Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #5 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong Zellsis Jordan Montemurro penny Erik Penny OXY Francis Hoang has mutually parted ways with Erik "penny" Penny.

"I came to the team with the idea of me leaving, and we discussed this and the future of the team," penny said. "After this discussion with everyone, including myself, we all agreed it was best for me to leave. Not everything in life has to work out, and that's okay. I am super grateful to have played for such a great organization filled with friends and amazing people, and I wish them all the best going forward!"

The decision to rebuild and to part ways with penny comes at an interesting time for the org, as it sits at 1-2 in Stage 1 after picking up a win against MIBR MIBR Brazil Rank #4 zekken Zachary Patrone tex Ian Botsch Mazino Roberto Rivas Verno Andrew Maust aspas Erick Santos . After showing promise at Americas Kickoff by finishing sixth despite making roster changes, the team began its Stage 1 run with a loss to LEVIATÁN LEVIATÁN North America Rank #7 spike Rodrigo Lombardi blowz Guilherme Oliviera Neon Bruno Rodríguez Sato Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato kiNgg Francisco Aravena and then a surprise loss to ENVY ENVY North America Rank #8 Eggsterr Evan Grady P0PPIN Matteo Weber Demon1 Max Mazanov Rossy Daniel Abedrabbo keznit Angelo Mori .

penny joined Cloud9 this past offseason following a unique 2025 season that saw him make the most of what appeared to many as a stand-in stint. When nAts was dealing with visa issues heading into Canada for Masters Toronto, Team Liquid Team Liquid Europe Rank #4 purp0 Semyon Borchev wayne Wayne Chang MiniBoo Dominykas Lukaševičius nAts Ayaz Akhmetshin kamo Kamil Frąckowiak signed penny from YFP YFP North America Rank #11 vita XXiF Damion Cook Dark3st stallion Logan Logan Coffey and emphasized that the signing was on a permanent basis and as part of the team adopting a six-man roster. He played in six of Liquid's eight maps in Toronto's Swiss Stage before being eliminated, and was signed by Ascension squad Apeks Apeks Inactive shortly after ahead of EMEA Stage 2. When Apeks parted ways with its roster after being relegated from VCT, he was picked up by C9 to reunite with former Version1 Version1 Inactive teammate Zellsis and former G2 Esports G2 Esports Inactive teammate OXY .

With C9, penny began the year as a Sentinel and secondary Controller player, but was quickly shifted into the Duelist role after OXY took a leave of absence. When OXY returned, C9 took a double-Duelist approach with him and penny, but the start of Stage 1 saw the team move penny back to his original role as a Sentinel and Viper player. In his last match with the team, penny had a team-high 45 kills playing as Iso and Raze in C9's 2-0 win over MIBR.

With an apparent rebuild on the horizon, Cloud9 Cloud9 North America Rank #5 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
  • Francis "OXY" Hoang
  • Ian "Immi" Harding (Coach)
  • Wyatt "Veer" Blevins (Assistant coach)