Extra Salt to sign ex-Cloud9; Infinite out of roster - Report

The newly-created organisation are also considering the expansion to a six-man roster.

The ex-Cloud9 roster have found a new home and are set to sign with Extra Salt, according to a report from Rush B Media. The signing would mark the new organisation's first entry into esports.

Gage "⁠Infinite⁠" Green, who joined the roster following the departure of Ricky "⁠floppy⁠" Kemery, appears to be on the outs as the team are looking to fill his slot, with the report indicating that the organisation are also exploring the idea of a six-man roster whose expansion would exclusively be with North American players.

The former Cloud9 members may have found a new home for 2021

The team have been in search of an organisation since September, when they were placed on Cloud9's transfer list prior to the signing of the European "Colossus." ex-Cloud9, with the exception of Josh "⁠oSee⁠" Ohm, then allegedly had their contracts terminated following violations of the COVID-19 policy in their player handbook.

The core of the roster have been together since mid-2019, when oSee and Ian "⁠motm⁠" Hardy first signed to ATK. The team went on to find moderate success at ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals before being signed to Cloud9, while their 2020 tournament campaign included a fourth place finish in Flashpoint 1 and a third place finish in the North American division of ESL One: Road to Rio.

If the move comes to fruition, Extra Salt would have:

South Africa Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou
South Africa Aran "⁠Sonic⁠" Groesbeek
United States Ian "⁠motm⁠" Hardy
United States Josh "⁠oSee⁠" Ohm

South Africa Tiaan "⁠T.c⁠" Coertzen (coach)

United States Josh 'oSee' Ohm
Josh 'oSee' Ohm
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
716
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.64
South Africa Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek
Aran 'Sonic' Groesbeek
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
699
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.64
United States Ricky 'floppy' Kemery
Ricky 'floppy' Kemery
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
616
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.67
United States Gage 'Infinite' Green
Gage 'Infinite' Green
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
586
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.65
South Africa Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou
Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.95
Maps played:
681
KPR:
0.64
DPR:
0.68
United States Ian 'motm' Hardy
Ian 'motm' Hardy
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
622
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.68
South Africa Tiaan 'T.c' Coertzen
Tiaan 'T.c' Coertzen
Age:
28
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.82
Maps played:
52
KPR:
0.54
DPR:
0.69
#1
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Germany Germania
NA CS IS BACK!
2020-12-11 21:24
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*NaCl
2020-12-11 21:24
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#6
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Germany Germania
xaxaxaxa
2020-12-11 21:25
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Extra Salt for salty region
2020-12-11 22:04
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1 reply
Hi
2020-12-11 22:57
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kkkkkkk
2020-12-11 21:25
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XD
2020-12-11 21:26
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actually a good one
2020-12-11 21:29
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+1
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#49
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Morocco Pluterro
+1
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#52
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Canada dT1346
+1
2020-12-11 21:40
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#54
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Portugal samotzz
BEST COMMENT EVER
2020-12-11 21:41
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#60
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United States ShawnM
n1
2020-12-11 21:51
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You deserve a medal.
2020-12-11 21:51
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#62
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Spain Dicraftio
n1
2020-12-11 21:53
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genius.
2020-12-11 21:56
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lol
2020-12-11 21:58
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#74
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Moldova OptimusBlyad
LUL
2020-12-11 22:03
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#83
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United States festivve
10/10 good job mens))
2020-12-11 22:22
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+1
2020-12-11 22:40
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finaly a good coment u re a god ma friend
2020-12-12 00:42
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+1
2020-12-12 01:53
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+1
2020-12-12 02:17
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LMAO nice one
2020-12-12 03:46
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This.....
2020-12-12 04:36
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+1
2020-12-12 05:59
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AHAHAHA
2020-12-12 07:14
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+1
2020-12-12 07:31
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#149
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New Zealand SWARN151
Lol n1 :D
2020-12-12 07:33
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+1 xaxaxa
2020-12-12 08:13
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good one lmao
2020-12-12 08:34
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Kkkkk
2020-12-12 12:33
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#159
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Poland morosek
Nice one
2020-12-12 13:35
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Kkkkkkkkkk how is it possible, an high quality comment on HLTV
2020-12-12 17:00
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Yo le noob, Validated 👌
2020-12-16 16:04
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yes!
2020-12-11 21:25
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tier8
2020-12-11 21:25
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#33
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United States MemeCrea
pog
2020-12-11 21:31
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#2
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Finland Cucumber))
POG NA CS
2020-12-11 21:24
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3 replies
#8
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Finland JHdash77
NaCl
2020-12-11 21:25
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1 reply
Nt
2020-12-12 11:23
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#143
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United States Phamous3k
TBH I thought it was a fake org lol. But they seem to be legit and funded from the little bit of info I have. extrasalt.gg/ twitter.com/ExtraSaltGG Interested on seeing this org enter esports.
2020-12-12 07:09
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EZ
2020-12-11 21:24
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2 replies
Infinite racist again?
2020-12-11 21:30
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1 reply
valorant
2020-12-11 22:33
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#5
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United States ajs672_
THERE IS HOPE MY BROTHERS!
2020-12-11 21:24
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idiot news
2020-12-11 21:25
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#10
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Jordan Zereeni
who
2020-12-11 21:25
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#13
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Sweden quacke
Who the fuck is Extra Salt? And who will replace Infinite?
2020-12-11 21:26
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6 replies
probably another baiter like sneaky
2020-12-11 21:37
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#84
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United States festivve
if chaos breaks up (which looks very likely) xeppaaa is a good fit
2020-12-11 22:23
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1 reply
#168
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Spain N0Love
That would be extremely sadd
2020-12-12 18:10
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oBo
2020-12-11 22:37
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2 replies
#128
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United States squidos
oBo would actually be a really good addition. Someone like leaf would work as well if Chaos unfortunately splits up
2020-12-12 01:31
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1 reply
Leaf c9 valo
2020-12-13 02:06
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#14
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Finland JHdash77
This org knows about hltv bettors
2020-12-11 21:26
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1 reply
lol
2020-12-12 02:21
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GL, Make America great again!
2020-12-11 21:26
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#16
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United Kingdom galaxyv2
now someone sign chaos
2020-12-11 21:26
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7 replies
+1
2020-12-11 22:05
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#102
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United States festivve
i wish. leaf is already reported practicing with C9 valorant
2020-12-11 23:01
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4 replies
#107
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United Kingdom galaxyv2
even if they only lose one player i hope the rest + mce stick together
2020-12-11 23:27
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1 reply
#113
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United States festivve
i hope so too. i’m just not optimistic about it :(
2020-12-12 00:03
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Stand in
2020-12-13 02:07
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1 reply
#177
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United States festivve
link? i couldn’t find it on anyone’s twitter
2020-12-13 02:16
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+1
2020-12-12 02:18
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#18
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United States joke_cs
sign chaos anybody plz
2020-12-11 21:26
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3 replies
c0ntact might sign them, or fpx
2020-12-11 21:37
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1 reply
#99
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Slovakia Daev0n
Would be a good move for c0ntact.
2020-12-11 22:50
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please
2020-12-11 22:05
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#19
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United Arab Emirates DynamicAWM
This is really good news for ex-c9 and entirety of na cs tbh.
2020-12-11 21:26
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Wtf man. They should have signed Chaos
2020-12-11 21:26
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extra salt stickers POggggg
2020-12-11 21:26
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#22
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Germany 21_Savage
who will they play? NA doesnt even have teams to compete with lol
2020-12-11 21:26
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#23
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Lebanon Dogman69
"Extra Salt" ok, seems legit org
2020-12-11 21:26
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1 reply
no clue
2020-12-12 02:33
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#24
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North America b00tleg
I really like this team so that's a happy sign but wtf where's the signing for Chaos????
2020-12-11 21:26
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5 replies
+1
2020-12-11 21:31
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there has been a clip of mCe i belive saying that they will be signed and that they are not leaving to valorant
2020-12-11 21:36
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2 replies
source?
2020-12-12 02:33
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1 reply
pretty sure i saw it on like one of the youtubu CS compilation channels remember it was mCe talking on cache in a wurmup saying not to worry "they will get singed you guys are not going to lose us to valorant"
2020-12-12 17:20
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Secret could sign ex-Chaos
2020-12-12 00:31
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+Obo ez tier 1 NA
2020-12-11 21:27
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1 reply
or xeppa and it could be their floppy
2020-12-12 08:35
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dogshit team anyways
2020-12-11 21:30
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1 reply
why salty they're a tier 2 team anyway?
2020-12-12 07:09
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#31
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Bosnia and Herzegovina StigmaKG
Ex Chaos an1?????
2020-12-11 21:31
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1 reply
u think they had no offers like that ? they probably feel like they deserve a big org, since they were 18 in the world
2020-12-11 21:56
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Imagine signing this team instead of waiting to sign Chaos lmao
2020-12-11 21:31
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9 replies
Imagine maybe doing some research Kirill. Rumours say that Leaf will move over to Valorant. Vanity most likely also will.
2020-12-11 21:33
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Imagine actually doing in depth research you twat. Why do you think Leaf and Vanity are looking at moving over to Valorant?? Out of pure interest for the game? LOL twitch.tv/videos/827767273?t=11h58m46s Leaf literally said "It would be SAD if I had to move to Valorant and leave a game I've been playing since I was 9 just because we cant find an org" Meaning he's only looking at making the jump (and same with Vanity) because NA CS has no support and Valorant is the next best thing with more financial support. If an org like Extra Salt were to offer them contracts they'd definitely stay and continue to play CS. Instead they're signing these dogs lmao
2020-12-11 23:40
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"Leaf literally said "It would be SAD if I had to move to Valorant and leave a game I've been playing since I was 9 just because we cant find an org" He still will. dailyesports.gg/cloud9-blue-rumored-to-s..
2020-12-11 23:42
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I don't think you get my point. If an org would have offered the Chaos roster contracts to keep playing CS he wouldn't be making the jump to Valorant. I'm not saying "hes not going to Valorant" I understand that he is. What I'm telling you is that its because of how dead the NA CS scene is and the fact that no org is signing the chaos roster to keep playing CS. AGAIN had this org Extra Salt or any other org offered the Chaos roster support to keep playing CS Leaf probably stays in CS and doesn't make the jump to Valorant. It's just sad that this org Extra Salt chose these guys over the Chaos guys.
2020-12-12 00:06
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Leaf wanted to join Valorant so.
2020-12-12 00:07
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4 replies
I wish you the best of luck in life growing new brain cells because your current ones aren’t doing much for ya
2020-12-12 00:29
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0/8. Leaf will join C9 Blue man, jesus.
2020-12-12 00:35
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2 replies
I know, again its not always about the "what" the "why" is an even more important question. "I'm not saying "hes not going to Valorant" I understand that he is" One last time, good luck with growing new brain cells.
2020-12-12 01:12
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1 reply
Imagine trying so hard to explain something to a brainless idiot.
2020-12-12 03:51
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NA + Extra Salt = Not enough space on earth for that much salt
2020-12-11 21:31
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#35
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Finland Karppanator
Wtf they didn't go after ex-chaos?
2020-12-11 21:32
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3 replies
Because Leaf is most likely switching to Valorant. Same with Vanity.
2020-12-11 21:34
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2 replies
#50
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Armenia Imissexoptic
OMFG
2020-12-11 21:39
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1 reply
What? O.o
2020-12-11 21:40
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#38
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Poland BAN_ANIME
2020-12-11 21:34
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they should sign taco and food
2020-12-11 21:35
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2 replies
#65
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Brazil hugoooo
TACO team will me announced next year (TACO, felps, dumau, latto and RCF)
2020-12-11 21:56
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1 reply
#72
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United States TwistzzAIM
pog
2020-12-11 21:59
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#42
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Pakistan LoOuU2
Good for NA CS and whole of the pro scene in general!
2020-12-11 21:36
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oSee stuck in T2 NACS now
2020-12-11 21:37
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#45
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Sweden skorpan
Wow ... did Cloud9 terminate the contracts of the players due to violation of covid-19 policy? How obvious can it be that they’re taking advantage of the pandemic to save money .... that’s really low.
2020-12-11 21:37
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2 replies
#75
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Kosovo Mykolkaa
They could sell the players this way tho... I really don't think c9 is the kind of org to do scummy shit like that
2020-12-11 22:03
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after the retarded decision to buy a 6 million dollar team i can see why they’re pinching pennies where they can but seriously, there must have been a good reason as to why. c9 wouldn’t do that shit, they care so much about their image. remember the freakazoid anger management shit?
2020-12-11 22:41
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SIGN CHAOS FFS
2020-12-11 21:37
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osee in mouz please
2020-12-11 21:38
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#51
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Armenia Imissexoptic
why infinite is out
2020-12-11 21:40
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#59
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North America kekdubbs
valorant NRG
2020-12-11 21:50
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infinite is gonna join NRGs valorant team soon
2020-12-11 22:32
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1 reply
nice. gl for him
2020-12-12 23:10
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tier 967984285734875239759 org
2020-12-11 21:45
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+obo ?
2020-12-11 21:47
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#69
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United States TwistzzAIM
dude that would be pog -JT +AZR
2020-12-11 21:57
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Welcome obo
2020-12-11 21:48
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ok
2020-12-11 21:50
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hhahahahahahah NA Cs is a jokeee
2020-12-11 21:55
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NA cs ez
2020-12-11 21:56
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more of this 6 man nonsense with a lineup that isnt even good enough with 5 players. Maybe it works for vitality, possible for navi, but i'd focus getting rid of the weak main roster first.
2020-12-11 21:57
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#70
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United States TwistzzAIM
-JT +AZR
2020-12-11 21:57
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#73
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Norway oakwood
extra salt
2020-12-11 22:01
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1 reply
would you like that for here or to go?
2020-12-11 22:38
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now sign a star to replace floppy spot... not infinte ffs obo would be nice, even if he deserves a bit better
2020-12-11 22:06
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2 replies
oBo would be great but he would get back problems quickly
2020-12-11 22:31
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oSee is a very smart awper. also they have good teamplay on team with floppy, they could be at least on the same level as chaos right now, with obo
2020-12-11 22:34
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I dont understand why orgs keep re-signing this roster. What do they expect them to do??? they couldn't even win an ESEA cash-cup. Should have gotten 1-2 old guys who are still in the scene like fugly, hazed, or pwnalone and 3-4 young guys like consti, junior, wolfy, etc. I would rather see them sign a bunch of un-tested unknown players for a lower price rather than an expensive roster who couldn't do anything but upset Liquid at EPL 10.
2020-12-11 22:30
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1 reply
#108
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United Kingdom galaxyv2
idk if you have realised but na scene is dead
2020-12-11 23:30
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#90
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France taykah
Sodium, atomic number 11, was first isolated by Humphry Davy in 1807. A chemical component of salt, he named it Na in honor of the saltiest region on earth, North America.
2020-12-11 22:34
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don’t you have to be a good team with proper fundamentals to utilize a 6th man correctly
2020-12-11 22:37
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cool
2020-12-11 22:42
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lul nice name
2020-12-11 22:42
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good news!!
2020-12-11 22:52
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wtf!
2020-12-11 23:06
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shouldve signed chaos lol but the NA scene needed this.
2020-12-11 23:19
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I dont think its extra salt to pick ex-cloud9 roster, why so harsh on them :((
2020-12-11 23:19
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ez for NA
2020-12-11 23:26
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if things don't work out in cs they can always just switch to valorant
2020-12-11 23:33
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sign chaos
2020-12-11 23:34
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ryann incoming?
2020-12-12 00:06
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1 reply
2020-12-12 00:08
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Should've signed Chaos... but it's a step in the right direction
2020-12-12 00:36
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2 replies
exc9>>>>>>> OMEGALULCHAOS
2020-12-12 07:18
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1 reply
Well I mean Chaos are the best team IN North America(exlcuding the teams that went to EU) right now. Ex C9 aren't really performing so... yeah
2020-12-12 17:54
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damn say the n word one time and your whole career gets fucked feelsbad for infinite
2020-12-12 00:36
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#124
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Serbia DjapeZ
NaCl saving NaCs
2020-12-12 00:44
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#125
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jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
Salty
2020-12-12 01:05
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Wow, that organisation name is fantastic...
2020-12-12 01:24
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#129
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United Kingdom Theodoooore
If nobody signs Chaos despite these guys signing ex-C9 then there will be riots in the forums/Reddit. Glad these guys found a home, but if Chaos are out in the cold then that sucks shit.
2020-12-12 01:36
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Maybe ex-cloud9 were cheaper? Yeah super bizarre move. maybe if infinite is movin on they'll add Vanity as IGL and secondary awp.
2020-12-12 02:31
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What a name
2020-12-12 02:14
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#146
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Sweden boyyscout
good news, for their 5th player, ive heard there is a guy called NiKO who is on his way out of his new team, maybe consider him if they need an IGL
2020-12-12 07:25
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Sodium, atomic number 11, was first isolated by Humphry Davy in 1807. A chemical component of salt, he named it Na in honor of the saltiest region on earth, North America.
2020-12-12 07:51
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#154
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Lebanon ILOVEFEET
MSL?
2020-12-12 08:36
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ex-tra salt to sign ex-clown9
2020-12-12 11:30
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Hell yeah
2020-12-12 11:34
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#160
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Poland SebL
Really? I thought they are going to go seperate ways, since they have been looking dead since such a long time, huge surprise for me. Infinite was pretty good, I don't understand why would they remove him. They are removing him but are keeping JT and motm? Seems really weird, I don't think they have bright future.
2020-12-12 13:45
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2 replies
imagine signing a hopeless roster, probably gonna farm some t3 teams
2020-12-12 14:02
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#169
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Poland SebL
I don't think this roster could even farm T3 teams.
2020-12-12 18:37
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#162
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Australia Vocate565
Extra salt vs c9
2020-12-12 14:07
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Trash will remain trash
2020-12-12 17:15
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#166
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South Africa kiefpant
For anyone wondering why these guys would sign ex-C9 instead of Chaos, the guy supposedly heading up this org (according to RushB), Daniel van Flymen, is also ZA. He's been involved in the scene for a long time. That being said, he's a complete ego-driven tool and will be leveraging off daddy's money to make this happen, so expect ex-Extra Salt to be back on Patreon this time next year trying to raise money again.
2020-12-12 17:40
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They can disband this lineup now, the only relevant player is Sonic
2020-12-12 18:46
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#171
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Germany Smartest_Fakeflagger
Why not chaos lol
2020-12-12 19:59
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2020-12-13 02:10
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Meanwhile Infinite joing Valorant's NGR team, fitting
2020-12-13 02:15
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