# Episode 156: FURIA peaking at Chengdu, legacy orgs crashing out, setting the Major's top contenders

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Podcast: [Talking Counter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-counter-5712480)
Published: 2025-11-13T15:00:01+00:00
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Duration seconds: 6351

## Resource

SPUNJ is back from China, YNk is back from Sweden, and moses has been chilling all along. Now we're Talking Counter. Join our Discord to discuss the episode with other viewers! Stick around to watch events, ask us questions, and Talk Counter! https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya 00:40 Intro, hangovers, Chad's Chengdu adventures 11:30 IEM Chengdu event and fans 18:00 F_1N steps down from VP 20:25 2026 schedule and mystery non-events 30:48 NRG winning, EYEBallers winning, BCG losing 32:55 FURIA win IEM Chengdu over Vitality 53:10 Kyousuke and Falcons 59:25 Heavy glazing of FURIA 1:13:50 Spirit's continued struggles, MongolZ w Controlez 1:24:50 FaZe, NaVi, Astralis - barely worth mentioning? 1:34:30 is Aurora a Top 5 team 1:36:40 100 Thieves announce return to CS

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