HEROIC will be losing two key members—sniper Álvaro “SunPayus” García and head coach Eetu “sAw” Saha. Both will join G2 Esports after the conclusion of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. Although the club wanted to keep the suspense until the end of the tournament, the information leaked in advance due to the "conflict of interest" rule.

How HEROIC Loses Its Core

The first rumors about the transfers of SunPayus and sAw surfaced even before the start of the Austin Major from SheepEsports, who first reported it. We wrote about it, and you can check it out in our article. The sniper joined HEROIC in 2025 as part of an effort to restore the team's competitiveness after losing players. Meanwhile, sAw had been with the team much longer, joining at the end of 2023.

All the Details of the Transfer

According to HEROIC's statement, SunPayus and sAw will officially join G2 right after the end of the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025. Despite the clubs wanting to keep the information under wraps until the event concluded, conflict of interest rules force them to announce such information in advance.

The G2 roster after the major will be as follows:

• Nemanja “huNter-” Kovač
• Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa
• Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski
• Nikita “HeavyGod” Martynenko
• Álvaro “SunPayus” García
• Eetu “sAw” Saha (coach)

Meanwhile, HEROIC is left with an updated quartet:

• Linus “LNZ” Holtäng
• Simon “yxngstxr” Boye
• Yasin “xfl0ud” Koç
• Andrey “tN1R” Tatarinovich
• Linus “nilo” Bergman (substitute)

The transfer of SunPayus and sAw could become one of the main storylines of the post-major reshuffles. G2 gets a chance for a comeback in the world rankings, while HEROIC has the opportunity to restart the project with fresh talent. In any case, the Austin Major will be the last tournament for both clubs in their current lineup. After that—a new era begins.