G2 have shocked the Counter-Strike group by appointing a legendary participant as their new head coach
G2 Esports have introduced of their new head coach, who’s all set to interchange the outgoing Jan “Swani” Müller after the BLAST World Last 2023. Their new head coach doesn’t have any teaching expertise, however he boasts a powerful resume regardless, having gained a number of high-profile tournaments throughout the CS 1.6 and CSGO eras throughout his enjoying days. Whom did G2 appoint to spearhead their CS2 success? Learn on to seek out out!
Who’s the New G2 Head Coach?
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G2 have employed Wiktor “TaZ” Wojtas as their new head coach. The Polish Counter-Strike legend, who capped off his storied 20-year participant profession in March, has penned a long-term take care of the workforce. Although he shall be becoming a member of the teaching employees straight away, he is not going to formally succeed Swani earlier than 2024. He shall be flying to Dubai with G2 for the BLAST Premier World Last, however he’ll solely be there as a training employees member.
Swani is about to supervise the IEM Cologne 2023 champions’ World Last mission after which step down from his function, as he had beforehand introduced.
He is aware of win a Main 😏
Welcome @g5taz ❤️ pic.twitter.com/TBeWudezhL
— G2 CS (@G2CSGO) December 11, 2023
Eight months after retiring from skilled gaming, TaZ steps into his inaugural teaching function to guide a workforce that’s presently holding the fifth place within the HLTV rankings. The 37-year-old turns into the second member of the famed Virtus.professional core to transition into teaching post-retirement, following Filip “NEO” Kubski’s transfer to FaZe Clan in July.
TaZ will draw upon greater than twenty years of expertise within the skilled Counter-Strike scene as he plans to steer G2 to newer heights. Whereas his final Main competitors look was in 2018, his new function with G2 opens the door for a possible comeback to such grand phases in just a few months.
The ESL Main Sequence One Katowice 2014 champion has a frightening problem forward of him, nonetheless, as he seems to be to start a brand new chapter of his Counter-Strike profession. Swani has impressed G2’s exceptional rise within the Counter-Strike scene in 2023, securing 4 S-Tier titles, together with victories at IEM Katowice and Cologne. His departure coincides with a difficult interval for G2 as they grapple with changes following the introduction of Nemanja “nexa” Isaković because the substitute for Justin “jks” Savage.
The latest choice to bench jks hasn’t paid off for the workforce. The German facet has struggled towards lower-ranked groups these days, struggling losses to Aurora Gaming and Guild Eagles at CCT On-line Finals 5 final week. Although it was an offline occasion, G2’s below-par efficiency on the match was not supreme main as much as their BLAST World Last 2023 marketing campaign.
G2 are set to make their LAN debut with nexa within the squad within the upcoming match. Their opening Group B match in Abu Dhabi will see them face off towards a MOUZ squad that features Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin as a stand-in. Group B additionally highlights the debut of a just lately assembled FaZe roster that includes David “frozen” Čerňanský and a brief Heroic lineup.