CS returns! kassad vs. HooXi, Top 5 explained, RMR brawl & BLAST prediction | HLTV Confirmed S6E89

EliGE joins HLTV Confirmed to talk about the decision-making of late 2021, shox, oSee, nitr0 joining Liquid, the state of NA CS, recent results, and the teams potential. After that, the panel and the guest discussed the EPL Group C results (Movistar, Players) and made predictions for Group D, including NAVI's chances without the IGL. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by Xtrfy and Bitskins. 🖱️ Xtrfy: https://xtrfy.com/ 🔫 BitSkins: https://bitskins.com/?hltvconfirmed=1 0:00 - Podcast intro Hot seat with EliGE 3:31 - Introducing EliGE 5:48 - Major and final events of 2021 11:11 - Was EliGE considering Valorant? 14:07 - Is EliGE a shareholder of Liquid? 16:31 - Roster shuffle: nitr0 comeback 20:14 - NAF re-signing 22:00 - Getting oSee; could it be m0NESY? 22:48 - Signing shox 28:04 - BLAST, Katowice results 32:40 - Making playoffs at EPL 37:33 - Split between NA and EU 45:00 - Refrag explained 47:51 - Who wants to be a Skinionaire? Recent news 54:21 - Vitality struggle in Pinnacle 1:07:16 - Imperial win (small) tournament 1:13:11 - Fragedelphia 17 with $100K 1:16:51 - Predicting NA RMR ESL Pro League 1:20:49 - Group C: Movistar surprise 1:29:05 - Group C: Players still consistent 1:33:29 - Group C: BIG 1:36:44 - Group C: GODSENT 1:39:08 - Group C: Party Astronauts 1:43:27 - Group D: Can NAVI deliver without Boombl4? 1:46:49 - Group D: EG’s potential 1:49:05 - Group D: AGO 1:51:10 - Group D: Heroic 1:53:27 - Group D: NAVI without the IGL 2:00:05 - Group D: Complexity vs. EG Playtime 2:06:03 - Is EliGE toxic?! 2:10:00 - Coaching bug scandal to keep on 2:13:10 - nitr0’s role 2:15:30 - Default skins with nametags - why? 2:16:31 - New Astralis - EliGE’s hot take 2:17:45 - 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 s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, shox, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, CarlosR, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/EliGE https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/Professeur_cs https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

30 Mars 20222h 21min

ex-Astralis player Bubzkji joins HLTV Confirmed to talk about Astralis: joining the team, getting benched, and how it looks after his departure. In other topics is Brollan finally announced for NIP, NBK- gets booted from MOUZ, EPL Group B results (Vitality fail to go through, FURIA & ENCE surprisingly good), and Group C predictions. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by Xtrfy and Bitskins. 🖱️ Xtrfy: https://xtrfy.com/ 🔫 BitSkins: https://bitskins.com/?hltvconfirmed=1 0:00 - Podcast intro Hot seat with Bubzkji 4:00 - Introducing Bubzkji 6:31 - TV analyst job 10:08 - Path to Astralis 12:19 - Astralis tenure 16:10 - Being 6th in the 6-man roster 23:47 - device out, Bubzkji back 27:13 - Benched before the Major 31:04 - Bubzkji’s future Recent news 37:06 - NBK- removed from MOUZ 51:00 - Brollan joins NIP 56:59 - NIP’s odd communication 1:05:11 - device status in NIP 1:16:29 - BLAST Showdown spots filling in 1:18:35 - smooya on trial with Into The Breach 1:22:22 - Pinnacle LAN announced 1:30:32 - HellRaisers on hold, w0nderful on the market 1:34:54 - Who wants to be a Skinionaire? By BitSkins EPL - Group B & C 1:43:18 - Vitality struggle 1:57:00 - Outsiders justified their name 2:04:27 - FaZe wobbles 2:11:24 - ENCE make playoffs 2:17:37 - FURIA show up 2:25:43 - Sprout honorable mention 2:25:20 - Group C: weakest group? 2:40:30 - Predicting the top 3 Playtime 2:45:41 - Bubzkji’s Twitter skills 2:47:02 - What’s wrong with Astralis? 2:48:39 - Favorite teammate 2:49:43 - 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 s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, shox, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, CarlosR, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/Bubzkji https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/Professeur_cs https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

24 Mars 20222h 53min

fnatic co-owner cArn joins HLTV Confirmed to talk about his team: the team's history, Swedish to international core transition, short journey with smooya, Brollan status, and the team's future. Besides that, cArn and SPUNJ sort out their twitter beef, and the panel later touches on the first results of EPL, including G2's failure and NIP's success. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by Xtrfy, Parimatch, and Bitskins. 🖱️ Xtrfy: https://xtrfy.com/ 📗 Parimatch: https://b.link/hltv 🔫 BitSkins: https://bitskins.com/?hltvconfirmed=1 0:00 - Podcast intro Hot seat with cArn 4:36 - Introducing cArn 8:21 - cArn’s role in fnatic 15:11 - fnatic going international 21:34 - fnatic being the villains 26:06 - Swedish players entitlement 29:13 - smooya in fnatic didn’t work out 45:02 - Brollan status 52:45 - fnatic future 1:06:06 - Partner team agreements 1:34:44 - Best teammates of cArn 1:36:33 - Reinvesting Brollan money in CS:GO 1:38:26 - SPUNJ x cArn beef 1:47:33 - Final words from cArn Recent news 1:52:45 - NA RMR; -felps for GODSENT 1:58:02 - Gambit to play as WHO?! 2:03:16 - Golden, Devilwalk, TENZKI join draken on Savage 2:06:00 - Who wants to be a Skinionaire? By BitSkins ESL Pro League 2:12:30 - Group A: G2 debacle, NIP & Entropiq step up 2:14:24 - NIP: good despite roster speculation 2:22:55 - “Entropiq are the most boring team” - Prof 2:24:23 - fnatic: way above expectations 2:32:32 - MOUZ 2:35:38 - G2 fails to go through 2:42:24 - Group B: time for Vitality? Playtime 2:50:02 - Parimatch Matchmaker: Roster moves 2:57:00 - Crowd in EPL? 2:57:46 - HLTV merch? 2:59:09 - Funny story 3:00:49 - 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 s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, shox, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, CarlosR, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/cArn https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/Professeur_cs https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

16 Mars 20223h 3min

Twistzz & ropz join HLTV Confirmed to be a part of an unusual 2 + 2 setup while watching EU the RMR (feat. Rushly the observer). In this show, guests and the panel touch on the story of ropz joining FaZe, the team's great success in Katowice, FaZe COVID drama, jks' stand-in tenure, plans & expectations from 2022. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by Xtrfy, Parimatch, and Bitskins. 🖱️ Xtrfy: https://xtrfy.com/ 📗 Parimatch: https://b.link/hltv 🔫 BitSkins: https://bitskins.com/?hltvconfirmed=1 0:00 - Podcast intro Hot seat with ropz & Twistzz 3:59 - Introducing the guests 5:40 - ropz joining FaZe 13:40 - Wild ride in Poland 17:05 - Last months of FaZe with olof 18:39 - “I [expected departing MOUZ] since the lineup was put together ” - ropz 20:23 - Twistzz’s role in FaZe 23:05 - IEM Katowice debriefed by Prof 25:14 - FaZe’s COVID drama 29:09 - jks as a stand-in 39:13 - Grand Final against G2 45:35 - Expectations from 2022 48:55 - Who wants to be a Skinionaire? By BitSkins Recent news 56:22 - Rushly the observer tunes in 1:00:09 - BIG field krimbo for k1to 1:05:26 - Arena matches the difference 1:12:14 - ENCE trio extend contracts RMR 1:17:15 - The new RMR format 1:25:30 - Katowice Grand Final 1:28:49 - Eternal Fire 1:32:00 - Is it time for Mirage to go? 1:38:00 - Suggesting map changes 1:41:02 - RobbaN’s role 1:43:10 - Twistzz on “putting Heroic in their place” 1:47:19 - karrigan & nitr0 similarities 1:49:35 - Plans for 2022 1:58:32 - Options for jks 2:00:19 - MOUZ new roster 2:02:01 - Is that a start of a long journey for FaZe? Parimatch Matchmaker: activities 2:08:30 - Team talks 2:10:12 - Practice matches 2:12:52 - Aim practice 2:18:17 - Streaming 2:19:39 - Travel 2:22:09 - Competition 2:25:40 - Media 2:31:02 - 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 s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, shox, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, CarlosR, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/ropz https://twitter.com/Twistzz https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/Professeur_cs https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

7 Mars 20222h 35min

HLTV Confirmed host another live special from Katowice! The topics are Semi-finals & Quarter-finals results, Gambit & NAVI not looking good, FaZe playing surprisingly well with jks, G2's roster passing the arena test, the problems with stadium events, and VP's performance at IEM explained by YEKINDAR. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by Xtrfy, Parimatch, and Bitskins. 🖱️ Xtrfy: https://xtrfy.com/ 📗 Parimatch: https://b.link/hltv 🔫 BitSkins: https://bitskins.com/?hltvconfirmed=1 0:00 - Podcast intro Hot seat with YEKINDAR 6:07 - Why did VP lose to G2? 13:23 - Playing on stage 15:00 - The impact of Ukraine situation on CS 22:20 - VP's ESL Challenger domination 25:00 - Who wants to be a Skinionaire? By BitSkins IEM Playoffs 34:30 - “G2 has more skill than NAVI” - Striker 38:21 - m0NESY's potential 44:21 - AMANEK aka the best coach 48:47 - FaZe succeeding with jks 58:35 - Heroic woes 1:03:53 - Arena, turnout, and formats 1:21:19 - Gambit weren’t on the same level 1:23:40 - The effect of sanctions against Russia 1:34:47 - Katowice Grand final expectations Playtime 2:09:12 - Parimatch Matchmaker: players 2:15:30 - Jame story 2:18:30 - 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 s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, shox, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, CarlosR, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/yek1ndar https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/Professeur_cs https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

1 Mars 20222h 24min

HLTV Confirmed crew meets up with Bleh in Katowice to talk through the IEM's results so far with attention to MOUZ, Liquid, Vitality, Astralis performances. In addition to that, the Playoffs prediction is made. Besides, Astralis signing Farlig and smooya getting benched by fnatic news are discussed. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by Xtrfy, Parimatch, and Bitskins. 🖱️ Xtrfy: https://xtrfy.com/ 📗 Parimatch: https://b.link/hltv 🔫 BitSkins: https://bitskins.com/?hltvconfirmed=1 0:00 - Podcast intro 2:27 - Addressing the Ukraine situation Recent news 9:52 - Astralis sign Farlig 14:46 - What are the options for Astralis? 23:35 - smooya benched 38:25 - Last Dance joins Imperial 44:51 - First results of the RMR IEM Katowice 47:21 - MOUZ performance 49:07 - smooya tunes in! 1:04:42 - MOUZ looking surprisingly good 1:17:05 - Liquid underwhelming 1:21:30 - Entropiq out early 1:25:22 - CPH Flames played as expected 1:26:27 - Vitality is not there yet Parimatch Matchmaker: Katowice Playoffs 1:38:10 - FaZe 1:44:56 - G2 1:53:10 - Heroic 2:00:31 - VP 2:05:49 - Gambit, NAVI, the Ukraine situation 2:23:44 - Predicting the bracket Playtime 2:30:50 - Who wants to be a Skinionaire? By BitSkins 2:37:37 - Final thoughts 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 s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, shox, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, CarlosR, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/OfficialBleh https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/Professeur_cs https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

25 Feb 20222h 42min

SPUNJ & co discuss IEM Katowice 2022 in detail: return to LAN, jks standing in for ropz, COVID factor, favorites & underdogs, every single match of Play-in broken down, chances for the Main stage. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by Xtrfy, Parimatch, and Bitskins. 🖱️ Xtrfy: https://xtrfy.com/ 📗 Parimatch: https://b.link/hltv 🔫 BitSkins: https://bitskins.com/?hltvconfirmed=1 0:00 - Podcast intro Recent news 7:44 - valens coach bug evidence 15:02 - RMR dates and qualifiers 30:00 - Who wants to be a skinionaire? By BitSkins Katowice 37:00 - Return to LAN and Spodek 40:25 - ropz missing out due to COVID 51:51 - jks standing in for FaZe 57:30 - Play-in favorites: NIP, FaZe, Astralis 1:02:41 - Play-in: MOUZ debut 1:05:34 - Play-in: Entropiq, fnatic, ENCE with something to prove 1:07:37 - NIP vs. Wisla Krakow 1:11:27 - CPH Flames vs. fnatic 1:16:34 - MOUZ vs. GODSENT 1:19:05 - FaZe vs. Sprout 1:25:06 - ENCE vs. Entropiq 1:27:58 - BIG vs. Complexity 1:30:30 - Astralis vs. MIBR 1:36:00 - Upper & Lower bracket speedrun 1:42:20 - Main event teams overview 1:50:30 - IEM Katowice Fantasy Parimatch Matchmaker: when X happens? 1:53:45 - s1mple & ZywOo not top 2? 1:56:01 - NiKo’s wins Major? 1:57:03 - NIP stable lineup? 1:58:50 - ESIC report pt. 2? 2:00:27 - Striker wins the bet? 2:03:15 - No COVID issues? 2:04:25 - No Major clashes? 2:04:41 - Lukas jumps in; chit-chat 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 s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, shox, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, CarlosR, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/Professeur_cs https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

13 Feb 20222h 12min

Mauisnake joins the show to talk about debuts of FaZe, G2, Vitality, and Liquid, the PGL Antwerp Major announcement, and the showpos-getpos situation involving ropz and STYKO. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by Xtrfy, Parimatch, and Bitskins. 🖱️ Xtrfy: https://xtrfy.com/ 📗 Parimatch: https://b.link/hltv 🔫 BitSkins: https://bitskins.com/?hltvconfirmed=1 0:00 - Podcast intro 3:45 - Introducing Mauisnake; explaining nicknames Recent news 7:08 - frozen extends with MOUZ 12:21 - ex-BLINK seek org Major 16:09 - PGL to host in Antwerp 20:36 - Rulebook released by Valve 25:44 - Regions merged; no Legends invites 31:43 - Slot distribution and stand-in rules 38:56 - Tech issues 41:23 - Who wants to be a skinionaire? By BitSkins BLAST 49:05 - Format impressions & feedback 1:04:41 - NA teams finish last 1:10:52 - Liquid 1:12:51 - Complexity 1:15:00 - International squads 1:15:47 - FaZe: karrigan underwhelming 1:24:31 - G2: first games of m0NESY 1:35:21 - Vitality: apEX in great shape 1:42:55 - OG: nexa is better than ever 1:48:35 - BIG: top 5 potential? 1:53:25 - Astralis not looking cohesive 2:04:03 - “How do you kill ZERO with AWP?” - Striker 2:06:25 - NIP: Better than they should be without device 2:11:26 - The impact of NIP's new coach, djL 2:15:04 - NAVI: Any reasons for concern? Playtime 2:20:15 - Parimatch Matchmaker: IEM Katowice expectations 2:28:56 - More impressive: huNter- becoming a dad or m0nesy clutch? 2:33:05 - How can an African team qualify for the Major? 2:35:05 - setpos, getpos, nade lineups, ropz and STYKO 2:45:00 - Producer Lukas chimes in 2:47:19 - Should we ban console in live games? 2:51:00 - Mauisnake closing thoughts 2:52:50 - Striker apologizes to Xyp9x 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 s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, shox, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, CarlosR, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/mauisnake https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/Professeur_cs https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

9 Feb 20222h 56min