As the season progresses,
Cloud9 are still searching for the right formula to become a true contender in
VALORANT. The North American organization, whose campaign has been anything but smooth for quite some time, is set to make another change, this time to their coaching staff. After joining the organization at the end of 2023, British coach Ian "
Immi" Harding will no longer be the team’s Head Coach. His assistant, Wyatt "
Veer" Blevins, has reached a verbal agreement with C9 to replace him, sources tell
Sheep Esports.
Cloud9 have endured a difficult start to
VCT Americas Stage 2, opening the group stage with back-to-back losses to Sentinels and G2 Esports. The team is still searching for its first victory of the split. Having earned just a single win during Stage 1, Cloud9 currently sit on only one Championship Point, the joint-lowest total in the region alongside
Evil Geniuses.
After nearly three seasons under Immi's leadership, Cloud9 have never truly managed to break away from the middle of the VCT Americas standings. Despite numerous roster iterations, the team's best result remains a fourth-place finish in Stage 2 of 2025. This season, after placing sixth at Kickoff, Cloud9's results have steadily declined, prompting yet more roster moves, most recently bringing Victor "v1c" Truong back into the lineup to replace Jaden "Notexxd" Anderson.
Veer joined the organization ahead of Stage 1 and even briefly stepped in as a player during the EWC Americas Qualifier, replacing Erick "Xeppaa" Bach. Prior to joining Cloud9, he served as an assistant coach for Shopify Rebellion Gold in the Game Changers circuit and has also held Head Coach positions on several occasions in the North American Challengers ecosystem.
