PARIVISION just won BLAST Bounty. From 190th in the world to lifting a trophy in one year. Welcome to 2026's first big upset.

Pedro, Sam, and Elliott break down how Jame's squad dismantled Spirit, FURIA, and Falcons to claim the title in Malta—and whether they can sustain it. Sam brings custom Dual Swing graphs to expose who's actually winning fights they shouldn't (and who's losing ones they should). Spoiler: Liquid has a massive orange problem named Ultimate.

We debate whether Jame is one of the smartest IGLs to ever touch Counter-Strike, put Ultimate's AWPing crisis under the microscope, and ask the real questions: Can PARIVISION stay top 5? Would Falcons have won with kyousuke? Is zweih's revenge arc complete? And why is s1mple's BC.Game team losing to Team Nemesis?

Plus: IEM Krakow preview, paiN Gaming's V$M finally getting his shot, and our predictions for who lifts the trophy.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro

0:54 - What Happened at BLAST Bounty

3:15 - PARIVISION's Path to the Trophy

7:45 - The zweih Revenge Arc: Spirit's Reject Becomes a Champion

11:30 - Is Jame a Top 10 IGL of All Time?

18:20 - Falcons Without kyousuke: The Grand Final Breakdown

22:45 - NiKo's MVP—Deserved or Not?

28:48 - Sam's Graphs: PARIVISION Dual Swing Analysis

32:30 - Sam's Graphs: Liquid's Ultimate Problem (It's Bad)

37:15 - The Case for degster on Liquid

40:28 - Sam's Graphs: Falcons Role Comparison

44:43 - Grand Finals Role-by-Role Breakdown

48:30 - Star Rifles: donk's Worst Map Is Still Elite

52:15 - AWPers: Ultimate vs. The Field (Spoiler: He Loses)

55:30 - Anchors and Second Stars: Who Showed Up?

57:43 - Buy or Sell Begins

58:10 - Buy or Sell: Jame Wins Another Major?

59:45 - Buy or Sell: PARIVISION Top 5 Through H1 2026?

1:00:50 - Buy or Sell: Falcons Win with kyousuke?

1:01:35 - Buy or Sell: Liquid Needs to Replace Ultimate Before IEM?

1:02:40 - Buy or Sell: zweih Outperforms donk This Year?

1:03:15 - Buy or Sell: BC.Game Makes It Past Stage 1 at IEM Krakow?

1:03:56 - IEM Krakow Preview

1:06:30 - Stage 1 Teams: Who's Getting Through?

1:08:45 - BC.Game & s1mple: Can They Make It Out?

1:10:20 - FaZe and NAVI: The Budapest Hangover Continues?

1:12:15 - paiN Gaming & VSM's Big Chance

1:14:11 - Predictions: Who Wins Krakow?

1:15:46 - Outro

TOPICS COVERED

PARIVISION wins BLAST Bounty: Jame, nota, zweih, and the $3M investment paying off

Dual Swing explained: Sam's custom stat for measuring fight efficiency

Liquid's AWP crisis: Ultimate's -400 dual swing and why degster might be the answer

Falcons Grand Final: NucleonZ filling in for kyousuke, NiKo's MVP debate

Spirit's new system: magixx IGL working, but for how long?

Jame vs. karrigan: The IGL legacy debate

IEM Krakow preview: BC.Game with s1mple, paiN with VSM, and who makes Stage 2

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