flameZ joins us during the pre-Major week to talk about the team's recent performances in Hong Kong and Chengdu, practice, his inspirations, style adjustments, FURIA, and Stage 1 (including Pick'Ems)

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0:00 - Intro

Hot seat with flameZ

3:41 - flameZ joins

5:22 - Skinionaire

11:57 - EPL trophy breaks drought

16:52 - Practice in Asia/Europe

18:21 - Jetlag routine

24:02 - flameZ inspirations

28:36 - Grinding at events

30:29 - Why pro practice is boring

36:02 - “We get bullied by fnatic [in praccs]”

37:40 - Trolling in praccs

42:37 - The importance of confidence

47:22 - Hong Kong final & Ancient

54:50 - Losing 1v5

59:40 - Chengdu & Hong Kong results

1:05:28 - ZywOo & flameZ openings

1:08:32 - Top Comment: “saideira”

1:13:37 - Week with ropz in Estonia

1:17:41 - Fame IRL

1:19:30 - How good are FURIA?

1:22:57 - WATO: flameZ vs. YEKINDAR

1:28:03 - Major preparations

1:33:14 - apEX performance

1:35:16 - Pre-Major plans

1:38:10 - Getting motivations

1:41:20 - Beard & hair talk

Major Pick’Ems

1:51:10 - Legacy, FaZe

1:53:02 - B8, GL, fnatic

1:54:34 - PARIVISION, M80

1:56:30 - NIP, NRG, The Huns

1:58:30 - Red Canids, FlyQuest, RA

2:06:00 - flameZ Major sticker

2:16:12 - HLTV Awards

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HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) 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, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, 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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