North American esports organisation Cloud9 has appointed Nick ‘Inero‘ Smith because the Head Coach of its League of Legends roster.
The appointment follows the departure of Bok ‘Reapered‘ Han-gyu, who was the group’s Head Coach since April 2024.
Inero first joined Cloud9 in November 2024 because the group’s coach and is getting into his first Head Coach function since departing Immortals in September 2024.
Throughout his time previous to changing into the Head Coach, Inero helped Cloud9 report a top-four end on the LTA 2025 Cross-Convention match and second place at LTA North 2025 Break up 2.
Regardless of starting the season as considered one of LTA North’s prime groups, Cloud9 struggled within the second half of the season. Defeat to 100 Thieves in Break up 3 ended Cloud9’s probabilities of qualifying for the 2025 League of Legends World Championship, ending the Elimination part in fourth place.
After failing to qualify for Worlds, the 2025 League of Legends season is over for Cloud9. The low season acts as a chance for Inero to implement new methods and to rebuild its roster earlier than the LCS returns in 2026.
The Reapered Period
Reapered’s departure from Cloud9 brings an finish to his second stint because the group’s Head Coach. In April 2024, he returned to the organisation after teaching 100 Thieves and Sengoku Gaming between 2021 and 2023.
In 2014, Reapered retired as a participant, transitioning to a training function with EDward Gaming in 2015 earlier than becoming a member of Cloud9 for his first stint in 2016.
Between 2016 and 2020, Reapered steered the group in direction of the highest of North American League of Legends esports. In 2018, Cloud9 scored a top-four end at Worlds, changing into the highest-placing North American group at League of Legends’ greatest match of the yr.
April 2020 noticed Cloud9 return to the highest of the LCS, successful the Spring Break up after sweeping apart FlyQuest within the Grand Remaining. In the course of the Break up, the group recorded a single loss, narrowly lacking out on a flawless Break up.
