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Cloud9 Esports, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryEsports
Founded2013
Founders
  • Jack Etienne
  • Paullie Etienne
HeadquartersSanta Monica,California,
U.S.
Key people
RevenueIncreaseUS$35 million[2](2021)
Total equityIncreaseUS$380 million[2](2022)
Divisions
WebsiteOfficial websiteEdit this at Wikidata

Cloud9 Esports, Inc.,or simplyCloud9(C9), is an American professionalesportscompany based inSanta Monica,California. The company was originally founded as a professionalLeague of Legendsteam by Jack and Paullie Etienne in May 2013 and was incorporated into Cloud9 Esports, Inc. on September 6, 2016. Cloud9 has receivedUS$78million in total raised equity viaventure capital fundingand was ranked the world's fifth-most valuable esports organization in mid-2022.

Cloud9 has held divisions in numerous esports throughout its existence, establishing eight by 2014. In 2018, Cloud9 won three international championships: theRocket League Championship Series Season 6 World Championship,the2018 Overwatch League Grand Finals,and theELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018.The company currently operates two franchised teams:Cloud9League of Legendsof theLeague of Legends Championship Seriesand Cloud9Valorantof theValorant Champions Tour Americas,and also operate or have operated non-franchised teams inApex Legends,Counter-Strike 2,EA Sports FC,Fortnite,Halo,Hearthstone,League of Legends: Wild Rift,Mobile Legends: Bang Bang,Rocket League,Super Smash Bros.,Teamfight Tactics,andWorld of Warcraft.

History

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2013: Beginnings

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The team that would become Cloud9 originated after esports organization Quantic Gaming released all of theirLeague of Legendsplayers, these being Balls (An Van lee), Meteos (William hartman), Hai (Hai Du Lam), Sneaky (Zachary Scuderi) and LemonNation (Daerek Hart). Afterward, all five players formed their own team under the moniker Team NomNom, and later rebranded to Cloud9 in early 2013.[3][4]Cloud9 was then reacquired by Quantic Gaming on April 1, 2013, and later rebranded the team back to Cloud9.[4][5]The team then changed hands again in May 2013, as formerTeam SoloMidmanagerJack Etienneand Paullie Etienne bought out the contracts of the players for less than $20,000, officially creating the Cloud9 organization.[6][5][7]Paullie Etienne was appointed thechief operating officer,and Jack Etienne's father eventually signed on as the organization's firstlegal counsel.[8]

2013–2018: Expansion and funding

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After early success in the organization'sLeague of Legendsdivision, Cloud9 expanded their brand into other esport games. The organization enteredSmiteesports in December 2013.[9]In 2014, Cloud9 created divisions forDota 2,[10]Super Smash Bros. Melee,[11]Hearthstone,[12]Counter-Strike: Global Offensive,[13]Heroes of the Storm,[14]andHalo.[15]The organization disbanded theirSmitedivision the same year due to internal issues, just prior to the start of theSmite Pro League,[16]but it was reopened in January 2015.[17]Throughout 2015 and 2016, Cloud9 established several more divisions, includingCall of Duty,[18]Overwatch,[19]and their firsttouchscreenesportVainglory.[20]On September 6, 2016, the organization incorporated into Cloud9 Esports, Inc.[21][22]

Although several of their divisions would dissolve, by March 2017, the company had ten teams across multiple titles and over one million fans spending a collective 15million hours following Cloud9 players.[8]That month, Cloud9 received a total ofUS$28million fromseries Afunding in a round led byFounders Fund,along with other investorsCraft Ventures,formerFacebook, Inc.executiveChamath Palihapitiya,Reddit Inc.cofounderAlexis Ohanian,andMajor League BaseballplayerHunter Pence.[8][23]In July 2017, Cloud9 created theirRocket Leaguedivision.[24]The following month,Activision Blizzardannounced that Cloud9 had purchased a London-based franchise slot for the upcomingOverwatch League(OWL); with the requirement that all organizations in the OWL create separatebusiness entitiesand branding,[25]Cloud9 created thesubsidiaryunder the nameLondon Spitfire.[26]In November 2017,Riot Gamesannounced that Cloud9 had secured aLeague of Legends Championship Seriesfranchise slot for a reportedUS$10million, marking the second owned franchised team by the company.[27]

In June 2018, Cloud9 announced a major sponsorship deal withRed Bull,which included a deal that would place the Red Bull logo on the Cloud9 jerseys.[28]In the middle of that deal, Jack Etienne invited 30 investors to a London Spitfire match atBlizzard Arena;four months later, Cloud9 announced that it had receivedUS$50million inseries Bfunding in a round led by Valor Equity Partners, along with other investorsTrueBridge Capital Partners,Reimagined Ventures, andGlassdoorfounderRobert Hohman.Additionally, Valor Equity Partners founder and managing partner Antonio Gracias joined Cloud9'sboard of directorsas a part of the deal.[8][23]Funding from the round was to be used to establish a 20,000–30,000 square foot (1,900–2,800 m2) headquarters and training facility inLos Angeles,which was expected to be completed by the end of 2019.[29]After the investment,Forbesranked Cloud9 as the world's most valuable esports company atUS$310million.[30]

2018–present: Success, controversy, and league owners

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In 2018, at a time when many esports teams were significantly downscaling their operations and only focusing on a select few games, Cloud9 reached top-level international success inCounter-Strike,Rocket League,Overwatch,andLeague of Legends.The success of the organization led to Jack Etienne being named Game Shakers' Shaker of the Year in December 2018, an award honoring people who have made a long-lasting impact in the esports industry and helped raise esports awareness around the world.[8][31]In the following months, Cloud9 entered sponsorship deals with apparel brandPuma,telecommunications companyAT&T,and automotive companyBMW,in what were all the companies' first team sponsorships in esports.[32][33]In that time, Cloud9 has established anApex Legendsdivision.[34]

In November 2019, Cloud9 was fined byRiot Gamesfor violatingLeague of Legends Championship Series(LCS) rules. Dating back to July 2018, Cloud9 had issuedequityto seven of its LCS players throughrestricted stock units;Riot had created a rule in November 2017 that prohibited any team owner from being on the team's roster. Cloud9 was fined $25,000 for each player violation, totaling $175,000, and had to pay additional money to its players. Riot estimated the total fine to be $330,000 to $605,000.[35]Cloud9 was again ranked by Forbes as the world's most valuable esports company in 2019, along withTeam SoloMid;the company was valued at $400million, a $90million increase over the previous year.[36]

In February 2020, it was announced that Cloud9, along with esports organizationsImmortals Gaming Club,Dignitas'parent companyNew Meta Entertainment,Gen.G Esports,c0ntact Gaming,andOverActive Media,had establishedCounter-Strike: Global Offensiveleague Flashpoint, the first professional esports league owned and operated by team organizations.[37][38]The following month, Cloud9 reenteredDota 2esports after a hiatus of almost three years.[39]Cloud9 created itsValorantdivision in April 2020,[40]and in October, they created their first all-female esports team forValorant.[41]Forbes ranked Cloud9 as the world's second-most valuable esports company at $350million in 2020, a 13% decrease from 2019.[42]In May 2022, Forbes ranked them the fifth-most valuable, with a value of $380million.[2]

On May 6, 2024, the Esports World Cup Foundation, funded by theSaudi ArabiaPublic Investment Fundand organizers of the Esports World Cup tournament series, announced the 30 organizations (known in the ESWC as Clubs) who would make up the Club Support Program, with Cloud9 being one of them. This program gives teams a one-time six-figure stipend if an organization is willing to enter new esports as well as additional funding each year if they drive viewership and fan engagement to the Esports World Cup.[43]

Divisions

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League of Legends

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Main article:Cloud9 League of Legends

History

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Cloud9 was officially created in 2013 afterJack Etiennepurchased the contracts of all of Quantic Gaming'sLeague of Legendsplayers.[5][7]

Cloud9 won back-to-back NA LCS championships in 2013 and 2014.

With a starting roster ofBalls,Meteos,Hai,Sneaky,andLemonNation,Cloud9 went on a 13-game winning streak in the2013 NA LCS Summer Splitregular season, marking the longest winning streak in LCS history at the time.[44][45]After claiming the top seed in the Summer Split Playoffs, the team went on tosweepthe defending championsTeam SoloMid,3 games to 0, in the finals on September 1 to claim their first-ever LCS title.[46][47]With the win, Cloud9 finished the season with a 30–3 game record and the highest winning-percentage in LCS history at 90.9%.[45]In the2014 NA LCS Spring Split,Cloud9 closed out the final five weeks on a 13-game winning streak, equaling their LCS record 13-game winning streak in 2013, and once again claimed the top seed in the playoffs.[48]Cloud9 won their second consecutive LCS title after a 3–0 sweep over Team SoloMid in the finals on April 20.[3]After going 5–0 in the playoffs, Cloud9 extended their record winning streak to 18 games and had gone undefeated in back-to-back playoffs.[48][49][50]Cloud9 made it to the LCS finals in the2014 NA LCS Summer Splitand2015 NA LCS Spring Split,but fell to Team SoloMid each time.[51][52]In May 2015,Hairetired, ending Cloud9's nearly 750-day record of having the longest standing lineup in professionalLeague of Legendshistory.[53]

The team finished2015 NA LCS Summer Splitwith a 6–12 record, their lowest regular season finish ever, and missed the LCS playoffs for the first time in their organization's history.[54][55]In the2016 NA LCS Spring Split,the team faced Team SoloMid in the quarterfinals but fell by a score of 1–3.[56]In the quarterfinals match of the2016 NA LCS Summer SplitagainstTeam EnVyUs,Cloud9'sJensenset an LCS record 20 kills in a single game.[57]The team later fell to Team SoloMid in the finals.[58]In the2017 NA LCS Spring Split,for the sixth, and second consecutive, time, Cloud9 faced Team SoloMid in the NA LCS finals, but the team fell, 2–3.[59][60]Cloud9 lost toTeam Dignitasin the quarterfinals of the2017 NA LCS Summer Split.[61]In the2018 NA LCS Spring Splitplayoffs, Cloud9 was swept by Team Liquid in the quarterfinals by a score of 0–3.[62]The team again reached the finals in the2018 NA LCS Summer Split,but they were swept by Team Liquid, 0–3.[63]

After the 2018 NA LCS season, Cloud9 had their most successfulLeague of Legends World Championshiprun. After advancing past the2018 League of Legends World Championshipgroup stage, Cloud9 swept Korea'sAfreeca Freecs,3–0, in the quarterfinals; The win marked the first time in seven years that a North American team had qualified for the World Championship semifinals.[64]In the semifinals match. Cloud9 was swept byFnatic,0–3, ending their World Championship run.[65]

In the2019 LCS Spring Split,Cloud9 fell to Team SoloMid in the semifinals.[66]After reaching the finals in the2019 LCS Summer Split,the team fell to Team Liquid, 2–3.[67]In the2020 LCS Spring Split,Cloud9 finished the regular season with a 17–1 record – tied for the best game record in LCS history.[68]The team secured their third LCS title on April 19, 2020, after they sweptFlyQuest,3–0, in the finals.[69]The win gave the team their first LCS title since 2014; with an overall 26–2 game win–loss record, including playoffs, Cloud9 set an LCS record for the highest winning percentage ever in a single split by a North American team at 92.9%, breaking their own previous record of 90.9% from the 2013 Summer Split.[70][71]Losses to Flyquest and Team SoloMid in theSummer Splitplayoffs not only eliminated the team from the LCS playoffs, but also eliminated Cloud9's ability to qualify for the2020 World Championship,marking the first time in the organization's history that they would not attend the World Championship.[72][73][74]

On September 14, 2020, Cloud9 parted ways with head coach Bok "Reapered" Hangyu, who had been the head coach of the team for the past four years.[75]The organization promoted Cloud9's academy team coachKim "Reignover" Yeu-jinas their new head coach.[76]

In the2021 LCS season,Cloud9 entered the Spring Split playoffs as the top seed, with a 13–5 record. C9 defeated Team Liquid in the finals, 3–2, and earned their 4th LCS title.[77]At the2021 Mid-Season Invitational,they failed to advance to the knockout stage.[78]In the Summer playoffs, Cloud9 defeated Team SoloMid 3–2 to claim a spot at the2021 League of Legends World Championship;[79]however, they lost their next match to100 Thieves.[80]At Worlds, Cloud9 advanced to the quarterfinals, becoming the first North American team to make it past the group stage since the previous Cloud9 team reached semifinals in 2018. They lost in the quarterfinals toGen.G,0–3.[81]

Roster

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Cloud9League of Legendsroster
Players Coaches
Role Handle Name Nationality
Top Thanatos Park, Seung-gyu South Korea
Jungle Blaber Huang, Robert United States
Mid Jojopyun Pyun, Joseph Canada
Bot Berserker Kim, Min-cheol South Korea
Support Vulcan Laflamme, Philippe Canada
Head coach
  • Bok "Reapered" Han-gyu
Assistant coach(es)
  • Marius "Veigar v2" Aune
Legend:
  • (I)Inactive
  • (S)Suspended
  • Substitute playerSubstitute
  • InjuredInjury / Illness

Latestrostertransaction: April 16, 2024.

Hearthstone

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On June 26, 2014, Cloud9 announced the formation of theirHearthstonedivision after acquiring team DogeHouse. Joining the team was the players Marcin "Gnimsh" Filipowicz, Cong "StrifeCro" Shu,Rumay "Hafu" Wang,Alexandr "Kolento" Malsh,and Jan "Ekop" Palys, with Gnimsh appointed as the team's captain.[82][83]Additionally, the team picked up Andrew "TidesofTime" Biessener later that year.[84]Kolento won the team's first major tournament after winning the Viagame House Cup #1 in October 2014;[85]the following month, he won theDreamHackHearthstoneChampionship.[86]Kolento won the team's only major tournament in 2015 after winning CN vs EU Season 2 in March.[86]The team picked up formerTeam SoloMidplayer Harry "Massan" Cheong in June 2015.[87]In November 2015, Cloud9 parted ways with Hafu, TidesofTime, and Gnimsh.[84][88]Cloud9 signed former teamArchonplayer James "Firebat" Kostesich in March 2016.[89]After being banned fromTwitchin May 2016, Cloud9 parted ways with Massan.[87]Several days later, the team signed Sanghyeon "DDaHyoNi" Baek.[90]In May 2016, StrifeCro took home theOGNHearthstoneSeoul Cup World Invitational.[91]Later that month, Cloud9 parted ways with Ekop.[92]In March 2017, Firebat left the team.[93]StrifeCro left the team in May 2017.[94]In December 2018, Cloud9 signed Cho "Flurry" Hyun-soo, Kim "LookSam" Jin-hyo, and Jang "DawN" Hyun-jae.[95]In March 2019, Kolento won StarLadder Hearthstone Ultimate Series Winter.[96]The team signed Lee "Portia" Dongjae in August 2020.[97]

Roster

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Cloud9Hearthstoneroster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Kolento Malsh, Aleksandr Ukraine
DDaHyoNi Baek Sang-hyeon South Korea
DawN Jang Hyun-jae South Korea
Flurry Cho Hyun-soo South Korea
Looksam Kim Jin-hyo South Korea
Portia Lee Dong-jae South Korea
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I)Inactive
  • (S)Suspended
  • Substitute playerSubstitute
  • InjuredInjury / Illness

Latestrostertransaction: August 20, 2020.

Super Smash Bros.

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Mang0has played for Cloud9 since 2014.

Cloud9 joined theSuper Smash Bros.scene after picking upEvo 2013championJoseph "Mang0" Manuel MarquezforSuper Smash Bros. Melee(Melee) in May 2014 and is currently the longest tenured player at Cloud9.[11]Mang0's first tournament under Cloud9 wasGet On My Level2014 inToronto,where he took first place.[98]In June 2014, Mang0 finished in first and second atMLG Anaheim 2014andCEO 2014,respectively, meetingArmadaboth times in the Grand Finals.[99][100]The following month, Mang0 took home his second consecutiveEvolution Championship Series(Evo) title after defeatingHungryboxin the Grand Finals ofEVO 2014.[101]In October 2014, Mang0 wonThe Big House 4after defeatingMew2Kingin Grand Finals.[102]In 2015, Mang0 finished in fourth place atApex 2015and third place atCEO 2015.[103]AtEvo 2015,Mang0 fell to Hungrybox in the lower bracket semifinals.[104]AtThe Big House 5,Mang0 finished in fourth place after losing to Mew2King.[105]Mang0's first tournament of 2016 was atGENESIS 3in January, where he fell to Armada in the grand finals.[106]The following month, Mang0 finished in second place atPAX Arenaafter losing to Hungrybox in the finals. He secured his first major tournament championship of 2016 in May after defeating Hungrybox in the finals at DreamHack Austin.[107]The same month, he finished second at Get On My Level 2016 after falling toLeffenin the finals.[108]In July 2016, Mang0 finished in fourth place atEvo 2016after falling to Hungrybox in the lower bracket semifinals.[109]The following month, he took first place atSuper Smash Con 2016after taking down Hungrybox in the finals.[110]

In August 2016, the organization added their secondSuper Smash Bros.player with the addition ofEvo 2016champion Elliot "Ally" Bastien Carroza-Oyarce forSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U(Smash 4).[111]Mang0 and Ally both attendedThe Big House 6in October 2016. Ally, citing health concerns, dropped out of theSmash 4tournament after falling to the lower bracket.[112]Mang0 took home his second The Big House title under Cloud9 after defeating Armada in theMeleefinals.[113]At the end of 2016, Cloud9 signed Daniel "Tafokints" Lee as Mang0's coach.[114]

Ally and Mang0 competed inGENESIS 4in January 2017. Both Cloud9 members took second place in their respective tournaments, with Ally falling toMKLeoin theSmash 4finals and Mang0 falling to Armada in theMeleefinals.[115][106]AtEVO 2017,Ally failed to defend hisSmash 4EVO title from 2016, finishing outside the top 32.[116]In theMeleetournament, Mang0 reached the grand finals, but he fell to Armada in the finals match to finish in second place.[117]The following month, Mang0 defended his Super Smash Con title after winningSuper Smash Con 2017.[118]The two competed atThe Big House 7in October 2017. Ally finished theSmash 4tournament in the top eight,[119]while Mang0 finished in the top six of theMeleetournament.[120]In January 2018, Ally and Mang0 competed atGENESIS 5,with Ally finishing in ninth place and Mang0 finishing in fifth.[121][122]

On March 31, 2018, Mang0's coach Tafokints announced he was departing the organization to joinCounter Logic Gamingas their business development manager.[123]Five days later, Cloud9 parted ways with Ally.[124]

AtEvo 2018,Mang0 finished in the top eight.[125]Mang0 competed in his firstSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatetournament in June 2018 and finished in the top four.[126]For the remainder of 2018, Mang0 failed to win a tournament but was able to finish in the top three of five tournaments, including Shine 2018,The Big House 8,and Smash Summit 7.[127]In May 2019, Mang0 won Get On My Level 2019, ending his 19-event, and nearly two-year, streak without winning a tournament.[128]He went on to win his secondMeleemajor of the year in October after defeatingZaininThe Big House 9grand finals.[129]Mang0 started 2020 with a third-place finish atGENESIS 7.[130]In July 2020, he finished in second place at the Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 2 after falling to Zain in the grand finals.[131]In November, Mang0 was the runner-up at Smash Summit 10.[132]Mang0 finished 2020 with a win at the Ludwig Ahgren Championship Series 3 after defeating iBDW in the finals.[133]

Roster

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Cloud9Super Smash Bros. Meleeroster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Mango Marquez, Joseph United States
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I)Inactive
  • (S)Suspended
  • Substitute playerSubstitute
  • InjuredInjury / Illness

Latestrostertransaction: April 4, 2018.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

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Cloud9 entered the professionalCounter-Strike: Global Offensivescene on August 1, 2014, with the acquisition ofcompLexity Gaming's North American roster.[13]The players reportedly left compLexity after they received better offers from Cloud9 prior to renewing their contracts. Cloud9 made their first appearance atESL One: Cologne 2014,where they finished 2–0 in Group D of the group stage but lost in the quarterfinals to Swedish teamNinjas in Pyjamas,who later won the tournament.[134]On November 26,Sean "sgares" Garesreplaced Spencer "Hiko" Martin as the team's in-game leader.[135]On December 14, Hiko left Cloud9, to be replaced byShahzeb "ShahZaM" Khan.[136][137][138]

On April 24, 2015, Cloud9 released ShahZam and Kory "Semphis" Friesen.[139]Five days later, Ryan "fREAKAZOiD" Abadir and Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham, formerly of iBUYPOWER, joined the team, and Braxton "swag" Pierce joined as an analyst,[140]sgares stepped down from the roster on November 24.[141]

Cloud9 placed thirteenth to sixteenth atMLG Columbus 2016,losing toNatus VincereandG2 Esportsin the group stage. Shortly after the event on April 12, it was announced that fREAKAZOiD would be leaving the team.Team Liquid's Eric "adreN" Hoag was subsequently announced as a temporary stand-in,[142]playing for Cloud9 until Alec "Slemmy" White was announced as the official replacement on April 23.[143]Manager Tres "stunna" Saranthus left the team on July 26.[144]On August 17, Cloud9 announced that they were replacing Slemmy with Timothy "autimatic" Ta.[145]On October 30, Cloud9 defeatedSK Gaming2–1 in a best-of-three series to win theESL Pro League Season 4finals inSão Paulo, Brazil.[146]

On August 15, 2017,Michael "shroud" Grzesiekand Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert left the team, with shroud announcing that he intended to become a full-time streamer.[147]

On January 28, 2018, Cloud9 defeatedFaZe Clan2–1 at theELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018finals, becoming the first North American team to win aMajor.[148][149]On March 31, Cloud9's main AWPer, Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham, announced on Twitter that he was taking a break from professional play. On the same day, a much anticipated transfer occurred withJacky "Stewie2K" Yipterminating his multi-year contract with Cloud9 to move to SK Gaming, although he would later joinTeam Liquidafter only a brief stay with SK.[150][151]shroud officially retired from competitive play and left Cloud9 on April 18.[152]

Cloud9 announced on December 6, 2019, that Timothy "autimatic" Ta, Damian "daps" Steele, and Kenneth "koosta" Suen had been released from the organization and their contracts bought out byGen.G Esports.[153][154]A month later, on January 6, 2020, Cloud9 signed the South African team ATK'sCS:GOroster.[155]

On September 6, 2020, Cloud9 announced that they would undergo a complete rebuild in theirCS:GOdivision. The players continued to play under the Cloud9 name until the new roster was completely formed.[156]The next day, Cloud9 unveiled their new general manager Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer and new coach Aleksandar "⁠kassad⁠" Trifunović.[157]On September 10, Alex "⁠ALEX⁠" McMeekin signed a three-year contract with Cloud9.[158]On September 19, Cloud9 acquired William "⁠mezii⁠" Merriman from GamerLegion and Özgür "⁠woxic⁠" Eker frommousesports.[159][160]On October 7, Cloud9 re-signed Ricky "⁠floppy⁠" Kemery, who becomes the fourth player of the new team.[161]The last player Patrick "es3tag" Hansen was bought fromAstralisand was announced on October 15.[162]On December 28, Aleksandar "⁠kassad⁠" Trifunović was released by Cloud9.[163]On January 18, 2021, Özgür "⁠woxic⁠" Eker was released by Cloud9 following poor results as a team.[164]On January 22, Erick "Xeppaa" Bach was announced as woxic's replacement on the team.[165]On January 24, the return of Chris “Elmapuddy” Tebbit as new Head Coach was announced, along with the promotion of m1cks from analyst to the Assistant Coach position[166]Cloud9 disbanded theirCS:GOdivision in March 2021, citing difficulties due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[167]

On April 24, 2022, Cloud9 returned to theCS:GOscene, this time in Europe, acquiring the roster ofGambit Esports.[168]

Cloud9 won IEM Dallas on June 6, 2022, after defeating ENCE 3:0. Cloud9 won a grand prize of US$100,000.[169]

Interz was replaced by Timur "buster" Tulepov on January 16, 2023.[170]Cloud9 underwent more roster changes on July 13 of the same year, when buster and nafany were benched and replaced with formerNatus Vincereplayers Denis "electronic" Sharipov and Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy.[171]Nafany departed Cloud9 to join the new Russian BetBoom roster on July 31.[172]

Due to visa issues, buster filled in for Ax1Le as a substitute atIEM Cologne 2023.[173]At the tournament, the team lost toFnaticin the opening round,[174]before achieving victories over 9INE, Monte and GamerLegion to secure play-offs.[175][176][177]Ax1Le returned to the roster for the quarter-finals match againstTeam Vitality,[178]where Cloud9 were eliminated 2-0.[179]

Counter-Strike 2

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On October 26, 2023, Cloud9 announced the stepping down of Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov.[180]He would be replaced by Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov a week later, on November 2.[181]

Roster

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Cloud9Counter-Strike 2roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Ax1Le Rykhtorov, Sergey Russia
Boombl4 Mikhailov, Kirill Russia
Head coach

Konstantin "groove" Pikiner

Legend:
  • (I)Inactive
  • (S)Suspended
  • Substitute playerSubstitute
  • InjuredInjury / Illness

Latestrostertransaction: April 14, 2024.

Fortnite

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Cloud9 first entered Fortnite competitively in 2018, and formally re-entered the circuit in the summer of 2019.[182]The team is currently managed by Krissi Waters.[182]

Roster

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Cloud9Fortniteroster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Blackoutz Garcia, Patrick Brazil
Fryst Radziwill-Debarba, Alex United States
Head coach

Vincent Lewis

Legend:
  • (I)Inactive
  • (S)Suspended
  • Substitute playerSubstitute
  • InjuredInjury / Illness

Rosterupdated November 18, 2022.

Valorant

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Blue

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Cloud9 announced its entry intoValoranton April 12, 2020, by signing its first player,Tyson "TenZ" Ngo.[183]Later Cloud9 would sign Skyler "Relyks" Weaver in June, Mitch "mitch" Semago and Josh "shinobi" Abastado in July, and the final member Daniel "vice" Kim in August

On January 12, 2021, TenZ, stepped down from the competitive scene to pursue content creation (while remaining as part of Cloud9).[184] In the same month Cloud9 Blue sign players Nathan "leaf" Orf from Chaos Esports Club's CS:GO Division and Son "xeta" Seon-ho from their former Korean team "Cloud9 Korea" as well as signing head coach Yoon "Autumn" Eu-teum and Manager Robin Lee[185][186]On February 5, 2021, Michael "poiz" Possis joins as the 6th player of the team.[187]On March 11, 2021, TenZ is loaned to Sentinels for Masters Stage 1 in replacement of suspended player,Sinatraa.[188]On March 16, 2021, Daniel "vice" Kim parts ways with the team.[189]On April 16, 2021, Skyler "Relyks" Weaver parts ways with the team.[190]On April 19, 2021, Cloud9 transfers Ricky "floppy" Kemery and Erick "Xeppaa" Bach from their CS:GO division.[191]On June 1, 2021, TenZ, who was previously on loan from Cloud9 Blue, is acquired by Sentinels.[192]On March 13, 2021, Cloud9 Blue acquire Anthony "vanity" Malaspina from Version1.[193]On September 10, 2021, floppy, parts ways with the team.[194]On October 19, 2021, poiz is transferred to their Academy team.[195]After failing to qualify for Masters Reykjavík in stage 2 and Masters Berlin in stage 3 they would qualify for the2021 Valorant Championsin the North American Last Chance Qualifier beating Rise 3–0. At the Valorant Champions 2021 they would be put into Group D withFNATIC,Vision Strikers and FULL SENSE, they would make it out of the group stage 2-1 before losing to Team Liquid in the quarterfinals.[196]

On May 15, 2022, Cloud9 traded xeta and Autumn to T1 for Rahul "curry" Nemani.[197]Later on May 26, Cloud9 would sign assistant coach Joshua "m1cks" Micks.[198]

Roster

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Cloud9 BlueValorantroster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Oxy Hoang, Francis United States
Xeppaa Bach, Erick United States
Vanity Malaspina, Anthony United States
Runi Cade, Dylan United States
Moose Jayne, Kaleb Canada
Head coach

Ian "Immi" Harding

Legend:
  • (I)Inactive
  • (S)Suspended
  • Substitute playerSubstitute
  • InjuredInjury / Illness

Latestrostertransaction: March 31, 2024.


White

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In October 2020, Cloud9 signed orgless all-female team "MAJKL" to compete in First Strike under Cloud9 White. (with the all-male team rebranding to “Cloud9 Blue" ).[199]In November 2020, Dream joins as a head coach and MoonChopper as a strategic coach of Cloud9 White. Later in the month Cloud9 White would fail to quality for First Strike: North America.

In January and February 2021, Cloud9 White would fail to qualify for the VCT 2021: North America Stage 1 Challengers 1, 2 and 3 Main Events. On March 12, 2021, Kaitlin "Keiti" Boop joins after being on trial.[200]Later in March, Cloud9 White would qualify for the VCT 2021: Game Changers North America Series 1 in the first seed and later winning the tournament without losing a single map, a week later they would fail to qualify for VCT 2021: North America Stage 2 Challengers 1 Main Event. On April 13, Cloud9 White would release Keiti.[201]In June, Cloud9 White would qualify for and win VCT 2021: Game Changers NA Series 2. The next month, Cloud9 White would fail to qualify for the VCT 2021: North America Stage 3: Challengers 1 and 2 Main Events before qualifying and winning VCT 2021: Game Changers North America Series 3. It was later announced head coach Dream and Cloud9 parted ways a week prior to Series 3 qualifiers.[202]

In February 2022, Cloud9 White would fail to qualify for VCT 2022: North America Stage 1: Challengers 1 Main Event but would go on to qualify and win VCT 2022: Game Changers North American Series 1.[203]In June, Cloud9 would sign Reid "x0tek" Johnson as the new head coach while Annie would leave the team to pursue streaming, with Bob "Bob" Tran replacing her.[204][205][206]

On Dec 20, 2022 Cloud9 announced that Cloud9 White was being disbanded, and all of the players were being dropped.[207]

Rocket League

[edit]
SquishyMuffinz, Gimmick, and Torment in their game against Dignitas to win RLCS Season 6

Cloud9 created theirRocket Leaguedivision in July 2017 after acquiringDreamHackAtlanta champions team The Muffin Men.[24]With a roster consisting of players Kyle "Torment" Storer, Mariano "SquishyMuffinz" Arruda, and Jesus "Gimmick" Parra, the team began play in the North AmericaRocket League Championship Series(RLCS) Season 4.[208]After winning the North America playoffs, the team qualified for the RLCS World Championship tournament, where they eventually was eliminated by Scottish team Method in the lower bracket finals.[209]Cloud9 made it to the RLCS Season 5 World Championship tournament but were eliminated by eventual championsTeam Dignitas.[210]

In Season 6, Cloud9 qualified for their third consecutive RLCS World Championship tournament. The team lost their first match of the tournament to We Dem Girlz, dropping them to the lower bracket of the tournament.[211]Cloud9 won five consecutive elimination matches in the lower bracket and advanced to the Grand Finals, where they faced undefeated European team Team Dignitas on November 11, 2018.[212]Cloud9 took down the defending champions by a series score of 4–1, marking the first time that a North American team had won the RLCS World Championship since Season 1.[213]

Cloud9 followed up their Season 6 run with a semifinals loss in the Season 7 RLCS World Championship.[214]Between seasons, Cloud signed formerNRG Esportsplayer Jayson "Fireburner" Nunez as the team's coach.[215]Cloud9 finished North America RLCS Season 8 in seventh place, which put them at risk of beingrelegatedto the Rocket League Rival Series, a lower division for the RLCS.[216]The team made it through the promotion playoffs to avoid relegation and participate in North America RLCS Season 9, but they did not perform well.[217]On June 10, 2020, Cloud9 would disband theirRocket Leaguedivision[218]and wouldn't come back until April 18, 2024, where they would acquire a roster consisting of Hunter "LionBlaze" Woitas, Kadin "Zineel" Zineelabidine and Oliver "percy." Ortiz.[219]It is important to note that Cloud9's return to Rocket League in 2024 was financed, at least partly, by the funds they were given as members of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program, with the Esports World Cup Foundation itself backed by Saudi Arabia'sPublic Investment Fund.

Roster

[edit]
Cloud9Rocket Leagueroster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
LionBlaze Woitas, Hunter United States
Zineel Zineelabidine, Kadin United States
percy. Ortiz, Oliver United States
Head coach

Didi "Didi" Eragoda

Legend:
  • (I)Inactive
  • (S)Suspended
  • Substitute playerSubstitute
  • InjuredInjury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: April 18, 2024.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

[edit]

On June 11, 2024, Cloud9 announced that they had enteredMobile Legendsesports by signing North America's representatives for both the2024 Mid Season Cup(formerly known as BloodThirstyKings) and2024 Women's Invitational(formerly known as Reignfall), both held at the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

Rosters

[edit]
Cloud9Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (men)roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
EXP Lane Mielow Enobio, Chris Amiel Philippines
Jungle MobaZane Cosgun, Michael United States
Midlane MARQT Larson, Marco Philippines
Gold Lane Basic Lozano, Peter Bryce Philippines
Roamer ColeWorld Cartagenas, Chris Philippines
Head coach

Neil "Midnight" De Guzman

Assistant coach(es)

Sir Rose

Legend:
  • (I)Inactive
  • (S)Suspended
  • Substitute playerSubstitute
  • InjuredInjury / Illness

Latestrostertransaction: June 11, 2024.

Cloud9Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (women)roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
EXP Lane JEWEL Enriquez, Jey Canada
Jungle Nicholette Nicholette United States
Midlane Stella. Peetathawatchai, Natchaya Canada
Gold Lane CxZ•Panda. Zhou, Cindy United States
Roamer Ashlay Ashley United States
Head coach

Neil "Midnight" De Guzman

Legend:
  • (I)Inactive
  • (S)Suspended
  • Substitute playerSubstitute
  • InjuredInjury / Illness

Latestrostertransaction: June 11, 2024.

Former divisions

[edit]

Overwatch

[edit]

Pre-Overwatch League

[edit]

Cloud9 formed itsOverwatchdivision in March 2016 after signing team "google me".[19]The team won severalLANevents in April and May, such as the One Nation of GamersOverwatchInvitational, Overkill, and theAlienwareMonthly Melee.[220]Their first major tournament post-release ofOverwatchwas the Agents Rising tournament,[221]which they won after defeatingTeam Liquidin the finals.[220]

Following Agents Rising, they finished second in both the June Alienware Monthly and Operation Breakout tournaments; both times they fell toTeam EnVyUsin the finals. Later that month, Cloud9 finished in fourth place at the OG Invitational tournament after losing to Northern Gaming in the third place match. After several wins in smaller weekly and qualifier tournaments, the team9 qualified for the Beyond the Summit (BTS) Overwatch Cup, Overwatch Open, and 2016ESLOverwatch Atlantic Showdown. The team finished in second place at BTS after losing to Team EnVyUs in the finals, fell to Team EnVyUs in the group stage semifinals at the Overwatch Open, and did not make it past the group stage at the Atlantic Showdown.[220][222]Cloud9 was one of four western teams invited to compete in South Korea'sOGNOverwatchAPEXSeason 2, which began in January 2017.[223]After falling to South Korean team KongDoo Uncia on February 28 in the group stage, Cloud9 was eliminated from the tournament.[224]

Cloud9 failed to qualify forOverwatch ContendersNorth America season one; afterwards, the company acquired the former Laser Kittenz roster and established their European team Cloud9 EU for season one of Overwatch Contenders Europe.[225]The following month, in September 2017, Cloud9 established their thirdOverwatchteam after acquiring South Korean team KongDoo Panthera and competed under themonikerCloud9 KongDoo.[226]Cloud9 EU made it to the playoffs in Contenders Europe season one, but they fell toMisfits Gamingsemifinals on October 7.[227]Meanwhile, Cloud9 KongDoo had been competing in OGNOverwatchAPEX Season 4, where they ended up taking third place after defeating NC Foxes on October 17.[228]

London Spitfire

[edit]
Main article:London Spitfire
The London Spitfire won the2018 Grand Finals.

On August 10, 2017,Activision Blizzardannounced that Cloud9 had purchased a London-based franchise slot for the upcomingOverwatch League(OWL) for a reportedUS$20million (£15.4million);[229]with the requirement that all organizations in the OWL create separatebusiness entitiesand branding,[25]Cloud9 created thesubsidiaryunder the nameLondon Spitfire.[26]On November 9, they disclosed their 12-player inaugural season roster, the maximum permitted, which was an amalgamation of their Cloud9 KongDoo team and OGNOverwatchAPEX Season 4 champions GC Busan.[230][231]On February 15, 2018, the Spitfire's EuropeanOverwatch Contendersteam was announced as theBritish Hurricane.[232]

In the2018 season,the Spitfire became the first-ever stage playoffs champions after defeating theNew York Excelsiorin the2018 Stage 1 playoffs.[233]In March, London parted ways with head coach Lee "Bishop" Beom-joon for undisclosed reasons.[234]The team qualified for theStage 2 playoffs,but they fell to thePhiladelphia Fusionin the semifinals.[235]London failed to reach the Stage 3 and Stage 4 playoffs and finished the regular season with a24–16record and the fifth seed in the2018 Overwatch League playoffs.London defeated theLos Angeles Gladiatorsin the quarterfinals by a series score of 2–1 to advance to the semifinals.[236]London won both games against theLos Angeles Valiantin the semifinals, advancing them to the2018 Overwatch League Grand Finals.[237]London faced thePhiladelphia Fusionin the Grand Finals on July 27 and 28; in the best-of-three series, the Spitfire won the first two matches by scores of 3–1 and 3–0 to claim the inaugural Overwatch League title.[238][239]

London began their2019 seasonfailing to qualify for theStage 1 playoffs.[240]The team qualified for theStage 2 playoffs;however, they were knocked out in the quarterfinals by theHangzhou Spark.[241]The Spitfire parted ways with head coach Kwang-bok "Coach815" Kim in the middle of Stage 3, leaving the team without a head coach.[242]London failed to qualify for the Stage 3 playoffs and finished the regular season with a 16–12 record, qualifying them for the2019 play-in tournamentfor a chance to qualify for the2019 season playoffs.[243]London defeated theShanghai Dragons,4–3, in the play-in tournament in an OWL record eight-map series and qualified for the season playoffs.[244]In the first round, London was defeated by theNew York Excelsior,1–4, sending the team to the lower bracket.[245]A 0–4 loss to theSan Francisco Shockthe following match ended the Spitfire's 2019 playoff run.[246]

Vainglory

[edit]

On September 1, 2016, Cloud9 acquired Nemesis Hydra from Team Nemesis, getting their feet into the mobile esports scene. Nemesis Hydra had been one of thefirstcompetitive teams ofVainglory,having first appeared in March 2015.[247]In their short year and a half of existence, Hydra had made it to the third tournament day, at least semi-finals, in each live championship. While never winning a championship, they completed a 14-game win streak in Split One of the 2016 Summer Season tournament "Evil 8."

In the Vainglory Summer Live Championships, under the blue and white of Cloud9, the team beat Phoenix Reborn in the first round, falling toTeam SoloMidin the second round, and Phoenix Reign in the loser's bracket, missing their first day three of live finals in their history. Cloud9 would not qualify for the 2016 Vainglory World Championship. The team overcameTeam SoloMidin the semifinals of the First Vainglory Unified Championship in London and were crowned winners after taking down Gankstars in Finals.[248]In the 2017 Summer Unified Championships in Los Angeles they would once again be crowned Unified Champions, defeating Immortals in the final. At the 2017 World Championship, Cloud9 would make it all the way to the semifinal, before losing toTribe Gaming,the former roster ofImmortals.[249]

On February 5, 2018, Cloud9 disbanded their Vainglory division.[250]

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

[edit]

Cloud9 announced that they were addingRainbow Six Siegeto their competitive roster onTwitteron June 18, 2018.[251]However, the team that was originally put together by Cloud9 was eventually moved to Team Reciprocity, announced by Team Reciprocity on January 7, 2019.[252]Cloud9 announced that it was re-entering the Rainbow Six Siege competitive circuit on April 6, 2019, with a new team of five players, one coach, and one assistant coach.[253]They have since changed their roster of players to swap two of their players for the upcoming season.[254]On August 15, 2021, Cloud9 announced that the organization would part ways with their Rainbow Six roster.[255]

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