EG's last win of the Spring Split resulted in the LCS Spring Playoffs qualification of themselves as well as FlyQuest and Golden Guardians.
After going undefeated in the first superweek of the 2022 LCS Spring Split, Cloud9 jungler Robert "Blaber" Huang spoke about the growth of his teammates, the team's identity after LS' release, and the strength of Hecarim in the current jungle meta.
After Cloud9's loss to Team Liquid, Berserker spoke to Inven Global about the differences in the North American competitive environment in comparison to South Korea and his thoughts on facing TL AD carry Steven "Hans sama" Liv.
After his first weekend in the LCS, Cloud9 top laner Park "Summit" Woo-tae spoke to Inven Global about adapting to his new team's unique approach, keeping in touch with his former teammates, and which top laners he is looking forward to facing this season.
After their eliminating loss to Gen.G, Cloud9 spoke to the media in a post-match press conference about the series, Worlds in general, and the 2021 season as a whole.
The quarterfinals match was expected to be contentious, with Cloud9 even having a fair chance at winning the series in the eyes of many, but Gen.G showed up in stronger form than any previous game at Worlds 2021 and snuffed out the hopes of the LCS in a clean sweep.
In the last quarterfinals matchup of the 2021 World Championship knockout stage, Cloud9 will face off against Gen.G. If Gen.G wins, it will mean that 3 teams from the LCK have finished in the top 4 at
Following the conclusion of Cloud9's first round-robin of Worlds 2021, AD carry Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen spoke to Inven Global about C9's strengths and weaknesses at Worlds thus far and the current meta at large.
In guaranteeing a top 3 post-season finish, Cloud9 has also guaranteed one of the three seeds representing the LCS at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship alongside Team Liquid and 100 Thieves.
EG's 2021 season has come to an end, while C9 will continue its post-season in the lower bracket.
C9 eliminated GG in a 3-0 sweep, and after the win, C9 support Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme joined Gabriella “LeTigress” Devia-Allen for a post-match broadcast interview on the LCS stage.
Golden Guardians is the second LCS team to be eliminated from the post-season following Dignitas' elimination at the hands of Immortals one day prior, and the fourth team to have its LCS season end after DIG, FlyQuest and Counter Logic Gaming, the latter pair whom failed to qualify for the post-season.
During the final week of the LCS Summer Split, Cloud9 mid laner Luka "Perkz" Perković spoke to Inven Global about the post-season picture, overcoming obstacles throughout the summer, and C9's current form.
UPDATE 8/1: As a result of the last game of the 2021 League Championship Series Summer Split, Golden Guardians has become the eighth and final team to qualify for the LCS Championship.
Cloud9 support Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme spoke to Inven Global about his recent opponents, his perspective on his role within the team, and C9's current level in comparison to the peaks of their performance at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational.
After Cloud9's shellacking of Team Liquid, Zven spoke to Inven Global about returning to the LCS, C9's current power level after qualifying for playoffs when compared to its form at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational, and the team's strength relative to the other top teams in the league.
After Cloud9's win over Golden Guardians, Zven answered a question from Inven Global regarding whether he expected to be subbed back into the LCS roster after the team lost all three of its games the previous weekend.
Zven was benched in favor of Cloud9 Academy AD carry Calvin "k1ng" Truong a few days before the start of the 2021 LCS Summer Split and has been starting for C9 Academy in k1ng's place ever since, but the organization tagged the LCS official Twitter account and Zven in a tweet with a photo of the AD carry saying, "He's back."
Cloud9 made the announcement in a tweeted video, which featured CEO Jack Etienne explaining that after nearly a year and a half with the organization, K1ng would be starting in the LCS.
To say that Cloud9 performed very inconsistently at MSI 2021 would be an understatement. At the top of their game, they looked unbeatable, proven through their wins against the likes of RNG and the 20
