Who can win the Major? IEM Rio Challengers Pick'Em (feat. mahone) | HLTV Confirmed (CS:GO podcast)
In this episode, we talk through the main title contenders for IEM Rio Major (FaZe, Vitality, NAVI, C9, Liquid) and make a Pick'Em for the Challengers Stage. Additionally, we touch on the roster updates (shox, Kjaerbye, CIS teams) and BLAST results, including Astralis winning over Vitality. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by Xtrfy, N1 Bet, and Bitskins. 🖱️ Xtrfy: https://xtrfy.com/ 📕 N1 Bet: https://n1betpartners.com/a8c177e1d 🔫 BitSkins: https://bitskins.com/?hltvconfirmed=1 0:00 - Podcast intro 4:55 - mahone on a broadcast 14:19 - Being NIP’s analyst Recent news 17:24 - shox removed from Apeks 22:34 - Kjaerbye leaves Endpoint 24:41 - Movistar change 26:57 - CIS shuffle coming up? 32:16 - N1 Moment: s1mple gets extended 37:41 - Who wants to be a Skinionaire? By BitSkins BLAST Showdown 41:33 - Fluxo & Lucaozy 47:26 - NA excuses from mahone 49:44 - Chad addresses his absence 51:56 - Astralis win over Vitality 59:49 - Heroic vs. Astralis Rio Major 1:05:48 - Who even are the favorites? 1:12:55 - FaZe: beatable? 1:27:53 - NAVI: the highest floor? 1:39:41 - Vitality: overrated? 1:47:06 - Cloud9: curious state 1:55:59 - Liquid: deep run 2:07:25 - Challengers Pick’Em 2:12:29 - Do Brazilian teams have a chance? 2:28:30 - Biggest year in the making by FaZe? 2:29:29 - Plans for Confirmed from Rio HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) 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, shox, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, CarlosR, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/mahone_tv https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo