Thunderpick World Championship 2023 Thunderpick World Championship 2023

Cloud9 announce Boombl4 as stand-in

27-10-2023 09:08

The Russian in-game leader steps in following Dmitry "⁠sh1ro⁠" Sokolov's shock decision to step down.

Major-winner Boombl41 has been plying his trade with 1WIN in recent times.

Cloud9 have announced that Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov will be used as a stand-in in place of sh1ro, who the team recently announced was standing down from the active roster.

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sh1ro steps down from Cloud9

The news comes ahead of Cloud9's campaign in the online Thunderpick World Championship, which they are set to kick off on Friday at 10:00 . The move would leave Cloud9 without a dedicated AWPer in the server.

Date Matches
Thunderpick World Championship 2023
27/10/2023
Cloud9
10:00
fnatic
 Match

Cloud9 recently made the shocking announcement that sh1ro had decided to step down from the team, with neither the announcement nor sh1ro's own Telgram post providing details as to why. The AWPer recently posted his worst-rated event (0.96) in nearly four years, at CS2's first tier one LAN, IEM Sydney.

Cloud9 have struggled since undertaking a headline-grabbing revamp in the most recent player break, during which Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov and Ilya "⁠Perfecto⁠" Zalutskiy were brought in to create what many called a superteam.

Results have not matched the hype and the IGL role has been an issue throughout, with electroNic first filling the position before passing the mantle to Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov.

The Russian team have turned to a Major-winning player to fill the hole on their roster, with Boombl4 having won the trophy, along with several others, during a successful two-year stint as IGL for Natus Vincere.

Cloud9's roster for Thunderpick World Championship will be:

Russia Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov
Russia Sergey "⁠Ax1Le⁠" Rykhtorov
Russia Ilya "⁠Perfecto⁠" Zalutskiy
Kazakhstan Abay "⁠HObbit⁠" Khassenov
Russia Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov (stand-in)

Russia Konstantin "⁠groove⁠" Pikiner (coach)

Kazakhstan Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov
Abay 'HObbit' Khassenov
Age:
29
Team:
Cloud9
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
1376
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.65
Russia Kirill 'Boombl4' Mikhailov
Kirill 'Boombl4' Mikhailov
Age:
24
Team:
1win
Rating 1.0:
0.97
Maps played:
1269
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.68
Russia Ilya 'Perfecto' Zalutskiy
Ilya 'Perfecto' Zalutskiy
Age:
23
Team:
Cloud9
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
882
KPR:
0.63
DPR:
0.60
Russia Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov
Denis 'electroNic' Sharipov
Age:
25
Team:
Cloud9
Rating 1.0:
1.08
Maps played:
1478
KPR:
0.74
DPR:
0.66
Russia Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolov
Dmitry 'sh1ro' Sokolov
Age:
22
Team:
Cloud9B
Rating 1.0:
1.22
Maps played:
1074
KPR:
0.77
DPR:
0.54
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Russia Sergey 'Ax1Le' Rykhtorov
Sergey 'Ax1Le' Rykhtorov
Age:
21
Team:
Cloud9
Rating 1.0:
1.10
Maps played:
1139
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.63
#1
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Kazakhstan Ozymandius
Super team —> Dead tier 3 team; the c9 classic is this record time?
2023-10-27 09:10
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16 replies
#23
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Saint Lucia Ratatuls)))
gotta be
2023-10-27 09:19
0
4 replies
#89
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France ZywOo_is_Underrated
it never gets old: twitter.com/luckerezwin/status/153446874..
2023-10-27 16:10
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1 reply
#98
cyx | 
Belgium HLTV_CONFIRMED
The forbidden one will get us banned
2023-10-27 18:42
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#103
Sdaim | 
Russia Presence
Cloud9's next moves: +Boombla +sniper -Hobbit, sadly.
2023-10-27 21:53
0
1 reply
#114
s1mple | 
Canada Ant1ered_Buck
how about -Hobbit+S1mple? NAVI 2021 RE-ASSEMBLE !!!
2023-10-28 17:21
0
#34
Romania styl3noxe
oh yes, ax1le-electronic-perfecto is tier 3 material.It s unlucky with sh1ro but they have to get an awper now and they have a banger team.
2023-10-27 09:29
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10 replies
#38
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Kazakhstan Ozymandius
Perfecto is the only one worth saving, electroNic is slowing down and Ax1le is a group stage farmer. This team wont even be major PLAYOFFS contenders let alone actual major contenders
2023-10-27 09:31
0
7 replies
#40
Romania styl3noxe
lmao
2023-10-27 09:31
0
#48
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Croatia KraljBrk
Elec was legit a top 3 rated player at IEM sydney, what the fuck do you mean????????
2023-10-27 09:45
0
5 replies
#50
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Kazakhstan Ozymandius
fluke 🥱
2023-10-27 09:49
0
4 replies
#61
frozen | 
Slovakia Taduph
That's why he is considered to be the goat rifler, just for the flukes ofc. 0/8 bait
2023-10-27 10:39
0
3 replies
#72
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Germany Stichpimpulibockforcelorum
NiKo is the GOAt rifler Cold and GTR also clear electronic. No hate on him, but He isn't the GOAT rifler
2023-10-27 11:37
0
2 replies
#82
Faceit level 9  | 
broky | 
Latvia theFOUR
i am the goat rifler
2023-10-27 14:13
0
#117
frozen | 
Slovakia Taduph
Many people are considered goats, everyone has their own different metric, that was my point
2023-11-03 09:43
0
#69
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Macau fortnite_1_drake_csgo_0_drakes
"banger team" that can't win against EF
2023-10-27 11:06
0
1 reply
#83
Romania styl3noxe
I m not even gonna bother with you
2023-10-27 14:17
0
#2
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
aRTYSAN | 
Norway aRTYS4N
Who is AWPing??
2023-10-27 09:10
0
15 replies
#6
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Italy cele87
Me
2023-10-27 09:11
0
#7
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Bosnia and Herzegovina BigDaddyNaz
ME. But not confirmed yet. Shhhh
2023-10-27 09:11
0
#20
HObbit | 
Serbia n0quart3r
Ax1le and Hobbit are capable of it
2023-10-27 09:17
0
7 replies
#25
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
aRTYSAN | 
Norway aRTYS4N
role-wise either boom , perfecto or hobbit have to take it, ax1le's an anchor and fixed to solo positions, electronic's a top tier rifler
2023-10-27 09:21
0
6 replies
#28
HObbit | 
Serbia n0quart3r
I don't see boom or perfecto going for it. Has to be hobbit
2023-10-27 09:24
0
5 replies
#33
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Kazakhstan Ozymandius
HObbit the Kazakhstani cadiaN with his 200iq igling and lightning fast AWP will lead Clown9 to seven majors at least
2023-10-27 09:29
0
4 replies
#36
HObbit | 
Serbia n0quart3r
I smell a touch of sarcasm there despite the flag. But at his peak, Hobbit was one of the smartest players on the scene and if he can carry that style into awping I think he can make it work. He already knows how to be vocal and going back to mid round caller suits him best.
2023-10-27 09:30
0
2 replies
#42
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Kazakhstan Ozymandius
Your sarcasm detector is fully functional! I don’t think his playstyle is very well suited for AWPing and his IGLing is pretty poor despite being an extremely intelligent player in-game. I am praying for -norbert +HObbit. Get my GOAT off this shitshow.
2023-10-27 09:33
0
1 reply
#62
HObbit | 
Serbia n0quart3r
some cerebral players are just better suited to be secondary callers. Hobbit can full on call when needed, Nafany praised that in a few matches. But for some people, they just don't like that responsibility
2023-10-27 10:41
0
#91
Europe sture
Imagine if they -axile and +s1mple (rifle because he apparently wants to). Then h0bbit literally becomes Kazak Cadian, including the toxicity. :D
2023-10-27 17:00
0
#35
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Guam xaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxa
awp in cs2 KEKW
2023-10-27 09:30
0
#37
Faceit premium user  | 
Techno | 
Finland Rektmater
In the current form of cs2 awpers are not so important as they were in cs:go Atleast in my opinionawp isn't always necessary they just might be testing a 5 rifler lineup
2023-10-27 09:31
0
#46
Sweden BumbleBee97
You don't need it in cs2 yet
2023-10-27 09:44
0
1 reply
#58
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India Be_in_the_present
+1
2023-10-27 10:05
0
#75
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Sweden Vrede
no needed, just wait almost 2 months
2023-10-27 13:04
0
#3
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Denmark slacking
russian cs in shambles
2023-10-27 09:10
0
#4
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Palestine Jame_one_major_Niko_zero
-hobb1t +s1mple
2023-10-27 09:10
0
3 replies
#10
Other BIGGEST_TWISTZZ_FAN
who invited s0mple?
2023-10-27 09:12
0
1 reply
#26
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Palestine Jame_one_major_Niko_zero
his ftriends c9 looking more navi than gamb0t
2023-10-27 09:23
0
#12
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Saudi Arabia OneMoreStarPIayer
Dont want a downgrade bruh
2023-10-27 09:14
0
#5
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Russia MrGoodGuy99
what a shit roster tbh, poor ax1le
2023-10-27 09:11
0
4 replies
#44
Afghanistan Mileena
Ax1le is the worst of the bunch
2023-10-27 09:36
0
3 replies
#51
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Russia MrGoodGuy99
he's worst because of toxic environment in the team, put him in any semi-decent roster and give him his roles, he will bounce back to top10 level
2023-10-27 09:51
0
2 replies
#56
Asia dekutree
so you're saying he's been in a toxic environment since Dallas'22? Because that's the last time I remember him being impactful
2023-10-27 09:57
0
#68
Afghanistan Mileena
Meh He's another stavn, choker group stage farmer
2023-10-27 11:03
0
#8
Latvia EdjKa
EZ win vs fnatic
2023-10-27 09:11
0
#9
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Germany Ganjabeast
probably hobbit on awp
2023-10-27 09:12
0
1 reply
#14
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Russia supacoldweather
Yea
2023-10-27 09:15
0
#11
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Hungary MikiSzeretoje
ok,now sign boombl4,kick h0bbit,and get an awper (degster maybe) and you'll be fine (maybe???)
2023-10-27 09:13
0
#13
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Australia boblao
HUH why no degseter?
2023-10-27 09:14
0
4 replies
#16
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Russia supacoldweather
Deko would be a great choice
2023-10-27 09:15
0
2 replies
#21
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Australia boblao
Him as well, feels a bit stupid unless maybe they plan on testing the waters with booml8 as igl and then maybe -hobbit +deko or degster
2023-10-27 09:17
0
#45
b1t | 
Europe ARz4sK^
<3 deko
2023-10-27 09:40
0
#99
cyx | 
Belgium HLTV_CONFIRMED
degstertoxico
2023-10-27 18:47
0
#15
Lebanon SANEST_HLTV_USER
This is actually viable... AWP is not entirely necessary in CS2, and with boombl4 as an IGL this team is not half bad
2023-10-27 09:15
0
1 reply
#22
HObbit | 
Serbia n0quart3r
name checks out
2023-10-27 09:17
0
#17
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Australia phloxio
Boombl4 comeback
2023-10-27 09:15
0
#18
NAF | 
Canada Hakkuof
oh shit
2023-10-27 09:16
0
#19
sAw | 
Europe hire_me_already
Wtf is this week
2023-10-27 09:16
0
#24
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India vpatel_22
No sh1ro No Party
2023-10-27 09:19
0
#27
Monkey | 
Seychelles tilted_up
Fuck awp it’s p90 running and gunning meta
2023-10-27 09:24
0
#29
donk | 
Singapore Nik0MajorxD
ex-navi
2023-10-27 09:25
0
#30
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
f0rest | 
Sweden extol88
2 igls and 0 awpers. This can be fun to watch xD
2023-10-27 09:25
0
3 replies
#47
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Russia Desstar
AWP sucks, so not a big deal.
2023-10-27 09:44
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#73
rain | 
Europe wtf_im_not_prodka
0 IGLs 0 AWPers but its fine awp is bad in cs2 and all you have to do is peek 24/7 so there is no need for IGL
2023-10-27 11:41
0
#111
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Brazil Lurkerhuebr
3 igls
2023-10-28 13:22
0
#31
Faceit level 7  | 
device | 
Spain mavericko19
Actually the roster looks pretty decent, if they are in good vibes, they can get top 8 easy in the tournament, or maybe more.
2023-10-27 09:26
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#32
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Europe Amistad
Not sure if perfecto and electronic would like to play with s1mple. I believe he was one of the reason why they left NAVI.
2023-10-27 09:28
0
#39
Finland Aseksib
If fnatic lose to Hobbit and Boombl4 in 2023 they need to disband
2023-10-27 09:31
0
#41
sh1ro | 
Zimbabwe lasrrrr
i was so excited for this to happen and now i just dont care
2023-10-27 09:31
0
#43
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Germany kunar2k
Now -Hobbot +s1mple xD
2023-10-27 09:34
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#49
Faceit level 4  | 
crow | 
Indonesia ycrows
it’s not as if awp is strong anymore
2023-10-27 09:49
0
#52
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India slavishcrusader
Peter Griffin is back LFG
2023-10-27 09:55
0
#53
dav1deuS | 
Chile 1cristiaan
+S1 CLASSIC NAVI POG
2023-10-27 09:56
0
#54
f0rest | 
India dvn_dra_
-Hobbit - Axile +b1t +s1mple Perfect reunion
2023-10-27 09:56
0
#55
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Argentina fribergoat
Whats the point of stand in IGL? If hobbit is going to call
2023-10-27 09:57
0
#57
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Romania g4briela
now add b1t and simple and its perfect
2023-10-27 10:04
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#59
broky | 
Germany Lock3333
Next -Hobbit +s1mple as well as -Ax1Le +b1t and we’re cooking
2023-10-27 10:09
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#60
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Portugal Joaoman73
Too many voices
2023-10-27 10:29
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2 replies
#64
HUNDEN | 
United States Virgin Islands HaLalTV
They’re in your walls
2023-10-27 10:50
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1 reply
#78
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Portugal Joaoman73
They are in Ax1le walls for sure
2023-10-27 13:46
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#63
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Scotland Ludax
Slowly getting the boys back together LETS GO
2023-10-27 10:46
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#65
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Russia Topper!
-hobbot when?!
2023-10-27 10:56
0
#66
Faceit level 6  | 
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Indonesia go0s3
awp is dead in cs2??!
2023-10-27 11:01
0
#67
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New Zealand kilda_choose
feels like 2021, weird gambit X navi crossover
2023-10-27 11:03
0
#70
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Macau fortnite_1_drake_csgo_0_drakes
people actually think that s1mple still can carry that deadweight team?
2023-10-27 11:08
0
#71
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Germany hltvfinest
welcome back big booom
2023-10-27 11:33
0
#74
karrigan | 
Slovakia Razertw1
lord boombl4 is back
2023-10-27 12:38
0
#76
ZywOo | 
France ZinedineZywoo
Hahahah "best team in the world" btw, Sh1ro better than S1mple and ZywOo btw hahhahah
2023-10-27 13:16
0
#77
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Argentina make_burstmode_great_again
Hugh upgrade
2023-10-27 13:37
0
#79
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Estonia bring_back_s1mple
FINALLLLLLLYYYY!!!!!
2023-10-27 13:49
0
#80
Europe ArM4444
its happening
2023-10-27 14:04
0
#81
World cleaning_house
Wow. Confirmed dead "colossus" once again.
2023-10-27 14:06
0
#84
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
Expected gl
2023-10-27 15:23
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#85
Jame | 
Latvia SeriousJacksson
-Hobbit +deko
2023-10-27 15:25
0
#86
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Brazil Madamrocas
Yeaaaaah
2023-10-27 15:54
0
#87
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
s1mple to replace hobbit and this would be cool, but aint gonna happen, so ya.... gl hf
2023-10-27 16:00
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#88
Faceit level 10  | 
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France ZywOo_is_Underrated
lets gooo twitter.com/luckerezwin/status/153446874..
2023-10-27 16:10
0
#90
Poland miedzianek
say what :D?
2023-10-27 16:16
0
#92
RIPablo Escobar | 
Brazil AlmightySpooky
Did he got thinner since then or its just impression?
2023-10-27 17:15
0
1 reply
#113
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Russia Thf_hwan
He fluctuating
2023-10-28 16:22
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#94
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Luxembourg Maurizi0
Replacing sh1ro with someone that married an escort (wannabe porn star) and sniff cocaine LUL Clown9
2023-10-27 17:17
0
#96
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Brazil gu1zera
THANK GOD! BOOOM BOOOM BOOOM. THE MAN WE ALL LOVE IT
2023-10-27 18:20
0
#97
sunnypp | 
Fiji alphooxer
STAND-IN Kappa
2023-10-27 18:34
0
#100
sdy | 
Finland AliSabid
C9 starting to feel a bit more interesting<3
2023-10-27 19:53
0
#101
Netherlands rollidoviy
electronic perf and boombla - it should be interesting. I hope
2023-10-27 20:18
0
#102
s1mple | 
India viraj2911
Happy for Boombl4. A chance to get back, after his biatch of a gf ruined his life.
2023-10-27 20:24
0
#104
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Philippines B3nk4i
Holy shit C9 are super screwed without sh1ro
2023-10-27 23:16
0
#105
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Poland csRIOTgo
No Boombl4 no major
2023-10-27 23:41
0
1 reply
#108
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Australia Beard43
+1 can confirm Good choice
2023-10-28 00:41
0
#106
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Argentina mpocsgo
they should add degster
2023-10-28 00:37
0
#107
Faceit level 6  | 
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Serbia MatthewDesp7
deko new awper gg cloud9
2023-10-28 00:38
0
#109
kyousuke | 
Russia ADIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
all of navi in c9, s1mple dead, and b1t left behind
2023-10-28 02:08
0
#112
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Russia Thf_hwan
If youre wondering why they chose awp to get rid of... Well, Boombla's stipulation was to eat one of cloud players... The weakest was sh1ro. So dont expext him to appear in a new team.
2023-10-28 16:16
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#115
United States imgurguy
In the current form of cs2 awpers are not so important as they were in cs:go Atleast in my opinionawp isn't always necessary they just might be testing a 5 rifler lineup so maybe they even stay with this lineup
2023-10-28 23:07
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#116
North Macedonia kai3221
shocking anouncment , yes hltv very shocking people dont like this bs game what a surprise
2023-10-31 18:38
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