Cloud9 will use Braxton "swag" Pierce as a stand-in at cs_summit which is set to take place in Los Angeles, California next week.
Braxton "swag" Pierce was a hot prospect in the early days of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Playing for the strongest North American teams of the mentioned period, compLexity Gaming and iBUYPOWER, the youngster raised expectations with his impressive performance. Unfortunately the notorious IBP match-fixing scandal put an end to his promising career, as Valve banned Pierce and three of his teammates from Valve-sponsored events. In light of these circumstances the North American prodigy has not been signed to a serious roster, instead opting to stream.
Cs_summit will be brax's second LAN event since his match-fixing ban. In 2015, Cloud9 used him as a stand-in for the first time at the RGN Pro Series, when the team went on to win the event. Cs_summit is set to take place between April 19th-23rd in Los Angeles, California featuring a $150,000 prize pool. Eight top-level teams from North America and Europe will fight for the crown of Beyond The Summit's first CS: GO tournament.
It is believed that swag will replace Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham who was recently hospitalized. According to Slingshot, David "LD" Gorman from Beyond The Summit confirmed they allowed swag to compete.
“Cloud 9 approached us about letting Braxton play as a stand-in, and we decided to allow him as cs_summit is not a Valve-sponsored event.”Cloud9's expected roster for cs_summit is:
Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert
Mike "shroud" Grzesiek
Jake "Stewie2K" Yip
Timothy "autimatic" Ta
Braxton "swag" Pierce (stand-in)
Images courtesy of Cloud9, Beyond The Summit
