Player's perspective -How does a pro see the Majors? Let's Pick'Em -GeT_RiGhT lends a hand Fantasy draft -Who will select the best team? Bold Major predictions -Dark horses, surprises and unlikely runs Recent news - EPL Relegation results - erkaSt to leave Grayhound - tow b coach BIG - V4 Future Sports 2019 - Vega disband - cajunb replaces refrezh - Roster rumors (suNny, 100T, ENCE) Final remarks -Closing the show with final Major thoughts...
Aug 19, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Recent news -BIG bring back nex & smooya -gob b announces retirement -CSPPA announce player break -Vertigo updated -Cache to be played in ESL NY showmatch Revisiting predictions -Looking back at what we claimed at the start of the year Top20 expectations -Which players are likely to finish in the top20? Meta shift -Impact of the map pool, AUG, and economy updates Cutting online CS -EPL and ECS changes, for better or for worse? -What more can be done? Predictions for 2019 -Our bold prediction...
Aug 06, 2019•2 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Latest news - GG.BET Invitational scheduled during the player break - Rumblings about MIBR kNgV- - 100T announces return to CS:GO - BIG trying a new combination Indomitable Liquid - What makes them so good? - What can Vitality, ENCE, Astralis do to stop them? fnatic's Minor setback - What changes should the Swedes make? Top 3 - Takeaways from the Minors Stagnant prize pools - Should the best be rewarded with more? User live-voted topic a) Astralis to split from RFRSH b) Major rule changes c) IGS...
Jul 31, 2019•1 hr 59 min
Latest news - Jumpthrow bind cleared for use - Vitality pull out of New York qualifier - mixwell returns to NA - Should Cologne be a Major? How good are Liquid? - What is their ceiling and where does their run rank? ZywOo vs. s1mple - Battle of the prodigies Change of the guard - MIBR's core breaking up - GeT_RiGhT to retire? BLAST Los Angeles - What makes it stand out from the shadow of Cologne?...
Jul 09, 2019•2 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Recent news - The AUG - Krieg balance - Surprises in NA qualifiers for Chicago and NY Return of the Top 3 - Best Cologne moments Cologne: The good - Top storylines and teams Cologne: The bad - Roster changes and struggles Cologne: The ugly - What can go wrong? Fantasy draft - Drafting teams with guests
Jun 29, 2019•2 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Hottest EPL takes - Will Liquid win the IGS? - Can G2 repeat Montpellier? - What is the ceiling for mouz? - Underwhelming fnatic & FaZe Tournament formats - Is ESL's system flawed? FURIA go long term - Fend off MIBR, sign 5-year deal Pre-Major changes - MIBR, NiP, AVANGAR, HR send in lineups AUG nerf & Vertigo - More changes needed? Viewers' pick (live poll) a) Cloud9 rumored roster...
Jun 26, 2019•2 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 21
1. RECENT NEWS - TURKEY5 (or 6?) announce roster - BLAST Pro Series format change 2. OLD GUARD STRUGGLE - A rough week for the big names in London 3. VITALITY AND FURIA - What to make of the teams on the rise? 4. TRACKING THE MINORS - EU&CIS Closed Qualifiers start 5. MOCHE XL & DH SUMMER - Proving grounds for "tier 2"
Jun 10, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Breaking news - Liquid take over #1 spot cs_summit - Vitality conquer Los Angeles DreamHack Masters - Liquid and ENCE back in form Minors recap - Asia Minor team list nears completion - Closed qualifiers in EU & CIS almost filled Na`Vi trade - Edward out, Boombl4 in ECS preview - Astralis attend the first non-BLAST big event since the Major - Drafting Fantasy Viewer questions - Hit us with whatever you want to get our opinion on...
Jun 03, 2019•2 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 19
1. Breaking news: - Calyx standing in for blocker in Dallas - Liquid to play Cologne Invitational - Updates to Vertigo and nades - Gratisfaction's visa cleared - Minor Qualifiers commence 2. EPL and Na`Vi - Will EPL results cause changes? 3. ECS teams wrapped up - Not as bad as it could be 4. cs_summit 4 so far - Impressions from the group stage 5. DreamHack Masters Dallas ahead - Could Vitality sneak into contention? 6. Viewer questions - Hit us with your best questions...
May 26, 2019•1 hr 46 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Breaking news: - Have FaZe found THE ONE? - Where could Hobbit go in NA? - BIG change again, +denis -nex - Minor invites revealed - Update: Economy, HLTV integration Prof vs. Striker - Can Milan avoid eating FIVE Surströmming? ENCE break Astralis - The Finns stop a historic run EPL & ECS near end - Both formats show weaknesses mousesports win Tours - What have we learned? Approaching summit - A low-key stacked event...
May 19, 2019•1 hr 54 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Timestamps: 03:10 - valens returns as Cloud9 coach 08:10 - ex-Space Soldiers chaos 15:10 - Virtus.pro exchange byali for OKOLOCIOUZ 23:00 - Gratisfaction's visa issues 31:00 - IEM Sydney 01:09:10 - GG.BET Masterbettor 01:21:10 - JUGi joins North, valde IGL 01:32:40 - Major dates set for 2020/2021 01:56:40 - BLAST Pro Series Madrid preview, Fantasy draft
May 09, 2019•2 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 16
1. Copenhagen Games - forZe deliver on LAN as well 2. DH Open Rio - AVANGAR come out on top - FURIA destroy Vertigo debut 3. EPL groups B & C - Two more Pro League groups are behind us - Round robin drawbacks 4. GG.BET Masterbettor - It's another forfeit for Striker 5. EPL group D - First LAN appearance for HellRaisers 6. IEM Sydney preview - An early look at the Australian event...
Apr 22, 2019•2 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 15
1. Breaking News - Astralis skipping more events! - HellRaisers lose Major core 2. GG.BET Masterbettor - The last showdown 3. BLAST Miami - FaZe up! (to the top) 4. ESL Pro League - First group done, what did we learn? 5. Charleroi - Meme ceremony, relevant results? 6. DH Rio & CPH Games - We look at this weeks games...
Apr 17, 2019•2 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 14
1. Breaking News - draken back in no man's land - cajunb to Cloud9 rumors confirmed - HellRaisers complete with loWel 2. StarSeries takeaways - Na`Vi get their first win of 2019 3. Vertigo - How is it going to play? 4. GG.BET Masterbettor - Prof turns his luck around 5. ESL Pro League - Week 1 is about to begin 6. BLAST Miami preview - Can Liquid and Na`Vi challenge Astralis? - Drafting HLTV Fantasy...
Apr 11, 2019•2 hr 37 min
Timestamps: 03:00 - Virtus.pro bench TOAO 18:00 - Is fnatic's invite to Sydney justified? 29:55 - Cloud9 add vice 40:05 - Prof vs. Striker masterbettor 48:35 - BLAST Pro Series winners and losers 1:29:25 - Readdressing new economy 1:57:15 - StarSeries Season 7 preview 2:21:15 - Should Valve be more hands-on? 2:36:20 - Improving Dust2
Mar 26, 2019•2 hr 43 min
Timestamps: 00:02:55 - oskar & lmbt return to HellRaisers 00:11:25 - JUGi & k0nfig to Cloud9 rumors, kio out? 00:21:20 - Would Cloud9 leave Counter-Strike? 00:27:20 - Windigo win WESG, fnatic failure 00:50:25 - GG.BET Masterbettor 01:03:20 - BLAST Sao Paulo preview 01:14:50 - HLTV Fantasy is back, drafting for BLAST 01:33:00 - Economy update 02:10:00 - MSL and niko to join OpTic? 02:17:00 - Is the rest of the scene outside of Astralis bad? 02:34:35 - Is there a need for more pre-match sp...
Mar 19, 2019•2 hr 42 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Timestamps: 00:02:00 - suNny to ENCE rumors 00:08:45 - Heroic add stavn 00:13:35 - G2 change bodyy for AmaNEk 00:17:45 - New ECS format and opening results 00:32:25 - WESG so far 00:50:00 - GG.BET Striker vs. Prof 00:55:55 - Striker undergoes chili sauce challenge 01:03:10 - Discussing player burnout as Striker struggles with da bomb 01:24:25 - Expanding CS:GO's map pool 01:40:45 - Viewer Qs: What makes Astralis the best of all time? 01:43:45 - Who will HR end up getting? https://www.hltv.org/ne...
Mar 14, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Timestamps: 00:03:08 - mouz to break apart the 2018 roster 00:12:47 - suNny to Cloud9? 00:19:40 - Grayhound replace sterling with Sico 00:24:13 - DeadFox out of HellRaisers? 00:30:30 - Strike out for Striker in the GG.BET duel 00:43:19 - Was ENCE's run a fluke? 01:00:00 - Natus Vincere at the Major 01:07:53 - MIBR's potential 01:20:23 - Liquid's flop and the interview-dodging story 01:41:47 - Striker finally allowed to say something about Astralis / Is Astralis boring? 01:55:09 - Top 3 best post...
Mar 07, 2019•2 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 9
News link: https://www.hltv.org/news/26172/hltv-confirmed-episode-8-vod-pre-major-playoffs-show Another week of Major action is behind us as eight teams made their way through to the playoffs, with Renegades and ENCE being the biggest surprises out of the teams that made it through, while NRG failed to live up to expectations after going 0-3 alongside BIG. After previewing the New Legends Stage in the seventh episode, the panel is set to reflect on the results of the second phase of the Major an...
Feb 26, 2019•2 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 8
After a pre-Major show in episode 6, HLTV Confirmed returns tonight with a look back at the results of the New Challengers Stage and an analysis of the New Legends Stage. Topics: - Starladder Major's scheduling - Results of the IEM Katowice New Challengers Stage - HLTV Confirmed does New Legends seeding - Prof vs. Striker duel - New Legends Stage analysis - HLTV Confirmed does second round of Pick'Ems
Feb 19, 2019•2 hr•Season 3Ep. 7
The sixth episode of HLTV Confirmed saw the usual panel return with a look back at the GG.BET ICE Challenge and an analysis of the IEM Katowice New Challengers Stage. Main topics and timestamps: 00:02:00 - Changes to ECS format 00:17:00 - StarLadder getting a Major? 00:33:40 - Looking back at GG.BET ICE Challenge 00:45:50 - Professeur vs. Striker 00:55:50 - What to do about smooya? 01:07:10 - Top three chokes in CS:GO 01:16:30 - New Challengers Stage breakdown 01:29:30 - Major Pick'Ems 01:54:20 ...
Feb 11, 2019•2 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 6
In the fifth episode, two of the show's regulars, Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill and Milan "Striker" Švejda, were joined by guest stars Sergey "lmbt" Bezhanov and Janko "YNk" Paunović. Timestamps and main topics: 00:01:37 - Breaking news - mousesports down to three 00:14:50 - ave out of North 00:25:25 - Prof vs. Striker 00:30:31 - -smooya +nex 00:59:29 - Major seeding - YNk and lmbt create their New Challengers Stage ranking 01:21:15 - Is the AUG overpowered? 01:34:13 - ICE Challenge 01:46:49 - Viewer qu...
Feb 05, 2019•2 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Since the third episode, we saw the second round of Minors take place with the Asian and the Americas regions, as well as the first Minor Play-in, all of which brought a fair share of surprises, most notably North not being able to make it through at the hands of ViCi. North's failure and the consequences of the disappointing run in January were one of the main topics of the show, alongside a plethora of others surrounding the Minors, as well as the ELEAGUE Invitational that saw FaZe prevail ove...
Feb 02, 2019•2 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 4
HLTV Confirmed returned with the third episode of the third season, in which the panel took on all the hot topics of the previous week, which saw the EU and CIS Minors, as well as iBUYPOWER Masters, take place. Topics: - Breaking news: ESL reveals Major format - EU & CIS Minors, mousesports' and Gambit's failure & more - Striker vs. Professeur, the GG.BET duel - iBUYPOWER Masters issues, Liquid's triumph and FaZe's early exit - s1mple clinches #1 - Asia and Americas Minors preview - View...
Jan 21, 2019•2 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Episode 2 of HLTV Confirmed continued with the panel hosted by James Banks , who was accompanied by analyst and former pro Chad " SPUNJ " Burchill and two of HLTV.org's Senior Writers, Zvonimir " Professeur " Burazin and Milan " Striker " Švejda. Topics: - Major ruleset - Six-man teams - CIS Minor - Europe Minor - iBUYPOWER Masters https://www.hltv.org/news/25826/hltv-confirmed-s3e2-vod...
Jan 21, 2019•2 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 2
The ' HLTV Confirmed ' live talk show has returned with the first episode of the third season, in which the panel discussed the roster mania of the break and looked ahead into 2019. Topics: - MIBR's reset - Stewie2K's arrival to Liquid - FaZe's addition of AdreN and YNk - Who missed their opportunity to change? - Who can challenge Astralis in 2019? - Predictions for 2019 https://www.hltv.org/news/25797/hltv-confirmed-season-3-episode-1-vod...
Jan 21, 2019•2 hr 15 min
