Cloud 9 Major change announced

PhantomGG·Apr 27, 2016·9 votes·2,477 views

So in both the lcs and the challenger squad MAJOR changes happened

As of now it is announced

LCS

Top-Impact Jungle-Meteos Mid-Jensen Adc-Sneaky Support-Bunnyfufu Captain-More than likely Meteos or Bunnyfufu

Challenger (now here is where it gets interesting)

Top-balls Jungle-Rush Mid-Hai Adc-Altec Support-Lemonation

Now all five of the people in the challenger squad are very talented veterans, some world respected players, if we remember the last time a group of veterants went into the challenger scene, aka Origen, it was completely one sided and they dominated by them.

If cloud nine does what origen does, what will be that teams future?

Source- http://espn.go.com/esports/story/_/id/15316396/cloud9-finalizes-deal-impact-plans-boot-camp-korea-new-roster

Notes

At the same time the majority of the challenger squad is also listed as subs for the main squad
Altec isn't signed but on "loan" from nrg

35 Comments

TheSequelsRBadApr 27, 20163 votes

Honestly, I could see the challenger team being better than the C9 if this does get confirmed. Don't want to be a cynic, but I tend to wait for an official announcement from the team before I 100% believe stuff like this.

ManwalrusApr 27, 20161 votes

I hope they're not better than the lcs team because they're already out of the open qualifier

MasziiApr 27, 20161 votes

Forfeit lol

PhantomGGApr 28, 20161 votes

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I hope they're not better than the lcs team because they're already out of the open qualifier

Did that really happen? I swear to god Riot makes it so hard to follow the challenger scene if you are a fan who constantly looks for new articles on the latest scoop lol.

PraefulcioApr 28, 20161 votes

The report is that they purchased Enemy Esports' spot in the qualifier, so they didn't need to run through the open bracket. They will play one of the top 2 teams from the bracket to qualify for the Challenger Series.

ManwalrusApr 28, 20161 votes

oh, that's cool.

FrankerXApr 27, 20162 votes

"major change" what is hai going to get kicked out finally? ahahah.

just kidding.

metoes coming back? wow thats like a dream i really liked him.

PhantomGGApr 27, 20161 votes

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"major change" what is hai going to get kicked out finally? ahahah.

just kidding.

metoes coming back? wow thats like a dream i really liked him.

Idk the entire main squad and challenger getting revamped is a pretty big change :P I would most certainly call it "major"

FowusApr 27, 20162 votes

They will probably put Hai back on the LCS team because everyone just clicks with him

also, remember what happened last time when Jensen and Meteos were on the same team?

PhantomGGApr 27, 20161 votes

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They will probably put Hai back on the LCS team because everyone just clicks with him

1- Impact has never once worked with Hai

2- Meteos while yes he did make up with Hai, actually constantly argued with him, and this was a large reason why in season 5-6 were never on the same roster at the same time. At best they could discuss league theory together, nothing more. Anyone who thinks Meteos and Hai were on good terms during season 5 is a very naive person.

3-Jensen is a mid laner, and for the large part of the first 20 minutes of the game the mid laner is allowed to afk farm in mid, they can get away with just being "good". It is mainly the top laner and the jungler who is most effected by Hai's shot calling since he was on support.

TLDR- Lemonation/Balls were the Hai goon squad, not meteos or jensen.

TurquoiseYoshiApr 27, 20162 votes

The last time Jensen and Meteos were on the same team, Jensen was pretty much a one-trick Ori player with good mechanics and no LCS experience. Now that he's actually begun to develop his champion pool, I'm looking forward to seeing him with a jungler more focused on mid.

YCitizenSnipsYApr 29, 20161 votes

Meteos isn't a jungler focused on mid. He is an AFK farmer early on and if their were ever a lane he showed preference to in competitive it was top lane.

Toa of DeathApr 27, 20162 votes

wait, isn't Lemon C9's coach now? How is he both coach and challenger support?

The DeckownerApr 27, 20162 votes

I thought Lemon is retired.

ModWulf HelhammerApr 27, 20161 votes

I don't exactly understand the point of putting a second team of world class players into the challenger series. They are going to do well, it's almost certain, so what happens when they get into the LCS? They can't have two teams.

I though the whole point of the CS was to bring fresh new talent into the LCS

ExcalibaitApr 27, 20161 votes

It's probably the same as what happened to Curse Academy last season: they get a new sponsor and get rebranded.

blkh1Apr 27, 20161 votes

from Cloud 9 to 9th Level Of Hell.

PhantomGGApr 27, 20163 votes

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I don't exactly understand the point of putting a second team of world class players into the challenger series. They are going to do well, it's almost certain, so what happens when they get into the LCS? They can't have two teams.

I though the whole point of the CS was to bring fresh new talent into the LCS

My one friend has a theory they are planning to just auto win the challenger scene so they can make a quick buck and sell the lcs spot, basically make a quick easy profit.

LauchmelderApr 27, 20161 votes

I'd rather think they put the vets into the challenger Team to get into the LCS and then rebuild the Team with "rookies".

MasziiApr 27, 20161 votes

I like the pickup on Impact over Balls. But why not put Meteos in the Challenger team. And Altec stepping down a level suprises me too.

ManwalrusApr 27, 20161 votes

They can't have rush, impact and Jensen on the same roster because of import slots.

MasziiApr 27, 20161 votes

Isnt Impact considered "normal". Not 100% sure though but i thought he was because of his time in TIP/XWX team (brain dead atm)

TurquoiseYoshiApr 27, 20161 votes

Not until the beginning of S7. He's been in NA since the beginning of S5, and 24 of the last 36 months is the minimum if I'm not going insane.

MasziiApr 27, 20161 votes

No he has been there longer. He played season 4 worlds for that chinese import team with XWX. So if its last 24/36 he might be at summer split which is now ^^?

And also didnt they make that rule after TIP/XWX team came in? So after Season 4. Same with Bjerg?

TurquoiseYoshiApr 28, 20161 votes

I'm not seeing Impact as ever part of LMQ, just TiP in S5 and later. Everything I'm seeing says he joined at the beginning of S5.

But yes, the rule was specifically made because of LMQ's full Chinese roster.

MasziiApr 28, 20161 votes

Ahh wait yes it wasnt him

B00B00Apr 27, 20161 votes

Altec is on Loan, he will still play in the LCS, he simply will be available for the C9 challenger team.

ManwalrusApr 27, 20161 votes

That's not an official announcement just because it's from espn, It's most likely the case but it hasn't been "announced" yet. Also if you look at where the challenger series open qualifiers are (https://battlegrounds.leagueoflegends.com/t-CSOQNA-16SU/brackets/en_US/203) they're out.

warpenguin555Apr 27, 20161 votes

Wtf

OurLordBisonApr 27, 20161 votes

I don't think trading impact for balls is that good due to balls and his attitude and personality for the team but we do get memetose

Ale non è maleApr 27, 20161 votes

That is probably just going to be a reserve roster for scrims and to keep Rush, Balls and Hai active just in case they need them ready for emergency, and in doing it so they are doing Altec a favor while he finds another team

If they had serious intentions about getting a CS spot and eventually a promotion for a quick sell of an LCS spot they wouldn't have FFed in the Battleground tournaments, and Lemon isn't clearly even at CS level right now. They probably signed up just in case they were able to find some player to tryout in time for the tournament (because clearly they have to find at least a bot lane if they keep going with a Challenger team, AT LEAST, and without counting that also Balls and Hai are on the tail end of their careers), but they didn't find someone in time and so they had no use in playing that Open Qualifier tournament

Kal Vas FlamApr 27, 20161 votes

If true this would be a huge change from a team that was looking really good for most of the split. I'm kind of shocked they would trade Rush for Meteos. Really strange to me.

Lady HammerlockApr 28, 20161 votes

Nah man,we need C9 Dyrus in the top lane with his legendary Nami tank top

Miror BApr 28, 20161 votes

After nabbing rush off TIP, bunny off GV, and these 2 NRG guys, C9 should totally change their slogan to "where all the good players on average teams roam".

hotarseApr 30, 20161 votes

Hai back in the midlane! Fantastic! I really hope to see this, and can't believe they're bringing lemon out of retirement as well. Not sure what I think about the LCS team though. Meteos seems like a downgrade to me. He was really off his game just before retiring, can't see him being much better than before. Then there's Impact, who honestly didn't make much of an impact last split. Bunny did not look that great either in the games he played. Add to that the fact that Jensen seems to have a hard time bodying fools without Hai's specific instructions to do so... I think you have a recipe for disaster here. The real A team is the B team!