Cloud9 set to sign buster

Cloud9 chose their replacement for Timofey "⁠interz⁠" Yakushin after weeks of trials and talks.

Cloud9 are slated to enter the 2023 season with a new lineup, as they are set to sign Timur "⁠buster⁠" Tulepov, multiple sources have revealed to HLTV.org.

The team had been looking into finding a replacement for interz for at least a month following the end of their 2022 campaign at the IEM Rio Major. buster was among the biggest candidates from the start, but several other players were considered.

buster should make his debut with Cloud9 at IEM Katowice

buster's first tournament back on the server should be IEM Katowice. Cloud9 have been invited to start the event in the Play-in stage, which kicks off on January 31 and has eight spots in the group stage on offer.

With the move to Cloud9, buster will end a six-month stint on the sidelines after he was benched in Outsiders following the end of the PGL Major Antwerp in late May. He and Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis was replaced in the team by David "⁠n0rb3r7⁠" Danielyan and Petr "⁠fame⁠" Bolyshev, but while the Latvian was quick to find a new home in Liquid, the wait was much longer for the 23-year-old Kazakhstani rifler.

Should buster's signing come to completion, Cloud9's lineup at IEM Katowice will be:

Russia Vladislav "⁠nafany⁠" Gorshkov
Russia Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov
Russia Sergey "⁠Ax1Le⁠" Rykhtorov
Kazakhstan Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov
Kazakhstan Timur "⁠buster⁠" Tulepov

Russia Konstantin "⁠groove⁠" Pikiner (coach)

Kazakhstan Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov
Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov
Age:
28
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
1223
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.65
Russia David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyan
David 'n0rb3r7' Danielyan
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
1130
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.69
Russia Petr 'fame' Bolyshev
Petr 'fame' Bolyshev
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
572
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.66
Kazakhstan Timur 'buster' Tulepov
Timur 'buster' Tulepov
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
1250
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.62
Russia Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolov
Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolov
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.22
Maps played:
923
KPR:
0.77
DPR:
0.53
Russia Vladislav 'nafany' Gorshkov
Vladislav 'nafany' Gorshkov
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.96
Maps played:
924
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.69
Russia Sergey 'Ax1Le' Rykhtorov
Sergey 'Ax1Le' Rykhtorov
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
996
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.63
Latvia Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis
Mareks 'YEKINDAR' Gaļinskis
Age:
23
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.07
Maps played:
1173
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.70
Russia Timofey 'interz' Yakushin
Timofey 'interz' Yakushin
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.94
Maps played:
906
KPR:
0.57
DPR:
0.58
Pog
2023-01-02 22:57
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1 reply
good move
2023-01-07 22:56
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#2
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United States zovint
booooo
2023-01-02 22:57
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12 replies
interz got busted
2023-01-02 23:00
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8 replies
#27
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Czech Republic MartyCzech
fr poor guy
2023-01-02 23:00
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2 replies
interz >>> buster
2023-01-03 04:18
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1 reply
yes(
2023-01-03 06:36
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Sanji flashbacks
2023-01-03 00:44
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feels bad
2023-01-03 01:58
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Interz got buster
2023-01-03 10:29
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#240
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Norway Gjellan
he got busted on hard fr fr
2023-01-03 12:10
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nafany is the problem
2023-01-03 13:29
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That was my first reaction, but i have faith. Maybe they changed some roles and nafany can shine now, or he is just the optimal mix of energy that c9 needs. We'll see.
2023-01-02 23:06
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very bad move. so cringe holy shit.
2023-01-02 23:12
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1 reply
agreed. lan & online, dude's never been a good player. your average faceit 10
2023-01-03 02:40
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#3
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Pakistan Ademulla
L
2023-01-02 22:57
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#4
g1elek | 
Poland veb1k
ok
2023-01-02 22:57
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#5
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France weedwalker
bad move, who is gonna pick up interz?
2023-01-02 22:57
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31 replies
#14
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Wales dr_gonzo
nobody youve heard of, prob back to tier 3
2023-01-02 22:58
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#18
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United States zovint
TSM
2023-01-02 22:58
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2 replies
+1
2023-01-02 23:08
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TSM TSM TSM!!!
2023-01-03 07:00
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any t2 cis team would benefit tbf he might help teams like 1win, forze, etc to get back on track especially since he's a yes-man
2023-01-02 22:59
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13 replies
nemiga +interz and sdy
2023-01-02 23:17
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12 replies
sdy blocked his way to any normal Russian and Belarusian team with his mega patriotism and interz will most likely receive an offer from forz or 1win which will be better
2023-01-02 23:31
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11 replies
#145
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Mao | 
Palestine MarxistLeninist
Yeah he has sounded extremely russophobic lately
2023-01-03 01:11
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4 replies
Tell me more
2023-01-03 01:38
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1 reply
#242
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Mao | 
Palestine MarxistLeninist
Calling Russians terrorists and other that type of nonsense
2023-01-03 12:12
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Tell me mote
2023-01-03 04:51
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2023-01-03 06:05
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#157
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Ukraine HelkerN
As if he'd be willing to sign for one lol
2023-01-03 02:16
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5 replies
well, C9, Spirit and VP are among the best teams in EU region. It's not impossible for him to join at some point. But joining a team of same caliber outside of CIS? very unlikely (we are talking about G2, FaZe, Vitality, Heroic) Spirit is a great choice, actually, since they went full anti-putin
2023-01-03 03:06
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4 replies
idk, spirit seemed set to me,theyre filled with young guys on the rise and sdy benched himself from them back then, dunno how will it affect moral or relation to the orgs (twitlonger.com/show/n_1srse4v)
2023-01-03 04:58
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#205
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Ukraine HelkerN
Yeah, not sure he'll get a chance at T1 right away, but I feel like if he joined a T2-T3 Ukrainian team like Ikla or join Woro2k in Monte that would boost his morale a lot and he might jump back to T1. Well anyways, sdy is a super nice dude and judging by his social media he deserves more
2023-01-03 08:29
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Never saw spirit going “full anti Putin” Wtf are u talking about?
2023-01-03 14:16
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1 reply
Idk, staying away from him and anything related to the war and relocating to Serbia? also caring about their ukrainian players and constantly mentioning that peace and love are their main priorities? basically saying that they dont support the war and dont wanna have any kind of relation to that now tell what the hell are you talking about
2023-01-03 23:46
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nemiga
2023-01-02 23:15
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faze will take him for katowice
2023-01-02 23:25
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5 replies
who is not playing at katowice on faze?
2023-01-03 10:41
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4 replies
rain
2023-01-03 13:53
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3 replies
Did they state why? Seems I missed this news
2023-01-03 16:50
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2 replies
theclutch.com.br/csgo/rain-fara-pausa-di.. in the news it says that rain will take a break, I don't know if it's true or not
2023-01-03 19:25
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#293
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Mongolia 6yr9t
the baby was born, the rain went on maternity leave
2023-01-04 09:11
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a lot of teams will b interested in him, he's a really good support player even tho hes not a great fragger
2023-01-03 00:12
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Know it's a bit of a stretch, but maybe Spirit if Magisk goes international? Magisk's English seems solid and a lot of press folks seem to like him 🤷
2023-01-03 01:40
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3 replies
They speak Russian interz is in a Russian lineup why would spirit go international
2023-01-03 04:27
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2 replies
I think his suggestion was magixx going international and spirit finding another russian speaker to replace him (I don't really see magixx going international or any international team that would look like a step up for him right now)
2023-01-03 05:15
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1 reply
FaZe instead of rain
2023-01-03 09:11
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1win since they need 1 more player
2023-01-03 04:20
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wtff
2023-01-02 22:57
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#7
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United Kingdom pattypotato4
why lol
2023-01-02 22:57
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#8
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Wales dr_gonzo
interesting choice
2023-01-02 22:57
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1 reply
Probably one of cheapest and impactful (hopefully) choice for c9. Without any problem too
2023-01-04 15:25
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#9
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World MACS.
HEYO
2023-01-02 22:57
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god buster
2023-01-02 22:57
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LETS GO BUSTER WELCOME BACK TO TIER 1
2023-01-02 22:57
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Give Forester a team ffs
2023-01-02 22:57
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16 replies
Forester for Interz would have been third dumbest move ever
2023-01-02 23:13
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13 replies
First two?
2023-01-02 23:15
0
12 replies
Removing Aleksib from Ence will always be my no1 HEN1 leaving Furia is the second
2023-01-02 23:15
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11 replies
#97
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Romania 12clase
what about nexa to G2 or neaLaN to EG
2023-01-02 23:45
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5 replies
nealan to EG bad? The team was already shit nealan was pretty fine compared to the rest
2023-01-03 00:01
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2 replies
+1 for igl hes pretty good in NA
2023-01-03 00:34
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1 reply
+11111 Best NA star right now
2023-01-03 00:42
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neaLan to EG made them less bad
2023-01-03 07:31
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You listen to Kassad too much
2023-01-03 11:37
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G2 signing m0nesy instead of me (much better AWPer with more swag)
2023-01-02 23:49
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1 reply
Agreed loved your 3k awp vs Bot Mark, Bot Gabe and Bot Biden truly a talent sign him faze. Kick gambky and +Pootisbird01
2023-01-03 00:03
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#138
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Canada Bucket0
Snax for styko after aleksi
2023-01-03 00:52
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2 replies
Not that bad
2023-01-03 04:28
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1 reply
#287
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Canada Bucket0
ruined a team. they did fluke one tournament tho
2023-01-04 00:35
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1.13 rating last year against top 20 teams, compared to Buster’s 0.79. Dumbest roster move ever.
2023-01-03 16:29
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1 reply
And both are not an upgrade over interz
2023-01-03 16:56
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W
2023-01-02 22:58
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Could be a big move, will be interesting to see how it plays out
2023-01-02 22:58
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I want to be proven wrong but this feels like the biggest roster mistake of 2023 honestly
2023-01-02 22:58
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12 replies
#41
Faceit level 6  | 
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Spain Marshall_D_AdreN
people said the same about hobbit
2023-01-02 23:03
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4 replies
#75
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France ikv
They didn't say it was one of the "biggest roster mistakes", gambit youngsters was a relatively unknown team and were still t2-t3
2023-01-02 23:21
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3 replies
#79
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Bulgaria K1r1to
yeah, just unknown top 30 team with 19/20 wins for every month
2023-01-02 23:24
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2 replies
#168
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France ikv
How would anyone interpret adding a major winning veteran to a developing team as a mistake
2023-01-03 03:39
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1 reply
Because supra was great as well and they had win streak 19 in a row with him
2023-01-03 09:13
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+1
2023-01-02 23:11
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#106
Faceit level 10  | 
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Slovakia artyone_
+1
2023-01-02 23:54
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I don’t think it will be
2023-01-03 00:48
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#162
Faceit level 8  | 
United States Plus1_Minus1
+1
2023-01-03 03:17
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npl is biggest mistake
2023-01-03 04:00
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+1
2023-01-03 05:48
0
+1
2023-01-03 11:39
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#17
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
NEO | 
Poland ScR1337
strange
2023-01-02 22:58
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#19
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Spain kroosw0w
HObbit adding his Kazakh friend... this will not end good
2023-01-02 22:58
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2 replies
They're not real friends; just buddies
2023-01-02 23:48
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#218
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KiMaRR | 
Lithuania disesion
WHERE ADREN
2023-01-03 09:33
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tier 2 now
2023-01-02 22:59
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#21
Faceit plus user Faceit level 9  | 
Czech Republic maXX_CZ
Well, he was pretty bad in 2022. I am worried that it won't work out the way they want.
2023-01-02 22:59
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#22
Faceit level 7  | 
Saint Lucia baitmaster_69
L move
2023-01-02 22:59
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L
2023-01-02 22:59
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#26
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Netherlands p2dr
He an yekindar were* replaced
2023-01-02 23:00
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Nice, best option between sanji and forester
2023-01-02 23:01
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Unreal bullshit move
2023-01-02 23:01
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3 replies
#179
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Australia Beard43
It says they had weeks of trials and talks. I guess after all that they were just standing there so they decided, Buster move!
2023-01-03 04:43
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1 reply
wow
2023-01-03 06:15
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+1
2023-01-03 09:14
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Fat L
2023-01-02 23:01
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CJ you're a straigh busta
2023-01-02 23:01
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interesting
2023-01-02 23:01
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2 replies
I found someone of my kind nice name and flair
2023-01-03 04:29
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1 reply
brotha from anotha motha 💯
2023-01-03 20:41
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W but also L
2023-01-02 23:01
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I like buster but there was nothing wrong with C9 roster...
2023-01-02 23:02
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8 replies
#54
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NertZ | 
Denmark popper1920
Haha mate surely u are baiting xd
2023-01-02 23:09
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hes right. if you look at c9 they only t sides because nafany would die in without a trade. essentially hes like yekindar but isnt peeking for kills but for info. when nafany does play with his team he gets like an impossible 3k entry.
2023-01-03 01:06
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#148
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NertZ | 
Denmark popper1920
> there was nothing wrong with C9 roster > goes on to talk about what was wrong with C9
2023-01-03 01:18
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5 replies
my point is that it c9s problems can be fixed without changing the roster. so no, the roster is fine.
2023-01-03 01:36
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#172
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United Kingdom -CammY-
The roster is far from fine. Similar to what happens in football, in the end you need to freshen things up and changes need to be made.
2023-01-03 04:16
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exactly there's no problem with the roster there's a problem with how their rounds are played out
2023-01-03 15:24
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2 replies
#281
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NertZ | 
Denmark popper1920
aarh that makes so much more sense. Quickly, you should get in touch with c9's cs division to tell them about your findings. I bet they are dying to know what's going wrong, but surely only an expert of hltv can find out that nafany dies without trades on T side. I bet if they knew that important little factor, interz would still be on c9. What's the next crazy mystery u guys are gonna solve? Jame's DPR is extremely low due to his passive awping style?
2023-01-03 17:08
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lol
2023-01-05 13:02
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W but L
2023-01-02 23:02
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hurts to see -interz, however, they had to change something... :s
2023-01-02 23:02
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Interesting
2023-01-02 23:02
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interz to betboom Good luck to buster, hltv has forgot that he used to be very good at a certain point. May as well be again
2023-01-02 23:02
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yea buster underrated, always thought he looked like a better player than qikert. he was very good in clutches iirc
2023-01-02 23:03
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2 replies
#87
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Kazakhstan isSaHaD
It's nice to see understanding people
2023-01-02 23:34
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You're right. At the end, he was the support/bitch of the team. Jame's team is really rely on one full support player. (Sanji, buster, qikert and now norbert
2023-01-03 00:10
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Could be the last piece for them actually
2023-01-02 23:04
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5 replies
#219
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KiMaRR | 
Lithuania disesion
who are the other pieces besides sdy?
2023-01-03 09:34
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4 replies
Betboom? Rumours are Boombl4, Forrester, Nickelback, Kairon and some awper.
2023-01-03 12:23
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2 replies
#244
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KiMaRR | 
Lithuania disesion
thanks. wasnt it rumoured that sdy would be on betboom as well?
2023-01-03 12:24
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I don't remember about sdy. Since T1 CIS teams are very stable at the moment, everyone else is potentially linked to next best teams - 1win, forZe and possibly BetBoom.
2023-01-03 12:51
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Sdy is better than buster? nahh i dont think so
2023-01-03 16:41
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LOL, wonder if they'll make to playoffs now
2023-01-02 23:03
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sad for interz, didnt feel like a needed change. but happy for buster. not sure if it will make c9 better though
2023-01-02 23:03
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#42
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United States vivix
C9 boombl4, buster, hobbit, sh1ro, and ax1le that's a championship team
2023-01-02 23:03
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2 replies
+1
2023-01-02 23:18
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#182
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India vpatel_22
But C9 don't want to make all of their players drug addict...
2023-01-03 05:09
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everyone who write its a L move wrong he is better player than interz in firepower.
2023-01-02 23:04
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unspoken rizz:
2023-01-02 23:04
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#48
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Seychelles vsky
toxic dwarf hobbit took his buddy from kaz hahahaahah
2023-01-02 23:05
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1 reply
He actually looks like a hobbit
2023-01-02 23:06
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what an awful move
2023-01-02 23:06
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#52
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Switzerland Sp0rk
I actually really hate this, especially since interz had like a 1.1 rating in a couple events this year. Unless he's like hard to work with
2023-01-02 23:07
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#55
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United Kingdom Theodoooore
WHYYYYYYY I actually don't care if it works, because C9 with Interz still hasn't peaked and would work anyway with more experience They've been together a long time, but they've not been in T1 a long time
2023-01-02 23:10
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3 replies
Not t1 ? They were t1 at the end of the year (rio major) they just haven't been playing a lot because they're not a partnered team
2023-01-02 23:39
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2 replies
#98
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United Kingdom Theodoooore
I didn't say they're not T1, I was pre-empting people saying "Not experienced enough???" by saying that just because they've had the same 5 for a long time doesn't mean they're experienced and won't crack under pressure Especially since they've only had a year on LAN, and as you said haven't been playing a lot
2023-01-02 23:46
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ooh my bad i read «they haven't been T1 for a long time», and understood it as in they haven't been T1 recently and since a while. Yeah i agree about the pressure, Ax1le tends to underperfom under pressure and it sometimes feels like nafany doesn't igl as well either
2023-01-02 23:55
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scary...tho whoever is saying "downgrade" is just straight lying. the roles will be wonky but something had to change
2023-01-02 23:12
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#58
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North America minte
interz is literally so much better
2023-01-02 23:12
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HUGE L but honestly something was needed :(
2023-01-02 23:15
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boombl4 instead of nafany
2023-01-02 23:17
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#68
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Russia mshkoda
I can just hope it will work🙏🙏🙏
2023-01-02 23:18
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#69
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Ukraine ksay
could be a good fit buster is a pretty versatile player he can also second AWP
2023-01-02 23:18
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0.79 rating against top 20 last year, compared to Forrester’s 1.13, Interz was 0.73 so I fail to see how this is a real upgrade.
2023-01-03 16:32
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twitch chat will be in 'interz was not a problem' mode this year...
2023-01-02 23:18
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2 replies
"interz was the problem" Thats what they always write
2023-01-02 23:23
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wdym c9 not partnered team, they barely play))))
2023-01-03 15:25
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Go buster!
2023-01-02 23:20
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dude
2023-01-02 23:20
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#74
Bymas | 
Lithuania ashas
its a bust
2023-01-02 23:21
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Interz to Big Booms team
2023-01-02 23:23
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nemiga add interz and sdy +1 young grinder
2023-01-02 23:29
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as anchor he is better than interz, will see how it goes.
2023-01-02 23:26
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#86
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Spain kroosw0w
buster will be a bust no pun intended
2023-01-02 23:34
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#88
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Russia Tarnish
Good luck Buster
2023-01-02 23:34
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this does look bad but they seem to have spent a long time trialling him instead of interz so hopefully that means I will be proven wrong.
2023-01-02 23:34
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High risk, mid reward ngl
2023-01-02 23:35
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lol he was great supporter
2023-01-02 23:35
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Should've kept interz and gone for -nafany +Booml4, Hopefully boom interz and sdy can form a good core for a new cis roster
2023-01-02 23:36
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#93
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
glhf
2023-01-02 23:38
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Way better than navi
2023-01-02 23:42
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U S A U S A no wait...
2023-01-02 23:45
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#99
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Russia HikZ
hobbit just invited his buddy )))
2023-01-02 23:47
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#100
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Wales tinribs
interz hasnt been looking bad recently and hes support player
2023-01-02 23:48
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what a tragedy
2023-01-02 23:50
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#104
Faceit level 10  | 
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Europe PipyLonTeZ
he gonna have the same rating as interz bet
2023-01-02 23:51
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based
2023-01-02 23:52
0
2 kazaks and 3 russians >>>>>>> 1 kazak and 4 russians
2023-01-02 23:57
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Big downgrade in terms of roles, but upgrade in terms of firepower, if they can make the roles work, good for them, if not, Big L
2023-01-03 00:01
0
Good
2023-01-03 00:06
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#114
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Russia PutinTOP1
nice
2023-01-03 00:07
0
Personally I think this is a downgrade but we'll see how Buster does under Nafany.
2023-01-03 00:14
0
Talk about downgrade, sheesh
2023-01-03 00:15
0
I like the idea of changing something in C9. But I’m not sure if Interz really was „the Problem“. I think they lack of creativity in rounds, so I would liked more a IGL or coach change. Coach might be easier + Hooch or maybe Jerry as IGL. But just getting more firepower isn’t the deal for me. Maybe I’m wrong.
2023-01-03 00:18
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1 reply
Buster has quite some experience of being an igl tell, surely he wouldn't mind helping Nafany with that
2023-01-03 00:21
0
IDRK
2023-01-03 00:19
0
L
2023-01-03 00:20
0
Absolutely deserved, Buster has a lot, hell of a lot experience, great anchor player and clearly more firepower in the right hands
2023-01-03 00:20
0
Good upgrade
2023-01-03 00:30
0
interz with boombl4 kairon and forester
2023-01-03 00:32
0
Huge L
2023-01-03 00:34
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Lol this is a downgrade, they should have aimed for forester, otherwise keep interz
2023-01-03 00:36
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Interz was not the problem
2023-01-03 00:37
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Thats propably h0bbit's call on buster. Kinda risky since he was AFK for long and had no motivaton. I dont belive it will work out, interz was not a problem.
2023-01-03 00:40
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bad move
2023-01-03 00:45
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1 reply
kio.. i mean interz is not the problem
2023-01-03 06:09
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Interz is a solid all around player. I think c9 will regret this change.
2023-01-03 00:50
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Nice, good move as buster brings more experience and is a wall
2023-01-03 00:54
0
Uprage skillwise, huge downgrade rolewise
2023-01-03 01:02
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#141
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Albania me_donk
fuck that shit time to go international furia -drop +interz
2023-01-03 01:02
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1 reply
-drop +s1mple
2023-01-06 05:12
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#142
Faceit level 5  | 
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Asia Viquersvikers
L
2023-01-03 01:04
0
I hope Groove knows what it's doing. The only reason I see reasonable this move is to bring new blood and mentality.
2023-01-03 01:06
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#146
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
United States jschleg
interesting breaking up the boys. seemed like a foregone conclusion but i think if they just had more stage time maybe some better overall achievements.
2023-01-03 01:12
0
no what the hell
2023-01-03 01:15
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#149
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North America drac0zGOD
sleeper pick bring magixx
2023-01-03 01:21
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#153
Faceit level 10  | 
Denmark zerm999
The worst thing is, even if C9 should get better by this, teams like G2 and Heroic, potentially Vitality and OG seem to also get better, so maybe they won't even get more succes by doing this move, and we will never know if it was a good decision or not. With that said I hope they start winning, because they have so much potential to be a number one team, even with interz. I feel like their mentally is a bigger problem than their actual teamwork/skill. Gonna be an exciting season we have coming up. Almost ALL old school players are out of tier1, and we are finally seeing the younger players being the dominating factors. Karrigan, Apex and krimz are more or less the only players in tier1 who played other iterations of cs on top level. Correct me if I'm wrong.
2023-01-03 01:44
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2 replies
#164
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Argentina nymeros
Snappi too!
2023-01-03 03:26
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1 reply
#167
Faceit level 10  | 
Denmark zerm999
He was never one of the best in 1.6, and has never been consistently playing top tier cs go before Ence, but sure :)
2023-01-03 03:33
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maybe they will remove nafany for forester idk havent followed been overdrive's leaks
2023-01-03 02:04
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why does C9 continuously disappointment me
2023-01-03 02:16
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3 replies
Because clown9.
2023-01-03 13:21
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2 replies
i blame you
2023-01-04 00:29
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1 reply
No
2023-01-04 03:28
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pretty big downgrade from the sources i've read
2023-01-03 02:36
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I hope it’s an improvement
2023-01-03 03:21
0
another Huge L for another russian team, no way buster is better than interz
2023-01-03 03:26
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1 reply
We'll see
2023-01-03 11:07
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#166
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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World 2ocean
lmao anything besides forester would be a downgrade, gl to gambit in top10
2023-01-03 03:28
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What happened to C9 academy anyway? they hyped it up like it was some kind of big project and then just dipped
2023-01-03 03:42
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nafany or a coach change is required imo. I dont see how changing a support player with a different player who was once a star but dropped in form when he became a support under Jame. tho Jame does really fuck over the 5th man on those teams as shown by SANJI and buster.
2023-01-03 04:00
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i think that in terms of pure skill interz is > than buster but c9’s issue was not lack of skill but chemistry. hope buster will fill them mentally and they will finally upgrade so gl both, hope c9 will dominate 2023! gl c9 gl interz
2023-01-03 04:39
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1 reply
Lol You've got to be kidding me
2023-01-03 11:06
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downgrade lol
2023-01-03 05:10
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- nafany + mvp major AdreN as igl and cloud9 with kz flag will be weirdest thing in the world
2023-01-03 05:28
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2 replies
#226
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Kazakhstan Avantc7
nah AdreN is old now +neaLaN as an IGL would be cool
2023-01-03 10:51
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I'm one of his best fans around but AdreN is washed AF
2023-01-03 11:06
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ChrisJ would be better imo
2023-01-03 05:40
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Top left Busta
2023-01-03 05:42
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dont think that interz was the problem
2023-01-03 05:54
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gg busted
2023-01-03 06:01
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What did interz do that meant he had to be replaced? I mean his stats weren't great, but that's why you've got ax1le and sh1ro.
2023-01-03 06:16
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1 reply
Well better average stats = better potential Also buster can sometime carry maps if needs be
2023-01-03 11:05
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#196
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Canada kinley377
GL buster
2023-01-03 06:24
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#197
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Norway Janton
scary...tho whoever is saying "downgrade" is just straight lying. the roles will be wonky but something had to change
2023-01-03 06:33
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2 replies
#208
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Finland HARD4ENCE
+1, the only 2 options to swap out of this roster were either internz or Hobbit. Of course they could have gone with a more interesting pickup than buster but considering the CIS player market that probably isn't a feasible option.
2023-01-03 09:02
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Yep , ridiculous to say it's the same, let alone a downgrade. Buster when on form is on qikert level stat wise and Can easily carry maps. I just think people are disappointed because it's not the most logical/best choice
2023-01-03 11:04
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Cool
2023-01-03 06:58
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#202
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Russia kArfiD13
Very nice
2023-01-03 08:02
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#203
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Russia Topzor
bad move
2023-01-03 08:10
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I don‘t see how this is an upgrade. Also, Outsiders won the major after replacing buster…
2023-01-03 08:13
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1 reply
#221
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Greece Fangu1
They just got lucky, final against heroic is a free final.
2023-01-03 10:27
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#206
Faceit level 10  | 
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Germany NaF4nY
Big L,
2023-01-03 08:47
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Expected. IMO interz is better player but they need a shakeup.
2023-01-03 08:55
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1 reply
Yeah I agree, kinda sad to see interz go but they needed to change something up
2023-01-03 09:17
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Why.....?(
2023-01-03 09:08
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not bad
2023-01-03 09:17
0
Shittest move I’ve ever seen
2023-01-03 09:28
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#217
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Kazakhstan Fawkesss
GO BUSTER!
2023-01-03 09:28
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#220
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United Kingdom n33b
Bringing big INSIDER info from the OUTSIDERS
2023-01-03 09:42
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it hurts
2023-01-03 10:37
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is buster anime pfp? plz tell me this is not the end of nafany's anime team
2023-01-03 10:41
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#227
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Russia NOD777
Kazakh cs evolving lets go
2023-01-03 11:02
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Out of the potential prospects it's not the one I would have chosen. He still brings tons of improvement though : better aim, experience, second awp...
2023-01-03 11:02
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Probably not going to fix anything
2023-01-03 11:09
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Maaaaaan……
2023-01-03 11:32
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So, buster will play support?
2023-01-03 11:58
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2 replies
Wasn't he already support?
2023-01-03 14:07
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1 reply
He was, and he wasn't a good one.
2023-01-03 17:01
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Worst signing of all time.
2023-01-03 12:07
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interz busted
2023-01-03 12:10
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Weird decision. Not like interz was that bad or something.
2023-01-03 12:39
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Hobbit will takeover interz roles
2023-01-03 12:40
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#247
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Ethiopia Loksy
I mean out of all the choices available ?
2023-01-03 12:42
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#248
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
REAL | 
Spain deBurrows
Don't see an improvement over interz.
2023-01-03 12:43
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A nice upgrade. Buster can awp as well.
2023-01-03 12:52
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Trash9 expected
2023-01-03 13:23
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4 replies
Name doesn't check out
2023-01-03 14:06
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3 replies
Changes for the sake of changes ain‘t gonna work
2023-01-03 14:13
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2 replies
Buster has definitely got better mechanics than Interz, he should be a good support as well. What other change u think they should have done?
2023-01-03 16:10
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Most of the games Interz has negative kd and he is not even the igl. U should atleast be able to pull ur own weight, even if ur support.
2023-01-03 16:14
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boombl4 better
2023-01-03 13:42
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busta, straight busta
2023-01-03 14:25
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HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
2023-01-03 15:24
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OMEGALUL
2023-01-03 15:26
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"interz 0.9 rating kick him already he's ruining this team" "nooo why did you replace him broo he wasn't the problem"
2023-01-03 15:27
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nice upgrade
2023-01-03 15:29
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i can't imagine this team doing that much better with buster
2023-01-03 16:36
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interz was the problem (no)
2023-01-03 16:59
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#282
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Barbados SugarHill
Good
2023-01-03 17:51
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#289
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Finland sway777
W
2023-01-04 02:16
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As a big fan of Gambit I must admit that Interz was playing much more aggressively & was still very good at staying alive. He'll be a major asset to whoever he ends up playing for. RIP.
2023-01-04 03:35
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Super cool! 2023 is starting with incredibly great news! Go C9!
2023-01-04 09:10
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r u sure you want this guy in this team? youtube.com/watch?v=le_DgyewwzQ&t=2003s
2023-01-04 13:05
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#297
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Barbados Hanes
God move
2023-01-04 19:51
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I feel like NaVi should pick up interz. For real, they need a support player, and Interz imo is one of the best support players out there. He's gained a ton of experience over the past 3 years. This is their key
2023-01-07 16:53
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Wish him best luck. Always like how he played, I remember seeing him for the first time during Katowice 2019 major and he was really good.
2023-01-10 22:01
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