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Cloud9 League of Legends
The League of Legends division of Cloud9 (currently known as Cloud9 Kia due to sponsorship reasons) is a gaming team based in Los Angeles, California, and competes in the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), the top-level professional league for League of Legends in the Americas, as a franchised team in the North Conference.
Established in 2013, the League of Legends division was the founding division of Cloud9. The team was originally a player-owned team before they were acquired by Quantic Gaming that same year; weeks later, the contracts of the players were sold to Jack Etienne.
Under their founding roster of Balls, Meteos, Hai, Sneaky, and LemonNation, Cloud9 won back-to-back League Championship Series (LCS) titles in their first two years of existence by winning the 2013 NA LCS Summer Split and 2014 NA LCS Spring Split. The team claimed their third LCS title by winning the 2020 LCS Spring Split in what was generally considered one of the greatest season performances by a team in the league's history. The team's fourth LCS title came in Spring 2021 after winning the 2021 Mid-Season Showdown. Additionally, Cloud9 hold several LCS records, including the highest winning percentage in a single split (92.9%) and the longest game winning streak in a single split (18).
Cloud9's League of Legends division traces its roots back to the disbandment of Quantic Gaming's League of Legends roster, which included Nientonsoh, Hai, Yazuki, WildTurtle, and LemonNation. Following their departure from Quantic Gaming, these five players came together to form their own team called Team NomNom. However, their initial foray into the competitive scene faced an early setback when they were eliminated during the group stage of the Season 3 North American Offline Qualifier for the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS). Azure Gaming and Team MRN proved to be formidable opponents, leading to Team NomNom's elimination. As a result, Nientonsoh and Yazuki decided to part ways with the team.
In early 2013, Team NomNom underwent a rebranding and officially became Cloud9 (C9). The team's emerged victorious at the 2013 MLG Summer Promotion Qualifiers, defeating Velocity esports in the finals. This win secured their qualification for the 2013 NA LCS Summer Promotion Qualifiers. Cloud9 was then reacquired by Quantic Gaming on April 1. The roster, consisting of Balls, Meteos, Hai, Sneaky, and LemonNation, went undefeated in the Summer Promotion Qualifier, earning them a spot in the 2013 NA LCS Summer Split. Following their qualification, Quantic made the decision to revert the team's name back to Cloud9. However, the team would soon experience yet another ownership change, as former Team SoloMid manager Jack Etienne purchased the players' contracts for less than $20,000, solidifying the establishment of the Cloud9 organization.
In the 2013 LCS Summer split regular season, the team went on a 13-game winning streak, marking the longest winning streak in LCS history at the time. They went on to finish the 2013 Summer split with a 25–3 game win–loss record to claim the top seed in the Summer Season Playoffs. With a bye into the semifinals, Cloud9 defeated Dignitas by a score of 2 games to 0. The team went on to sweep Team SoloMid, 3 games to 0, in the grand finals on September 1 to claim their first-ever LCS title. With the win, Cloud9 finished the season with a 30–3 game record and the highest winning-percentage in LCS history at 90.9%.
Due to their NA LCS Summer Season championship, Cloud9 received bye into the quarterfinals at the Season 3 World Championship (Worlds). In their first match, on September 23, Cloud9 lost to the top-seeded European team Fnatic by a score of 1 games to 2, eliminating them from the tournament. On October 29, the organization announced the departure of coach Alex Penn and the addition of Dan Dinh as the team's coach as the team planned to move from San Jose to Los Angeles. After a poll conducted earlier that month, Cloud9 was voted into IEM Season VIII - Cologne; the team received the most votes and was seeded directly into the semifinals. Cloud9 faced Gambit Gaming in the semifinals match on November 24, but Gambit took the win to move onto the finals. Cloud9 closed out 2013 by defeating European team Fnatic, 2–0, on December 22 at the Battle of the Atlantic. The win marked the first time that Cloud9 had defeated an international team.
In the 2014 NA LCS Spring Split, Cloud9 closed out the final five weeks on a 13-game winning streak, equaling their LCS record 13-game winning streak in 2013, to finish the regular season with a 24–4 record and the top seed in the playoffs. With a bye into the semifinals, Cloud9 first defeated Team Curse by a score of 2–0 in the playoffs. Cloud9 won their second consecutive LCS title after a 3–0 sweep over Team SoloMid in the grand finals on April 20. After going 5–0 in the playoffs, Cloud9 extended their record winning streak to 18 games and had gone undefeated in back-to-back playoffs.
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Cloud9 League of Legends
The League of Legends division of Cloud9 (currently known as Cloud9 Kia due to sponsorship reasons) is a gaming team based in Los Angeles, California, and competes in the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), the top-level professional league for League of Legends in the Americas, as a franchised team in the North Conference.
Established in 2013, the League of Legends division was the founding division of Cloud9. The team was originally a player-owned team before they were acquired by Quantic Gaming that same year; weeks later, the contracts of the players were sold to Jack Etienne.
Under their founding roster of Balls, Meteos, Hai, Sneaky, and LemonNation, Cloud9 won back-to-back League Championship Series (LCS) titles in their first two years of existence by winning the 2013 NA LCS Summer Split and 2014 NA LCS Spring Split. The team claimed their third LCS title by winning the 2020 LCS Spring Split in what was generally considered one of the greatest season performances by a team in the league's history. The team's fourth LCS title came in Spring 2021 after winning the 2021 Mid-Season Showdown. Additionally, Cloud9 hold several LCS records, including the highest winning percentage in a single split (92.9%) and the longest game winning streak in a single split (18).
Cloud9's League of Legends division traces its roots back to the disbandment of Quantic Gaming's League of Legends roster, which included Nientonsoh, Hai, Yazuki, WildTurtle, and LemonNation. Following their departure from Quantic Gaming, these five players came together to form their own team called Team NomNom. However, their initial foray into the competitive scene faced an early setback when they were eliminated during the group stage of the Season 3 North American Offline Qualifier for the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS). Azure Gaming and Team MRN proved to be formidable opponents, leading to Team NomNom's elimination. As a result, Nientonsoh and Yazuki decided to part ways with the team.
In early 2013, Team NomNom underwent a rebranding and officially became Cloud9 (C9). The team's emerged victorious at the 2013 MLG Summer Promotion Qualifiers, defeating Velocity esports in the finals. This win secured their qualification for the 2013 NA LCS Summer Promotion Qualifiers. Cloud9 was then reacquired by Quantic Gaming on April 1. The roster, consisting of Balls, Meteos, Hai, Sneaky, and LemonNation, went undefeated in the Summer Promotion Qualifier, earning them a spot in the 2013 NA LCS Summer Split. Following their qualification, Quantic made the decision to revert the team's name back to Cloud9. However, the team would soon experience yet another ownership change, as former Team SoloMid manager Jack Etienne purchased the players' contracts for less than $20,000, solidifying the establishment of the Cloud9 organization.
In the 2013 LCS Summer split regular season, the team went on a 13-game winning streak, marking the longest winning streak in LCS history at the time. They went on to finish the 2013 Summer split with a 25–3 game win–loss record to claim the top seed in the Summer Season Playoffs. With a bye into the semifinals, Cloud9 defeated Dignitas by a score of 2 games to 0. The team went on to sweep Team SoloMid, 3 games to 0, in the grand finals on September 1 to claim their first-ever LCS title. With the win, Cloud9 finished the season with a 30–3 game record and the highest winning-percentage in LCS history at 90.9%.
Due to their NA LCS Summer Season championship, Cloud9 received bye into the quarterfinals at the Season 3 World Championship (Worlds). In their first match, on September 23, Cloud9 lost to the top-seeded European team Fnatic by a score of 1 games to 2, eliminating them from the tournament. On October 29, the organization announced the departure of coach Alex Penn and the addition of Dan Dinh as the team's coach as the team planned to move from San Jose to Los Angeles. After a poll conducted earlier that month, Cloud9 was voted into IEM Season VIII - Cologne; the team received the most votes and was seeded directly into the semifinals. Cloud9 faced Gambit Gaming in the semifinals match on November 24, but Gambit took the win to move onto the finals. Cloud9 closed out 2013 by defeating European team Fnatic, 2–0, on December 22 at the Battle of the Atlantic. The win marked the first time that Cloud9 had defeated an international team.
In the 2014 NA LCS Spring Split, Cloud9 closed out the final five weeks on a 13-game winning streak, equaling their LCS record 13-game winning streak in 2013, to finish the regular season with a 24–4 record and the top seed in the playoffs. With a bye into the semifinals, Cloud9 first defeated Team Curse by a score of 2–0 in the playoffs. Cloud9 won their second consecutive LCS title after a 3–0 sweep over Team SoloMid in the grand finals on April 20. After going 5–0 in the playoffs, Cloud9 extended their record winning streak to 18 games and had gone undefeated in back-to-back playoffs.