G2 Esports Return To Call of Duty With New Black Ops 4 Squad
By Ford James ·
The Spanish organisation has re-entered the Call of Duty esports scene ready for CWL Vegas with a star-studded lineup based in North America.
G2 Esports last participated in Call of Duty during the Advanced Warfare season, the first title from Sledgehammer Games to enter the franchise. Four years on, Black Ops 4 is the upcoming title and the scene has shifted to 5v5. G2 Esports has decided it’s a prime time to jump back into the fray, by picking up a North American-based roster that undoubtedly has the potential to go all the way.
With @ASTROGaming, we’re excited to announce our expansion into @CallofDuty #BlackOps4 for the upcoming @CODWorldLeague
— G2 Esports (@G2esports) October 25, 2018
Welcome to the #G2ARMY & #ASTROfamily @Blazt, @MJCheen, @decemate, @BriceFaccento & @Ricky!
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Ricky “Ricky” Stacy, Brice “Faccento” Faccento, Martin “Chino” Chino, Rasim “Blazt” Ogresevic and Jacob “Decemate” Cato are the five players who will be representing G2 Esports. We actually wrote about this potential roster two weeks ago after it was rumoured to be happening - Doug “Censor” Martin is the only player we mentioned who doesn’t appear to be part of the brand new roster.
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— G2 Esports (@G2esports) October 24, 2018
Ricky is the player who’s been around the longest on this roster, competing since Modern Warfare 3. His best achievement is fourth place at the 2015 World Championships and he’s represented a number of top teams in the past like OpTic Nation, CompLexity, UNiTE Gaming and more. Faccento on the other hand reached second in 2015 with Team Revenge, while Chino was most recently on the iconic Team EnVyUs.
Yesterday, prior to the announcement, the organisation posted a very cryptic teaser on Twitter saying “Project Respawn - For Carlos Eyes Only”. Fans knew it was regarding a console announcement due to the Astro Gaming logos dotted all over the image, but that was all we knew. This Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 team will get their first chance to compete at CWL Vegas, coming in early December. They definitely have the skills to hang with the best but will they be able to pull it off? We’ll have to wait and see, as teams like OpTic Gaming, Splyce, FaZe Clan and 100 Thieves will be looking to stand in their way.