IEM Cologne preview, NBK- & Kjaerbye retire, zonic leaving Astralis? (feat. Maniac) HLTV Confirmed

HLTV Confirmed crew together with Maniac talk about the long-awaited IEM Cologne on LAN: who'll make it from the Play-in, candidates for Playoffs, and a handful of teams to challenge Gambit. Recent news are also discussed: zonic leaving Astralis rumor, NBK- and Kjaerbye abandoning CS, CIS RMR with Akuma not living up to expectations, and Gambit-NAVI rivalry heating up. ➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Join the discussion and watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio podcast (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv HLTV Confirmed is presented by Xtrfy, Parimatch, and Bitskins. 🖱️ Xtrfy: https://xtrfy.com/ 📗 Parimatch: https://b.link/hltv 🔫 Bitskins: https://bitskins.com/?hltvconfirmed=1 0:00 - Podcast intro  6:20 - Introducing Maniac Recent news 9:14 - zonic considering leaving Astralis 26:11 - NBK- transitions to VALORANT 33:55 - Kjaerbye retires from CS 43:27 - HYENAS disband - player options? 44:55 - Sinners qualify for EPL 49:28 - Who wants to be a SKINIONAIRE? By BitSkins CIS RMR 1:00:00 - VP in Major danger. YEKINDAR performance? 1:08:32 - Akuma don’t repeat the success 1:14:00 - NAVI - Gambit rivalry continues IEM Cologne 1:19:50 - We’re back at LAN!  1:21:40 - Explaining event setup & player quarantine 1:44:57 - Best part of LAN return? 1:48:53 - Play-in predictions: who’ll flop in the upper? 2:02:40 - Play-in lower bracket overview 2:17:32 - Main stage: who’ll go through? 2:31:30 - “CS is the only discipline where not being #1 is unacceptable” - Maniac Playtime 2:34:40 - Parimatch matchmaker 2:41:10 - Viewership & calendar 2:44:40 - Did Maniac’s degree help his career? 2:48:24 - 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 TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, device, karrigan, 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. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/StrikerHLTVorg https://twitter.com/maniac_csgo #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo