❘ Revealed: 2022-11-24T22:45:56
❘ Up to date: 2022-11-24T22:46:07
Cloud9 has formally locked of their LCS roster for 2023. And, contemplating they gained the Summer season 2022 Finals with their roster, it’s no shock that the workforce is (principally) the identical as final yr.
This low season has been some of the hectic we’ve seen in League of Legends aggressive historical past. Not even speaking about every thing taking place within the LCK, LEC, and LPL, the LCS alone has seen numerous full roster rebuilds and thrilling imports if early experiences come to fruition.
Cloud9 stands out for holding onto most of its roster. They went from fifth place within the common season to sweeping the Finals with ease, making their roster some of the improved LCS groups from 2022.
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In the event that they proceed on that trajectory of enchancment, they may keep on the highest of the LCS with a workforce that’s largely the identical because it was earlier than.
Cloud9 lock of their 2023 LCS roster with Diplex
On the floor, Cloud9’s roster appears prefer it’s mainly the identical. Ibrahim ‘Fudge’ Allami, Robert ‘Blaber’ Huang, Kim ‘Berserker’ Min-cheol, and Jesper ‘Zven’ Svenningsen have all held onto their beginning spots, and this workforce has a really comparable outward look to what it was in Summer season 2022.
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Dimitri ‘Diplex’ Ponomarev is the large change, together with his playstyle being a lot completely different from Jensen’s. Jensen is a participant recognized for enjoying late-game scaling management mages like Viktor and Orianna, whereas Diplex’s playstyle is nearly the polar reverse in response to C9 CEO Jack Etienne’s description of the participant of their announcement video.
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“He’s a melee specialist, extremely good at teamfighting. The rationale our workforce received enthusiastic about Diplex is that he’s a extremely mechanical participant with a ton of potential.”
In the meantime, Cloud9 have signed Alfonso ‘Mithy’ Rodríguez as their head coach. He was with Cloud9 for a yr earlier than transferring to 100 Thieves for his or her 2022 season and has now returned to C9 as their head coach for 2023.
Whereas Cloud9 did handle to win the LCS Finals in Summer season 2022, their efficiency at Worlds 2022 was lower than stellar with solely a single win underneath their belt via the occasion. Followers will likely be anticipating them to succeed in comparable heights once more however they’ll have to enhance upon their peak final yr if they need an opportunity at worldwide glory.
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