Big changes in BIG, Astralis rebuild, VP & G2 failing at EPL (ft. tabseN) | HLTV Confirmed S5E51

HLTV Confirmed accompanied by tabseN talks about BIG: reasons behind XANTARES' departure, getting gade, syrsoN's and tabseN's role. Besides that, k0nfig injury, potential Astralis x Complexity shuffle, IEM RMRs, ESIC developments, and EPL results are discussed.
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0:00 - Podcast intro
Recent news
7:26 - Xyp9x sidelined in Astralis, options?
14:50 - Complexity & Astralis to mix up?
17:20 - k0nfig injury, NaTo to stand in
20:02 - Complexity Major status & replacements options
24:55 - FURIA replaces honda with Academy player
28:26 - IEM to host final RMR events
36:34 - MAD Lions sign b0RUP - MSL team implications?
38:50 - ESIC bans & HUNDEN investigation
EPL Group A & B
43:06 - Heroic back to form - onliners or something else?
46:58 - Astralis miss out on playoffs
51:17 - What to make of Vitality, ENCE?
57:19 - Sinners impress in big debut (part 1)
Hot seat
59:00 - Introducing tabseN
1:02:20 - Being #1 in Summer of 2020
1:06:34 - What makes staying on top hard?
1:09:40 - 2021 drop off, last place at Katowice, EPL 13
1:11:40 - The XANTARES change
1:23:14 - gade’s new role
1:26:13 - Goals for BIG
1:30:22 - tabseN as an IGL
1:33:42 - syrsoN status
1:36:10 - Who wants to be a skinionaire? By BitSkins
EPL Group B & C
1:40:00 - Sinners impress in big debut (part 2)
1:44:11 - G2 slow start
1:46:02 - YEKINDAR is not carrying VP
1:55:40 - What’s the issue with G2?
2:07:13 - Spirit disappoint SPUNJ, BnB “drama”
2:11:37 - The good OG show up
2:20:00 - Parimatch matchmaker game Group C
Playtime
2:30:48 - Tips on comms from tabseN
2:33:39 - Thoughts on XANTARES with Eternal Fire
2:35:25 - Final words
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 device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, HenryG, JW, smooya, YNk, Maniac, Pimp, seang@res, 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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[@belvedere7688]

"Not the yellow from the egg" a german classic

[@meiyasfahimmuhsin741]

Is that a german proverb?

[@Tentix]

@@meiyasfahimmuhsin741 Yeah, you say it if something is not great. It's also obviously not word for word the same in english, so the "not the yellow from the egg" is basically a meme if someone can't speak english very well.

[@meiyasfahimmuhsin741]

@@Tentix well, you learn something new everyday

[@uARamboGS]

"throw stones at him" is another one haha

[@Darrf]

It's a ... it's a classic. We call it a Klassiker.

[@Owlcss]

Tabsen is such a good guy , i like how he respects everyone :)

[@Ngaihawma420]

Tabsen is a genuinely great guy with good vibes

[@moviesinclusive]

Dammn BIG have a really professional cam setup

[@erawdawdad6547]

Yea their social media work is pretty impressive.

[@leemarquez8995]

Nip’a even better they also have a couch

[@Specc54]

@@leemarquez8995 casting couch?

[@tezhope]

Tabsen puts respect on everyones name, he deservers nothing but the best!!! love him

[@Weirdlifee]

Wtf are you saying that he deserves nothing?

[@megunep6889]

@@Weirdlifee deserves nothing but the best means he only deserves the best ones

[@MrC4R0M3]

you just can´t hate tabseN , such a great guy

[@fiddlebender88]

All things considered, I think tabsen has really embraced the IGL role. At first I had my doubts because I didn't think it would be easy for gob b to just pass the torch and tabsen to become as good as him. But as time went on, it became clear that tabsen never needed to become another gob b, he just needed to take what he had learned and adapt. It's not the same 1-man mind game anymore, but it's still BIG. The system has changed to fit the players while still keeping true to the BIG hallmarks, most notably their utility usage. That said, tabsen has sacrificed some of his firepower but he definitely sees the game in a different way now and plays very smart. It was rough seeing BIG dip low in rankings but the journey and the grind were worth it. They evolved and came back stronger and that brief status as #1 is a testament to their work ethic and ability to analyze themselves.

[@1crackaddict]

BIG

[@selimcanbadur9280]

I think tabsen is dissapointed about xantares situation it seems to me his heart kind of broken

[@Specc54]

you could see it in his eyes how dissapointed he was ....bad vibes comming over

[@selimcanbadur9280]

@@Specc54 but at least its not his fault. Communication and other things kind of xantares’s fault. Also he was planning this turkish team since december 2020

[@-angeldust]

@@selimcanbadur9280 a bit disrespectful imo from can

[@kenobents2741]

Wow didn't expect my boy tabsen here. This will be good :)

[@internetdogisbotheredbymyg1424]

Really want more tabsen

[@tiloool]

great show again great guest! surprised tabsen seemed so calm i wouldve thought he would be more nervous

[@thefishindahouse]

he streams alot with 2 - 5k viewers and streamed many times with +10k viewers, i think hes just not nervous infront of the camera

[@erkiyormze5478]

One of the beat episodes ,very informative one, thanks HLTV

[@weIfed]

everyone loves tabseN

[@dwighteldrichmanaol8922]

Man I always knew Tabsen was a good guy, but this episode just made me respect him even more.

[@vishensivparsad]

''Vitality missing something ''... RPK??

[@jos6525]

Tabsen is such a nice Guy

[@MyYTwatcher]

"G2 will have good run in group." (c)Tabsen. Didnt age very well :D

[@nxscythelynz]

tabsen so comfy to listen to while smooya are fun to listen to both of them are great on podcast nice episode

[@trocoplaytv1254]

I'm confused why you continue to fail to mention hunden hiding the strat book from heroic. Not only does this make hunden seem worse , but it also gives heroic a solid reason for why they performed worse on lan. (Edit: I'm not talking about hunden sending strats to other teams. I'm talking about him privatizing the stratbook so heroic couldn't see them)

[@ippolit468]

But no one actually knows strats of heroic except Hunden. Esl or ESIC checked somehow that no one downloaded files with strats , but anyway it doesn't make hunden better. Heroic weren't affected a lot from that shit

[@trocoplaytv1254]

@@ippolit468 no you misunderstood. I'm not talking about hunden potentially sending strats. What I'm talking about is that hunden hid the stratbook from heroic. You know how all teams have a stratbook? Hunden made the files private and didn't allow access of it to heroic

[@trocoplaytv1254]

@@ippolit468 also how can you claim heroic weren't effected from the mental stress , AND the loss of their coach? Even if we remove the fact that hunden hid the strats from them

[@ippolit468]

@@trocoplaytv1254 sorry, I forgot that he hid strats

[@trocoplaytv1254]

@@ippolit468 no need to apologize. I just wanted to set the record straight

[@bo0t3r29]

obviously we all love tabseN

[@user-ts8lw4bt8h]

very good episode

[@SafirJamil]

[@TheBekker_]

tabseN: obviously 😅

[@bahisaz402]

Tabsen "Obviously" Woodarz

[@Specc54]

its annoying but its a good transition word for us germans =)

[@CrackCECKer]

somebody tell him that he can also say "of course"

[@harambe9461]

Some of the questions deserve an “obviously” response so it’s good 👍

[@syskeycs]

tabseN

[@-Gacho]

i mean whats the point in asking a question like "how do you feel about gade joining the team?". its not like he is going to say "yeah he wasnt our first choice but our team cant pay high wages and he was the only available without a buyout that can speak german". Although i did like the angle of Gade 2nd IGLing, could fill the void of firepower if it lets tabsen focus more on kills.

[@harambe9461]

Tabsen is a good fragger by all means

[@lukwlbr]

tabsen bester mann

[@eatmyaspirin]

tabseN

[@homeslice99]

Smooya back to big lets go bois

[@1crackaddict]

Pls no, oh god.

[@kapilsharmaWorld_uncensored]

How to fix G2- Fire Nexa. Get a stable IGL who doesn't lose control when losing a couple rounds. Give more space to Niko. Stop the hate guys. Make Hunter- Full support. Amanek- make him entry. Jackz- stop throwing him to die. The guy is a HS machine. They can put him with hunter to build the game from the backend. AWP is still a bit issue. Either they make it a meta with amanek with strict budget control or get Zywoo. Empty your pockets and buy him already.

[@Nelex5000]

😱big

[@crowbarreza]

I mean Coldzera could go to Furia

[@nicolainilsen5101]

Hltv did a good job not mentioning the war.

[@user-cc3ef7qh1x]

Which one?

[@FleischTuete]

Tabsen is such a Feini

[@NotoriousFisher]

Not to shoot fire at Owen XD

[@Jah017]

Like why is that people hate on niko , when he has to carryy every team he goes too , like bro man carried jus to lose 0-3 in the groups like wtf

[@fgoogle4167]

Quite the carry then

[@bo0t3r29]

Niko is a arrogant fak

[@harambe9461]

@@bo0t3r29 ok

[@MusHrOOmsonaCid]

shattaapp

[@tech4172]

Love TabseN.. Problem with VP is Jame's igl style & wasting sanji for Jame. & G2 nexa as igl does better than half the team consistently & niko rarely shows up the hard carry is normally hunter

[@Vulpix03YT]

Chad's foot in the mirror was distracting me

[@v0vlkv725]

Xanti nice aim.. He shouldnt gos

[@rhys2216]

You cannot take SDY from spirit. just not aloud.

[@tech4172]

Should deff have TabseN back on again

[@temurergashev]

show some RESPECT on VP's name. SPUNJ especially you man.

[@bayuw6314]

'boom-bitch' hahahahhahaha

[@carlo7447]

1:46:28 u can shit in the chair

[@NotFreezySG]

watching this after g2 get 0-5d in groups is just sad

[@olitaggu9333]

And for God sake let kennys play i wanna see him compete till he burns out completely

[@dinkin_flicka14]

You mean until he dies?

[@olitaggu9333]

@@dinkin_flicka14 more or less

[@dinkin_flicka14]

@@olitaggu9333 then you should watch his streams or something cuz this is a team sport and aging players are a liability in every team sport.

[@user-cc3ef7qh1x]

Rip g2

[@user-cc3ef7qh1x]

Not rip. But they bombed out of group

[@olitaggu9333]

PLEASE fix Astralis please

[@pol44r]

Sup bros

[@mattli5986]

sup

[@thoreschroder4032]

Tabsen is a nice guy and everything but his English is really not the yellow of the egg smh

[@erawdawdad6547]

I believe i spider, how could you say that >: x

[@eylonbohdal4472]

the most german/english sentence ever

[@johnbeaker8721]

His English is pretty good for a German tbh, even the younger generation's English is pretty poor. They dub everything in German and translate everything, so there's less opportunities to learn English naturally in Germany.

[@1crackaddict]

My fucking pig is whistling

[@harambe9461]

It’s better than you should expect. Plus just because he doesn’t say all things doesn’t mean he doesn’t know how to. He obviously knows but in the moment doesn’t emerge. That’s why people can read and hear a foreign language, they can understand it very well but have a bit trouble speaking back.

[@Professeur_CS]

first

[@pol44r]

FAAAAKKK

[@justakylenamedguy5991]

Congrats

[@Professeur_CS]

@@topkekon sounds accurate

[@shombled9131]

@@Professeur_CS where are you from prof?

[@Professeur_CS]

@@shombled9131 split

[@f4himahmed499]

astralis is the most close fisted team ever mf sitting on shit ton of money and still won't buy a decent awper

[@maxolschanski9872]

Give some names?

[@RaphTheKing27]

Unless they go international, there's literally no one else to really choose from in the Danish scene. Choosing Lucky at least gives gla1ve a chance to bring out the kid's potential as a future Danish AWP mainstay for the team as well. He's already shown promise in EPL and all you can hope for is that he pays off like b1t in NAVI

[@trocoplaytv1254]

Name one who's danish

[@Tommy-mo7wh]

@@trocoplaytv1254 they should just try to pick up device, he is a decent danish awper. Or maybe s1mple, yes?

[@trocoplaytv1254]

@@Tommy-mo7wh oh shit good point. But dev1ce still needs to prove himself in the tier 1 scene. He's a good up and Comer for sure though!

[@vishensivparsad]

Lol "low sense abusers". Play how you want

[@IMWATCHING501]

I can tell tabseN has "people bringing food all the time".

[@IMWATCHING501]

too many coaches, too little results.

[@ivans1308]

Lucky ok didn't impress wtf u guys are on lmao dude had one week practice only and played in a team that lost 4 series and still kept positive score and was always on the top of scoreboard...

[@harambe9461]

Exactly. Those blind asses think Astralis can go over all maps in very detailed preps with him in such a short amount of time.

[@beatrixkiddo7778]

+machine -Striker +sadokist -professeur

[@kermo12345]

Professur is decent