Cloud9 secure BetBoom Playlist Urbanistic grand final spot

Cloud9 are the first team through to the $300,000 event's grand final.

Cloud9 have defeated GODSENT with a 2-0 scoreline to clinch a grand final spot at BetBoom Playlist Urbanistic. Their opponents in the final will be the victors of the MOUZ vs. FORZE match, set to take place on Sunday at 16:00 .

Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov and company received an invite straight to the quarters of the tournament and made the most of it, defeating Falcons and GODSENT in a single day of play due to their match against the French side being postponed.

sh1ro averaged a 1.48 rating at the tournament so far

Cloud9 are now title favorites based on their impressive form at ESL Pro League S17, where the Russian squad defeated the likes of G2, Outsiders, and MOUZ on their way to the grand final. Their task of taking home the $165,000 grand prize was also made slightly easier after upsets led to some of the favorites being eliminated in the quarter-final stage, namely Virtus.pro and BIG.

Cloud9's semi-final opponents were GODSENT, who started their tournament in the Swiss group. The Swedes traversed the opening stage with just one map loss to their name and kept up their great form in the playoffs, defeating HEET and BIG to set up their clash against Cloud9.

In the semis, however, they were no match for their opponents and lost two straight maps, being unable to provide much resistance on the Overpass offense by posting just one round on their way to a 9-16 loss. They showed a better showing on their map pick of Ancient and took Cloud9 close in a 12-16 loss, helped massively by Joel "⁠joel⁠" Holmlund's 1.58-rated performance, but fell short in the end.

BetBoom Playlist Urbanistic 2023Best of 3

GODSENT

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GODSENT	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Joel 'joel' Holmlundjoel	45 - 36	+9	100.5	79.2%	1.33
William 'draken' Sundindraken	31 - 35	-4	64.2	67.9%	0.92
Nicolas 'Plopski' Gonzalez ZamoraPlopski	29 - 40	-11	65.4	66.0%	0.78
Erik 'ztr' Gustafssonztr	22 - 36	-14	45.7	69.8%	0.75
Alfred 'RuStY' KarlssonRuStY	25 - 38	-13	54.4	58.5%	0.73

Cloud9	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating2.0
Sergey 'Ax1Le' RykhtorovAx1Le	46 - 25	+21	91.3	84.9%	1.43
Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolovsh1ro	47 - 26	+21	79.0	79.2%	1.36
Abay 'HObbit' KhassenovHObbit	37 - 30	+7	79.0	77.4%	1.26
Timur 'buster' Tulepovbuster	28 - 32	-4	70.2	77.4%	1.00
Vladislav 'nafany' Gorshkovnafany	27 - 39	-12	60.1	69.8%	0.90

Cloud9 have a busy schedule coming up in the next few days. Alongside the BetBoom Playlist Urbanistic 2023 grand final, the Russian team is competing in the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Europe, where they are set to face off against Ninjas in Pyjamas in the semi-final on Friday. They are also slated to appear in the IEM Dallas 2023 Europe Closed Qualifier, with their first match coming against sYnck on Friday.

Date	Matches
IEM Dallas 2023 Europe Closed Qualifier
31/03/2023	Cloud9 12:00 sYnck	Match

Date	Matches
BLAST Premier Spring Showdown 2023 Europe
31/03/2023	Ninjas in Pyjamas 16:30 Cloud9	Match