After nearly three years of struggles and mediocre outcomes, Cloud9 has confirmed that it has formally exited the Counter-Strike scene in the intervening time. The legacy group initially left the scene again in 2021, earlier than reforming in 2022 with a deal with the CIS area. Now, three years into that challenge, the group has known as it quits as soon as extra.
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Cloud9 exits Counter-Strike (once more)
With the 2025 aggressive CS2 season in full swing, and Cloud9’s former roster picked aside piece by piece, it comes as no large shock to be taught that Cloud9 gained’t be fielding a roster within the sport for the foreseeable future. In a submit asserting former coach groove’s exit from the org, Cloud9 confirmed it “is taking a step again from Counter-Strike 2. Whereas we’ve no quick plans to re-enter, we love CS and are all the time looking out for alternatives.”
By the sounds of its announcement, that is extra of a “so lengthy, for now,” reasonably than a “goodbye, perpetually.” Cloud9 has a deep-rooted historical past in Counter-Strike, so it’s good that it seems open to alternatives sooner or later. Rumors had swirled that Cloud9 was seeking to decide up an NA roster, with a number of on the org even taking part in into the concept it might deliver again a number of members of its 2018 Boston Main-winning lineup for previous time’s sake.
Clearly, no matter plans it had haven’t come to fruition, so Cloud9 CS followers must be affected person till we see them on the server. My take is sweet riddance, for now. Their try and run a CIS roster couldn’t have gone worse, with solely an IEM Dallas 2022 win to indicate for his or her efforts regardless of having a number of of the most effective gamers within the scene. Cloud9 wants a reset, and a interval of reflection to rethink its future in Counter-Strike – this break might be simply what it wants.
