Cloud9 to drop CSGO roster after ESL Pro League Season 12 DreamHackNorth American giants Cloud9 have made the decision to drop their CS:GO roster after ESL Pro League Season 12 ends. They picked up the former ATK roster in January 2020, but are parting ways to start \u201ca new phase\u201d in their CS:GO development. Cloud9 are undergoing yet another CS:GO roster shuffle, as they look to drop the former ATK squad after eight months under the org\u2019s banner. The organization announced on September 6 that they are going to drop the South African-US hybrid roster at the end of ESL Pro League Season 12 as they start \u201ca new phase\u201d in their CS:GO development. \u201cWe\u2019re entering a new stage in our CS:GO development, and we\u2019re really excited to show our fans and community what we\u2019ve been working on,\u201d CEO Jack Etienne told fans in a blog post. The rebuild will mark their fourth major shuffle in just under three years since they won the 2018 Boston Major. The organization hasn\u2019t found much success over the years, although their run with the ATK roster was their best since their major triumph. They finished fourth in Flashpoint Season 1 and DreamHack Masters Spring, and most recently finished in 5-6th in ESL One Cologne and DreamHack Open Summer. The team won\u2019t be departing immediately, playing out the rest of ESL Pro League Season 12 while Cloud9 looks for a new home for them. \u201cAs a result of this new chapter, our front office is working to find our current roster homes with new teams that are good fits and will help them further their careers, and they will continue to play under the C9 banner until these moves are completed,\u201d the org added. The roster shuffle, however, could spell disaster for Cloud9\u2019s major chances. They currently sit on the cusp of making the major at 2900 points. However, FURIA is closing in quickly behind them with 2875 points to fight for the final spot. A roster change this late could see them most of their points if the Rio Major goes ahead. Today we near the end of #C9CSGO’s current chapter as we enter a rebuilding phase. During this process, our current team will continue as Cloud9 while we evaluate new opportunities for them. \ud83d\udcf0 Read more: https:\/\/t.co\/PSXdIlSlep \ud83d\udcfa Watch Full: https:\/\/t.co\/Zmn61guobc pic.twitter.com\/CvEB0piFae\u2014 Cloud9 (@Cloud9) September 6, 2020 Could HenryG be joining Cloud9 to help their CS:GO rebuild? Rumors have been flying about former CS:GO caster Henry \u2018HenryG\u2019 Greer joining the North American organization to help them lead the rebuild. The commentator announced he was hanging up the mic on September 4 to pursue a new project. Read more: HenryG announces retirement from casting – \u201cI have never been hungrier to conquer my next challenge. You\u2019ll see that I\u2019m not kidding when I say that my next move is going to be a colossal one for the CS:GO community,\u201d he said in his exit interview. Cloud9 have hinted at him joining in a Reddit thread about their roster shuffle with a sly little eyes emoji. Nothing is confirmed yet \u2014 although news should be coming out of the HenryG camp on September 7. Cloud9 currently sit at the bottom of the ESL Pro League Season 12 standings with an 0-2 record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cloud9 to drop CSGO roster after ESL Pro League Season 12 DreamHackNorth American giants Cloud9 have made the decision to drop their CS:GO roster after ESL Pro League Season 12 ends. They picked up the former ATK roster in January 2020, but are parting ways to start \u201ca new phase\u201d in their CS:GO development. Cloud9 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}