HLTV Confirmed: G2's first trophy, Astralis & VP changes, FISSURE 2 preview

Join the show from 14:00 , live exclusively on Kick.

Can huNter- led G2 go back to back?

HLTV Confirmed is back after a week off, with Milan "⁠Striker⁠" Švejda, Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill, and Zvonimir "⁠Professeur⁠" Burazin reuniting to break down the results at BLAST Open London and the underdog victory of G2 in a BO5 final vs. Vitality. The panelists will speak about the other playoff teams including MOUZ, FaZe, and surprise M80, before moving on to recent news.

We will also address a new set of VRS/TOR/TO issues, with community discussion sparking about the smallest and biggest LANs. Then it is time to wrap up some recent roster changes before moving on to FISSURE Playground 2, where we will place teams on an expectations vs. importance chart and decide "What are the odds" of the favorites winning the title:

Topic list:

BLAST Results

  • G2 victory (we saw this coming)

  • Vitality trophy drought

  • Same old MOUZ

  • FaZe/FURIA/M80

Recent news

  • Bucharest - Chengdu issues

  • Open LANs, VRS, Swisher vs Sonic

  • electronic OUT! New era starting?

  • Astralis change player and ownership

  • Spirit change official

  • MIBR following FURIA

FISSURE 2

  • Expectations vs. importance chart

  • WATO: X team will win the event?

HLTV Confirmed is now broadcast live exclusively on Kick, with VODs as usual being available on YouTube and podcast apps.

Live broadcast on Kick
Updates and clips on Twitter
Past HLTV Confirmed episodes
Audio versions of the show

Australia Chad 'SPUNJ' Burchill
Chad 'SPUNJ' Burchill
Age:
36
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.88
Maps played:
167
KPR:
0.62
DPR:
0.73
Croatia Zvonimir 'Professeur' Burazin
Zvonimir 'Professeur' Burazin
Age:
34
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
-
Maps played:
0
KPR:
-
DPR:
-
Czech Republic Milan 'Striker' Švejda
Milan 'Striker' Švejda
Age:
32
Rating 1.0:
1.30
Maps played:
11
KPR:
0.90
DPR:
0.64
Time is adjusted to your selected timezone
ok
2025-09-11 12:10
0
Again when I cant watch D:
2025-09-11 12:11
1
Man being exclusively on Kick is horrible, same thing with Fissure...
2025-09-11 12:11
14
kick? what happened?
2025-09-11 12:12
9
2 replies
#20
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
 | 
Finland M1K120
50/50 vs 95/5 revenue split is a really difficult choice to make indeed xd
2025-09-11 13:03
2
1 reply
Makes a big difference with like 1000 users or less though? I'm not familiar with revenue of these platforms but I assume it's almost nothing with this kind of viewership. On kick I guess will be 200-300 users only as well, maybe in 1 ~ 2 years they catch up to the same amount viewers as Twitch...
2025-09-11 13:32
1
>”exclusively on kick” Big L right there
2025-09-11 12:13
36
2 replies
#21
 | 
African Union darkoplax
whats the L exactly, its not like HLTV is full of gambling ads; this is just a contiuation nothing new
2025-09-11 13:05
4
meh it only hurts them but they getting money for it dont really care.
2025-09-11 13:35
0
L for streaming on Kick
2025-09-11 12:14
14
I mean I'll watch but why tf is it on kick??? This better not be the start of some exclusivity deal.
2025-09-11 12:17
7
2 replies
#11
 | 
Russia TEMHOMECTO
will u cry if it is the start of an exclusive deal? What difference does it make, it will still be uploaded to youtube.
2025-09-11 12:25
1
1 reply
obviously not but I like to tune in live and I'm not a fan of Kick.
2025-09-11 13:07
3
#8
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
 | 
Finland M1K120
Fuck Twitch, All My Homies Use Kick. W
2025-09-11 12:20
3
Why on kick???
2025-09-11 12:22
2
Huge L, Kick is ass wtf
2025-09-11 12:25
6
Hey guys obviously some people don't like Kick which is fine, but ultimately the truth is the following currently: Kick = investing in esports Twitch = not investing in esports The show will still be available on YouTube/Spotify/etc where the majority of people consume it
2025-09-11 12:28
8
9 replies
#14
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
 | 
Finland M1K120
+1 + running like shit lately + more monies for SPUNJ's salary
2025-09-11 12:29
4
#24
 | 
African Union darkoplax
Only NPCs hate on Kick but are fine with gambling ads everywhere in the CS scene so Kick is totally fine and as a viewing experience it's as good if not better than Twitch For me I hate all Gambling the same so nothing changes here either on Kick or Twitch; Gambling will be promoted
2025-09-11 13:08
1
so you just sell kick as the best plateform for streaming competitive games?
2025-09-11 13:13
0
2 replies
#26
 | 
Russia TEMHOMECTO
No they sell the podcast live exclusivity to Kick because Kick are the only platform that are paying for this exclusivity
2025-09-11 13:18
1
1 reply
i didnt see any Kick sponsor on HLTV yet
2025-09-11 14:53
0
I want to consume it live on YT so i can pause and resume the video without losing content. I can't do that on Twitch/Kick.
2025-09-11 13:45
0
2 replies
#34
 | 
African Union darkoplax
but that's literally possbile on kick ?
2025-09-11 14:04
1
1 reply
when you pause and then resume it will resume to the live not where you paused. but you are right that you can get backwards and view the missing time. better than Twitch i guess..
2025-09-11 14:53
1
"investing" Yeah that's another word for it I guess...
2025-09-11 14:41
0
Ain't got kick on my phone, i guess that's a sign
2025-09-11 12:28
1
gg
2025-09-11 12:32
0
#16
 | 
Ukraine TrueMurloc
No simple again
2025-09-11 12:37
0
what about streaming on youtube? it's best streaming platform for viewers experience anyways
2025-09-11 12:38
1
Well, will wait till it’s on youtube. And still maybe I will watch it.
2025-09-11 12:55
2
#19
 | 
Korea garukno
no hate for kick platform, but maybe stream to another platform too (youtube/twitch) cuz i dont want to install another apps on my phone
2025-09-11 12:59
0
2 replies
#22
 | 
African Union darkoplax
use web browser like 99% of the ppl ?
2025-09-11 13:05
2
1 reply
i have no idea how i got here my bad
2025-09-23 16:59
0
#27
rain | 
United States celtek
bleh
2025-09-11 13:22
0
#28
sAw | 
Germany Pacota
WATO is back?
2025-09-11 13:23
0
wait no more live on YT??
2025-09-11 13:38
0
kick exclusive is fucking cringe
2025-09-11 13:58
3
L for kick
2025-09-11 23:04
0
Can someone more informed than me explain why everyone hates kick? Is it specifically hate for kick or moreso love for twitch? I personally don't care about streaming platforms at all so it doesn't matter to me
2025-09-12 05:51
0
1 reply
People dislike Kick due to its association with gambling, including streaming online slot machines and blackjack, which raises ethical concerns about exposing younger audiences to such content. The platform has also faced criticism for hosting problematic content and controversial figures, such as white nationalist Nick Fuentes and misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate. Additionally, Kick has been a source of inappropriate material, including sexually suggestive content and hate speech. google it yourself
2025-09-12 08:19
1
Login or register to add your comment to the discussion.

Back to comment

Now playing
Thumbnail for stream
Brazil
MADHOUSE TV
17891 viewers
Top streams
All(64)
Casters(45)
Streamers(12)
Organizers(7)
Brazil
MADHOUSE TV
(17891)
Brazil
gaules
(9964)
Other
PGL
(8165)
Brazil
gaules
(4778)
Other
Thunderpick
(3340)
Russia
Paragon
(2910)
Other
PGL 2
(2565)
Russia
watchfulTV
(2019)
Brazil
gaules
(1801)
Russia
watchfulTV B
(1445)
Argentina
forg1
(1212)
Brazil
boltz
(1099)
Russia
Paragon 3
(925)
Brazil
fer
(880)
Argentina
forg1
(877)
Russia
HappyChucky
(850)
Brazil
nak
(721)
Russia
poka
(697)
Ukraine
Maincast
(640)
Belgium
ScreaM
(588)
Poland
IzakOOO
(583)
United States
Trottah
(491)
United States
freakazoid
(479)
Russia
m4ga
(440)
Brazil
mch
(439)
United States
Stewie2k
(436)
Russia
Paragon 2
(421)
Romania
Werty
(421)
Russia
SBolt
(398)
Argentina
elmorocho7
(314)
Ukraine
Maincast 2
(273)
France
KRL
(235)
United Kingdom
ESL TV
(230)
United States
Trucklover86
(188)
Brazil
mch
(168)
Finland
pelaajat
(167)
Brazil
VitinhO
(156)
France
Croissant Strike
(146)
Mongolia
maaRaa
(139)
Brazil
kabrafps
(132)
Russia
jmqa
(128)
Brazil
XISTERA
(123)
Other
PGL
(118)
Mongolia
Zilkenberg
(107)
Brazil
coldzera
(89)
Brazil
Tris_Mara
(87)
Other
PGL 2
(69)
Russia
Paragon
(58)
Kazakhstan
Paragon
(58)
Brazil
gaules TV 2
(46)
Brazil
BTSBrasilTV
(38)
United States
Regent
(37)
Brazil
VilacaTTV
(35)
Brazil
Napa
(30)
France
KRL 2
(25)
Brazil
gaules TV
(25)
United States
Trottah
(25)
Finland
Elisa Esports
(13)
United States
iamfusiion
(12)
Ukraine
WOLF
(6)
Brazil
kabrafps
(5)
Ukraine
Maincast
(2)
Brazil
BTSBrasilFPS
(1)
Brazil
JokerBR (YouTube)
(1)