Cloud9 lukker ned for CS:GO-projekt

Selvom esportsbranchen vokser stødt, så er det ikke alle organisationer der finder nok succes i samtlige discipliner. Det er dog sjældent at vi ser hold trække sig fra noget så afgørende som CS:GO, men det er nu sket. Den amerikanske organisation Cloud9 har afsløret via Twitter, at de har valgt at lukke ned for deres involvering i Counter-Strike: Global Offensive på et professionelt niveau. Angiveligt skyldes det at COVID-19 har forhindret dem i at bygge et hold, som de mener kan præstere på niveau.

"At this time, we've made the decision to pause our involvement in CS:GO. COVID has prevented us from assembling the team in North America as we'd originally planned, and though everyone has worked hard to rise to the challenge, the reality is that remote training isn't conducive for building an organization in the way Cloud9 usually does.

We remain passionate about competing in CS:GO, and once conditions allow us to work and train in the ways we know help the teams to be successful, we'll return to competitive play. We're grateful to HenryG & the players for their hard work over the past few months, and we'll be cheering them on in their next endeavours."

Måske kommer de tilbage, når COVID-19 er et overstået kapitel?