Cypher is god awful!! :D jesus, he's got the world finals already :) I think only something special from another euro will stop him. The americans didn't look on top euros level in that recent on-line tourney. He seems pretty much unbeatable on T9 and ZTN.
Watching him on ztn yet again, it's easy to understand JDMYO's point: Cypher moves on ztn unlike anybody; only way I can describe it is "abbreviated, shortest-distance, attention-deficit strategizing" kinda like he's got this internal inventory of every advantageous POV angle on the map...and then he just rapidly runs down that list, momentarily parking each spot to snipe/gather armor/ammo/determine opponent's status and/or pump out selected ammo depending on situation -- then moving on to next site. Haven't seen anybody else run these little "subroutines" faster than him. Nobody's close.
I think Cooller's sometimes able to pressure him by unpredictably positioning himself and making ballzy shots that disrupt Cypher's cycle. Then again check out Cypher's last frag in this demo: with rg flick that fast(slug "under" the ledge!) he can quickly neutralize that pressure and resume his normal, insane play!
dunno why people keep ranking cypher down the list as the top players. Always listing cooller,avek, and random other euros before him. Yet he is always at the top