G2 drops CS:GO veteran JaCkz

After three tournaments of trialling a six-man roster, G2 Esports has revealed the five-player squad that it will retain for future Counter-Strike Global Offensive competitions. The European organisation has decided to keep Frenchman François 'AmaNEk' Delaunay after the 27-year-old impressed during stages of the BLAST Premier Fall Series and at the DreamHack Masters Winter.

The decision now means countryman and fellow Counter-Strike veteran Audric 'JaCkz' Jug is benched. G2 confirms in a statement that JaCkz is still contracted to G2 but is allowed to explore other options. JaCkz was given his opportunity to fight for a spot on the roster during the IEM Beijing-Haidan tournament, at which G2 finished in the top four.

Despite the decent finish, team manager Jérôme 'NiaK' Sudries says in a statement that G2 "quickly realised that our system benefited more from [AmaNEk's] qualities." JaCkz has represented G2 for two years after joining from 3DMAX in November 2018.

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