Danish Astralis coach Danny «zonic» Sorensen announced that Patrick «es3tag» Hansen will leave the team. He explained that he would like to keep him on the roster, but he cannot influence some decisions. Most likely, Patrick Hansen will move to the Cloud9 team – its offer was more favorable than the terms of cooperation with Astralis. The last time es3tag will play for the current team will be after the DreamHack Open Fall tournament. Thus, he spent only four months with the team.
Zonic spoke very highly of es3tag's play, noting his contribution to the team's return to the number one position in the world rankings by winning the ESL Pro League Season 12: «Staying out of the game for a few months and then coming back in great shape – is simply amazing. Es3tag – is one of those players who deserves a lot of credit. Cloud9 will get one of the most passionate and hard-working players we know».
Previously, Cloud9 added two more high-level players to their roster. It included Alex «ALEX» McMeekin and Ozgur «woxic» Ecker of Vitality from mousesports respectively. The new lineup will make its first appearance at the Betway Nine to Five 5 tournament, which they see as a preparatory stage for Flashpoint 2.
