UPDATE 10/23: Cloud9 has published a video to its YouTube channel thanking Licorice for his time with the organization. In the video, Licorice recalls the entirety of his C9 career and reflects on its context now that he is moving on while footage of his best moments are intercut throughout the video. Licorice's new team is currently unknown.
As esports continues its crash course into mainstream culture, those advancing the aesthetics of competitive gaming have never been more vital to the cause of global esports domination.
Reapered was the Head Coach of C9's League of Legends Championship Series team since the 2016 NA LCS Summer Split, and through four and a half years won the most Coach of the Split awards in the history of the LCS.
After his recent addition to the Cloud9 team, IWillDominate interviewed the Cloud9 LCS roster about their failure to qualify for Worlds and what it means for the team, confirming they'll be sticking as a five-man unit going into 2021. Read more here:
EPOS is no stranger to esports, having partnered with Riot Games to be the Official Audio Partner of the Oceanic Pro League and partnering with SK Gaming earlier this year.
Let me tell you why I stopped watching the LCS. As a journalist, there are two ways to follow an esports competition: as a fan and as a storyteller.
Two splits in a row, FlyQuest have advanced to the League Championship Series Finals. Last spring, they climbed through the lower bracket after losing early in their playoff run, but this Summer Split
After two back to back years of TSM missing Worlds, they make their return, climbing through the losers bracket of the LCS playoffs, defeating Cloud9 in four games. Read more on the series and playoffs here:
Cloud9 swept Evil Geniuses out of the post-season in far better form than they showed against FQ, but compositional adjustments were also vital to the dominance displayed in that series. C9’s play was sharper and much more towards the fast-and-loose style the team has been known for this season.
We spoke with IgNar after their series victory over Cloud9 to ask about FlyQuest's strength and style, WildTurtle's return to the LCS, their trip to Worlds, and who the best player is on the team. See more here:
We spoke with Cloud9 Mid Laner, Nisqy, to get his take on the team's performance issues, the mid lane meta, and his hopes for qualifying for Worlds. Read his thoughts on the team here:
Cloud9 AD Carry Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie before the start of the post-season to discuss working through C9's mid-summer slump, the importance of experimentation, and which teams he thinks are likely to represent North America at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship.
North American organization Cloud9 is doubling down on VALORANT and expanded its presence in the game by announcing an all-Korean roster Thursday.
Johnsun secured his first-ever professional post-season, and he's in the running for Rookie of the Year. We spoke with him about his growth, the inner workings of Dignitas, and who he thinks deserves that award. Read his thoughts here:
In a recent interview with League of Legends journalist Travis Gafford, former Cloud9 AD Carry Zach "Sneaky" Scuderi expressed interest in potentially returning to LCS pro play as soon as next year. "
Coming into Week 9 of the LCS Summer Split, not a single team was eliminated from the Playoffs, with 100 Thieves, CLG, Dignitas, and Immortals all vying for the final two spots. Dignitas secured it with a tiebreaker victory, and complete the playoff bracket. Read more on the LCS playoffs here:
WildTurtle has worked himself back on the team after spending the majority of the Summer Split playing for FlyQuest Academy. Read more about how Turtle refound his passion for the game and competition here:
Present in the League of Legends scene for nearly a decade, and part of the LoL Esports scene for five years, Christian “IWDominate” Rivera will be making part of Cloud9’s roster of content creators.
If one is to look at Cloud9's three best-of-one losses in the Summer Split, what can be read between the lines of the final outcome is encouraging for those looking for C9 to have a strong international performance should the 2020 World Championship go on as planned.
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seeks its legislative banishment from the industry altogether in her proposal to pass an amendment to the House Appropriations bill that would bar the military from recruiting via esports and livestreaming.
