Austin Major: Stage 1 Pick'Ems and hot takes! | HLTV Confirmed S7E28
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06/02/25 • 140 min
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 with Pick'Ems and hot takes featuring HLTV writer King Dempz.➡️ Follow us for updates: / hltvconfirmed 📺 Watch live: / hltvorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop
0:00 - IntroRecent news
7:02 - IEM Katowice becomes Krakow
15:41 - Three Spirit academies
17:56 - fnatic win a LAN; Tricked win streak
19:37 - Dempz takes Skinionaire
Major preview
31:35 - Top Major stories
33:41 - 32 teams Major?
37:18 - Season overview
41:36 - WATO: new format!
43:40 - WATO: Vitality winstreak?
49:26 - Roster info of note
57:35 - Souvenir highlights
1:04:00 - Schedule: no day off
1:07:22 - Format
1:10:06 - Teams
1:11:35 - Rulebook: OTs & seeding
1:16:21 - Pick’Em: Heroic
1:19:00 - 0:3: Chinggis, Fluxo, Metizport?
1:23:04 - 3:0: TYLOO? FlyQuest?!
1:26:25 - Advance: B8, BB, coL?
1:28:08 - OG & Nemiga chances
1:34:30 - Prediction for Stage 2
1:44:01 - Age check
1:46:30 - Austin Major rookies
1:49:41 - Major veterans
1:51:01 - Conflicts of interests
1:55:02 - Confirmed Austin Major
1:57:31 - Major is bloated - Fix Your S(h)it
2:09:43 - Major cliches
2:12:00 - Talent drama
2:16:33 - Rewards for top comments! 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.
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 with Pick'Ems and hot takes featuring HLTV writer King Dempz.➡️ Follow us for updates: / hltvconfirmed 📺 Watch live: / hltvorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop
0:00 - IntroRecent news
7:02 - IEM Katowice becomes Krakow
15:41 - Three Spirit academies
17:56 - fnatic win a LAN; Tricked win streak
19:37 - Dempz takes Skinionaire
Major preview
31:35 - Top Major stories
33:41 - 32 teams Major?
37:18 - Season overview
41:36 - WATO: new format!
43:40 - WATO: Vitality winstreak?
49:26 - Roster info of note
57:35 - Souvenir highlights
1:04:00 - Schedule: no day off
1:07:22 - Format
1:10:06 - Teams
1:11:35 - Rulebook: OTs & seeding
1:16:21 - Pick’Em: Heroic
1:19:00 - 0:3: Chinggis, Fluxo, Metizport?
1:23:04 - 3:0: TYLOO? FlyQuest?!
1:26:25 - Advance: B8, BB, coL?
1:28:08 - OG & Nemiga chances
1:34:30 - Prediction for Stage 2
1:44:01 - Age check
1:46:30 - Austin Major rookies
1:49:41 - Major veterans
1:51:01 - Conflicts of interests
1:55:02 - Confirmed Austin Major
1:57:31 - Major is bloated - Fix Your S(h)it
2:09:43 - Major cliches
2:12:00 - Talent drama
2:16:33 - Rewards for top comments! 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.
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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 Confirmed!➡️ Follow us for updates: / hltvconfirmed 📺 Watch live: / hltvorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltvHLTV Confirmed is presented by Skin Place and Anthros:🔪 Skin Place: https://p.skin.place/hltv5🪑 Anthros: https://hubs.ly/Q036rPzK0👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop
0:00 - Intro
5:14 - Working around Dallas timezoneRecent news
9:03 - SPUNJ fantasy hack
13:22 - Cache is coming?
24:59 - BO5s & 3rd place at the Major?
28:17 - donk Astana reaction
33:23 - What’s next for HooXi?
36:15 - NAVI & B1ad3 mastermind plan?
40:00 - Aurora get a win
45:20 - Skionainaire: visa issues
55:52 - BESTIA and BLAST saga
1:00:01 - Stickers to blame?
1:10:00 - The US to blame?Vitality win Dallas
1:18:08 - Fix Your S(h)it - ESL “interviews”
1:28:00 - SunpayUs & sAw join G2
1:33:21 - s1mple is back! Impressions
1:42:46 - Liquid: worse with siuhy?
1:47:42 - The MongolZ: can they win?
1:52:24 - Falclose (again)
1:59:51 - Vitality: apEX hunting trophy recordHLTV 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. / professeur_cs / spunj
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