
Official announcement: Cloud9 releases complete lineup, including HeavyGod and ICY
The addition of new members is the result of the efforts of coach groove and hooch, the latter working behind the scenes with the coach to establish the new lineup.
HeavyGod transferred from OG and has been serving in the team since early this year. He achieved a rating of 1.12 in 39 maps played against TOP30 teams. According to his social media, he can communicate in Russian.
On the other hand, their new sniper, ICY, is a rising star from Kazakhstan. He previously played for AMKAL and qualified for the Copenhagen Major. In the new version, this 19-year-old player has an average rating of 1.17 (1.13 against TOP30 teams) in 37 maps.
The final new member is interz. He joined Cloud9 in 2022, but was demoted in early 2023 due to buster's arrival. Now he has earned a second chance and is the only former teammate in the new lineup, alongside Sergey Rykhtorov | Ax1Le .
They will make their first appearance in the BLAST Fall Group Stage, which will take place from July 29th to August 4th in Copenhagen.
Cloud9's current lineup is:
- Kirill Mikhailov | Boombl4(Rus)
- Sergey Rykhtorov | Ax1Le
- Nikita Martynenko | HeavyGod
- Kaisar Faiznurov | ICY
- Timofey Yakushin | interz
- Coach: Konstantin Pikiner | groove



