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| What does donk do wrong? Who gets kicked from Faze? (ft Skriv) | 09 Sep 2024 | 02:01:35 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Harvey "Skriv" Rodgers to discuss donk narratives, FaZe's recent play, Eternal Fire, NiP, the upcoming CS event calendar, and more!
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| NiKo joining Team Falcons / The "donk Curse" is affecting Team Spirit (ft fl0m) | 31 Aug 2024 | 02:07:23 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Erik "fl0m" Flom to discuss the RMR qualifiers, Vitality, the "donk Curse," NiKo joining Falcons, and more!
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| Why Stewie2K is unprofessional / cadiaN is cursed! (ft Richard Lewis) | 21 Jun 2024 | 02:56:11 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Richard Lewis to discuss the fallout from Stewie2K's recent interview on Maui's stream, the truth behind cadiaN's departure from Team Liquid, why malbs joining G2 may not be the only move the team makes, Team Spirit's star duo of sh1ro and donk, problems with Valve's ranking system, and more!
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| Why NAVI needs s1mple / Have The MongolZ broken the meta? (ft Heccu) | 10 Jun 2024 | 01:44:19 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by interviewer & host Anastasija "Heccu" Tolmačeva to discuss strong play by The MongolZ, r1nkle breathing life back into NiP, smooya becoming the centerpiece for Into The Breach, the lack of star power on NAVI, the disappointments of the current Team Liquid roster, the funny Twitter drama between launders and dona, and more!
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| dev1ce SHINES as IGL / Why Donk is already a top 5 player (ft DAVEY) | 25 May 2024 | 01:42:42 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by analyst & caster David "DAVEY" Stafford to discuss dev1ce and his success as IGL and AWPer for Astralis, cadiaN potentially being benched by Team Liquid, donk's skill level, Virtus.pro underperforming, ZywOo fans being obnoxious, the fall ofthe NAVI hype train, and more/
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| Team Falcons' Biggest Issue / Is Nexa the problem in G2? (ft pita) | 17 May 2024 | 01:57:40 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by coach Faruk "pita" Pita to discuss MOUZ and their victory at ESL Pro League, HEROIC picking up degster, problems surrounding Team Falcons, a flaw in HLTV ranking and how it affects donk, blameF settling for Fnatic, nexa and G2, Complexity at ESL Pro League, and more.
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| The downward spiral of HEROIC and ENCE / Is blameF rotting away? (ft Paladin) | 07 May 2024 | 01:48:39 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by analyst Paladin to discuss ESL Pro League, excellent stats from XANTARES, downward trends from both HEROIC and ENCE, Apeks disbanding, Vitality's lackluster results in 2024, blameF wasting away on the Astralis bench , and more.
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| The UGLY TRUTH about FURIA / m0NESY is Playing Like Prime s1mple! (ft ArmchairIGL) | 27 Apr 2024 | 01:57:37 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by analyst ArmchairIGL to discuss ESL Pro League, G2 contuining to falter with their current HooXi-led roster, m0NESY playing like prime s1mple and kennyS, The MogolZ continuing to perform well, roster moves by Cloud9, unfortunate revelations at Furia following arT's departure, community takes on the CS2 map pool, and more!
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| Are VP a SUPERTEAM with electroNic? / Jimpphat Raises the Floor! ( ft RobuJohnson) | 17 Apr 2024 | 01:40:09 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by caster, analyst, and writer RobuJohnson to discuss Jimpphat's strong performances in supportive roles, electroNic joining VP & whether this has created a new superteam, the lack of Player Profile video pieces, the drop-off in hype around Team Spirit, G2 wasting opportunities with m0NESY, and more.
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| NAVI's Major win was a FLUKE / ZywOo's disappointing Major Playoffs (ft Hugo) | 05 Apr 2024 | 01:51:44 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Major Finals caster Hugo to discuss the end of CS2 partner leagues, a reset of Aleksib's career, a scorching hot take about Inferno and Vertigo, NAVI's victory over FaZe, ZywOo's underwhelming legacy in Major Playoffs, and more!
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| G2's MASSIVE MISTAKES / Does BOROS deserve all the blame? (ft voo) | 23 Mar 2024 | 02:07:18 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by voo to discuss thoughts on the PGL Copenhagen Major, success of Brazilian CS2 teams, Valve's game balancing decisions, G2 flaws, arT's poor play for Furia, disagreements on a launders video about Astralis being a superteam, BOROS taking immense blame on Falcons, ZywOo's health, and more.
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| YOU OVERREACTED to s1mple & Falcons' loss / Major talent DUBS & SNUBS (ft launders) | 14 Mar 2024 | 01:46:52 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Mohan "launders" Govindasamy to discuss the talent lineup at the PGL Copenhagen Major, NiP players, Cloud9's continued struggles, reactions to s1mple and Falcons losing their Bo3 at BLAST, a surprising stat for Complexity, recent roster moves at NRG, and more
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| Valve banned Snap Tap / CS2 only cares about 1 region (ft EliGE) | 21 Aug 2024 | 01:39:31 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski, currently of Complexity Gaming, to discuss Valve's decision to ban Snap Tap, Vitality and MOUZ's performances at IEM Cologne, the slow death of NA CS, the disaster of VP, why the map pool needs to change, FaZe's potential comeback, and more!
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| Team Liquid MISS THE MARK / dev1ce as IGL?! / Female agent Twitter SNAFU (ft dona) | 05 Mar 2024 | 01:54:23 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by content creator dona to discuss hype around donk's upcoming appearance at The Major, EspiranTo's return to CS, Jason Lake buying back Complexity, the current weakness of North American CS, the poor directions of both Astralis and NiP, the Astralis women's open letter to Valve, and more!
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| RMR's are more important than THE MAJOR?!? / Astralis lacks leadership (ft Rejin) | 27 Feb 2024 | 02:04:00 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Allan "Rejin" Petersen, the Head Coach for TSM, to discuss excitement around new teams in CS2, gla1ve's recent success, a glaring issue in CS2 demos, the sad state of the RMR system, dev1ce missing the first CS2 Major, and more.
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| Team Spirit's UNSUNG HEROES / karrigan's ambition / The Balkan mentality (ft Tedd) | 16 Feb 2024 | 02:17:08 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by caster & broadcast analyst Teodor "Tedd" Borisov to discuss gla1ve and kuben's strong partnership at ENCE, positive changes at BIG, reactions to Team Spirit's win over FaZe at the IEM Katowice Grand Finals, problems faced by NiP and Cloud9, and more.
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| CHEATERS in Online Qualifiers / FL1T will be a top 20 player! (ft. Dempz) | 28 Jan 2024 | 01:41:15 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Arron "Dempz" Dempsey, a writer at HLTV, to discuss the epic race to be the #1 team heading into the Copenhagen Major, the strengths of FL1T and Virtus.pro, Lrimbo and tabseN wasting away on BIG, the potential of Team Falcons, and more.
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| MAJOR PROBLEMS at RMR Qualifiers / In defense of kassad (ft. Thomas) | 22 Jan 2024 | 01:02:54 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Thomas "Thomas" Utting, the IGL of Into The Breach, to discuss ZywOo and HeavyGod's strong performances, Astralis's return to becoming a top team, issues with the RMR Qualifiers, public criticisms of kassad's BLEED bootcamp, and more.
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| THE RETURN of daps and NRG / TOO MUCH HYPE for donk? (ft. daps) | 06 Jan 2024 | 01:43:00 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Damian "daps" Steele, the IGL of NRG, to discuss hampus's move to BLEED, changes at BLAST, problems with HLTV player rankings and awards, Team Liquid's results after losing some key players, and more.
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| Give gla1ve a chance! / apEX and ZywOo are BACK! (ft. Nohte) | 01 Dec 2023 | 01:27:40 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Danish "Nohte" Allana, the Senior Staff Writer at HLTV, to discuss positive changes coming to FaZe, VItality's return to strength, Cloud9's roster potentially being capped out, problems with Valve's ranking system, and more!
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| NiKo's U-turn: GOOD OR BAD? / The UGLY downfall of EG (ft. MNMZZZ) | 10 Nov 2023 | 02:10:28 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jeffrey "Mnmzzz" Moore, the Senior Editor at Dust2, to discuss NiKo spurning Falcons in favor of staying at G2, jks getting benched, Team Liquid's strong upcoming roster, the decline of the Danish CS scene, the current wave of online tournaments, and more.
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| Was kicking nafany a MISTAKE?!? / Complexity and VP are back! (ft. NER0) | 26 Sep 2023 | 01:48:56 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by HLTV features writer Harry "NER0" Richards to discuss NER0's latest article on CS:GO riflers, the new-look NAVI's strong start, issues plaguing the scene that Valve aren't fixing in CS2, Jerry's lackluster team reveal, and more.
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| TSM's BIG FLAW / dev1ce's MEGA efficiency / Brazil's underperformance (ft. Allan) | 07 Sep 2023 | 01:57:11 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by caster & analyst Allan Hender to discuss Vitality's confidence in making a roster move after winning the BLAST Major, matchmaking improvements in CS2, the states of GamerLegion and Team Liquid, the anticlimactic reveal of Jerry's new team, and more.
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| The Astralis honeymoon is over / MOUZ are the best at finding new talent (ft Jumpy) | 13 Aug 2024 | 01:29:01 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jimmy "Jumpy" Berndtsson, the Coach for Sangal Esports, to discuss IEM Cologne, MOUZ's knack for finding new CS talent, skullz's redemption arc on FURIA, what Complexity needs in order to improve, recency bias, the end of the Astralis honeymoon period, and more.
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| Rise of ENCE / Valve's UGLY change in CS2 / A long wait for Katowice (ft. dycha) | 28 Aug 2023 | 01:43:16 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Paweł "dycha" Dycha, current rifler for ENCE, to discuss the rise of Snappi and ENCE, the benefits of the upcoming CS:GO Asia Championships, the lackluster feel of EPL Playoff matches, the state of Polish CS, and more!
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| Fans are IN DENIAL on ZywOo! / b0RUP is weighing down Astralis | 11 Aug 2023 | 01:08:18 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Cai "CYPHER" Watson to discuss the improvement of SunPayus, NiKo and G2's strong performance at IEM Cologne, FaZe's recent quality of play, the high cost that NAVI had to play for jL and iM, the culture of denial around ZywOo in high-pressure situations, and more!
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| Removing nafany was a mistake!?! / Reactions to new NiP and NAVI | 24 Jul 2023 | 02:11:09 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Janko "YNk" Paunović to discuss the news that Majors will now take place at the end of seasons, why we shouldn't count FaZe out yet, whether kicking nafany from Cloud9 was the right move, blameF and hampus as IGL's for their teams, and more!
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| Mauisnake was RIGHT about Cloud9! / REACTIONS to TSM rumors (ft. KingT) | 30 Jun 2023 | 01:49:27 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by KingT to discuss the recent roster moves by Cloud9 (including swapping out Nafany), the inability for pro players to gracefully accept criticism, OG's downward trend, Vitality's signing of flameZ, and more!
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| iM's BIGGEST COMPLAINT about CS2 / Heroic's major hurdle (ft. iM) | 20 Jun 2023 | 01:36:09 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Ivan "iM" Mihai to discuss how GamerLegion made their improbable run at the BLAST Paris Major, the upcoming shuffle of Eastern European players, the possible effects of Aleksib being kicked from NiP, the lack of confidence and prestige surrounding Heroic, and more!
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| What's lacking at Liquid? / s1mple's final CS:GO Major / rise of iM (ft. Moses) | 28 May 2023 | 01:34:42 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jason "moses" O'Toole to discuss the CS:GO Major format, the unfortunate end to s1mple's CS:GO Major career, the state of Team Liquid, Vitality's course to their Major victory, and more!
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| Who will win the ULTIMATE CS:GO Major? (ft. launders) | 05 May 2023 | 01:56:03 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Mohan "launders" Govindasamy to discuss many of the narratives going into the final CS:GO Major. Topics include whether this is Heroic's tournament to win, which teams are expected to fail, potential underdogs to watch, dream Finals matchups, and more!
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| Twistzz vs EliGE: WHO'S THE NA GOAT? | 28 Mar 2023 | 02:17:20 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake discuss the accolades, history, and skills of Twistzz and EliGE.
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| G2 DOMINATES at Katowice! / Are Heroic at their ceiling? (ft. Aleksib) | 14 Feb 2023 | 01:58:46 | |
Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss G2's amazing performance at IEM Katowice + its impact on NiKo's legacy, FaZe's seemingly low floor as a team, the downward trend of Finnish CS, and more.
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| Where are the dominant teams?!? / Turmoil at Na'Vi! (ft. KingT) | 30 Jan 2023 | 01:17:04 | |
KingT joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss the state of Team Liquid, the lack of dominant, world-beater teams, possible problems at Na"vi, and more.
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| Why karrigan should retire / malbs exceeding all expectations (ft austincs) | 06 Aug 2024 | 01:44:57 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by austincs to discuss malbs and b1t's strong showings, reasons why karrigan should hang up the cape, visa issues involving degster, Complexity's incoherent gameplay, the CS:GO vs CS2 debate, r1nkle, and more!
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| G2 find their form! / Is the map pool flawed? (ft. blameF) | 20 Dec 2022 | 01:27:04 | |
Benjamin "blameF" Bremer joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss G2 winning the BLAST World Finals, the effects of the recent game update from Valve, the disappointing end of the year for some of the top teams, and more.
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| k0nfig and dev1ce return! (ft. Tech Girl) | 08 Dec 2022 | 01:21:39 | |
Sam "Tech Girl" Wright joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss multiple angles surrounding k0nfig standing in for Heroic, Jaxon shutting down, dev1ce returning to competitive play, and more.
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| JAME'S TIME to win a Major! (ft. JRT) | 21 Nov 2022 | 01:26:28 | |
John "JRT" Tsoupanarias joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss Jame and Outsiders' triumph at the IEM Rio Major, Cloud9 and Na'Vi not performing to expectations, the ups and downs with the live crowd, and more.
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| The YEKINDAR move: GOOD, BAD, or BOTH?!? (ft. Maniac) | 27 Oct 2022 | 01:42:59 | |
Mathieu "Maniac" Quiquerez joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss YEKINDAR's move from Virtus.pro to Team Liquid, the lack of innovation in broadcast analysis, the strength of title-contenders coming into the Rio Major, the unfortunate futility of investigating match fixing, and more.
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| The Immense Impact of G2's RMR Upset / tabseN's Legacy (ft. Heccu) | 14 Oct 2022 | 01:43:51 | |
Anastasija "Heccu" Tolmačeva joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss the benefits of the WePlay Academy League, successes of Team Liquid and NiP, what G2 missing the Major means for the scene, the struggles of tabseN and BIG, and more.
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| HooXi is better than cArn?!?!? (ft. pita) | 10 Sep 2022 | 01:50:58 | |
Faruk "pita" Pita joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss HooXi's move to G2, Aleksib joining NiP, the lack of updates around dev1ce, the narratives around Jame and Virtus.pro, and more.
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| Does Spinx make VITALITY a TOP TEAM? / Astralis and Heroic STRUGGLE (feat. Freya) | 02 Sep 2022 | 01:28:43 | |
Freya "Freya" Spiers joins the hosts to discuss HenryG's return to casting, Vitality's quick improvement with the addition of Spinx, the current struggles of Danish rosters, the potential for ESL viewer fatigue, and more.
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| FaZe & NAVI deliver! / Who's to blame for BAD roster moves? (feat. kassad) | 21 Jul 2022 | 02:05:18 | |
Aleksandar "kassad" Trifunović joins the hosts to discuss the exciting rivalry between FaZe and Navi, the amount of influnece that players have over team roster decisions, Spinx's possible departure from ENCE, the reasons why Bo5 Finals aren't necessarily a good thing, and more.
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| Making the Major is TOO EASY?!? / Inconsistency from top teams (feat. HooXi) | 12 Jul 2022 | 01:46:21 | |
Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen joins the hosts to discuss the strength of teams who stay together, YEKINDAR's impact on Team Liquid, the lack of a clear hierarchy outside of the top 2 teams, Mouz making the IEM Cologne playoffs, and more.
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| NiP dev1ce Update Soon? / What is the "Black Hole" of Analysis? (feat. Miraa) | 13 Jun 2022 | 01:22:13 | |
Luís "Miraa" Mira joins the hosts to discuss Heroic and ENCE's recent successes, the new "black hole" of critical CS:GO analysis, the most recent ESIC developments, and much more.
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| Why Jimpphat is the next Superstar / How IEM Cologne got even better (ft KingT) | 26 Jul 2024 | 01:51:14 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by KingT to discuss Jimpphat's status as a superstar, a welcome update to IEM Cologne, w0nderful's inconsistency, NiKo's performance and results at EWC, the lackluster state of NA CS, and more!
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| What's next for Liquid? / karrigan levels up! / ESIC update woes (feat. Bleh) | 27 May 2022 | 01:35:15 | |
Sudhen "Bleh" Wahengbam joins the hosts to discuss reactions to the conclusion of the Antwerp Major , Outsiders' recent lackluster performance, ESIC's handling of coaching bans, and more.
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| MAJOR Reactions / karrigan Shines / No Expectations for Astralis? (feat. Hawka) | 29 Apr 2022 | 01:28:09 | |
Alex "Hawka" Hawkins joins the hosts to discuss reactions to the Antwerp Major, the lack of LAN events, the mediocre expectations for the current Astralis roster, and more.
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| Furia Rising / Evil Geniuses Struggle / Heroic at Their Ceiling? (feat. launders) | 11 Apr 2022 | 01:40:09 | |
Mohan "launders" Govindasamy joins the hosts to discuss Furia, k0nfig's strength on Ancient, ALEX's turbulent career, and more.
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| Why Snax might make sense... / The future of Brazilian CS (ft Hawka) | 17 Jul 2024 | 01:57:00 | |
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Alex "Hawka" Hawkins to discuss changes coming to BIG, HEN1 and the Brazilian scene's positive trajectory, a hot take on G2's roster move, too many players trying to copy dev1ce and become IGL tourists, the finalized smooya roster of Into The Breach, and more.
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