Cloud9 add Slemmy

Cloud9 will bring on board Alex "Slemmy" White as their new in-game leader to bring their roster back to five.

A little over a week ago, Cloud9 made the surprising announcement that they would be cutting Ryan "fREAKAZOiD" Abadir from their lineup after a series of disappointing performances from him and the team in general. Now, the North American organization has announced that they have secured a replacement for fREAKAZOiD: Alex "Slemmy" White.

The young star is relatively new to the professional scene, having only joined a relevant team in late 2014 when he signed with the now-defunct LunatiK before playing with a number of other big teams inclduing Denial, SKDC, eLevate, and Splyce. Cloud9 believe that he is more than qualified to play with some of the best though, as the team has put him in as IGL for the lineup in the place of Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert. Slemmy had the following to say about his latest signing:

I’ve been working very hard for a long time hoping for an opportunity like this. I’m extremely excited and ready to work even harder to help this team achieve more success. I am honored to play alongside some the most veteran players in North American Counter-Strike.”

Team coach Tres "stunna" Saranthus also commented on the roster moves:

We are happy to bring Slemmy on board and are looking forward to seeing what he can do on the international stage. In Slemmy, we see an eager and hungry player who has dedicated himself to the craft of IGL, which we have been searching for. After a short trial period, the reports that each player and coach gave me showed that Slemmy is a step in the direction we are looking to head going into the summer season.”

Cloud9 now have the following roster:

Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham
Michael “shroud” Grzesiek
Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert
Jake “Stewie2k” Yip
Alec “Slemmy” White

Source: Cloud9