{"id":4034,"date":"2024-07-13T10:06:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T10:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/cloud9-announced-new-roster"},"modified":"2024-07-13T10:06:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T10:06:03","slug":"cloud9-announced-new-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/cloud9-announced-new-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud9 Announced New Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cloud9 <\/strong>officially announced their newest roster for <strong>CS2<\/strong>. The team is pleased to welcome Nikita <strong>&#8216;HeavyGod&#8217; <\/strong>Martynenko, Kaisar <strong>&#8216;ICY&#8217; <\/strong>Faiznurov, and Timofey <strong>&#8216;interz&#8217; <\/strong>Yakushin to their lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The recent additions to the team are the outcome of a collaborative endeavor led by head coach Konstantin <strong>&#8216;groove\u00e2\u0081\u00a0&#8216; <\/strong>Pikiner and veteran Dmitry <strong>&#8216;hooch\u00e2\u0081\u00a0&#8216; <\/strong>Bogdanov. Their behind-the-scenes work has been instrumental in shaping the new roster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;HeavyGod&#8217; <\/strong>recently joined the team from <strong>OG<\/strong>, where he has been a part of the lineup since the beginning of the year. His standout performance includes an impressive <strong>1.12 rating<\/strong> over <strong>39 maps <\/strong>played against<strong> the top 30<\/strong> opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakh AWPer <strong>&#8216;ICY&#8217; <\/strong>has been turning heads as a rising star from the region. He last played for <strong>AMKAL <\/strong>and qualified for the <strong>PGL Major Copenhagen<\/strong>, his first big LAN appearance. In <strong>CS2<\/strong>, the 19-year-old averages a<strong> 1.17 rating<\/strong> (<strong>1.13<\/strong> over<strong> 37 maps<\/strong> against<strong> the top 30 <\/strong>teams).<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;interz&#8217; <\/strong>has returned to <strong>Cloud9 <\/strong>after first joining in 2022. He initially left in early 2023 for the arrival of <strong>&#8216;buster&#8217;<\/strong>. Now, he has a second chance with a team that includes only one of his former teammates, <strong>&#8216;Ax1Le&#8217;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cloud9&#8217;s <\/strong>new lineup is set to make its debut in the B<strong>LAST Premier Fall Groups<\/strong>, which will run from<strong> July 29<\/strong> to<strong> August 4<\/strong> in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<h2>Cloud9 Official Announcement<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1VPbNXp6UZ1K-ChQg-UhsA==\"><\/div>\n<h3>Cloud9 new roster is as follows:<\/h3>\n<p>Kirill <strong>&#8216;Boombl4\u00e2\u0081\u00a0&#8216; <\/strong>Mikhailov<\/p>\n<p>Sergey <strong>&#8216;\u00e2\u0081\u00a0Ax1Le&#8217; <\/strong>Rykhtorov<\/p>\n<p>Nikita <strong>&#8216;\u00e2\u0081\u00a0HeavyGod\u00e2\u0081\u00a0&#8216; <\/strong>Martynenko<\/p>\n<p>Kaisar <strong>&#8216;\u00e2\u0081\u00a0ICY\u00e2\u0081\u00a0&#8216; <\/strong>Faiznurov<\/p>\n<p>Timofey <strong>&#8216;\u00e2\u0081\u00a0interz\u00e2\u0081\u00a0&#8216; <\/strong>Yakushin<\/p>\n<p>Konstantin <strong>&#8216;\u00e2\u0081\u00a0groove\u00e2\u0081\u00a0&#8216; <\/strong>Pikiner (coach)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>Keep up with our coverage for more insights on the latest esports news and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud9 officially announced their newest roster for CS2. The team is pleased to welcome Nikita &#8216;HeavyGod&#8217; Martynenko, Kaisar &#8216;ICY&#8217; Faiznurov, and Timofey &#8216;interz&#8217; Yakushin to their lineup. The recent additions to the team are the outcome of a collaborative endeavor led by head coach Konstantin &#8216;groove\u00e2\u0081\u00a0&#8216; Pikiner and veteran Dmitry &#8216;hooch\u00e2\u0081\u00a0&#8216; Bogdanov. 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