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Fnatic to replace Cloud9 at YaLLa Compass
Fnatic will replace Cloud9 in Abu Dhabi for YaLLa Compass as they were unable to register a full roster in time.
In a post on X, tournament organizers Compass welcomed Fnatic after Cloud9’s failure at registering a full roster before the deadline. The American organization has undergone some roster changes, following their poor performances.
Initially, Cloud9 sold Denis "electroNic" Sharipov to Virtus.Pro and benched both Abay "HObbit" Khassenov and Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy, which left the team with only two players, forcing them to withdraw from ESL Pro League Season 19 and BetBoom Dacha Belgrade.
This marks the third missed event by the organization, as their new signings remain shrouded in mystery. Although some leaks suggested a few possibilities, no official media outlets claimed the reports.
As a result, fnatic will make their LAN debut Benjamin "blameF" Bremer, after having played one online event with under the new organization at CCT Global Finals 2024, where they suffered an early exit from the group stage.
About YaLLa Compass 2024
YaLLa Compass is an event hosted in Abu Dhabi, starting the fifth of June up until the ninth within the Space 42 Arena. Additionally, the event will feature a $400,000 prize pool with 12 participating teams.
Although most of the teams were invited, BIG and Sashi Esport made it through the fall and spring qualifiers.
The event consists of two BO1 round-robin format for the group stage, resulting in a six team playoffs, with three teams making it from each group.
The participating teams in the tournament are:
- Astralis
- BetBoom Team
- Fnatic
- Complexity Gaming
- Eternal Fire
- ENCE
- Heroic
- FURIA Esports
- The MongolZ
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- BIG
- Sashi Esport
Featured Image credit: Fnatic
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