HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast

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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📺 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

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

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

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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📺 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
1:42 - 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?

👕 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

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.

➡️ 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
1:26 - 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

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.

➡️ 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