HLTV Confirmed S4E9 (ft. ESL Carmac, Vitality apEX) | ESL Pro League changes, Vitality 2020 expectations

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Timestamps:

1:10 - Introducing Carmac

1:54 - Carmac sharing his history

3:20 - Explaining the EPL format

5:50 - Carmac on the reasons behind the changes in the format

8:09 - Are the changes caused by the "B Site"?

10:31 - Carmac talks about the business side of making a league

17:13 - What is the way ESL makes CS:GO events profitable?

24:16 - "If we had a complete monopoly ... , we would probably be, in relative terms, bathing in money" - Carmac

25:52 - When was the decision on the current format made?

28:41 - Why the changes in EPL happened with short notice comparing with Pro Tour?

31:25 - Carmac on the published graphic with teams and the negotiations rumors

35:07 - How the Member Teams are decided?

41:40 - How many teams will be partnered? 

44:14 - How being a Member Team affects team's ESL ranking?

48:43 - Carmac's view on the Valve's Major ranking events

51:49 - Are the newly scheduled tournaments going to affect ESL events?

53:04 - What ESL is preparing for the Rio Major?

57:00 - How fast the tickets got sold? 

58:00 - The last few words from Carmac and from the panel

1:00:18 - Introducing apEX 

1:01:00 - Was removal of NBK tough decision to make? 

1:02:20 - What was the biggest takeaway for apEX about 2019?

1:03:25 - Was there a clash in Vitality about a loss on the last Major?

1:04:56 - apEX talks about the motivation behind running own YouTube channel

1:06:10 - How important personal brand should be for young players?

1:07:47 - The goals of Vitality for the first months of 2020

1:10:15 - Who has the most potential to improve as fire power in the team?

1:11:30 - apEX on Dignitas being inspired by Vitality

1:12:22 - Why it's not possible to play a single role in CS:GO anymore?

1:15:38 - apEX's thoughts on the Major changes

Recent news

1:17:57 - apEX shares his opinion on the map update

1:19:40 - Are the changes positive?

1:21:50 - "From my personal view, at least, it's not changing much" - apEX on practicing on the updated maps

1:22:30 - "I'm confused why Valve are giving T's more things to do" - Striker

1:25:30 - "I think for me Mirage is T-sided map" - apEX

1:27:50 - apEX's view on Krieg and the overall gun situation in the game

1:29:18 - apEX on the economy changes

1:30:57 - Heretics invited to EU Minor Closed Qualifier

1:33:40 - Discussing the participants of EU Minor Closed Qualifier

1:36:02 - BIG, Dignitas run the Open Qualifier gauntlet

1:41:50 - ENCE's failure at ICE Challenge 2020

1:46:20 - "Objectively, [ENCE] were already on the downturn" - Professeur

1:49:55 - Reviewing Sergej's stats

1:53:37 - NBK-'s debut with OG

1:56:43 - NBK- calling the CT sides - can it be the issue?

1:59:33 - What is the highest peak of OG we will see?

2:04:01 - Is FaZe a contender at BLAST Premier?

2:07:47 - Vitality's group of death at BLAST

2:11:00 - Is it important to have a lot of official matches before going to bigger tournaments?

2:12:37 - Closing thoughtso lose a single map in his group?

1:12:37 - Closing thoughts