters

32:23 - FURIA show interest in felps

36:18 - YaLLa Compass

39:08 - The MongolZ win premier event

49:06 - Astralis’ semi-final problem

50:23 - Event tiers

51:52 - “It’s a great achievement for Asia CS” - SPUNJ

55:12 - Astralis struggles

1:04:02 - NIP show promise

1:16:05 - FiRELEAGUE: NIP to reach playoff?

1:20:45 - Skinionaire: NIP players

1:28:35 - Eternal Fire disappoint

1:34:51 - What is motar2k up to?

Season so far

1:37:15 - Who’s season champion?

1:41:05 - Spirit winning Katowice

1:42:30 - NAVI Major win: similar to Outsiders?

1:48:41 - FaZe Chengdu win

1:51:11 - ropz fumbling 

1:57:42 - MOUZ run 

2:03:23 - G2 & TheMongolZ wins

2:04:26 - G2 without m0NESY

2:13:31 - TaZ stand-in

2:17:00 - HooXi to play worse than… TaZ? WATO

2:22:26 - BLAST favorites?

2:36:43 - Show announcements!

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.   / professeur_cs     / strikerhltvorg     / spunj     / lukaswiinholt   #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

In this (jetlagged) episode of HLTV Confirmed, we talk through the results of IEM Dallas: G2 winning with Stew and the implications for the future, m0NESY vs. ZywOo, FaZe & Spirit dropping the ball, and more. The second big topic is Valve cutting open quals and the new bigger role of Valve ranking. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop0:00 - Intro 3:01 - Sharing travel experiences IEM Dallas 9:03 - Having fun in Dallas! 16:41 - G2 win with Stewie2K. What?! 24:52 - Framing the event 28:49 - “G2 to kick HooXi, NiKo to IGL” - Striker 31:28 - Gstew: fun or ridiculous? 35:32 - m0NESY vs. ZywOo 41:36 - Spirit’s run 53:00 - FlyQuest 54:06 - G2: max fun 59:23 - “NiKo should lead” - SPUNJ 1:03:42 - 9z dream run 1:06:15 - Vitality: best mezii so far 1:14:45 - Falcons & MOUZ 1:15:39 - Liquid: cadiaN lame duck 1:17:40 - FURIA to sign skullz? (OverDrive level rumor) 1:18:34 - FaZe & Spirit Major changes 1:25:42 - Open quals are removed 1:31:02 - New role of Valve rankings 1:45:00 - 4 days between RMRs & Major Recent news 1:47:44 - Skinionaire: nickname spelling 1:50:45 - WATO: Astralis win a trophy in ‘24? 1:58:14 - nbgee12 stealing SSDs?! 2:00:30 - VP -dastan, 9Pandas, C9 HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.   / professeur_cs    / strikerhltvorg    / spunj    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

🅱 Sign up for Coinbase and make your first trade for $40 in BTC: https://tl.gg/Dallas The first HLTV Confirmed in North America goes live with audience from IEM Dallas with GooseBreeder & kat from Impact circuit, EliGE of Complexity, Twistzz & zews of Liquid, and steel. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

0:00 - Intro

5:09 - Stewie in the arena!

7:50 - IEM Dallas results so far

12:40 - dastan cut from VP

13:58 - No economy changes

GooseBreeder & kat16:00 - FlyQuest & Imperial changes

23:25 - GB & kat take Skinionaire

EliGE

35:41 - Introducing the (N)A legend EliGE

38:31 - Complexity’s run in Dallas

42:31 - G2 with Stewie & playoff prediction

49:29 - US-only dream roster: nitr0’s return?!

52:50 - Map pool

57:33 - EPL skit

58:25 - NA scene issuesTwistzz & zews

1:06:25 - “I want G2 win the event!” - SPUNJ

1:08:55 - Liquid sh*tuation

1:19:21 - caidaN vision clash

1:22:17 - Losses to 9z & G2

1:25:23 - NAVI, Playoffs prediction

1:30:29 - GeT_RiGhT asks question

1:32:23 - Jetlag affect

1:33:29 - Coach’s job

1:36:21 - 2025 calendar change

1:45:21 - Twistzz hair care routine

1:48:23 - What takes to be a coach

1:51:51 - Twistzz transitioning to IGLing?

1:53:17 - Stewie2K opinions

steel

1:57:55 - steel is here!

1:59:04 - V-word conversation

2:00:00 - Low level of CS in Dallas?

2:03:05 - Stewie signs for team: what are the odds?

2:11:02 - Dallas playoffs prediction HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://x.com/goosebreeder https://x.com/Kat_csgo https://x.com/EliGE https://x.com/Twistzz https://x.com/zews https://x.com/JoshNissan https://x.com/Professeur_CS https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://x.com/SPUNJ https://x.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

cadiaN being on Liquid's chopping block, zont1x NOT being on Spirit's chopping block, nonsense insiders, BLAST Major in Austin, Falcons not flying high, donk back at it with MVP, degster showing up, Brollan in jail, MOUZ taking #1, Stewie stepping in for G2, and more in this episode of Confirmed. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://shop.eslgaming.com/collection...

0:00 - Intro

Recent news

2:38 - Zero Tenacity accusations

6:22 - The state of CS scene

10:21 - 2025: 2018 event load?12:43 - Forums rantRecent news16:45 - cadiaN to be cut?  

33:41 - BLAST Austin Major?

42:27 - BO5 finals:

45:24 - $350K NA series?

49:21 - Prof takes Skinionaire

57:30 - Falcons resultsBB Dacha

1:09:52 - Spirit -zont1x conversation

1:16:23 - Nonsense rumors

1:22:19 - Spirit & donk back to action

1:25:31 - degster with HEROIC

1:31:12 - MOUZ another title

1:37:47 - Brollan still on loan?!

1:40:21 - MOUZ success keysIEM Dallas

1:50:45 - Odds: MOUZ winning an arena LAN?

1:57:44 - G2 with Stewie2K

2:04:30 - Dallas team overview

2:08:22 - VP to change coach?

2:13:33 - FaZe status

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.   / professeur_cs     / strikerhltvorg     / spunj     / lukaswiinholt   #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

nawwk joins shortly after joining BLEED to talk about the move, playing for Apeks, Swedish project falling through, other offers, and the real reason for his hate for NIP. Other topics are degster joining HEROIC, EPL format issue, ZywOo MVP conversation, BB Dacha, and top 1 player of 2024 discussion. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://shop.eslgaming.com/collection...0:00 - Intro Hot seat with nawwk

⁠4:15⁠ - Introducing nawwk

⁠5:35⁠ - End of Apeks

⁠14:21⁠ - MVP at Elisa

⁠15:08⁠ - Swedish dream team fell through?

⁠17:39⁠ - Joining BLEED 

⁠22:52⁠ - Reasons to join BLEED

⁠23:58⁠ - Why nawwk hates NIP

⁠28:50⁠ - “NIP is cursed” - nawwk

⁠31:48⁠ - nawwk takes Skinionaire quiz

⁠37:40⁠ - Practicing with BLEED

Recent news

⁠41:23⁠ - degster joins HEROIC

⁠48:23⁠ - isak joins NIP

⁠53:11⁠ - HooXi to miss Dallas, Stewie2k rumor

⁠56:33⁠ - GamerLegion get FL4MUS

⁠59:06⁠ - FlyQuest impromptu

EPL

⁠1:06:42⁠ - ZywOo’s contentious MVP

⁠1:16:55⁠ - Vitality roster

⁠1:24:15⁠ - EPL format issue

⁠1:36:22⁠ - FaZe streak ended

⁠1:40:06⁠ - donk, ZywOo, m0NESY: who’s top 1?

⁠1:48:00⁠ - G2 struggles

⁠1:52:12⁠ - Live show in Dallas!

BB Dacha

⁠1:53:17⁠ - MOUZ 

⁠1:58:44⁠ - donk MVP of Dacha? What Are the Odds by 1xbet

⁠2:06:42⁠ - BetBoom: should be better?

⁠2:08:16⁠ - Spirit clear favorite?

⁠2:10:50⁠ - Final words

HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.   / nawwkcs    / professeur_cs    / strikerhltvorg    / spunj    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2

NartOutHere joins to discuss the maps update: Inferno changes, Dust2 addition, Overpass removal, and anticheat still being an issue. hooch hangs on for the entire show and helps us unwrap Cloud9's confusing situation with Perfecto & HObbit getting benched, past mistakes, and future options as well as Falcons, BOROS, Astralis, VP with electroNic, G2 struggles, and m0NESY, donk, and ZywOo claims for top 1. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://shop.eslgaming.com/collection...

CS2 update ft. Nart

⁠2:39⁠ - Introducing Nart & hooch

⁠5:38⁠ - CS2 update

⁠8:55⁠ - Inferno changes

⁠12:53⁠ - Smokes

⁠13:52⁠ - Left hand

⁠15:40⁠ - Map pool: why -Overpass?

⁠20:26⁠ - Winners and losers of new map pool

⁠23:00⁠ - Dust2 smokes & experience

⁠34:05⁠ - Anticheat issue

⁠37:33⁠ - Nart & hooch take Skinionaire

Recent news

⁠47:14⁠ - hooch & Aurora

⁠53:48⁠ - Wonderful_Y FACEIT bans

⁠55:11⁠ - Cloud9: what went wrong?

⁠1:03:15⁠ - hooch and Cloud9

⁠1:04:51⁠ - C9 don’t talk

1:09:48 - C9 mismanagement

EPL

⁠1:19:19⁠ - Falcons in playoffs: What Are The Odds?

⁠1:31:33⁠ - BOROS situation

⁠1:42:55⁠ - Astralis building momentum

⁠1:45:40⁠ - VP first look

⁠1:54:39⁠ - G2 struggles

⁠1:57:00⁠ - Is nexa the problem?

⁠2:02:51⁠ - m0NESY & donk comparisons

⁠2:07:28⁠ - What about ZywOo?

⁠2:09:30⁠ - TheMongolz success

⁠2:11:13⁠ - YEKINDAR & Liquid

⁠2:19:06⁠ - Group C & D thoughts HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/nartouthere https://twitter.com/hoochR https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt

B1ad3 joins HLTV Confirmed after his second Major win to talk through their run, building the international team, Aleksib's style, iM's performance, jL focusing up, s1mple's future, communication, electroNic to VP move, FURIA leadership situation, and more... But notably, COOKING! ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet and TradeIt.gg. 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 TradeIt.gg: https://tradeit.gg/?aff=HLTV 👕 HLTV Merch: https://shop.eslgaming.com/collection...

⁠2:31⁠ - B1ad3 introduction

Hot seat with B1ad3

⁠4:48⁠ - Major win with a new lineup

⁠8:18⁠ - Building the roster

⁠13:05⁠ - Patience before changes

⁠17:32⁠ - Being an underdog

⁠23:45⁠ - Map picks

⁠29:36⁠ - jL: full focus?

⁠34:39⁠ - The role of the walk

⁠38:04⁠ - Arena effect

⁠43:04⁠ - Aleksib & leadership

⁠1:01:04⁠ - Saying too much

⁠1:06:35⁠ - Was NAVI win a fluke?

⁠1:15:00⁠ - iM underperformance?

⁠1:24:14⁠ - Speaking straight

⁠1:28:57⁠ - s1mple’s future?

⁠1:31:47⁠ - B1ad3 takes Skinionaire

⁠1:39:31⁠ - “Cooking”

Recent news

⁠1:40:32⁠ - electroNic shock VP move

⁠1:45:00⁠ - VP style & elec fit

⁠1:54:56⁠ - FURIA leadership changes

⁠2:06:08⁠ - m0NESY to Cloud9?!

⁠2:09:20⁠ - The best CS player atm?

⁠2:13:18⁠ - Final words HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.   / navi_b1ad3    / professeur_cs    / strikerhltvorg    / spunj    / lukaswiinholt  #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2