HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast

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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📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg
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🟢 Partner offer details: https://kick.com/hltvorg/about

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?

👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

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

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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.

➡️ 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

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…

👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

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

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.

➡️ 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

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)

👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

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

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!

➡️ 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

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

👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

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.

➡️ Follow us for updates: / hltvconfirmed
📺 Watch live: / hltvorg
🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv

🟢 Partner offer details: https://kick.com/hltvorg/about

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?

👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop

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