G2 Esports has officially introduced its newest player - Nikita “HeavyGod” Martynenko. The Israeli eSports player will replace Nikola “NiKo” Kovacs, who recently joined Falcons, as part of a large-scale roster upgrade for G2 in 2025.

HeavyGod joins G2 after a seven-month stint at Cloud9. During this time, he helped the team qualify for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, demonstrating an impressive 6.9 rating on the European RMR. Overall, the player maintained an average rating of 6.5 during his time with Cloud9, which confirms his consistent play and reliability as a rifleman.

HeavyGod himself commented on his move as follows:

“Happy to be a part of the team, happy to grind for trophies. thank you all for the warm welcome and let's do our best to get some trophiesssss.”

Cloud9 is left with one active player

HeavyGod's departure leaves Cloud9 with only one active player, Timofey “interz” Yakushin. The organization is in the process of a major roster overhaul after selling Kaisar “ICY” Fayznurov to Virtus.pro, as well as Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov and Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov to BetBoom.

New G2 roster and prospects

The updated G2 roster will make its debut at the BLAST Bounty tournament on January 17 in a match against B8. The organization has high hopes for the new five, hoping for better results after the ambiguous end of the 2024 season.

G2 Esports roster for 2025:

• Nemanja “huNter-” Kovac
• Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov
• Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa
• Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski
• Nikita “HeavyGod” Martynenko
• Coach: Viktor “TaZ” Voytas

G2 fans are eagerly awaiting the first matches of the newly-renewed squad, and the organization itself is striving to return to the ranks of the world's best teams.