launders on Cloud9 rumours: They are trying to scapegoat interz, I hate this

This week several rumours surrounding Cloud9 and a potential roster move emerged as both the CIS insider “Overdrive” and HLTV could report that Timofey "interz" Yakushin was set to be replaced.

interz could be on his way out of Cloud9 according to insider

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With the loyal support player having presented the lowest numbers for the Russian squad over the last 12 months, interz may seem like the obvious choice to replace on the roster. However, that’s not the right decision if you ask CS:GO expert and caster Mohan "launders" Govindasamy.

- There’s a rumour that Cloud9 is cutting interz. I hate this … They are trying to scapegoat interz. The person responsible for this roster move is the person that couldn’t get them through that quarterfinal vs MOUZ [at IEM Rio Major] – and it’s as simple as that, launders says in a video on Twitter and continues:

- Ax1Le, Hobbit, and sh1ro are the strongest core in the game right now. Then there’s nafany who can frag, but nafany could frag well but still lose games as an IGL. I don’t think anyone is easy to replace in this team – in fact I don’t think they should make a move at all. I think they should just try to get better. What happened to that?

Cloud9 members | Rating last 12 months

sh1ro – 1.24

Ax1Le – 1.18

HObbit – 1.07

nafany – 0.99

interz – 0.98  

As the abovementioned statistics clearly show, interz is not the one who’s providing the kills and firepower on Cloud9. That is for the trio of sh1ro, Ax1Le and HObbit. But a statistic that’s rarely highlighted in CS:GO is the number of support rounds a player is having. Here interz is ranked as the best player in the game with a 28.2% score.

Amount of support rounds in the last 12 months

1. interz (Cloud9) – 28.2%

2. Perfecto (NAVI) – 26.4%

3. Jame (Outsiders) – 24.2%

4. drop (FURIA) – 23.2%

5. Xyp9x (Astralis) – 23.1%

Support round statistic explained by HLTV: Percentage of rounds in which the player either got an assist, survived or was traded.

Timofey "interz" Yakushin in action