In a statement, organization head Carlos “ocelote” Rodriguez has confirmed the biggest shakeup in G2 Esports history.
“It’s very, very hard to make these changes,” Carlos “ocelote” Rodriguez stressed at the beginning of the video message in which he announced the biggest upheaval in the history of G2 Esports. As the organization’s CEO announced on Twitter on Monday night, top laner Wunder, ADC superstar Rekkles, supporter Mikyx, analyst Nelson and head coach Grabbz will leave the LoL team. They are currently trying to sell them. They are also trying to replace the rest of the support staff, according to ocelote.
The decision was made after long internal discussions, ocelote said. At the same time, the CEO also stressed that the result of the 2021 season had not been satisfactory, when they failed to qualify for the Worlds. “We want to win the Worlds. Everything we have done since the creation of G2, we do to win the Worlds,” ocelote said. For this reason, the team is now embarking on a new era.
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The outgoing players, he said, don’t want to put any obstacles in their way. “It’s in our best interest that they end up somewhere where they can continue to be successful,” ocelote said. “We’re not going to block any transfers. Now is the time to rebuild things,” the G2 chief says. Although the names are not mentioned, this rebuilding of the team will probably happen around jungler Jankos and mid-laner Caps. Their likely retention in the team had been previously reported.
End of a successful era
The departure marks the end of an era in the history of European League of Legends. Wunder, Mikyx and Grabbz won all the LEC titles with the team in 2019 and 2020, as well as the Mid-Season Invitational 2019. In the same year, they also reached the finals of the World Championship against FunPlus Phoenix.
Rekkles had just joined the team in early 2021. Where it goes for the ADC superstar, who has been active for over 9 years, is still open. In addition to rumors of a move within the LEC, there is also said to be interest from North America and even China.
