Talking Counter

Épisodes

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  Episode 186: "no excuse" for Vitality's shaky start, donk shows support for Hally, and EWC Playoffs begin 18.08.2026 1h 42min

  We're Talking Counter in the City of Love at the Esports WorldCup.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, the EWC Player Lounge, American education and Serbian driving12:00 What the EWC event experience has been thus far36:30 Length of average pro player career; highlighting s1zzi as a young talent47:30 Spirit and Vitality stumble in EWC groups1:03:35 Trials and tribulations for Vitality and FURIA this season1:19:40 Running through the EWC playoff bracket
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  Episode 185: Falcons and Vitality face tests at EWC, MOUZ lift a trophy, jL the journeyman 07.08.2026 1h 47min

  YNk- is quite literally back from vacation, so we're all TalkingCounter.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout theseason.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, The Cold Open, the two things you NEED in life8:50 EWC Qualifier and EWC33:30 EWC is CRUCIAL for Vitality48:07 Falcons at EWC1:03:25 MOUZ beat Spirit to win BLAST Bounty1:24:00 jL standing in for Vitality for two events1:34:23 Vibes on Liquid after loss in Grand Finals
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  Episode 184: w/ Rushly, Upsets at BLAST, Liquid surprises, Sticker money reports, Aurora's changes 28.07.2026 1h 45min

  SPUNJ and moses are enjoying the slow news off-season asonline CS eases us back into the swing of things. YNK is on abeach somewhere.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout theseason.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, Rushly joins us and Get Animated! updates37:40 BLAST Bounty format change for 202751:15 Sticker money catastrophe1:08:30 Upsets at BLAST Bounty1:26:10 Aurora +ash, +jimmphat, +kyxsan
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  Episode 183: s1mple gets backup, Liquid get a new AWP, Astralis add a legend, G2 bring in r1nkle 17.07.2026 1h 28min

  SPUNJ, moses, and YNk are BACK00:00 Intro, the last Major glaze20:25 FURIA in the Final28:30 Game updates: Cache is in, New bomb explosion39:40 BC.Game +mzinho +magisk52:50 MOUZ +PR, GamerLegion +FL4MUS1:01:20 G2 +r1nkle -sunpayus1:04:45 Legacy +try +n1ss1m1:08:10 Liquid +jorko +JT(?)1:13:20 Astralis +neo -ruggah
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  Episode 182: Falcons Vitality G2 Spirit in lopsided playoff bracket. Playoff Pickems Contest info 16.06.2026 1h 28min

  ALL INFORMATION and HOW-TO-ENTER THE PICKEMSCONTEST CAN BE FOUND ON OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5YaWe'd like to thank the following partners for helping us withsupplying prizes for the giveaway:Wooting (wooting.io) for their amazing keyboardsAceZone (AceZone.io) for their awesome headsetsCS.Money (https://cs.money/r/TalkingCounter) for all thebeautiful skins00:00 Intro, the illness, two weeks into the Major, casting aMajor04:45 PICK'EMS CONTEST PRIZES10:35 Working the Major, casting the Major, and the Majorexperience32:22 Lopsided playoff bracket, looking back on older MajorPlayoff brackets40:55 Legacy's coach ADR disqualified, the coach rules atMajors51:10 Adding details into production for viewer experience57:05 Legacy targets insani for n1ssim, Ruggah departs Astralis1:04:36 MOUZ and NaVi at IEM Cologne Major1:10:44 Major Playoffs seem wide open? Who wins?
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  Episode 181: w/ ash. Stage 2 results. Stage 3 pickems and predictions. PICKEMS CHALLENGE GIVEAWAY 10.06.2026 1h 20min

  ALL INFORMATION and HOW-TO-ENTER THE PICKEMSCONTEST CAN BE FOUND ON OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5YaWe'd like to thank the following partners for helping us withsupplying prizes for the giveaway:Wooting (wooting.io) for their amazing keyboardsAceZone (AceZone.io) for their awesome headsetsCS.MOney (https://cs.money/r/TalkingCounter) for all thebeautiful skins00:00 Intro, Ash on the desk, Janko’s apology01:30 PICK’EMS CHALLENGE GIVEAWAY INFORMATION06:35 Players/teams receiving abuse on social media afterelimination15:30 Astralis eliminated in Stage 220:00 No more NA teams or players left in the Major38:50 Spirit and Donk’s dominance, BetBoom continues, FUTlooked great45:13 Vitality tangent56:50 Stage 3 Pick’ems and conversation1:08:30 Assessing G2’s chances1:12:40 Can Legacy test this mouz lineup? and more openingmatchups
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  Episode 180: IEM Cologne Major - highs and lows of Stage 1. Spirit, G2, Legacy arrive for Stage 2. 06.06.2026 1h 25min

  YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are TALKING MAJOR COUNTERJoin our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro01:40 WATCH THIS BEFORE SKIPPING TO TIMESTAMPS07:12 Looking ahead to Stage 2-- "First" part of the podcast begins now (lower audio quality moving forward)34:30 Tyloo v Lynn Vision, adjusting expectations for Stage 156:00 Valve at the Major? Or not at the Major? That is the question1:17:30 Finalizing our look back on Stage 1 of IEM Cologne
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  Episode 179: IEM Cologne Major Stage 1, Pick'ems, THUNDER DOWNUNDER, NiKo & Karrigan & Falcons 27.05.2026 1h 49min

  YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are TALKING MAJOR COUNTERJoin our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, Chad's travel woes, Janko's microphone woes18:30 The Major is FINALLY here28:50 New sticker money split42:00 THUNDER dOWNUNDER52:00 Consequences of skipping CAC1:02:45 STAGE ONE PICK'EMS1:27:15 NiKo's miss, NiKo vs Ropz, NiKo Karrigan and Falcons
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  Episode 178: Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa of Team Liquid 22.05.2026 1h 20min

  THE MALBS FILES HAVE BEEN UNLEASHED*****This episode was recorded on the 14th of May BEFORE theplayoffs of PGL Astana and IEM Atlanta******Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, getting into CS and early career13:55 Playing with coldzera in 00Nation19:05 Experiences on M80 and G2 33:40 Individual struggles in 2025 after NiKo's departure41:40 The State of CS - animgraph updates and map rotation45:30 Joining Team Liquid, time in roster so far52:55 What is TaZ like as a coach?59:35 Current (aka week-old) Counter-Strike and thedominance of Vitality
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  Episode 177: The aftermath of Astana and Atlanta. Crowd cheating convo. NaVi and Spirit get trophies 19.05.2026 1h 4min

  Chad and Jason have gone full retro with this episode. No edits, no timestamps no thumbnails just RAW TALKING COUNTER.
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  Episode 176: Faith in FURIA = gone. PGL Astana and IEM Atlanta looming, FaZe's popoff at BLAST 06.05.2026 1h 59min

  YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are Talking Counter.This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premieronline prediction market.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, cache experience, ghost nades12:47 IEM Atlanta 34:10 ESL Pro League s25 in Riyadh for 2027 47:30 BLAST Fort-Worth1:20:00 G2's loss to FaZe at BLAST Rivals1:27:40 FURIA at BLAST Rivals into Astana1:34:55 How important is PGL Astana for Falcons?1:51:45 MOVING ON :x
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  Episode 175: Fallen's retirement, Karrigan's departure, and is Vitality TOO dominant? 23.04.2026 2h 5min

  YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are reunited FINALLY and TalkingCounterThis episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premieronline prediction market.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, bullying, Chad's eye7:55 Animgraph2 Update fully released25:55 Karrigan's departure from FaZe and his future withFalcons53:55 Feelings on FURIA, Fallen's retirement1:02:05 Spirit's bounce back performance in Rio1:16:10 Chad's Worms (Is Vitality the Greatest Team of All Time)1:22:55 Is Vitality's dominance GOOD for CS?1:36:03 MOUZ changes and Sycrone's statements
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  Episode 174: Karrigan to join Falcons, Stavn is an AWPer, FER IS BACK?! IEM Rio playoffs begin! 16.04.2026 1h 42min

  *Recorded BEFORE enkayJ announced as FaZe coach*YNk- and moses are Talking Counter while SPUNJ is battling theocean undertow in Rio.This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premieronline prediction market.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, moses has a pond, nocries update10:50 Karrigan to Falcons after IEM Rio 39:50 NiP sign Stavn as an AWPer (-r1nkle)46:50 Fer to play Major for Gaiman Gladiators53:00 BC.Game bench Mutiris and AragorN56:30 PGL Bucharest - FUT's first championship1:09:00 Focused on Vitality and Falcons at IEM Rio1:31:50 IEM Rio Playoff bracket1:36:30 Spirit - are we worried?
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  Episode 173: PGL Bucharest Playoffs, Singapore Major adjusts VRS cutoff, which teams need changes? 10.04.2026 1h 5min

  *Recorded on Apr 9, before the Parivision - MongolzQuarterfinal concluded*SPUNJ and moses are Talking Counter while YNk is on vacation.For real this time. I think.This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premieronline prediction market.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, right into things, Janko on vacation07:15 PGL Singapore Major adds 3rd/4th decider, changes invitecutoff date18:08 Should FaZe change roster before the Major?23:39 Chad's Game: Moses' Malpractice39:50 Qualification through Asia and Oceania regions54:27 PGL Bucharest Playoffs - who is going to win the wholething?
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  Episode 172: The mad dash for VRS points - FaZe and Liquid still at risk, CS2 update, PGL Bucharest 03.04.2026 1h 43min

  moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter.This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premieronline prediction market.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5YaReddit comment mentioned in episode:https://www.reddit.com/r/cs2/comments/1sa2bcn/comment/odt98kr/00:00 Intro, the moon landing, ranch dressing15:18 Animgraph2 update37:50 Turning the corner to Major Qualification cutoff58:45 Salacious rumor around Aurora1:18:00 PGL Bucharest
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  Episode 171: GOAT Astralis vs GOAT Vitality, BLAST Playoffs, overdrive's comments on magixx IGL 26.03.2026 1h 56min

  moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter.This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premieronline prediction market.Join our Discord to talk Counter withother followers of the podcast and of Counter-Strike.Participate in giveaways and watch parties throughout theseason.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq500:00 Intro, blackmail material09:30 The Vitality Era // Vitality vs Astralis GOAT team36:00 ESL announces improvements to their 2027 circuit55:00 FURIA/Falcons tech issues and importance of strong admins1:09:00 Competing at T1 events vs T2 events, BCG Masters upsets1:18:30 Overdrive on magixx as IGL, the state of Spirit1:39:00 Is it over for MOUZ?
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  Episode 170: G2 and Liquid swap nertz/malbs, FaZe drop neo, the field is weak compared to Vitality 22.03.2026 2h 10min

  This episode was recorded on the 21st before all the BLAST Rotterdam results had concluded.moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter.This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premieronline prediction market.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq500:00 Intro, Chad dips into his plumber past09:30 CS2 Update (Reload changes)37:30 Liquid swaps to NA for VRS standings52:45 Liquid and G2 swap Malbs and Nertz1:05:30 Mid-season checkin around the scene1:28:00 Flyquest status check1:37:30 FaZe -neo (coach), eliminated from Rotterdam
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  Episode 169: EPL is a MUST WIN for Spirit and Mouz, PGL circuit update, late-season rush for VRS 13.03.2026 1h 25min

  moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter.This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premieronline prediction market.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, showering habits12:00 Valve update for CS2, NYAG lawsuit18:00 PGL circuit announcement, TO’s doing battle in ’27-’2838:30 Rumors around G2/TL signing up for BCG Masters46:30 EPL Playoffs - Spirit, mouz, Aurora, MongolZ, NaVi, Legacy,FUT, Astralis
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  Episode 168: CS2 Update, BLAST format, Spirit is BOOTCAMPING?, Liquid haters come here 06.03.2026 1h 30min

  moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter.This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premier online prediction market.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/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro11:30 CS2 Update, CSGO Branch19:00 BLAST format changes, scene structure48:00 Spirit is BOOTCAMPING1:01:00 Liquid haters1:13:00 Final games of EPL23 Stage 11:23:30 100T and BCG
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  Episode 167: Do we HAVE to glaze Vitality? PGL Cluj results, looking ahead to ESL Pro League s23! 26.02.2026 1h 48min

  ***This is a reupload to fix audio issues that slipped past thekeeper from the initial release on 2/25. No content waschanged.***moses, SPUNJ, and YNk are Talking Counter.This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premieronline prediction market.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, the Frag Movie, minigames12:45 Would you cast CS forever? Player retirements andmotivations42:45 PGL Cluj-Napoca results - do we HAVE to glaze Vitality?56:20 PGL Cluj - The MongolZ1:02:50 No Vitality at EPL - who will win instead?1:14:45 100 Thieves VRS and early going1:28:00 Questions from the Discord!