Earlier today, one of the legends of CS:GO, and most prominent streamers in the world of gaming have announced his retirement from competitive CS, thereby culminating his association with Cloud9.

Shroud has been part of Cloud9 since early 2014 when he was acquired by the organization, after a successful career with Complexity Gaming. Shroud’s first LAN appearance was at ESL One Cologne 2014 where the team finished in the 5-8th place bracket. They were defeated by eventual tournament winners NiP.

Shroud stepped back from Cloud9’s active lineup in mid-2017 after the PGL Krakow 2017 and started to focus on streaming solely. However, this didn’t stop Shroud from winning a large fan base and quickly became one of the most viewed streamers on Twitch.

Here is to new beginnings. pic.twitter.com/6wqbttuWmY — Michael Grzesiek (@C9shroud) April 18, 2018

But his time as a CS:GO player and as a streamer for Cloud9 now comes to an end as Shroud continues to focus on his individual venture.