Cloud9 promotes IWDominate to head coach, signs YamatoCannon and Arrow as assistants
Cloud9 announced a restructuring of its LCS coaching staff for the 2026 season. Analyst IWDominate was promoted to head coach, while former consultants YamatoCannon and Arrow were hired as assistant coaches. The organization highlighted IWDominate's multi-year contract extending through the day after Worlds 2028.
- ▪Cloud9 promoted IWDominate from analyst to head coach for its League of Legends Championship Series squad.
- ▪IWDominate had previously worked as a consultant in 2025 and served as strategic coach under head coach Inero.
- ▪The 2026 coaching staff, including IWDominate as an assistant, earned the Coaching Staff of the Split award for Spring 2026.
- ▪IWDominate's contract as head coach runs through the day after Worlds 2028, indicating a multi-year commitment.
- ▪Cloud9 also signed YamatoCannon and Arrow as assistant coaches as part of the staff reshuffle.
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