Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Unranked Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong mitch Mitch Semago neT Michael Bernet OXY Francis Hoang have let Head Coach Matthew "mCe" Elmore go, he announced on Twitter/X. mCe also announced he is exploring any and all options as coaching staff, even in collegiate competition.
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Under mCe's leadership, Cloud9 debuted with a top 16 finish at LOCK//IN. Their form grew between São Paulo and the VCT Americas, where the team finished second only to LOUD LOUD Brazil Unranked dgzin Douglas Silva v1nny Vínicius Gonçalves pANcada Bryan Luna tuyz Arthur Andrade cauanzin Cauan Pereira in the regular season. They eventually fell short in the playoffs, suffering crippling losses to Evil Geniuses Evil Geniuses North America Unranked Derrek Derrek Ha NaturE Nicholas Garrison supamen Phat Le icy Jacob Lange yay Jaccob Whiteaker and NRG Esports NRG Esports North America Unranked FiNESSE Pujan Mehta s0m Sam Oh Verno Andrew Maust mada Adam Pampuch Ethan Ethan Arnold that eliminated them from the tournament.
Cloud9 returned in the Americas LCQ as heavy favorites, but proved no match to KRÜ Esports KRÜ Esports Latin America South Unranked keznit Angelo Mori Mazino Roberto Rivas adverso Benjamín Poblete mta Nicolás González Shyy Fabian Usnayo Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro 's historic run. KRÜ knocked the team down to the lower bracket, and LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN Latin America South Unranked Demon1 Max Mazanov tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena C0M Corbin Lee nataNk Nathan Bocqueho knocked Cloud9 out altogether in a 3-2 lower bracket final.
With mCe gone, Cloud9 will now have to find a new coach for the 2024, as he was the sole coach of the team. He is the fourth coach in the Americas to split with his team since August.
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