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Following the match, caster Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill spoke to the IHC players and asked Tuvshintugs “Annihilation” Nyamdorj why he didn’t seem that excited about the result, to which he responded: “I’m happy with [the win], although it’s only EG.” The quip got a visible reaction from SPUNJ, who moved on to another player, and audible laughter could be heard in the background.<\/p>

Criticism and cutting remarks have been piled on the EG CS:GO<\/em> division following their slump over the past months. Since that stunning win over Heroic to kick off the year, EG has had a disastrous run, losing 10 out of 11 best-of-threes, with the only win coming against Mythic during the NA RMR qualifier, a tournament they ended up losing nevertheless, missing out on the Paris CS:GO <\/em>Major entirely.<\/p>