Cloud9 could be joined by former Amkal Esports player Kaysar ICY Faizurov in their Counter-Strike 2 lineup. Insider Alexey OverDrive Biryukov reported this citing his sources on VKontakte.
News of Cloud9's interest in ICY emerged in June. Following this, Faizurov was benched by Amkal, and on 2nd July, he officially left the team. OverDrive previously mentioned potential complications with the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) if Cloud9 proceeds with ICY's transfer. The North American organisation has not yet commented on the transfer rumours.
At the time of writing, Cloud9's roster consists of only two players: Sergey "Ax1Le" Rykhtorov and Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov. In late April, Denis "electroNic" Sharipov, Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy, and Abay "HObbit" Khasenov left the team. Only Sharipov has joined a new team, moving to Virtus.pro.
Cloud9
- Sergey "Ax1Le" Rykhtorov
- Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov
- Kaysar "ICY" Faizurov (?)
- Konstantin "Groove" Pikiner (coach)