Cloud9 Signs "Elmapuddy" As Colossus New Coach

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By: Hypron || Jan 25, 2021

Cloud9 has named Chris “⁠Elmapuddy⁠” Tebbit as the new head coach of their Counter-Strike team, the North American organization confirmed on Sunday. The Australian will succeed Aleksandar “⁠kassad⁠” Trifunović, who was sacked at the end of December following a “stylistic clash” with game frontman Alex “⁠ALEX⁠” McMeekin, according to CEO of the organization, Henry “⁠HenryG⁠” Greer.

Elmapuddy is no stranger to Cloud9, having worked for the organization as an assistant coach for nearly three months at the end of 2019. He left Cloud9 in December of the same year and followed in the footsteps of Damian “⁠daps⁠” Steele, Timothy “⁠autimatic⁠” Ta and Kenneth “⁠koosta⁠” Suen by moving to The Australian, who had started his coaching career with ORDER, guided General G to victory at DreamHack Open Anaheim and ESL One: Road to Rio during the first half of the 2020 tournament season. Results then plunged after daps and Sam “⁠S0m⁠” Oh that left for VALORANT, with Gen.G allowing the remaining members to explore other options before the end of the year.

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A familiar face rejoins the Colossus as we welcome @Elmapuddy back to #C9CSGO as our new Head Coach and promote our analyst @joshm1cks to the Assistant Coach position!#cssummit 007 starts tomorrow, be sure to tune in! #LETSGOC9 pic.twitter.com/Pt9xEOSYcm
— Cloud9 (@Cloud9) January 24, 2021

Elmapudd will be assisted by Joshua “⁠m1cks⁠” Micks, who has been promoted from his role as analyst and will be in charge of the team next week cs_summit 7. The tournament will also mark the debut of Erick “⁠Xeppaa⁠ “Bach for the team after being signed to replace Özgür” “woxic⁠ “Eker.

Cloud9 will face FURIA in their first game in Group B, which also includes NiP and Virtus. pro. The top two teams in each group will advance to the top bracket, while the third-place team and the best team fourth place will advance to the top bracket. go to the bottom bracket.