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For those who remember, at the very beginning of the competitive Valorant scene, a Western team dominated almost every tournament. This team was G2 Esports which collected victory after victory in the Ignition Series tournament series (Vitlaity European Open, Mandatory.gg Cup, Allied Esports Odyssey …). But those golden days are long gone for the Samurai. Since then, many other competitors like Sentinels (N / A), Gambit (Russia) or KRU (LATAM) took center stage.
G2 Esports is still running behind its glorious past and hopes to return to the top next year by participating in the VCT New version. G2 Esports did not play in the tournament Champion (Worlds equivalent) this year and therefore has no automatic place. It will therefore be necessary to go through a qualification process to get his ticket … The leaders of G2 are aware that we must not miss the boat under any circumstances and they have decided to make a lot of changes in the workforce to achieve their goal. A non-qualification would be catastrophic and put the team back into the system of VRLs, the national leagues.
3 newcomers and keloqz kicked out
3 new arrivals arrive at the Samurai. hoody and Meddo as a player and pipsoN as a coach. They all played at Giants Gaming in 2021 (January to November) and will be able to count on their common past to adapt very quickly to their new team. This strategy of recruiting a big “package” is, however, a double-edged sword. It is to be hoped that the two blocs manage to merge and do not come into conflict with a balanced but sterile balance of power.
To make room for the old Giants, G2 had to clean up. Pyth and koldamenta had already left, but the list grew. Coach neilzinho was thanked and the French keloqz is now on the bench. Allowed to explore his options for next year, Ocelot surely intends to resell his contract and amortize his investments with the transfer price. However, we do not worry too much about the tricolor who with his attractive profile should not lack proposals to get him out of his contract prison.