In a recent stream with 100 Thieves’ Spencer ‘Hiko’ Martin, esports consultant Rod ‘Slasher’ Breslau said Cloud9 usurped G2 Esports’ spot in the VCT Americas league.
During a stream in which both players participated in a game of Valorant together, Slasher made the claim that Cloud9 was the very last team in the Americas region to be accepted into the VCT partner league. According to him, the North American team replaced G2 Esports, who were apparently refused a berth because their CEO tweeted a video of himself partying with Andrew Tate.
In the days following the video’s release, it was rumored that G2 had lost its league spot. After that, G2 Esports placed Carlos on administrative leave without pay, and eventually, he resigned from his position there. A violation of the rule of conduct for the League of Legends European Championship led to his suspension from Riot Games as well.
Slasher further stated that he was unaware of the circumstances surrounding Cloud9’s exclusion from the VCT Americas league. The Los Angeles-based organization did round out its Valorant roster with the signings of Jordan “Zellsis” Montemurro and Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker.
Cloud9 initially didn’t make the cut for the VCT Americas League.
Riot Games and Cloud9 have a long and illustrious history together. The team joined the LCS in 2013 after purchasing the former Quantic Gaming roster.
Cloud9 was also one of the first organizations in North America to enter Valorant, and the squad has already qualified for the 2021 edition of the Valorant Champions tournament. Cloud9 White also has the most talented group of Game Changers players of any team in the region.
Cloud9 is one of the five organizations from the United States that are competing in the VCT Americas league. The other four companies are NRG, Sentinels, 100 Thieves, and Evil Geniuses. At the VCT 2023 Kickoff competition that will take place in Brazil in February, their brand new Valorant roster will make its first appearance.
