Sky’s the Limit: The Cloud9 × JetBrains Global Hackathon Is Live | The JetBrains Blog

JetBrains has partnered with Cloud9 to launch "Sky’s the Limit," a global hackathon aimed at developers, esports fans, analysts, and creators to advance competitive gaming through innovative solutions. Participants can choose from four main categories, including building an assistant coach with analytics, generating automated scouting reports, developing an AI drafting assistant, and designing a fan-engaging event minigame. The hackathon offers significant prizes, including cash, gift cards, software subscriptions, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the Game Developers Conference (GDC). Submissions will be evaluated by judges from both JetBrains and Cloud9, with registration and submissions opening in December 2025 and winners announced in March 2026. This event encourages participants to leverage JetBrains IDEs and AI tools to drive technical creativity and innovation in esports, impacting team performance and fan interaction.