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Catching Up With kennyS / The Problem With Star Players (kennyS)

158 min • 23 mars 2025

Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by the legendary kennyS to discuss the thriving French CS scene, B1ad3's great work with NAVI, why the cadiaN on Astralis experiment needs to end, problems with BLAST seeding, the ugly state of NA Counter-Strike, and more.

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Senaste avsnitt

Falcons Signing kyousuke Is Smart / The s1mple Situation Is Ugly (ft Sean Gares)

3 juli | 143 min

s1mple Is BACK! / Why NiKo Is Called A "Shrimp" (ft YNk)

18 juni | 156 min

Nobody Believes Spirit Can Win The Austin Major / No Future For NA CS (ft dusT)

8 juni | 111 min

Why FaZe Is Important For Counter-Strike / The Major Flaw With Majors (ft walle)

31 maj | 133 min

s1mple Performed Well With FaZe / Team Liquid's Power Level Is Hidden (ft Vince)

25 maj | 126 min

Can HooXi Save Astralis? / kyousuke's Signing Raises Question Marks (ft Freya)

16 maj | 119 min

Why s1mple to FaZe Is A Fantastic Move / How G2 Can Salvage Their Roster (ft KingT)

12 maj | 127 min

How EliGE Destroyed FaZe / Falcons' Meteoric Rise Changes Everything (ft SPUNJ)

4 maj | 129 min

Why Falcons Will Be Top 3 In The World / G2's CEO Exposed Everything... (ft Dempz)

26 april | 125 min

G2s Future Without m0NESY Is Bad / Is siuhy Joining Team Liquid A Mistake? (ft JW)

6 april | 114 min

Brazil Can't Make 1 Good Team / Tier 2 Scene Is An Absolute Disaster... (ft moses)

20 februari | 87 min

Why Aggressive Players Are Overrated / The Pro Circuit Is Inconsistent (ft NER0cs)

17 februari | 124 min

zews Reveals What Happened In Team Liquid / IEM Katowice 2025 Playoffs (ft zews)

6 februari | 126 min

Why chopper is CRUCIAL to Team Spirit / The IMPOSSIBLE CS calendar (ft magixx)

28 januari | 112 min

Did Vitality Make The Wrong Move? / How New Rosters Are Settling (ft GoMeZ)

26 januari | 82 min

The m0NESY Fallacy / Most Surprising Roster Moves & Expectations (ft Allan Hender)

19 januari | 97 min

Is donk considered a "Rookie"? / Why Team Liquid is on a Downtrend (ft dusT)

22 december 2024 | 147 min

The MongolZ Make The Major Playoffs! / What Happened to NAVI?... (ft Bleh)

10 december 2024 | 127 min

Teams Are Wasting Player Talent... / Which Teams Are Crumbling? (ft Hawka)

5 december 2024 | 103 min

Valve Messed Up the Rules... / Counter-Strike Has Changed Forever (ft RossR)

26 november 2024 | 113 min

DRILLAS Abusing Major Loophole is Good?! / Why is f0rest retiring?

19 november 2024 | 128 min

TROUBLE at Team Liquid / The decline of esports journalism (ft Mnmzzz)

8 november 2024 | 145 min

s1mple returns to dominate / Tier 2 CS is going to be UGLY (ft Ne0kai)

31 oktober 2024 | 146 min

Why G2 is FINISHED / Team Liquid NEEDS to change (ft Chet)

10 oktober 2024 | 107 min

Is s1mple to Falcons a mistake? / G2 is actually winning with Snax?! (ft STYKO)

5 oktober 2024 | 116 min

Why cadiaN joining Astralis is a good idea / Kicking dupreeh for NiKo? (ft ashhh)

18 september 2024 | 151 min

What does donk do wrong? Who gets kicked from Faze? (ft Skriv)

9 september 2024 | 122 min

NiKo joining Team Falcons / The "donk Curse" is affecting Team Spirit (ft fl0m)

31 augusti 2024 | 127 min

Valve banned Snap Tap / CS2 only cares about 1 region (ft EliGE)

21 augusti 2024 | 100 min

The Astralis honeymoon is over / MOUZ are the best at finding new talent (ft Jumpy)

13 augusti 2024 | 89 min

Why karrigan should retire / malbs exceeding all expectations (ft austincs)

6 augusti 2024 | 105 min

Why Jimpphat is the next Superstar / How IEM Cologne got even better (ft KingT)

26 juli 2024 | 111 min

Why Snax might make sense... / The future of Brazilian CS (ft Hawka)

17 juli 2024 | 117 min

"These roster changes don't make sense..." / New players in T1 CS (ft Tech Girl)

11 juli 2024 | 114 min

HooXi Finally Gets Benched / f0rest's comeback? (ft NartOutHere)

3 juli 2024 | 104 min

T2 CS is good now? / Cheap player buyouts (ft mantuu)

27 juni 2024 | 100 min

Why Stewie2K is unprofessional / cadiaN is cursed! (ft Richard Lewis)

21 juni 2024 | 176 min

Why NAVI needs s1mple / Have The MongolZ broken the meta? (ft Heccu)

10 juni 2024 | 104 min

dev1ce SHINES as IGL / Why Donk is already a top 5 player (ft DAVEY)

25 maj 2024 | 103 min

Team Falcons' Biggest Issue / Is Nexa the problem in G2? (ft pita)

17 maj 2024 | 118 min

The downward spiral of HEROIC and ENCE / Is blameF rotting away? (ft Paladin)

7 maj 2024 | 109 min

The UGLY TRUTH about FURIA / m0NESY is Playing Like Prime s1mple! (ft ArmchairIGL)

27 april 2024 | 118 min

Are VP a SUPERTEAM with electroNic? / Jimpphat Raises the Floor! ( ft RobuJohnson)

17 april 2024 | 100 min

NAVI's Major win was a FLUKE / ZywOo's disappointing Major Playoffs (ft Hugo)

5 april 2024 | 112 min

G2's MASSIVE MISTAKES / Does BOROS deserve all the blame? (ft voo)

23 mars 2024 | 127 min

YOU OVERREACTED to s1mple & Falcons' loss / Major talent DUBS & SNUBS (ft launders)

14 mars 2024 | 107 min

Team Liquid MISS THE MARK / dev1ce as IGL?! / Female agent Twitter SNAFU (ft dona)

5 mars 2024 | 114 min

RMR's are more important than THE MAJOR?!? / Astralis lacks leadership (ft Rejin)

27 februari 2024 | 124 min

Team Spirit's UNSUNG HEROES / karrigan's ambition / The Balkan mentality (ft Tedd)

16 februari 2024 | 137 min

CHEATERS in Online Qualifiers / FL1T will be a top 20 player! (ft. Dempz)

28 januari 2024 | 101 min

MAJOR PROBLEMS at RMR Qualifiers / In defense of kassad (ft. Thomas)

22 januari 2024 | 63 min

THE RETURN of daps and NRG / TOO MUCH HYPE for donk? (ft. daps)

6 januari 2024 | 103 min

Give gla1ve a chance! / apEX and ZywOo are BACK! (ft. Nohte)

1 december 2023 | 88 min

NiKo's U-turn: GOOD OR BAD? / The UGLY downfall of EG (ft. MNMZZZ)

10 november 2023 | 130 min

Was kicking nafany a MISTAKE?!? / Complexity and VP are back! (ft. NER0)

26 september 2023 | 109 min

TSM's BIG FLAW / dev1ce's MEGA efficiency / Brazil's underperformance (ft. Allan)

7 september 2023 | 117 min

Rise of ENCE / Valve's UGLY change in CS2 / A long wait for Katowice (ft. dycha)

28 augusti 2023 | 103 min

Fans are IN DENIAL on ZywOo! / b0RUP is weighing down Astralis

11 augusti 2023 | 68 min

Removing nafany was a mistake!?! / Reactions to new NiP and NAVI

24 juli 2023 | 131 min

Mauisnake was RIGHT about Cloud9! / REACTIONS to TSM rumors (ft. KingT)

30 juni 2023 | 109 min

iM's BIGGEST COMPLAINT about CS2 / Heroic's major hurdle (ft. iM)

20 juni 2023 | 96 min

What's lacking at Liquid? / s1mple's final CS:GO Major / rise of iM (ft. Moses)

28 maj 2023 | 95 min

Who will win the ULTIMATE CS:GO Major? (ft. launders)

5 maj 2023 | 116 min

Twistzz vs EliGE: WHO'S THE NA GOAT?

28 mars 2023 | 137 min

G2 DOMINATES at Katowice! / Are Heroic at their ceiling? (ft. Aleksib)

14 februari 2023 | 119 min

Where are the dominant teams?!? / Turmoil at Na'Vi! (ft. KingT)

30 januari 2023 | 77 min

G2 find their form! / Is the map pool flawed? (ft. blameF)

20 december 2022 | 87 min

k0nfig and dev1ce return! (ft. Tech Girl)

8 december 2022 | 82 min

JAME'S TIME to win a Major! (ft. JRT)

21 november 2022 | 86 min

The YEKINDAR move: GOOD, BAD, or BOTH?!? (ft. Maniac)

27 oktober 2022 | 103 min

The Immense Impact of G2's RMR Upset / tabseN's Legacy (ft. Heccu)

14 oktober 2022 | 104 min

HooXi is better than cArn?!?!? (ft. pita)

10 september 2022 | 111 min

Does Spinx make VITALITY a TOP TEAM? / Astralis and Heroic STRUGGLE (feat. Freya)

2 september 2022 | 89 min

FaZe & NAVI deliver! / Who's to blame for BAD roster moves? (feat. kassad)

21 juli 2022 | 125 min

Making the Major is TOO EASY?!? / Inconsistency from top teams (feat. HooXi)

12 juli 2022 | 106 min

NiP dev1ce Update Soon? / What is the "Black Hole" of Analysis? (feat. Miraa)

13 juni 2022 | 82 min

What's next for Liquid? / karrigan levels up! / ESIC update woes (feat. Bleh)

27 maj 2022 | 95 min

MAJOR Reactions / karrigan Shines / No Expectations for Astralis? (feat. Hawka)

29 april 2022 | 88 min

Furia Rising / Evil Geniuses Struggle / Heroic at Their Ceiling? (feat. launders)

11 april 2022 | 100 min

Catching Up With kennyS / The Problem With Star Players (kennyS)

Senaste avsnitt

Falcons Signing kyousuke Is Smart / The s1mple Situation Is Ugly (ft Sean Gares)

s1mple Is BACK! / Why NiKo Is Called A "Shrimp" (ft YNk)

Nobody Believes Spirit Can Win The Austin Major / No Future For NA CS (ft dusT)

Why FaZe Is Important For Counter-Strike / The Major Flaw With Majors (ft walle)

s1mple Performed Well With FaZe / Team Liquid's Power Level Is Hidden (ft Vince)

Can HooXi Save Astralis? / kyousuke's Signing Raises Question Marks (ft Freya)

Why s1mple to FaZe Is A Fantastic Move / How G2 Can Salvage Their Roster (ft KingT)

How EliGE Destroyed FaZe / Falcons' Meteoric Rise Changes Everything (ft SPUNJ)

Why Falcons Will Be Top 3 In The World / G2's CEO Exposed Everything... (ft Dempz)

G2s Future Without m0NESY Is Bad / Is siuhy Joining Team Liquid A Mistake? (ft JW)

Catching Up With kennyS / The Problem With Star Players (kennyS)

The Cheating Disaster In CS2 / NAVI Disappoints Again... (ft Rejin)

NAVI ARE FALLING APART / The Fragile State of Top CS Teams (ft ynoT)

How CS Tournaments Got Even Better / Falcons Are Fun To Watch (ft Scrawny)

Brazil Can't Make 1 Good Team / Tier 2 Scene Is An Absolute Disaster... (ft moses)

Why Aggressive Players Are Overrated / The Pro Circuit Is Inconsistent (ft NER0cs)

zews Reveals What Happened In Team Liquid / IEM Katowice 2025 Playoffs (ft zews)

Why chopper is CRUCIAL to Team Spirit / The IMPOSSIBLE CS calendar (ft magixx)

Did Vitality Make The Wrong Move? / How New Rosters Are Settling (ft GoMeZ)

The m0NESY Fallacy / Most Surprising Roster Moves & Expectations (ft Allan Hender)

Is donk considered a "Rookie"? / Why Team Liquid is on a Downtrend (ft dusT)

The MongolZ Make The Major Playoffs! / What Happened to NAVI?... (ft Bleh)

Teams Are Wasting Player Talent... / Which Teams Are Crumbling? (ft Hawka)

Valve Messed Up the Rules... / Counter-Strike Has Changed Forever (ft RossR)

DRILLAS Abusing Major Loophole is Good?! / Why is f0rest retiring?

TROUBLE at Team Liquid / The decline of esports journalism (ft Mnmzzz)

s1mple returns to dominate / Tier 2 CS is going to be UGLY (ft Ne0kai)

Why G2 is FINISHED / Team Liquid NEEDS to change (ft Chet)

Is s1mple to Falcons a mistake? / G2 is actually winning with Snax?! (ft STYKO)

Why cadiaN joining Astralis is a good idea / Kicking dupreeh for NiKo? (ft ashhh)

What does donk do wrong? Who gets kicked from Faze? (ft Skriv)

NiKo joining Team Falcons / The "donk Curse" is affecting Team Spirit (ft fl0m)

Valve banned Snap Tap / CS2 only cares about 1 region (ft EliGE)

The Astralis honeymoon is over / MOUZ are the best at finding new talent (ft Jumpy)

Why karrigan should retire / malbs exceeding all expectations (ft austincs)

Why Jimpphat is the next Superstar / How IEM Cologne got even better (ft KingT)

Why Snax might make sense... / The future of Brazilian CS (ft Hawka)

"These roster changes don't make sense..." / New players in T1 CS (ft Tech Girl)

HooXi Finally Gets Benched / f0rest's comeback? (ft NartOutHere)

T2 CS is good now? / Cheap player buyouts (ft mantuu)

Why Stewie2K is unprofessional / cadiaN is cursed! (ft Richard Lewis)

Why NAVI needs s1mple / Have The MongolZ broken the meta? (ft Heccu)

dev1ce SHINES as IGL / Why Donk is already a top 5 player (ft DAVEY)

Team Falcons' Biggest Issue / Is Nexa the problem in G2? (ft pita)

The downward spiral of HEROIC and ENCE / Is blameF rotting away? (ft Paladin)

The UGLY TRUTH about FURIA / m0NESY is Playing Like Prime s1mple! (ft ArmchairIGL)

Are VP a SUPERTEAM with electroNic? / Jimpphat Raises the Floor! ( ft RobuJohnson)

NAVI's Major win was a FLUKE / ZywOo's disappointing Major Playoffs (ft Hugo)

G2's MASSIVE MISTAKES / Does BOROS deserve all the blame? (ft voo)

YOU OVERREACTED to s1mple & Falcons' loss / Major talent DUBS & SNUBS (ft launders)

Team Liquid MISS THE MARK / dev1ce as IGL?! / Female agent Twitter SNAFU (ft dona)

RMR's are more important than THE MAJOR?!? / Astralis lacks leadership (ft Rejin)

Team Spirit's UNSUNG HEROES / karrigan's ambition / The Balkan mentality (ft Tedd)

CHEATERS in Online Qualifiers / FL1T will be a top 20 player! (ft. Dempz)

MAJOR PROBLEMS at RMR Qualifiers / In defense of kassad (ft. Thomas)

THE RETURN of daps and NRG / TOO MUCH HYPE for donk? (ft. daps)

Give gla1ve a chance! / apEX and ZywOo are BACK! (ft. Nohte)

NiKo's U-turn: GOOD OR BAD? / The UGLY downfall of EG (ft. MNMZZZ)

Was kicking nafany a MISTAKE?!? / Complexity and VP are back! (ft. NER0)

TSM's BIG FLAW / dev1ce's MEGA efficiency / Brazil's underperformance (ft. Allan)

Rise of ENCE / Valve's UGLY change in CS2 / A long wait for Katowice (ft. dycha)

Fans are IN DENIAL on ZywOo! / b0RUP is weighing down Astralis

Removing nafany was a mistake!?! / Reactions to new NiP and NAVI

Mauisnake was RIGHT about Cloud9! / REACTIONS to TSM rumors (ft. KingT)

iM's BIGGEST COMPLAINT about CS2 / Heroic's major hurdle (ft. iM)

What's lacking at Liquid? / s1mple's final CS:GO Major / rise of iM (ft. Moses)

Who will win the ULTIMATE CS:GO Major? (ft. launders)

Twistzz vs EliGE: WHO'S THE NA GOAT?

G2 DOMINATES at Katowice! / Are Heroic at their ceiling? (ft. Aleksib)

Where are the dominant teams?!? / Turmoil at Na'Vi! (ft. KingT)

G2 find their form! / Is the map pool flawed? (ft. blameF)

k0nfig and dev1ce return! (ft. Tech Girl)

JAME'S TIME to win a Major! (ft. JRT)

The YEKINDAR move: GOOD, BAD, or BOTH?!? (ft. Maniac)

The Immense Impact of G2's RMR Upset / tabseN's Legacy (ft. Heccu)

HooXi is better than cArn?!?!? (ft. pita)

Does Spinx make VITALITY a TOP TEAM? / Astralis and Heroic STRUGGLE (feat. Freya)

FaZe & NAVI deliver! / Who's to blame for BAD roster moves? (feat. kassad)