The story of Cloud9’s roster benching

Just six months ago, the organization behind Cloud9 announced that they’d be putting together a so-called “Colossus” of a Counter-Strike roster.

With the help of former commentator HenryG, world-renowned coach kassad, and a boatload of cash, Cloud9 set out to build the biggest, baddest squad in the whole of CS:GO.

So, how is it that, less than a week ago, they announced that they’d be leaving Counter-Strike entirely?

Here’s the whole story.