Ninja Defuse: Top 10 Clutches in CS History (#10-6) [HD]

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Ninja Defuse: Top 10 Clutches in CS History (#10-6)
Released: December 1, 2010.

Created by Austin Townley
Narrated by Alex 'Vansilli' Nguyen
Special thanks to Griffin Benger, Jason Baker, Joe Piazza, Josh Geha, and MFAVP.

Live footage used with permission from Jason Baker, MFAVP.

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** SPOILERS **

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 the reasoning behind our placements.

#10 - On the surface, these rounds don't look that incredible. However, it took place during the second and final map of a CPL championship match, against an extremely talented opponent. The first map of this final ended 16-14, which goes to show how close the second game could have been, and how important these rounds were in taking home the first major international title for the two players involved.

#9 - This is by far one of the most impressive rounds ever. Forget the four insta-frags, and consider the situation. One versus five, as T on de_dust2, without the bomb planted. How impossible is that? To top it off that was his third ace of the game. The only reason it's ranked so low is that, in our humble opinion, Dreamhack (despite being a wonderful tournament), isn't near the caliber or prestige of CPL, ESWC, or WCG.

#8 - This is an oldie but a goldie. A round that I imagine very few players have witnessed, even with a handful of CS videos available involving clutch frags. Despite a rather odd ending to the round, a clutch is a clutch. During this era, the edition of de_inferno was quite CT sided and it wouldn't have been as improbable to reel off 9 straight rounds to send it to overtime, as it would be today - especially given the money control already established by the defending team.

#7 - Sorry. Really. There are those that swear this is the greatest round in history. It's just not. The situation wasn't as difficult as it seemed, with the opponents equipped with similar weapons. Then, in what was clearly a lapse in judgment, two players decide to engage Mr. 7 individually, almost begging him to win the round.

#6 - As explained in the video, this round is quite similar to number seven. The difference? To start, this was a championship match, opposed to an upper bracket quarter-final. This round win clinched tie point. It's also infinitely more difficult to retake this bombsite, than the one in the previous clip. Bigger game, harder round, similar situation = better clutch.