Cloud9 will not be going with the same formula ahead of their next series of the 2022 LCS Spring Split Playoffs. In a behind-the-scenes video posted on Cloud9's YouTube channel, the organization announced that they will be swapping in Kim "Winsome" Dong-keon for Jonah "Isles" Rosario ahead of the team's playoffs match against Golden Guardians. 

The decision comes after the team's 0-3 performance against 100 Thieves in Round 1 of the playoffs' Winners' Bracket. After a strong second-place finish in the regular season, Cloud9 did not at all look like the team seen earlier in the split. Throughout the series, Isles went 1-11-20. In the video detailing Cloud9's loss, Head Coach Max Waldo appears near the end to explain the decision. 

"So a few things led up to this change. One of them is that we were struggling in scrims, and it was difficult to improve from that point. Another was that it was difficult for us in-game to apply and implement the strategies and solutions that we agreed on in reviews in the game itself, because of our limited ability to communicate within the game," Waldo stated. "So with this change, what Isles will be able to do is he'll be able to very clearly communicate with our mid and jungle, for example, and make much more detailed and precise plans on how to get advantages with the team — something that we weren't able to do well before."

Waldo goes on to explain that the change was implemented early this week, and that the team has already seen great improvement since adding Isles to the lineup. Isles is a player hailing from Oceania that has been competing since mid-2019. After competing with Oceanic lineups such as Mammoth Academy and Legacy Esports, he signed with Cloud9 Academy in late-2020.