With four out of 5 players back from their previously iconic second-place roster, Cloud 9 are looking in good shape nearing The International 2017.
After securing a ticket to Seattle like the top seed from the North American qualifiers, Team NP is placed to play inside the International 2017 beneath the banner of Cloud 9, as confirmed coming from the organization itself. Fans who've been following the competitive scene for three or even more years will understand that this roster is almost a similar like the old Cloud9 (using the exception of Pittner 'bOne7' Armand ), which dominated tournament to tournament, but always seemed to drop inside the grand finals, having secured second place in four premier tournaments.
After securing a ticket to Seattle like the top seed from the North American qualifiers, Team NP is placed to play inside the International 2017 beneath the banner of Cloud 9, as confirmed coming from the organization itself. Fans who've been following the competitive scene for three or even more years will understand that this roster is almost a similar like the old Cloud9 (using the exception of Pittner 'bOne7' Armand ), which dominated tournament to tournament, but always seemed to drop inside the grand finals, having secured second place in four premier tournaments.
Once Cloud 9 disbanded their roster following an upset in the International 2015, they had been not able to gain any success inside the following years. Picking in the North American Team Dark Horse, they had been unable to supply any major results there was some serious controversy surrounding Ravindu 'Ritsu' Kodippili' due to his behavioral issues, which eventually resulted in his dismissal in November. Two weeks afterwards, Cloud 9 made a decision to release their Dota 2 roster seeing that it was eventually producing no fruit. They recently picked in the roster of Danish Bears earlier in 2012, however the five Danes were not able to qualify for just about any major tournaments and in early May, the players themselves made the choice to disband their playing roster.
However, Team NP looks as a fresh chance of the players and also the organization alike. The North American giants happen to be crushing the region ever since their formation following the International 2016. Having qualified to the Boston Major with the original roster where they could secure a Top 8 finish, Team NP recently made the choice of replacing Theeban '1437' Siva and Avery 'SVG' Silverman with Kurtis 'Aui_2000' Ling and Johan 'pieliedie' Åström, and also the change proved to become quite beneficial from their store. Ever since, they've skyrocketed when it comes to form and were suddenly a significant contender for top LANs, placing 3rd inside the Manila Masters, 2nd inside the ZOTAC Cup Masters and 4th in the DOTA Summit 7. Like the road towards the International 2017 became closer, many predicted Team NP as being undisputed top seed from the qualifiers seeing their impeccable form, which was exactly what happened. Team NP could dominate the North American qualifiers in convincing fashion, and therefore are now looking as a solid contender to the International 2017, one which won't go down with no fight.
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