Talking Counter

YNK, moses and SPUNJ talk for 02:09:15:20 and not a moment longer

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This episode is presented by Thunderpick

00:00 - Intro, TWC in Malta

14:50 - PGL Bucharest

15:30 - Falcons situation

26:15 - There's no consistency in the top teams

44:15 - G2's disastrous run of form

1:00:00 - The moment for the VRS to get spicy has arrived

1:24:20 - ENCE file for bankruptcy

1:40:00 - A look at the CS scene from all angles

2:05:20 - PGL Bucharest playoffs begin!Timestamps are liable to be inaccurate-ish

YNk, SPUNJ, and moses are Talking Counter with Yekindar for

FOUR HOURS AND FORTY-ONE MINUTES

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00:00 Intro, too heavy too quick

13:00 Yekindar origin story

26:00 Ability to articulate high game IQ

41:00 Lessons learned from IGL stint

46:00 Dealing with social media pressures

57:00 Getting brainwaves studied for game improvement

1:02:40 Burnout into FURIA opportunity

1:07:30 Similarities between Jame and Fallen

1:15:00 Practice during the hectic schedule

1:29:00 Nerves during IEM Cologne Major Grand Final

2:20:00 IGL’s getting targeted and abused

2:54:30 International vs National rosters

3:21:30 Defining roles

I stopped taking timestamps at some point. HF

’Twas the night before playoffs, and all through the hall,

Not a keyboard was clicking, not a mousepad at all;

The headsets were hung by the monitors with care,

In hopes that a trophy soon would be there.

The players were nestled all snug in their chairs,

While visions of aces danced up in their glares;

YNk in his hoodie, and SPUNJ in his cap,

Had just settled down and moses is still bald

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

10:10 - Thunderpick World Championship 2026

11:05 - Bucharest vs Bounty

28:10 - Valve stopping region swapping

58:45 - Astralis roster changes

1:18:00 - EPL Playoffs preview

1:43:45 - Rinkle

1:47:40 - NAVI should make a roster change

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YNk, SPUNJ, and moses are reunited in Katowice, Poland.

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00:00 Intro, all about fish,

6:00 ESL Pro League in Katowice

19:30 Biguzera files pt2

34:25 The last month of VRS

48:30 Are we still in the Vitality Era?

1:02:30 How important is EPL and who do we want in the playoffs?

1:24:00 News from around the scene

YNk, SPUNJ, and moses are Talking Counter. Or trying to. Doing

our best, really.

This episode was recorded PRIOR to the most recent update to

CS2 - therefore the update is not discussed.

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*I REPEAT THE RECENT CS UPDATE IS NOT DISCUSSED IN THIS

EPISODE*

00:00 Intro,

7:00 Is it VRS crunch time yet???

26:00 FPG2 and assessing Legacy

39:40 NaVi may not qualify to the Major for the first time EVER

1:00:20 Ynk’s homework on paiN

1:18:50 StarSeries 20 results

1:36:20 the state of FURIA

Janko is back from ANOTHER vacation so we can all get

together and Talk Counter.

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00:00 Intro, Janko's vacations and the best behavior of CS

talent

07:15 Eating your CS vegetables

14:10 sidde's interview with HLTV and FURIA's travel schedule

19:50 The importance of China to CS esports

31:25 Stagnant rosters need changing

40:40 The latest CS update brings childhood nostalgia

49:30 Which IGL's play the hardest positions? CT positional

philosophies, targeting weak players.

It's all there to take you to the finish line. gl hf

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00:00 Intro, Chad's show and tell clip

25:30 Discord Question: discussing a team’s “form”

32:00 What role does Vitality play for the rest of the season?

46:25 A Counter-Strike haiku

48:30 That’s a good looking FUT

54:45 NaVi: To make changes, or not to make changes

1:14:30 Monte video dramas

1:40:00 Hally’s coaching POWERS Team Spirit to EWC title

1:43:40 “Have FURIA ruined the opportunity for a historic last

year for FalleN?"

We're Talking Counter in the City of Love at the Esports World

Cup.

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00:00 Intro, the EWC Player Lounge, American education and Serbian driving

12:00 What the EWC event experience has been thus far

36:30 Length of average pro player career; highlighting s1zzi as a young talent

47:30 Spirit and Vitality stumble in EWC groups

1:03:35 Trials and tribulations for Vitality and FURIA this season

1:19:40 Running through the EWC playoff bracket

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

Counter.

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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.

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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

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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?

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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

YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are TALKING MAJOR COUNTER

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00:00 Intro

01:40 WATCH THIS BEFORE SKIPPING TO TIMESTAMPS

07:12 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 1

56:00 Valve at the Major? Or not at the Major? That is the question

1:17:30 Finalizing our look back on Stage 1 of IEM Cologne

YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are TALKING MAJOR COUNTER

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00:00 Intro, Chad's travel woes, Janko's microphone woes

18:30 The Major is FINALLY here

28:50 New sticker money split

42:00 THUNDER dOWNUNDER

52:00 Consequences of skipping CAC

1:02:45 STAGE ONE PICK'EMS

1:27:15 NiKo's miss, NiKo vs Ropz, NiKo Karrigan and Falcons

THE MALBS FILES HAVE BEEN UNLEASHED

*****This episode was recorded on the 14th of May BEFORE the

playoffs of PGL Astana and IEM Atlanta******

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00:00 Intro, getting into CS and early career

13:55 Playing with coldzera in 00Nation

19:05 Experiences on M80 and G2

33:40 Individual struggles in 2025 after NiKo's departure

41:40 The State of CS - animgraph updates and map rotation

45:30 Joining Team Liquid, time in roster so far

52:55 What is TaZ like as a coach?

59:35 Current (aka week-old) Counter-Strike and the

dominance of Vitality

Chad and Jason have gone full retro with this episode. No edits, no timestamps no thumbnails just RAW TALKING COUNTER.

YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are Talking Counter.

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00:00 Intro, cache experience, ghost nades

12:47 IEM Atlanta

34:10 ESL Pro League s25 in Riyadh for 2027

47:30 BLAST Fort-Worth

1:20:00 G2's loss to FaZe at BLAST Rivals

1:27:40 FURIA at BLAST Rivals into Astana

1:34:55 How important is PGL Astana for Falcons?

1:51:45 MOVING ON :x

YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are reunited FINALLY and Talking

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00:00 Intro, bullying, Chad's eye

7:55 Animgraph2 Update fully released

25:55 Karrigan's departure from FaZe and his future with

Falcons

53:55 Feelings on FURIA, Fallen's retirement

1:02:05 Spirit's bounce back performance in Rio

1:16:10 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

*Recorded BEFORE enkayJ announced as FaZe coach*

YNk- and moses are Talking Counter while SPUNJ is battling the

ocean undertow in Rio.

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00:00 Intro, moses has a pond, nocries update

10:50 Karrigan to Falcons after IEM Rio

39:50 NiP sign Stavn as an AWPer (-r1nkle)

46:50 Fer to play Major for Gaiman Gladiators

53:00 BC.Game bench Mutiris and AragorN

56:30 PGL Bucharest - FUT's first championship

1:09:00 Focused on Vitality and Falcons at IEM Rio

1:31:50 IEM Rio Playoff bracket

1:36:30 Spirit - are we worried?