2025 wrap-up, Top 20 explained, and expectations for 2026: this and more in this episode of HLTV Confirmed!

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0:00 - Intro

3:00 - Top Comment

9:29 - EYEBALLERS win over FaZe

HLTV Awards & 2025

11:24 - Awards impressions

18:02 - Top 20 list

20:10 - donk vs. ZywOo

24:01 - Critique of Top 20

38:15 - Skinionaire: 2025 wrap

54:46 - VRS in 2025

1:01:22 - “2025 is a roaring success” - Striker

1:05:28 - State of the game

2026: Season ahead

1:09:22 - Off-season changes

1:10:50 - ECSTATIC, 9INE, paiN

1:12:25 - ash, NIP, Astralis -Magisk

1:16:00 - GL bench ztr, add Snax

1:18:52 - BC.Game, M80

1:22:01 - Spirit change

1:29:09 - magixx as IGL

1:31:17 - Falcons no changes

1:34:30 - Aurora -jottAAA +soulfly

1:36:02 - BC.Game SAW coer

1:42:02 - PARIVISION

1:44:11 - cobrazera joins MongolZ

1:45:20 - Mail09, Astrlais international

1:48:37 - TaZ BC.game, 100T

1:51:02 - messioso 300IQ

1:54:02 - Fluxo, blameF to BIG

1:57:21 - WATO: Vitality don’t win BLAST Bonty

2:03:25 - WATO: top 10 team to change?

2:11:41 - WATO: 2025 is NiKo last top 20

Time Capsule

2:20:20 - Team of the season?

2:22:35 - Major MVP?

2:23:19 - Best change?

2:24:54 - Team to change?

2:26:40 - Breakout of the season?

2:29:24 - Disaster of the season?

2:30:49 - Retirement of the season?

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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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