CLG secure DH Summer spot-cs battle

CLG have qualified for DreamHack Summer after defeating Renegades 2-1 in the final of the North American qualifier (16-13 on Cobblestone, 8-16 on Mirage and 16-13 on Cache).

The opening round of the qualifier brought a major upset as Misfits -, who had acquitted themselves really well at DreamHack Tours, finishing third-fourth - fell short against ownage, a mix team led by David "⁠DAVEY⁠" Stafford.

In the last-four stage, CLG edged past Luminosity on three maps, with Ricardo "⁠Rickeh⁠" Mulholland and Kenneth "⁠koosta⁠" Suen leading the charge, to set up a final against Renegades, who beat ownage 2-0.

CLG are the second North American team confirmed at DH Summer

The first map of the final, Cobblestone, saw CLG pull off a sensational second-half comeback after taking just four rounds on the Terrorist side. Mirage was a one-sided map, with Renegades conceding just four rounds in both halves, powered by a strong individual display from Noah "⁠Nifty⁠" Francis. The former Selfless player was also on fire on Cache, picking up 34 frags, but it was not enough to prevent CLG from taking the map.

DreamHack Open Summer 2017 North America Closed QualifierBest of 3 RenegadesMatchpage 1 2 22nd May 2017 CLG CLG 13Cobblestone 16 16Mirage 8 13Cache 16

CLG K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0
Stephen 'reltuC' CutlerreltuC 59 - 53 +6 77.5 1.14
Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan 57 - 61 -4 79.6 1.07
Ricardo 'Rickeh' MulhollandRickeh 53 - 59 -6 79.1 1.07
Kenneth 'koosta' Suenkoosta 61 - 60 +1 70.0 1.06
Pujan 'FNS' MehtaFNS 40 - 58 -18 60.8 0.78
Renegades K - D +/- ADR Rating 2.0
Noah 'Nifty' FrancisNifty 75 - 48 +27 86.9 1.36
Aaron 'AZR' WardAZR 61 - 59 +2 85.3 1.14
Justin 'jks' Savagejks 58 - 49 +9 69.2 1.08
Nemanja 'nexa' Isakovićnexa 42 - 53 -11 62.3 0.98
Karlo 'USTILO' PivacUSTILO 54 - 62 -8 72.8 0.96

CLG	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Stephen 'reltuC' CutlerreltuC	59 - 53	+6	77.5	1.14
Ethan 'Ethan' ArnoldEthan	57 - 61	-4	79.6	1.07
Ricardo 'Rickeh' MulhollandRickeh	53 - 59	-6	79.1	1.07
Kenneth 'koosta' Suenkoosta	61 - 60	+1	70.0	1.06
Pujan 'FNS' MehtaFNS	40 - 58	-18	60.8	0.78

Renegades	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Noah 'Nifty' FrancisNifty	75 - 48	+27	86.9	1.36
Aaron 'AZR' WardAZR	61 - 59	+2	85.3	1.14
Justin 'jks' Savagejks	58 - 49	+9	69.2	1.08
Nemanja 'nexa' Isakovićnexa	42 - 53	-11	62.3	0.98
Karlo 'USTILO' PivacUSTILO	54 - 62	-8	72.8	0.96

The final team list for DreamHack Summer looks as follows:

SK	Immortals	Gambit	fnatic
MOUZ	Cloud9	Singularity	CLG

DreamHack Open Summer will run from June 17-19 at the Elmia Exhibition and Convention Centre, in Jönköping. A total of $100,000 will be up for grabs, with the winner earning half of that figure.

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