{"id":7564,"date":"2026-06-25T17:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.00strategy.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/g2-bench-sunpayus-r1nkle-joins-cs2-roster\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T17:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:19:19","slug":"g2-shakes-up-cs2-roster-sunpayus-benched-as-r1nkle-steps-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/g2-shakes-up-cs2-roster-sunpayus-benched-as-r1nkle-steps-in\/","title":{"rendered":"G2 Shakes Up CS2 Roster: SunPayus Benched as r1nkle Steps In"},"content":{"rendered":"
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G2 Esports Shifts Strategy: SunPayus Out, r1nkle In<\/h1>\n

The professional Counter-Strike landscape is witnessing another significant roster shakeup as G2 Esports moves to replace their primary AWPer. Following a period of stagnation, the organization has opted to part ways with SunPayus, looking toward the young Ukrainian talent, r1nkle, to revitalize their competitive edge. The 21-year-old prospect, who previously garnered attention during his tenure with Ninjas in Pyjamas<\/a> before being moved to the bench in April 2026, is now tasked with filling a high-pressure role.<\/p>\n

The SunPayus Era: A Brief Flash of Brilliance<\/h2>\n

SunPayus entered the G2 lineup alongside SAW and MATYS in the wake of the 2025 Austin Major. His arrival was intended to provide stability, stepping in for hades, who had been filling the void left by \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The Ukrainian 21 y.o made waves in 2025 with Ninjas in Pyjamas and was benched by the team in April 2026.\u00a0 G2 benches SunPayus\u00a0 SunPayus joined G2 alongside SAW and MATYS following the Austin Major 2025. The AWPer replaced hades who was subbing for m0NESY- for a brief duration of the Major.\u00a0 This new G2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":7565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-7564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-esports","tag-mixtv"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":true,"total_views":1,"today_views":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}