HLTV Confirmed &#8211; Counter-Strike Podcast

0:00 - Podcast intro

Recent news

7:26 - Xyp9x sidelined in Astralis, options?

14:50 - Complexity & Astralis to mix up?

17:20 - k0nfig injury, NaTo to stand in

20:02 - Complexity Major status & replacements options

24:55 - FURIA replaces honda with Academy player

28:26 - IEM to host final RMR events

36:34 - MAD Lions sign b0RUP - MSL team implications?

38:50 - ESIC bans & HUNDEN investigation

EPL Group A & B

43:06 - Heroic back to form - onliners or something else?

46:58 - Astralis miss out on playoffs

51:17 - What to make of Vitality, ENCE?

57:19 - Sinners impress in big debut (part 1)

Hot seat

59:00 - Introducing tabseN

1:02:20 - Being #1 in Summer of 2020

1:06:34 - What makes staying on top hard?

1:09:40 - 2021 drop off, last place at Katowice, EPL 13

1:11:40 - The XANTARES change

1:23:14 - gade’s new role

1:26:13 - Goals for BIG

1:30:22 - tabseN as an IGL

1:33:42 - syrsoN status

1:36:10 - Who wants to be a skinionaire? By BitSkins

EPL Group B & C

1:40:00 - Sinners impress in big debut (part 2)

1:44:11 - G2 slow start

1:46:02 - YEKINDAR is not carrying VP

1:55:40 - What’s the issue with G2?

2:07:13 - Spirit disappoint SPUNJ, BnB “drama”

2:11:37 - The good OG show up

2:20:00 - Parimatch matchmaker game Group C

Playtime

2:30:48 - Tips on comms from tabseN

2:33:39 - Thoughts on XANTARES with Eternal Fire

2:35:25 - Final words

HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, 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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Post-break roster analysis, what to expect from EPL S14? (ft. smooya) | HLTV Confirmed S5E50 Aug 15, 2021

Show notes

The HLTV confirmed crew featuring permanent guest smooya talk about the roster changes that happened during the tournament break, analyzing BIG, Eternal Fire, fnatic, and more, diving into the return to action at ESL Pro League Season 14 which starts shortly. The show ran into a number of hurdles - Striker's power went out 30 minutes before the start, smooya came in as a super-sub, SPUNJ's microphone had issues - but we powered through to deliver the best show we could. Thanks for the understanding

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0:00 - Podcast intro

4:50 - Cursed episode context

7:15 - smooya super-sub appearance

Recent news

9:55 - Update on smooya's status and Movistar

13:40 - smooya's future, being benched, FPL

17:10 - BIG changes, what the gade addition means

22:30 - "gade is a good looking mf" - smooya

26:00 - Restarting the the show

29:15 - Is gade going to improve BIG?

35:00 - Eternal Fire - the Turkish superteam formed

39:45 - Will Eternal Fire be a top 20 team?

47:15 - fnatic complete lineup with three Brits

58:10 - EG bring back daps (temporarily)

1:01:45 - Could O PLANO join Nordavind?

1:07:47 - What does the coaching change mean for Gambit?

1:12:09 - MSL's new team: can JUGi still do it?

1:20:07 - raalz joining Sprout: "He is insane man!" - smooya

1:25:45 - Misc news: cajunb, junior, BOROS, smooya to Gorillaz?

1:35:47 - Who wants to be a skinionaire? By BitSkins

Roster shuffle

1:42:53 - Top 3 changes of the break

1:48:20 - Any changes on the horizon?

ESL Pro League S13

1:50:40 - How will Astralis use Lucky at EPL? Who gets benched?

1:57:30 - Who could coach Heroic? MSL, ave, Rejin, BERRY, zonic

2:00:25 - smooya was going to join FPX with ALEX, ave was picking players

2:02:33 - Which teams will advance from group A & B?

Playtime

2:10:39 - Parimatch matchmaker: MSL's team, Turkish superteam, OPLANO

2:20:24 - Striker on being the Editor-in-Chief

2:21:05 - How does smooya compare himself to other AWPers?

2:22:53 - Will kennyS return to competitive play?

2:26:20 - Any updates on the Major?

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smooya & co. pick best drama, change, team of the season; HUNDEN exits Heroic? | HLTV Confirmed Jul 29, 2021

Show notes

HLTV Confirmed teams up with smooya to discuss the team, roster move, highlight, match, disappointment, and surprise that defined the first half of 2021. Also discussed is smooya career in Movistar Riders, another scandal involving HUNDEN, Astralis going 6-man, peacemaker joining Complexity, as well as fnatic & Liquid rumors.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hot seat with smooya

6:02 - Dream UK team with smooya

7:34 - Joining Movistar after a rocky 2020

13:02 - Strong domestic results, top-30

15:30 - Little success at Katowice, DHM, FP-3 quals

19:52 - Looking forward

22:58 - Who wants to be a skinionaire? By BitSkins

Recent news

30:01 - Astralis go 6-man with Lucky, gla1ve extends

40:01 - Peacemaker reunites with blameF on Complexity

47:26 - HUNDEN info sharing, not extending with Heroic

52:32 - Pracc demos & information leaks

55:41 - Signs of problems within Heroic before the news

59:17 - ALEX and mezii in talks with fnatic - Report

1:06:00 - Sprout to cut denis - Report

1:10:03 - Liquid change IGL again?

1:14:52 - EPL team list, strongest group?

1:19:39 - Playoff bracket rework

1:22:47 - Major in Stockholm, yes? No. Maybe?

Mid-year recap

1:28:00 - Most outrageous drama

1:37:01 - Best team

1:41:32 - Best and worst roster moves

1:54:25 - Best highlight

1:59:22 - Best match

2:05:52 - Biggest disappointment

2:16:30 - Biggest surprise

2:20:20 - Favorite guest or show

Playtime

2:23:33 - Parimatch matchmaker

2:32:01 - Message from s1mple in the chat

2:32:54 - EasTor to OFFSET

2:34:21 - Feminitive for “mens))”?..

2:35:22 - Final words

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NAVI's IEM Cologne win, pre-break roster rumors, uncertain future of LAN | HLTV Confirmed S5E48 Jul 23, 2021

Show notes

HLTV Confirmed regulars make their final points about IEM Cologne 2021, discussing the incredible performance of s1mple, NAVI's roster looking set, G2 missing components to win, FaZe & Astralis' surprising success. In other topics are fnatic removing JW to go international, Astralis' roster not being set in stone, EPL going online, PGL Major potentially moving, the early outlook for the top-20 players of 2021, and Complexity's replacement of RUSH with es3tag.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Recent news

7:05 - fnatic going international, JW out

9:15 - Who could step into fnatic?

18:04 - EPL to be held online

25:45 - PGL Major to move from Sweden?

32:16 - ESEA support Fragadelphia NA LAN circuit

34:14 - Who wants to be a skinionaire? By BitSkins

42:01 - $1M skin design contest

IEM Cologne

44:25 - General takeaways from the LAN

52:42 - s1mple’s outstanding performance. Is he the GOAT?

59:03 - Does NAVI finally work?

1:06:00 - What do G2 lack to win the finals?

1:13:00 - Could G2 get… ZywOo!?

1:21:32 - Astralis’ good performance & uncertain future

1:25:33 - FaZe’s surprising playoffs entry

1:30:07 - Why did Gambit fail to reach the final?

1:35:00 - VP’s floating within top-10

1:37:42 - Grand Slam could be won online?

Break & BREAKing news

1:40:20 - Complexity bench RUSH

1:50:04 - Academy league timing discussion

2:03:42 - Any truth to Astralis rumors?

2:09:12 - Complexity sign es3tag

2:10:40 - Rosters that could change?

2:17:33 - Hottest players on the market

Playtime

2:19:11 - Parimatch matchmaker game

2:23:00 - Who would SPUNJ pick to live with on an island?

2:24:53 - Can ZywOo make it to the top-3?

2:27:40 - Final words

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How good can ropz's mouz be? IEM Cologne playoff predictions (FaZe, G2, NAVI) | HLTV Confirmed S5E47 Jul 16, 2021

Show notes

The HLTV Confirmed panel is joined by ropz to discuss being the star of the squad, mousesports replacing karrigan and woxic, and the roles different coaches had on the team. IEM Cologne 2021 is also a large part of the episode: FaZe and Astralis made surprising playoffs entrances, G2, NAVI, and Gambit line up for the title. Besides that, ropz shares his thoughts on how to combine school and pro play, critiques Vertigo, talks about FPL and his warmup routine.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hotseat with ropz

5:10 - Introducing ropz

7:36 - Looking back at 2020

11:42 - Reforming the team with acoR & dexter

17:25 - Role of coaches

21:50 - Playing with dexter - how is it?

24:20 - Bymas & combining school with pro play

28:55 - mouz maps & roles

34:43 - Sudden Flashpoint 3 win

38:57 - Cologne from mouz perspective

51:46 - Tournament break & EPL plans

54:40 - FPL & warmup routine

55:39 - Goals for 2021 & top-20

Recent news

59:40 - fnatic bench Golden

1:07:40 - Academy league & mouz NXT

1:14:55 - Who wants to be a skinionaire? By BitSkins

IEM Cologne 2021

1:22:00 - LAN in the pandemic - ropz’s experience

1:27:00 - Few surprises in Play-In

1:35:41 - Heroic fail to make playoffs

1:37:00 - FaZe go through - can they beat Gambit?

Playtime

1:45:00 - Parimatch matchmaker

1:52:45 - karrigan & dexter style difference

1:53:43 - “Vertigo sucks!” - ropz on maps & positions

1:55:53 - Native resolution & sitting close to the monitor

1:57:50 - Best riflers in the world?

1:59:51 - What is it like to be the most desired player in the world?

2:01:40 - Saying bye to ropz

IEM Cologne 2021 continued

2:02:55 - Breaking down FaZe’s chances

2:07:41 - Are Gambit up to win another one?

2:14:43 - Astralis overperformed? Chances vs. VP

2:28:40 - Time for G2 to shine?

2:36:06 - Will s1mple lift the trophy?

2:40:21 - Final words

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IEM Cologne preview, NBK- & Kjaerbye retire, zonic leaving Astralis? (feat. Maniac) HLTV Confirmed Jul 05, 2021

Show notes

HLTV Confirmed crew together with Maniac talk about the long-awaited IEM Cologne on LAN: who'll make it from the Play-in, candidates for Playoffs, and a handful of teams to challenge Gambit. Recent news are also discussed: zonic leaving Astralis rumor, NBK- and Kjaerbye abandoning CS, CIS RMR with Akuma not living up to expectations, and Gambit-NAVI rivalry heating up.
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0:00 - Podcast intro

6:20 - Introducing Maniac

Recent news

9:14 - zonic considering leaving Astralis

26:11 - NBK- transitions to VALORANT

33:55 - Kjaerbye retires from CS

43:27 - HYENAS disband - player options?

44:55 - Sinners qualify for EPL

49:28 - Who wants to be a SKINIONAIRE? By BitSkins

CIS RMR

1:00:00 - VP in Major danger. YEKINDAR performance?

1:08:32 - Akuma don’t repeat the success

1:14:00 - NAVI - Gambit rivalry continues

IEM Cologne

1:19:50 - We’re back at LAN!

1:21:40 - Explaining event setup & player quarantine

1:44:57 - Best part of LAN return?

1:48:53 - Play-in predictions: who’ll flop in the upper?

2:02:40 - Play-in lower bracket overview

2:17:32 - Main stage: who’ll go through?

2:31:30 - “CS is the only discipline where not being #1 is unacceptable” - Maniac

Playtime

2:34:40 - Parimatch matchmaker

2:41:10 - Viewership & calendar

2:44:40 - Did Maniac’s degree help his career?

2:48:24 - Final words

HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, device, karrigan, Maniac, Pimp, HenryG, YNk, JW, smooya, seang@res, 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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From FACEIT level 5 to #1 with Gambit, secrets of CIS scene (feat. nafany) | HLTV Confirmed S5E45 Jun 23, 2021

Show notes

nafany joins HLTV Confirmed to talk about Gambit and his personal story: starting his career, teaming up with sh1ro, getting Hobbit on board, and becoming undefeatable. Besides that, the show touches on Stockholm Major being under question due to COVID, G2 gaining consistency, Akuma situation, and upcoming CIS RMR.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hot seat with nafany

5:39 - Introducing nafany

6:55 - Early days of nafany's career

12:20 - Being called a cheater

17:38 - Joining Gambit Youngsters in 2019

20:53 - Starting IGLing career

26:02 - Becoming top-40, CIS Minor

29:43 - Hobbit addition

35:10 - Burnout, work, and ambitions

41:11 - Hobbit’s role in the young team

47:44 - Becoming top-1, best and worst moments

55:08 - Gambit's biggest rivalries

58:39 - Return to LAN and player break

Playtime

1:06:12 - Parimatch Matchmaker

1:12:00 - Did sh1ro deserve the MVP more than Hobbit?

1:13:58 - The impact of interz

1:15:13 - Gambit’s bootcamp and team chef

1:17:41 - Boombl4 and IGLing

Recent news

1:23:45 - Major in Stockholm under question?

1:33:00 - woxic teases new team

1:38:05 - daps back to CS:GO

1:42:47 - mouz academy announced

BLAST Spring

1:48:20 - Upper bracket advantage - what should it be?

1:53:07 - Plans for other events, partnered teams fail

1:59:10 - G3-4th Esports

2:09:44 - Assessing NIP with device

CIS RMR

2:16:50 - Akuma situation - nafany’s take

2:25:51 - VP, Spirit, Entropiq vs. Kazakh teams

Leftover topics

2:28:24 - ‘Gambit clutch’ - is that a thing?

2:29:41 - Inspiration & saying hello to Rushly

2:30:47 - Addressing harmful comments from community (GuardiaN & interz)

2:33:57 - Is Ax1Le the best rifler in the world?

HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, device, karrigan, Maniac, Pimp, HenryG, YNk, JW, smooya, seang@res, 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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OG improving, FaZe struggling, Gambit dominating (feat. valde) | HLTV Confirmed S5E44 Jun 15, 2021

Show notes

HLTV Confirmed with valde discussing OG's roster development: recent changes, roles, and approach to communication. In addition to that, the participants talk about FaZe problems, ESIC's statement on Akuma, BLAST returning to LAN, and NIP's 5th player controversy.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hot seat with valde

3:55 - Introducing valde

4:59 - Reasons behind the roster shuffle

12:22 - NBK-, ISSAA departing, niko, flameZ join

19:08 - Firepower and roles influence

26:48 - Impact of niko & flameZ

32:15 - Language in international teams

Recent news

40:31 - FaZe bring olof back (again)

44:43 - coldzera’s situation

50:55 - What’s wrong with FaZe?

57:26 - ESIC and Akuma betting fraud

1:06:41 - StarLadder RMR anti-cheat measures

1:14:27 - GuardiaN standing in for Trident

1:17:13 - BLAST announce arena event

1:22:02 - The meaning of LAN

IEM Summer

1:28:00 - Gambit grind out another title

1:39:35 - Ancient: how good is it?

1:42:51 - How did G2 fool us again?

1:50:00 - Grand Slam status

BLAST Spring

1:51:19 - NIP’s 5th uncertainty and SPUNJ drama

1:58:43 - Switching players on the go - good or bad?

2:08:00 - Gambit vs. NAVI for #1

2:11:00 - What’s up with Complexity?

Playtime

2:18:18 - Parimatch matchmaker game

2:27:41 - Breaking down a call on Dust 2 vs. Vitality

2:31:36 - Comparing Aleksib with MSL other IGLs

2:33:10 - flameZ performance in IEM playoffs

2:35:35 - Does physical fitness affect CS performance?

2:38:38 - Rumors of fer joining OG - true or false?

2:39:17 - Final words

HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, device, karrigan, Maniac, Pimp, HenryG, YNk, JW, smooya, seang@res, 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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Understanding NIP changes, device signing & how to play Ancient (ft. hampus) | HLTV Confirmed S5E43 Jun 09, 2021

Show notes

HLTV Confirmed's hosts SPUNJ & Professeur talk to hampus about NIP: device's effect on the roster, bringing ztr in and out, IGLing, and the recent results. Besides that, the participants discuss the ways to improve Ancient, FURIA & EG roster changes, IEM Summer results & predictions, and CIS vs. Akuma drama.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hot seat with hampus

4:02 - Introducing hampus

5:10 - How did hampus become an IGL?

9:02 - NIP’s year as a top-10 gatekeeper

10:57 - Signing device - player’s POV

19:13 - IGL responsibilities and ztr

23:11 - Flashpoint 3 result

27:31 - Why NIP are playing Mirage

30:20 - Top-8 at IEM Summer

38:27 - device lacking star flair?

42:36 - flusha doesn’t understand NIP’s roles - hampus response

44:04 - Building a hypothetical Swedish roster with flusha & nawwk

Recent news

48:15 - FURIA part ways with Junior, add assistant coach

55:09 - zews exits Evil Geniuses (and they improve?)

1:02:00 - CIS teams call on Valve to investigate Akuma

1:05:50 - Cheats market on the rise

1:13:20 - “The world’s not falling down, it just sucks that players could be cheating” - SPUNJ

1:16:00 - mertz to Astralis?! Options for the team

1:20:30 - “Having a consistent rifler is better than a consistent AWPer” - hampus

IEM Summer & BLAST Spring

1:22:00 - Ancient: what to improve?

1:33:20 - Is G2 going to win their 1st big trophy in 4 years?

1:40:37 - Are Vitality back?

1:47:20 - OG on a hot streak

1:51:10 - Playoffs preview

2:02:15 - $425k on the line in BLAST - who’ll take it?

2:11:41 - Striker vs. SPUNJ bet revisited

Playtime

2:15:10 - Parimatch matchmaker

2:20:07 - New NIP logo opinions

2:21:52 - What's it like playing with device?

2:24:00 - What’s up with twist?

2:25:45 - NIP’s daily schedule and practice

2:28:44 - Final words

HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, device, karrigan, Maniac, Pimp, HenryG, YNk, JW, smooya, seang@res, 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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Akuma cheating accusations, NAVI inconsistency, & coaching s1mple (ft. B1ad3) | HLTV Confirmed S5E42 Jun 02, 2021

Show notes

In this episode of Confirmed the panel together with NAVI coach B1ad3 talk about the accusations against Akuma, EPIC League's massive problems, the coldzera benching, AGO "stream-sniping" case, and RMR results. In addition to that, the head of NAVI delivers insights on the situation within the team, aspects of coaching s1mple, and the situation with B1T and flamie.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hot seat with B1ad3

4:14 - CIS RMR issues overview

8:15 - NAVI - Entropiq match problem

13:19 - No anti-cheat or GOTV delay???

17:01 - Akuma cheating accusations

19:09 - “I think they were cheating. 100%” - B1ad3

41:10 - Start of 2021 - why are NAVI inconsistent?

51:08 - Bringing in B1T, flamie’s future

59:10 - Coaching s1mple and NAVI goals

1:10:29 - Why don't NAVI bootcamp for officials?

Recent news

1:19:57 - StarLadder to host CIS RMR in June-July

1:34:25 - coldzera benched in FaZe

1:42:40 - What’s next for cold?

1:49:07 - AGO “stream-sniping” punishment

2:01:22 - NIP rotate academy players

RMR events

2:09:24 - mouz surprise Europe

2:17:43 - How will LANs affect the scene?

2:23:55 - Liquid title in NA, EXTREMUM revival

2:30:25 - Parimatch matchmaker

IEM Summer

2:40:02 - Ancient competitive debut

2:45:40 - Favorites for the event

2:48:01 - NAVI skipping IEM Summer - why?

Playtime

2:59:00 - NAVI’s biggest rivalry?

3:02:51 - s1mple or ZywOo - who’s better?

3:05:35 - Final words

HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, device, karrigan, Maniac, Pimp, HenryG, YNk, JW, smooya, seang@res, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.