Jordan "⁠Zellsis⁠" Montemurro has been submitted as Cloud9's coach for the IEM Katowice 2019 Major.

This means that the North American team will be able to field Zellsis in Maikil "⁠Golden⁠" Selim's place in the event that the Swede is unable to participate at the Major. Being able to use the 20-year-old as a substitute comes with a price, however, as the team will not be able to have a coach guiding the players from the back line in Katowice.

Cloud9's coaching situation has been unclear in recent times, with the team still looking for a replacement for Soham "⁠valens⁠" Chowdhury. Kory "⁠SEMPHIS⁠" Friesen attended BLAST Pro Series Lisbon with the team as the players wished to see if they could work with the Canadian, but there have been no updates on the situation since.

Zellsis could be Cloud9's fifth for the IEM Katowice Major

Having joined Cloud9 on trial at the end of December 2018, Zellsis has been part of the roster for two weeks. Formerly of Swole Patrol, he replaced Golden on the roster due to the Swedish tactician's health issues.

Cloud9 will be competing in the IEM Katowice Major's New Challengers Stage, taking place from February 13-17. The North American side have submitted the following line-up for the event:

Timothy "⁠autimatic⁠" Ta
William "⁠RUSH⁠" Wierzba
Fabien "⁠kioShiMa⁠" Fiey
Robin "⁠flusha⁠" Rönnquist
Maikil "⁠Golden⁠" Selim

Jordan "⁠Zellsis⁠" Montemurro (coach)

Soham 'valens' Chowdhury Age: 29 Team: Cloud9C Jordan 'Zellsis' Montemurro Age: 20 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 391 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.68 Maikil 'Golden' Selim Age: 24 Team: Cloud9B Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 439 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.69 Cloud9 #14 Jordan 'Zellsis' MontemurroRobin 'flusha' RönnquistFabien 'kioShiMa' FieyWilliam 'RUSH' WierzbaTimothy 'autimatic' Ta Swole Patrol #60 Braxton 'swag' PierceRyan 'freakazoid' AbadirVictor 'food' WongEdgar 'MarKE' MaldonadoAnthony 'vanity' Malaspina Kory 'SEMPHIS' Friesen Age: 29 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.00 Maps played: 771 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.70 William 'RUSH' Wierzba Age: 24 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 893 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.67 Robin 'flusha' Rönnquist Age: 25 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.07 Maps played: 1420 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.65 Fabien 'kioShiMa' Fiey Age: 24 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 1143 KPR: 0.68 DPR: 0.64 Timothy 'autimatic' Ta Age: 22 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 869 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.67