Grayhound cease operations after Major failure

3-3-2024 11:25

The Australian team's recent third place at the Asia RMR has proven costly.

Grayhound has announced it is ceasing operations and that its Australian lineup is looking for a new home. The news comes mere days after the squad failed to qualify for PGL Major Copenhagen after finishing in third place at the Asia RMR.

In a post on X/Twitter, the team's IGL, Christopher "⁠dexter⁠" Nong, stated the lineup intends to continue playing together and is hoping to find an organization in its region to represent, while highlighting the fact they have appearances at IEM Chengdu, ESL Pro League and IEM Dallas on the horizon.

Grayhound entered CS:GO in 2017 with the signing of the former Immunity roster, which featured the likes of Erdenetsogt "⁠erkaSt⁠" Gantulga and Sean "⁠Gratisfaction⁠" Kaiwai. After the signings of players like dexter and Ollie "⁠DickStacy⁠" Tierney, the team put itself on the map in 2019 by qualifying for the IEM Katowice Major, where they played out an extremely close Nuke game against Vitality before exiting the event with an 0-3 record.

In late 2019, Grayhound exited CS after their roster signed for Renegades, but returned in late 2022 by picking up the ORDER lineup after that organization had filed for bankruptcy. The squad went on to ensure Grayhound's name appeared at two more Majors, in Rio and in Paris, crashing out of both events in the Challengers Stage.

The ex-Grayhound lineup are:

Christopher "⁠dexter⁠" Nong
Alistair "⁠aliStair⁠" Johnston
Jay "⁠Liazz⁠" Tregillgas
Joshua "⁠INS⁠" Potter
Declan "⁠Vexite⁠" Portelli

Erdenetsogt "⁠erkaSt⁠" Gantulga

Very sad day

2024-03-03 11:26

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good riddance

2024-03-04 05:47

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Excellent bait

2024-03-04 08:38

The only right way to go

One of the teams that got me into Cs esports, will always remember them

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GH got me into aussie CS and a reason why i became a dexter fan, sad to see them cease operations, but I hope for a comeback some day

2024-03-03 19:58

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>fan of a deadbeat dad I don't know who is baiting who anymore

2024-03-04 10:32

I just relate to him, because I am also a deadbeat dad

2024-03-04 20:25

understandable, have a nice day

2024-03-05 08:40

Sadge

Rip Au Cs

2024-03-03 11:27

Wow

This might be the end for AU cs. I hope team sticks together untill the next major RIP :(

2024-03-03 11:29

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It is the end. They were by far the best team in Australia and even they cannot find org or sponsors. There is no second team that can replace them. Very sad.

2024-03-03 11:51

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Not finding sponsors like that is a real troubling outlook for anyone else trying to achieve something

2024-03-03 12:09

They can always try to look for not AU org that might be looking into entering CS, with secured appearances and track record it might work. Org doesn't have to be local unless they want to continue playing local tournaments and as such need a local bootcamp. Of course there's a risk of becoming second 3dMax, meaning having to look for a looooong time, but still.

2024-03-03 12:29

I think this team can pick up an org, it's easier to pitch being the biggest fish in the smallest pond of australia and it helps that they have a very high chance of reaching the major being in the asia RMR. (SHOULD be 100% but i'll write this rmr off as a freak accident.)

2024-03-03 12:36

Nah, I'm sorry, but it's not 100%. China just becomes somewhat competitive in Asia market. And 100% in Asia rn is Mongolz, others have to fight for 1 spot, with teams like Atox, Tyloo, Lynn Vision and Rare Atom not being complete punch bags either anymore, with rumors of new rosters forming right now, either they overperform or you have a bad day and your spot is gone.

2024-03-03 13:40

Didn't they just failed to qualify for the major

2024-03-03 14:02

"SHOULD be 100% but i'll write this rmr off as a freak accident" so not 100%

2024-03-04 10:34

Best in AU isnt good enough Asian CS has improved AU CS isnt improving whatsoever

2024-03-04 16:15

Sad to see :(

Only NA could make AU esports strong. There are still some Australian organizations like Team Bliss, FURY, even DarkZero could be considered.

UP THE HOUNDS 🐩

2024-03-03 11:30

Renegades please save us 🙏

2024-03-03 11:31

Want to see renegades back in the game ! Loved so much their logo 😅

2024-03-04 13:21

naah 💀💀💀💀 dexter so mid he ended the org

2024-03-03 11:34

2024-03-03 17:52

+1 he will finally have more time for his kids

2024-03-04 10:44

xDDDDDDDDDDD

2024-03-03 11:36

good luck to all parties involved

2024-03-03 11:37

best of luck to the boys

NOOOOOO fan since 2019

2024-03-03 11:40

Another one bites the dust...

2024-03-03 11:41

no pun intended

2024-03-03 11:42

0 orgs in AU... Save us Spunj you're our only hope

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SPUNJ could revive Vox Eminor

2024-03-03 17:11

I think you just predicted the future ;)

2024-03-06 08:53

??? Did i miss sum

2024-03-06 14:50

Not at all, just something I could realistically see happening.

2024-03-06 16:43

right... Reviving Vox Eminor would be a W for SPUNJ tbh

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2024-03-03 11:45

sad to see:( o7

Rip

Oh no! Anyway

2024-03-03 11:46

sad

RIP. Probably one of many orgs to cease operations in the near future. Better get used to this boys..

2024-03-03 11:50

Sad.

2024-03-03 11:49

these orgs desire and interest in only sticker money will destroy CS. Stickers never use to be a thing. Now its the only thing they care about.

That's what happens when there is less investor money coming in to esports. The sticker sales hold even more signifigance to these teams' survival.

2024-03-03 11:57

For me its really funny people put so much Money in that ingame shit. But I am old…

2024-03-03 12:00

sticker money is almost the only funding they had. it's not their fault they have absolutely no backing besides ONE GUY

2024-03-03 12:05

Iirc the org is run by some rich Aussie bloke, so yeah they kinda need the sticker money to keep it going, as #54 said. Its probs a bit rougher since 2023 had only one major, even though the sales were record high. Maybe financially not as viable as two. But yes it is hard to wrap ones head on how impactful stickers are.

2024-03-03 13:46

Org bad for wanting money to keep in entertainment medium that requires a ton of money when the scene is not sustainable hurr durr!!! 8/8 no way someone is this low iq

2024-03-03 16:46

Spoken like a true american. All mouth, no brains.

2024-03-03 16:53

you don't get to say after your comments lmao

2024-03-04 10:48

Ikr? Looks like many teams don't know into diversification and just rely on sticker money to keep going. Dunno if its THAT hard to find a sponsor or locate your money in a different way or just they don't give a shit and all they want is the sticker revenue using players just as tools to achive it.

2024-03-03 22:29

I mean they why they have to invest? these guys has no future anyway, they should have done this long time ago lmao

2024-03-03 11:52

Whether deserved or not they still will be at Elite events in near future. Just exposure itself should be enough to pick them up even if for short period. Having said that AU team is probably not cheap given overall standard of living.

2024-03-03 12:04

yeah keep saying that lmao, after hogging all the qualifications at the AU/OCEA region, you guys cant still do damage, and even worse than T3 BR EU teams lmao, only JKS was your decent player all are trash besides him

2024-03-03 12:11

Rooster seemed like the better team on LAN anyway hopefully theyre not stupid enough to pick up dexter, they would become the 4th team hes destroyed in a short time nettik and vexite need to be on the same team for that region to even have a chance

2024-03-03 11:55

again?

No Major, No Stickers, No Money. RIP

2024-03-03 11:53

yeah and with that last result i doubt someone picks them up... not all 5 together at least

Rip.

2024-03-03 12:02

Tbh dexter probably cleaned them out $ wise, and not getting that sticker money is detrimental. I hope rooster can pick up the torch. Or we get an Mwave/PCCG team, wouldn't be that far fetched considering CEX have a team lmao.

Cheers Grayhound!

it's such an unfortunate timing, with growth of Asian CS, Australian CS may have had a chance to get better. Chinese teams are getting on quite the level and it's only a matter of time they are seen as top tier. I assume they were just in a bubble, they grew a bit too much for their own size as they were the best in the region. So maybe Australian CS can still naturally develop alongside that entire region.

Dexter ruined the project

2024-03-03 12:06

I feel sorry for dexter. one day he is IGLing for mouz, next day he needs sponsors. feels bad man. dexter and aussie CS deserves better

2024-03-03 12:07

ahahahaha, no

2024-03-03 12:57

This wouldn't have happened to him if he was a competent igl tho

2024-03-03 13:56

lmao feeling sorry for the paycheck stealer

2024-03-04 10:51

so thats how sexter comes back to EU, now which org will get them?

damn that sucks

2024-03-03 12:08

It is literally not their fault that PGL has an unfair system for the Asian brackets/pools.

I dont think PGL has a say on seeding or brackets. Thats all valve

2024-03-04 15:42

Giga bad news. :(((((((((((

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2024-03-03 12:15

1ST

Yeah nice try, real close ))

2024-03-03 13:53

i miss 2019 oce CS

2024-03-03 12:18

NRG comeback?

2024-03-03 12:26

WHAT?

2024-03-03 12:27

Rip :/

2024-03-03 12:31

SPUNJ in shambles

2024-03-03 12:34

got destroyed by cncs rip

YTB

2024-03-03 12:37

Having a hard time seeing that they will be picked up by any org tbh......

2024-03-03 12:38

2024-03-03 12:40

twitter.com/voxeminor/status/17642480591.. VOX EMINOR IS BACK

2024-03-03 12:45

OCE is officially dead.

2024-03-03 12:46

RIP OCE CS

2024-03-03 12:51

2024-03-03 12:56

losers lost their job deserved

We have lost a continent. That's bad.

Damn it alistair

2024-03-03 12:59

No money from Major-No organisation, I thinm it was a deal with the team, fair enough

2024-03-03 12:58

rip

2024-03-03 13:00

Maybe they get signed to NA, guaranteeing them a spot at the next major?

2024-03-03 13:08

FUCK

2024-03-03 13:10

sad news for the bois.

2024-03-03 13:12

Sucks but with no results we cant expect organisations to continue their work

2024-03-03 13:13

dexter ruined grayhound

2024-03-03 13:21

Feelsbadman

2024-03-03 13:26

dexter ;)

2024-03-03 13:41

Well that's au scene over XD rip...

2024-03-03 13:43

daamn

lol

2024-03-03 13:54

HAHAHA deserved for dexter. He thought he's invincible in the Asian RMR and look at him now

2024-03-03 14:03

Two spots for half of the world’s population - well done, Volvo.

2024-03-03 14:05

The only team that deserves to play Major from that half of world’s population is Mongolz

2024-03-03 14:45

If that is the bar then we should have no more than 12 spots for EU/CIS.

2024-03-03 14:51

The two best teams from that region qualified and the Aussie teams would lose to NRG so nothing of value was lost.

2024-03-03 16:02

That's a poor take. Look at the America's RMRs: it's a shitshow. Judging by the form right now, only coL and FURIA deserve to go through, yet they still have another three spots up for grabs. GH, Tyloo and RA are no worse than three of those teams that will be going through, nor are they worse than the likes of KOI, ECSTATIC, SAW, etc. There is literally zero justification for the current spot distribution.

2024-03-03 17:25

Spots are based on previous majors. Na used to have 6 spots but lost them, now they have 5.

2024-03-03 22:42

damn the seethe but how is that relevant? 50% of the population but 5% of the talent

2024-03-04 10:53

the return of Renegades?

2024-03-03 14:07

Time to buy the stickers I guess

2024-03-03 14:10

alistair screams like aboss after winning 2 rounds, then gets crushed 13-2. next day team disbands lol

2024-03-03 14:27

Can't blame Grayhound. Sticker money is probably what keeps them afloat.

2024-03-03 14:28

Don't think having this situation in the back of your neck helps much pressure wise when you are trying to qualify. Would be interesting to know how much the players knew.

2024-03-03 14:34

No stickers = no org.

2024-03-03 14:58

SpunjLaughingAtYou

2024-03-03 15:19

who tf would pick up this roster lmao

2024-03-03 15:24

unlucky maybe Stake can save them if they can afford an F1 team then maybe try e-sports too lol since gambling is very deep integrated into this scene anyway

2024-03-03 15:49

Skill issue. Now who will ruin our pickems?

2024-03-03 16:00

good news

2024-03-03 16:06

That's sad to see

Did not really like their stickers but hope they will fiind a home soon to continue Australin cs scene

2024-03-03 18:39

if one missed major is all it took, good riddance. the players are better off without that org

2024-03-03 18:40

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That's almost all orgs lmao

2024-03-04 10:55

is there a low-tier org thats been qualifying the majors as consistently as grayhound?

2024-03-04 14:24

define low tier but Mongolz

2024-03-04 15:34

i guess low-tier could imply smaller salaries, poor general performances, no history/legacy, being active in only one esport, and whatever else you can think of. "MongolZ reform as an organization-less team" "The MongolZ is a Mongolian esports organization" so, liquipedia, idk what to think about them.

2024-03-04 16:13

Does not compute how do you expect a team to qualify for majors and then set a requirement of: "poor general performances"?

2024-03-05 08:41

"could imply" \neq "means" and i am not sure what you are looking for with your question

2024-03-05 20:58

semantics is your best comeback? In that case your whole requirement makes no sense. If you are not sure, perhaps read back your own comments

2024-03-06 08:33

Bye bye

2024-03-03 19:20

comeback for 100 Thieves or Renegades????

2024-03-03 19:23

I hope Australians can get an org for their best representation! Its always interesting to watch them clash with teams from other corners of the world!

2024-03-03 19:36

Well who cares, only Renegades were competitive, and only once

2024-03-03 19:44

Rip(((

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2024-03-03 21:18

Sad for grayhound! Its dexter fault

2024-03-03 21:55

The Dexter Effect

2024-03-03 22:14

RIP Grayhound.

2024-03-04 00:13

Lynn vision broke grahound. rip

2024-03-04 03:03

good! muahahah! I can't wait for the stickers to come out, Lynn Vision stocks are going to go up by a 10000 percent.

2024-03-04 09:25

Unexpexted. The only recognizable team in Australia

2024-03-04 07:13

Very unfortunately, and renegades seized their CS operations as well.

2024-03-04 09:26

Im not really invested in AU CS but couldn't a mix of Grayhound and Rooster get you a decent Tier1 lineup? Then get some practice in the evergrowing Asian scene and things could be okay Australia itself propably can't keep a cs scene alive but if whole of oceania mix with asia things could go uphill.

2024-03-04 13:35

I doubt AU and Asia can mix

2024-03-06 08:59

just a though because geographically it's at least closer than eu or sa/na you guys are kinda in the middle of nowhere

2024-03-06 16:10

Renegades? Tainted Minds? Chiefs EC?

2024-03-14 18:18

weren't GH farming stickers money consistently throughout several majors? And they disband after 1st fail in years after getting +1 spot at next Major which will take place in Asia? That is pretty braindead…

2024-03-27 07:01