G2 Esports Replace XTQZZZ

This year has been heartbreaking for G2 Esports. Their LoL team crashed and burned right when it mattered most, in the Grand Final of LEC Summer and the Group Stage of Worlds. The CEO of the company, Carlos “ocelote” Rodriguez, had to step down after saying things that were deemed threatening to G2’s reputation.

And last but not least, the CS:GO team messed up badly and failed to qualify for the IEM Rio Major. Despite changing multiple players during the season, including their IGL, G2 proved unable to accomplish even the most basic results expected from a team of their caliber.

Changing the Coach

Now, after much consideration, G2 have decided that the main source of their problems is the team’s coach, Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam. At first glance, this decision makes sense and the evaluation of G2’s management seems correct. After all, the team got worse and worse after he was signed in January 2022.

But let’s not forget that XTQZZZ spent three years coaching Team Vitality before he joined G2. And his results were not bad at all.

The counterargument, of course, is that Vitality won half a dozen important trophies while he was there not because of him, but because of Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, who proved himself to be on par with Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev and actually won the CS:GO player of the year award twice.

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One argument that could be made in XTQZZZ’s favor is that G2 made too many roster changes after his arrival. On top of that, Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov, despite being a prodigy, needed many months to get accustomed to top-level CS:GO and reach his competitive peak.

This argument has some merit, but it’s still inexcusable to go from playing in the Grand Final of an S-tier tournament in February, to not even qualifying for the Major in October. Given the formidable players who are part of the G2 roster, it’s clear that XTQZZZ didn’t do a very good job helping those players fully utilize their potential.

It remains to be seen who will replace XTQ. The team will have three months to find the winning formula for the upcoming season. The first big event of 2023, IEM Katowice, starts at the end of January. Meanwhile, G2 will likely participate in BLAST Premier World Final, a $1 million tournament scheduled for December 14-18.

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