Cloud9 win iBP Spring 2017

Cloud9 won iBUYPOWER Invitational Spring 2017 after defeating OpTic 2-0 in the grand final (16-8 on Cobblestone and 22-18 on Mirage).

The $16,000 online tournament kicked off with an eight-team single elimination bracket. OpTic, who used Jason "⁠jasonR⁠" Ruchelski as a stand-in, beat Misfits 2-0 in the quarter-finals while Cloud9 eased past Selfless with the same scoreline.

Although Jordan "⁠n0thing⁠" Gilbert & co. lost Nuke—the second map in the series—to Luminosity in the semi-finals, the North Americans won convincingly on Cobblestone and Overpass. OpTic, on the other hand, reached the grand final after beating Liquid 16-14 on two maps in the semi-finals.

Skadoodle was effective in the grand final 

OpTic and Cloud9 kicked off the grand final on Cobblestone where the latter secured a 16-8 victory. Tyler "⁠Skadoodle⁠" Latham finished the game with a 30:11 score and a 1.99 rating.

Mirage went to overtime as both teams picked up six rounds on their T-sides. Once again Cloud9 came on top to win the map 22-18. Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip & co. won the grand final 2-0 and took home $10,000.

iBUYPOWER Invitational Spring 2017Best of 3 Cloud9Matchpage 2 0 3rd April 2017 OpTic 16Cobblestone 8 22Mirage 18

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The full standings at iBUYPOWER Invitational Spring 2017:

1. Cloud9 - $10,000
2. OpTic – $4,000
3. Liquid - $1,000
4. Luminosity - $1,000
5-8. Complexity
5-8. NRG
5-8. Selfless
5-8. Misfits

BenjaCS is a staff writer at HLTV.org and can be found on Twitter.

Tyler 'Skadoodle' Latham Age: 23 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 622 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.58 OpTic #13 William 'RUSH' WierzbaOscar 'mixwell' CañellasKeith 'NAF' MarkovicTarik 'tarik' Celik Selfless #44 Christopher 'cJ dA K1nG' JonesTerry 'dsr' RiouxJake 'kaboose' McDonald Luminosity #25 Vinicios 'PKL' CoelhoGustavo 'SHOOWTiME' GonçalvesLucas 'destiny' BulloGustavo 'yel' KnittelBruno 'shz' Martinelli Misfits #28 Sean 'seang@res' GaresShahzeb 'ShahZaM' KhanSkyler 'Relyks' WeaverHunter 'SicK' MimsRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken NRG #23 Damian 'daps' SteeleJacob 'FugLy' MedinaPeter 'ptr' GurneyVincent 'Brehze' CayonteEdgar 'MarKE' Maldonado Complexity #39 Rory 'dephh' JacksonDerek 'desi' BranchenAlec 'Slemmy' WhiteKia 'Surreal' ManBradley 'ANDROID' Fodor Jason 'jasonR' Ruchelski Age: 22 Team: OpTic Rating 1.0: 0.91 Maps played: 242 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.71 Jordan 'n0thing' Gilbert Age: 26 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 626 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.67 Cloud9 #11 Jordan 'n0thing' GilbertTyler 'Skadoodle' LathamMike 'shroud' GrzesiekTimothy 'autimatic' TaJake 'Stewie2K' Yip Jake 'Stewie2K' Yip Age: 19 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 403 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.70 Liquid #18 Nick 'nitr0' CannellaJosh 'jdm64' MarzanoPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzJonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski

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