r/GlobalOffensive • Match Thread Team • Jan 28 '18

Discussion | Esports Cloud9 vs SK Gaming / ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018 - Semi-Final / Post-Match Discussion

Cloud9 2-1 SK Gaming

Mirage: 16-3
Cobble: 8-16
Inferno: 16-9
 

Cloud9 have advanced to the Grand-Final!

SK Gaming have been eliminated.

 


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MAP
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MAP 1: Mirage

 

TeamTCTTotal
C913316
CTT
SK213

 

C9KADRating
Skadoodle21381.80
autimatic18281.45
RUSH14581.39
tarik136121.33
Stewie2K143141.18
SK
coldzera141120.98
TACO94170.72
FalleN100170.64
fer83170.54
felps81170.49

Mirage Detailed Stats

 


 

MAP 2: Cobble

 

TeamCTTTotal
C9718
TCT
SK8816

 

C9KADRating
Stewie2K193181.16
autimatic181181.12
tarik163200.80
RUSH123200.68
Skadoodle84170.53
SK
fer274131.89
TACO214151.46
coldzera174131.03
FalleN159171.02
felps134150.99

Cobble Detailed Stats

 


 

MAP 3: Inferno

 

TeamCTTTotal
C912416
TCT
SK369

 

C9KADRating
tarik268161.67
autimatic225141.34
RUSH185161.21
Stewie2K161121.09
Skadoodle147161.01
SK
coldzera166170.99
felps173230.93
fer135190.85
FalleN148170.82
TACO141200.76

Inferno Detailed Stats

 


G'day again r/all, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is currently holding 1 of their 2 biggest tournaments for the year and the very popular team, Cloud9, were 0-2 and on the verge of being 0-3 and eliminated from the tournament, have reversed swept themselves into the playoffs. They then defeated G2 Esports, the 1 of 2 undefeated teams in the groupstage in yesterdays game, and today have taken down the #1 team in the World to make their first ever Final at a CSGO Major! They will now take on FaZe Clan in the Grand Final tomorrow starting around 2pm EST on the ELEAGUEtv Twitch channel


This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.

 

obligatory cheers for the gold! x4!

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u/mrsloth007 Jan 28 '18

Optic died for this

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u/riley5plan Jan 28 '18

Optic looked for an IGL for 6 months before they disbanded, then Tarik magically becomes like the best IGL in NA lmao.

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u/redalloy Jan 28 '18

When Fallen hit that wallbang in the last round... nearly fainted

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

I was like "THIS IS IT! THE ALMIGHTY NA THROW HAS BEGUN!"

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u/pM-me_your_Triggers Godsent Jan 28 '18

FalleN: Ha! Fuck peanut brain

Stew: sup bitch

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u/jamuligan Fluxo Jan 28 '18

I was so scared I was about to see another play like the jumping double from cold play right then. It was even the same scoreline I think. When stew pushed that smoke ct and got fallen I felt so incredibly happy.

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u/CptSasa91 CS2 HYPE Jan 28 '18

Yes. My thoughts where:" And just like that, the choke begins".

Glad C9 prooved me wrong.

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u/johnbasedg0d Jan 28 '18

If c9 wins tarik is gonna get mvp

SO EASY FOR WATERMELON BRAIN

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u/kelev 1 Million Celebration Jan 28 '18

"we don't need to make individual plays, we can win the game together" - stewie2k

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u/BeenToHell24 NiP Jan 28 '18

I really wish in game comms could still be recorded. The old C9 ones with Sean on the team were super entertaining

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u/Oximoron1122 Jan 28 '18

That was beautiful to hear at the end there...

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u/InfiniVoid FaZe Jan 28 '18

If two years ago you would have told me Stewie2k said that, let alone after winning a major semifinal, I wouldn't have believed you.

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u/Halit69 Jan 28 '18

My boy Tarik wanted some kebab, but there was only some cold fallen tacos

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u/Vextahhh de_canals Jan 28 '18

ba dum tss

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u/lluby Jan 28 '18

Fer to say he couldn't felp himself

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u/jloy88 Liquid Jan 28 '18

I am speechless. All the painful losses have culminated to deliver this amazing day to us cloud 9 fans.

On a side note. SK looked beat towards the end of the second best of 3. Playing CS at the highest level possible for 6 straight maps is incredibly taxing. This game requires tons of adrenaline and energy bursts to play your best. No team should ever have to do the quarters and semis on the same day.

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u/ASkittlez CS2 HYPE Jan 28 '18

FUCK SUMMER WE WINTER NOW BOIS

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u/Knights_Radiant Liquid Jan 28 '18

SOMEONE GET ME A TANK TOP

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u/gineus Jan 28 '18

TARIK SEASON BOYS

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u/CheekyPeake Jan 28 '18 edited Feb 10 '18

Actually I remember one time, we were playing against Cloud 9, inferno and it was 15-9 to C9. We were playing as CT, C9 was T and Fallen said "Guys, if you think we are good, let's prove it now, 15-9"

Did we comeback?

Of course not, 16-9

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u/Clay_doh789 MIBR Jan 28 '18

Fuck you, dude. Making me laugh at an SK loss

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u/PM_ME_YO_BOOTY_PLS Jan 28 '18

The 15-3 scoreline is even better than the 15-5 against VP, if only that was the last game of the set.

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u/mannyman34 Complexity Jan 28 '18

Is no one going to mention how they closed that game in the most NA fashion possible with the smoke criminal pushing a smoke and killing fallen.

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u/oomnahs Liquid Jan 28 '18

I thought it was so poetic that the smoke criminal punished Wallen to close out the map

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u/Stupendoes Jan 28 '18

Anders yelling out, "DADDY'S HERE!" pretty much sums up my feelings right now.

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u/nmyi de_mirage Jan 28 '18

WHAT. It was so loud in that arena that I did not hear that.

Anyone have a clip? I'm busy nursing a tinnitus that I don't regret developing

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u/ScavengerRuss Natus Vincere Jan 28 '18

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u/mrmister3000 5 years coin Jan 28 '18

homefield advantage?

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u/DivaWorldCships Jan 28 '18

This feels mildly satisfying especially after watching the SK-Fnatic game

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u/OfficialC9 Official Cloud9 Jan 28 '18 edited Jan 28 '18

MFW we beat SK and become the first NA team since 2016 to advance to the GRAND FINALS OF A MAJOR

What a monstrous performance from tarik to bring us there. Everybody showed up huge today.

Thanks for supporting and cheering for us! We'll give you all a good show in the finals tomorrow! 💙

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u/inzur Renegades Jan 28 '18

Tarik playing out of his fucking mind.

Great match, GG SK.

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u/MelGibsonDerp Jan 28 '18

FIRST FULL NA TEAM TO MAKE MAJOR FINAL WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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u/Leonard_Potato Astralis Jan 28 '18

CONGRATULATIONS YOU DESERVE IT SO MUCH GUYS

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u/CrypticKaxar 500k Celebration Jan 28 '18

Cloud9's new META: IT'S WINTER TIME BOYS

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u/czht FaZe Jan 28 '18

i will be happy if my favorite team wins, or i will be happy America has finally accomplished something huge in CSGO

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u/bananaBicepss CS2 HYPE Jan 28 '18

From fucking 0-2 to the fucking final, i still cant believe this is really happening... LETS FUCKING GO BOYS

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u/Lepojka1 Team Spirit Jan 28 '18

If C9 somehow win this Major, it will be hardest Major that a team has ever won... I mean G2, SK and FaZe, 3 most stacked teams in history of the game.

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u/I-Am-A-Goat-Yo Jan 28 '18

Upvote so reddit thinks C9 wo- oh wait...

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u/esach Jan 28 '18

Bad librarian unable to silence young asian kid screaming sup bitch.

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u/nolifeexperience Astralis Jan 28 '18

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u/ThatsSoTypical Jan 28 '18

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u/Sideos CS:GO 10 Year Celebration Jan 28 '18

5 minutes and the thread got gilded twice with 1500 upvotes at 99% upvotes. Refreshed the page and it already went from 564 comments to 652. The hype is real

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u/hammouti CS2 HYPE Jan 28 '18

C9 owner > momzera

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

Tarik mom> momzera

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

Jack looked like their daddy watching from the sideline

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

watermelon brain so huge that skadaddy should take it and win a farming competition

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u/control_09 EG Jan 28 '18

It was insane to start seeing him play back in 2013 before he even played on a team trapped in his hot as fuck closet to now. Team noshirtTV.

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u/Apisit100 Jan 28 '18

RIP the pick ems

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

my pick ems looking fucking fire

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u/constantdeceleration clutch Jan 28 '18

I wouldve gotten gold if i didnt forget to choose for my semi and final winners

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

SKADADDY SKADOODLE SK IS NOW A NOODLE

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u/TheAsianMelon Jan 28 '18

Holy shit lmao

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u/Pizza_and_Reddit CS2 HYPE Jan 28 '18

who would win? a super american team consisting of an asian duo, a watermelon, a league player, and a noodle or the number 1 exporter of coffee?

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u/SterbenVII Jan 28 '18

U forgot that that noodle used to also play League but came back to CS.

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u/G0ldCreeper Cloud9 Jan 28 '18

Our IGL, who art in Cloud9

Tarik be thy name,

Thy brain be watermelon

Thy calls be 200 IQ

On LAN as in Rank S

Give us this day our daily content,

And forgive us for being emo

As we forgive those who stream snipe against us

And lead us not into Minors,

But deliver us a Major Championship.

In the name of Summer, Skadaddy,and the hopes of NA

WE HAWT

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u/DontWant2BHere Jan 28 '18

:) I'm really glad my copy pasta took off

WE HAWT

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u/mrgintx Jan 28 '18

WE HAAAAAWT

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u/johngac de_dust2 Jan 28 '18

IT G MA

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u/randomshazbot The MongolZ Jan 28 '18 edited Jan 28 '18

HOO

UNDERWATER SQUAD

*fixed

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u/TheWae EG Jan 28 '18

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u/C_Gibz LDLC Jan 28 '18

Personally I’ve been rock hard since Mirage’s halftime

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u/pathhh Liquid Jan 28 '18

SHROUD DIED FOR THIS

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u/Noobasdfjkl de_nuke Jan 28 '18 edited Jan 28 '18

Cloud 9 is good at Counter Strike: Global Offensive.

Call them Adoodle and Tewie2 from now on, because they've just deleted SK.

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u/regretregretting Jan 28 '18 edited Jan 28 '18

Props to C9, they played fucking amazing all 3 maps. Hopefully they show up tomorrow against Faze

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u/Grec2k Jan 28 '18

The Last frag from Stew on Fallen was so damn Satisfying

SUP BITCH!

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u/BitLion Jan 28 '18

i don't think we can call tarik a peanut brain anymore

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u/lawlessnessjelly Cloud9 Jan 28 '18

It's bloody cold here in the UK, but there's no better time to don the tank top! Well done boys!

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

SK just got introduced to immigration officer Tarik

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u/readyaimfire_exe Virtus.pro Jan 28 '18

HUMBLE CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES SENT HOME BY HOSTILE TURKISH FORCES - Colourized 2018 AD*

*Commander Tarkiks ADR

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u/GooeyGlue Jan 28 '18

o shit why the fuck my peepee hard

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u/Enrmej Jan 28 '18

WHAT A FUCKING SERIES HOLY FUCK

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u/readyaimfire_exe Virtus.pro Jan 28 '18

HOLY FUCK YES, VP 2.0 DID IT BOYZ!!

Also, series MVP has to go to Anders, that was the best hype casting I've ever heard, perfectly balanced and he really got the crowd hyped up the whole way through!

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u/Ajp_iii Jan 28 '18

how does c9 get mirage and inferno? and THINK YOUTUBE

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u/WendellGoldwater Jan 28 '18

Today I cheered for my idols, tomorrow I cheer for my AMERICAN COMPATRIOTS. LETS GO C9

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u/Cheesewithmold 1 Million Celebration Jan 28 '18

Where's that dude with the shushing?

C9 in major finals. Can't be prouder.

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u/ads56454 Jan 28 '18

crying in the library

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u/Syrov Jan 28 '18

I really wanted to see another shot of him after C9 pulled through with the win lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

No joke they left as quickly as possible when SK lost. I looked up and they were already halfway up the stairs.

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u/Sve7en Liquid Jan 28 '18 edited Jan 28 '18

Send them home chant was wonderful, I love NA.

Great job C9; Stu, Daddy, Tarik, Auti, Rush <3. GG SK.

You fools need to spend more time watching sports. Stay salty everyone.

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u/CarbonCreed Jan 28 '18

THROW 'EM IN THE HARBOR sign was the most Boston thing I've ever seen.

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u/sumerioo Jan 28 '18

right? everyone bitching at the chants and taunts and im here like "thats the best part of having fans on the crowd wtf?!".

these people would cry on a soccer game against big rivals.

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u/Triforce179 Liquid Jan 28 '18

Whenever UFC fights get held in Brazil, the fans literally chant "You're gonna die", and spit on fighters from other countries.

I think they're about the last people who can complain about offensive chanting.

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u/obigespritzt Jan 28 '18

There's a line of what is a good crowd and what isn't. Stuff like booing the winners after the hometown favourites loose the finals? No-go in my book. Chanting shit like this? Hell yes, adds to the experience.

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u/Phatasmon Jan 28 '18

C9 fans, repeat after me.

Que

Ota

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u/Lupin123 EG Jan 28 '18

THIS IS WHY YOU DON'T LET SKADOODLE OUT OF GROUPS

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u/Zlargo guardian Jan 28 '18

Skadoodle - Never been in the major playoffs, fuck it ill just get to the finals i guess

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u/ApdoSmurf BNE Jan 28 '18

Thank god I don’t have to see Cold’s mom once again

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u/xtrmx de_inferno Jan 28 '18

SK had absolutely no idea what to do with felps on Inferno. Never seen such a clear 4on5 before. "go B and try something" seemed to be felps' gameplan

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u/TheRobidog Jan 28 '18

There's a reason it was their worst map with that lineup. Outside of Nuke, of course.

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u/Calvaas HellRaisers Jan 28 '18

If Tarik is still IGL I think he's proven himself as the most valuable player in NA. Great at fragging, good playmaker, and c9 seems alot more structured now.

Also have to mention that Fer has been countered hard this tournament

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u/jbbeefy57 Liquid Jan 28 '18

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u/Neotanks Tyloo Jan 28 '18

FalleN with the 200 IQ meta play - can't lose your first BO3 to karrigan's team if you don't make it to the grand final.

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u/jimmerbugatti MIBR Jan 28 '18

C9 used to be 0-2 in groups...

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u/Mastadge Jan 28 '18

this is the best timeline

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u/IamBrazilian_AMA 500k Celebration Jan 28 '18

Sup bitch

  • Stewie, last round

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u/ZeuZ_CSGO Virtus.pro Jan 28 '18

I wish they showed the Brazilian fan who kept trying to silence the crowd

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u/CJNC Jan 28 '18

probably left early

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u/Latvian_Goose Virtus.pro Jan 28 '18

i think i'm having a heat stroke

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u/PenguinJr2 guardian_elite Jan 28 '18

TARIKS THINKIN YOUTUBE

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u/Scar20Grotto Jan 28 '18

my favorite quote from this match

"yeah"

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

Sk played over 140s rounds today. Lol

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u/VirFalcis 1 Million Celebration Jan 28 '18

167 rounds to be precise.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

YOU CAN FADE MY FLAIR TOMORROW FAM BUT NOT TONIGHT

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u/Brain-Of-Dane Jan 28 '18

P R O U D 9

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u/Crushmaster CS2 HYPE Jan 28 '18

HEART ATTACK IS FREE

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u/BigbyDirewolf Jan 28 '18

you know it's serious when valens is standing up when he's coaching

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

I really enjoyed this match. And i cheered for C9 aswell. But in my opinion it was a big disadvantage that SK had to play their Quarter Final earlier that day. They really should change this in the future.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

@gla1ve_csgo

Nothing against @felperaa - but I really believe that we would have won the semi finals with boltzz because the event meant alot more to us than some others and therefore would have made our preparation better than for other events. Felps was a big factor we came so far and he know

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

In all fairness, dennis played REALLY WELL on Astralis, while felps was underwhelming.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

Im an SK fan but if Tarik goes on to win the major being the IGL DaZed is going to be so salty.

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u/C9_PreY Jan 28 '18

Who would win: a historic csgo team that won multiple tournaments or a couple of HAWT, BLUE BOIS 🤔🤔

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u/OldBenX ENCE Jan 28 '18

In case this gets to r/all:

This post is about the Counter-Strike Major Championship tournament in Boston, effectively this game's world championships. In the semifinal of this tournament, American team Cloud9 has defeated Brazilians from SK Gaming in a suprisingly convincing fashion and advanced to tomorrow's grand final.

There are three reasons why people are so excited about it:

  • Cloud9 is going through a huge comeback story - they had to go through a very hard qualifiers, then in the main stage they lost first two games, meaning the next loss would eliminate them. Despite of that, they pulled off 5 victories in a row (counting this one) and made it to the final.

  • SK is usually seen as the best team in the world, or at least one of the top. Cloud9, while respected, was typically seen as "Tier 2" - strong, but not quite on the top level.

  • The most important one, however, is that North American teams have for a long time been considered much weaker teams from other regions (except Asia). Out of 12 Major Championships, this is only 2nd time NA team has made it to the final - first time was in 2016 Cologne championships, and that team (Team Liquid) ended up stomped in the final - by SK, no less.

All of these reasons make this victory a very notable event, and tomorrow's final match between Cloud9 and FaZe Clan, European all-star team, shapes itself to be an extremely exciting match. If you're interested, tune in to https://www.twitch.tv/eleaguetv tomorrow @ 19:00 UTC.

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u/h4x_N1nj4 victory Jan 28 '18

In case this gets to r/all

We're already at the top of r/all

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

Really unfortunate ending for the MomZera reality show :/

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u/caiodepauli cs_militia Jan 28 '18

C9 didn't choke? what

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u/metsbnl Liquid Jan 28 '18

Been following this team since 2014 cannot believe they've done it lmao amazing

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u/GdoDotA Jan 28 '18

How the mighty have FalleN

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u/StylistArt Jan 28 '18

Thorin and Reddit: Stewie is overrated.

LUL

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u/Dudemanbrosirguy Liquid Jan 28 '18

SK GAMING
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u/ClasherAlex Jan 28 '18

Can't believe im this happy watching a video game

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u/evandan4 CS2 HYPE Jan 28 '18

You are playing against Cloud9.

You do not ban Mirage because you can counter it.

Cloud9 instantly picks Mirage.

You lose against Cloud9.

You ban Mirage next time you play against Cloud9 because you're not stupid.

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u/epicfishboy G2 Jan 28 '18

This sub is going to be absolutely unbearable for one continent after tomorrow.

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u/Noobasdfjkl de_nuke Jan 28 '18

Bruh, something being "NA" is literally a synonym for bad. NA Counter Strike gets dogpiled all the time. Chill.

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u/Instantcoffees Jan 28 '18

I don't get why people care so much for this NA vs Europe thing. I'm from Europe. I love watching both SK and C9 play, but it's always awesome to see a home team win.

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u/MagicalMysteryBro CS2 HYPE Jan 28 '18

Flair checks out.

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u/Lepojka1 Team Spirit Jan 28 '18

If C9 somehow win this Major, it will be hardest Major that a team has ever won... I mean G2, SK and FaZe, 3 most stacked teams in history of the game.

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u/GuardianThatDoesStuf Jan 28 '18

And coming back from 0-2 down in swiss against Vega, Astralis and VP
Just an insane tournament from C9

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

Cloud 9 in a major final in the year of 2018. Wow.

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u/vobot Jan 28 '18

C9 reverse sweeping groups and making finals, name a better duo

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u/MoistPete Jan 28 '18

God i picked the best major to go to. Crowd was so hype, i lost my voice first 5 rounds

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u/im_tom_bombadil Legacy Jan 28 '18

So well deserved by Cloud9, really happy for them and hoping they beat Faze.

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u/Tapalchoix de_cobble Jan 28 '18

Is it summer in Boston right now ?

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u/BDOGXANDER Liquid Jan 28 '18

It's pretty warm today actually, around 50°.

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u/TRFlippeh Cloud9 Jan 28 '18

I cannot believe it. I am so happy right now. I am very hopeful for this final. Let's go Cloud9!

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u/Dcjj Jan 28 '18

Stop C9, I can only be so erect

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u/tang0_ G2 Jan 28 '18

If C9 wins this major, the words “NA CS LUL” should be blacklisted.

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u/Spearajew ar_baggage Jan 28 '18

I never think Cloud 9 is winning no matter the score because I hate getting my hopes up, so this was a great comeback by Cloud 9.

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u/Cool_Like_dat Jan 28 '18

SK was not on top of their game this whole day. C9 was playing out of their minds either way. I hope it's not a FaZe stomp tomorrow. Looking for a good series.

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u/loken_ Renegades Jan 28 '18

TO THE SK FAN WHO KEPT SHUSHING THE AMERICAN CROWD:

CRY IS FREE, BE HUMBLE, WE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWT

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u/pro4banned 5 years coin Jan 28 '18

If Cloud9 wins the major I'm gonna turn my life around

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u/Diaresta Liquid Jan 28 '18

I'VE LURKED LONG ENOUGH. LET'S GET THIS, BOYS

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u/SuburbanPotato Jan 28 '18

Visitor from r/all here. Just wanted to say C9's League of Legends team also has a reputation for reverse sweeping. One year they finished the season in 7th place and had to beat four teams in Bo5s to qualify for Worlds. They beat all of them in reverse sweeps.

In conclusion GO C9 WHOOO

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u/Twerkingpolarbear Loyalty pin Jan 28 '18

NO CROWD CALLOUTS NO WINS

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u/Hockey_Politics Jan 28 '18

I've been a fan for years. This feels so so good. ITS FINALLY HAPPENING!

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u/Thekantona Jan 28 '18

Counterstrike just never fails to deliver.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

I own an entire chair but it seems like I only needed to buy the edge. Great match by Cloud9.

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u/v3rts Liquid Jan 28 '18

Haven't played CS in months, but I will never not upvote a SK loss.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

I can't believe the boys did it. I still feel sad that young Shroody and n0thing won't be there to potentially lift the trophy.

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u/LemurMemer Jan 28 '18

Does anyone have the clip of Jack stress drinking water

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u/stewieeeeeeeee FaZe Jan 28 '18

I had no words when I saw that veto from C9. I thought they could maneuver their way into playing Train, Overpass, Mirage or even Mirage, Overpass, Inferno with ease, and the prospect of both Cobble and Inferno there scared the shit out of me.

Because of the veto, even after Mirage, I thought, "man, this should've been the decider to mark C9's victory". SK, who have always been one of the few top teams on Cobble, didn't play Cobble a single time in the tournament. If SK won here, they wouldn't play it in the grand final either. This was the match to show how deep the SK strat encyclopedia goes on Cobble. It really didn't go deep; SK were very lucky to win a lot of the first 7 rounds. Fortunately for SK, C9's strat book didn't even run. No worries, this is not a map we'll see in the grand final.

RUSH and tarik are monsters on A site Inferno. The n0thing-shroud-Ska A hold used to fail really often, and having RUSH and tarik there is a huge breath of fresh air. Shroud wasn't horrible at holding pit, but he wasn't getting 2 or 3 kills consistently like RUSH. N0thing was capable of aggression, but tarik is fucking nuts. at top mid.

Advice for SK - C9's B hold on Inferno might be the weaker one with the new roster. Go B sometimes... in the next major. Until then, study C9's tactics at your nearest library.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

Can people please quit discounting the fact they played with a "stand-in"?! They won 5 tournaments with felps. They would not have done any better with boltz as they're still new with him. They know how to work with felps and he is an amazing player as it is. With that logic, people would argue they wouldn't have made it this far.

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u/bert_lifts 5 years coin Jan 28 '18

I know it's a pathetic excuse. Fans acting like they picked a random guy off the streets.

If anything they would have more chemistry with felps, doubt they have done much in this short time with boltz

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

Where was coldzera's mum in this series? Someone knows? Queota?

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u/Callka Jan 28 '18

SK fans were worried about being on the same side of the bracket as G2. Oh, how wrong they were. I hope they have a nice, quiet flight home.

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u/Freezy058 Jan 28 '18

I am Happy.

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u/onVoid Jan 28 '18

they played so well

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u/AlexT__ de_mirage Jan 28 '18

MY BOYS

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

PogChamp

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u/Cryvern1 Liquid Jan 28 '18

NEVER SURE IF THEY'RE GONNA GET COMEBACK'D ON UNTIL THEY GET THE 16th ROUND BUT THEY DID IT!!!!

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u/OPDidntDeliver FaZe Jan 28 '18

Not to overreact but C9 is gonna 2-0 Faze, going 16-0 on both maps.

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u/reccomends_dieing G2 Jan 28 '18

From almost being eliminated in the prelims to this, you may have beat G2 pretty bad but I'm definitely rooting for you guys.

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u/Zlargo guardian Jan 28 '18

peanut brain has transformed into jimmy neutron

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u/drummerman55 Jan 28 '18

Pretty happy for both c9 and their fans. That was an awesome series.

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u/Blitzzfury CS2 HYPE Jan 28 '18

Deserved. The whole team came together for this. It's amazing.

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u/xClev de_mirage Jan 28 '18

I havent been up to date on CS for awhile and seeing C9 in a major final is the last thing i expected when i came back WTF

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '18

I shit my pants when C9 started losing some rounds on Inferno