Aussie CS2 org Grayhound shuts up store, releases group days later Asia RMR defeat

Australian-based esports group Grayhound Gaming has closed its doorways later just about 8 years on the govern of Oceanic Counter-Accident. The verdict comes days later the squad’s unsuccessful effort to qualify for the PGL Copenhagen Primary on the Asia RMR.

A post to Grayhound’s official X (formerly Twitter) account on March 3 showed the tip of the group’s run and for any events fascinated about obtaining the squad achieve out to Grayhound proprietor William Grey at once. “After such a monumentally long run from such a small and forgotten corner of this world, the dream is unfortunately over,” the observation learn.

Captain Chris “dexter” Nong, who lately returned to the org later a stint in Europe and who has a storied historical past with the ‘Hounds, thanked Gray for his support of the gamers and group over the date. Dexter confirmed the team would be sticking together—they recently stock qualification spots for IEM Chengdu and IEM Dallas, in addition to ESL Professional League—however have been at the hunt for a unutilized house to constitute.

It’s a somber age a few of the Oceanic esports folk with Grayhound’s closure marking the tip of an pace in Australian Counter-Accident. The org started operations in 2017, obtaining Staff Immunity later its advance from CS:GO, and for probably the most section the operation was once run by means of Grey along the group’s coaches.

The GH banner was once flown at 5 CS:GO majors, forming with the IEM Katowice Primary in 2019, in addition to numerous tier-one occasions, with the org appearing as a vessel for Oceania’s highest gamers and a stepping stone for lots of onto groups past. GH collision the refreshment button in 2019 later Renegades got the roster, however the bulk of the group discovered its long ago at Grayhound later Line ceased operations in 2022.

The group proved themselves head and shoulders above the remainder of the Oceanic patch in Counter-Accident, however their trauma defeat on the PGL Copenhagen Primary Asia RMR utmost pace to Lynn Sight spelled doom for the outfit. With out Primary attendance and the decal cash it supplies, GH clearly may now not proceed with out struggling closing losses given the emerging prices of working the group.

Ex-Grayhound will proceed to compete locally earlier than their later global match—IEM Chgengu—kicks off in early April.