Another live-with-audience HLTV Confirmed show from Cologne features ENCE's star rifler NertZ, and Swani & Peca, G2's coach & manager. Success path of ENCE, honest talk about G2 keeping the roster, Valve's decision to ban partner leagues, and the IEM Cologne 2023 Playoffs.

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0:00 - Podcast intro
2:19 - Introducing the audience!

Recent news
6:46 - Single-elimination Gamers8
8:58 - TSM falling apart?
11:36 - NEOFRAG out of ITB
14:00 - Cologne vs. Major? Vox Pop by 22BET
17:58 - Valve bans partner leagues

NertZ
32:46 - Success of NertZ & ENCE
37:05 - NertZ “vs” Spinx & flameZ
40:05 - “I want to feel it” - NertZ on Cologne arena
41:55 - Endpoint background & MiGHTYMAX
44:50 - Playing from Israel
48:08 - ENCE at Cologne
50:05 - “dycha wants to feel like the best PL player” - NertZ
53:17 - Snappi & sAw system
56:37 - NertZ predicts Cologne playoffs
59:00 - Nerves of steel by SteelSeries
1:00:15 - What does NertZ tell barber to do?
1:01:14 - Impressions from clutches vs. Heroic
1:03:40 - IEM Dallas win first impressions
1:05:09 - Nervousness on the stage?
1:05:53 - Israeli superteam?
1:07:28 - Why ENCE is not top 1 team?
1:09:40 - WARNING: loud sound
1:10:13 - ENCE fans fight for the headset!


Swani & Peca (G2 coach & manager)
1:16:40 - Chilling out, waiting Prof’s return
1:20:54 - Introducing Swani & Peca (slowly)
1:23:45 - Svani’s path to coaching
1:27:32 - Peca’s managerial duties
1:32:11 - Content vs. practice
1:35:04 - Swani on becoming harsher
1:37:51 - “m0NESY is mature”
1:39:46 - Why G2 are often “moody b**ches”?
1:43:26 - Did G2 consider roster changes?
1:49:32 - Swani & Peca predict playoffs
1:50:51 - Swani & Peca take Skinionaire by tradeit.gg
1:59:18 - XPERION NXT team learns from Swani

Cologne Playoffs prediction & Playtime
2:09:37 - Introducing Heccu & getting comfortable
2:11:00 - FaZe to change?
2:16:11 - Heroic vs. Astralis
2:22:06 - Vitality vs. Cloud9
2:28:58 - G2 semi-final
2:33:04 - ENCE semi-final
2:36:03 - Giving away a ticket
2:39:38 - Final (emotional) 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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https://twitter.com/G2Swani
https://twitter.com/pecagg
https://twitter.com/Hency_Heccu
https://twitter.com/SPUNJ
https://twitter.com/Professeur_CS
https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg
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