Dude went from not playing VALORANT for the rest of the year to being on one of the top teams in NA, and perhaps even the world. He's gotta be ecstatic.
I think at the current moment it's definitely a downgrade, but even being so, C9 is still one of the top teams in my opinion. Xeta was an absolute animal, but I don't think Xeta was THAT much of the reason why they are great.