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Godlike Vitality, Falcons losing unlosable, Senzu in PassionUA | HLTV Confirmed S7E58 Feb 24, 2026

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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.

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ZywOo masterclass in Krakow, Spirit lack of finals, MOUZ problem | HLTV Confirmed S7E57 Feb 09, 2026

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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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Aurora over Falcons, BCGame & G2 step up, FaZe fumble in Krakow | HLTV Confirmed S7E56 Feb 04, 2026

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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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PARIVISION win BLAST, another Falcons top 2, Krakow teams & new Anubis takes | HLTV Confirmed S7E55 Jan 27, 2026

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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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Argentina Major, BLAST snoozefest, Season strategy ft. ash | HLTV Confirmed S7E54 Jan 21, 2026

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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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magixx & zont1x back, donk #2 explained, new BC.Game core & more | HLTV Confirmed S7E53 Jan 15, 2026

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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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apEX & flameZ on Awards, pressure, Anubis, and 2026 | HLTV Confirmed S7E52 Jan 12, 2026

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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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Vitality back-to-back Major, insane FaZe run, changes rumors | HLTV Confirmed S7E51 Dec 15, 2025

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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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Most STACKED playoffs ever? Predicting Budapest Major winner | HLTV Confirmed S7E50 Dec 08, 2025

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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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Aurora fall: must change? FaZe bounce back, PARIVISION dream run | HLTV Confirmed S7E49 Dec 02, 2025

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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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