Cloud9: "Our map-pool is not weak"

We also had a chance to catch-up with two Cloud9 players, Jordan 'n0thing' Gilbert and Ryan 'fREAKAZOiD' Abadir, to talk with them about the North American team's prospects going forward.

Cloud9 were not able to close out the grand finals of ESWC 2015 in the home continent's favour, and that honour went to the skill-heavy and at times clinically precise Na`Vi lineup.

However, the team did have the distinction of taking another elite European squad down to the wire in a grand final series (following the eerily parallel series with fnatic in Cologne last weekend).

HLTV.org took aside Jordan "⁠n0thing⁠" Gilbert (who played an incredibly strong and dynamic series despite being ill) and Ryan "⁠freakazoid⁠" Abadir for a chat about public perceptions of the North American team and many other topics. 

You can find all our interviews from a fast-paced weekend of ESWC 2015 action up on our Youtube page here.

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United States Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir
Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.99
Maps played:
101
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.71
United States Jordan 'n0thing' Gilbert
Jordan 'n0thing' Gilbert
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
221
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.67
#2
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Finland m1skaa
True, gl
2015-07-13 19:23
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Korea Top Ranking
2015-07-14 05:23
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Australia BCP
team A getting more prize money in 3 months than team B should not be the determining factor for whos better.
2015-07-14 06:55
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Germany Jesusplays
IMO they did so good, they are a T1 team (for me at least) now.
2015-07-14 08:43
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Australia BCP
if you mean c9 being tier 1 then i can agree with that, im just saying that his rating system is a pretty bad way to determine the top rankings.
2015-07-14 09:42
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Germany Jesusplays
I agree with that, because this guy is one of the most retarded users of hltv.org along with Krimzmeister (and thats pretty hard to achieve ).
2015-07-15 13:26
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Sweden Trojka03
ayyy lmao
2015-07-15 13:43
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Netherlands hendruck
yes it is
2015-07-13 19:23
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#50
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Russia kylearm
+1 They suck on Inferno, Mirage and Cache.
2015-07-13 19:53
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Sweden ShinyBlue
Not that bad on cache tbh
2015-07-13 19:59
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France FyYr
They beated CLG, nV on cache m8.
2015-07-13 20:10
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Denmark Bllets
Which is kinda the thing. The only tier1 team they have beat in a bo3 so far is nV. Lost to Na'Vi, Fnatic and VP. And we now know nV was in a bad shape, so it is going to be interesting to see if they can pull it off against other teams.
2015-07-13 20:12
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France FyYr
Even do nV wasnt communicating & playing pug, they stay kinda strong to beat them on theyr prime map 2 Time in a row :'). [*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*][*] Rip my nV =(
2015-07-13 20:24
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United States tattiman789
Madddddd
2015-07-13 20:37
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World norther23
iqproving reply
2015-07-14 08:12
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sure they said it was bad shape they were rekt like 6 yo silvers by globals
2015-07-13 20:43
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World 1st account
thats the point, they were playing like silvers. its not about if c9 deserved the win or not. that would be a stupid discussion. the question is how much those wins actually tell in terms of cloud9's strength.
2015-07-14 02:32
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hltv.org/?pageid=188&teamid=5991&statsfi.. look at the results from past 3 monthes they were rekting all TSM, VP, NaVi, Titan, dignitas, mouz, f3 but when NA team rekt em 3 times in a row with 5-0 scores at maps, they suddenly start to stragle from bad shape maybe just c9 is better team then nV?
2015-07-14 09:52
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Canada B0MBER
They've beat nV in B03 at Colonge the other week and at ESWC.
2015-07-13 21:55
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United States Sychodrama
Lol. If this was an EU team you wouldn't be saying this. But a North American team could never be good. How much do they have to win? BTW you can say nV is in bad shape but if you look at their results in the last month it looks pretty good. Everyone Thinks they are in bad shape cuz an NA team has been wrecking them. And an NA team can't be good right? They are dumb to break up that team cuz over the last month it shows they still are very competitive with the "top 7". But since an NA team had been beating them is all over.
2015-07-14 00:20
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nV is playing worse and worse since the beggining of the year. These guys on 2014 under the LDLC banner were probably the best team on CSGO, only Fnatic could beat them. Now they are losing a lot of matches even against a lot of worst teams than C9. nV isn't as half as strong than LDLC even with the same players. I can say C9 had a great tournament and improved a lot because they played really well against Na'Vi on 2nd and 3rd map (same on ESL where they showed some good stuff against Fnatic), but not because they defeated nV.
2015-07-14 01:12
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World 65 WAT
how much do they have to win more than 1 BO3 vs a stuggling team certainly
2015-07-14 06:14
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United States Sychodrama
Making the finals and coming close against 2 is the top 3 teams in the world doesn't count? Certainly if it was Flipsid3 or dig people wouldn't be acting like this.
2015-07-14 06:17
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World alepov
CLG isn't even top20, nV is pug mode
2015-07-13 20:40
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but still they beat fnatic on their best map
2015-07-13 20:45
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France FyYr
CLG restcorrect, nV wasnt even communicating but its very good to beat them for C9, they were top3 before the internal conflict.
2015-07-13 20:45
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United States Philipdress21
Lol cache. Please rip urself. Actually know sonething about what your talking about b4 u post.
2015-07-13 20:24
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North America Foxaika
Bad on Cache? Wut Only Inferno and Mirage are weak
2015-07-13 20:42
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Denmark GrayDuck
"Only" That's still 1 map too much since they will always be 1 map down in a bo3. Every t1 team has 1 weak map besides from C9. NiP bans overpass / train (becomes of which opponent they are up against) VP doesn't play d2 a lot TSM doesn't play cobble na'vi doesn't play cache nv doesn't play mirage (Which is why c9 are favoured against them. They can just ban inferno and both teams will just hope that mirage wont be third map.) fnatic plays every map and bans the opponents best map. So yes, they are considered to have a weak map pool. Na'Vi was always considered to have a weak map pool before nuke was banned as well since they didn't play both nuke and cache at that point.
2015-07-13 21:45
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North America Asphen
TSM doesn't play Cobble? Are you high af? TSM beat fnatic 16-7 on Cobble lol. TSM's weak map definitely is either Overpass / Cache. fnatic is either a god on cache or terrible on cache take your pick.
2015-07-13 23:21
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Denmark SamzamNF
TSM is not strong on Overpass, they are pretty good on Cache.
2015-07-14 00:03
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Denmark GrayDuck
They said themselves they don't play it. They played a puggy style cause they had close to no tactics on it.
2015-07-14 01:08
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Malaysia janwei
Depends... There are two styles of veto for Bo3. Ban ban ban ban pick pick, or ban ban pick pick ban ban. if it's the latter then it's their disadvantage.
2015-07-14 06:28
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Denmark GrayDuck
I'm talking about the one the used in this tournament which will also be the one that is going to be used at the major. It's also a disadvantage on bo5's. There you can only ban 2.
2015-07-14 18:06
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Netherlands qwe4r5t6y7
it is if you cant play mirage and inferno you are giving 1 map away and could very well lose the 2nd of 3rd
2015-07-13 19:23
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Sweden CharlesEmilNilsson
Your map pool is MEDIOCRE
2015-07-13 19:23
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World Shadower1337
nice
2015-07-13 19:24
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Bosnia and Herzegovina anteS
gl
2015-07-13 19:24
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Canada BonziBuddy
They're good on a bunch of maps but they have no home map that they'll win every time
2015-07-13 19:24
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Georgia aliosha
and you think thats their weak spot???
2015-07-13 20:04
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Greece Yianni_K
It isn't. They just need to play either Mirage or Inferno better and veto the other one Other than those two they are really good on the rest
2015-07-13 19:25
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United States joke_cs
Thats why they said their map pool is good, lol being bad on 2 maps doesn't mean your map pool is terrible. But yeah as long as they can fix one of those they will be fine
2015-07-13 19:45
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Denmark GrayDuck
2015-07-13 21:46
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Sweden pozke
freakazoid: kinda kinda kinda
2015-07-13 19:25
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Poland Shizyy
still better than: like like like
2015-07-13 22:53
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More like: ... You know what I mean?
2015-07-14 00:54
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Canada BananaTugger
They scared nV away from Cache. That'd excellent progress. The rest of their "good maps" still have the potential to be exploited because of week CT play Inferno remains an incredible shitshow.
2015-07-13 19:26
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Germany Lukas_csgo
ayyy lmao
2015-07-13 19:25
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Hungary bantuftw
It is a little weak, since they are pretty much forced to play either Inferno or Mirage, both of which are pretty horrible maps for them.
2015-07-13 19:26
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cbble weak against b rush
2015-07-13 19:27
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cache and dust 2 thats all
2015-07-13 19:29
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Sweden mmF
what about cobble,overpass and train? they dont xizt in your mind? lol
2015-07-13 19:37
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Lithuania rApkje
respect to freakazoid
2015-07-13 19:30
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Netherlands militanthumanist
n0thing would fit in a freakazoid suit.
2015-07-13 19:33
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Greenland 1stWorldBOY
freak was great, love those guys. Getting to be c9 fan
2015-07-13 19:34
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Sweden tupac-
mirage & inferno say otherwise
2015-07-13 19:35
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It took them some lineupchanges and nearly half a year before someone finally said; "Hey gaise, our inferno isnt that good." But on the brightside its really awesome that these guys are bringing it to the euros already. Couple of more months and they will be a regular dark horse where ever they attend.
2015-07-13 19:38
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World Vulak
? Dark horse? lol in 2 tourneys they got to 2 finals, if they "will become" a darkhorse then I dunno what your definition of darkhorse is but it is not winning Tournaments on a consistent basis. Because ppl have not realised that they are good, it is not a fluke when you fucking go to the distance on 3 maps vs top4 eu teams 3 times. They were not raped once, except a map that they are terrible at : Inferno. I have great hopes for this team, they have a group of solid players who can go big at any given time.
2015-07-13 19:57
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Denmark Bllets
Two tournaments going through nV though. Lost their Bo3's against other tier1 teams. So yeah we will have to see.
2015-07-13 20:13
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A dark horse in my book is a team that can win a tournament, but is by no means a favorite. Props to c9 for doing so great the last two tourneys, but they still havent clashed against TSM or VP, two teams I rank over Navi.
2015-07-13 20:24
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World Vulak
Thing is, they are already a darkhorse in my book and probably your's aswell. But what they will become is most likely a favorite, tbh.
2015-07-14 17:19
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World Antifrag
Well, that was kind of a frank and to the point interview ^^. Freak seems very upset by all the mean comments despite that he keeps saying he doesn't care. Hopefully for them they will stay focused on themselves and improve further.
2015-07-13 19:38
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United States Sandays
It seems more like he's mad that he can't understand where people get the ideas to say those things. Like it just doesn't make sense to him how people assume all this stuff.
2015-07-14 10:32
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World Antifrag
Probably. But it shows he still cares enough. Since these comments were here before they started to perform well, I doubt it'll affect him too much though.
2015-07-14 10:38
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im a huge fan and all but what i dont understand is that their inferno is otter shit but they keep insisting on playing it against these top tier teams. makes no sense to me.
2015-07-13 19:40
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Canada jKr`
when they had swag in their lineup, they did beat some "top" teams on it. So after that they thought "hey we are good on inferno". Ever since swag left, they suck on it and suck on it hard (against EU teams, seems to finally work against NA). And its no secret that NA teams hate mirage. Even iBP did veto it every time. In my eyes it would be a better, for c9, to focus on Mirage and ignore Inferno. You have a top awp in your lineup. He will probably shine a lot more on mirage then inferno.
2015-07-13 21:30
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they suck on inferno and they have to deal with it. they should gamble on mirage instead.
2015-07-13 19:40
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For a team that looked quite poor on Inferno against Na'vi, Cloud9 has been mopping up NA teams on Inferno. Flamie/Seized (and sometimes Zeus) just had B on lockdown, which C9 exploits heavily against NA teams. I think Mirage would be a better map for C9 since it's quite difficult to AWP on T-side Inferno, and you want to give Skadoodle the Freedom Rifle.
2015-07-13 19:40
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Greece Cupc@ke
Freak is hilarious in every interview :D
2015-07-13 19:41
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Iraq alluAWPgod
fail team , not even close to top 15
2015-07-13 19:42
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Russia Kamunist
Our map-pool isn't weak but not worst (skill of seangares worst)
2015-07-13 19:45
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North America Ares872
Yeah bc Sean is more of a pronax type of player where he's there for his IGL not his aiming really the guy can be a wizard at times (Not comparing him to pronax just saying he's that type of player) and once C9 IMO learn Mirage and inferno better they can have a good shot at some of the T1 teams but Sean is there for his strats C9 wouldn't be where they are without him just like IMO Fnatic would still be beast but not anywhere near as consistent without pronax
2015-07-14 17:27
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Mongolia Schnappi07
Any map where awp can be closed completely as inferno is problematic for them. Overpass, cache, dust2 are good for them.
2015-07-13 19:45
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United States Fleshleaves
I'm not so sure. Their CT side of Inferno is actually pretty good, it's just their T side that needs a lot of work. I'm really hopeful they work on Mirage, though. They're stronger on that than Inferno and closer to being able to match stronger teams on.
2015-07-13 19:53
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North America oldshoe
I don't agree. their CT side leaves a lot to be desired on inferno. Their T side is poor on that map, but the CT side isn't much better tbh. It definitely isn't as good as the teams they pick the map against, and when your T side is that bad you can't rely on a mediocre CT to run a 12-3 game all the way back.
2015-07-13 19:57
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Russia Kamunist
I understand but pronax can kill, sean aiming really rare
2015-07-14 17:42
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North America oldshoe
apt observation IMO
2015-07-13 19:54
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World Vulak
I think you are underestimating just how good EU teams are on inferno, prob the best map of EU given on how much we play the fucking thing xD
2015-07-13 20:00
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Mongolia Schnappi07
Well yes probably, not saying that EU is worse or anything like that on particular maps but my overall impression was like that :)
2015-07-13 22:45
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Korea saddummy
I love listening to freak hes an awesome dude, C9 kind of remind me of TSM when they couldn't make the finals etc.. but C9 makes the finals and their losses have been very close so I'm expecting a C9 win soon ;3 GL to them and I agree about the shirt skins are ruining csgo
2015-07-13 19:46
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Greenland 1stWorldBOY
btw stich you are getting better and better every interview, keep it up brah
2015-07-13 19:47
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Denmark fyhn
I didn't really know much about freakazoid when he joined c9, but he really seemed cocky and immature to me. Now having seen some of these interviews and whatnot with him, I really started to like him and his attitude towards the whole thing about playing on a pro level. Other than that he seems to be improving a lot, just as the rest of c9. They are a really promising team imo.
2015-07-13 19:49
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United States lnflnlty
definitely. as much as the pov vods made people appreciate sgares more, i was honestly the most impressed with freak. everyone just assumed he was going to do nothing but run out and die as an entry fragger but it's clear how important his comms are for the team. stellar pickup for c9 and his play is quickly improving after being out of the scene for a while
2015-07-13 20:03
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United States Fleshleaves
Awesome interview! I think their position is really strong, actually. They have only one side that's weak on Inferno. Their CT side is about as good as anybody's. But, yeah, I agree with Freak: Ultimately, Mirage would be the easier map to fix and to make stronger. If they concentrate on that they can just veto Inferno and they'll be able to hang with anybody. They've already proven twice they can.
2015-07-13 19:50
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United States MrDameLeche1
I love how freak doesn't care about haters or people talking shit hope they keep winning with this lineup
2015-07-13 19:59
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Denmark qerion
The problem is that haters is a big part of this community's fan base, so he should care.
2015-07-13 20:02
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#104
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Argentina Twaaat
No he shouldn't why should he focous on the negative stuff that this community gives when almost all the community it's toxic as shit. If he starts caring about haters it could bring the moral down
2015-07-13 21:08
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#106
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Denmark qerion
Where would he be without the fans(yes, also the so called haters)? He would for sure not play CSGO, because there wouldn't be any money involved.
2015-07-13 21:22
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#110
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Canada jKr`
why should he care about somebody, that shit talks every time he/they make a mistake?? A fan is somebody that cares about your team or the game, supports you when you win or lose. And not somebody that cares about his damn skins.
2015-07-13 21:38
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#114
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Denmark qerion
The fact is that a fan is as close to being a hater, as a hater is to being a fan. Just see all the nV fans that turned their back to the players. He should care about the fans(yes, also the so called haters), because his organisation and their sponsors do. I'm a Real Madrid fan, also a Iker Casillas fan, i would still tell the man to the face that he sucked during VM 2014.
2015-07-13 21:49
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Canada jKr`
criticizing your team, or any team, is one thing. If you tell them "You guys really sucked/played bad" "You guys really have to adjust here and there", that is constructive criticism. No one will tell you "Dude I don't care what you say". 100% sure he wasn't talking to those "people" Strait out haters: LOLOL NA SUCKS SO BAD LOLOLO EZ SKINZ C9 SO BAD So you telling me. That is still a "fan" ???? Maybe you should look up a dictionary, and see what fan actually means.
2015-07-13 22:32
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#124
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Denmark qerion
"Strait out haters: LOLOL NA SUCKS SO BAD LOLOLO EZ SKINZ C9 SO BAD" The thing is that, that ain't a hater either, it's a 10 year old or a troll.
2015-07-13 22:43
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#127
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Canada jKr`
haters, trolls whatever you want to call them. Those are the people he was talking to.
2015-07-13 22:52
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Denmark qerion
If thats the case i really don't see why he would let that get to him. Lol talking about thin skin...
2015-07-13 22:57
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It gets to everyone in the end.
2015-07-13 23:06
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Canada jKr`
youtube.com/watch?v=VvNRUVFRHJI Some kid/troll, joined his twitch channel and starting flaming him for losing a game, and his skins in the process. Some people just ignore it, he actually took his time and told the troll what is going on. fyi.... I totally agree with him.
2015-07-13 23:12
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#139
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Denmark qerion
As a true professional you need to ignore stuff like that. I agree with what he said, however he should just have ignored it.
2015-07-13 23:24
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#61
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Denmark qerion
I find it funny that, that clown still doesn't care about the fans and haters. They are the reason Cloud9 even have a CSGO team or even better they are the reason for the tournaments. I have nothing against C9's team, but as long as Clownazoid don't wake up i can't take him serious and it sounded like he got to n0thing aswell, sadly.
2015-07-13 20:01
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#72
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Iraq zeeta
what have you been smoking you piece of shit? Everything freak says/said is the fucking truth. gtfo
2015-07-13 20:22
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#78
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Denmark qerion
Haters are fans, you just need to work for their "love", it's really fucking simple. This community would be nothing without the fans. Just like any other sport.
2015-07-13 20:27
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#146
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World Dalakkin
Well he's referring mostly to people betting skins, which appear to be doing more hating than others in the community. And tbh, he shouldn't care about those people. People who bet should always be prepared to lose what they bet, and stop hating.
2015-07-14 00:29
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#151
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Denmark qerion
People who bet are jumping from wagon to wagon they aren't really hating, i wouldn't call 'em haters/fans, more like observers. It's part of the community, but it's the same for every sport. The sad part is that it's the same people who tend to order a DDOS on players.
2015-07-14 00:46
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With your logic jw should be happy people call him pig. They're still "fans". No they're not. Fans support their team. Notice that second word in that sentence, support. They don't bash them for everything they do and are happy for their progress or accomplishments, sure some might give criticism. But it's not them he's hating on, it's the one only out to hate on them because they lost some skins. They appreciate the fans and those who cheer for them sees and notice that.
2015-07-14 01:03
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#157
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Denmark qerion
Ofc JW and Karrigan shouldn't be happy that they are getting called pigs, it's a personal insult and there is no reason for it. However the people(many of them anyway) who call them pig's are a part of the community's fan base. A fan don't need to be a supporter, you can be a follower which also make you a fan. As i have said many times now: The fact is that a fan is as close to being a hater, as a hater is to being a fan. Just see all the nV fans that turned their back to the players.
2015-07-14 01:21
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2015-07-14 01:28
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#159
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Denmark qerion
oxforddictionaries.com/definition/englis.. A follower can also have a strong interest in a team without really supporting them. It's what we in denmark call "Sofa-fans", a fan that never go to see a football match live in the stadium.
2015-07-14 01:37
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From your link "A person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing" There's a big difference between a fan and someone who are out only to damage them. And your so called sofa-fan is a fan because they cheer for the team. They don't hate on them saying "na sucks; clown9 throws; omg you lost my skins"
2015-07-14 02:00
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#162
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Denmark qerion
As i told someone else i don't consider those idiots as fans nor haters. It's either people with low IQ aka trolls or kids. People who writes shit like that, should be ignored.
2015-07-14 02:08
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Yeah and it's only to them he is saying to fuck off.
2015-07-14 02:26
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#164
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Denmark qerion
The way he says it, just makes it come of in a wrong way, and the fact that he even say anything about it, just makes them troll him even more.
2015-07-14 02:31
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#79
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Denmark andersiskold
What are you talking about? Not appreciating the fans? Didn't freak just say how great it was getting getting clapped up on stage and getting cheered on during the game? You are just a salty little nerd, and exactly the kind of hltv forum troll that freak and nothing was talking to...So gj confirming his point
2015-07-13 20:30
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#83
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Denmark qerion
As i wrote in #78: Haters are fans, you just need to work for their "love", it's really fucking simple. This community would be nothing without the fans. Just like any other sport I'm not salty at all, i have had a great time with this C9 peak. Mucho skinerino ;D
2015-07-13 20:34
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#82
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World LOLintro
How are the haters (fans?) They are professional gamers, but they are human in the end they get affected by what you post and they have a right to respond. And i liked it when freakazoid bashed that kid that came into his channel and wanted a skin refund or w/e.. Pro's need to speak up for themselves. If you bet, there is a risk you are going to LOSE. It's not a 100% thing, nothing in life is 100%.
2015-07-13 20:33
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#95
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Denmark qerion
Fuck betting, don't really care about that, i do it for fun and never cry when i lose. You really can't say that haters aren't fans, because why would they even bother watching your matches then? The fact is that a fan is as close to being a hater, as a hater is to be a fan. Just see all the nV fans that turned their back to the players. Ofc Clownazoid have the right to talk back to the haters, but saying that you don't care about them, tells a hater that ain't true and they will just keep hateing and he will keep caring.
2015-07-13 20:45
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#97
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World LOLintro
1- They bother watching them because THEY BET ON THEM, and no haters are not fans, never been.. never will be. 2- nV players are toxic retards.. they insult other religions and they are cocky as fuck what do you expect? 3- Does it make you mad that he doesn't really care about someone typing shit behind a pc monitor? lol i know i don't.
2015-07-13 20:47
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#98
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Denmark qerion
1 - Some of them bet yes, but some of them don't so.... 2 - I didn't expect anything, but it proved my point. 3 - It doesn't and he clearly do care, he just can't admit it.
2015-07-13 20:54
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#64
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Slovakia harek
ok
2015-07-13 20:04
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#66
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United States lnflnlty
freak was such an amazing pickup for c9. i still think their map pool is weak compared to the rest of the top10 in the world, but considering they are about a 2 month old team they are making great progress.
2015-07-13 20:07
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#68
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North America IwasKnowThisDetails
good interview right there, really like Ryan's competitive spirit, he seems to focus on the right things and has a great attitude about the competitive scene. #Fuckyourskins2
2015-07-13 20:12
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#71
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coldzera | 
Bosnia and Herzegovina T0XiKK
I love u guys !!! no homo
2015-07-13 20:16
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#73
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United States  DaZeD
Someone like Dazed coaching this team would do wonders for them, just like Steel did for CLG
2015-07-13 20:23
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#77
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SpawN | 
Netherlands militanthumanist
Swag is giving input in the background.
2015-07-13 20:26
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#80
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United States  DaZeD
right.... swag... lol
2015-07-13 20:30
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#87
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SpawN | 
Netherlands militanthumanist
Genius player, if not the best in NA.
2015-07-13 20:37
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Swag is really good...
2015-07-13 23:07
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#81
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World LOLintro
freakazoid adds something C9 always needed, confidence and character. Anyone that wants him to get cut is retarded, this game is not only about the scoreboard. Look at Fifflaren after NiP, not even a single win. Freakazoid is a great entry fragger, but he needs to chill down on those interviews and i honestly want to see americans do good on tournaments it justs makes the game bigger. The major is going to be crazy, C9 is easily putting themselves up there "top5". * Edit : Good interview stich keep em coming!
2015-07-13 20:34
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#86
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broky | 
Switzerland eLipzz
fREAKAZOiD is new zyzz! *fly away*
2015-07-13 20:37
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#88
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United States LCB_KK
they were going in hard on the haters
2015-07-13 20:39
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#89
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Chile Cristoff
so true GL c9
2015-07-13 20:40
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#96
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Germany davidthek1ng
c9 is a good team & they will win a tournament in the future
2015-07-13 20:45
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#99
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Lithuania basch
frekazoid is too funny aint gonna lie
2015-07-13 20:58
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#100
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Liechtenstein puresense
Stich, props to your interviews. Good stuff for your first event, hoping to see more in the future!
2015-07-13 20:58
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#102
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Kazakhstan gxok
So apparently freakazoid doesn't play for fans, what a whore :(
2015-07-13 21:03
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#117
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Poland iMeo
Haters =/= Fans. True fan doesnt hate. True fan supports and gives constructive criticism instead of "skins-cry".
2015-07-13 21:53
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#147
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World Dalakkin
+1 well said
2015-07-14 00:31
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#105
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Austria db42
whos the interviewer? nothing against striker but this guys' doing a great job
2015-07-13 21:11
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#148
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World Dalakkin
The interviewer is stich, same person who wrote the article.
2015-07-14 00:32
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#107
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Finland FRGVN
they are correct, the map pool is not weak but the fact that they dont have inf/mirage makes it weak against the europeans.. 5/7 maps is not bad..
2015-07-13 21:27
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#109
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North America Foxaika
I really wish they had a stronger Inferno. It's very much a go to map for many European teams. If they can strengthen their play on Inferno, then I will say they have a strong pool. Right now it's solid, but there is clear room for improvement.
2015-07-13 21:34
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#111
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World Necroblob
Another good interview by stich. This guy is the future face of gaming.
2015-07-13 21:38
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#115
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Denmark reflec
u spend way to much time on the trolls.. lets get NA back on the CS map! like the golden days of 1.5 and 1.6!
2015-07-13 21:52
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#116
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North America GuzZy52
cloud9 top 1 a no kappa
2015-07-13 21:52
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#118
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Finland LLRRKK
HLTV mad as shit fREAK rekt HLTV
2015-07-13 21:54
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#120
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shox | 
Nigeria moonman33
haha nothing and freak rekting all the haters
2015-07-13 22:05
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#121
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North Macedonia Busilica
Freak is one fucking arrogant and dumb piece of shit. How can u say that u "dont play for these guys here" and at the same time pointing to the camera. That guys there are your fans u fucking retarded attention whore, and one player should always strive to satisfy the viewers (fans). If u cant handle any critic comment than stop playing this game fucking pathetic arrogant moron
2015-07-13 22:09
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#126
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Sweden gippe
never go full retard
2015-07-13 22:49
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#130
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Canada jKr`
and you my friend won the "Most ignorant hltv.org user of the day" award.
2015-07-13 22:55
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#132
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North America LORD MASTER KING
Hahahah fucking faggot.
2015-07-13 22:58
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#168
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United States iLzudE
Hes talking about the c9 haters....
2015-07-14 05:20
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#190
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North Macedonia Busilica
No, he is talking about people who criticizes him, not the c9 haters. I personally dont like him coz of his attitude, but i like c9 like a team and organisation. Its not connected. And the best way to generate more haters is the way that he is acting, arrogant and not interested for the community ie fans.
2015-07-14 16:03
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#141
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Russia Wolfy1
I'm completely agree with them.
2015-07-13 23:27
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#142
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jL | 
Lithuania pumtac
Gotta love freaks attitude lol
2015-07-13 23:36
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#144
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SpawN | 
Netherlands militanthumanist
Freak gets carried away a bit too much by the haters, he forgets the majority is happy to see C9 back at the top.
2015-07-14 00:13
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There are still quite a few haters.
2015-07-14 00:34
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#154
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United States MrDameLeche1
By a few you mean half of hltv lol
2015-07-14 01:05
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#184
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SpawN | 
Netherlands militanthumanist
Haters are the loud minority
2015-07-14 12:19
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#150
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World KiNO-
They are competitive against the best in the world on 5/7 maps. That's pretty good.
2015-07-14 00:37
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#167
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Vietnam hcd
Inferno is easiest map to play on CT side imo (no Nuke here xD). I dont know why C9 couldn't play on this map,atleast on decent level :|
2015-07-14 04:05
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#177
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United States tattiman789
C9 was like the best team on nuke
2015-07-14 08:45
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#170
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Algeria geLwQw
WOW
2015-07-14 06:04
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#185
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United States Crush1986
The only map I see that needs tons of work is Inferno. They have been destroyed on that map way too often. Luckily they should be able to fix that. So much info on how each team plays it. Honestly they just need to demo some of the better players at their spots.
2015-07-14 12:48
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#187
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Other _nUmb_
nice try but top1 only in ur dreams
2015-07-14 13:08
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#198
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World Lythene
I like C9 but Freakazoid seriously needs to calm down about the betting issue. You made your freaking point. Now let it go, jesus.
2015-07-15 01:42
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