The cyber sports club Cloud9 will not compete in ESL Pro League Season 19 for CS2. SAW will take their place in the championship, as announced by the tournament operator ESL on social media.
Representatives of Cloud9 clarified that the decision to withdraw from ESL Pro League Season 19 was made due to a roster change in their CS2 team. On April 15, it became known that Denis "electroNic" Sharipov had left the team to join Virtus.pro. Who will fill his spot in the roster remains unknown.
Despite opting out of ESL Pro League Season 19, Cloud9 will participate in the qualifiers for the Esports World Cup 2024 for Europe. The qualification will take place shortly before the start of EPL S19.
ESL Pro League Season 19 will take place from April 23 to May 12 in Malta. 32 teams, including Natus Vincere, Virtus.pro, and BetBoom Team, will compete for the $750,000 prize pool.