HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast HLTV

B1ad3 joins HLTV Confirmed after his second Major win to talk through their run, building the international team, Aleksib's style, iM's performance, jL focusing up, s1mple's future, communication, electroNic to VP move, FURIA leadership situation, and more... But notably, COOKING!

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⁠2:31⁠ - B1ad3 introduction



Hot seat with B1ad3

⁠4:48⁠ - Major win with a new lineup

⁠8:18⁠ - Building the roster

⁠13:05⁠ - Patience before changes

⁠17:32⁠ - Being an underdog

⁠23:45⁠ - Map picks

⁠29:36⁠ - jL: full focus?

⁠34:39⁠ - The role of the walk

⁠38:04⁠ - Arena effect

⁠43:04⁠ - Aleksib & leadership

⁠1:01:04⁠ - Saying too much

⁠1:06:35⁠ - Was NAVI win a fluke?

⁠1:15:00⁠ - iM underperformance?

⁠1:24:14⁠ - Speaking straight

⁠1:28:57⁠ - s1mple’s future?

⁠1:31:47⁠ - B1ad3 takes Skinionaire

⁠1:39:31⁠ - “Cooking”



Recent news

⁠1:40:32⁠ - electroNic shock VP move

⁠1:45:00⁠ - VP style & elec fit

⁠1:54:56⁠ - FURIA leadership changes

⁠2:06:08⁠ - m0NESY to Cloud9?!

⁠2:09:20⁠ - The best CS player atm?

⁠2:13:18⁠ - Final words


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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0:00 - Intro

2:39 - Introducing SEMPHIS4:55 - SEMPHIS fitness project

8:46 - Skinionaire: NAVI history

PGL Copenhagen Major

17:35 - NAVI: was it a fluke..?

23:01 - iM & jL performances

28:25 - What is a fluke at all?39:40 - Major watching impressions

46:04 - Danish crowd

52:04 - FaZe final loss: karrigan done?

57:41 - Maps & economy issues

1:04:47 - FaZe Major run

1:17:43 - What if Twistzz was in FaZe?

1:26:24 - G2 run: success or not?

1:29:44 - “NiKo & huNter is why G2 got worse” - Striker

1:33:15 - Veto & player performances

1:45:16 - Vitality and “the missing ZywOo”

1:56:47 - Spirit’s loss in quarters

2:08:35 - MOUZ falter again

2:12:07 - Stage storming and repercussions

2:25:52 - NAVI player stories; performance coach

2:31:41 - Stacked 2025 calendar

2:34:25 - RMRs no more? How will it work?



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://twitter.com/semphisss
https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS
https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg
https://twitter.com/SPUNJ
https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt

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HLTV Confirmed goes live with an audience from Copenhagen to talk all things Major and even more: recent news with Harry & Hugo, EF dream run with MAJ3R, device switch to IGLing, MOUZ form with xertioN, and Playoffs prediction with Pimp.

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1:34 - Welcome to Copenhagen special!
3:25 - People share forum ban story
4:30 - The best playoffs ever?

Harry & Hugo
6:45 - Introducing Harry & Hugo
8:18 - Jame crash impressions
11:12 - Recent roster changes
13:16 - BOROS-Falcons situation
22:32 - dupreeh joining Falcons
27:45 - Skinionaire
38:32 - Harry & Hugo Major predictions

MAJ3R
40:31 - Introducing MAJ3R
42:30 - Comeback with Eternal Fire
48:38 - Playoffs bracket
53:51 - EF vs. VP - match of the career?
55:02 - XANTARES got smart?
56:32 - Questions for MAJ3R
1:02:06 - Spirit era? Liquid struggles


device
1:05:48 - device on IGLing
1:16:10 - Having time to get results
1:20:46 - bro, stavn, jabbi, STABBI?!
1:29:51 - ruggah as coach
1:34:06 - blameF
1:36:42 - Staehr interview: “should’ve been me”
1:42:51 - Bootcamp impressions; playstyle
1:46:00 - Making replacement decisions

xertioN
1:50:36 - Introducing xertioN
1:54:52 - Playoffs expectations
1:58:24 - “Jimmy is like my kid” - xertioN
2:00:13 - Brollan impressions
2:04:07 - Playoffs predictions
2:07:00 - The help of Xyp9x

Pimp & Pick’Em
2:08:48 - Introducing Pimp
2:10:42 - Favorite match
2:14:26 - Pick’Em for Playoffs
2:33:45 - More giveaways!
2:36:05 - Major stage & final words


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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smooya joins the show to discuss NIP signing Xizt, BLAST Showdown
results, s1mple losing his first CS2 match for Falcons, and then make a
power ranking of all Copenhagen Major teams as well as Pick'Em for the
Opening stage.

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0:00 - Show intro
2:33 - SPUNJ defends smooya!

Recent news
6:47 - What’s up with smooya?
10:21 - NIP sign Xizt
17:45 - BLAST & ESL calendar for 2025
27:10 - TYLOO changes
28:17 - NRG changes
32:54 - BLAST Showdown results
44:46 - Metizport over Falcons
47:01 - s1mple’s performance

Major talk
59:31 - smooya takes Skinionaire
1:09:00 - Basic info on the Major
1:15:29 - Vox Pop: Spirit top form?
1:21:28 - paiN, Lynn Vision, Legacy
1:26:40 - 9 Pandas, ECSTATIC, AMKAL
1:31:00 - Imperial, KOI
1:32:45 - FaZe, Vitality, mezii talk
1:35:15 - MOUZ, G2
1:39:25 - SAW, FURIA, Apeks, coL, Mongolz
1:42:08 - EF, VP, ENCE
1:45:50 - Heroic, NAVI, C9
1:52:51 - Opening matches review
1:56:40 - Opening Stage Pick’Em
2:01:08 - 0-3 team: KOI, Legacy, Lynn?
2:05:38 - 3-0 team: EF, C9, Heroic?
2:08:16 - 7 teams to go through
2:14:18 - smooya leaks 3 rosters

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://twitter.com/smooyacs
https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS
https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg
https://twitter.com/SPUNJ
https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt

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frozen joins to talk about his career, time in MOUZ, joining FaZe,
playing with ropz & karrigan as well as big changes in Astralis with
device taking IGL chores and Liquid failing the Americas RMR.

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0:00 - Show intro
2:42 - Introducing frozen

Hot seat with frozen
4:10 - MOUZ retrospective
7:53 - Playing with NXT players
14:51 - dexter leading
18:30 - siuhy’s success
21:20 - sycrone’s role
25:12 - Favorite MOUZ moments
27:35 - Joining FaZe
30:00 - Offers: “either FaZe or staying in MOUZ”
34:21 - Did ropz & karrigan change?
37:02 - How did frozen change?
39:27 - frozen’s roles
41:41 - Abu Dhabi, Kato top 2 finishes
45:14 - “donk proved everyone wrong” - frozen
48:43 - CS2: smokes, boosts, performance
52:51 - PGL Major preparation
55:12 - frozen takes Skinionaire

Recent news
1:02:25 - blameF out, device takes over
1:05:41 - device IGLing?!
1:28:55 - CS2 spawn changes
1:33:03 - GameSquare merger
1:36:15 - sdy & EspiranTo are free agents
1:39:35 - Heroic leave Louvre agreement
1:42:46 - Vox Pop: the biggest RMR failure?
1:49:16 - Revisiting time capsule
1:53:15 - Americas RMR format issue
1:59:20 - Liquid missed the Major
2:03:02 - Brazil dominates Americas RMR
2:06:23 - Complexity eliminated Liquid
2:10:23 - BLAST Showdown predictions
2:25:04 - Questions and final words

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://twitter.com/FROZENNcs
https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS
https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg
https://twitter.com/SPUNJ
https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt

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kyxsan, the IGL of Heroic, joins to discuss his career (from the
beginning in North Macedonia to Apeks to Heroic) and the results of
Europe RMR: Astralis disaster, Falcons flop, the importance of stickers
and the issue of MR12, and more.

➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed
📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg
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0:00 - Intro
3:44 - kyxsan joins
Hot seat with kyxsan
5:46 - How kyxsan started
10:26 - Winning IESF
15:12 - Leaving BLUEJAYS, joining Apeks
20:45 - Calling in English
24:49 - Establishing IGLing style
26:42 - BLAST Major semi-final run
32:06 - 3 years
35:37 - Joining Heroic
42:28 - Getting started with Heroic
51:55 - kyxsan takes Skinionaire

Astralis RMR disaster
57:53 - Who advances to the next stage?
1:00:06 - VoxPop: why Astralis failed the RMR?
1:08:35 - Is baitF the problem?
1:15:13 - device’s tweet
1:18:25 - G2 or Astralis: bigger disaster?
1:21:29 - What if… gla1ve to Astralis?
1:22:45 - kyxsan on beating Astralis

Other RMR results
1:24:31 - Falcons didn’t make it
1:33:20 - Big shuffle incoming?
1:36:30 - Monte fell flat
1:37:10 - ‘NIP, why are you keeping anybody?’ - SPUNJ
1:40:32 - kyxsan brings up a tier-2 player
1:41:35 - glowiing carries 9Pandas into the Major
1:48:36 - The impact of sticker money
1:56:45 - kyxsan ranks top 5 teams
2:02:43 - Thoughts on CS2 & MR12
2:09:52 - donk: Top 1 of 2024?
2:11:26 - Questions for kyxsan

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://twitter.com/kyxsancs
https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS
https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg
https://twitter.com/SPUNJ
https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt

#HLTVConfirmed #podcast #cs2