Ninja Defuse: Top 10 Clutches in CS History (#5-1) [HD]

Ninja Defuse: Top 10 Clutches in CS History! Part Two.

Released: December 8, 2010.

Created by Austin Townley
Narrated by Alex 'Vansilli' Nguyen
Special thanks to Griffin Benger and Joe Piazza

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*** SPOILER ***

Our rankings explained.

Without revealing player or team names (in case someone reads a spoiler before actually watching), I'll highlight just how important and/or difficult some of these rounds were in order to further communicate our decisions. Inevitably, there will be those that disagree, which is perfectly acceptable. Hopefully this will allow you to better understand our placements before telling us we're wrong.

#5 This round embodies what clutch is. Alone against the best players in the world, yet in complete control from start to finish. The game may have been lost, but this clutch was still the defining moment of the tournament, and this player's career. A perfect combination of skill, intellect and patience during the second map of a very close CPL final.

#4 Amazing. Just wonder -- what if they had won? We're not sure anyone could deny it the number one spot in a list such as this if that were the case. Sadly, losing as bad as they did almost makes it meaningless in a sense, if not for perhaps the most memorable commentating in history.

#3 It's hard to fully explain how sensational this round is beyond just the brilliant play. While starting on one of the hardest sides of any current map to play, he earns his team two eco's, and control of the money system for potentially the entire half. It removes the dangerously real potential of being rolled in the half with a score like 13-2, guaranteeing the opportunity to reach at least gun rounds on the favorable side, even if you end up losing the next pistol. Perhaps most importantly, it puts a dagger directly into the opponents back and morale. Those who remember ESWC 2003, specifically zEx vs SK, understand vividly the weight carried by such a round win.

#2 Maybe the simplest, yet most jaw dropping clutch ever. The only round in CS history to receive a tagline. This may not have taken place in a final or semi-final, but it was integral in creating one of the most notorious upsets in CS history. When we look back on the impact and scale of events in counter-strike, this is perhaps the game's most defining moment.

#1 While number three may have had an incredible impact on an entire match, this round impacted a teams entire future, effecting the landscape of our game's storied history. This single round win, leading to a tournament championship, instigated a chain of events that would cause a legendary roster shakeup. In turn, new rivalries would be forged, new stars born, and the faces that had practically ruled the scene since day one would relinquish their crown, and begin an unexpected descent toward retirement.

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There were a lot of rounds fans brought up while waiting for part 2 to be released. Here are the rounds that weren't included, and why.

Neo vs NiP, 1v2 1hp -- As you can tell, this list was heavily weighted by importance and impact. This round having taken place during a Clanbase match (online) lacked the significance to be considered.

Ave vs Na'Vi, 1v3 deagle one deags -- The production on the movie was almost entirely done by the time this beautiful round happened, and we didn't anticipate demos being released, or a high quality stream cut. There's an extremely high likelihood it would've made the top 10.

F0rest vs eSTRO, HeatoN vs 4K -- Neither of these rounds were actually 1vX, with their first kill taking place with at least 1 teammate alive.

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[WorldWithouTidiots]

song at 3:54 ?

[austintownley]

@WorldWithouTidiots Japanese Popstars - Rise of Ulysses

[thethingthatisthe]

how do they make the color soo good can anyone tell me?...how to do contrast like tht

[austintownley]

@thethingthatisthe In Sony Vegas, I applied "Soft Contrast" two times and lowered the default values, and also used Color Correcter, with a slight red tint on midtones for warmth. I had to adjust soft contrast settings for de_train because it was too hard to see. Hope this helps. Good luck.

[Thorofanis]

To refresh your memory austintownley: Some official of WSVG asked aTTaX if they could leave earlier. He didn't expect them to "survive" the first day at WSVG (He told that story at the award show). The goal of the team itself was to win one match and some sightseeing in NY. 3 days of practice after massive lineupchanges 6 months and immediatly before the tournament. Midway said after the win "nobody thought they would win a match". But your're right, it wasn't a big upset, you knew that before.

[austintownley]

@Thorofanis The upset would then be their first or second games, and not the finals in which they've already displayed with countless wins that it is not, in fact, an upset. Aside from Chucky, the roster changes weren't as significant as people would make them out to be. They brought back two members who had previously played with them for most of the 2006 season and prior.

[austintownley]

@nemesisniN It's hilarious how preoccupied Euro's are with the nationality of each player. I could care less if they were Canadian, American, Swedish, Korean or South African. It doesn't matter. Clearly it does to you though. Considering I'm Canadian, and my favorite players and teams of all time are mostly Swedish, it's worth nothing to me for the top three to be American. For you to assume it does is.. pathetic.

[JeemOfRunescape]

SpawN's failed ninja defuse is my fav, even if it failed =P

[fabixstyle]

1:02 cueck

[sasadaoo]

tr1p vs Lunatic hai - number 1

walle vs pentagram - number 2

[PolyWraiaPragmata]

Can anyone tell me the size and the commands to make my crosshair looks like on the video?:D

[Dramzul]

@SilvyanaYaneva wtf i didnt know your mother's name was CS

[Leumen]

This is so US biased its not even funny...