Cloud9 have gained the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Boston Major. After a hard-fought closing towards FaZe Clan, the North American underdogs turned the primary main event winners of 2018.
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The workforce’s journey to the title wasn’t a straightforward one. Cloud9 had come again from Zero-2 down earlier within the competitors, and had come up towards, and overwhelmed, potential favourites SK Gaming. The North Americans even managed to throw and Eight-1 lead within the first sport, finally shedding the primary map by 14 rounds to 16.
Map 2 was very practically an identical story. After a second spherical of unimaginable clutch performs from Cloud9’s Skadoodle, the Americans reached 15, earlier than taking an extra seven rounds to clinch match level. Map three started in Cloud9’s favour, however FaZe tied up the half at Eight-7, earlier than progressing to event level.
Cloud9 managed to carry on, nonetheless, finally tying up the third map at 15-15, and sending the event to extra time. Momentum appeared to be with the house crowd, however FaZe held on to take the competitors to a second further interval. Eventually, nonetheless, Cloud9 gained the (usually best-of-30 map) by 22 rounds to 19, taking residence $500,000 and one of many greatest ever wins for NA on the Counter-Strike stage.
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