Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #7 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong mitch Mitch Semago neT Michael Bernet OXY Francis Hoang have placed Anthony "vanity" Malaspina on the bench after a year-long stint, and have promised more updates soon regarding their 2025 roster.
vanity's year-long journey with Cloud9 began with a trophy during the 2023 OFF//SEASON, at the TEN Global Invitational. During the VCT season, though, vanity & co. had trouble piecing together a solid performance, never making it beyond the top six in 2024.
Cloud9 were eliminated in the group stage of Kickoff with a loss to MIBR MIBR Brazil Rank #17 artzin Arthur Araujo xenom Eduardo Soeiro cortezia Gabriel Cortez nzr Agustin Ibarra aspas Erick Santos , but hit the ground running in Stage 1 with an opening win over LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN Latin America South Rank #1 Demon1 Max Mazanov tex Ian Botsch kiNgg Francisco Aravena C0M Corbin Lee nataNk Nathan Bocqueho . They have few notable wins to their name in the months since and, despite making playoffs in both stages of competition, Cloud9 were eliminated in the opening knockout round on both accounts.
This was not the first time vanity carried Cloud9's colors. His first spell with the organization lasted between August 2021 and March of last year, during which time he led his team to be the only North American representative at the playoffs of Champions 2021, but suffered with lacklustre results throughout the rest of his stint.
Cloud9 have promised "more updates soon" and have confirmed their presence in off-season tournaments hosted in the coming months.
Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #7 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong mitch Mitch Semago neT Michael Bernet OXY Francis Hoang 's roster is currently: