HLTV Confirmed S03E27 - New Legends preview with seang@res, Rejin, Pimp

Heroic AWPer and in-game leader cadiaN talks about his 2020, which kick off with a failed transfer to FunPlus Phoenix and disqualification from Flashpoint, and is ending with his side being one of the most dangerous and consistent squads of the online era. On HLTV Confirmed S5E14, the 25-year-old also talks about his struggles in North, the trip to NA for Rogue, and discusses how Heroic plans to use their online success to build experience for LAN play in the future. ➡️ 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 Timestamps: 0:00 - Podcast intro Hotseat with cadiaN 3:20 - Introducing cadiaN 4:13 - FPX drama and team uncertainty 10:43 - Climbing to #1 with Heroic 14:02 - Playstyle, criticism, and “onliner” status 25:08 - Rivalries with Astralis and Vitality 33:00 - cadiaN’s redemption arc 42:11 - What went wrong in North? 52:25 - Finally joining Heroic 1:01:02 - cadiaN asks: "How are things going to turn out for us?" 1:06:00 - Viewer questions: es3tag, best teammates, burnout Recent news 1:14:34 - ENCE sign doto and sAw 1:21:24 - GODSENT test emi, is he an upgrade? 1:28:43 - Xizt and kreaz to stand in for Gen.G Flashpoint 2 1:33:32 - Flashpoint group expectations 1:47:52 - cadiaN’s final words 1:49:55 - Who’s gonna make it to the final? Playtime - BLAST and Beijing standouts 1:53:41 - G2 debuting with NiKo 1:57:46 - Vitality’s 6-man performance 2:03:41 - FaZe staying competitive with olofmeister 2:08:52 - Complexity’s successful run 2:13:39 - Wrapping up the episode 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/caspercadiaN http://instagram.com/cadiancs https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

10 Nov 20202h 15min

Brazilian coach Luis "peacemaker" Tadeu joins the HLTV Confirmed show to discuss whether AmaNEk or JaCkz will be cut to make place for NiKo, what the new MIBR lineup with v$m can do, and what caused the departures of bubzkji, AcilioN, and innocent from MAD Lions. ➡️ 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 Timestamps: TBA 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/peacemakercsgo https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #hltvconfirmed #podcast #csgo

3 Nov 20202h 14min

MIBR's lineup headlined by cogu, MDL betting bans, Heroic's return to the top and more are covered in HLTV Confirmed S5E12, which features returning guest smooya. The British AWPer talks about the success of his countrymend ALEX, mezii, Thomas, and team Endpoint, while giving his opinion on olofmeister's reported return to FaZe. ➡️ 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 smooya 1:50 - Introducing smooya 3:00 - Why did smooya leave c0ntact? 8:01 - Spinx’s potential 9:14 - Snappi as a person and as an IGL 13:51 - BIG tow b and c0ntact djL as coaches 18:50 - Switching to Valorant and options in CS 21:26 - UK players finding success Recent news 26:33 - Aerial steps down from ENCE 31:08 - Cloud9 terminate NA team contracts 34:20 - ESIC bans seven MDL AU teams 40:39 - olofmeister to step in for FaZe in BLAST 44:37 - OG, BIG, fnatic in Flashpoint 2 54:21 - NAVI falter, VP on 16-series win streak 1:01:51 - Comparing zoneR and steel punishments 1:12:01 - Heroic on top again 1:22:00 - Vitality second-place curse Shuffle season & BLAST starting 1:32:31 - MIBR announce trial lineup 1:40:42 - MAD Lions reveal refrezh, HooXi 1:42:59 - jkaem to Apeks 1:46:02 - Cloud9 cash out for es3tag 2:06:29 - Future of AZR, Liazz, Gratisfaction 2:12:15 - G2 closing in on NiKo 2:18:19 - BLAST: how will FURIA and EG do? 2:20:25 - 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/smooyacs https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

27 Okt 20202h 21min

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. ➡️ 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 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. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/gla1ve_csgo https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

13 Okt 20202h 27min

karrigan talks about FaZe, the departure of woxic, assigning correct roles, and the difficulties of 2020 on HLTV Confirmed, the weekly CS:GO podcast. The Danish in-game leader, currently playing for mousesports, compared bymas' time in FaZe with how he is currently being used, and explained the similarities between bymas and rain. karrigan also spoke about the impact of the Krieg nerf, testing the AWP role, chrisJ's potential with the sniper, and more. Later in the show, the discussion moves towards the coaching bug abuse and Rejin, as well as Natus Vincere's grand final loss. ➡️ 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 karrigan 1:45 - karrigan's mysterious post on Twitter 3:31 - Losing the 2019 momentum 7:50 - Was it worth it attending so many events? Moving to online 11:10 - Effect of Krieg nerf on mouz 13:24 - karrigan explains woxic’s departure 17:34 - Why not give the main AWP role to chrisj? 24:47 - Is it important to have a star AWPer? 28:21 - mouz's flux as a benefit? 30:19 - Bymas in mouz vs. Bymas in FaZe Recent news 35:26 - What’s up with the CAGED LAMP??? 36:03 - NA teams in talks over trip to Europe 42:50 - floppy to join EU C9 51:05 - Chet retires, s0m, daps to leave - implications 1:00:24 - HUNDEN, Twista, starix stay on despite bans 1:13:00 - "We shouldn't question the players" - karrigan 1:22:48 - CSPPA ranking update EPL EU 1:24:31 - mouz’s run to 4th place at EPL 1:32:36 - Astralis - Heroic rivalry building 1:40:35 - Potential of Astralis’ 7-man roster 1:45:07 - Thriller Astralis - NAVI grand final 1:49:55 - NAVI’s T-side 1:52:07 - Talking NAVI roster problems Playtime: 2:00:17 - "Bad interviews" and media trainings 2:05:27 - Effect of interviews on players pre-match 2:09:37 - Specifics of the veto process 2:12:41 - How would karrigan shuffle the roles in FaZe? 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/karriganCSGO https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

6 Okt 20202h 19min

CS:GO coaching scandal and the 37 bans issued by ESIC (The Esports Integrity Commission) were the topic of HLTV Confirmed S5E9, with guest Ian Smith, the commissioner of the organization, joining the show. Mr. Smith explained why no players were banned for the coach bug abuse (yet), and talked about determining the duration of coach bans for one-round uses (ruggah) and repeat offenders (zoneR), as well as where people like RobbaN, Apoka, and guerri fit in. ESIC's commissioner also talked about the investigation in stream-sniping, MDL matchfixing, and banned players' possibility to move to other games. In the final part of the show, the panel discusses NAVI's chances to win ESL Pro League, oBo's dramatic departure from Complexity, and FURIA's boost. ➡️ 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 Ian Smith 1:29 - Introducing Ian Smith 5:01 - What’s the idea of ESIC? 8:18 - Sports vs. esports in terms of integrity 12:43 - Coaching bug: what is it and how do we approach it? 21:49 - What phase is the investigation currently at? 24:10 - Deciding length of bans 28:13 - zoneR’s 424 rounds offense and no life-time ban? 30:32 - 1 round bug use and 4-months ban? 34:24 - Communication with Valve 37:02 - Could there be successful appeals? 40:41 - What was the path to avoid the ban after getting bugged? 47:33 - Were there attempts to find out if players knew? 54:01 - Stream-sniping in COVID era; ESIC’s resources issue 58:13 - The issue of match-fixing in CS 1:02:11 - Can banned players move to VALORANT? 1:05:42 - Should teenage players be banned permanently? 1:08:03 - Valve's stance on betting 1:12:23 - CIS and China big betting issue 1:14:12 - Final words from Ian Smith Recent news 1:19:20 - mouz, ENCE, Heroic - coaching situation 1:29:19 - oBo steps down, NaToSaphiX steps in coL 1:37:55 - vENdetta joins as Dignitas head coach 1:42:49 - peca added as FPX GM ESL Pro League S12 1:49:21 - FURIA champions of EPL NA, 100T redeemed? 1:54:40 - European EPL playoffs favorites 2:03:01 - LOOTBET’s wonderful picture 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/bristollawyer https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

29 Sep 20202h 6min

NiP coach THREAT joined HLTV Confirmed to talk about his work on rebuilding the Swedish team, the blessing in disguise that was f0rest's departure, and working with young players through a packed CS:GO schedule on avoiding burnout. The tactician explained why there are no new Swedish IGLs and criticized the "old generation", of which he was a part of. During the podcast, the panel talks about roster moves, reported and confirmed, including NiKo to G2, woxic and mezii to Cloud9, and Dignitas benching GeT_RiGhT and Xizt. After touching on BLAST's prize pool changes, the show took a turn towards the current landcaspe, oversaturation, and tournament organizers, with SPUNJ showing his concept for an ideal 2021 schedule. ➡️ 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 THREAT 1:48 - Introducing THREAT 3:01 - THREAT’s coaching background and return 8:42 - Building the “New NiP”; Lekro-hampus move 17:18 - f0rest leaves NiP 19:40 - NiP’s performance: success and struggles 24:55 - hampus calling style 28:20 - How has the game changed since 2015? Recent news 34:36 - Is NiKo to G2 really happening? 42:44 - Kjaerbye roster move 46:27 - Cloud9 unveil woxic, mezii 58:51 - Dignitas bench GeT_RiGhT, Xizt 1:04:53 - MAD Lions to swap two (report) 1:10:57 - BLAST restructures prize pools Scheduling issues with online CS 1:17:07 - SPUNJ’s rant on "complaining players" 1:25:57 - What's the normal amount of CS for players? 1:31:40 - How can players avoid burnout? 1:41:11 - Are extended rosters the solution? 1:50:51 - Conceptualizing a better schedule Playtime 2:15:30 - THREAT’s CS hours, coaching tools, and coaching bug thoughts 2:20:00 - Players’ contract / buyouts transparency 2:22:10 - When should a player get a new team? Handling stress 2:25:31 - Final words from SPUNJ and closing 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/THREAT_CS https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

22 Sep 20202h 28min

Cloud9's CS:GO General Manager HenryG joined the HLTV Confirmed podcast to talk about the signing of ALEX, building his "Colossus", and hinted at new players to be revealed. The former commentator said that not reaching a top10 world ranking in the next year would be "embarrassing", and talked about transparency in player contracts in salaries. Among topics discussed on the show are MIBR falling apart during the European bootcamp, GuardiaN's plan to return, and updates about the Major in Rio and the Regional Major Ranking tournaments. ➡️ 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 HenryG 2:51 - Henry stepping down from commentary 6:23 - What triggered the decision? 10:05 - Was there anything else on the table besides Cloud9’s GM? 15:40 - The GM role in CS:GO and plans with Cloud9 18:39 - CS:GO transfer deals transparency issue 24:53 - Aspects of ALEX signing, HenryG's goals as GM 35:18 - HenryG announces 6-man roster and the bars for the roster 40:40 - Candidates for becoming Cloud9’s 6th Recent news 45:11 - MIBR… disbanded? 59:48 - daps to step down from Gen.G 1:09:23 - GuardiaN: “Ready to return” 1:19:50 - ENCE suspend Twista for coaching bug 1:27:10 - Valve address coaching bug - kinda Major update 1:31:43 - Rio Major is canceled 1:35:10 - What will happen to RMR points? 1:44:11 - Return to LAN in December? Playtime 1:51:47 - How did HenryG envision his retirement? 1:54:15 - The best things/moments of his time being a caster? 1:56:49 - Looking back at "The Caches" showmatch 2:01:02 - What previous experience will HenryG use as GM? 2:04:43 - Will all players be getting the same salary? 2:07:11 - HenryG on players media involvement 2:10:33 - Particular goals for Cloud9 performance 2:12:00 - Info on next Cloud9 announcements 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/henrygcsgo https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

15 Sep 20202h 15min