s1mple talks about Major win, biggest rivals, his teammates and the future | HLTV Confirmed S5E63

HLTV Confirmed finally welcomes s1mple - PGL Major champion & MVP. Aleksandr talks about NAVI's Major run, game against G2, B1T's impact, and the rest of his teammates. Among other topics are Vitality x Astralis shuffle, shox to Liquid rumor, new fnatic roster, m0nesy & NAVI Junior, and upcoming BLAST Fall Finals. At the end of the show, s1mple answered an unprecedented number of viewer questions, including the mentioned break, take on Ancient, and the factor of age.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hot seat with s1mple

4:18 - Introducing s1mple

6:28 - Start of 2021, expectations & plans

8:54 - Benching flamie & getting B1T

16:10 - Reviewing the Major run

20:14 - Who could challenge NAVI? Vitality, Gambit

21:34 - Losing to Gambit online

26:01 - 2021 success & new goal

27:11 - Experiencing the Major & audience

33:59 - nuke vs. G2; NiKo’s shot

41:07 - “Perfecto is a genius” - s1mple

Recent news

46:53 - shox is rumored for Liquid

53:40 - fnatic triumph at DH Open

57:52 - forZe, mir’s future

1:00:23 - m0nesy & NAVI Junior

1:02:05 - s1mple on his time Liquid

1:05:41 - Who wants to be a skinionaire?

BLAST Fall Finals

1:14:44 - Last arena event, how important is it?

1:19:00 - Reviewing the bracket

1:21:30 - How many big events are optimal?

Playtime

1:26:32 - Parimatch Matchmaker - teammates

1:36:40 - Is age a factor?

1:40:56 - Would s1mple consider Valorant someday?

1:43:00 - Plans on the break

1:46:13 - s1mple’s take on Ancient

1:47:51 - What is s1mple’s role in calling?

1:52:18 - electronic’s role in NAVI

1:54:04 - Who can have a chance against NAVI?

1:56:01 - Vitality future, rivalry with ZywOo

1:58:13 - Has esports’ image changed?

2:04:16 - Final words

HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, shox, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, 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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