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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