Cologne Major: roster rumors, stories, playoffs preview! | HLTV Confirmed Cologne Special '26
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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 Gaming headquarters in Cologne, Germany.
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0:00 - Intro
Hot seat with kakafu 1:50 - kakafu on Gizmy 4:52 - Role in Monte 10:02 - Monte: young breakouts 14:31 - Stressful moments & warnings
Group Stage recap 19:41 - donk's show? 21:42 - NAVI's elimination 23:41 - BIG 0-12 comeback 28:10 - Legacy coach barred 28:49 - Skits! 29:31 - 9z cinderella run 30:53 - Vitality are mortal 32:08 - Aussies f-ed your Pick'Ems 32:48 - Jab Jabich 33:45 - No NA in top 16!
Roster changes! 36:40 - lauNx's looking into options 39:02 - FL1T to PARIVISION? 42:02 - Liquid: 100% changes 43:23 - Aurora: ash confirmed?! 46:28 - BCG: we don't care! 47:33 - FaZe: Jimmi? 49:03 - frozen to NAVI… with Twistzz!? 51:25 - Who will NAVI replace? 52:34 - MOUZ: xertioN IGL!? 56:42 - Astralis remove ruggah 1:03:40 - Top Comment 1:06:31 - Skinionaire
Playoffs preview 1:15:28 - Bracket is f-ed! 1:21:00 - Who's the favorite? 1:25:52 - Best storyline? 1:31:32 - Predicting quarters 1:51:39 - Predicting semis & final 1:57:24 - WATO: Vitality win the Major
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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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