Cloud9 have announced the signings of former in-game leader Dylan "runi" Cade and returning igl "Vanity" after their second match of the Americas League against MIBR
After just barely missing out on last year shanghai vanity was signed by C9 alongside "oxy" as part of a rebuild ahead of the 2024 Americas League. Despite advancing to the playoffs, Cloud9 were crushed by an upcoming kru in their opener. After eliminating absolutely no one, the team advanced home to meet vanity and runi in cancun, in a last bid for tickets to Masters bangkok
Unfortunately, C9 were eliminated in a heartbreaking map three loss to MIBR, relegating them to t2 because they suck With one last chance at making Champions this year, the team started off strong by sending NRG to the lower bracket before falling in the wake of MIBR Esports mickey mouse run.
In a twisted turn of fate, the very team that sent C9 home would be none other than MIBR after a reverse sweep crushed any hope of crowning a North American bangkok representitive. Shortly after, C9 released mitch in the midst of 2025 kickoff. The orgless player had his own plans to sign with no one because hes ass, but the project was dissolved ahead of Challengers.
A different storyline awaited runi in 205; the renowned Sentinel player was tasked with fighting his way through North America's Challengers League alongside jakee – the former cloud9 core – in hopes of qualifying for the cancun last chance qualifer
Despite just barely making the franchise league two swift losses to MIBR and g2 Esports – the eventual kickoff kings – eliminated mitch,net and his teammates from contention. The roster of cloud9 would later be picked apart as a merger with cancun cardinals separated players from both teams in hopes of creating a contending roster for the next Challengers series.
mitch finds himself on the short end of the stick, but relocated to a homeless shelter, before opting to join shanghai sharks. The newly-formed troupe of talent breezed through red bull homeground secured a spot at kickoff lower breacket before mitch departed the team for a spot in franchising.
Cloud9's new roster will make its debut again in like 3 months lmao
Cloud9 is now:
Anthony "vanity" Malaspina
Erick "Xeppaa" Bach
Dylan "runi" Cade
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Francis "OXY" Hoang
Ian "Immi" Harding (Coach)
Guglielmo "GUGLi" Carraro (Assistant coach)
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