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Cloud9 Part Ways With Halo Roster

Halo World Championship finalists part ways with their team.
by Tit Krajnik on November 28, 2022   

Cloud9 joined a growing list of esports organizations that has let go of its Halo roster following the conclusion of the Halo World Championship. With one of the best lineups in the scene now left homeless, it brings up many questions ahead of the 2023 Halo Championship Series (HCS).

 

On Sunday, November 28, Cloud9 announced the departure of its entire Halo division, which includes some of the top talents in the scene. And not only is this one of the biggest Halo roster moves of the year, but it also came as a big shock to the community given Cloud9's success over the 2022 season.

Adam "Bound" Gray, Kevin "Eco" Smith, Zane "Penguin" Hearon, Braedon "StelluR" Boettcher, and coach Emanuel "Hoaxer" Lovejoy were all let go from Cloud9, ending their two-year-stint with the organization. StelluR, Eco, Penguin, and coach Hoaxer joined Cloud9 in October 2020, a year before Halo Infinite was released, and were one of the longest-maintained lineups in the scene – besides Sentinels and OpTic Gaming.
 


Widely recognized as one of the top-performing squads in the world kicked off its joint campaign with a strong run through 2020, finishing top-two in seven of the eight events they've attended. That includes silver medals from Halo 5 Pro Series Season 1 and 2, and HCS 2021-22 NA Open Series 1 and 2. Besides that, Cloud9 also claimed gold medals at Halo 5 SEND OFF, and the Halo Championship Series 2021: Kickoff Major.

In 2022, Cloud9 hit the ground running and won five consecutive events, including HCS 2022-22 North America Pro Series 1-4 and the Halo Championship Series 2022: North America Regionals, The boys in blue continues with strong showings until the end of the year, with a runner-up finish in Kansas City Major and Orlando Major, culminating their incredible run with a silver medal from the Halo World Championship 2022, where they narrowly lost to OpTic Gaming (4-5).
 


Yet, regardless of Cloud9 establishing itself as one of the most consistent and top-performing squads of the year, the organization decided to drop all four players and the head coach. With that, Cloud9 follows the footsteps of eUnited, Fnatic, and Spacestation Gaming, who all closed down their Halo division earlier this year.
 


On a more positive note, despite many organizations exiting the scene, Quadrant and Complexity have both joined the Halo partner program for the 2023 season, giving hope to the players that they'll manage to find a new home and that the Halo esports scene won't shake too much with the exit of four organizations.

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