Cologne Major: roster rumors, stories, playoffs preview! | HLTV Confirmed Cologne Special '26

<p>Cologne Major reached playoffs: talking through the biggest stories so far (and to come!) with Monte&#39;s coach kakafu in live-with-audience special from SK Gaming headquarters in Cologne, Germany. </p><p><br></p><p>➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed</p><p>📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg</p><p>🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv</p><p><br></p><p>🟢 Partner offer details: https://kick.com/hltvorg/about</p><p><br></p><p>👻 Skins.com: https://skins.com</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 - Intro</p><p><br></p><p>Hot seat with kakafu</p><p>1:50 - kakafu on Gizmy</p><p>4:52 - Role in Monte</p><p>10:02 - Monte: young breakouts</p><p>14:31 - Stressful moments &amp; warnings</p><p><br></p><p>Group Stage recap</p><p>19:41 - donk&#39;s show?</p><p>21:42 - NAVI&#39;s elimination</p><p>23:41 - BIG 0-12 comeback</p><p>28:10 - Legacy coach barred</p><p>28:49 - Skits!</p><p>29:31 - 9z cinderella run</p><p>30:53 - Vitality are mortal</p><p>32:08 - Aussies f-ed your Pick&#39;Ems</p><p>32:48 - Jab Jabich</p><p>33:45 - No NA in top 16!</p><p><br></p><p>Roster changes!</p><p>36:40 - lauNx&#39;s looking into options</p><p>39:02 - FL1T to PARIVISION?</p><p>42:02 - Liquid: 100% changes</p><p>43:23 - Aurora: ash confirmed?!</p><p>46:28 - BCG: we don&#39;t care!</p><p>47:33 - FaZe: Jimmi?</p><p>49:03 - frozen to NAVI… with Twistzz!?</p><p>51:25 - Who will NAVI replace?</p><p>52:34 - MOUZ: xertioN IGL!?</p><p>56:42 - Astralis remove ruggah</p><p>1:03:40 - Top Comment</p><p>1:06:31 - Skinionaire</p><p><br></p><p>Playoffs preview</p><p>1:15:28 - Bracket is f-ed!</p><p>1:21:00 - Who&#39;s the favorite?</p><p>1:25:52 - Best storyline?</p><p>1:31:32 - Predicting quarters</p><p>1:51:39 - Predicting semis &amp; final</p><p>1:57:24 - WATO: Vitality win the Major</p><p><br></p><p>👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop</p><p>📩 HLTV Newsletter: https://www.hltv.org/newsletter</p><p>🎤 HLTV Interviews on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zICrYA53O2fJwtdYfg0Ve</p><p><br></p><p>📲 HLTV iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hltv-cs2-matches-coverage/id1078945675</p><p>📲 HLTV Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hltv.android&amp;pcampaignid=web_share</p><p><br></p><p>HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad &quot;SPUNJ&quot; Burchill, Zvonimir &quot;Professeur&quot; Burazin, and Milan &quot;Striker&quot; Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.</p><p><br></p><p>https://x.com/kakafuCS</p><p>https://x.com/professeur_cs</p><p>https://x.com/SPUNJ</p><p>https://x.com/StrikerHLTVorg</p><p>https://x.com/LukasWiinholt</p>