HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast

A special episode featuring kassad, Devilwalk, and messioso covers Valve's Major announcement regarding changes to coaching in online RMR events and what that means for teams and coaches. The show also touches on the permanent bans handed to Rejin, Apoka, zoneR, and others, and finds out how the sticker money is going to be distributed for 100 Thieves and FunPlus Phoenix members. ➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Join the discussion and watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio podcast (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv 0:00 - Podcast intro 3:03 - 2021 RMR Update and Major qualification 14:31 - Substitutes rules change 19:14 - Looking into what Valve said 31:42 - messioso joins; how coach limitations will work 45:47 - Sticker money - how does it work? 50:45 - Why are the coach rules unenforceable? 1:00:45 - Devilwalk joins; Valve’s reaction to coach bug abuse 1:21:04 - Problem of Valve communication 1:34:00 - Are all coaches punished by the change? 1:50:17 - The problems behind the drama 1:57:03 - Does the punishment of coaches fit the crime? 2:03:46 - Could Valve do better? 2:10:33 - kassad joins; "This isn't going to stop shady teams" 2:21:54 - How to prevent abuse? 2:32:49 - RMR, stickers, substitute rules changes 2:45:45 - Summarizing the episode, 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 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. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/kassad https://twitter.com/DevilwalkCSGOD https://twitter.com/messioso #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

29 Jan 20212h 49min

Twistzz joined the HLTV podcast for a candid interview about Liquid's struggles in 2020, being close to the bench twice, nitr0 leaving the team, and FaZe rumors. ➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Join the discussion and watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio podcast (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv Follow ​@Twistzz on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Twistzz/ 0:00 - Podcast intro Hot seat with Twistzz 5:03 - First impressions of European CS 8:13 - "I think people stopped working well together (in Liquid)" 14:57 - Losing nitr0 and adreN, COVID impact 23:03 - Decision to leave the team 28:03 - FaZe rumor and next step in career Recent news 34:07 - Rating new NiP logo (+ bonus Chaos) 37:05 - ZywOo being #1 of 2020 45:18 - ESL’s plans to return to LAN, RMR proposals 52:40 - Predicting the Major and LANs 1:02:24 - Mouz add acoR & dexter 1:07:27 - ENCE with international roster 1:17:31 - degster, patsi join Spirit 1:23:07 - Mass banning of Australian players 1:33:09 - Vitality fined by ESIC 1:48:13 - First look at Liquid with FalleN BLAST Global Finals 2:02:20 - NAVI live up to their potential 2:15:03 - Astralis - Vitality - NAVI rivalry in 2021 Playtime 2:21:40 - LAN vs. Online difference 2:24:37 - Positive sides of the NA scene 2:26:26 - Hair tutorial when??? 2:27:10 - Long-term goals and being an IGL 2:29:00 - Should we change map pool? 2:31:55 - International rosters issues 2:26:07 - An odd question and 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 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. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

26 Jan 20212h 38min

➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Join the discussion and watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio podcast (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv SPUNJ, Striker, and Professeur discuss the winter rostermania, talk about the Top20 players of the year list, and the Major announcement in the first episode of 2021. Timestamps: 0:00 - Podcast intro Recent news 4:49 - Catching up with Top 20 list 8:39 - Players that ended up being in Top 30 13:03 - PGL to host the Major in Stockholm 20:20 - ESEA revampled for 2021 Roster updates 23:51 - Liquid add FalleN, 33:23 - FURIA bring junior in 41:25 - MIBR lose team, future of kNgV- and co. 52:18 - Cloud9 lose kassad and woxic 1:02:18 - BnTeT to finalize EXTREMUM (report) 1:09:53 - fnatic - sign Jackinho 1:20:02 - suNny, flusha, autimatic teaming up 1:29:19 - Envy transfer list team 1:37:05 - karrigan and mouz future 2021 Calendar 1:50:56 - SPUNJ rants on potential schedule complaints 1:55:40 - Looking at the 2021 schedule 2:06:41 - Will LANs return and when? Playtime 2:11:51 - Rushly vs. SPUNJ "drama" 2:13:55 - JUGi and Complexity situation 2:19:39 - Final words Winner of the Xtrfy contest: https://twitter.com/hidden_bullshit/s... 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. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

15 Jan 20212h 19min

In the final episode of the year, the HLTV Confirmed panelists explain how the HLTV top 20 players of the year list will be selected, which players have a chance to make it, and the race for #1 between s1mple and ZywOo. SPUNJ, Professeur, and Striker also touch on the FalleN to Liquid rumors, Twistzz stepping down, and debate what the best team of 2020 has been - Astralis, Vitality, or Liquid? ➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Join the discussion and watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio podcast (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv 0:00 - Podcast intro Recent news 4:21 - Twistzz departing Liquid 8:30 - FalleN joining Liquid? 17:27 - What’s next for Twistzz? 23:45 - ZywOo extends with Vitality until 2024 27:47 - jkaem to leave Apeks 36:50 - fnatic eye Jackinho - report 40:44 - GODSENT in talks with suNny - report 46:00 - HAVU sign Aerial 47:57 - Gen.G transfer list roster IEM Global Challenge 53:54 - Astralis back to winning 1:01:42 - Liquid redemption 2020 rewind 1:09:04 - Reasons why 2020 was good 1:14:07 - Vitality vs. NAVI vs. Astralis - team of 2020? 1:29:20 - Breakout players? Potential top-20 rookies? 1:32:40 - How will top 20 players of 2020 be picked? 1:42:25 - Top-3 flops of the year 1:57:14 - Building the HLTV Confirmed All-Star lineup Playtime 2:07:46 - Yes or No: Major in 2021? More coach bans? Map pool? 2:10:49 - Astralis and NAVI roster changes? Source 2??? 2:15:45 - Any historical team to benefit from 6-man? Sinners with oskar? 2:22:31 - Xtfry giveaway contest 2:25:36 - Final words 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. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

22 Des 20202h 26min

What made ENCE remove their in-game leader? What issues plagued the Finnish team as they tumbled down the rankings ever since? Aleksi "allu" Jalli, Finnish CS:GO player representing ENCE, took part in the HLTV Confirmed podcast to answer community questions about the team as well as his former and current teammates, including suNny, Jamppi, and xseveN. The AWPer also touched on the implication that he told NiKo not to pick up Aleksib on FaZe, and commented on the Tweets made by sergej and suNny while the show was live. ➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Join the discussion and watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio podcast (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv 0:00 - Podcast intro Hotseat with allu 3:57 - End of 2020, ENCE out of top 30 5:40 - Rewinding to the Aleksib removal 11:17 - Looking back at ENCE results after Aleksib 20:22 - Leadership & mental health in ENCE 27:03 - Jamppi signing, xseveN as sixth 33:02 - How Twista's coach bug ban affected ENCE 36:48 - Aerial, sergej out, Finnish army 42:47 - Future with doto, SADDYX, 49:34 - State of Finnish scene’s Recent news 57:31 - CSPPA and voice comms drama 1:02:42 - allu gives player perspective on public communication 1:11:30 - Extra Salt sign ex-Cloud9 IEM & BLAST 1:15:03 - Are Vitality the #1 team of 2020? 1:23:42 - NAVI, Astralis in contention for Global Challenge 1:31:00 - Liquid’s last chance Playtime 1:38:03 - allu responding to sergej’s tweet 1:41:57 - Why do ENCE players hate interviews? 1:44:06 - allu building a dream team of his all past teams 1:47:20 - Did allu tell NiKo to not get Aleksib? 1:49:50 - Options to go international? 1:53:01 - Which team has been the best in 2020? 1:56:29 - Online vs. LAN - how it’s been? 2:01:40 - Final words from allu 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. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/alluCSGO https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

15 Des 20202h 2min

How does Sweden reclaim its former glory? fnatic's IGL Golden joined HLTV Confirmed to talk about the topic, as well as fnatic having to change up their style in the online era, ESIC deciding to not punish stream-sniping, and team changes such as G2 benching JaCkz and Astralis introducing Bubzkji to win DreamHack Masters Winter. ➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Join the discussion and watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio podcast (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv 0:00 - Podcast intro Hotseat with Golden 4:22 - Introducing Golden 5:04 - Flashpoint 3rd place run 12:12 - Adapting to the online era 18:43 - CS level growth 25:18 - Summing up fnatic’s 2020 27:57 - State of Swedish scene 32:04 - Becoming an IGL and leadership in the scene 36:01 - Golden naming Swedish prospects Recent news 38:03 - New ping feature 43:50 - ESIC won’t take action on stream-sniping 49:12 - “Can we just not fucking cheat?” - SPUNJ’s monologue 1:01:55 - Valve scraps plans for Spring 2021 Major 1:07:47 - NAVI 6-man roster with B1T 1:16:15 - JaCkz out of G2, what’s next? The good, the bad, & the ugly 1:23:45 - Good: Astralis vs. mouz grand final 1:37:47 - Good: GODSENT’s surprising run 1:43:44 - Good: Cloud9 are legit? 1:48:57 - Bad: Heroic running out of steam 1:49:56 - Ugly: Liquid’s struggle Playtime 1:52:04 - Preparation when playing the same team 1:53:34 - Aim vs. decision making 1:55:55 - Why was KRIMZ’s door covered in a plastic sheet? 1:57:42 - Final words 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. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/goldenmajk https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

8 Des 20201h 58min

North's Head of Esports Operations Graham "messioso" Pitt answers questions about the removal of Aizy and MSL, talks about the team paying "more than 2x" of Heroic's salary, while lagging behind in results. Removing the iconic North players was "definitely financial", he says, with the focus for 2021 being to find and develop young players - something they failed to do in the past. ➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Join the discussion and watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio podcast (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv 0:00 - Podcast intro Hotseat with messioso 4:23 - Introducing messioso 5:54 - Who is messioso? His story 13:34 - Becoming North’s Head of Esports 19:47 - What does messioso’s position mean? 24:11 - Looking back at replacing JUGi with MSL 27:59 - Coach replacement: mithR to Jumpy 30:03 - Kjaerbye leave and departure 37:21 - Bringing Kristou in - North academy alumni 40:02 - Signing Lekr0 45:47 - North players’ age 47:53 - Aizy and MSL out 56:11 - North’s position in the scene 59:02 - Top players’ salaries in CS 1:01:14 - Denmark CS infrastructure 1:05:55 - Missing out on players (blameF, TeSeS, Farlig) 1:19:35 - Managing North roster: looking back and in the future 1:28:50 - How to make CS esports to make money? Recent news: 1:34:24 - Endpoint qualify for Pro League 1:39:14 - KRIMZ (wrongfully?) VAC’d 1:43:33 - Sprout pull out of DH Masters 1:45:27 - Global Challenge team list finalized 1:49:19 - Redemption for NA with Liquid & FURIA 1:52:43 - Cloud9 show promise 1:54:21 - Flashpoint 2 key storyline 1:59:31 - DH Masters group stage favorites 2:03:54 - Closing down the show 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. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/messioso https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

1 Des 20202h 4min

Former FaZe coach YNk explained why he stepped down after NiKo's departure, spoke about the organization's lack of support, certain players not putting in the effort, and their mistakes when approaching the in-game leader situation (not signing Aleksib or blameF). The Serbian also talks about wanting to keep karrigan on board, his vision to rebuild with jks and dexter, and more. HLTV Confirmed S5E17 ➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Join the discussion and watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio podcast (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv 0:00 - Podcast intro Hotseat with YNk 3:35 - Introducing YNk; his recent Covid story 5:45 - Why did YNk leave FaZe? 11:12 - olof’s departure and attempt to get ALEX 14:19 - Working with FaZe as an organization 18:14 - Considering jks and dexter for FaZe 22:12 - Inability to get an IGL 28:38 - Attempt to sign ALEX and other players 36:28 - Was YNk let down by his teams? 39:11 - Public pressure and NiKo 42:47 - Best and worst memories with FaZe Recent news 44:40 - HEN1 leaving, FURIA going international? 55:12 - emi to play with GODSENT 58:39 - Chaos, Whalers to split with teams 1:09:27 - Heroic replace EG in BLAST Showdown IEM 1:20:17 - Vitality 6v5 victory over NAVI 1:29:44 - misutaaa’s performance 1:36:30 - NAVI’s results 1:43:47 - Time to change for NAVI? 1:49:40 - G2 make top-4 with JaCkz 1:59:51 - Are FaZe better without NiKo? karrigan rumors? Talent transitions & playtime 2:05:02 - What has been done so far? 2:08:07 - Are analysts good fits for coaches and GMs? Playtime 2:21:01 - Favorite coach quotes and YNk’s EPL clip 2:24:32 - Final words 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. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/ynk https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

24 Nov 20202h 26min