The Challengers Stage of IEM Rio simply noticed one of many greatest upsets it’ll doubtless see all through the event: rag-tag Aussies Grayhound Gaming defeated the CIS powerhouse Cloud9.
Grayhound took down their favored opposition in an over-time scuffle, 19-17, with the best-of-one victory preserving the Australian roster’s head above water, in the meanwhile.
Alistair “aliStair” Johnston powered his manner by regulation on Mud 2, with a cooldown interval throughout time beyond regulation. That is the place the remainder of the squad got here rallying behind him. Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov and Abay “HObbit” Khasenov couldn’t do rather more as Grayhound’s teamwork overpowered their assault on the CT facet.
This best-of-one could gentle the hearth beneath C9. In the event that they lose one their subsequent match, the CIS roster is out of Challengers, which is bound to wreck everybody’s Decide’ems.
Grayhound progress with a 1-1 win document, which means they’ll must tackle one other Counter-Strike staff with the identical scoreline from tomorrow.
“FUCK YOUR PICK’EMS,” the org wrote on Twitter quickly after the win.
Many had predicted Grayhound to fall to a 0-3 document and be eradicated, with it being one of the crucial well-liked IEM Rio Main Decide’em decisions.
This win could possibly be the spark that will get the Aussie CS:GO staff going; with a scalp like C9 hooked up to their belt, their Rio Main confidence may bounce to an all-time excessive.
