Mixwell announces he is a free agent after being benched by G2 Esports
Mixwell concludes his time with G2.
European organization G2 Esports has removedOscar “Mixwell” Cañellas Colochofrom its active Valorant roster before the start of theVCT EMEA Stage 1 Challengers.
Mixwell announced on Twitterthat he has been benched and is now a free agent looking to continue his career elsewhere.
G2 Esports’ roster shuffle prior to the VCT 2022 season
The European esports organization went through many different roster changes in the 2021 season due to subpar performances in the Valorant Champions Tour.
The team rallied towards the end of the season by qualifying forVCT Masters Berlin, defeating Giants Gaming in theVCT EMEA Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs.
G2 Esportscontinued their impressive run atMasters Berlinwhere they defeated North American giants Sentinels, 2-0, in the group stage. The team ultimately finished in 3rd-4th place after they were eliminated byGambit Esports, 0-2.
G2’s season concluded after finishing in third place in theVCT EMEA Last Chance Qualifier, where they lost to Guild Esports, 0-2, in the lower bracket final. The team decided to rework its roster after failing to qualify for theValorant Champions tournament.
Jose “koldamenta” Aranguren Herrero, Wassim “keloqz” Cista, and coach Neil “neilzinho” Finlay were replaced byformer Giants Gaming trioAaro “hoody” Peltokangas, Johan “Meddo” Renbjörk Lundborg, and Daniil “pipsoN” Meshcheryakov.
After G2 suffered losses to Vitality and Alliance in the 2022 VCT Europe Stage 1 closed qualifier, the organization decided to replaceMixwell with keloqz.
Mixwell’s impressive run with G2
The 26-year-old Spanish player was the first Valorant esports athlete that G2 signed in June 2020.Mixwell was an integral part of the team’s early successwhich saw themwin seven straight Ignition Series tournamentsat the start of Valorant’s competitive scene.
G2 Esports Valorant roster
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