North American esports organisation Cloud9 has moved quickly to sign a roster in Valve’s newest game, Deadlock.
The multiplayer PC game is a unique combination of the third-person shooter and MOBA genres.
Deadlock is still in early access on Steam with no mention of an official release date coming anytime soon.
However, the game has around 200k daily players and already has a blossoming competitive scene with weekly tournaments.
Cloud9 Sign Melee Creeps Deadlock Roster
Cloud9 has announced that it has signed the previously orgless roster of Melee Creeps:
- Isiah ‘Saiah’ Mendoza
- Trivon ‘Lomein’ Pham
- Sobhan ‘AVG’ Pirasteh
- Jonathan ‘JonJon’ Gross
- Trentin ‘League’ Rowand
- Alex ‘Zeno’ Isakayev
Cloud9 has also signed Melee Creeps’ coach Lukas ‘POSHYPOP’ Villalpando.
The squad, made up entirely of American and Canadian players, has been dominating North America’s competitive Deadlock scene.
They won the last six weekly Deadlock Night Shift North American tournaments and last month’s Deadlocker Roster Royale.
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Cloud9’s Esports History
Cloud9 has one of the richest histories of any North American esports org.
The organisation was created by Jack Etienne back in 2013 when he signed a League of Legends roster.
That team earned promotion into the NA LCS and then won the title that year and multiple years afterwards.
C9 has also housed some major names, including Smash Bro Melee pro Joseph ‘Mang0’ Marquez and Michael ‘shroud’ Grzesiek in Counter-Strike.
After dropping out of CS in January 2025, this is the organisation’s long-awaited return to a Valve title.
Also, Cloud9 missed out on Valorant’s VCT partnership status for 2027 and 2028 alongside other major organisations.
Now, they have moved to invest early in Deadlock as hype continues to build around the game.
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An esports journalist for nine years with a focus on LoL Jack has written for national newspapers, interviewed major names, and driven people mad with puns. He's most proud of…
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