On August 12, while playing against FunPlus Phoenix in the group stage of the €15,000 Allied Esports Odyssey — a major tournament part of Riot Games' official Ignition Series in VALORANT — G2 Esports Sage player David "Davidp" Pins found out that his father had passed away.
With its ninth win, G2 Esports is the third team in Europe to qualify for the 2020 LEC Summer Playoffs behind MAD Lions and Rogue, both of whom qualified last weekend.
Recently, ocelote talked to Lara Lunardi from Inven Global about the team's current situation, showing support for his players, and the current state of the LEC.
Is G2 back? Omg G2 is back, never doubted it for a second.
Inven Global was able to chat with GrabbZ following the team’s defeat against Origen in week 5, where he explained what factors into G2’s losing streak, particularly given the current circumstances and how the meta is shaping up.
Last week, ardiis was accused of purchasing a cheat and attempting to match fix in VALORANT. A recent report by 1pv claims that ardiis has been investigated and cleared of all accusations by Riot Games. Read more on his current status here:
Everyone needs a vacation now and then. Professional players that are in the highest rankings are the ones with the least amount of time off, due to making it to every major tournament, so every time off counts. Inven Global got to catch up with G2 Esports' Jungler Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski, asking about his League of Legends European Championship off-season in Poland.
Rising above G2 Esports and Schalke 04, Vitality entered the stage with confidence. Hadrien "Duke" Forestier, coach of Team Vitality took the time to discuss the changes in the team's roster, practice, and hopes for the upcoming weeks.
In a report by the Anti-Cheat Police Department on Twitter, former CS:GO player, ardiis, was accused of purchasing cheat software for VALORANT, based on information provided to them by a private cheat developer. Additionally, he has been accused of attempting to match fix as well. He was reportedly set to sign with G2 Esports for their upcoming VALORANT team. Here is the report so far:
The production team, joined by the team representatives presented on what the future of LoL Esports broadcast will hold, and which challenges they had to overcome to ensure the show would go on despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Being the oldest rivalry in the league, G2 Esports and Fnatic brought in an audience of 807,333 concurrent viewers all across the globe.
G2 Esports's coach Fabian "GrabbZ" Lohmann shared thoughts on the preparation for playoffs.
"We have insane players with a very high ceiling, and none of them have reached their full potential yet."
This weekend, the League of Legends European Championship will crown its first champion of the year. After nine weeks of competition—and an unplanned break in-between—these six teams have
The LEC Playoff representatives are set! With 10 games left to go, all that's left up for "GrabbZ" is seeding. Currently, G2 leads the pack, at 13-3, with only Origen and Fnatic able to challenge them for 1st seed. Read more on the LEC playoff standings here:
Success is achieved under unique personal circumstances or, perhaps, even a bit of luck. The conditions you grew up in, the access to the information you have had, genetics, location, and parenting are often common denominators to society’s most successful individuals. In a conversation with Michael Winther, father of esports prodigy Rasmus “Caps” Winther, he explained the importance parenting plays in the development of esports' professionals and why his son sits upon the throne of League of Legends’ royalty.
Our “KeyWord” short interview series evaluates player responses to simple words. The response has to be based on the first thought that comes to mind once they hear a word, sometimes followed by additional questions.
This week, we are introducing a new experiment, or rather, a new content series. Titled “KeyWord”, we will shout random words at players, while they respond with the first thing that crosses their minds. Our first guest is G2 Esports Top Laner Martin "Wunder" Nordahl Hansen.
G2 Esports has proven to get its strategy back on track, facing SK Gaming and Vitality this past weekend, turning their rocky road into a 2-0 once again. Top Laner Martin "Wunder" Nordahl Hansen joined us to talk about the team’s performance, team synergy and Caps’ humor.
League of Legends can rip a lot of emotions out of you, especially when you lose. G2 Esports Jungler Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski talked to Lara Lunardi about the G2 slump during the 2020 Spring Split of the League of Legends European Championship and what losing does to his mental.
