Cloud9 makes early VALORANT roster change for second straight year
Cloud9 has made the first official move of the VCT Americas 2024 season, releasing Maxim “wippie” Shepelev after just three regular season matches, only half a year since signing the Russian player in the offseason.
In a follow-up free agency announcement, wippie stated his “time with C9 did not go as planned” and declared his intentions to return to playing “as soon as possible” no matter the region or competitive level. Since the start of the Red Bull Double agent event, wippie and C9 have won 13 out of 30 maps played across the offseason and the VCT Americas Kickoff, but the team only took two out of seven maps played during the Kickoff.