Back to the Sports Tech Newsfeed

Cloud9 New York reveals new CDL roster

Cloud9 New York has unveiled its new Call of Duty League (CDL) roster, which will make its debut in the upcoming CDL Major 2 qualifiers.

The franchise, operated by North American esports organisation Cloud9, has signed four players from the Call of Duty Challengers circuit.

Revealed on February 11th, Jacob ‘Hide‘ Bustillos, Jordan ‘Encourage‘ Byrd, Jonathan ‘Nejra‘ Pabo’n, and Arnel ‘Okis‘ Avdagic join the franchise after stints representing several notable organisations competing in tier-two.

The pair of Hide and Encourage spent the majority of 2026 competing under the Stallions banner operated by former player and content creator Thomas ‘ZooMaa‘ Paparatto.