The former core of Cloud9 has been transferred to Gen.G, creating a foundation for the Korean organization's first CS:GO lineup.

Murmurs about the Korean organization entering the CS:GO space by signing the core of Cloud9 started a month ago, shortly after the North American team ended their BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen campaign with four losses and one draw.

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The rumors turned out to be true, as Gen.G's team will feature Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta, Kenneth "⁠koosta⁠" Suen, and Damian "⁠daps⁠" Steele, a trio that formerly represented Cloud9. The last two players of the team are currently unknown, and will be announced in "the coming weeks". However, the team did set a high bar for themselves, stating that their goal is "to bring home another Major to North America".

Alongside the three players, Cloud9's assistant coach Chris "⁠Elmapuddy⁠" Tebbit has also moved to Gen.G, assuming the role of the head coach.

The newly announced Gen.G roster currently looks as follows:

With this news, Cloud9 is seemingly down to just their coach James "⁠JamezIRL⁠" Macaulay and two players, Oscar "⁠mixwell⁠" Cañellas and Tyson "⁠TenZ⁠" Ngo. However, in the official announcement, Cloud9 only mentioned that they are retaining the Spaniard, with no mention of the Canadian player who was benched in October.