Clutch Minister: Xyp9x's Approach to a 1vX Clutch

[@Sakshamn-wz3fu]

When xyp is in a 1 vs X , the other team needs to clutch.

[@billykhoabillykhoa7844]

bro that cracked me up

[@jasonshox6861]

so what if xyp is with other 4 against x?

[@durendenmp812]

@@jasonshox6861 The other team starts sweating

[@papicon9568]

@@durendenmp812 1 vs X? Number 10??

[@zyphos9444]

@@papicon9568 Algebra

[@ChinchillaisGod]

"There's a smoke up so he knows the CT's won't push it." Silvers: W KEY

[@poppershnoz4536]

Funny how none of these strats work in Silvers.... You smoke off an area? They rush it... You Molly off an area? They Rush it... You flash them? They Rush it... You throw a Decoy flash to peek ? They Rush it...

[@Himbel]

BIG CHUNGUS yes I thought the same! This doesn't work in normal mm. Because enemy team don't play the way they should play in those scenarios 😂

[@proudmemberatchaddigangcha8962]

Lol exactly what I thought xD

[@casperfrank6668]

Also dont work on stewie2k

[@pepetheweeb7107]

That's because it's something unexpectable. If you rush through a nade you put yourself to a disadvantage (less bisibility, staggering, damage etc... Once the enemy is aware of your "silver tactic" they can easily punish you.

[@fenna941]

@@pepetheweeb7107 yeah, at that point it's all about picking them off as they're rushing since you will expect it now.

[@etiminDOTorg2]

that 1v4 on Dust II... he just outsmarted G2 on a molecular level...

[@sodaking6858]

He just like Astralis are very intelligent

[@NiklasEngberg]

Oh yeah he made good decisions but you have to remember that g2 played that 4v1 as poorly as you could possibly play it. They GAVE xyp9x 4 separate 1v1 which is absolutely unforgivable. That's the kind of mistakes that beginners make in matchmaking, it's ridiculous to see it in the pro-scene.

[@teukufayzal9998]

@@NiklasEngberg why arent you a coach

[@NiklasEngberg]

@@teukufayzal9998 I ask for too much money.

[@eternaleffect2499]

Ereh..

[@Nick248_]

Underrated at #13 hltv rank this year. Stats don't always tell the tale

[@babie6097]

Yeap he is so good

[@TheTH3KILL3Rz]

Yeah man xyp is underrated at 13 and device is overrated at 2

[@babie6097]

@@TheTH3KILL3Rz thats how i see it aswell i just dont see device 2 and xyp9x should be higher

[@joelred3549]

Fair enough that he deserves better than #13 but he doesnt deserve top 7 either.

[@willisbronze9984]

Sana love Tzuyu all day device did really well wdym lmao? Top of the score board every god damn time as an entry fragger. Xyp9x is good but hes in support roles ofc his rank gonna be lower than any other position

[@Mantulisme]

I like how people said that xyp is one of the most underrated player when he's literally in the best csgo team.

[@emirbalci8774]

He still doesn't get mentioned much for all the things that he does.

[@alfiepicton1339]

@@emirbalci8774 not really now tho, he is known as basically the best clutcher in the world the highest earning pro and one if not the best support player in the world

[@emirbalci8774]

@@alfiepicton1339 yea I guess. He'd be the star player on another team. Most people dont even know he's aim is really good and that he can awp well.

[@fantares3966]

alfie picton Agreed, but people kinda didnt notice him before tht tho

[@Sameer-es9vs]

Highest paid player too.

[@sorcus2144]

It would be nice if we could watch the full clip before you go through it more slowly and start explaining everything, just so we all know what to expect etc

[@vaibhavsati538]

Amen to that

[@infinitedelete]

I don’t agree I think the analysis as it goes is smart

[@sorcus2144]

@@infinitedelete 60 people agree with me though so I think Elma should take it into consideration at the very least

[@xupPer22]

Agree. I feel that it's better to first get to see the play being made, then go through the explanations as to why xyp9x did those things.

[@brendenh9461]

I’d prefer him explaining through it like he does, then playing the full clip at the end so you can note and appreciate the plays in live time

[@TajsJespersen]

Welcome to the Clutch! Thank you Elma, I’ve always wanted to get better in the 1vX’s ❤️

[@circa2008]

Personally, I think xyp9x is the best player in the game. No one outplays highest level tier 1 pros more consistently. This man will be able to play until his mid 30s with his foundation in game sense.

[@gone7319]

He’s an amazing player but s1mple’s stats speaks for itself. He’s literally the reason Navi this high up the world ranks.

[@kondoiiall3681]

I think guardian is the best but sure

[@gone7319]

@@kondoiiall3681 Based on what exacly? I don't how see guardian is "the best" overall player in any sense.

[@asmrawkward4419]

I thought xyp9x was like 40 but he's actually 23

[@1123-e6n]

ASMR awkward I doubt any 40 year old could play CS as well as these guys.

[@TheLittleChicken]

Not Xyp9(ni)x but Xyp(e)x. The 9 is a reverse E. Not just something I say. Xypex said it himself at an interview

[@khalil7149]

Actually, he just typed random stuff on his keyboard and got xyp9x

[@nanni5230]

If he wanted a reverse E why not use a 3 lmao.

[@TheLittleChicken]

Nanopoison I hope you have a brain ourself cause that’s a stupid question

[@nanni5230]

@@TheLittleChicken It's not an answer so I guess it can't be stupid.

[@nanni5230]

@@prodbydominikm Nope, he didn't do that, 'twas probably a joke.

[@ruleset]

it's simple, xyp9x is not scared, he remains calm and understands that not being calm will stop you from thinking clearly, he takes his time to think, I was surprised at how long that dust2 1v4 clutch was, guy is really amazing

[@stefanholbek2449]

Yes, I'm Danish and of course a fan of Astralis, but in general I'm a great fan of Mibr, Liquid, Faze, Navi, North, Mousesports, NIP and what have you ... TOO! I simply like to watch a good fight with some genious moves and well thought out tactics and stuff. Because: I'm a chess player and not a CS GO player myself, so your explanations in these videos are VERY instructive to an old-fashioned "wood-pusher" like me! Danx, man! ;O)

[@HansFlamme]

I'm actually not surprised that a chess player enjoys watching CS GO 👍🏻

[@dev1ce888]

You should try and play it yourself just be ready for all the toxic pro wannabes

[@stefanholbek2449]

@@dev1ce888 I juzz don' care or give a hoot about toxiity ... Knock yourself out, my friend!

[@abhishek_ogale]

This video teaches us that only game knowledge isn't enough . You need to have proper crosshair placement and timings and a good aim.

[@KenKen-we5yr]

Crosshair placement is game knowledge

[@thesenate8268]

@@KenKen-we5yr exactly

[@himurakenshin8054]

this video teaches us that its not only about insane frags but the game knowledge lmao ... xyp9x doesnt have flashiest aim like other pro but his game sense aka game knowledge aka experience aka maiester mind :D

[@Dezmo_]

Good breakdown, what i find impressive is that all this is done in a few seconds from Xyp9x's point of view xD That's some hardcore brainpower right there

[@obi-wankenobi4056]

Great video, can't wait for the eSports events in 2019!

[@julz9953]

esports*

[@devitus781]

Yep! Neither can I. I am soo excited!

[@smnsmts1916]

esports*

[@jacobc5747]

e spörtz*

[@jortand]

I don't even play csgo but these videos are so good.

[@pascal7044]

oh m g im very happy with this video, ive watched some demo's myself about his clutches because i was so curious.

[@oancemr]

Good analysis on mirage, but the reason Xyp peaked a main through molly wasn't because "he's comfortable peakingbefore the defuse" or to catch the ct offguard. He was low HP and he knew if he lets the molly hit the ground, the round is lost, Sunny also knew that, thats why he threw the molly. From Sunny's perspective, there are 2 options: 1)molly ramp and hold the molly in case Xys peaks 2)molly and instantly defuse so the molly doesnt run out giving Xyp a chance to peak. Unfortunately for him, he chose to defuse.

[@cyder_6406]

When kennyS drops an awp for an ak CONFUSION LEVEL 99999999999999

[@SanchezzzKid]

Another amazing video, thanks for uploading man. This really helps me as a new player of CS. ☺️

[@AsherSkylark]

I hate clutching, there's a reason why i almost got kicked out of my own team since i cant clutch very well but as i watched this video i understand a lot of of new possibilites that i could gain and use it to win

[@vanguardas9927]

CLUTCH MINISTER

[@mishtox3833]

These videos are so so much better than most demo analysis videos

[@karollebiedzinski8377]

Love to watch how this channel keeps growing Nice work :)

[@PanuMusakka]

These Xyp9x videos are great :) Thank you!

[@chefizzy2238]

Can you break down one of my 1v3s its not that impressive but I want you to make it sound like it is 😂

[@CA--LeCongHaiVan]

When I first read it, I legitimately read 1v10

[@demle2]

He would still clutch it....

[@6KOMOD]

How come this channel still not got 1 million subscribers well good for us we have more knowledge then others

[@atharvasoman4396]

Pls upload more videos like this.. do one thing do complete game analysis and explain round after round...pls pls. This is the beauty of cs go what you are showing us here and it should be presented more often than a video in every month.

[@skizzarz]

9:41 any idea why everything darkens a shade exactly when the bomb is planted?

[@samhardingham5591]

Being able to understand Xyp9x's mindset in these clutches has got to be a skill in itself

[@aarish2536]

I love your content bro

[@joshuamedenilla17]

we can tell that many player can beat xyp with raw aim duels but this guy prediction on what will happen next is like god tier i mean everything he do is like chess every move he make he knows the outcome thats why i love to see most of his clip and trying to put in my games

[@ZeLoShady]

Hey Elma it would be awesome if you were to analyze community clips once a week or something!

[@twistedladder3506]

these are the videos to resurrect this game!

[@agdor7617]

Dude, I fucking love your content. I get so much better individually when explain these decisions pros make like r/explainlikeimfive. I went from 1900 elo to having a stable team alot because of your videos.

[@nerrov01]

I finally realized my mistake: It depends on your language of your communication! Imagine you got kill by a guy at Short(Dust 2) and you see him fall back but called "He's short!" which could also mean "He *is* short", which will hinder people who chose English as their main language. Instead we should've said "He *was* short" which could tell people about the person falling back to safer positions! No wonder I'm still stuck in silver...

[@chris_boo]

lmao average csgo player models are 4 feet 6 inches, they're already short

[@abhisarlal4056]

I mean that's common sense.

[@mx1868]

When someone says he's short, while playing csgo...do you really think about a persons height? No wonder ur stuck in silver, u got no gamesense

[@reecehurn6911]

Very good video dude, you're an inspiration to us small guys!

[@CurbsideT]

Sick video man, ily so much

[@subzero6405]

Most important factor in clutch is Aim and i think gamesense (Callouts+last known position of opponent)

[@jds_yt]

just noticed you use the Disney font for your logo (WaltographUI)

[@jiozcries8113]

great content bruv.

[@oancemr]

you missed something in the first clutch, the reason xyp9x peaked a main after the bomb was planted is because he heard the molotov flying through the air and he knew if he doesn't peak now, the molotov would kill him if he goes through it to stop the defuse later

[@mx1868]

He had like 70 hp, molotov does max 8 damage per hit so no, he wouldnt die

[@rainrunya]

the sad part is that you can't use this in low-mid rank MM because the people you face there are way more reckless than pros; rushing through smokes, mollys, ignoring flashes, jumping into fights randomly, etc.

[@Nub_let777]

That's what losing poker players say as well "I cant beat them because they're so bad". No, that has nothing to do with it.. you're just way worse than you think you are. You can use all of this, even in low silver matches. If you cant outsmart your opponent because they "play too dumb", you lack skill in the game

[@MrEmalcom]

Great videos

[@doogleisfat]

Great video

[@hablo_papøl]

Try saying "Xizt is in Ex6TenZ" quickly 10 times in a row.

[@zirzeal]

*xizt but still hard

[@e10_]

Zizizizizizziziizziizziziizziizizizizizziiztenz this is what I said

[@HeloZz-hh8ew]

Existence

[@depy249]

Great video, well structured🙌🏼😂

[@BenjiShock]

No astralis fan but Xyp9x definetly underrated in my opinion.

[@affem7990]

Ben Ny no he isn’t. Everyone knows he is insane at this point.

[@mehdimv4808]

fantastic videos👍👍

[@christor2907]

Xyp3x, thank you!

[@ethanium9280]

If you let xyp9x live long enough, he may became a monster

[@steamseiji]

Great video!!

[@ben4808]

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[@devilinferno7813]

When your enemy doesn't know what they are doing how would you predict their movement, impossible to clutch against faceit aimers

[@xpr0gidy]

so who would win in a 1v5? xyp9x or device, dupreeh, magisk, gla1ve, and xyp9x

[@terramind8870]

7:24 why does the bomb tick while everything else is paused?? Look at the scoreboard

[@JohnIdlewood]

Nuke - if STYKO didn't try to peek Xyp9x so aggressively and stayed inside the box, he'd have a chance.

[@gabrielnorton6454]

Love watching your videos man. Feel like sometimes I can use the info and sometimes I can't because in mm/faceit people are just stupid and push any time any where😂

[@mickeblu214]

We're almost the same, good game sense, tactical positioning, cross hair prep position, the one lacking is aiming. :) He has one of the best aim in csgo, so yeah.

[@PatrikSarin]

Im quite sure atleast for the time being Xyp is the best player in his role.

[@omunday1995]

Without a doubt, dude is nuts

[@retardno002]

I think he is the best in the world, period. When you win a 1 v 1 against KennyS who is holding A site on dust2, and that's just mentioned like a side note, not even the point of the highlight, you know a player is on another level. Even Elma says it, 'he just wins the 1 v 1' like it's normal to beat these guys in 1 v 1. Regardless of position, timing, xhair placement etc. you still need to hit those shots. And he damn well does.

[@PatrikSarin]

@@retardno002 Unfortunately there is much, much more to that. He is after all just the support. He can clutch often, but its not a way for a team as dominant as astralis to win all games setting Xyp9x for a clutch. Igl's are way underrated in this game, enty combos such as magisk and dupreeh are a way to win t side soully by themselves, AWPs can destroy certain choke points on their own etc. There is much more than a player, who plays support and has a good rate on clutches. Xyp9x is slightly maybe a little underrated player, but all and all he is not top 1 player (top 10 for sure (HLTV rankings only check who has best ratings)). Cs is a team based game and the best team will always have top players of their own roles.

[@retardno002]

@@PatrikSarin I appreciate the complexities of naming the best player in the world, but to state that Astralis 'set him up for clutches' is very incorrect. He ends up in clutches due to how they are positioned upon entry into one site or another, but their intention is never to end up in a 1 v X situation, just that if it does happen, they'd like that to be Xyp. That would suggest that he is the most capable player on the team, much like Coldzera was positioned in SK, or GeT_RiGhT at NiP's height of dominance. Given that Astralis is the best team in the world, and this is their best player, that would suggest that he is the best player in the world, would it not? HLTV have their ratings and their numbers but I'm trying to use common sense. I'm not even an Astralis fan, it just looks like a plausible argument and I give credit where it's due.

[@PatrikSarin]

@@retardno002 I never said astralis sets him up to be in a clutch just to win the game... Also he is the smartest player to play clutches and most capable of doing that. Does not mean he is the best player in the team, nor the game.

[@carlruud8662]

Good video!

[@edwinleechuanhao]

sweet vid bro

[@Theanh23]

the 1v4 against G2 exgten was really late he didn't even bother coming to A when xyp had already threw the moly

[@Daxelinho9]

In the last example, why does Styko peak anyway? The bomb is planted so he could have moved to squeaky as elma has pointed out. Why does he commit to the fight once sunny is dead? Of course he wants to get the refrag but he peaks several times. Am I missing something? I just want to understand. :D

[@itsfunism]

he probably hoped to catch xyp9x mid-air, but yeah... would have been better not to peak there

[@lukemeister510]

probably because the bomb was just planted. It's very hard to waste out 40 seconds in a 1v1 with someone like xyp9x, plus styko was on low hp. In addition he heard xyp9x running out of ammo and went for the timing. I'm just a normal mm player but this is my take lol

[@razNEAT]

Xyp was is a horrible position compared to sunny. Once sunny knew he was up there, he also knew xyp most likely wants to reposition to get into a better position since he's so exposed up there. This is more like a mindgaming thingy. You see xyp doing this more often. That's why he's so good at clutching. A lot of players go all the time for the off angles, or all the time for the best possible position, but xyp does both.

[@ilax3071]

@@razNEAT I can understand Styko's first peak. But with 24hp that 2nd peak 1 (!) second later was horrible

[@laserbeathd251]

i feel like 80% of xypex clutching is atleast one player playing like potato and the rest is peaking when shouldnt peak

[@rgqwerty63]

14:30 what about the 0 second 1v3 from oskar. The triple collat on inferno B

[@laken7667]

Was feeling pretty bored elmapuddy video came out you know what happened next

[@algirdasvasiliauskas2860]

he must be #1 this year

[@paujingtian]

TIL you can rename the bomb

[@theonekns]

Hey Elma, I just wanted to know if I could send you a recent match that I did and can u analyze it?

[@weeabooshunter4759]

clutch monster

[@threesixtydegreeorbits2047]

Im pretty shure there is only 20% not mumbojumbo but I like listening to your voice

[@skyyyfx]

Love all the videos, but tbh in the last clip mousesports just played that HORRIBLY by peeking 1 by 1... when he peeked the first time 3 people shouldve just rekt him.

[@skarin1138]

I just feel like astralis players are all atliest 200iq

[@litsavage762]

Why did styko peak in that last clip and not just play time?

[@yowadupJashen]

when are you going to cast???

[@Pedrocorsi1]

Dont you think styko missplayed that after plant situation?

[@willc694]

What’s your view model?

[@Jhones.7106]

How many seconds before the smoke fade?

[@Rulla33]

Jhones Damasing 4minutes

[@TheKevin28pro]

He got a big sized head for a reason

[@anaca9044]

Elmapuppy for coach?

[@ahbraveconscript997]

next video: how to avoid situations where you have to clutch to win. food for thought huh.

[@joojok72]

This guy would be good for overwatch

[@Bulldog_DK]

cards is for ??? can w ebuy food and cars with them ???

[@gacsam8683]

Why did bodyy stare at the wall at 6:15? If Xyp peeked he wouldn't even see him

[@davidralphsky]

He's not worried about getting peeked, Xyp should still be deep in mid. He's listening, and it's easier to pinpoint sounds if you're looking towards where they're being made.

[@gacsam8683]

@@davidralphsky thanks bro makes sense

[@TheSmiley1]

Nice vid

[@Swordonator]

You say it zipnix?

[@alfiepicton1339]

yes that is how Xyp says it

[@sp9ce420]

ITS NOT XYPNIX ITS XYPNEX OMG GET IT RIGHT

[@mankiratsingh7483]

It's not XYPNEX ITS XYPEX

[@enhk6012]

I got a 1v5 clutch some how but it was cool! xd

[@Tonyu2003]

solve for x

[@Daniel-er7gq]

Elmammapupudday!

[@Elmapuddy]

Who?

[@Daniel-er7gq]

elmnapppuyddyydyy

[@Maneesh1301]

He needs his teammates to be gone so he can concentrate 😂

[@marcusamancio8302]

Fastest 1v3 is coldera b site overpass xd

[@godsent9624]

Is Elma coaching swole patrol

[@brixfrancis1234]

He's coaching ORDER

[@artnovikovdotru]

Sorry but that doesn't make sense. It's not what Xyp9x doing, but what shitty job the other team is doing. Situation 1 (mirage): a) 2:14 ropz shouldn't peaked like that. You wait for oskar to trade. Or, if you still decide to peak, land your damn spray right and kill. Jiggle peak. Or run peak - you have UMP and must make it hard for AK to hit you. But ropz just sits down like a silver. b) oskar wasn't ready for upper firebox, while it's often what pro players do. Wake up oskar. c) 4:54 look at how slow was sunNy to react on Xyp9x peak out of ramp. If you know the player is there, why you're not ready? Do you really expect a pro player to just sit in ramp in front of molly saying "Oh well, a molly here, I'm blocked, I have to let sunny win the round"? Pro players so often just push through the damn molly. Especially if it's your last change to take the round. Wake up sunNy. Situation 2 (dust): 6:55 (8:27) bodyy just doesn't check properly all the angels, just walks out on mid unprepared for short. Not even a single bullet hit Xyp9x. 7:12 Xyp9x kills kennyS. That's random. Both players were doing a proper job. Though, kennyS might've been ready better for a push. Situation 3: 12:21 KRIMZ should've waited for Brollan to peak the site first to get ANY info on where Xyp9x might/mightnot be. If KRIMZ dies (he does), Brollan has a hard time killing Xyp9x while he's dodging behind those boxes. That's obvious. But anyway if you peak, kill the guy (he doesn't, well yes, low hp). And also why didn't Brollan use the flash to help KRIMZ peak? And why do you even engage if you don't have the defuse kits and so little time? An of course a little bit of luck and randomness for Xyp9x. But he's not doing anything outstanding.

[@warrior6807]

nothing outstanidng most clutch rounds in history

[@martinhansen6802]

Xypex not Xypnix the 9 is a reverse e

[@Patorino]

Xyp9x said you can pronounce it either way

[@martinhansen6802]

@@Patorino kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmnOdYZufZinjZo Nah

[@yeet-sd9rk]

The fastest 1vX clutch I've ever seen (actually 1v5) were the enemies running into my molotov+ negev (they were trying to rush me) so i got 5 easy kills (im mge tho....)

[@raymoo123]

Hello anyone here

[@engineergaming280]

Russians call a ramp pit this guy calls it main some call it ramp. How is it even called anymore

[@masatomiyahara5963]

lol is it just me or does the title say xypn9x v 10 clutch since x is a 10

[@mx1868]

No, it says 1vX

[@mx1868]

How old are you?