G2 Esports’ current CS:GO<\/em> players are about to play their last tournament together at the BLAST Premier World Final this week. Not only will the season end, but roster changes are certainly taking place for the squad.<\/p>
The French-Balkan project have been a solid contender throughout most of the year but didn’t lift any trophies. G2 came close and had several opportunities, though, most notably at IEM Cologne in July and PGL Stockholm Major in November, losing to Natus Vincere in the grand finals on both occasions.<\/p>
In the weeks that followed the CS:GO<\/em> Major, there’s been speculation regarding G2’s search for a dedicated AWPer. The sniper role was filled by Fran\u00e7ois “AmaNEk” Delaunay after the benching of Kenny “kennyS” Schrub in March, but he’s struggled multiple times when facing some of the world’s specialists. French website 1pv.fr reported<\/a> on Dec. 10 that G2 has completed the signing of Na’Vi Junior’s star Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov and that AmaNEk is the most likely player to leave the active lineup.<\/p>
Nikola “\u2060NiKo\u2060” Kova\u010d, G2’s main star since he joined the organization in October 2020, highlighted the importance of a new AWPer for the team in an interview<\/a> with HLTV ahead of G2’s debut at the BLAST Premier World Final tomorrow against Ninjas in Pyjamas at 6:30am CT.<\/p>
The arrival of a new sniper won’t be the only change to G2, it seems. NiKo told HLTV that the organization is also sorting out the head coach position. The position has been vacant since Nov. 16 when Damien “maLeK” Marcel mutually parted ways with G2<\/a>. <\/p>
