Most STACKED playoffs ever? Predicting Budapest Major winner | HLTV Confirmed S7E50
HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike PodcastShow Notes
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 with Falcons, Spirit, Vitality, MongolZ, FURIA, NAVI, MOUZ, and FaZe battling for the title. In other news, Singapore Major announcements and early hints of roster changes.
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0:00 - Intro
Whip around 8:14 - PGL Singapore 2026 10:21 - “Shift [to Asia] by Valve” - SPUNJ 14:53 - Future Majors leaked?! 17:00 - Wishes for Major 18:04 - NIP: -ewjerks +cairne? 20:02 - Thinking VRS during… the Major?! 23:16 - HLTV interview drought 29:15 - 5 out of top 15 to change?! 33:45 - Valve prize money cap? 39:52 - Top comment 47:51 - Skinionaire (by SPUNJ!)
Stage 3: winners & losers 1:03:48 - B8: VRS surge 1:09:30 - Passion UA: above expectations 1:12:10 - Imperial: try future? 1:13:48 - PARIVISION: VRS vindicated 1:17:18 - G2: disappointment 1:22:37 - Liquid: nothing working 1:30:45 - paiN: changes looming 1:32:00 - 3DMAX: playstyle issue?
Playoffs 1:39:25 - JUICY PLAYOFFS 1:45:02 - 4 quarters, 4 stomps? 1:47:03 - Most stacked bracket ever?! 1:52:58 - WATO? First Major winners 2:00:08 - Playoffs Pick’Ems! 2:03:00 - donk: bad vs. Falcons? 2:08:35 - Spirit vs. Falcons 2:13:49 - Vitality vs. The MongolZ 2:20:20 - FURIA vs. NAVI 2:25:36 - MOUZ vs. FaZe 2:36:21 - Semi-finals & Grand Final
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