Former NAVI in-game leader Boombl4 has joined Cloud9 following the departure of AWPer sh1ro.
The move has been heavily rumoured in recent weeks but appeared to be off after HObbit took over IGLing and the team tasted victory at Fall Showdown.
He will debut for the team at BLAST Premier Fall Final at the end of the month.
The arrival of Boombl4 makes him the third player from NAVI's PGL Stockholm Major winning side to join the North American organisation. He now links back up with electroNic and Perfecto, players he last played with at PGL Antwerp 2022.
Once the chosen replacement for veteran NAVI captain Zeus, he also won an Intel Grand Slam with the Ukrainian organisation thanks to a dominant 2021.
Since leaving NAVI Boombl4 has been a part of 1WIN although the team failed to make any tournaments of note. They did however manage to win a couple of online CCT events.
Cloud9's Russian superteam has failed to live up to expectations since it's formation and the organisation will hope the arrival of Boombl4 will steady the ship.
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