It’s official: Cloud9 says goodbye to Stewie2k and Skadoodle

It looks like CS: GO beloved NA star Jake “Stewie2k” Yip is leaving Cloud9 to pursue a “once in a lifetime” opportunity, announcing that he’s leaving Cloud9

Stewie2k will be trying out for SK Gaming in the coming period, and will be taking Epitacio “TACO” de Melo’s spot on the active Brazilian lineup. It’s unclear whether Stewie2k is contracted to SK, but he was let out of a recent multi-year agreement with Cloud9.

Stewie2k explained that he left C9 because of an offer from SK. He believes that his move to the Brazilian roster will be for the betterment of his career, since they were the most successful CS:GO team in 2017 with eight title wins.

“The decision initially caused me to not even show my face because I felt I’ve resembled embarrassment and betrayal,” Stewie2k said. “It took time for me to accept that this is what’s best for me to do what I love to do. These are the opportunities that don’t come around and maybe even comes only once in a lifetime.”

Tarik Celik, Will “RUSH” Wierzba, and Tim “autimatic” Ta are all remaining players from the core C9 lineup that won the ELEAGUE Boston Major in January. World class AWPer Tyler “skadoodle” Latham became an inactive player earlier today, saying that “the future is uncertain” for him.

C9 inactive veterans Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert and Michael “shroud” Grzesiek might fill in until replacements are found for Stewie2k and skadoodle. Former Team Liquid AWPer Josh “jdm” Marzano and Richard “xizt” Landstrom are supposedly going to be replacing the former duo.