This isn’t a story about Counter-Strike.
This isn’t a story about a championship team overcoming the odds and winning it all.
This is a story about five friends who dared to reach for greatness and came up short.
A story about how, at a time when North American Counter-Strike was considered a joke, one summer redefined what was possible.
Written by: Devin Jones (@milkshks)
Edited by: Brian Van Hunyh (@beevanhuynh)
Hosted by: Daniel Rosen (@Daniel_Rosen)
Graphics and Animations by: Christian Pearson (@chr_pearson)
Research help from: Alex Debets (@ajdebets)
Thumbnail images courtesy: Adela Sznajder/DreamHack and ELEAGUE
Music used under license from Associated Production Music LLC (”APM”).
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42 comments
Lol average
i still love watching c9 win that fuckin major
I´m a simple european … I see Cloud9, I click and watch .
Such an underrated team overall, and such a likeable team at that .
please explain why "on paper this team shouldn't have worked"? you had the igl, the entry, the awper, the "playmaker" (if you consider Shroud the playmaker ofc) – that's as "on paper" as you can get
ROAD TO THE MAJOR ! Bring it back
Wishing them back??
Na fanboys
You need to spare some budget for better mic lol
Dude, no hate here but you need a new haircut
i cried when skadaddy cried, him jordan mikey ryan all tried but all gave up except skadaddy and now he got the trophie and the others look at him with so much props
Then they declined and then bam! Na is a JOKE
TBH, C9 is the foundation of the NA CSGO. They set the tone for the northamericans to reach the top and even defeat SK(MIBR) who was the #1 team at that time
C9 2015 <3
"86 degrees in the shade hot"? Come on now, California weather is nice the entire year, its consistently 100+ in the summer at Texas,Arizona, and New Mexico depending where you go.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WATCHING theScore Esports FOR OVER A YEAR NOW ??
? (show me support too) ❤️?
dude I didn't watch this to cry . But why
are we suppose to take this as a hint that the old c9 roster is coming back
or else dont give us false hope
Probably my favorite C9 roster. They may not have been consistent in winning games, but they consistently reminded me that video games are about having fun with friends.
This was awesome!
C9 lul
good old times…. with the original NiP LU this was the Lineup i supported the most.
n0thing best player
2:48 a headphone is G430 or what?
amazing video could you please do the same kind of viedeo about MIBR
lul9 keeping the na dreams in the dumpster
These just were easily my favourite years for csgo… wish could go back
it was the summer of cloud 9
it was
I need to know the beginning song pls tell me
remember the OK hand sign is racist guys
I think they forgot semphis..
I’m a simple man. I see Shroud, I click.
nt
cloud9= choke9
I'm not crying, you're crying :')
Iconic era
To travel & try hard comptitive with the bois is the best summer you can ask for.
I mean, these 5 had it all in that summer.
How can you not watch the video because of the thumbnail???
I love that last line!
“The attempt is just as beautiful as the dream.”
They may have never won a championship but we will always remember those guys as the gods that they were
Surprised you guys did not mention that Cloud9 won the ibuypower cup with this lineup though I think it was just an NA tournament. That was the last lan that lineup played together I think.
this team is what got me back into cs, while they never won big, the boys still remain my favorites to this day.
This was my favorite cloud9 ;(