Cloud9 invited to ESWC 2015

8-6-2015 19:41

Cloud9 have announced that they have received an invite to attend the ESWC finals.

The former compLexity team had finished runners-up to Team Liquid in the USA qualifier following a final marred by a DDoS attack on Ryan "⁠freakazoid⁠" Abadir on the final map.

After the qualifier, Cloud9 applied for a wildcard invitation to the ESWC event, and this afternoon it was revealed that they have earned a place in the $75,000 tournament, which will run from July 9-12 in Montreal, Canada.

Cloud9 invited to ESWC 2015

Sean "⁠seang@res⁠" Gares's men will be looking to go one better than last year at ESWC, where they were sent packing in the group stage after surging in a three-way tie with Virtus.pro and LDLC.

The list of participants for ESWC 2015 currently looks as follows:

fnatic	NiP
Null element Na`Vi	EnVyUs
Keyd Stars	Vox Eminor
Team Liquid	Bravado Gaming
QeeYou	Cloud9

kewler

2015-06-08 19:41

ez choke

2015-06-08 19:42

expected

2015-06-08 19:42

1 reply

was waiiting for this post LOL

2015-06-09 07:22

CLG unlucky...

2015-06-08 19:42

10 replies

CLG is shit :D

2015-06-08 19:52

1 reply

was being sarcastik xd , i dont like them

2015-06-08 20:26

more like CLG sucks right now. They wouldn't even be attending ESEA LAN if it ended right now

2015-06-08 19:56

5 replies

Ya lets end it right now when CLG havent even played all the easy teams, and when they've played 2-3 less games than the rest of the teams, logic amirite?

2015-06-08 22:57

4 replies

Your response shows how much research you have done. I guess kStars, Nihilium, and LG are all easy teams, logic amirite? And learn to read english. I said if it ended today they would not be in. They were probably Top 2 NA before the ptr stuff or at least that's what everyone was saying. They do have some games against the lower teams, but they can't beat the top teams so what would it matter?

2015-06-09 03:49

and they just lost a 1v3 on t side pistol with bomb down on dust2 at a...just dumb peeks. They are a pug team right now with a shitty IGL which I think we can all agree on

2015-06-09 03:51

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and then a 1v4...yeah they are good

2015-06-09 03:53

CLG has been playing like shit since they all moved in together

2015-06-11 01:16

unlucky? they will suck in 11/10 games vs c9 =D dont act like brits

2015-06-08 20:24

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Hey! We Brits at least know our scene is shit! Noobs are too busy playing CoD or Battlefield to give a shit about CSGO, it's quite depressing actually :(

2015-06-09 18:49

out in groups again.

2015-06-08 19:42

liquid > c9

2015-06-08 19:43

7 replies

hltv.org/match/2296343-liquid-cloud9-htc.. hltv.org/match/2295539-cloud9-liquid-esl.. ohrly?

2015-06-08 20:26

6 replies

c9 can only win vs na teams

2015-06-08 20:47

5 replies

liquid cant even win vs na teams

2015-06-08 20:59

4 replies

at least they took a map vs fnatic and navi when c9 got raped by EU

2015-06-08 21:11

3 replies

and got raped by c9 twice

2015-06-08 21:15

Isn't it funny how Liquid almost lost 4v5 to C9 on Cache in the qualifer, and got crushed on OP? fnatic and NaVi gave Liquid those wins.

2015-06-08 22:10

raped again hltv.org/match/2296480-cloud9-liquid-cev..

2015-06-16 09:45

yes!

2015-06-08 19:43

If they play like they did last night against liquid....

2015-06-08 19:43

"three-way tie with Virtus.pro and Cloud9."?

2015-06-08 19:43

so you can fail to qualify and then get invited because you're to bad to qualify if you have a big organisation behind you good to see

2015-06-08 19:43

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i guess you didnt look those qualifiers, and also na got one invite spot and c9 deserves it from na

2015-06-08 19:59

Obviously you didn't see C9's qualification match. The only reason they didn't qualify is because freakazoid got DDoSed the entire game. Last ESWC, there were 3 french teams, even though one of them sucked. A ESWC in NA without the best NA team would be outrageous.

2015-06-08 20:00

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maybe they should fix their ddos issues and stop streaming "A ESWC in NA without the best NA team would be outrageous." The best team wins the qualifier. Liquid won more maps and rounds against eu teams at gfinity, c9 didn't even get double digits in one game against a eu team

2015-06-08 20:13

10 replies

dafug you are talking about from gfiny

2015-06-08 20:15

8 replies

you know the tournament where c9 failed to get over 10 rounds in a single game while liquid won 2 maps?

2015-06-08 20:23

7 replies

you mean their first tournament with a brand new roster? Wow what a surprise.

2015-06-08 20:27

2 replies

2015-06-08 22:01

I guess liquid didn't do a change of roster before the event. OH wait. They did.. That apparently didn't stop them from winning 2 maps against good EU teams and gathering rounds in general. C9 is garbage, just deal with it. No need to circlejerk around people like nothing who will never achieve anything ever again just because he acts like the clown he is on a stream.

2015-06-09 18:29

wtf r you talking about? Liquid lost a bo3 yesterday against c9. And for gfinity c9 had a new roster for like 2 weeks. Right now the best team of NA is c9.

2015-06-08 22:00

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Liquid too did a roster change before Gfinity, hardly an excuse not to win a single map, or even get over 10 rounds in one.

2015-06-09 18:27

C9 got 10 rounds against nV.

2015-06-09 04:22

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Didn't know americans struggled to read their native language. "where c9 failed to get over 10 rounds" "over"

2015-06-09 18:27

"Isn't it funny how Liquid almost lost 4v5 to C9 on Cache in the qualifer, and got crushed on OP? fnatic and NaVi gave Liquid those wins." Copied from above, lol@u.

2015-06-08 22:12

maybe they can win QeeYou and Bravado

2015-06-08 19:43

2 replies

maybe you can learn proper english :^)

2015-06-08 19:45

1 reply

I aren't think that

2015-06-08 19:53

Expected tbh

2015-06-08 19:43

invite for chicken plz!

2015-06-08 19:44

ahhh shroudie dont get too drunk

2015-06-08 19:44

lol ofc they are

2015-06-08 19:45

NO tsm w0000000t

2015-06-08 19:46

2 replies

There is still 6 more spots to be filled...

2015-06-11 01:19

I forgot. TSM will not be attending any events for a couple months because of school.

2015-06-11 01:27

The former compLexity team... really? we are in mid 2015 you know...

2015-06-08 19:46

1 reply

HLTV writing is rage inducing.

2015-06-08 20:01

invited? srly? xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

2015-06-08 19:49

T-S-M?

2015-06-08 19:49

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TSM is taking a break from LANs because of school

2015-06-11 01:40

expected

2015-06-08 19:50

not expected

2015-06-08 19:52

VP?

2015-06-08 19:54

gl clown9

2015-06-08 19:56

+ TSM , + VP.

2015-06-08 19:57

the hell is liquid doing there?

2015-06-08 19:57

nice , its just sas that liquid is in there ...

2015-06-08 19:57

great :D eswc always is organizing good tournaments )

2015-06-08 19:58

you should know that there was one invite spot for NA.

2015-06-08 19:58

Last spot SEA

2015-06-08 19:59

ez qeeyou

2015-06-08 19:59

first :D

2015-06-08 19:59

expected, for NA was 1 spot from the qual and 1 spot invited:) only for NA, if im not wrong. and ofc c9 got it. :) Would love to see CLG,LG also.

2015-06-08 20:00

3 replies

well c9 is 1000x better than clg and lg

2015-06-08 20:01

2 replies

Well more or less:D, but yes at this moment i think c9 have the most chances to do decent vs EU, and imo this is becouse they got Ska.

2015-06-08 20:05

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I think it will come down to n0thing, skadoodle, and sgares all performing at their top levels. If those 3 perform then I can't see C9 going out in groups.

2015-06-08 21:08

ez for QueeYou and Bravado Gaming

2015-06-08 20:03

Jesus,what a waste..

2015-06-08 20:03

3 replies

k then curry...lets have a indian team there so they can get shat on again

2015-06-08 20:08

2 replies

Yup because saying the truth hurts? Australia dominating the scene right?

2015-06-08 20:22

1 reply

At least we can actually compete at the top level instead of getting ruined. Vox took maps off both NiP and fnatic and handily beat Liquid. So.. You were saying?

2015-06-09 05:12

Are these teams already sorted out in their groups as we see it or is the draw later? Kinda forgot what last year looked like... Cause if those are the groups, team B kinda has it harder, but overall pretty equal. Poor Vox tho

2015-06-08 20:04

finally a chinese team on a big(ish) event, hope they do well

2015-06-08 20:08

1 reply

every eswc...

2015-06-08 20:44

16 teams are going to eswc...tsm arent one

2015-06-08 20:09

1 reply

Family stuff, Na'Vi replaced them.

2015-06-09 09:46

so ez for fnatic

2015-06-08 20:10

great to hear

2015-06-08 20:12

easy for keyd. kappa <3

2015-06-08 20:13

good choice, performance of c9 is still better ;]

2015-06-08 20:15

I hope they will have some real strat, not random pew pew

2015-06-08 20:24

nice

2015-06-08 20:29

4 European, 2 North America, 1 South America, 1 Australia, 1 Asia, 1 Africa. "Wahhh Wahhh too many NA teams not fair"

2015-06-08 20:34

We can only hope they are playing as a team and players don´t choke in clutch moments. GL c9<3

2015-06-08 20:35

Former compLexity? Not only was that a year ago, but they only have two of the original roster actively playing (Sean and n0thing). I dont even...

2015-06-08 20:41

Out in groups confirmed.

2015-06-08 20:49

Why are you guys so mad? We all know they would've won the invitational if it weren't for the DDOS on freak + using random subs just to get a 5th.

2015-06-08 20:54

Waste of a spot

2015-06-08 20:55

1 reply

sure lets give it to UK...Oh wait...

2015-06-08 20:58

free money to EU teams lol

2015-06-08 20:57

fuck you eswc should be atleast 5teams from the nordic scene 2 from sweden 2 from denmark and 1 from norway

2015-06-08 20:59

Was really hoping lg could've attended as well, but even though they all seem to be residing in Canada in their gaming house, they can't take place in the Canadian quality ://

2015-06-08 21:15

liquid doesn't deserve to go they're so bad

2015-06-08 21:31

Cloud9 invited to get raped in ESWC 2015

2015-06-08 21:34

Let's hope C9 do well, ey. Doubt they will though.

2015-06-08 21:39

it's like people just want C9 to fail because I'm the same way. fnatic 16-0 C9 let's go boys

2015-06-08 21:43

maxbets ready

2015-06-08 21:49

Gotta beg to get into the tourney. lmao

2015-06-08 21:57

finally a team that can beat European teams and fully represent NA ! Kappa

2015-06-08 22:41

better invite a random faceit / esea team...

2015-06-08 22:49

why?

2015-06-08 22:49

"Sean "seang@res" Gares's men will be looking to go one better than last year at ESWC, " what a joke hahahahhahah

2015-06-08 22:49

Oh thanks god, nice!

2015-06-08 22:58

great, i guess cs is all about sponsors now

2015-06-08 23:01

2 replies

Not sure if troll or stupid.

2015-06-08 23:03

1 reply

autistic

2015-06-08 23:13

after party at shrooods house

2015-06-08 23:04

1 reply

6hr drive nbd

2015-06-08 23:25

skadoodle to carry this fkin noobs

2015-06-09 01:18

Guess it pays to have a big name org, get to fuck up in the qualifier and get a free invite anyway

2015-06-09 01:37

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You must not follow the scene much. The only reason C9 lost was because of the continual DDOS of fREAKAZOID, and C9 is 13-2 in the ESL ESEA league. They are the #1 NA team at the moment. Yes, Liquid qualified, but the organization set it up so one team qualified and another invite would be offered to an NA team. Who other than Cloud9 should they have invited? Any other NA team other than Cloud9 would be a grave injustice for the work they're putting in and the results they're getting.

2015-06-09 04:26

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If they wanted to invite cloud9 they could have invited them before the qualifier, which is typically how tournaments work. C9 fucked up and they got a second chance because they are a big name team that will bring viewers.

2015-06-10 04:03

C9 vs China Loser gets nuked.

2015-06-09 04:01

You guys have to realize that travel accommodations are cheaper for a NA team than EU team so that must have also been a factor.

2015-06-09 04:26

Look eu idiots some NA people r tired of seeing the same old boring eu vs eu. We want to see some NA vs EU bcuz thats when things get interesting, think about it, would u rather watch top tier teams play each other or a low tier team vs a top tier team where an upset could be real. Point is, NA needs some more lan invites cuz for me i wanna see my country kick the fk! outta europe

2015-06-09 04:26

Keyd can't even beat Tier 3 NA teams. Why are they in this tournament?

2015-06-09 06:06

2 replies

Is that why they came top 8 m8

2015-06-09 09:49

'cause they were top8 last ESWC so they hold a spot

2015-06-12 06:51

"Cloud9 invited to ESWC 2015" : For casting some matches, cleaning rooms, cleaning mousepads, etc, etc, etc.

2015-06-09 07:51

No VP, No TSM, hey let's invite C9 ! They are good casters right ?

2015-06-09 13:31

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It's like people don't understand what ESWC is or the fact that Europe isn't in North America and can't take this spot. But y'know, whatever.

2015-06-09 16:47

how fuckin retarded are you? C9 got invited for the NA invite spot

2015-06-09 18:29

on cevo it said only one team from the usa will be representing us in ESWC ... this ESWC is broke from the start wish ESWC was like it was back in the day them was the days CS MADE SENSE

2015-06-10 01:57