{"id":34546,"date":"2024-03-03T20:48:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T01:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=34546"},"modified":"2024-03-03T20:48:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T01:48:51","slug":"grayhound-gaming-ceases-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/grayhound-gaming-ceases-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Grayhound Gaming ceases operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australian esports organization Grayhound Gaming has announced their closure after nearly eight years at the forefront of Oceanic <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The decision follows the team&#8217;s recent setback in failing to qualify for the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/pgl-major-copenhagen\/\" title=\"PGL Copenhagen Major betting guide\">PGL Copenhagen Major<\/a> at the Asia RMR.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Grayhound&#8217;s official X (formerly Twitter) account, it confirmed the end of the organization&#8217;s journey, inviting interested parties to contact owner William Gray directly for the acquisition of the squad.<\/p>\n<p>The statement lamented the conclusion of their long-standing dream, acknowledging the support received from Gray and expressing gratitude for the journey.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Christopher &#8220;dexter&#8221; Nong, who returned to the organization after a stint in Europe, expressed appreciation for Gray&#8217;s support and confirmed the team&#8217;s intention to stick together.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On a side note: We have IEM Chengdu, EPL, Dallas lined up.<\/p>\n<p>The boys are sticking together and would love opportunities to represent our region with another organisation where possible. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Nong (@dextersjourney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dextersjourney\/status\/1764158879376765076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite the closure, they hold qualification spots for upcoming events like IEM Chengdu, IEM Dallas, and <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/esl-pro-league\/\" title=\"ESL Pro League betting guide\">ESL Pro League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, they are actively seeking a new organization to represent.<\/p>\n<p>Grayhound Gaming began their operations in 2017 by acquiring Team Immunity after their departure from CS:GO.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Grayhound became a prominent figure in Australian Counter-Strike, participating in five CS:GO majors and numerous tier-one events.<\/p>\n<p>The organization served as a platform for Oceanic talent, facilitating their transition to higher levels of competition.<\/p>\n<p>Although Grayhound briefly paused their operations in 2019 after the roster was acquired by Renegades, it made a comeback in 2022 after the dissolution of Order.<\/p>\n<p>The closure of Grayhound Gaming marks the end of an era in Australian Counter-Strike, leaving a sombre mood in the Oceanic esports community.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their dominance within the region, their unexpected defeat at the PGL Copenhagen Major Asia RMR dealt a significant blow.<\/p>\n<p>With the absence of Major attendance and the associated financial support, continuing operations became unsustainable.<\/p>\n<p>The former Grayhound roster will continue competing domestically until their next international event, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-spring\/\" title=\"IEM Spring betting guide\">IEM Chengdu<\/a>, commences in early April.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2017 &#8211; 2024. <\/p>\n<p>After such a monumentally long run from such a small and forgotten corner of this world, the dream is unfortunately over. <\/p>\n<p>Any interested parties in the boys please contact william@grayhoundgaming.com <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YANb93G3Te\">pic.twitter.com\/YANb93G3Te<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GRAYHOUND (@grayhoundgaming) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grayhoundgaming\/status\/1764155236309180634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian esports organisation Grayhound Gaming has announced its closure after nearly eight years of competing in Counter-Strike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":34551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3283,3111,430,636,2768,1753,3539,3607],"class_list":["post-34546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-christopher-dexter-nong","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-esl-pro-league","tag-grayhound-gaming","tag-iem-spring","tag-iem-winter","tag-pgl-major-copenhagen","tag-william-gray"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34546"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34546"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34548,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34546\/revisions\/34548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}