Senzu benched, skins crash, elec-s1mple reunion, two Brazil wins | HLTV Confirmed S7E44
HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike PodcastShow Notes
Speculating over shock Senzu benching & the future of TheMongolz, electronic and s1mple reunion, two wins for Brazilian teams at CAC and TWC, PGL Bucharest prediction, and more in this episode of HLTV Confirmed.
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0:00 - Intro 3:02 - Top comment 6:43 - Kyousuke’s medal situation 11:35 - Value of 3rd place
Recent news 14:37 - Skin market crash 25:34 - Impact on pro CS 31:44 - Skinionaire: electroNic 40:33 - electroNic joins s1mple 47:25 - Are BC competitive? 51:43 - “It’s like trashy TV” 53:53 - Senzu’s benching 59:50 - Personal reasons? 1:08:48 - MongolZ options 1:15:03 - “We lost a title contender” 1:16:58 - Refrag: our experiences
CAC & TWC 1:22:42 - CAC experiences 1:25:46 - Legacy surprise title 1:20:01 - FaZe fall flat 1:35:13 - FURIA reverse sweep NAVI 1:39:09 - MongolZ’s controlez: “not excited” 1:41:29 - Stock check
Bucharest preview 1:45:32 - Packed format! 1:47:40 - WATO: Legacy vs. Aurora? 1:58:32 - kl1m missing out, Snappi’s return
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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