HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast

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 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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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 iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hltv-cs2-matches-coverage/id1078945675
📲 HLTV Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hltv.android&pcampaignid=web_share

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

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 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.

https://x.com/professeur_cs
https://x.com/SPUNJ
https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg
https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

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 Newsletter: https://www.hltv.org/newsletter
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📲 HLTV iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hltv-cs2-matches-coverage/id1078945675
📲 HLTV Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hltv.android&pcampaignid=web_share

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