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Cloud9 League of Legends

Cloud9
GameLeague of Legends
Founded2013
LeagueLeague Championship Series
Team historyCloud9
2013–present
Based inLos Angeles, California
ColorsBlue, white, black
     
OwnerJack Etienne
Head coachAlfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodríguez
LCS titles
WebsiteOfficial website

The League of Legends division of Cloud9 (C9) is a gaming team based in Los Angeles, California, and competes in the League Championship Series (LCS), the top-level professional league for video game League of Legends in the United States and Canada.

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 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.[1][2][3] 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).

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  3. ^ Ousley, Parkes (April 19, 2020). "Cloud9 Reapered on C9's strength: "We shifted our culture to be more serious and professional."". Inven Global. Retrieved March 27, 2021.