Talking Counter

YNk, SPUNJ, and moses are Talking Counter with Yekindar for

FOUR HOURS AND FORTY-ONE MINUTES

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the

podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and

watch parties throughout the season.

https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, too heavy too quick

13:00 Yekindar origin story

26:00 Ability to articulate high game IQ

41:00 Lessons learned from IGL stint

46:00 Dealing with social media pressures

57:00 Getting brainwaves studied for game improvement

1:02:40 Burnout into FURIA opportunity

1:07:30 Similarities between Jame and Fallen

1:15:00 Practice during the hectic schedule

1:29:00 Nerves during IEM Cologne Major Grand Final

2:20:00 IGL’s getting targeted and abused

2:54:30 International vs National rosters

3:21:30 Defining roles

I stopped taking timestamps at some point. HF

’Twas the night before playoffs, and all through the hall,

Not a keyboard was clicking, not a mousepad at all;

The headsets were hung by the monitors with care,

In hopes that a trophy soon would be there.

The players were nestled all snug in their chairs,

While visions of aces danced up in their glares;

YNk in his hoodie, and SPUNJ in his cap,

Had just settled down and moses is still bald

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

10:10 - Thunderpick World Championship 2026

11:05 - Bucharest vs Bounty

28:10 - Valve stopping region swapping

58:45 - Astralis roster changes

1:18:00 - EPL Playoffs preview

1:43:45 - Rinkle

1:47:40 - NAVI should make a roster change

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the

podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and

watch parties throughout the season.

https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

YNk, SPUNJ, and moses are reunited in Katowice, Poland.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the

podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and watch parties throughout the season.

https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, all about fish,

6:00 ESL Pro League in Katowice

19:30 Biguzera files pt2

34:25 The last month of VRS

48:30 Are we still in the Vitality Era?

1:02:30 How important is EPL and who do we want in the playoffs?

1:24:00 News from around the scene

YNk, SPUNJ, and moses are Talking Counter. Or trying to. Doing

our best, really.

This episode was recorded PRIOR to the most recent update to

CS2 - therefore the update is not discussed.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the

podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and

watch parties throughout the season.

https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

*I REPEAT THE RECENT CS UPDATE IS NOT DISCUSSED IN THIS

EPISODE*

00:00 Intro,

7:00 Is it VRS crunch time yet???

26:00 FPG2 and assessing Legacy

39:40 NaVi may not qualify to the Major for the first time EVER

1:00:20 Ynk’s homework on paiN

1:18:50 StarSeries 20 results

1:36:20 the state of FURIA

Janko is back from ANOTHER vacation so we can all get

together and Talk Counter.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the

podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and

watch parties throughout the season.

https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, Janko's vacations and the best behavior of CS

talent

07:15 Eating your CS vegetables

14:10 sidde's interview with HLTV and FURIA's travel schedule

19:50 The importance of China to CS esports

31:25 Stagnant rosters need changing

40:40 The latest CS update brings childhood nostalgia

49:30 Which IGL's play the hardest positions? CT positional

philosophies, targeting weak players.

It's all there to take you to the finish line. gl hf

We're all back home Talking Counter

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the

podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and

watch parties throughout the season.

https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, Chad's show and tell clip

25:30 Discord Question: discussing a team’s “form”

32:00 What role does Vitality play for the rest of the season?

46:25 A Counter-Strike haiku

48:30 That’s a good looking FUT

54:45 NaVi: To make changes, or not to make changes

1:14:30 Monte video dramas

1:40:00 Hally’s coaching POWERS Team Spirit to EWC title

1:43:40 “Have FURIA ruined the opportunity for a historic last

year for FalleN?"

We're Talking Counter in the City of Love at the Esports World

Cup.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the

podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and

watch parties throughout the season.

https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, the EWC Player Lounge, American education and Serbian driving

12:00 What the EWC event experience has been thus far

36:30 Length of average pro player career; highlighting s1zzi as a young talent

47:30 Spirit and Vitality stumble in EWC groups

1:03:35 Trials and tribulations for Vitality and FURIA this season

1:19:40 Running through the EWC playoff bracket

YNk- is quite literally back from vacation, so we're all Talking

Counter.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the

podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and

watch parties throughout the

season.

https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, The Cold Open, the two things you NEED in life

8:50 EWC Qualifier and EWC

33:30 EWC is CRUCIAL for Vitality

48:07 Falcons at EWC

1:03:25 MOUZ beat Spirit to win BLAST Bounty

1:24:00 jL standing in for Vitality for two events

1:34:23 Vibes on Liquid after loss in Grand Finals

SPUNJ and moses are enjoying the slow news off-season as

online CS eases us back into the swing of things. YNK is on a

beach somewhere.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the

podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and

watch parties throughout the

season.

https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, Rushly joins us and Get Animated! updates

37:40 BLAST Bounty format change for 2027

51:15 Sticker money catastrophe

1:08:30 Upsets at BLAST Bounty

1:26:10 Aurora +ash, +jimmphat, +kyxsan

SPUNJ, moses, and YNk are BACK

00:00 Intro, the last Major glaze

20:25 FURIA in the Final

28:30 Game updates: Cache is in, New bomb explosion

39:40 BC.Game +mzinho +magisk

52:50 MOUZ +PR, GamerLegion +FL4MUS

1:01:20 G2 +r1nkle -sunpayus

1:04:45 Legacy +try +n1ss1m

1:08:10 Liquid +jorko +JT(?)

1:13:20 Astralis +neo -ruggah