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Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by YNk to chat about s1mple's strong showing with FaZe at the BLAST Austin Major, NiKo missing out on Major glory once again, paiN and FURIA impressing, Aurora and Team Liquid's early exits, and more!

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Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by dusT to chat about the BLAST Austin Major, the lack of confidence for reigning Major Champions Team Spirit, what the NA teams' failure in Stage 1 means for the future of NA CS, s1mple's aura already surpassing many top 20 players, and more!

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Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Rejin, currently the Coach for Tricked Esport, to discuss poor communication by NAVI, recent cheating and match-fixing scandals in CS2 esports, why Eternal Fire made the best offseason signing, the return of small LAN events, and more.

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In this episode of Snake and Banter, our hosts discuss the evolving landscape of competitive Counter-Strike, featuring insights into ESL Pro League's live seeding, FlyQuest's struggles, and NAVI's troubling trajectory. Special guest ynoT joins to share his perspectives on the rapidly changing tier 1.5 scene and the implications of Fragadelphia's VRS points attracting European teams. Tune in for a detailed analysis of the current competitive state and what the future holds for these top teams.

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Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Conner "Scrawny" Girvan to discuss the progress made by PGL, BLAST, and ESL, dona joining the talent lineup at EPL, the fun factor of Falcons, Eternal Fire not showing up on big matches, the new way FaZe is using EliGE, and more!

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moses joins to discuss the Brazilian CS scene, VRS rule violations, frozen's strong performances, the faltering of Complexity, and more.

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HLTV Senior Writer NER0cs joins to discuss Spinx on MOUZ, which CS players are being overrated, why The MongolZ have a bright future, 3DMAX, and more!

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zews shares his thoughts on Twistzz and Team Liquid, FaZe missing the IEM Katowice Playoffs, why narratives around G2 are so bad, the growth of electroNic, the rebuild of GamerLegion, and more!

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Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Boris "magixx" Vorobyev to discuss why chopper is so important to Team Spirit, the ridiculous Counter-Strike event calendar, magixx's amazing performance at the Major Finals, the rise of paiN Gaming, confusion about the Heroic roster, and more!

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Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Chris "GoMeZ" Orfanellis to discuss the current state of Vitality, NiP and BetBoom's strong performances, the less-than-ideal status of how VRS invites are being done, the return of online Counter-Strike, and more.

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