Cloud9

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Team has disbanded.
Cloud9
Team Information
Org Location	United States
Region	NA North America
Sponsor	Loot Gaming Logitech HTC G2A iBUYPOWER Zowie MSI Intel HyperX NVIDIA Red Bull NEEDforSEAT Meta Threads Replay HUD LoLwiz
History
Created November 26, 2014
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Cloud9 is a North American Esports organization. They sponsor teams in numerous esports titles, such as League of Legends, Hearthstone, Dota 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Call of Duty.

Halo History

Halo 2: Anniversary

On November 26, 2014, Cloud9 announced its entry into the Halo scene with the acquisition of the roster of The Agency. Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, Justin "FearitSelf" Kats, Jacob "Hysteria" Reiser, and Cameron "Victory X" Thorlakson, along with coach Kory "Symbolic" Arruda, joined the organization as Cloud9 Halo.

Cloud9 did not participate in the first ESL HCS Pre-Cup, but in the second preseason tournament they advanced all the way to the finals. They fell to Counter Logic Gaming, and finished second overall. In HCS Cup #1, Cloud9 Halo ended with a top 16 finish, after a loss to Optic Gaming. They rebounded from this disappointing finish at the first LAN event of the HCS season, Iron Gaming Columbus, where they finished 4th overall, although they were again eliminated by Optic. In HCS Cup #2, Cloud9 managed to reach the finals where they would face off against Denial Esports. Cloud9 emerged victorious in the series and the tournament, and seemed to be in excellent form heading into UGC St. Louis. However they once again ran into their old nemesis in Optic Gaming, and finished in 5th place. Their placing did not improve in HCS Cup #3, where they lost to Str8 Rippin in the quarterfinals and finished top 8. The team did not get down however, and managed to take home first place in HCS Cup #4, again beating Denial in the finals.

Cloud9 had a strong showing at Gamers For Giving 2015. In WB Round 4, they were narrowly defeated 3-2 by OpTic Gaming. They then took to the Losers Bracket, defeating Velocity Halo and VexX Reality Check 3-0. In LB Round 7, they upset the 2nd seeded UGC winners Denial with a series score of 3-1. In Round 8, they faced off against 1st seed Counter Logic Gaming and took the first two games. CLG took the next two, but Cloud9 took a late lead in Game 5. Unfortunately for Cloud9, CLG perfectly executed a game ending push to steal the game and the series, ending Cloud9's weekend with a 4th place finish. Cloud9 went into the HCS Season 1 Finals at PAX East as the 5th seed. In WB Round 1, they defeated season-long rivals OpTic Halo 3-2 to secure top 6 and advance to WB Round 2, where they faced Evil Geniuses. EG dominated the match, sweeping C9 3-0. In LB Round 2, C9 faced Str8 Rippin for top 4, sweeping them 3-0. C9 then faced Noble Black in the LB Semifinals, and were defeated 3-2, ending their tournament and season with a 4th placing.

Cloud9's average LAN placing in HCS Season 1 was 4.25 and their total winnings amounted to $10,550 USD.

Cloud9 captain Ninja was released on March 18, 2015. Cloud9 began the second HCS season with a top 16 finish in the first [[Preseason Cup, with FierceElite subbing in for Victory X and iGotUrPistola acting as the 4th. Ninja was officially replaced with Justin "iGotUrPistola" Deese on April 7, 2015, though the team had been running with him for weeks beforehand. At Iron Games Atlanta 2015, Cloud9 was defeated in Winners Round 4 by Counter Logic Gaming despite gaining a 2-0 series lead. They then staged a dramatic losers' bracket run, defeating Annex, Velocity, OpTic Gaming and Winterfox before falling to Denial eSports in the Losers' Finals in 4 games, earning them a 3rd place finish. Throughout the seven online cups of season 2, Cloud9 was inconsistent, placing as high as 3rd and as low as top 16. At HCS Indianapolis, Cloud9 defeated Counter Logic Gaming 3-1 before being swept 3-0 by Evil Geniuses. In the LB, Cloud9 were defeated 3-0 by Winterfox. They lost to OpTic Gaming in consolation to end their tournament with a 6th place finish. Cloud9 went into the HCS Season 2 Finals with the 5th seed. Their first match was against Counter Logic Gaming, and they were defeated 3-1 and sent to the Losers' Bracket. In the LB, they faced eXcellence and defeated them 3-0 before defeating Winterfox 3-1. They then met up with CLG once again, and were again defeated 3-1, ending their tournament and their season with a 4th place finish.

Halo 5: Guardians

On September 1, 2015, Buckness confirmed in a forum post that Pistola had left the organization. As of December 2015, Cloud9's Halo roster was no longer listed on their official website, and the players had removed all Cloud9 branding from their social media pages, unofficially indicating that they had parted ways with the organization.

Months later, on March 3, 2016, Cloud9 made a late entry into Halo World Championship 2016, acquiring the Triggers Pound roster of Scott "Cloud" Holste, Dan "Danoxide" Terlizzi, Clete "Assault" LoRusso and a returning Hysteria. As Triggers Pound, the team had earned a spot in HWC as a top 8 North American team. At Worlds, Cloud9 were upset in their group by Epsilon eSports, which eventually lead to them not making it out of the group and finishing top 16.

In July, Cloud9 rejoined the Halo scene, acquiring the Pro League 4th place team Renegades roster featuring a returning Ninja, Victory X and coach Symbolic alongside Hamza "Commonly" Abaalli, and Zane "Penguin" Hearon. Having qualified for the Season Finals as Renegades, C9 faced the tough task of tackling Counter Logic Gaming in the first round. They took the first two games, but CLG proved too much as they won the series 4-2. C9 were then defeated in Losers' Round 1 in 6 games by Enigma6 Group, ending their event with a 4th place finish. Cloud9's third tenure in Halo was put in jeopardy when, during the post-season Rostermania, Cloud9 seedholders Commonly, Penguin and Symbolic were acquired by Team Liquid, leaving Cloud9 without a spot in the Pro League.

Timeline

• 2016
• 2015
• 2014

• March 3, Halo division reformed - Triggers Pound roster of Hysteria, Cloud, Assault and Danoxide joins.
• March 19, 9th - 16th place at Halo World Championship 2016
• Team disbands. Assault, Cloud, Danoxide and Hysteria leave.
• July 25, Halo division reformed - Renegades roster of Ninja, Victory X, Commonly, Penguin and coach Symbolic joins.
• July 31, 4th place at Summer 2016 Season Finals.
• August 19, Commonly, Penguin and coach Symbolic leave.

• January 4, 5th place at UGC St. Louis 2015
• January 11, 7th - 8th place in HCS Cup #3
• January 25, 2nd place in HCS Cup #4
• February 1, 7th - 8th place in HCS Cup #5
• February 8, 5th - 6th place in HCS Cup #6
• February 15, 5th - 6th place in HCS Cup #7
• February 22, 4th place at Gamers For Giving 2015
• March 7, 4th place at HCS Season 1 Finals
• March 18, Ninja is released.
• iGotUrPistola joins.
• April 5, 9th - 16th place in Preseason Cup #1 with FierceElite subbing in for Victory X.'
• April 12, 3rd place in Preseason Cup #2
• April 19, 3rd place at Iron Games Atlanta 2015
• May 10, 4th place in HCS Cup #1
• May 17, 9th - 16th place in HCS Cup #2
• May 24, 5th - 6th place in HCS Cup #3
• May 31, 3rd place in HCS Cup #4
• June 7, 7th - 8th place in HCS Cup #5
• June 14, 5th - 6th place in HCS Cup #6
• June 21, 4th place in HCS Cup #7
• June 27, 6th place at HCS Indianapolis 2015
• July 25, 4th place at HCS Season 2 Finals
• Team disbands. Hysteria, FearItSelf, Victory X and iGotUrPistola leave.

• November 26, Halo division formed - The Agency roster of Ninja, FearItSelf, Victory X and Hysteria joins.
• November 30, 2nd place in Preseason Cup #1
• December 7, 9th - 16th place in HCS Cup #1
• December 14, 4th place at Iron Games Columbus 2014
• December 21, 1st place in HCS Cup #2

Personnel

Roster

Current

	ID	Name	Role

Former

	ID	Name	Next Team
	Ninja	Tyler Blevins		⁠⁠Evil Geniuses
	Victory X	Cameron Thorlakson		⁠⁠Evil Geniuses
	Commonly	Hamza Abbaali		⁠⁠Team Liquid
	Penguin	Zane Hearon		⁠⁠Team Liquid
	Hysteria	Jacob Reiser		⁠⁠Elevate
	Assault	Clete LoRusso		⁠⁠Team Liquid
	Cloud	Scott Holste, Jr.		⁠⁠Denial Esports
	Danoxide	Dan Terlizzi		⁠⁠Elevate
	FearItSelf	Justin Kats		⁠⁠The Agency
	iGotUrPistola	Justin Deese		⁠⁠Envy

Organization

Former

	ID	Name	Position	Next Team
	Symbolic	Cory Arruda	{{{4}}}	⁠⁠Team Liquid
	Buckness	Douglas Fleming	{{{4}}}	None

Media

Articles

• HCS Team Profile with Cloud9 - play.eslgaming.com - 02/24/15
• Cloud9 Boards The Halo Scene - cloud9.gg - 11/26/14

Gallery

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  Cloud9 during HCS Season 1 (LtR: Hysteria, Victory X, Ninja and FearitSelf) .

External Links

• Official Site