Cloud9 confirmed at Arctic Invitational

Cloud9 have been invited to compete at the Arctic Invitational, the event's organisers have announced.

The North American team will replace NRG, who decided to skip the event due to scheduling issues, taking the third and final invite to the $115,000 competition.

Rounding out the list of participants, which also features FURIA and CR4ZY, will be the winner of the Finnish qualifier that will be held at Tubecon 2019, on August 16-17.

New Cloud9 roster set to attend its first event outside North America

This will be the second LAN event for the new Cloud9 roster, which debuted at BLAST Pro Series Los Angeles, earlier in the month. Damian "⁠daps⁠" Steele's charges made it out of the groups with one victory, two draws and two defeats before losing out to eventual champions Liquid in the semi-finals.

The Arctic Invitational will take place on September 14 at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki. The four teams will be placed in a single-elimination, best-of-three bracket, with the winner taking home the first prize of ~$66,700.

The list of participants for the Finnish event now looks as follows:

Serbia CR4ZY
Finland Finnish Qualifier
Canada Damian 'daps' Steele
Damian 'daps' Steele
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.87
Maps played:
870
KPR:
0.58
DPR:
0.66
Easy for GODwell, GL boyzzzzz
2019-07-26 18:01
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15 replies
Let's go c9
2019-07-26 18:01
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10 replies
#54
adreN | 
Switzerland 2022
Clown
2019-07-26 18:21
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8 replies
Well yeah if they have koosta they're clown9, but if they drop him they'll be good. banned again lxxl?
2019-07-26 18:22
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2 replies
#59
adreN | 
Switzerland 2022
No, lxxl (my friend, not me), hit the 150 reply limit
2019-07-26 18:23
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#178
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Iraq Maspiyuuu
-koosta + bntet ez fix
2019-07-27 06:03
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Chinese scene
2019-07-26 19:08
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3 replies
#86
adreN | 
Switzerland 2022
Helo
2019-07-26 19:38
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2 replies
Did you ate my dog
2019-07-26 19:38
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1 reply
#144
adreN | 
Switzerland 2022
Yes
2019-07-26 23:42
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Cancer
2019-07-26 22:18
0
+1
2019-07-27 09:09
0
who tf watches this shit. We all know the reason c9 is invited to this is because of money and for the org to get a higher ranking on hltv. Put them through the qualifiers of events and see that they would not reach top 20. I see your game c9
2019-07-26 20:12
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3 replies
I really like to see the new Roster from C9 Play, and this is not like a Tier 1 Tournament
2019-07-26 21:27
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1 reply
+1 Plus honestly I think Daps and the boys are deciding to play this to get some experience in another lan setting without a lot of pressure. Cr4Zy and Furia would both eat them alive, let alone whoever the Fin team will be...They just want a chance to try things out.
2019-07-27 02:32
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#186
Faceit level 10  | 
s1mple | 
Austria oleksanja
+1
2019-07-27 10:04
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#2
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Czech Republic nenz
No ence ?
2019-07-26 18:01
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43 replies
ENCE is tier 1 team. They shouldn’t play here
2019-07-26 18:02
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35 replies
#22
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Czech Republic nenz
ok
2019-07-26 18:03
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1 reply
vitality lul
2019-07-27 17:11
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#52
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Algeria W0r
Yeah 16-2 16-3...
2019-07-26 18:19
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30 replies
yeah still makes finals in every other tournament they attend... smh my head
2019-07-26 18:21
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27 replies
yeah nice esl one cologne final
2019-07-26 19:44
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26 replies
''in every other tournament'' yeah nice reading skillz
2019-07-26 19:45
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25 replies
They hit the finals when they get the easy bracket, meanwhile are TL and Astralis fighting in the same bracket... (imo you can include Vitality, NRG, NaVi, mousesports upon Ence)...
2019-07-26 20:14
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24 replies
Yeah Ence's playoff bracket was so easy in katowice
2019-07-26 20:16
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23 replies
6 months ago... And yes they won Liquid but in Major (Liquid chokes every Major) and Na'Vi (with Edward) so... The only time they show a top 5 team
2019-07-26 20:21
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22 replies
Sorry your English is kinda incomprehensible and i have no idea what you're saying but i guess you're right idk?
2019-07-26 20:45
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21 replies
Hes saying ence has easy as shit runs to finals besides katowice (the fluke run) i mean heroic rng and mibr with coach? LOL FaZe and furia at dallas?? LOL BLAST LOOOOOOOOL
2019-07-26 21:15
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20 replies
Now look at liquids playoff brackets LOL i mean Envy Vitality G2 LOL FaZe and furia at dallas for liquid too?? LOL BLAST LOOOOL
2019-07-26 21:21
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19 replies
liquid have beat vitality twice ence twice astralis once nrg 3 times faze twice navi twice g2 twice mouse once furia once nip once north twice fnatic once mibr 3 times rest are 15 or lower so idk what ur talking about besides ence fluke run at kato theyve beat liquid 0 astralis 1 (blast) vita 0 nrg 0 faze 1 navi 0 furia 1 g2 1 mouse 0
2019-07-26 21:23
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17 replies
ok thanks for the information literally no one ever asked
2019-07-26 21:25
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14 replies
I sense the salt is strong with this one
2019-07-26 23:48
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13 replies
Ence beat Liquid in Katowice, also finland is the happiest country in the world.
2019-07-26 23:48
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12 replies
You know you lost an argument when you bring up a match that was over 6 months ago.
2019-07-26 23:49
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6 replies
yoooo so salty ahaha
2019-07-26 23:50
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5 replies
16-2, 16-3
2019-07-26 23:52
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4 replies
username 100% true
2019-07-26 23:53
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3 replies
yeap 16-2, 16-3
2019-07-26 23:54
0
2 replies
trolling epic time😎
2019-07-26 23:55
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1 reply
loosing 16-2 and 16-3 in final, epic time
2019-07-27 00:00
0
holy shit you are retarded
2019-07-27 00:55
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4 replies
well at least i'm not from a 3rd world country
2019-07-27 01:04
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3 replies
you don't have many friend now do you? it's fine at least when you die no one will care
2019-07-27 01:13
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2 replies
Didnt ask for your lifestory but whatever
2019-07-27 01:29
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1 reply
genuine question. how old are you?
2019-07-27 01:31
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Actually ence has won astralis two times
2019-07-27 17:27
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1 reply
both at blast, astralis won the match that actually important
2019-07-27 21:11
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Like Thorin said, ever since the AUG got nerfed ENCE isnta at their Katowice level
2019-07-29 00:46
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It is almost impossible to win against top 1 team
2019-07-26 18:22
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1 reply
+1 Liquid is on another level, nothing Ence could’ve done
2019-07-26 18:53
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#175
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Poland csRIOTgo
Yet you got smashed by stewie2k and co. LUL
2019-07-27 03:52
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1 reply
2019-07-27 09:30
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they declined afaik
2019-07-26 18:03
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They revealed at the beginning that they are not going to invite any Finnish teams, the one comes from the Finnish qualifier, but ence are at the blast pro Moscow at the same time anyway.
2019-07-26 18:04
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They playing same time russia Blast pro series Moscow
2019-07-26 18:04
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#29
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Finland FlNLAND
40k$/5players+1organization = notworthforTier1team
2019-07-26 18:05
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Idiots blast moscow overlaps
2019-07-27 00:03
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2 replies
#189
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Czech Republic nenz
blast > this
2019-07-27 12:27
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1 reply
i mean who gives a fuck, this isnt a t1 event nor is blast really. i wouldnt compare blast to anything because its bad and this isnt t1
2019-07-27 12:49
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#3
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
ez4CR4ZY
2019-07-26 18:01
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#4
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Palestine zwe
wasted spot
2019-07-26 18:01
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1 reply
bro this is a tier 3/4 event not esl cologne...they are suppose to invite bad teams
2019-07-26 22:37
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#6
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Argentina lucas_7_94
not expected at all
2019-07-26 18:01
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#7
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India MihirX27
Welp. 4-team tournament.
2019-07-26 18:01
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#8
FalleN | 
Brazil 3nzow
ez4furia
2019-07-26 18:01
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1 reply
yea
2019-07-26 23:56
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#9
who | 
Bulgaria No_1One
wasted
2019-07-26 18:01
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1 reply
stfu
2019-07-27 03:52
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#10
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Brazil user_namer
EZ4C9 <3
2019-07-26 18:01
0
nice
2019-07-26 18:02
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#14
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Spain hzeros
mm interesting, too much time without see C9 in action
2019-07-26 18:02
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organizers still living in 2018?
2019-07-26 18:02
0
Undeserved
2019-07-26 18:02
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Meet me hartwal arena Helsinki welcome to finland cloud9 #Clouds #bluefamily
2019-07-26 18:02
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Gl
2019-07-26 18:02
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theyre gonna freeze to death, hltv confirmed
2019-07-26 18:04
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#25
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United States WilsonDS
Yay
2019-07-26 18:04
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10 replies
yay
2019-07-26 19:15
0
9 replies
yay
2019-07-26 19:26
0
8 replies
#132
loli | 
Oceania soz1
yay
2019-07-26 22:30
0
7 replies
Yay
2019-07-26 22:53
0
6 replies
yay
2019-07-27 03:52
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5 replies
#188
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United Kingdom NiF3
Yay
2019-07-27 11:48
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4 replies
yay
2019-07-27 16:28
0
3 replies
Yay
2019-07-28 11:45
0
2 replies
Yay
2019-07-29 00:34
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1 reply
#214
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United States SlushyCup
Yay
2019-07-29 15:51
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#27
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United States circles308
wow huge tournament
2019-07-26 18:04
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#28
nope | 
Finland zntei
undeserved but it will be an interesting fight
2019-07-26 18:05
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2 replies
undeserved? they are the best team possible to attend this shit tournament
2019-07-26 18:22
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1 reply
indeed.
2019-07-27 03:53
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#30
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Sweden Trkmag
wtf is going on with this tournament
2019-07-26 18:05
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#31
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Finland S0lidarity
Pog
2019-07-26 18:05
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wasted spot without RUSH
2019-07-26 18:06
0
2 replies
#80
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Poland Oleczeq
+1
2019-07-26 19:10
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:'( rush pls
2019-07-26 20:01
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koosta ROFL
2019-07-26 18:06
0
Bit unexpected but nice mens😎 😎
2019-07-26 18:07
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#37
Faceit level 10  | 
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Austria ericmoncusi23
Ez mixwelll
2019-07-26 18:07
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#37
Faceit level 10  | 
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Austria ericmoncusi23
Ez mixwelll
2019-07-26 18:07
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#42
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
DeM | 
Italy Brian_Furious
Wtf c9 at lower tournament
2019-07-26 18:07
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Definitely watching this tournament.
2019-07-26 18:10
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Wtf
2019-07-26 18:11
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#51
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Finland dokudanny
5/5 turneering
2019-07-26 18:11
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legendary team btw
2019-07-26 18:21
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1 reply
#65
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Finland BlackMatter
Legendary indeed
2019-07-26 18:36
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Wasnt a swedish team supposed to be invited? Or am i trippin
2019-07-26 18:23
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4 replies
#106
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Finland Vkims
Yes but it was cancelled
2019-07-26 20:17
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3 replies
info?
2019-07-26 22:06
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2 replies
#124
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Finland Vkims
It changed because any relevant swedish team didnt accept invitation
2019-07-26 22:11
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1 reply
F
2019-07-26 23:31
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#62
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Finland decem
Good invite, should be some evenly matched games.
2019-07-26 18:33
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#63
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Myanmar xdcc
wierdest team lineup. cr4zy vs furia finals
2019-07-26 18:36
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boys wanna come down and party and we gonna show them good times!
2019-07-26 18:35
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#66
akez | 
Finland 0lter
eyooooooooooo Now all you need is ence to wreck them lmao
2019-07-26 18:39
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EZ4CR4ZY
2019-07-26 18:40
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#68
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United States SeirezZ
gotta start somewhere amirite?
2019-07-26 18:40
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1 reply
#70
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Myanmar xdcc
in blast events?
2019-07-26 18:41
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LETS GO!
2019-07-26 18:41
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1 reply
ez win
2019-07-29 00:35
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#71
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Poland GarridaN
nice -legendary team- they want to say -legendary org-
2019-07-26 18:43
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#73
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Peru AgentLF
Time for daps to show how C9 progress with him as IGL Let's go
2019-07-26 18:46
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#74
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Turkey SG^^
Nice opportunity for C9, hope they will deliver!
2019-07-26 18:48
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Yeahh, goodluck C9!
2019-07-26 19:09
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EZ money for furia thanks
2019-07-26 19:24
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Hope they get a few more invites to earlier events, I'm just glad we'll be seeing them before EPL which is ages away
2019-07-26 19:31
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1 reply
Same
2019-07-29 00:36
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tier1000 lan with tier1000 team as Clown9
2019-07-26 19:39
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1 reply
EU omegalul
2019-07-27 16:33
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Now im gonna buy tickets POG
2019-07-26 19:43
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1 reply
Kewl
2019-07-29 00:36
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#93
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Finland Teukkasd
NICEEE
2019-07-26 19:49
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#94
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Finland Teukkasd
cloud9 players if u see this, afterpartys in my house dm me
2019-07-26 19:49
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#96
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Brazil Karlogaria
Wasted spot
2019-07-26 20:00
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nexa MVP /close
2019-07-26 20:01
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ezz win 4 c9??????
2019-07-26 20:06
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1 reply
Otto
2019-07-26 20:16
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GamerLegion?
2019-07-26 20:07
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1 reply
bruuh
2019-07-27 13:39
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#102
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
HenryG | 
Finland no_man
didnt furia cancel already
2019-07-26 20:14
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2 replies
#118
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Finland Emvi
nah i think nrg cancel only
2019-07-26 21:19
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No and that´s not reason for this.
2019-07-27 00:13
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#107
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Iran Shia
High tier tournament
2019-07-26 20:21
0
Decent event :)
2019-07-26 20:22
0
tier 50 tournament
2019-07-26 21:00
0
Good test for the new roster. More realistic competition than what they saw at BLAST Pro LA for sure!
2019-07-26 21:09
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#117
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Serbia livefour
Cant wait for crazy to rekt those brazilian noobs
2019-07-26 21:17
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1 reply
If your Serbian boys reach grandfinal, maybe.
2019-07-27 00:13
0
EZ
2019-07-26 22:18
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1 reply
Indeed
2019-07-29 00:37
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#129
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Spain SlimJesus
noice
2019-07-26 22:18
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Furia>>>>>>>all 🤷‍♂️
2019-07-26 22:19
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Early congratulations for C9, best team in the world. Sry EU haters but its real!
2019-07-26 22:31
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1 reply
Indeed
2019-07-29 00:37
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#134
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Austria t47ED
money laundering event?
2019-07-26 22:33
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1 reply
#160
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Finland Karppanator
It's Hjallis Harkimo's project so pretty much yes, the dude has been pretty shady with his ownership of Jokerit who play in the arena
2019-07-27 00:15
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#139
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Spain BlaNcoW
Ez 4 Godwell
2019-07-26 22:50
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Let’s go C9
2019-07-26 22:56
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#143
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Wales TC10
LAN experience great success
2019-07-26 23:36
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This is the last tournament I'd expect cloud9 to be invited in but who cares they got in. #C9WIN
2019-07-26 23:53
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Furia Will kick the C9 ass :)
2019-07-27 00:09
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Brand New team -----> "legendary team" Okay
2019-07-27 01:53
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1 reply
#167
Faceit level 9  | 
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Poland Kobel_
ikr they could have used "org" or smth and they'd be more or less right but this way... urgh, no.
2019-07-27 02:18
0
Wasted spot
2019-07-27 03:12
0
wasted team OMEGALUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL
2019-07-27 03:36
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#172
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Australia JAY_DAWG
ez 4 C9, unless ENCE end up being there
2019-07-27 03:49
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2 replies
#173
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Australia JAY_DAWG
C9 are a great team. Also, Liquid and Renegades were the only teams to beat C9 at Blast, MIBR and NRG drew, and FaZe lost, so that means: Liquid = Renegades Renegades > Faze Renegades > MIBR Renegades > NRG Just thought I should put it out there...
2019-07-27 03:52
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1 reply
#179
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African Union mikecool
Gw. Needs to be mentioned.
2019-07-27 06:05
0
Now I'm interested, ez for Cloud9 and especially MASTERMIND DAPS
2019-07-27 07:24
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fast forward 3 months from now after they've shown some potential, C9 management kick daps and replace him with stanislaw - or sean, or tarik, or n0thing. just a matter of time guaranteed
2019-07-27 08:05
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Glad to have an event in Finland, even if it's just 3 non-Finnish teams. The tickets seem pretty cheap too so I don't see a reason why I wouldn't attend.
2019-07-27 08:13
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ez4furia
2019-07-27 10:01
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#187
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Bulgaria Arsoyy
Invite Windigo
2019-07-27 11:25
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1 reply
idk why this org is still even alive theyve been exposed so many times about not paying out to their own players. I still dont believe that they even have players or even have sponsors lol
2019-07-28 03:25
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#193
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Portugal Core_e
Lets go C9
2019-07-27 15:57
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#194
Snax | 
Poland xBG1
wasted slot
2019-07-27 16:09
0
1 reply
polish man talking about wasted spots lol
2019-07-29 00:39
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#201
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Finland jepjep
ez for cr4zy and godtto
2019-07-27 23:07
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#213
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Serbia Igi90
CR4ZY win Incoming! #dontfakeit
2019-07-29 14:41
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