# Vitality glaze! ropz "stolen" MVP, NAVI top 2 & why NiKo NEEDS to IGL | HLTV Confirmed S7E62

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Podcast: [HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hltv-confirmed-counter-strike-podcast-180905)
Published: 2026-03-30T18:36:31+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hltv/episodes/Vitality-glaze--ropz-stolen-MVP--NAVI-top-2--why-NiKo-NEEDS-to-IGL--HLTV-Confirmed-S7E62-e3h6asv
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Duration seconds: 8497

## Resource

NOW AS VIDEO ON SPOTIFY! Vitality: what's left to do for them (and for us) with so much won? Talking through that, NAVI's return to being a top contender, controversial ropz MVP, PARIVSION's strength, possible Falcons solution in NiKo, upcoming PGL and small LANs shaping up the Major invite list. ➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv 🟢 Partner offer details: https://kick.com/hltvorg/about 0:00 - Intro Recent news 2:00 - ROG event & MOUZ slander 5:21 - Top Comment 11:29 - Passion UA woes 13:43 - BLAST events get announced 16:31 - Thomas retires & MiGHTYMAX assistant 18:30 - ESL 8-team playoffs 25:44 - Arena integrity issue 27:47 - “The breakfast drama” BLAST concludes & VITALITY GLAZE 30:13 - BLAST naming question 31:03 - Rotterdam arena impressions 36:50 - Close final vs. NAVI 40:25 - Round breakdown by SPUNJ 56:52 - ropz MVP explained 1:00:15 - Not just a "Grand Final MVP" 1:04:45 - Vitality vs. everyone streak 1:10:20 - What’s next to achieve? 1:21:50 - Weak scene? 1:26:23 - Mismanaged teams? 1:30:30 - Are NAVI securely second fiddle? 1:35:43 - NiKo IGL Falcons - RIGHT NOW 1:41:12 - Aurora fight back vs. TheMongolZ 1:45:40 - PARIVISION: never roll over? 1:49:43 - Skinionaire PGL Bucharest & small LANs 1:55:55 - Tier 1.5 event? 2:00:23 - BCGame: hopeful or outsiders? 2:03:35 - WATO: PV/MongolZ in GF? 2:10:43 - Major odds: BIG, FaZe, Alliance, M80… 👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop HLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, d…

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