apEX talks Vitality's down period, re-signing, opponents, and future | HLTV Confirmed S7E77

<p>Vitality&#39;s apEX joins us to talk about the team&#39;s recent results, jL&#39;s stand-in stint, the long-term plans, other teams&#39; impressions, and more! In the second half of the show, we go in-depth on BLAST Porto results, and namely Falcons, MOUZ, FURIA, G2, and donk&#39;s records.</p><p><br></p><p>➡️ Follow us for updates: / hltvconfirmed </p><p>📺 Watch live: / 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 with 0% fees: https://skins.com/r/hltv</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 - Intro</p><p><br></p><p>Check-in with apEX</p><p>2:01 - apEX joins!</p><p>3:57 - Porto impressions</p><p>7:44 - &quot;We got a bit too complacent&quot; - apEX</p><p>11:00 - Playing with jL</p><p>13:50 - Down period &amp; problems</p><p>20:38 - Plans for events</p><p>22:00 - &quot;VRS is so f-ed up&quot; - apEX</p><p>24:53 - Tournament break erosion</p><p>29:12 - Re-signing &amp; long-term future</p><p>35:10 - Health impact</p><p>40:32 - &quot;We&#39;re not main favorites&quot; - apEX</p><p>44:39 - Falcons</p><p>54:02 - MOUZ impressions</p><p>59:30 - WATO: Vitality</p><p><br></p><p>BLAST Open Porto</p><p>1:11:35 - Skinionaire</p><p>1:18:08 - MVP decision</p><p>1:21:41 - donk surpasses NiKo in MVPs</p><p>1:25:15 - FURIA loses to Vitality</p><p>1:32:20 - G2: tier 1 or tier 2?1:35:01 - Falcons: high ceiling, low floor</p><p>1:41:52 - Stop disrespecting MOUZ!</p><p>1:59:20 - ruggah retires from coaching</p><p>2:02:46 - FISSURE Playground</p><p>2:10:12 - Top Comment</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/2zICrYA...</p><p><br></p><p>📲 HLTV iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hltv-cs...</p><p>📲 HLTV Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...</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/Vitality_apEX</p><p>https://x.com/professeur_cs</p><p>https://x.com/SPUNJ</p><p>htt