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HLTV.org's live talk show hosted by Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill dedicated to hot topics surrounding the professional Counter-Strike scene. Catch us live here: https://twitch.tv/hltvorg

  1. 3D AGO

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

    2025 wrap-up, Top 20 explained, and expectations for 2026: this and more in this episode of HLTV Confirmed! ➡️ 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 🔺 Play smarter with Refrag: https://in.refrag.gg/FUCZNJ 🔫 Support Esports with 10% bonus from Skin.Club: https://l.skin.club/HLTVCONFIRMED 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? 👕 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/SPUNJ https://x.com/Professeur_CS https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

    2h 42m

  2. 5D AGO

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

    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. ➡️ 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 🔺 Play smarter with Refrag: https://in.refrag.gg/FUCZNJ 🔫 Support Esports with 10% bonus from Skin.Club: https://l.skin.club/HLTVCONFIRMED 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 👕 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/Vitality_apEX https://x.com/flamezcsgo https://x.com/luismmira https://x.com/SPUNJ https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

    57 min

  3. 12/15/2025

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

    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. ➡️ 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 🔺 Play smarter with Refrag: https://in.refrag.gg/FUCZNJ 🔫 Support Esports with 10% bonus from Skin.Club: https://l.skin.club/HLTVCONFIRMED 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 👕 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/SPUNJ https://x.com/Professeur_CS https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

    1h 33m

  4. 12/08/2025

    Most STACKED playoffs ever? Predicting Budapest Major winner | HLTV Confirmed S7E50

    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. ➡️ 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 🔺 Play smarter with Refrag: https://in.refrag.gg/FUCZNJ 🔫 Support Esports with 10% bonus from Skin.Club: https://l.skin.club/HLTVCONFIRMED 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 👕 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/SPUNJ https://x.com/Professeur_CS https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

    2h 42m

  5. 12/02/2025

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

    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! ➡️ 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 🔺 Play smarter with Refrag: https://in.refrag.gg/FUCZNJ 🔫 Support Esports with 10% bonus from Skin.Club: https://l.skin.club/HLTVCONFIRMED 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 👕 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/SPUNJ https://x.com/Professeur_CS https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

    2h 13m

  6. 11/27/2025

    Budapest Major: tech issues, horrible FaZe, and "humiliation ritiual" | HLTV Confirmed S7E48

    Budapest Major has begun, and in this episode, we're talking all the big topics: tech issues, elimination humiliation ritual, "dogs**t" CS quality, FaZe and GL horrible form, and Stage 2 preview. Last but not least, gla1ve retires. 0:00 - Intro 4:10 - Why so early? Recent news 6:01 - gla1ve retires 14:38 - gla1ve’s coach ambition 22:01 - HEROIC rumors 25:36 - Top comment 28:48 - EWIC working with betting?! Major impressions 35:14 - Tech issues: “it’s a joke” 46:10 - Risky scheduling 54:48 - There are good things! 56:01 - Elimination humiliation ritual 1:05:00 - HUD impressions Major results so far 1:08:36 - “Dogshit CS” - SPUNJ 1:15:10 - FaZe’s loss to… daps 1:17:31 - Why FaZe are so bad 1:27:12 - “FaZe need to change” - Prof 1:31:11 - FlyQuest: some proper CS 1:34:02 - Skinionaire 1:45:00 - General team takeaways 1:48:43 - GL: why so bad? 1:51:55 - 2-2 matches prediction Major Stage 2 1:56:50 - Invited vs. qualified 1:58:40 - WATO: NAVI, Astralis, Aurora odds 2:02:50 - Refrag: Striker mode launched 2:06:12 - More Stage 2 takes ➡️ 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 🔺 Play smarter with Refrag: https://in.refrag.gg/FUCZNJ 🔫 Support Esports with 10% bonus from Skin.Club: https://l.skin.club/HLTVCONFIRMED 👕 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/SPUNJ https://x.com/Professeur_CS https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

    2h 11m

  7. 11/19/2025

    flameZ talks losses, grinds, practice, and the Major | HLTV Confirmed S7E47

    flameZ joins us during the pre-Major week to talk about the team's recent performances in Hong Kong and Chengdu, practice, his inspirations, style adjustments, FURIA, and Stage 1 (including Pick'Ems) ➡️ 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 🔺 Play smarter with Refrag: https://in.refrag.gg/FUCZNJ 🔫 Support Esports with 10% bonus from Skin.Club: https://l.skin.club/HLTVCONFIRMED 0:00 - Intro Hot seat with flameZ 3:41 - flameZ joins 5:22 - Skinionaire 11:57 - EPL trophy breaks drought 16:52 - Practice in Asia/Europe 18:21 - Jetlag routine 24:02 - flameZ inspirations 28:36 - Grinding at events 30:29 - Why pro practice is boring 36:02 - “We get bullied by fnatic [in praccs]” 37:40 - Trolling in praccs 42:37 - The importance of confidence 47:22 - Hong Kong final & Ancient 54:50 - Losing 1v5 59:40 - Chengdu & Hong Kong results 1:05:28 - ZywOo & flameZ openings 1:08:32 - Top Comment: “saideira” 1:13:37 - Week with ropz in Estonia 1:17:41 - Fame IRL 1:19:30 - How good are FURIA? 1:22:57 - WATO: flameZ vs. YEKINDAR 1:28:03 - Major preparations 1:33:14 - apEX performance 1:35:16 - Pre-Major plans 1:38:10 - Getting motivations 1:41:20 - Beard & hair talk Major Pick’Ems 1:51:10 - Legacy, FaZe 1:53:02 - B8, GL, fnatic 1:54:34 - PARIVISION, M80 1:56:30 - NIP, NRG, The Huns 1:58:30 - Red Canids, FlyQuest, RA 2:06:00 - flameZ Major sticker 2:16:12 - HLTV Awards 👕 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/flameZcsgo https://x.com/Nohte https://x.com/Professeur_CS https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

    2h 19m

  8. 11/12/2025

    [Fixed] Spirit cooked? Falcons & Vitality issues, OG cadiaN | HLTV Confirmed S7E46

    FURIA's first big trophy, Vitality and Falcons issues, MongolZ with controlez, Spirit looking cooked, and more takeaways from IEM Chengdu. In other topics: cadiaN's move to OG, tier-1 events getting canceled, and HLTV Hall of Fame drama. ➡️ 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 🔺 Play smarter with Refrag: https://in.refrag.gg/FUCZNJ 🔫 Support Esports with 10% bonus from Skin.Club: https://l.skin.club/HLTVCONFIRMED 0:00 - Intro 2:43 - A while no SPUNJ 5:11 - Top Comment (Not so) recent news 9:42 - cadiaN to OG 18:17 - Skinionaire (HoF) 31:52 - Hall of Fame class 2025 36:55 - olofmeister drama 40:14 - Red Bul GIBAWAY Journey 42:38 - Skyesports Chennai 43:55 - Fragedelhia Ultra Mega Jersey 49:10 - More events implode? IEM Chengdu & BLAST HK 1:03:01 - Grand final veto 1:17:21 - FURIA 3-0 Vitality 1:29:01 - Infuriating apEX plays 1:32:28 - Vitality motivation issues? 1:38:27 - WATO: FalleN’s BO5 record 1:44:37 - MongolZ with controlez 1:49:45 - Falcons Playoffs issue 1:59:57 - MOUZ: same problem? 2:01:31 - Spirit cooked? 2:07:23 - NAVI, Astralis & FaZe 2:10:51 - Stock check: buying Falcons?! 2:13:30 - BLAST HK preview 2:15:00 - Refrag BLAST round feature 👕 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/StrikerHLTVorg https://x.com/LukasWiinholt

    2h 23m
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HLTV.org's live talk show hosted by Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill dedicated to hot topics surrounding the professional Counter-Strike scene. Catch us live here: https://twitch.tv/hltvorg

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