We chatted with the as-always-ebullient Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir following Cloud9's successful journey into the playoffs of the iBUYPOWER CS:GO Cup.

Cloud9 managed to make it into the semifinals of the iBUYPOWER 2015 Cup as the final team, following a 16-5 takedown of compLexity.

Although the team will not be competing for an IEM San Jose spot (having already been invited), there is still a $40,000 difference which the team no doubt wish to transcend and emerge in first place in their gambit.

We briefly talked with Ryan "⁠freakazoid⁠" Abadir as the venue was shutting down to hear his thoughts on his team's well-being and his visible glee for playing with old cohort Braxton "⁠swag⁠" Pierce in the RGN Pro Series LAN.

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Ryan 'freakazoid' Abadir Age: 22 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 0.96 Maps played: 171 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.71 Braxton 'swag' Pierce Age: 19 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 133 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.64