Co-founder and CEO of the American esports organization Cloud9, Jack Etienne, commented on the changes in the CS2 team. On his personal X page, he addressed the departure of Abay "HObbit" Khassenov and Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy from the main lineup, as well as shared the club's plans for the division.
"Thank you, HObbit and Perfecto, for your time spent at Cloud9. We appreciate your dedication and support, and I wish you both nothing but the best!
For C9 fans: we are currently undergoing a complete roster overhaul alongside Ax1Le and Boombl4. We will not disband the team.”
On April 22nd, Cloud9 announced the transfer of HObbit and Perfecto to the bench, as well as their placement on the transfer list. In addition to them, assistant coach Ivan "F_1N" Kochugov left the team, and Denis "electroNic" Sharipov had previously moved to Virtus.pro."