Xyp9x Clutching Out Rounds at DreamHack Masters Marseille

[@sierracn15]

xyp9x is truly the best representation of how to clutch: calm, isolate 1v1, outsmart your opponents. He is also very underrated and doesn't seem to want attention or appreciation for his skill. He plays as a team, he's always the person you go to when things are falling apart. I've always adored his calmness since Astralis was established. Truly a clutchmaster

[@apollo4115]

Xyp9x and Flusha are probably the calmest and most reliable clutchers of the CS community right now. Love watching them both clutch rounds.

[@lgamersdkl1998]

Xyp9x IS the most underrated player i think, the best at clutching with no doubt and he is such a skilled player overall, he is so smart.

[@Croshiuz]

The thing about Xyp9x that makes him so good at clutching is that he doesn't hesitate. He is super decisive and always knows what he wants to do and does it to perfection.

[@shak9558]

Nope, I feel sorry for you if you didn't get to watch friberg or neo play, they could truly clutch.

[@rocketlime8761]

If you talk about calmness and outsmart , it goes to shroud not hating tho and im not a fan of shroud

[@muhammadmalik3648]

litterally everyone in mm : "nice hack"

[@mistletoe88]

i didn't realise edward had to break the 2nd vent when he went down. as soon as he saw the 2nd vent still intact with the bomb already going down, he should've known from timings that it was impossible for xyp9x to be planting lower. by having to go all the way out to check shows that he wasn't really thinking or perhaps was just feeling the pressure of the situation.

[@Don8Maverick]

good thing to point out, and let's not forget not only the pressure of losing the map and that he's against xyp, but also Astralis absolutely OUT ROTATED na'vi in nuke. and thats the worst thing that can happen in that map

[@tuomasmatikainen1404]

bad comms maybe

[@lohvrti]

No offense to edward, but he's a fucking idiot. Definitely one of the worst pros in terms of decision-making in CS:GO

[@1nsaneme973]

El Lohvrti lmao he has been pro since cs 1.6.. U probably didn't even born when he started playing cs.

[@kevinofthesharingan9600]

edward is still pretty bad, regardless of the commenters age

[@MrMoldyMurder]

I think people were a bit too hard on Edward.I know when I play Nuke the sounds are all over the place.Most of the time you can't even tell between sounds on the lower and upper site.

[@stibohoehne]

Yes. And I cant imagine which troll put the doors on a and b on top of each other....

[@MrMoldyMurder]

Haha yeah when you hear decon door opening and think it's squeaky it's infuriating.

[@SporkRevolution]

I don't think people meant it harshly. The situation just played out in a funny way. It looked funny Xyp planting in the open, and Edward passing to vents as the smoked was fading.

[@maheshwaritanay8]

exactly!!!!

[@MrMoldyMurder]

Well certain people didn't but other people took the opportunity to do the standard HLTV "Person X is a bot and should be kicked from the team" routine.

[@ValentineC137]

A big part in the Edward v Xyp clutch is how long it took before he started planting the bomb, could have added to the theory that he had rotated down to B

[@the_bottomfragger]

Looking forward to all the Astralis demos! They played the most beautiful CS I've seen in quite a while.

[@lime4]

I love CS! But I don't think anything to do with guns can be called beautiful :D

[@lance0215]

Vivan it’s a game dumbass. get over it

[@Jasonyu-t5q]

If you look back 2008 mtw in cs1.6 demos when zonic was in team as a pro and now he is the coach of Astralis. Well reasonable

[@jezzje]

such a highly under rated player he looks so insane watching him in demos with you explaining what he does he looks like the best player i have seen with his desicion making.. specially in clutches

[@SkiDaBird]

I love these type of analyses because it's something we can all try and bring into our own game. Great video, always fun to watch smart dissection of smart plays.

[@wwerdo4]

Something I think too many people overlook is that Ed, most likely did not make this play completely on his own. Yes, he had the player to control. But SOMEONE on his team must have said something. Made some sort of call to impact his decision. Because I think in nearly all cases, you check A. Especially on Nuke where the sounds are so fucky... Just check it. But if you have a teammate in your ear yelling "HE'S B IT'S B, B, B,B,B".... Then yeah, you might not do something you normally would have just done.

[@dingus2332]

Bro they are a pro team ,no one yells there during a clutch.

[@zedaddy3530]

@@dingus2332 well S1mple is on his team so that could have happened. Because oh boy do you even know how much he rages? xD And please don't hate on me for saying that.

[@zedaddy3530]

@@BEN-ys6gu Finally, FINALLY SOMEONE WHO GETS IT!

[@thesnackbandit]

Amol verma Even mgs don’t do that

[@fnutek3720]

@@thesnackbandit Any rank does that wdym.

[@TheJavidus]

Also on mirage Xyp9x did not have defuse kit. So he knew that he should make a frag as fast as he can to have time to kill Golden and defuse the bomb. Another mastermind by him. And he never hesitates on his decisions.

[@CobusGreyling]

One of your absolute best videos ever man. I find the Australian accent is such a great one to listen to with analyses; I know that sounds weird, but it may be thanks to the many cricket matches my father used to watch in the house when I was a kid lol Subjective BS aside, your analysis here was super detailed and spot on. Down to the movement paths, the timings, the mindsets, right down to the metal-association with Nuke B- everything. Really, they are always good; but with this video, you have outdone yourself.

[@MrWindoof]

Dude... i just like ur voice so much. I watch ur videos the whole day...sometimes just the audio..how u speak about the players etc. could listen to it all day long.. and there are so much informations aswell! Love it! :D

[@MorkaN]

Additional thought on the smoke in the first scene could also be that xyp wanted to bait out shots as its also common to plant the bomb in such a smoke in clutch situations. Xyp would have been safe at default but can hear where the shots are coming from. That was my first thought idk what you guys think about it

[@TheFiendRacer]

MorkaN I don’t think that’s the case, you want the element of surprise when retaking, that would have given his position away sooner

[@Philluminati]

I like this idea that being peeked early in a 1v2 can imply the player isn't waiting for the other player to get in position after a much longer flank.

[@Croshiuz]

By far the best channel on youtube for CS analysis/breakdowns at the moment. Keep it coming!

[@theMayboz]

Very nice break-down of xypex clutch skills! :) If he did the sound trick on purpose, that is just badass. Thanks for the good content :)

[@aimlevel]

Clutchminister Xyp9x

[@weeabooshunter4759]

Very smart, calm and calculated player Does his "homework" before playing

[@FloatingM]

xD rofl

[@jjjtalon]

that was so smart with the breaking vent and waiting.. then make metal sound. you cant blame Edward

[@maarazak]

Incredible gamesense

[@jpgames4073]

So smart...just insane content. I would say - Astralis is TOP1 team now.

[@20puskinas1992]

yes now. But when sk will play more with stew, Cloud 9 with stewie replacement and olof comeback they wont be favourites.

[@theobvu]

after 4 months 16-0 still the best team lol now what? hahaha

[@XiangXinWoMenHui]

​@@20puskinas1992 Its December, astralis has two majors and are still the best.

[@defaulter264]

@@XiangXinWoMenHui they are the best team rn, but 2 majors doesn't mean much since even fnatic has 3 majors

[@ZectonplaysMC]

@@defaulter264 they have 3 majors, what now ( the finals for iem is today im risking it )

[@jerryxu2423]

Thanks for analyzing.

[@kevinp665]

In that first scenario, plenty of pros with lesser game iq will also be distracted by CT too but he knows thats the last thing he needs to look at, higher chances Rain didn’t over rotate all the way from B and bet completely it was A so he had to worry about connector and jungle. That smoke gave him the upperhand because Rain now couldn’t possibly react fast enough to spot a head first with all of the bombsite options in front of him.

[@Vixivi]

Your insight changed a lot for me. Thanks Elly

[@RekZBoy]

The problem with Edward mistake was that Nuke's sounds are SOOO terrible. I really can't understand how valve have already made new Inferno and new D2 and just now realized how bad nuke is as a map in general. At least they're trying to improve it and to make it more competitive, but the main thing they have to focus on is the sound.

[@bloodfallen8068]

1 thing i realised that xypex never in the rush to plant the bomb he always kill 1 or 2 when they rotate to the bomb site and xypex always plant on the opposite bomb site.... clutch GOD

[@biffy2364]

great breakdown and video keep up the great work

[@c.j.mcleod]

Hi there ! I know this video is a year old but you said something I found super helpful ! You mentions a lot about the quickest rotations and were to expect players. I was wondering if you could do the competitive maps and point out the quickest rotations through the map and where to expect players first? Personally I could probably sit on a map and point it out my self and work on it , but I enjoyed how to you analysed the rotations it helped me understand a lot better.

[@struvah]

Excellent breakdown! Subbed.

[@sdmcelroy]

thanks for the 60fps! love your content!

[@BRDSLY]

Great, well explained analysis of xyp9x's plays. Earned yourself a sub

[@anweshbudhathoki8014]

1 years of hard work and finally they achieved big with tactical basic counter strike in advanced form.

[@dharshdanube6911]

when edward saw the second opening was closed he should have understand no one used it but it is so hard to think about it then

[@shoeinabasket4718]

The ad before your video had the mum from fresh off the boat so I watched the whole "crazy rich Asians" ad for you. You're welcome 2mins ad revenue you, can thank me

[@argha1007]

You make me smarter everyday in csgo

[@sebastianguldager]

realy good vid for new taktik

[@MrJaakkoLe]

Love the videos, keep them coming. Personally would like to see some analysis / POV breakdowns on train both CT and T side.

[@ericdoeslife]

100 likes 0 dislikes now :) keep up the great work bro a lot of people appreciate it

[@26btb]

Another banger

[@monkwithpants]

You always do great videos. Perfect for demo watchers. Thanks.

[@calculus989]

Hey Elmapuddy, good job on your demo review its so nice, but can you make more videos about strats that pro use, such as NIP B site execute in inferno or can you make a video about how to use a specific gun. Thank you :)

[@heeat.]

6:17 He went a little bit more to grab an ak from the dead body

[@itsmemonsta8660]

If Edward was not in a pressure situation, he would have known that it was planted on A. The 2nd vent was not broken. With this info you know that he could not have planted B. If he knew that he might have had enough time to catch xyp9x while he was positioning himself. But like I said, pressure situations cause simple mistakes. Unlucky Edward, I think anyone would have done more or less the same as you did in the match situation and pressure. Beautiful work by Xyp9x

[@benitojohnlloyd5453]

Clutch king

[@MrMGaming]

Can you make more of this videos?

[@aminghanbari3687]

Very good video

[@iliya3580]

Can you do a subscriber study on how to utilize positioning to win fights?

[@Daniel-er7gq]

Elmapuddy!

[@b0as_cs]

Xyp9x is a genius

[@user-ws7ru9fx5v]

nice vid as always. Can you have a look upon Astralis vs Gambit on train at the same event dh master. I mean I saw some interesting stuff such as how device plays.... and also that 1 round where h0bbit and adren trolling each other which basically leads to adren's death. xD

[@shyyzzz]

ez clutch with that lock at 7:25 lmao

[@zoranos6707]

I mean. I don't play CS:GO anymore, but didn't Xyp9X fake drop down? To me it looks like he tried to bait him down there.

[@hdoubleb_5088]

Hey I love your content! btw I am an awper but I tend to struggle awping on T-side inferno it would help me alot or if you can suggest some awpers to watch would be helpfulk aswell Thank you for the great content!

[@illusions_live]

Guardian

[@therealGreencrack]

His like KOBE BRYANT in csgo,clutch king.

[@chaitanyadivate4551]

More like Jordan, the real clutch king , not throwing bricks like Kobrick

[@microwaves2107]

can anyone tell me if you can hear the bomb ticking if the bomb is on the b site and you are in the door position where Edward is?

[@SubcribeMinecraftNOW]

You probably couldn't hear it very well, which might lead one to believe it's planted on B

[@microwaves2107]

If I can hear the bomb that loud I wouldn't go down to b site though hahah. Edward is pressured.

[@krypticmossy22]

Hey are you going to iem Sydney?

[@astral2048]

rain should have used his utility. That was dumb on his side.

[@shockyisretarded8795]

1:36 he is currently holding devices counter-terrorist win

[@Bobsonomatic]

Not to take anything from the first clutch on Nuke, but why would Xizt go up the vent ladder right behind Guardian? He knew Guardian got shot while on the ladder, so clearly it was being watched. And he knew he’d have to get all the way out of vent (off the ladder) before he would even have a chance to shoot back. Just seems super reckless.

[@rammenaling8678]

It would take time and both of them didn't have the kit

[@SubcribeMinecraftNOW]

He probably thought that xyp9x wouldn't expect a second player in the vents, but well he did

[@Hucketuck]

He's the smartest player in the entire scene.

[@darioc2076]

Fer backstapping on overpass

[@mathiasfreund]

Xyp9x is my favorite player, cause he is so intelligent. I would love to see more analysis of his plays

[@spaghett0id]

Just stay calm thats all you gotta do

[@user-ij1mr9ex3s]

Why do people shoot after they throw a flash? Cover the sound while attracting attention towards it?

[@moistnugget141]

quick question: shouldnt edward be able to differentiate right to left ear? or is the audio too bad to do that?

[@hpintrepid]

It would have been the same direction from Edward's position. You can't differentiate a sound coming from below you vs a sound on your equal elevation. Plus it's one sound cue that happens very fast, followed by the plant sound, with (theoretically) teammates talking in your ears. It's understandable how Edward misplayed the sound cue initially. The visual of the unbroken vent should have been a bigger tip off to him.

[@YummyCore]

this is like my 5th time watching this lmao

[@simaomonteiro9658]

💚💚💚

[@lmao7439]

Astralis 1v WHATEVER Xyp9x : ah shit here we go again

[@M67S_aljald]

How does he know both are there 3:50 ???

[@Elmapuddy]

It's a calculated guess that the players would of rotated if you are talking about Niko and rain Edit: still a calculated guess with the timing as I explained

[@joshday4231]

I think it's due to the fact that the only position you could have been to that quickly as a CT is the vent area, and Xyp9x knowing that the FaZe players would want to go for a double peek would have to assume that they were both there, unless it was a simple missplay from Guardian. I'm guessing after 5 or so seconds Xyp9x would have stopped looking at that area and started to be more wary of other entrances to the site

[@M67S_aljald]

Elmapuddy I am talking about xzit and guardian

[@trickycs1682]

sorry for my bad english but here what i think is the answer of ur question my frined )) i think he knew it after the bomb planting and catching the first guy..... As when he planted, definitely the guy defending A site at the moment will peak him. even after planting no one peaked him, then he though alright catch the closest possible rotation and he found the first guy .... if someone was close to him at that moment he could have already been shown to him (as the rule peaking at same point in a 1 v 2 scenario) and here the 2nd guy didn't came. so he just kept watching the same angle ... and one more thing that makes it more clear is that it was the closest rotation possible and if a guy is not there he should be still far away so he had few more seconds to watch the same angle.

[@Sunshine-ue4if]

He heard the ladder and got his calculation right

[@SahucMcOffer]

This guy 1000IQ xD

[@sanderpedersen2682]

Oh yeah yeah

[@swastikarya941]

Why do you sound like Taika watiti? 😂😂😂

[@Buggecsgo]

Subscrived and Bell on

[@Morbidejs]

"Hey, guys" - but I`m alone here watching your video. :(

[@chunkysoup1438]

He smart

[@emrtnm]

please crosshair ?

[@oscarbrunn7600]

8:08 Voice crack?

[@lukasubotic1623]

Poor s1mple, got 4 kills on last situation, still not enough to win the round. Well, i guess it needed to be an ace.

[@dirtybombwannabepro8988]

Always remember kids,they're pros...you're not!

[@Luis110]

7:24 watch in slow mo: he locks on the guy and ducks. That just cannot be coincidental.

[@astral2048]

He did that since the other guy didn't peek from the bench side so it was obvious that he was gonna come out of the left side.

[@ProGamerCarnegies]

clutch god?

[@rozilahpakya5432]

Who got mvp of dreamhack in marseile?

[@randomdude1011]

nazrul aziq i think simple

[@YummyCore]

S1mple got the hltv one and gla1ve got the event one (from DHM)

[@apollo4115]

It was gla1ve. it was announced while he was doing the interview with the analyst.

[@hugepriapism3377]

Xypnix btw just fiy

[@auser4656]

No its Xyp-ex

[@hugepriapism3377]

@@auser4656 definetly xyp-nix - a 9 doesnt look anything like an e and 9 = ni on danish. gotta be xypnix

[@auser4656]

"gotta be" doesn't make sense. Literally everyone calls him Xypex

[@hugepriapism3377]

@@auser4656 you right, looked alittle more into it (took 10sec lol) found an interview with him, in which he clearly said himself it was xypex. So im sorry i stand corrected my mistake

[@cangunduz7996]

Rayn

[@erkanhisar9879]

Bla Bla Bla

[@vamsikrishna-jg4lw]

wow ...i really need a life

[@AkshuGamingOP]

Nc

[@25fpslagger81]

HE IS WALL HACKING

[@astral2048]

no u

[@owerlord6359]

!crosshair

[@junaidhassan2429]

Edward is making alot of dumb plays nowadays,like having his knife out on enemy's face at coffins on b site inferno, even while he knows that they're present. And his aim sense is getting weaker everyday,like based on the sound nearby he also finds himself staring at the feet level, and loses nearly all of his 1v1 aim fights.

[@RobertKvsv]

zip *i* x not ex

[@semko1976]

Han er Astralis number =>1 spiller helt sikkert godt Steel

[@laurencecuenca5504]

Stop with the pausing

[@h0rk3d]

his nick is pronounced XYPNIX, 9 = "ni" in danish

[@SpanishYes1]

tfw xyp9x himself says its xyp-ex

[@Tommy-mo7wh]

when youre up against xyp9x in an afterplant (you ct, he t) just stick the defuse. its that simple

[@cyanwaffles]

He runs the same cheat as flusha

[@astral2048]

no u

[@pheederrjepz6598]

Bot niko

[@ocdquality8926]

To many pauses of demo let us see the play ..

[@PattiTheBanditt]

URSAKE DINAMO he is analysing the play, making less pauses would be dumb asf

[@xXRagebunnYXx]

Everyone seems to be mispronouncing Xyp9x. 9 in is pronounced "ni" in danish which sounds the same as "knee" in English. So "Xyp-nix" instead of "Xyp-ex". This frustrates me way more than it should.

[@oscargadefrimann]

I'm sorry, but you're wrong. imgur.com/a/Wf7QtEg

[@KaiserWilliam2005]

Jostein Pettersen Xyp9x himself said its "Xypex". The 9 sort of looks like an upside down e.

[@xXRagebunnYXx]

I stand corrected

[@lanvu9323]

So bourgeois

[@alexandersalz5850]

jsut another wallhacker watch in slomo he aims through his smokes pretending to aim at another direction yet aims for the enemy before having vision at all... more obvious isnt possible...

[@alexandersalz5850]

5:45 he uses his aimlock to check for enemy postion through the smoke watch in slomo ul find that he locked onto him without having seen him. fuckin bullshit man i hate how barely any nonhackers play in esport anymore... they propably think its alright cause of tournament money... this fucks should pay each and every cent they robbed from honest players back + lifetime bans from professional gaming and amateur tornaments. fuck this man there no mulitplayer games left which arent tainted from fuckin hackers. they are fuckin kids that want money and fame yet have no skill. this is like idc man u guys are a bunch of fuckin lowlifes. GET SKILL YOU FUCKS

[@Pantouflable]

I agree with you. The sad part is that their huge fanbase continue to support them and will try to explain any sketchy moves or even call you a « noob jealous gold nova ». Pathetic.

[@astral2048]

@@Pantouflable lol I can't stop laughing at you people. You are legit stupid. I am LE and I am sometimes able to land shots like that too. It's nothing special for a professional who plays 10 times more than me.

[@astral2048]

@@Pantouflable Also if you watch at 60 fps, you can spot his head just a tiny bit.