{"id":400313,"date":"2026-06-25T14:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=400313"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:22:35","slug":"g2-sign-r1nkle-bench-sunpayus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/g2-sign-r1nkle-bench-sunpayus","title":{"rendered":"G2 officially sign r1nkle, bench SunPayus"},"content":{"rendered":"

G2 Esports have completed one of the biggest roster moves of the off-season by signing Ukrainian AWPer Artem \u201cr1nkle\u201d Moroz. The organization also confirmed that \u00c1lvaro \u201cSunPayus\u201d Garc\u00eda has moved to the bench, ending his one-year spell with the team. G2 announced the signing only hours after revealing SunPayus\u2019 benching. r1nkle joins from Ninjas in Pyjamas, where he had played since April 2024 after transferring from B8. He will now become G2\u2019s new primary AWPer.<\/p>\n

A fresh opportunity for the Ukrainian sniper<\/h3>\n
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r1nkle<\/a> showed plenty of individual promise during his time with NiP. However, the team struggled to compete for consistent results. His own performances also declined at the start of 2026, and he averaged a 1.02 rating against top-50 opposition.<\/p>\n

After NiP failed to qualify for the IEM Cologne Major 2026, the organization moved Martin \u201cstavn\u201d Lund into the primary AWP role. That decision opened the door for r1nkle\u2019s transfer.<\/p>\n

G2 believe huNter- and head coach sAw can help the 20-year-old reach the next level. The organization hopes he will become a reliable playmaker and long-term solution on the AWP.<\/p>\n\n

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SunPayus leaves the starting lineup<\/h3>\n
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G2 also confirmed that SunPayus<\/a> will no longer be part of the active roster. The Spanish AWPer joined the team in the summer of 2025 and spent one year with the organization.<\/p>\n

He helped G2 win the BLAST Open London 2025 Finals and finished his spell with an average 1.05 rating. Despite those results, G2 decided to make changes after the team\u2019s quarter-final loss to Spirit at the IEM Cologne Major 2026.<\/p>\n

HLTV had already reported that G2 would not promote academy AWPer kl1m to the main roster. Instead, the organization looked for an experienced replacement and eventually chose r1nkle.<\/p>\n

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