HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast

Atlanta and Astana finish: Vitality fumble, Spirit win a title (thanks to S0tf1k?), Falcons karrigan debut, EWC moves to Paris, and more in this episode of Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Traveling & shoutout to docs!

Recent news
5:01 - FlyQuest fumble a LAN
6:13 - oskar retirement
8:06 - Top Comment
10:34 - Triple boost removal & fixes
19:01 - EWC moving to Paris
24:55 - PGL Lodz 2027
33:00 - PassionUA rebuild

Atlanta and Astana
39:00 - Simultaneous events
47:32 - XSE event in June
50:40 - Astana impressions
54:32 - Crowd cheating
1:00:57 - NAVI Atlanta win
1:07:47 - Cologne live show!

Temp check
1:09:48 - Spirit's trophy
1:13:00 - S0tf1K as a coach
1:21:53 - Falcons karrigan debut
1:31:32 - kyxsan’s comment: unfair kick?
1:35:18 - Liquid: soulless?
1:36:55 - TheMongolZ: lazy?
1:37:56 - Vitality: no need to overreact!
1:41:00 - NAVI: mental boost
1:42:16 - Aurora: same issues
1:42:43 - MOUZ debut with jL and xelex
1:49:24 - FURIA
1:51:08 - PARIVISION
1:53:24 - FUT, GL, Astralis, Legacy, G2
1:57:34 - MongolZ playoffs at CAC

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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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BLAST Rivals Fort Worth end with another Vitality win, FaZe show up to entertain, alarming FURIA, Cache in competitive, Saudi EPL & EWC questions, and Astana/Atlanta preview in this episode of Confirmed.

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0:00 - Intro
2:12 - Limbo period?
4:12 - Top Comment
11:08 - Skinionaire

Recent news
19:02 - Cache added to competitive
23:02 - What map will be removed?
27:48 - ESIC activity overview
34:47 - EPL to Saudi: who will go?
44:43 - EWC 2026 dubious future
55:32 - BIG female team on pause

BLAST Rivals
59:27 - Vitality don't give up!
1:03:10 - Another Vitality win streak
1:07:32 - 0-11 comeback on Nuke
1:17:02 - FaZe entertain!
1:25:24 - Alarming FURIA
1:28:52 - molodoy issue?
1:36:43 - Should FURIA change… now?!
1:38:55 - Arena & attendance
1:41:36 - Format & broadcast
1:50:23 - SPUNJ caster rant

Astana vs. Atlanta
1:53:01 - Astana: the best of the rest
1:57:32 - Who's the favorite?
1:58:28 - Falcons with karrigan
2:05:12 - Atlanta: top 2 & murky waters
2:09:04 - Vitality "free win"?
2:14:03 - NAVI: the 2nd best

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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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https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg
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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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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

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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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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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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?

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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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https://x.com/SPUNJ
https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg
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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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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