Episode 118: Shanghai Major Elimination Stage, Playoff Preview

[@Blitz9423]

Spunj is tier 1 caster. He is humble and knows when to listen, when to talk. Top tier

[@jonginny9879]

HERE BEFORE SCREAM IF YOU LOVE TALKING COUNTER RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@heathaen]

RAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

[@commanderfluffle1585]

COME HERE LETS GET LOUDER

[@ScottAebersold]

WELCOME TO TALKING COUNTER 🗣️🔥

[@heathaen]

RAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

[@zack-cs]

''he missed, he sucks, he's terrible, he's choko'' - Janko 'Ynk' Paunović

[@sfzndo]

"not very popular, the swiss right now in the counter strike scene" 💀

[@chillypeper777]

1:00:27

[@sfzndo]

​@@chillypeper777🤝

[@Ansee7]

scream if you love talking counter RAAAAAAAH

[@MacMate_]

I can't wait to play more 10 mans with Janko

[@misterkefir]

Best format for next major (ofc not gonna happen but a man can dream) - Every team starts at the same point. Properly seeded 32 team swiss full bo3 (rank 1 vs rank 32, rank 2 vs rank 31, etc) --> 16 teams get out --> double elimination bracket full bo3 (1st vs 16th, 2nd vs 15th, etc) with bo5 grand final. Would be amazing.

[@danger9003]

Please keep doing this, these videos are amazing!

[@Ali_L]

I really wanna skip to chad tiliting but im gonna act like there is no timestamp

[@Fibro-b2s]

Love tuning in every episode 😁

[@benjaminscott3368]

1:26:56 one second before the video ends

[@TalkingCounter]

You're hired. We need your timestamp skills

[@Gunnarhawk]

Im an avid donk hater, but even I jumped out of my seat at that clutch. Not calling it a 1v5 is criminal

[@enigmabis.]

Noo the best part about the podcast is no ads, can just fall asleep without interruption

[@ibrizzz]

1:22:15 reminds me of the lebron james “it aint our ball?” clip spunj a legend 😭

[@jesusnavas2935]

Love the podcast boys, after this is all done heres to a wonderful 2025 to come!

[@moze_-]

Ah yes, my favorite CS format podcast lmao. (Actually do enjoy the talk)

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

52:00 Zontix has been making some very crucial calls for Spirit when push comes to shove. Hally said he's the one who made the calls that won then Nuke in OT Vs FaZe in Copenhagen. The interview is on HLTV

[@killin.479]

9:21 For 5 minutes straight i thought this was on my pc.

[@TalkingCounter]

SUCKAAAAH nope it was just me being an idiot

[@-0zyMandiass-]

you got chad's accent to come out very strong in the end

[@Spetsnazty]

So funny how much Navi talk at the end just for them to not get it. Heroic story is crazy.

[@singular9]

Chad has morphed into ausie lumber jack. He has the muscles and the beard lmfao.

[@abigchair]

Personally? I hope they keep Moses in that hotel for a whole year and we get to film the mental unravelling.

[@Jorbzinho]

IT WAS A FUCKING 1v5 MOSES

[@jessybenoit4488]

I do agree, removing all x-ray is just plain stupid. People want to understand what it is happening, but I like when it is 1 v 1 or 1 v 2 and they remove the x-ray. I agree with moses, the booth' threads are irrating me too.

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

9:07 cinema. Honestly I've never seen a more dramatic Aussie. Edit: Just remembered he's half Brit

[@topher1276]

more wine on the show!

[@A.I.A.M.]

WELCOME TO THE TALKING COUNTER YEEAAAARHHHH

[@tealbaron2808]

jame to spirit might actually be the move, hear me out. jame's calling has been so focused on getting him an AWP for so long, but he's also a pretty decent rifler (and he's probably worse at AWP than he used to be). if jame lets sh1ro AWP, leverages zontix's passive anchoring, and uses donk like yekindar, we could have VP 2.0. i'd love to see how donk and sh1ro perform when lead by someone with a real brain for tactics - chopper is just SO middling. jame can far outfrag and far outstrat him idk.

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

No, boomb4l to Spirit is the only IGL move that makes sense

[@tealbaron2808]

@elizabethmurigi1131 you're probably right i'm just coping cause i'm a jame fan, i'd hate to see him have nowhere to play counterstrike at a high level. boombl4 needs saving too tho

[@elizabethmurigi1131]

@@tealbaron2808 VP will chose Jame over electroNic in a heartbeat. Jame is VP

[@АртёмТор-к2ю]

45:54 it's actually very interesting. Because he said he didn't like calling style in spirit and wanted to make more Impactful decisions

[@LordBrozart]

I love me some Talkin Counter

[@volcomfreak111]

1:01:57 YNK BANGER

[@sionyde2345]

I am all out of podcasts. Can you churn 10 of these out in a day? Thanks.

[@csCherry]

The problem isn’t even the time zone. It’s that the last game starts 5pm local time.

[@QENG41]

DO you guys think Valve will be at the Major again to ask questions? Because questions must be asked regarding anticheat and some other stuff.. a lot of stuff...

[@everything-has-a-handle-now]

I barely get cheaters in MM but I'm gold nova ranks and I think my trust factor is pretty good which I think is the biggest thing.

[@peaceandwealthseeker4504]

Yeah wish they were more transparent on what each persons trust factor was I think my friends are ruining my lobbies but can't prove it

[@V.ROYFRMO64]

43:14 “Heroic can win it” You were right mate! Navi Lost to Heroic

[@HimanshuPrabhatHP007]

Hey YNK, thoughts on Niko probing for info by pointing crosshair?

[@jonasba2764]

If you listened to the podcast, you would've hear them talk about pros doing this type of thing.

[@Azccccc]

I checked Chinese broadcast, their observer actually showed Frozen's POV not NiKo's, people in arena didn't even see it.

[@Pyxyty]

"Olof knows" look it up This kind of thing has been common for years. It's just part of LAN. It's not even that serious, it's just silly at times.

[@misterkefir]

EliGe to G2 would be a banger ngl.

[@peaceandwealthseeker4504]

He needs to be saved. I hate seeming him stagnate on complexity

[@asyl1m293]

Moses ask Spunj about his Spotify wrapped, no2 on there is very intresting.

[@c1ssalc]

Nohte from HLTV saves in NA retakes😢

[@АртёмТор-к2ю]

36:47 I think you do need. It increases tolerance for bs and makes broadcast more enjoyable

[@impos1bl366]

Why you guys make Spunj angry? It was an 1v5. There was a time frame where Donk was alone against 5 ct player :P

[@gm0neyx]

I'd love to know what was said at 57:50

[@Reason7322]

1:22:40 TECHNICAL 1v5

[@UthoLP]

i still dont understand how donk is not just the clear number one in the world to be honest

[@kimjunkmoon2298]

The plates on the wall look like a small child trying to get into his parent's discussion.

[@ollieollie66]

My diamond coin run relies solely on MOUZ, I have never been less confident about pickems in my life

[@lukeX2m]

You’re cooked bro

[@WhatArnuThinks]

congrats brother, i hope you get it

[@DaveSaintL]

I don't mind the Swiss bracket

[@sluggerr]

In dota they play bo2 round robin IIRC

[@azimaini]

is ynk wearing a flat cap?

[@bubbachubbaxd]

any chance we may ever get Machine on for an episode?

[@FeintMotion]

There's already three machines on screen bud what more do you need

[@TheJekyllz]

hype

[@xlgapelsin6173]

Had the discussion about soundproof booth's in the swedish stream of the major and had to battle people that said "Maikelele said they were good" and with all due respect he hasn't been relevant for a decade at this point

[@onurekinaydin]

RAAAAAAAHHHHH

[@keepcalm3547]

we neeed another one, can't go without spunj/yankos/jason

[@Blitz9423]

Senzu established himself to be top 5 player in the world. Impressive how they dont mention.

[@Onomynn]

Hold your horses, let's see playoffs and discuss then

[@flam3z997]

1:01:57 someone is about to show his uber receipt

[@LongPhuong-k2o]

I’m like Moses right now, I just want G2 to win no matter what they need to do lol

[@hennessyypapi]

thank goodness for a podcast without thorin.

[@omagad2542]

more podcast pls

[@ZaneSNA]

Please pay someone to do timestamps.

[@stephenjacobsen4616]

just to be THAT guy ;D - 1:07:05 .

[@rb2545]

Jason if you're reading this I will do the time stamps for free

[@enso8762]

Dota has the best tournament brackets

[@evolvedHE]

As it turns out you can never count FaZe out

[@AriesExtras]

what does ynk have to say about faze now lol

[@dracvich]

1:08:04

[@davidpetis9900]

moses kinda reminds me of djbonerboy

[@dragrosethezeroth1450]

I like Swiss, makes the matches more interesting for me. I like how it is right now. Double elimination feels boring, but that's maybe just me.

[@asyl1m293]

Moses don't do shorts have some integrity

[@8milestreet]

swiss with butthole system does indeed suck

[@anu1776]

[@BreadKeeper]

Listening to another Western australian talking about Perth glory chants, small world

[@thedvsone7672]

CoMe On CoUnTeR sTrIKe

[@garopel3934]

come on boys go look at the top 8 history you know one of these favs will lose never works out for the best matchups

[@TomahawkDan]

rah

[@minibeech03]

G2 is similar to spirit on relying on carry performances and completely lack teamplay.

[@a1exj699]

1st

[@dioritbajrami8283]

YNK about his match with a "Beta"... just said that he is a toxic player who thinks everyone should play as how he likes it 😂 Typical Slavic CS mindset

[@BBiGiBB]

Someone pls @ mongolz timestamp ❤

[@bilguuntsog-ochir3889]

They never talked about them as usual

[@michaelkim6781]

@@kenser8095nah launders isnt there

[@taipowerbuilding1641]

Around 1:10:00

[@lucap5491]

rah