karrigan on winning the Major; Cloud9 rock up IEM Dallas | HLTV Confirmed S6E18 (CS:GO podcast)

karrigan joins HLTV Confirmed to talk about the victory at PGL Major Antwerp: parallels with Boston Major, expectations before the event, and feelings after lifting the trophy. Also, IEM Dallas is discussed, including FaZe's top 6 finish, Cloud9 winning in NA, G2 & Vitality not showing up, ENCE's run with Snax. Last but not least, news are discussed including sdy stepping in for NAVI, fnatic picking up Flames' duo (and f0rest as stand-in), 00NATION rumors, and VP new duo. 

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0:00 - Podcast intro

3:02 - Introducing karrigan

Hot seat with karrigan

4:08 - Where is SPUNJ?

5:07 - Feelings before the Major

10:27 - Pressure & confidence

13:37 - RobbaN absence, the mood in the team 

16:53 - Major run & toughest matches

23:00 - Boston vs. Antwerp Majors

26:18 - Heading into Dallas, top 6 finish

32:46 - Cloud9’s success; here to stay?

40:05 - International teams issue

45:06 - Twistzz’s role in the team

48:47 - rain’s surprising MVP performance

54:49 - broky in-game

57:20 - Player generations

IEM Dallas

1:00:32 - N1 moment: C9 support in Dallas 

1:04:21 - Prof rants on C9 CEO lifting the trophy

1:11:10 - BIG looking better

1:14:00 - FURIA haven’t reached the floor

1:18:22 - G2 not looking great; NiKo performance

1:30:35 - Vitality’s issue

Recent news

1:39:45 - Who wants to be a Skinionaire?

1:46:00 - 00NATION rumors

1:48:38 - sdy stands in for NAVI; other options?

1:55:22 - fnatic with Flames duo; f0rest standing in

2:02:52 - VP sign n0rb3r7 and fame

2:05:02 - GET & PCC quick overview

Playtime

2:10:05 - Universal advice by karrigan

2:11:04 - Is karrigan the greatest IGL ever?

2:12:57 - Successors of karrigan & ropz

2:14:58 - How to activate jks?

2:16:29 - How would karrigan use s1mple?

2:19:00 - Final words

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.

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