Although the World Championship 2024 has not ended, the teams have started the process of changing the squad to prepare for the new season. In particular, Cloud9 is one of the most noticeable names when rumors of breaking up with young star Jojopyun and announcing a new mid lane search.
More surprisingly, the person chosen to replace Jojopyun in Cloud9 is expected to be Lee “Loki” Sang-min, the player of Hanwha Life Esports (HLE) Challengers. The player has started playing since 2022 as the mid lane of the HLE Academy before acting as a reserve for Roamer in the Challengers team.
In the first year, the official play for the Challengers, Loki and HLE teams won 5-6 in spring and 4th in the summer. This player can also play a variety of champions with the most popular options are Azir, Tristana and Yone.
With Cloud9, this team also experienced a difficult season. Despite two additions, Jojopyun in the middle and Vulcan supported, Cloud9 failed in both seasons when only ranked 3rd in the spring and 4th place in the summer, unable to win tickets to the World Final 2024. This team is rumor to break up with gunner Berseker when the Korean gunner is starting to search for a new berth next season.
After rumors Berseker left the team, Cloud9 was about to continue to break up Jojopyun when the Canadian lane was rumored that he would go to Mad Lions to play. Despite the farewell of two superstars, Cloud9 also made a transfer move when the Sheep Esports also reported that Zven was about to return to this team to play as a gunner instead of support. In addition, Inero is expected to join the team's coaching committee to complete the squad for the 2025 season.
