Budapest Major has begun, and in this episode, we're talking all the big topics: tech issues, elimination humiliation ritual, "dogs**t" CS quality, FaZe and GL horrible form, and Stage 2 preview. Last but not least, gla1ve retires.

0:00 - Intro

4:10 - Why so early?

Recent news

6:01 - gla1ve retires

14:38 - gla1ve’s coach ambition

22:01 - HEROIC rumors

25:36 - Top comment

28:48 - EWIC working with betting?!

Major impressions

35:14 - Tech issues: “it’s a joke”

46:10 - Risky scheduling

54:48 - There are good things!

56:01 - Elimination humiliation ritual

1:05:00 - HUD impressions

Major results so far

1:08:36 - “Dogshit CS” - SPUNJ

1:15:10 - FaZe’s loss to… daps

1:17:31 - Why FaZe are so bad

1:27:12 - “FaZe need to change” - Prof

1:31:11 - FlyQuest: some proper CS

1:34:02 - Skinionaire

1:45:00 - General team takeaways

1:48:43 - GL: why so bad?

1:51:55 - 2-2 matches prediction

Major Stage 2

1:56:50 - Invited vs. qualified

1:58:40 - WATO: NAVI, Astralis, Aurora odds

2:02:50 - Refrag: Striker mode launched

2:06:12 - More Stage 2 takes

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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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