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HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast
HLTV.org's live talk show hosted by Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill dedicated to hot topics surrounding the professional Counter-Strike scene. Catch us live here: https://twitch.tv/hltvorg
Episodes
- HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast
Spirit & G2 fumble, NAVI resurge, Oceania CS problems | HLTV Confirmed S7E82 (ft. GoMeZ & NER0)
Bucharest and the Major race are about to culminate so we meet to talk it through: Spirit's failure to make the playoffs, Vitality showing up with jL, NAVI…
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kyousuke problem, m0NESY extension, FalleN trophy, FUT-Astralis clash | HLTV Confirmed S7E81
FURIA lift TWC 2026 trophy with FalleN, Falcons don't look good (and especially kyousuke), m0NESY contract extension & KRL's bait, jL might get stickers and…
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Sashi-BCG VRS scandal, Astralis losing players & BLAST losing teams | HLTV Confirmed S7E80
This time, coming to you NOT LIVE (Chad says he was particularly dead) talking about all things interesting: Sashi & BCG region swap scandal, Astralis benching…
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Snappi talks ending player career & joining HEROIC | HLTV Confirmed S7E79
Snappi joins us right after getting announced as the new coach of HEROIC: making a decision to retire, choosing coaching, career reflections, the state of the…
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BCG bench elec, Vitality back to winning, NAVI Major trouble? | HLTV Confirmed S7E78
Vitality back to winning ways at StarLadder, Aurora show up for the first time, NAVI crumble into non-Major territory, BCG ditch electronic in favor of Asian…
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apEX talks Vitality's down period, re-signing, opponents, and future | HLTV Confirmed S7E77
Vitality's apEX joins us to talk about the team's recent results, jL's stand-in stint, the long-term plans, other teams' impressions, and more! In the second…
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lauNX talks FUT & future; Techno to BCG, Snappi to coach? | HLTV Confirmed S7E76
lauNX joins Confirmed to talk about playing for FUT and his future; we also talk about Snappi departing NIP and his coaching prospects, cobrazera replacing…
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Spirit win EWC, Falcons & Vitality fall flat, BLAST & season takes | HLTV Confirmed S7E75
Spirit lift trophy at the EWC after Vitality and Falcons failed to even reach the semis: what's coming for the title race of the season and at BLAST? This and…
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MOUZ win BLAST over Spirit, crazy EWC qual & season invites | HLTV Confirmed S7E74
MOUZ win their first trophy in a new roster with PR, Spinx stars in the grand final against Spirit while donk is having a slow game, BCG won their first LAN…
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Bounty upsets, stickers issue & questions for the season | HLTV Confirmed S7E73
Online upsets at BLAST Bounty, Major stickers money issue, and asking the questions for the fall season: Vitality era, Falcons contender status, #1…
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Ranking team changes & free agents; season preview! | HLTV Confirmed S7E72
The break comes to an end (of it ever happened): ranking roster changes, free agents stocks, previewing the second season, and more in this episode of…
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Aurora kyxsan, BCG Magisk, G2 r1nkle & more changes! | HLTV Confirmed S7E71
Rostermania or not so much? Breaking down all the biggest changes so far in Aurora, FaZe, G2, HEROIC, FUT, BCG and more! ➡️ Follow us for updates…
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NiKo wins the Major with Falcons! First roster rumors | HLTV Confirmed S7E70
NiKo finally wins the Major! Each Falcons' player story line that lead to that moment including karrigan's redemption arch and m0NESY's first Major MVP as well…
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Cologne Major: roster rumors, stories, playoffs preview! | HLTV Confirmed Cologne Special '26
Cologne Major reached playoffs: talking through the biggest stories so far (and to come!) with Monte's coach kakafu in live-with-audience special from SK…
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"Cursed" Falcons, Cologne preview & season recap | HLTV Confirmed S7E68
Cologne Major is around the corner! Looking back at the season and previewing Cologne Major Stage 1, as well as Falcons grand final curse implications…
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Spirit & NAVI lift trophies, Vitality fumble, karrigan debut, EWC in Paris | HLTV Confirmed S7E67
Atlanta and Astana finish: Vitality fumble, Spirit win a title (thanks to S0tf1k?), Falcons karrigan debut, EWC moves to Paris, and more in this episode of…
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Vitality 0-11 comeback, FaZe show up, FURIA molodoy issue? | HLTV Confirmed S7E66
BLAST Rivals Fort Worth end with another Vitality win, FaZe show up to entertain, alarming FURIA, Cache in competitive, Saudi EPL & EWC questions, and…
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Candid stavn on "stabbi"; Cache returns, BCGame Senzu, Vitality goats? | HLTV Confirmed S7E65
stavn joins us to talk about the break and the comeback as well as his perspective on the Astralis-Heroic-cadiaN scandal; Cache returns, Animgraph2, BCGame…
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NEWS CRAZE! Falcons karrigan, FalleN retires, MOUZ overhaul | HLTV Confirmed S7E64
Loudest news cycle of the year just hit the scene: Falcons sign karrigan from FaZe, FalleN announced his retirement in the end of the year, MOUZ to enter…
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FaZe done? Major controversies, Aurora rumor, BCGame s1mple problem | HLTV Confirmed S7E63
Cologne Major team list is set, and FaZe are not in it... Breaking down what went right and wrong with the VRS-based Major qualification process across…
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Vitality glaze! ropz "stolen" MVP, NAVI top 2 & why NiKo NEEDS to IGL | HLTV Confirmed S7E62
NOW AS VIDEO ON SPOTIFY! Vitality: what's left to do for them (and for us) with so much won? Talking through that, NAVI's return to being a top contender…
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How to fix Spirit? MOUZ demise as NAVI & Aurora claw back | HLTV Confirmed S7E61
We look into the results of BLAST Open Groups with MOUZ, FURIA, and most notably Spirit fumbling: looking into what the issue is (with a quick apperance from…
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Reload update, malbs-NertZ, NAVI win, FaZe coach question & XANTARES problem | HLTV Confirmed S7E60
Ammo update controversy and potential gun balance shift, malbs-NertZ swap, NAVI win EPL, and BLAST storylines: MOUZ's potential demise, FaZe next coach…
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Liquid & FaZe Major at risk, EPL playoffs, and 2027 calendar surprises | HLTV Confirmed S7E59
As EPL reaches playoffs, it's clear that Liquid and FaZe are in a big trouble: their Major changes, problems, and the future of both teams are the main topics…
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Godlike Vitality, Falcons losing unlosable, Senzu in PassionUA | HLTV Confirmed S7E58
PGL Cluj concludes with another Vitality win: are we fed up? PARIVISION grand final run, Falcons losing unlosable rounds, MOUZ "in the BIG category", PassionUA…
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ZywOo masterclass in Krakow, Spirit lack of finals, MOUZ problem | HLTV Confirmed S7E57
Right after IEM Krakow 2026 grand final, we went live to discuss the playoff bracket (with the grand final specifically) to see how the results affect the…
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Aurora over Falcons, BCGame & G2 step up, FaZe fumble in Krakow | HLTV Confirmed S7E56
IEM Krakow reaches playoffs: group stage impressions with takes on BCgame, Astralis, Aurora, FURIA, Falcons, and more in this episode of HLTV Confirmed! ➡️…
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PARIVISION win BLAST, another Falcons top 2, Krakow teams & new Anubis takes | HLTV Confirmed S7E55
Surprising BLAST victory by PARIVISION, ahother Falcons top 2 finish, NiKo MVP explained, Vitality & Spirit losses analyzed, new Anubis takes, IEM Krakow…
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Argentina Major, BLAST snoozefest, Season strategy ft. ash | HLTV Confirmed S7E54
ash joins to discuss FiRE Major in Argentina announcement, Anubis late reintroduction, BLAST Bounty impressions (boring!), and event attendance strategy for…
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magixx & zont1x back, donk #2 explained, new BC.Game core & more | HLTV Confirmed S7E53
2025 wrap-up, Top 20 explained, and expectations for 2026: this and more in this episode of HLTV Confirmed! ➡️ Follow us for updates…
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apEX & flameZ on Awards, pressure, Anubis, and 2026 | HLTV Confirmed S7E52
HLTV Confirmed went live from Belgrade the morning after HLTV Awards featuring Vitality's apEX and flameZ to talk about their successful 2025 that ended with…
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Vitality back-to-back Major, insane FaZe run, changes rumors | HLTV Confirmed S7E51
Vitality win Budapest Major: first impressions straight after the final, including the era talk, FaZe story hijack, the arena impressions, NAVI and MOUZ…
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Most STACKED playoffs ever? Predicting Budapest Major winner | HLTV Confirmed S7E50
Budapest Major playoff bracket set... and it's stacked! Reviewing all the winners and losers of Stage 3, as well as trying to predict the run of the playoffs…
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Aurora fall: must change? FaZe bounce back, PARIVISION dream run | HLTV Confirmed S7E49
As Stage 2 neared completion, we continued to talk about key Budapest Major results: Aurora eliminated early, FaZe bounce back with 3-0 performance, NAVI are…
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Budapest Major: tech issues, horrible FaZe, and "humiliation ritiual" | HLTV Confirmed S7E48
Budapest Major has begun, and in this episode, we're talking all the big topics: tech issues, elimination humiliation ritual, "dogs**t" CS quality, FaZe and GL…
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flameZ talks losses, grinds, practice, and the Major | HLTV Confirmed S7E47
flameZ joins us during the pre-Major week to talk about the team's recent performances in Hong Kong and Chengdu, practice, his inspirations, style adjustments…
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Spirit cooked? Falcons & Vitality issues, OG cadiaN | HLTV Confirmed S7E46
FURIA's first big trophy, Vitality and Falcons issues, MongolZ with controlez, Spirit looking cooked, and more takeaways from IEM Chengdu. In other topics…
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First Aurora trophy! 100 Thieves rain, OG cadiaN? | HLTV Confirmed S7E45
Right after the PGL Bucharest grand final, Mauisnake and Devliwalk joined us to talk about the event's consequences for Aurora, Legacy, Liquid, fnatic, and…
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Senzu benched, skins crash, elec-s1mple reunion, two Brazil wins | HLTV Confirmed S7E44
Speculating over shock Senzu benching & the future of TheMongolz, electronic and s1mple reunion, two wins for Brazilian teams at CAC and TWC, PGL Bucharest…
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Vitality era back on? m0NESY MVP debate, Major teams stock | HLTV Confirmed S7E43
Vitality era status as they win EPL, m0NESY MVP controversy, kyousuke issue, FaZe rain situation, calendar updates, Major team list early takes, player bans…
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rain on getting benched on FaZe & his future; LAN mayhem & Major race | HLTV Confirmed S7E42 rain on getting benched on FaZe & his future; odd EPL & LAN mayhem | HLTV Confirmed S7E42
rain joins HLTV Confirmed after being benched on FaZe to talk about his history with the team, recent struggles, and what the future holds. Other topics…
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Confusing Twistzz-EliGE swap, FURIA trophy, m0NESY falloff? | HLTV Confirmed S7E41
FURIA win FPG2 over The MongolZ and Falcons (m0NESY dropoff to blame?), confusing Twistzz-EliGE swap with rain's future being up in the air, small LAN fiesta…
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G2 win BLAST, Astralis Magisk, weird zont1x statement, elec done? | HLTV Confirmed S7E40
G2's dream victory at BLAST (we called it!), the problem with MOUZ, Vitality trophy drought, Magisk returns to Astralis in place of stavn, electroNic benched…
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Great MongolZ win, Rating 3.0, why FaZe kicked EliGE? | HLTV Confirmed S7E39
Breaking down the EWC results, including TheMongolZ win, Spirit & NAVI losing their first games, Vitality crumbling, and Falcons going some distances. In other…
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Spirit win BLAST, Vitality woes, EliGE-Twistzz swap, zont1x future (ft. NBK-) | HLTV Confirmed S7E38
NBK- joins to discuss BLAST Bounty results: Spirit winning again, Vitality miss out on another final, MongolZ show sharpness, and more. In other topics are the…
- HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast
tN1R to join Spirit, s1mple BCGame debut & new FURIA ft. YEKINDAR | HLTV Confirmed S7E37
YEKINDAR joins HLTV Confirmed to discuss joining FURIA and impressions of playing with FalleN and molody, as well as the hot reports of Spirit getting tN1R…
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magixx: Spirit Cologne win, Vitality fumbling, and his future | HLTV Confirmed S7E36
magixx joins to talk about what he’s up to and discuss Cologne results: Spirit winning with zweih, Vitality fumbling dramatically, and MOUZ stepping up. In…
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s1mple's new team; kyousuke & other debuts live from Cologne (with audience!) | HLTV Confirmed S7E35
Live with audience special from XPERION right before the playoffs of IEM Cologne 2025: debuts discussed, s1mple back with a new team, bracket predicted, and a…
- HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast
TYLOO dream win, Anubis is out, Cologne preview | HLTV Confirmed S7E34
TYLOO win a $1mil event despite playing with a coach while top contenders fumble, Overpass replaces Anubis and its implications, and IEM Cologne new team…
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jL explains his break; broky & Perfecto are back, G2 complete | HLTV Confirmed S7E33
In this Confirmed, jL joins to explain the decision to take the break and talk about his future as well as G2 complete their roster, broky returned, magixx…
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zweih to Spirit, makazze to NAVI for... who? Summer rostermania! | HLTV Confirmed S7E32
Roster changes hit the scene! Analyzing all the moves that have happened and are yet to happen, including makazze to NAVI (for who?), zweih to Spirit, Perfecto…
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Vitality's 2nd Major: best season ever, ZywOo GOAT? (YouTube special) | HLTV Confirmed S7E31
In a show recorded on June 25, we discuss the Austin Major and why it was great, Vitality winning and its implications (era, ZywOo GOAT?), TheMongolz' run…
- HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast
moses, dona, lau & more live from Austin Major | HLTV Confirmed Special
HLTV Confirmed comes to Austin! Live with audience show from before the playoffs of Austin Major, featuring moses, dona, DarfMike, launders, Scrawny, and the…
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"Inexcusable" Falcons Major exit: who's to blame? Austin Major so far | HLTV Confirmed S7E29
The reasons and implications of Falcons' early Major elimination, as well as other Major results: VP, Legacy, MIBR stepping up, FaZe not looking convincing…
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Austin Major: Stage 1 Pick'Ems and hot takes! | HLTV Confirmed S7E28
Watch the podcast live in Austin: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/h...Austin Major is right around the corner! All you need to know in detailed overview…
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s1mple fits FaZe? Vitality trophy spree, BESTIA Major saga | HLTV Confirmed S7E27
Vitality win sixth trophy in a row, Spirit did the job in Astana, BESTIA Major visa saga, first s1mple impressions with FaZe, and more in this episode of HLTV…
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kyousuke Falcons rumor, G2 screwed up, NIP & FURIA are... good? | HLTV Confirmed S7E26
kyousuke Falcons move instead of Spirit upgrade, Astana surprises in NIP, Astralis, and FURIA playoff runs, big G2 visa blunder, StarLadder Budapest Major…
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FaZe get s1mple, Vitality's beautiful streak, Falcons flying high | HLTV Confirmed S7E25
FaZe get s1mple for Dallas and the Major in place of broky, Astralis disband looking possible, Vitality continue their dominance streak, Falcons making another…
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G2 CEO on losing m0NESY & NiKo; more Astralis misery & Falcons impressions | HLTV Confirmed S7E24
G2 CEO Alban Dechelotte opens up on trying to keep m0NESY & NiKo and how G2 navigated their roster in the past couple of years. In other topics are Astralis…
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Ex-G2 coach on transfer mistakes: Snax, TaZ, NiKo, m0NESY, HooXi, jks & more | HLTV Confirmed S7E23
Swani joins to spill the beans on G2: why he left, how NiKo leaving earlier could have been better and m0NESY wanting to leave earlier, transfer mistakes in…