HLTV Confirmed S5E11 | gla1ve discusses Magisk as IGL, Xyp9x's return, and PR training criticism

gla1ve joined HLTV Confirmed to talk about his return from a three-month break, the roster situation with bubzkji and Xyp9x on the bench, es3tag's surprising integration, and their ESL Pro League win. The in-game leader in his team's four Major victories talked about Magisk growing into the leader role and the accusations about Astralis players not controlling their own social media.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hotseat with gla1ve

2:38 - Introducing gla1ve - “the best IGL in CS:GO history”

3:49 - Returning from the burnout break

10:11 - Magisk and gla1ve IGL situation

18:53 - EPL win, Astralis vs. Heroic

23:07 - cadiaN and media drama

25:35 - Working with the extended roster

32:04 - Bringing back Xyp9x

37:19 - Dealing with criticism

Recent news

40:11 - H4RR3 to Dignitas

44:37 - Complexity to sign jks - report

53:39 - SKADE disqualified from MDL for coach bug

57:53 - Flashpoint 2 to feature “3 top-20 invites”

1:03:37 - FaZe/OG surprise runs in IEM New York

1:16:33 - Nivera to join Vitality

1:18:14 - 100T to leave CS (again)

DH Open Fall

1:28:40 - How important is an RMR event now?

1:32:43 - Overviewing DH Open groups

Prospects of 2020/2021

1:44:11 - NA teams’ prospects in intercontinental matches

1:51:20 - CSPPA safety protocols and LAN

2:01:02 - ESL & DreamHack schedule for 2021

Playtime

2:13:27 - Viewer questions

2:19:20 - Astralis PR training and device tweet

2:24:40 - Podcast outro

HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, device, Maniac, Pimp, HenryG, YNk, JW, smooya, 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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