Kinguin replace FaZe at DH Winter

Kinguin have secured an invite to DreamHack ZOWIE Open at DreamHack Winter after defeating Epsilon 2-0 in a last-minute qualifier (22-20 on Mirage and Cobblestone.

Following FaZe's withdrawal from DreamHack Winter due to a packed schedule, the organisers of the Swedish event decided to host a best-of-three clash between Kinguin and Epsilon, the losing semi-finalists of the closed qualifier, to determine who would replace Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's team in the tournament.

Coming off a disappointing 9th-16th place at ESWC, Kinguin stepped up to the plate and gave a much better account of themselves, ultimately winning the series on two maps that went to overtime.


Kinguin will attend DreamHack Winter, later this month 

DreamHack ZOWIE Open at DreamHack Winter will run from November 24-27, in Jönköping, with eight teams battling it out for a share of a $100,000 prize pool. The list of participants for the event now comprises:

World FlipSid3 Kazakhstan Gambit
United States Cloud9 Denmark Dignitas
Australia Renegades North America OpTic
Sweden GODSENT Poland Kinguin
 
 Kinguin K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
64 - 58 +6 97.9 73.8% 1.25
69 - 58 +11 83.3 72.6% 1.20
66 - 55 +11 74.5 67.9% 1.16
62 - 59 +3 81.7 71.4% 1.06
53 - 53 0 68.0 71.4% 1.05
 Epsilon K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating2.0
66 - 58 +8 83.6 76.2% 1.13
64 - 61 +3 82.8 67.9% 1.07
58 - 66 -8 77.7 61.9% 0.98
49 - 58 -9 58.8 59.5% 0.82
46 - 71 -25 69.2 60.7% 0.76
Denmark Finn 'karrigan' Andersen
Finn 'karrigan' Andersen
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.97
Maps played:
839
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.69
this makes no sense for FAZE
2016-11-02 02:13
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26 replies
RIP FaZe
2016-11-02 02:15
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21 replies
#21
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Germany Bier
better invite a t4 polish team... btw faze should just disband
2016-11-02 02:42
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20 replies
#48
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Japan Th3Koala
Kinguin t4 team? Nt
2016-11-02 07:04
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12 replies
#80
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Germany Bier
low t3 - high t4 idc tbh
2016-11-02 11:48
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9 replies
#97
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Japan Th3Koala
Kinguin is t2 team, they can beat teams like dignitas, vp and more when they have good day
2016-11-02 14:29
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8 replies
#98
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Germany Bier
no they can't
2016-11-02 14:34
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7 replies
#100
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Japan Th3Koala
Kinguin have aim like t1 team (szpero michu furlan) better than vp ofc:)
2016-11-02 14:40
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6 replies
#103
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Germany Bier
biased polak. kinguin is shit period e: and kinguin is not even close to be considered as a t2 team
2016-11-02 14:58
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5 replies
ok stfu lewak cuck letfist dumbo
2016-11-04 22:00
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2 replies
#128
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Germany Bier
everything will be ok my son
2016-11-05 10:19
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1 reply
so mad, cry is free! #RunKinguinG! #VamosVP
2016-11-05 14:35
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#130
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Japan Th3Koala
''They can't beat dignias'' nt
2016-11-24 14:33
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1 reply
#131
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Germany Bier
rofl it seems like i've really hurt your feelings, that you still remember this shit lol. yeh gz, they've won in overtime against an bad-playing dignitas. go out and celebrate it on the street lmao
2016-11-24 15:35
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they are not even tier4 team they play last LAN agaisnt pure tier4 team with hunden on board and all of them lose anal virginity 16:3 on ,,own best map,, train and congratz to Dreamchack oficialy become trash tier tournament R.I.P Roberth Ohlena 2010-2014 never forgit all DH with you
2016-11-02 15:35
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1 reply
#124
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United States Jamila
Have you not seen a DH Masters
2016-11-03 05:35
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#49
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BDSM | 
Poland Vissi
invite? nt
2016-11-02 07:22
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#75
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Poland Snickers666
invite? they won with Epsilon...
2016-11-02 11:22
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5 replies
#79
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Germany Bier
Still they are the worst team there and will be last
2016-11-02 11:47
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4 replies
#81
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NEO | 
Poland LGf
godsent didnt even get out of group in eswc and gambit lost with PRIDE tier5 Polish team. so they are worse then worst
2016-11-02 11:53
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1 reply
#82
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Germany Bier
everyone is in a slump now and then. on the paper kinguin is the worst team. ofc they can pull some upsets but the odds for them to be the last will be higher
2016-11-02 11:56
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#122
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Europe Taquito
So what? They will get some experience at least.
2016-11-02 22:56
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1 reply
#123
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Germany Bier
what ever
2016-11-02 23:02
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faze t2 team. no point playing with these t4 teams. (dignitas/cloud9 these mofukas are good but this an exception)
2016-11-02 11:22
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3 replies
#83
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Germany Bier
"yeh man let us better not attend to that tournament to get free money by playing against t4 teams" are you retarded? lol but i see <3 rain, you delusional kiddo fanboy. faze is shit and will never achieve anything same as last year. There is only one thing what this pile of trash can do for beeing good to the scene and that is disband
2016-11-02 12:01
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2 replies
yeah ofc i know faze will never achieve anything. ITS THE ORG. they buyout famous players and hope they reach major for that sticker money. rain has nothing to do with my fanboyism. faze is just a trap for good/great players (because team chemistry is pure shit) djskullfuck boi. and the "not attending" was just a bait
2016-11-02 12:07
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1 reply
#88
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Germany Bier
+1 actually this was a pretty obv bait and you still got me because most people here are completely retarded and actually think stuff like that is true. That would never happen on a other forum lol
2016-11-02 12:11
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#4
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Serbia RulZ19104
k
2016-11-02 02:14
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#5
nukkye | 
United States yvr
nice
2016-11-02 02:13
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1 reply
i think karrigan would do well !
2016-11-02 10:56
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#6
i am | 
Andorra lagcats
bad replacement but wth ;3
2016-11-02 02:13
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#8
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Norway randomboyman
lol
2016-11-02 02:13
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k then
2016-11-02 02:13
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Ez for optic
2016-11-02 02:13
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polish onliners.... EXPECT LAST PLACE WITH RENEGADES
2016-11-02 02:14
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4 replies
#26
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Australia Flyntos
Expect first for renegades my swedish dude
2016-11-02 03:08
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3 replies
#36
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Sweden tudewoody
U have chance of top 8 if Ur Roster consists of IGL : Ustilo Awp: Ustilo Entry: Ustilo Support: Ustilo Lurk: Ustilo
2016-11-02 04:41
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1 reply
I'd rather say IGL: JKS AWP:YAM ENTRY: JKS Support: JKS Lurk: JKS
2016-11-02 09:05
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>Cloud9 >Renegades Pick one pls
2016-11-02 06:08
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This list looks like it is not DreamHack.
2016-11-02 02:24
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nice
2016-11-02 02:24
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#19
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Turkey yumurtcan
gj kingu
2016-11-02 02:28
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#22
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Sweden godname
what have happend to dreamhack? before the was so good teams there
2016-11-02 02:48
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1 reply
#99
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Sweden ConaN007
masters.dreamhack.com/vegas/ 450k event in Las Vegas
2016-11-02 14:38
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#23
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Poland ejmilc
tier3 lan
2016-11-02 02:48
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6 replies
#68
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Czech Republic 4t0mic
Not sure if dignitas, c9, flipside are T3
2016-11-02 09:47
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5 replies
#78
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Poland ejmilc
they are not but the whole event is
2016-11-02 11:37
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4 replies
#84
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Czech Republic 4t0mic
Lol. I still find it quite offensive when people complains about events to also give chance to lower tier teams. Like WTF? You have so many events with top teams going on this fall/winter and still managing to complain about some event being t3.
2016-11-02 12:06
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3 replies
#89
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Poland ejmilc
so if i say grass is green then im complaining that it is not red? lul. im just stating the fact
2016-11-02 12:18
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2 replies
#90
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Czech Republic 4t0mic
In that case i got it wrong and I'm sorry. But it's hard to get here who's complaining or bashing something here on hltv.
2016-11-02 12:20
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1 reply
#92
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Poland ejmilc
np man its hltv i never really know :D
2016-11-02 12:21
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#24
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f0rest | 
Ukraine lukas_ua
Given latest results this event now looks very competitive, especially if optic shows their best and godsent shows something
2016-11-02 02:50
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1 reply
#33
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New Zealand tyfnz
Maybe
2016-11-02 03:52
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#27
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Finland Sizz - <3 ex-LGB
ez for GODSENT ;>
2016-11-02 03:09
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#28
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
innocent | 
Afghanistan GoldaNova2
boredom
2016-11-02 03:10
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Pretty intense match
2016-11-02 03:12
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#30
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Sweden sebb7
Epsilon :(
2016-11-02 03:16
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c9 winner winner chikn dinr
2016-11-02 03:19
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#32
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China LKmonstA
c9 vs dignitas
2016-11-02 03:26
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LMAO
2016-11-02 03:51
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I am actually really keen for this event. All the teams here appear to be on the same level (Except maybe C9). Should be a really interesting event.
2016-11-02 04:38
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Ah hem Renegades. Last time we saw them do decent on LAN was around IEM GAMESCOM 2K15 and ESL ONE COLOGNE 2K15 time. Ever since then they have sucked on lan (especially against china)
2016-11-02 08:56
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1 reply
Since 2015, Renegades have changed two players, they are a completely different team. Recently they have stepped up considerably in their online play and had they been able to go to ESL Pro League Finals they definitely could have made a decent run. The only Asian team that was able to beat them at the recent Asia minor was Tyloo. I think they are easily on the same level as Godsent, Optic, Gambit, Kinguin, F3 and Dig.
2016-11-02 13:15
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#37
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Brazil EliteNZK
doplan -25? wat
2016-11-02 05:18
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no chance ma frend
2016-11-02 05:49
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Final is Dignitas v Cloud9 remember this post.
2016-11-02 06:07
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3 replies
2-1 C9 in the final remember this post
2016-11-02 06:08
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2 replies
nevermind 2-0 C9 in the final
2016-11-02 06:11
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2-1 C9 First map 22-20 Second 17-19 Third 16-10
2016-11-02 06:14
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#40
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United States FatNick
Ez for the Asian duo
2016-11-02 06:08
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#45
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Austria strogie
Walkover for all teams who meet kinguin &#128529;
2016-11-02 06:23
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easy for c9 and renegades
2016-11-02 06:45
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#50
NiKo | 
Armenia cGev
Faze down
2016-11-02 07:29
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im back noobs
2016-11-02 07:35
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#52
Faceit level 8  | 
SunPayus | 
Finland Baxeri
Okey Clown9 fangays, if C9 doesn't win DH Winter they're not Top 5. So easy if they really are "Best in NA"
2016-11-02 07:38
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#55
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Poland kurwafa
Furlan back to entry <3
2016-11-02 08:48
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-jkaem +k1o
2016-11-02 08:59
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NICE!!!! BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT THEY GONNA LOSE
2016-11-02 09:07
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I feel bad for Godsent, playing on homesoil against two tier 1 teams and then optic. Wouldn't be surprised if they fail completly.
2016-11-02 09:18
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#66
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Dosia | 
Bulgaria chilluminati
FaZe packed schedule? lmfao
2016-11-02 09:25
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#67
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cyx | 
Bangladesh Stoffi
C9 or maybe Dignitas take this. Godsent as an outsider.
2016-11-02 09:28
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#69
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Russia AR4ER
easy for Bravado
2016-11-02 09:52
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EZ for HOMESTAY.... ow wait.
2016-11-02 11:11
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#76
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Lithuania HomeInvader
fix godsents lineup
2016-11-02 11:23
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#86
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Macau Never get tired
$100,000 prize pool No tier1 teams Good tournament xD
2016-11-02 12:07
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6 replies
#87
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Poland Astoner55
Dignitas and Cloud9 are both tier 1.
2016-11-02 12:10
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#106
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Macau Never get tired
Because they won 1 tournament? Cool story. dignitas won epicenter and failed to go through the groups ight after that at another tournament. The same fate can wait for Cloud9 also. NiP used to win some tournaments, but still were barely regarded as a tier1 team. Even Immortals won 1 tournament, please call them a tier1 team. Don't jump into conclusions like many did to dignitas after epicenter.
2016-11-02 15:30
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#108
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Poland Astoner55
Cloud9 also got to the semi finals of starladder, they're not lucky in 1 tournament, they're proving their status
2016-11-02 15:32
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1 reply
#111
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Macau Never get tired
What T1 teams did they play against at the starladder? Struggling nV couldn't be regarded as T1 at that moment, and even now they're not T1 yet. Flipsid3? Please. And even F3 took 1 map from C9. VG CyberZen? The only solid (not T1 but at least solid) team at that tournament raped C9 in the semis. To be regarded as T1 you should defeat tier1 teams on regular basis. Now SK and VP are tier1 teams. OK, C9 raped SK once, but nobody knows if it will be ever repeated in the near future. C9 should prove that that win wasn't just a lucky stuff.
2016-11-02 15:41
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#93
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Czech Republic 4t0mic
What's wrong with that? Good tournament for lower teams. Will be fun to watch. And also there are few T1 teams.
2016-11-02 12:22
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1 reply
#107
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Macau Never get tired
What exactly T1 teams are there?.. #106
2016-11-02 15:32
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WTF?? They could have played in finals. This would have been so ez for faze. Holy shit.. WTF.. retarded shit.
2016-11-02 12:20
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#94
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
freddieb | 
Sweden carvin
:/
2016-11-02 13:11
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where is ENVY?
2016-11-02 14:41
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#102
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sweden Hampzuka
What the... Where are the invites for the Swedish teams, like wut? VP, NaVi, G2, Mousesports, EnvyUs, Fnatic, like dafuq, never seen a Dreamhack Winter lineup worse than this.
2016-11-02 14:43
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#120
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World Vidua
EPL S4 and Epicenter paid $100k to 2nd place team alone while Dreamhack has a price pool of $100k. ELEAGUE and Majors pay even more and then there is WESG. No tier 1 team cares.
2016-11-02 19:46
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1 reply
#121
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sweden Hampzuka
Swedish teams should care.
2016-11-02 20:02
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#104
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Poland Matt2121
TIER 2-3 tournament. RIP DH, DIG or C9 will win.
2016-11-02 14:59
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TIER 5 TEAMS ROFLLLL
2016-11-02 15:32
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expected
2016-11-02 16:19
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#113
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Europe GytiZ
why dignitas and c9 is in this shit?
2016-11-02 16:25
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#114
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Chile nachooww
whyyyyyyyy
2016-11-02 17:54
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We appreciate it #runSKG
2016-11-02 19:26
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gl rofl no fcking chance
2016-11-02 19:32
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#125
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United States purelegit
ez for c9
2016-11-03 08:16
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#126
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Sweden b8r8or
no nip? rip crowd
2016-11-03 13:22
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