William "RUSH" Wierzba has leapt to the defence of Jordan "Zellsis" Montemurro following the youngster's first event with Cloud9. The 20-year-old debuted for the ELEAGUE Major Boston champions at iBUYPOWER Masters, where he averaged a team-low 0.74 rating in the three matches that the squad played, against fnatic and Astralis. The former Swole Patrol member joined the team on a trial basis at the end of 2018 due to Maikil "Golden" Selim's medical issues and has been listed as a coach for IEM Katowice, which will allow him to play for the team should the Swedish tactician miss the event. ![]() With the ELEAGUE CS:GO Invitational coming up, RUSH played down the significance of Zellsis' lacklustre performances in Los Angeles, insisting that the player will need time to get used to his new surroundings.
Cloud9 will potentially attend IEM Katowice with just two of the players who were at the previous Major, where the team were sent packing in the New Legends Stage with just one victory in three games. When asked to compare the line-up that competed in London with the current one, RUSH highlighted the effect that the arrivals of Robin "flusha" Rönnquist and Fabien "kioShiMa" Fiey, two former Major champions, have had on the team.
With Golden currently inactive, flusha has taken over as in-game leader, and RUSH praised the 25-year-old's style, admitting that it suits him better than the more aggressive approach that the team used to take.
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