If you could change the outcome of any one round in pro CS history, which round would you change?
If you could change the outcome of any one round in pro CS history, which round would you change?
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This is def the one or when they did it again under sk lol
Last round of the shanghai major, broky wins the 1v1 against shir0 and faze go on to win the major.
I know this will come across as salty but Boston 2018. It never sat right with me that the Cloud9 roster basically disbanded right afterwards. I would’ve been less “upset” if that C9 roster won more afterwards.
G2 Nuke losing a round to Astralis ninja plant on lower B-site. G2 would’ve lost anyway…but that round was embarassing.
Niko missing his deagle shots on Nuke on G2 against NAVI (That was the game!).
Cajunb peeking Navi on Dust2 A-site after bomb plant on TSM that broke the team spirit.
Summ1t1g’s molly bug death that cost them the game.
SpawN ninja defuse attempt on de_cbble
Vp to win second major vs astralis
13-13 Kato 2019 Navi vs ENCE, s1mple hits the awp shot for the 1v3, really wanted that clutch to happen…
any round of falcons 12-5 up against vita at melbourne
Jame crashing in that VP-G2 match during Copenhagen 2024.
So heartbreaking, man… They could’ve reached the finals with that roster. Not sure about the win, but the finals were definitely reachable.
Eleague Atlanta major. Final map, virtus pro leading on ct side train 13-7, astralis take the round with tec 9s against full buy. Astralis era begins and virtus plow forever disbands 😢Â
NiP Allu vs Fnatic Major grand final D2 Short “miss”
Either Boston Major final on inferno or Eleague VP vs Astralis on overpass
I would whisper into the universe: “Niko, take your time with this shot, we believe in you”
Ence loss to Astralis IEM Katowice 2019.
That Ence run was fucking legendary. Winning a tournament of that size (or the major, if they beat Navi in that semi) would’ve cemented them as one of those lightning strike moments and truly put Finnish CS on the map.
Now we are left with 2 pros barely making it to playoffs and some horrible rumors about the behind the scenes stuff that went on in Ence at the time. And as bad as the behind the scenes was, the rumors that went around were much, much worse.
Its this one and no other choice is acceptable lmao
S1mple vs Ropz where Ropz clutched on inferno
faze vs vitality blast fall finals 2023 grand final, nuke round 23 (score was 11-11 and vita was 1-0 up). seems random but that was the only event i got the chance to watch CS2 live (am from SEA and couldn’t attend blast singapore last year), and also the last time my fav roster OAT played together (broky rain karrigan twistzz ropz) and ropz just wasn’t able to kill more than 1 guy out of all 5 rushing ramp with pistols. they lost 2-0, could’ve easily gone the other way. would be nice to watch them lift a trophy one last time
Summit1g molotov on train. I wouldnt wish that kind of embarrasment on my worst enemy.
It was his last chance to do something in the pro-cs scene, i think he retired after. I like the guy, so that makes it feels extra bad.
1g incident
i’m giving Niko his Major in 2018. Stewie now misses the first shot and wide swings out of new box and Niko rips his head off from second first oranges.
Faze win the major. Faze superteam unseats Astralis and begins a whole new era with Niko+Karrigan becoming one of the most legendary duos of all time. And a few years later they pick up an AWPer from Navi Jr called monesy……
Honestly i’d always pick Shanghai major final round 24. That faze comeback for overtime felt too surreal and legendary to be cut short like that.
Envy vs Fnatic, cologne 2015 on dust2. Krimz managed to kill 3 cts retaking B. This round crushed envy mentally, and ultimately, it cost them the map. They didn’t even show up on cobblestone after
Forsaken never gets bannes and becomes a GOAT.
SK x G2 on inferno
fer and felps rushed banana and were killed in a match point for SK.
G2 came back and SK never won anything again
Observer spectating s1mple in that falling noscope clutch
Eleague Atlanta grand final round 30 on train. VP wins the last round and sends us to overtime making it an even more thrilling 3rd map and maybe stopping the Astralis era before it even begins or starting it nonetheless
If I say Boston, that should be enough for everyone to know which round.
the simple Niko deag
An underdog national team 6 rounds down on the CT side of inferno against an international juggernaut on a hot streak in the major final. Over the previous years, teams from their region had begun to show prominence, only to choke at the worst possible moment. It all comes down to one major in North America, an era-defining moment for all of esports.
That’s right, I’m talking about Mongolz vs. Vitality at the 2025 Austin Major.
Maikelele hit the Overpass A-site flick.
Columbus 2016, Coldzera doesn’t get the 4k.
Liquid are in the final against Na’Vi, an objectively weaker team at the time. They probably win the Major on home turf.
The Liquid curse never happens, Astralis era becomes a titanic back and forth between the two best teams in the world for a year. NA CS hype is at an all time high. NA CS never dies during COVID and continues today.
NiKo clutch against LG in the major on cobble
I think it was niko atleats, but every LG fan remeber this 1v4
falcon 3v5
Starladder Berlin Major semi finals Renegades v Avangar first map at either 15-13 or 15-14 – obviously they would’ve had no chance vs prime Astralis but I think if the boys take mirage instead of losing in OT they would’ve beat Avangar in 3 so I could forever remember an Aussie team making a major final
maybe if jame didnt crash
I was there for the TL v LG game. The hype was insane in Columbus. Never had to endure a more gut wrenching match. You could feel the air leave the stadium after that play.
But that still wouldn’t mean Liquid would win the series…
Faze vs cloud9 boston major 2018
Inferno last round i just wanted guardian to win the major finally but god had different plans.
If i could change the outcome of any round that would it
ooo nice question. I wish Frozen hadn’t spammed the mid smoke in the open at the Shanghai Major.