Talking Counter

YNk- is quite literally back from vacation, so we're all Talking
Counter.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the
podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and
watch parties throughout the
season.
https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, The Cold Open, the two things you NEED in life
8:50 EWC Qualifier and EWC
33:30 EWC is CRUCIAL for Vitality
48:07 Falcons at EWC
1:03:25 MOUZ beat Spirit to win BLAST Bounty
1:24:00 jL standing in for Vitality for two events
1:34:23 Vibes on Liquid after loss in Grand Finals

SPUNJ and moses are enjoying the slow news off-season as
online CS eases us back into the swing of things. YNK is on a
beach somewhere.

Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of the
podcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways and
watch parties throughout the
season.
https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

00:00 Intro, Rushly joins us and Get Animated! updates
37:40 BLAST Bounty format change for 2027
51:15 Sticker money catastrophe
1:08:30 Upsets at BLAST Bounty
1:26:10 Aurora +ash, +jimmphat, +kyxsan

SPUNJ, moses, and YNk are BACK

00:00 Intro, the last Major glaze
20:25 FURIA in the Final
28:30 Game updates: Cache is in, New bomb explosion
39:40 BC.Game +mzinho +magisk
52:50 MOUZ +PR, GamerLegion +FL4MUS
1:01:20 G2 +r1nkle -sunpayus
1:04:45 Legacy +try +n1ss1m
1:08:10 Liquid +jorko +JT(?)
1:13:20 Astralis +neo -ruggah

ALL INFORMATION and HOW-TO-ENTER THE PICKEMS
CONTEST CAN BE FOUND ON OUR DISCORD
https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

We'd like to thank the following partners for helping us with
supplying prizes for the giveaway:

Wooting (wooting.io) for their amazing keyboards
AceZone (AceZone.io) for their awesome headsets
CS.Money (https://cs.money/r/TalkingCounter) for all the
beautiful skins

00:00 Intro, the illness, two weeks into the Major, casting a
Major
04:45 PICK'EMS CONTEST PRIZES
10:35 Working the Major, casting the Major, and the Major
experience
32:22 Lopsided playoff bracket, looking back on older Major
Playoff brackets
40:55 Legacy's coach ADR disqualified, the coach rules at
Majors
51:10 Adding details into production for viewer experience
57:05 Legacy targets insani for n1ssim, Ruggah departs Astralis
1:04:36 MOUZ and NaVi at IEM Cologne Major
1:10:44 Major Playoffs seem wide open? Who wins?

ALL INFORMATION and HOW-TO-ENTER THE PICKEMS
CONTEST CAN BE FOUND ON OUR DISCORD
https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya

We'd like to thank the following partners for helping us with
supplying prizes for the giveaway:

Wooting (wooting.io) for their amazing keyboards
AceZone (AceZone.io) for their awesome headsets
CS.MOney (https://cs.money/r/TalkingCounter) for all the
beautiful skins

00:00 Intro, Ash on the desk, Janko’s apology
01:30 PICK’EMS CHALLENGE GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
06:35 Players/teams receiving abuse on social media after
elimination
15:30 Astralis eliminated in Stage 2
20:00 No more NA teams or players left in the Major
38:50 Spirit and Donk’s dominance, BetBoom continues, FUT
looked great
45:13 Vitality tangent
56:50 Stage 3 Pick’ems and conversation
1:08:30 Assessing G2’s chances
1:12:40 Can Legacy test this mouz lineup? and more opening
matchups