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The Summer of Cloud9

by devaccess



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

ezstylin July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

Lol average

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Owen Davis July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

i still love watching c9 win that fuckin major

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AntalopeAUT July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

I´m a simple european … I see Cloud9, I click and watch .
Such an underrated team overall, and such a likeable team at that .

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Vladimir Andreev July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

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

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lol gène July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

ROAD TO THE MAJOR ! Bring it back

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captain me July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

Wishing them back??

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dimex12345 July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

Na fanboys

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se July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

You need to spare some budget for better mic lol

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Falko Hahn July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

Dude, no hate here but you need a new haircut

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Kitty TM July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

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

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Abu_Belarus July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

Then they declined and then bam! Na is a JOKE

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Allstar CSGO July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

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

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overbuzzy July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

C9 2015 <3

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Khanh Tran July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

"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.

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Hassan Mahone July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WATCHING theScore Esports FOR OVER A YEAR NOW ??
? (show me support too) ❤️?

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Em Kun July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

dude I didn't watch this to cry . But why

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Aniket July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

are we suppose to take this as a hint that the old c9 roster is coming back

or else dont give us false hope

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StimPakTskAwwYea July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

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.

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Vaishant Sah July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

This was awesome!

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SEBACAN July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

C9 lul

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Bob Lee July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

good old times…. with the original NiP LU this was the Lineup i supported the most.

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Sam Ruben J. Gangoso July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

n0thing best player

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N4XTY July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

2:48 a headphone is G430 or what?

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The XRAY July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

amazing video could you please do the same kind of viedeo about MIBR

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Shrek T July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

lul9 keeping the na dreams in the dumpster

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Wolffe July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

These just were easily my favourite years for csgo… wish could go back

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AyyasKRW July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

it was the summer of cloud 9

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AyyasKRW July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

it was

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Soungoungagne July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

I need to know the beginning song pls tell me

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BLINDSPOTGAMING July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

remember the OK hand sign is racist guys

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Shuwarma July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

I think they forgot semphis..

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N3VIN19 July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

I’m a simple man. I see Shroud, I click.

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Jaime Santos July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

nt

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irfan44 July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

cloud9= choke9

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Sri Hari Satish July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

I'm not crying, you're crying :')

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lenurple July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

Iconic era

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Lam Đinh July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

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.

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Gabby Elardo July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

How can you not watch the video because of the thumbnail???

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christopher chan July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

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

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Chou Xiong July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

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.

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MrNutz87 July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

this team is what got me back into cs, while they never won big, the boys still remain my favorites to this day.

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yuargame7171 July 12, 2019 - 3:51 pm

This was my favorite cloud9 ;(

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