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Rumor: APA to Replace Loki in Cloud9 for the 2026 Season

Time: 2025-11-14 17:00 (UTC)

American mid laner Eain "APA" Stearns, according to Sheep Esports, will join Cloud9 for the LCS 2026 season.

His transfer is connected to the departure of Lee "Loki" Sanmin, who decided to return to South Korea due to family circumstances.

Loki was under contract with Cloud9 until 2027, but the organization agreed to terminate the agreement early. Following this, the club began searching for a replacement and settled on APA, who had previously left  Team Liquid . During the off-season, he also considered offers from Europe.

Cloud9 decided to retain the rest of the roster and only changed the coach. Instead of Bok "Reapered" Hangyu, who left for Karmine Corp , his former assistant Nick "Inero" Smith took over as head coach.

Projected Cloud9 Roster for 2026:

  • Top Lane: Park "Thanatos" Seungyu
  • Jungle: Robert "Blaber" Huang
  • Mid Lane: Eain "APA" Stearns
  • ADC: Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen
  • Support: Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme
  • Head Coach: Nick "Inero" Smith
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