The transfer window is starting to get carried away and in the midst of all these transfers, like Hans-Sama and Mikyx at the house of G2 Esports, there are sometimes some surprises. The first one big surprise of this transfer window comes straight from North America and the LCS. Indeed, according to Blix.gg, Cloud9 would have decided to make some changes in its roster, especially on the midlane side.
Since the departure of Yasin “Nisqy” Dincer in 2021 and the recruitment of Luka “Perkz” Perković, the structure does not manage to keep a midlaner for more than one consecutive year and it will still happen during the next segment. started with Ibrahim “Fudge” Allami following a player role swap, Cloud9’s 2022 season ended with the successful return of Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen.
Source: Diplex?? and EMENES ?? reach verbal agreement with Cloud 9 ??. The two midlaners will compete for the North American team next year 2023.
Diplex ➡️ main team
EMENES ➡️ academy teamMain team or academy could change during off season
⬇️https://t.co/Ufep27SIQC— Alejandro Gomis (@anonimotum) November 3, 2022
However, it would seem that the performance of the Dane did not convince the management of C9 who would have found a replacement for him for next year. This new midlaner would come straight from LFL and more specifically of Vitality.Bee since it is Dmitri “Diplex” Ponomarev which should join North America in 2023. This choice may seem surprising as long the player’s performance has not necessarily been flamboyant and that some of his opponents this year, much better, did not have tryouts, as is the case for Jeremy “Eika” Valdenaire.
Furthermore, Diplex would not arrive alone Cloud9 since it would be accompanied by Jang “EMENES” Min-soocurrent midlaner of JDXL, to join the academy. Successful in NLC, he did not particularly shine in EU Masters and was thanked by the structure after only a few months. To see how it all will end for Cloud9 but it’s a risky bet, even if we know the scouting talents of the structure.