HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast

NER0 joins Confirmed to talk about the Awards decision-making process (and accidentally leaks Rating 3.0), Valve's circuit interventions, Train replacing Vertigo, BLAST Bounty and role situations in G2, FaZe, and Liquid. ➡️ Follow us for updates:   / hltvconfirmed   📺 Watch live:   / hltvorg   🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xBet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - IntroAwards aftermath 3:26 - Awards impression 8:44 - All-star match? 10:00 - Highlight of the year 13:02 - ZywOo placement explained 15:32 - Decision-making process explained 23:42 - Rating 3.0 in 2025?! Recent news 30:42 - Valve listen & judge 48:31 - Major Regional Qualifier 57:28 - 2027: battle lines drawn 1:09:55 - FaZe skip EPL 1:12:32 - Train replaces Vertigo 1:22:30 - WATO: Train at Bounty 1:33:28 - NER0 takes Skinionaire BLAST Bounty 1:45:10 - Matchup selection process 1:58:43 - Bounty expectations 2:09:54 - G2 with HeavyGod role check 2:12:40 - FaZe with EliGE role check 2:20:17 - Liquid with NertZ role check 2:28:00 - tN1R on Heroic   / ner0cs     / spunj     / strikerhltvorg     / professeur_cs     / lukaswiinholt   #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo

All the new roster updates, Major goes 32-teams, season timeline, which tournaments are gonna have the best teams, and time capsule for 2025 in this episode of HLTV Confirmed! ➡️ 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 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Intro Roster change rumblings 7:00 - Falcons falling in places 8:36 - Heroic buy a core 16:01 - Nice NIP purchases 28:45 - WATO: NIP reach MRQ 38:48 - EF replace Calyx 42:16 - fnatic get fear 48:25 - FlyQuest add regali 51:41 - Complexity +cxzi +nicx 57:05 - Legacy +lux +n1ssim 59:10 - OG +spooke Season 1 2025 1:05:00 - Striker & Prof take Skinionaire! 1:13:42 - 32-team Major & "Minors" 1:25:35 - What will the season look like? 1:32:55 - "Just don't watch" - SPUNJ on viewer fatigue 1:36:50 - Event timeline for S1 2025 1:51:23 - Who's cooler: ESL, PGL or BLAST?Time capsule 2:13:21 - Prof 2025 prediction 2:20:00 - Striker 2025 prediction 2:25:33 - SPUNJ 2025 prediction https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) 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, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, 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 #cs2

Talking through every big change that was announced or reported in the off-season so far: Falcons to get Heroic's core, ropz to Vitality, EliGE to FaZe, NertZ to Liquid, VP pick up FL4MUS, Cloud9 fall apart, and more! ➡️ 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 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Intro 4:24 - Christmas gifts & air fryers 2024 Awards temp check 7:04 - Top 20 begins - and so do critiques. 16:21 - Role based finalists revealed 21:52 - Imperial fe Valve ranking qualification Rostermania speculation 24:25 - Skinionaire: roster changes 34:45 - Rostermania kicks off! 38:09 - ropz to Vitality 50:25 - EliGE to FaZe.. more changes needed? 1:11:05 - Liquid: -YEKI +NertZ; b*tch roles who? 1:30:21 - Heroic $10m buyout?! 1:31:45 - Falcons get Heroic trio 1:41:12 - Falcons roster future 1:46:44 - VP keep repeating their mistake 1:57:42 - BetBoombI4 2:02:02 - HeavyG2D 2:10:52 - ENCE rebuild in Heroic?! 2:13:20 - fnatic fear? 2:19:17 - FlyQuest regali 2:21:24 - kyousuke made Academy TOO GOOD? Other news 2:22:33 - Falcons wildcard invite - what players?! 2:32:42 - Calendar predictability issue 2:35:47 - Imperial fe invites: “not fair” HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) 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, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, 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 #cs2

Talking the results of the exciting Shanghai Major, including Spirit's win, FaZe and G2 heartbreaks, Vitality and Mongolz quarter-final disappointments, and the crowd insanity. We also look into what's next: MOUZ to fall apart? m0NESY stays? Falcons to keep SanPayus? ropz Vitality? EliGE G2? And more! ➡️ 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 1xbet & Skin Place: 📗 1xbet: https://cropped.link/hltvtwb 🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop 0:00 - Intro 6:15 - Fans & China experiences 12:42 - Is there a curfew in China? 15:05 - Prof takes Skinionaire Major takeaways 22:28 - Broadcast insights 27:23 - Crowd enthusiasm impressions 30:45 - Crowd cheating issue 32:25 - Arena experience 35:44 - Security & more fans experience 40:11 - Spirit’s Major win 41:26 - magixx’s performance & reaction 44:02 - donk’s winning reaction & MVP 56:16 - zont1x: why is he like this? 1:00:12 - Does donk really not care? 1:05:53 - Major merch: giga banger! 1:08:13 - FaZe’s run & expectations 1:18:50 - karrigan 18 rounds of from 3 Major wins 1:23:00 - G2 storylines 1:29:25 - Vitality’s run & apEX’s post 1:38:10 - MOUZ: what holds them back? 1:46:04 - HEROIC: above the expectations 1:49:42 - Liquid: what are the missing? 1:56:40 - The MongolZ: the nerves? 2:02:45 - NAVI: (dis)honorable mention Shuffle time 2:05:45 - Hottest post-Major players 2:08:32 - EliGE: where can he go? 2:09:50 - Top 3 teams race 2:12:20 - The Major got bigger 2:13:12 - m0NESY’s future & shuffles 2:27:25 - Will MOUZ change big? WATO 2:33:22 - Remaining teams 2:35:50 - Community awards & Top 20 HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) 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, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, 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 #cs2