<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>The BIG vs. Cloud9 Swiss round two high match paused shortly after halftime, with BIG leading Cloud9 on the Counter-Terrorist side 12-4. There was no mention from the casters or PGL on why the match was paused. <\/p> <\/p>
\u201cWorking on fixing the issues before the start of the next match,\u201d PGL said several minutes after its initial announcement. Heather \u201csapphiRe\u201d Garrozzo, the in-game observer of the match, live-streamed the match via Periscope<\/a>, while James Bardolph casted it behind the Cloud9 players.<\/p>
It’s rare for technical problems to affect a tournament to such a degree at a Valve Major. <\/p>
Somehow Cloud9\u2019s in-game leader Jake \u201cStewie2k\u201d Yip also sent out several tweets during the team’s off-stream match. Players typically have their phones confiscated before matches, but it seems that he accessed Twitter on his in-game computer during the technical break. Apparently<\/a> two players in the match were disconnected from Steam.<\/p>
\u201cThere\u2019s no way this is a Major. I don\u2019t believe it,\u201d Stewie said<\/a> after PGL released its statement on Twitter.<\/p>
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The BIG vs. Cloud9 Swiss round two high match paused shortly after halftime, with BIG leading Cloud9 on the Counter-Terrorist side 12-4. There was no mention from the casters or PGL on why the match was paused. \u201cWorking on fixing the issues before the start of the next match,\u201d PGL said several minutes after its initial announcement. Heather \u201csapphiRe\u201d Garrozzo, the in-game observer of the match, live-streamed the match via Periscope, while James Bardolph casted it behind the Cloud9 players. It's rare for technical problems to affect a tournament to such a degree at a Valve Major. Somehow Cloud9\u2019s in-game leader Jake \u201cStewie2k\u201d Yip also sent out several tweets during the team's off-stream match. Players typically have their phones confiscated before matches, but it seems that he accessed Twitter on his in-game computer during the technical break. 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