dupreeh on ZywOo & Spinx, Vitality Major chances, Astralis roster struggles | HLTV Confirmed S6E33

dupreeh joins HLTV Confirmed to talk about making Vitality work, reflections on ZywOo & Spinx, winning at EPL and the RMRs, making it to all Majors, playing at 28, and the state of CS in general. In addition to that, the panel talked about Astralis roster dead-end and YEKINDAR's escaping the VP contract.
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0:00 - Podcast intro
3:37 - Introducing dupreeh
Hot seat with dupreeh
5:02 - Qualifying through the RMR
8:29 - Clash with misutaaa
10:12 - Expectations from Vitality
11:45 - Communications issues
19:20 - Major record & consistency
27:17 - Performance in late 20’s
31:34 - dupreeh on Astralis
37:31 - device or ZywOo?
39:11 - Not getting to Legends at RMR
44:00 - Were G2 more scared to lose than hungry to win?
47:16 - Playing against puggy teams
50:45 - Spinx addition
54:35 - ZyWoo and AWPer freedom
58:21 - apEX as an IGL
1:02:05 - “zonic law”
1:05:39 - The state of CS: generation shift
1:10:21 - “Change 2 maps, make it fun!” - dupreeh
1:13:19 - The problem to fix with CS?
1:17:57 - Skinionaire with dupreeh
1:22:30 - Plans before the Major
1:27:05 - Facing Imperial in the opening of Rio
1:30:27 - Ketchup on the eggs!?
1:31:35 - What can dupreeh say about device?
1:32:59 - Final words from dupreeh
Recent news
1:35:52 - Feelings about dupreeh’s appearances
1:37:03 - N1 Moment: f0rest reacts to s1mple
1:40:16 - Astralis remove trace
1:42:21 - Sprout to Astralis: “No thanks”
1:44:22 - Is it too late for Astralis?
1:50:43 - Are Astralis forced to go international?
1:55:00 - Entropiq transfer listed
1:58:16 - Rotterdam & FiReLEAGUE
1:59:32 - YEKINDAR out of VP contract
2:02:16 - FURIA bring co-owner as a coach
2:04:50 - Looking into Rio Major
HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, shox, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, CarlosR, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.
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[@zettour.]

"The RMRs are all about mental fortitude." G2: Write that down, NiKo.

[@shaolinsoccerisashittymovi7232]

Yeah as if you know Niko's mental state

[@nicolau2]

More like hooxi

[@raichu5844]

One of the best episodes ever. Love dupreeh

[@leonardofranca3661]

33:27 I actually spilled my coffee laughing with that hahahahahaha Dupreeh is actually the only player in the world who can't say that he knows how it feels to not make it to a major

[@WoolleyWoolf]

hahaha that was hilarious

[@kenobizocker9796]

True, what a moment. But I guess back in the days you could compare it with not making playoffs like they did in Boston. There was a time where you had like 7-8 teams that were expected to make it to Legends (playoffs) almost like a guarantee. And NIP was the first one to fall in Cologne 2016 which back then felt like what G2 did now

[@usrname1y]

dupreeh GOATED legend, what a career his had and still have. No one will ever break this record. Imagine just attending 18 majors, but in a row. You have to be crazy good team mate in really good team for your entire career pretty much no dips ever

[@gandalfgass]

Dupreeh is one of the most loveable people I've ever encountered.

[@Bagjo123]

You should get out more.

[@Onedeag-qw3yc]

i dont know anyone that dislikes him. absolute csgo legend

[@jash3823]

absolutely love dupreeh. even though hes struggling lately his career is legendary and i wish nothing but the best for the guy

[@iamgroot3615]

Dupreeh such an amazing dude. One of the most legendary CSGO players, extremely rich, but humble. Also you can tell by the way he talks he’s a very thoughtful and intelligent guy

[@TheEbbemonster]

Let's go Dupreeh! ❤️

[@user-jh9rq4zc7v]

Zywoo’s something different

[@cottonmather8146]

@@jacobs9231 He already is a number one player. The gap between him and S1mple just comes down to who gets more trophies that year

[@liam3104]

@@cottonmather8146 no it doesn't. Don't get me wrong zywoo is seriously insane and comfortably the second best player in the world and if s1mple didn't see exist we would probably call zywoo the most complete cs player to ever play. But I think s1mple pips him in consistency over the whole year

[@cottonmather8146]

@@liam3104 Yes it is. Zywoo is close to S1mple this year if we're actually looking at everything closely. Zywoo started the year off slow because they took months for Vitality to fully integrate Dupreeh, Zonic, and Magisk

[@AK01445]

@@liam3104 s1mple has been playing with way better players than zywoo has ever had.

[@user-ch3bt5rf4m]

S1mple is something else

[@weberswonderland]

thanks for posting timestamps! good show

[@dl88889]

I've been waiting for this episode!

[@biske1337]

People dont realize g2 will need to play open qualifiers for paris major

[@piggybaggy242]

More info ?

[@manaea2464]

@@piggybaggy242 Because they didn't qualify for this major they will have to go through the same open qualifiers Astralis, BenchedHeroes etc had to go through to qualify for this major

[@kanwarpratapsingh8143]

@@manaea2464 why did astralis have to go through the qualifiers for rio ? didnt they qualify for the antwerp major. ?

[@manaea2464]

@@kanwarpratapsingh8143 They went out in the challenger stage, and if you go out in that stage you automatically have to go through the open qualifiers again

[@zettour.]

Open qualifiers is literal hell for teams who choke so we'll probably see a repeat of Astralis's run where they got thrown out three times before qualifying for RMR.

[@tkyooh194]

Dupreeh was such a great guest! Good man

[@runebraager1968]

Best HLTV confirmed episode so far!

[@DMKRAP]

Love dupreeh! He is so open and shows emotions :)

[@hopser6620]

very nice episode!

[@Stolt0r]

Very nice episode ❤

[@freezydmx7820]

Dupreeh is the man !

[@Uri6060]

never been big into hltv but as I'm just getting back into CSGO and there's spunj let's goooo (dupreeh is cool too)

[@gcaproductions]

What a fun mouse.

[@matzk0840]

I love HLTV confirmed 🔥

[@Lekeing]

Dupreeh is such a beast

[@naitsirk32]

Huge improvement of his communication skills

[@cm386464]

Gambit Youngsters getting some love from the GOAT Clap Edit: Mahone would be a perfect guest!

[@paterpen9832]

22:45 Even if he had a 90% chance every single time, the probability of attending all majors is only at roundabout 15%. Vice versa: Given we wanted a 50% chance for this accomplishment, it would require 96% attendance probability every single time. Disclaimer: Of course this is not really a proper model since probabilities are not independent or uncorrelated.

[@fruitpatrol6847]

Really is a On of the best ever

[@luisl2950]

Astralis Management is sinking the ship so hard

[@enomiellanidrac9137]

1:30:27 I'm with Dupreeh here: I put ketchup on my eggs too and I've known a lots of other people to do so.

[@bob2000and10]

Get spinx some kosher bacon to try it in a bacon and egg sandwich

[@MacChuck]

Agree. Ketchup works with almost everything.

[@optimalpowersimracing6625]

Rio is going to be the most lit major yet! Cant wait. 2 weekends of rabid Brazilians, monumental.

[@jssfuzz]

his english is incredible

[@jeppeheppejepsen5960]

yup

[@madsrishoj]

We start learning in school from the age of 7. Usually you have English as a subject for 12-13 years in Denmark.

[@jssfuzz]

@@madsrishoj in the UK you choose eithe french/spanish/german sometimes others depending on the school, and you only have to do it for 3years minimum. Wish I could speak a few languages

[@madsrishoj]

@@jssfuzz well we can choose the same three options, some schools also offer a Chinese or Japanese option on top of that. Still while we learn English ofc since it’s part of the common curriculum. So most people speak three languages. Or at least they could for their exams lol.

[@ATROFlAR]

danish and english have the same origin (germanic)

[@ayushprakash8729]

Sad to see that Prof did not go to the beach for this episode. :(

[@manuelcorpuz4408]

Now he won his 5th!!

[@PeterGembrowski]

Love you duphree, god like

[@airbreyaresports5871]

The hard hitting deadly questions from striker and prof... surprised dupree didn't stand up the whole episode from the seat being so hot... lol

[@xulunhuang4604]

the talking speed is just amazing for a non native speaker.

[@retLAWMAD]

22:45 the odds prof discussed are 15% btw if each major probability is independent. that is ridiculous.

[@martinolsen007]

1:49:54 synergy not found lol :P

[@Remi_M]

Probably the most consistent rifler of all time

[@zettour.]

Nah and certainly not now. dupreeh was the best entry and best secondary AWPer of all time, the former being a notoriously difficult to find consistency in.

[@mauvekeith1749]

Niko? Twistzz? electronic? Peter for sure is more accomplished and is a god in his own right but I think there are better cases for most consistent rifler oat

[@doogleisfat]

XI WU PRIDE OF CHINA DRAGON OF THE EAST BELLY OF THE BEAST

[@TheSanien]

Vi-stralis or Astrality OR a complete hybrid Vistrality? What do you guys think 😀BTW. Dupes is a true Legend! Dupes "I just know how heartbreaking it feels... no I don't know" HAHAHA

[@scapegoat4]

In regards to astralis, regali is currently on cph right now and speaks fluent danish, and is currently playing very well. Imo he's their last chance, and it's still a risk given that he has no tier1 experience, but he's it outside of getting device (which would be a super shit move from him). THAT is how fucked they are, and that's not even including trying to replace 2-3 other pieces on the team, too

[@ditto_77]

All i want is justice for Bubzski.

[@Chess2969]

Vita goat team.

[@airbreyaresports5871]

if Vitality's 5th was a brazilian their fanbase would be crazy lmao they would be half danish half french and 1/5th brazilian... would touch all 3 of the biggest fan bases in CS go!

[@darkmanddk]

I think the point about role issues was very interesting and could have been expanded a lot more. Both casters and players talk about how big of a deal it is and without it being all of it, I really get the impression (and also thinking back on the prime Astralis era), how much better a lot of teams could be if it was not just a "star" player being added to the team, but rather the "right" player. Very interesting if dupreeh could have given more examples of this.

[@liam3104]

This is all very true. People make a big deal about big name signings but the best ones are the right signings. You could even have a downgrade but for whatever intangible that player is more suited to the team

[@jordanlimantara1814]

Imagine what navi would've been if they went to find the highest rating prospects or star players instead of perfecto or boombl4. Fortunately their second star player is the best entry player of all time.

[@kittuojha]

thank you dupreeh, welcome konfig.

[@tuomoroiha1073]

I could see Vitality going far in the major, perhaps to the playoffs even. NAVI v Vitality in the grand final would be epic.

[@_henry]

i put ketchup on my eggs... i didnt know thats not normal

[@1neminutebonk3rs3]

DevKing is the best of all Fucking time

[@joegaming2054]

i'd want dupreeh to adopt me

[@zettour.]

He does seem like the dream dad.

[@raymarmonte991]

also money

[@_Liam__]

1:25:28

[@ArunKumar-bp5lo]

my prediction dupreeh will be the first player to have 5 major as magisk is on 3 now so will be 4 and Astralis is not looking anything near winning team

[@bob2000and10]

Maldpex on 2 majors and zywoo major mvp

[@eresy.5968]

good prediction :)

[@smartex5651]

Niko to vitality...

[@44r0n-9]

lol

[@TopOnTops]

AND DETROY ANOTHER TEAM

[@smartex5651]

@@TopOnTops stupid decisions of managers isnt nikos fault

[@arthdaware8421]

Nooo

[@renaldasp1]

HLTV one topic 2min takes vs By the number one topic 15min takes... so sad that this HLTV cast are affraid to tell more honest and spicy opinions. Whithout Spunj and guest appearences this would be unwatchable.

[@20puskinas1992]

More randomness is because of Mk4s.

[@gonzaloselpaz6149]

HLTV doesn't know about cs go, if a team wins a tournament they are automatically the best in the world. It should come as no surprise after zyWho's top 2 steal from NiKo...

[@waty0usay1]

If Dupreeh doesn't step up for the Major, it is all over for us, he's been holding the team up these last 2 events.

[@D3VM]

I think you aren't understanding the concept of a selfless aggro player. His stats aren't supposed to be good, same as Apex, because he's no longer playing star positions. His rating should be *slightly* higher, yes, but you really need Spinx and Magisk to continue to perform rn. Because you cannot expect Apex and Dupreeh to have more than 0.99 and 1.02 rating rn respectively and Zywoo will deliver regardless.

[@waty0usay1]

@@D3VM huh, have you even watched Dupreeh play the RMRs and ESL Pro League Season 16 Finals?

[@FuRyHate]

The podcast is good but i always get cringy Vibe from Milan Svejda . Dude is so weird

[@xnation7128]

Well I think no major for vitality 💀

[@D3VM]

:D

[@xnation7128]

@@D3VM 😌

[@m4a1snerfed]

m4a1s is still overpowered and csgo devs don't care about balance therefore it's a waste of time to play csgo.

[@1ukzje]

you need a job and a life, so hateful for so little

[@ezmoney25]

it's like ak of ct wdym?

[@JC-og2eb]

Cope seethe mald etc

[@TheMustangs05]

Only 20 bullets too

[@m4a1snerfed]

@@JC-og2eb gigacope + mald + 50iq

[@w90213kjfdjn]

the m4a1s is overpowered and csgo devs don't care about balance therefore it's a waste of time to play csgo

[@MultiSnake21]

ur mon

[@MultiSnake21]

mom

[@kentakobayashi3223]

Ok.