December 08, 2020

HLTV Confirmed S5E19 (ft. Golden) | Reinventing fnatic's style online & fixing Sweden's CS:GO scene

1 hour 58 minutes

How does Sweden reclaim its former glory? fnatic's IGL Golden joined HLTV Confirmed to talk about the topic, as well as fnatic having to change up their style in the online era, ESIC deciding to not punish stream-sniping, and team changes such as G2 benching JaCkz and Astralis introducing Bubzkji to win DreamHack Masters Winter.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hotseat with Golden

4:22 - Introducing Golden

5:04 - Flashpoint 3rd place run

12:12 - Adapting to the online era

18:43 - CS level growth

25:18 - Summing up fnatic’s 2020

27:57 - State of Swedish scene

32:04 - Becoming an IGL and leadership in the scene

36:01 - Golden naming Swedish prospects

Recent news

38:03 - New ping feature

43:50 - ESIC won’t take action on stream-sniping

49:12 - “Can we just not fucking cheat?” - SPUNJ’s monologue

1:01:55 - Valve scraps plans for Spring 2021 Major

1:07:47 - NAVI 6-man roster with B1T

1:16:15 - JaCkz out of G2, what’s next?

The good, the bad, & the ugly

1:23:45 - Good: Astralis vs. mouz grand final

1:37:47 - Good: GODSENT’s surprising run

1:43:44 - Good: Cloud9 are legit?

1:48:57 - Bad: Heroic running out of steam

1:49:56 - Ugly: Liquid’s struggle

Playtime

1:52:04 - Preparation when playing the same team

1:53:34 - Aim vs. decision making

1:55:55 - Why was KRIMZ’s door covered in a plastic sheet?

1:57:42 - Final words

HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, device, Maniac, Pimp, HenryG, YNk, JW, smooya, seang@res, 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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