As expected by many - Sneaky revealed that he was leaving the roster due to the benchings that took place. He went on to discuss how he didn't want to compete for his spot, as well as adding that he thought the first time he was benched was “unreasonable”.

Why did C9 drop sneaky?

Sneaky even had numbers to back his position up, stating that for Summer 2019 Cloud9 had the lowest jungle proximity to bot lane of any team, suggesting Sneaky had less support than most bot lane players. Sneaky lost to Doublelift and Team Liquid 3-2 in the LCS 2019 Summer final.

Why did Sneaky get replaced?

Sneaky, who was replaced after more than six years with C9 by former TSM ADC Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen, said on Nov. 19 he didn't want to compete for a starting spot with Zven because he'd be “fighting back [for his] spot against people that didn't want [him] to be there.”