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Cloud9 vient de signer son deuxième joueur en moins d'une semaine : Jaden "Notexxd" Anderson rejoint le roster pour remplacer Victor "v1c" Truong, qui prend une pause personnelle. The Cloud9 Valorant roster 2026 keeps reshaping itself mid-season, and the pace of these changes is hard to ignore.
Just six days after signing jackk, Cloud9 pull the trigger again. Two roster swaps during VCT Americas Stage 1 is unusual, even for a team under pressure.
Notexxd isn't a gamble: he just led QoR to the Challengers 2026 Stage 1 championship 🏆, defeating Shopify Rebellion Black in the grand finals. He's a proven Controller who has shown he can perform on the biggest stage of the North American Challengers circuit.
His debut in VCT Americas is a major step up, but Cloud9 clearly believe his ceiling is high enough to compete at Tier 1 right now.
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Victor "v1c" Truong isn't gone for good: he's choosing family over the grind, at least for now. In his own statement: "I am looking to take a break from Tier 1 and spend some time at home with family." He acknowledged that pro play demands "10+ hours a day" and that he'd lost his passion for competing, even though he still loves Valorant.
v1c offered to hold down the lineup in Cloud9's upcoming match against LOUD while the signing was being finalized. That's the kind of professionalism that defines the best teammates, regardless of the result.
This is Cloud9's second major move in less than a week, following the signing of jackk on May 3. Both changes were made during an active stage, which signals a team willing to take short-term risks for long-term stability.
Coach Ian "Immi" Harding and assistant Wyatt "Veer" Blevins remain in place as the team adapts on the fly.
Cloud9 must defeat G2 Esports to secure their spot in the VCT 2026 Americas Stage 1 playoffs. Two roster changes in six days heading into a must-win situation is a massive bet.
Notexxd needs to sync with four teammates he's barely played with, and there's zero runway for a slow start. But if he can replicate even a fraction of what he showed in Challengers, Cloud9's Controller problem is solved.
The VCT Americas Stage 1 standings make it clear: there's no room for error at this point in the season 📉. Cloud9 are betting that fresh blood, twice over, is their best shot at the playoffs.
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