An exchange of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/em> players may be happening soon, as negotiations between SK Gaming and Cloud9 are reportedly ongoing.<\/p>
Jake \u201cStewie2k\u201d Yip and Tyler \u201cskadoodle\u201d Latham seem to be the players that C9 is looking to swap out, according to multiple<\/a> reports from DBLTAP<\/a>. Former Team Liquid AWPer Josh \u201cjdm\u201d Marzano and former SK Gaming support Epitacio \u201cTACO\u201d de Melo are reportedly their potential replacements.<\/p>
Last week, TACO stepped down from the active SK lineup, prompting rumors<\/a> of different players joining the Brazilian lineup, such as Oleksandr \u201cs1mple\u201d Kostyliev and Egor \u201cflamie\u201d Vasilyev. Those particular negotiations ultimately fell through, as Natus Vincere CEO Yevhen Zolotarov<\/a> shut down any speculation of the change.<\/p>
Now, the discussion is shifting towards C9, whose reported changes are surprising considering they won the ELEAGUE Major: Boston<\/a> in January. TACO is apparently practicing with North American teams C9 and Team Liquid, reporters neLendirekt<\/a> of Flickshot and Joe Cardali<\/a> of Dust2.us said on Twitter.<\/p>
Skadoodle has also been investing less time in CS:GO<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> with his teammates having at least double his playing time recently. This is evident in the C9 players’ Steam profiles, which displays their in-game time for the last two weeks.<\/p>
\u201cSoon the community will see the outcome and I can guarantee they will be [mind blown],\u201d Stewie2k said to a fan<\/a> who donated $1,000 to his Twitch stream. \u201cMaybe two or three changes who knows.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
