Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #8 Xeppaa Erick Bach Zellsis Jordan Montemurro Notexxd Jaden Anderson Jackk Jack Foote OXY Francis Hoang has announced that Controller player Victor "v1c" Truong has stepped down from the active roster due to personal reasons. In his place, C9 has signed QoR QoR North America Rank #14 Derrek Derrek Ha moose Kaleb Jayne flyuh Xavier Carlson kumi Controller Jaden "Notexxd" Anderson.

The org also shared that v1c offered to compete in the team's match against LOUD LOUD Brazil Rank #6 lukxo Lucca Travaioli Darker Sebastián Castro Cicuamia Virtyy Leandro Moreno erde Roberto Lobos cauanzin Cauan Pereira while the team sorted out a replacement.

"To some of you this might be a surprise, but I am looking to take a break from Tier 1 and spend some time at home with family," v1c said. "Today is my last day at Cloud9 and I'm grateful for everything they've done for me... I still love Valorant, but being a professional requires playing 10+ hours a day, and I noticed myself losing passion. I talked to the team, and we all agreed it is best for me and the team if I take a step away. Thank you to everyone who supported me (and) my journey on Cloud9."

Notexxd made his professional debut in 2023, and got his first taste of competitive Valorant that following year with Six Figures Six Figures Inactive Xander Rykinn indra Vital Jonathan Deac in the NA VCL Open Qualifiers. Later that year, he played with Lemonade Stand Lemonade Stand Inactive sonofcar Polkan Notexxd Jaden Anderson cavern Jacob Meyers and made it through the Promotion/Relegation phase of phase of Stage 2, meaning he could compete in Stage 3. A regular in the Collegiate, FunHaver and YFP Lockdown circuits, Notexxd competed for MBU Spartans MBU Spartans North America Rank #15 ZekeNotGio Morc Katashio Dylan Vo Terrell payne soggyseal278 in CVAL, Berzerkers Berzerkers North America Rank #63 rain romann Nick Roman Benderr Pamstou baze in FunHaver and YFP Lockdown in 2025. Ahead of Stage 3, he joined Nightblood Gaming Nightblood Gaming North America Rank #15 sonofcar zeek Burair Ali monSi Ludovic Lefebvre practo Christopher Ryu FireBallOps Cameron Tomaselli , helping the team reach the playoffs after going 4-3 in the Swiss Stage.

In 2026, he joined QoR while also competing for UST Esports UST Esports North America Rank #7 Xhowi Luis Enmanuel Corcino Garcia Notexxd Jaden Anderson sonofcar kumi Korsonix Korey Anderson in the CVAL circuit. He helped QoR to a trophy-winning campaign at Stage 1, which saw the team take down Shopify Rebellion Black Shopify Rebellion Black North America Rank #10 zander Alexander Dituri satellite exa Kim Lee-hwan (김이환) Smoke NaturE Nicholas Garrison in the Grand Final. In Stage 2, the team finished 7th-8th at the end of the playoffs.

Cloud9, after starting the year with some promise, has been struggling for consistency, both in its roster and in the results it produces. Since starting the year with wins over LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN North America Rank #9 spike Rodrigo Lombardi blowz Guilherme Oliviera Neon Bruno Rodríguez Sato Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato kiNgg Francisco Aravena , LOUD LOUD Brazil Rank #6 lukxo Lucca Travaioli Darker Sebastián Castro Cicuamia Virtyy Leandro Moreno erde Roberto Lobos cauanzin Cauan Pereira , and ENVY ENVY North America Rank #4 Eggsterr Evan Grady P0PPIN Matteo Weber Demon1 Max Mazanov Rossy Daniel Abedrabbo keznit Angelo Mori with a stand-in for portions of Kickoff, the team has lost to those three teams in Stage 1, dropping to fifth in Group Alpha and needing a win over G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #1 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf to even have a chance at qualifying for the playoffs. In the ins and outs for the team, Demon1 completed a stand-in stint while OXY went on a leave of absence, and penny departed by way of mutual agreement in place of Jackk , who signed from YFP YFP North America Rank #13 vita XXiF Damion Cook Dark3st stallion Logan Logan Coffey .

Independent of the outcome of LOUD and LEV's match this weekend, C9 will need a win over G2 to qualify for the playoffs, while a loss will automatically knock them out of contention due to LOUD's head-to-head advantage.

Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #8 Xeppaa Erick Bach Zellsis Jordan Montemurro Notexxd Jaden Anderson Jackk Jack Foote OXY Francis Hoang 's full roster is now: