Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #8 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong Zellsis Jordan Montemurro penny Erik Penny OXY Francis Hoang has added to its coaching booth ahead of Stage 1, signing Wyatt "Veer" Blevins.

"Couldn't be more excited for the opportunity to work with such a talented team and storied organization," Veer said. "Can't wait to show what we've been working on."

The move into a Tier 1 coaching booth has been a long time in the making for Veer, who has been coaching since 2024. After wrapping up his playing career, his first big gig was as Winthrop University Winthrop University North America Rank #137 moobs Gabriel Powell strongtallguy62 sym Tyler Porter stand-in Recoil Awab Hussain stand-in Fair 's head coach that year, followed by a short stint with Lemonade Stand Lemonade Stand Inactive sonofcar Polkan Notexxd Jaden Anderson cavern Jacob Meyers . In 2025, he coached Prosperity Esports Prosperity Esports Inactive vita VantiK Samuel Cole Yuki Manny Izo and Funhavers Funhavers Inactive before joining effys 's coaching staff at Shopify Rebellion Gold Shopify Rebellion Gold North America Rank #152 dodonut Karnthida Chaisrakeo meL Melanie Capone alexis Alexis Guarrasi Noia Nicole Tierce sarahcat Sarah Simpson . After leaving SRG earlier this year, he coached Nightblood to a tournament-winning run at the FunhaverGG: 2026 WILD//WEST Qualifier 6.

Veer will be the first Cloud9 assistant coach to stand by head coach Immi since GUGLi , who left at the end of last season to take up the SRG head coaching position. With Zellsis returning and reuniting with former Version1 Version1 Inactive teammate penny , C9 entered the 2026 season with a roster bringing together members from every year of its partnership era rosters. The team relied on Demon1 to step in for OXY midway through Kickoff, where the team eventually finished sixth and missed out on another international event.

At Stage 1, C9 is tasked with taking on a Group Alpha field consisting of international regulars G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #2 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf and MIBR MIBR Brazil Rank #4 zekken Zachary Patrone tex Ian Botsch Mazino Roberto Rivas Verno Andrew Maust aspas Erick Santos as well as LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN North America Rank #7 spike Rodrigo Lombardi blowz Guilherme Oliviera Neon Bruno Rodríguez Sato Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato kiNgg Francisco Aravena PxS Josh Brunelli , ENVY ENVY North America Rank #5 Eggsterr Evan Grady P0PPIN Matteo Weber Demon1 Max Mazanov Rossy Daniel Abedrabbo keznit Angelo Mori , and LOUD LOUD Brazil Rank #11 lukxo Lucca Travaioli Darker Sebastián Castro Cicuamia Virtyy Leandro Moreno erde Roberto Lobos cauanzin Cauan Pereira . The team's first match against Lev, a team that it holds a 7-1 record against in the partnership era, is now just five days away.

Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #8 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong Zellsis Jordan Montemurro penny Erik Penny OXY Francis Hoang 's full roster is now:

  • Erick "Xeppaa" Bach
  • Victor "v1c" Truong
  • Jordan "Zellsis" Montemurro
  • Erik "penny" Penny
  • Francis "OXY" Hoang
  • Ian "Immi" Harding (Coach)
  • Wyatt "Veer" Blevins (Assistant coach)