BanKs on SunPayus’s move to the G2 Esports bench: “Maybe he’s past his prime, and sAw realized that.”
Host James “BanKs” Banks, in a new episode of the All About Counter-Strike podcast series, listed possible reasons for Álvaro “SunPayus” García’s move to G2 Esports’ bench, assessed Jeremy “Kursy” Gasta to 3DMAX, and also discussed Alexander Zinchenko’s departure from Passion UA.
On SunPayus’s move to the G2 Esports bench
SunPayus has been benched by G2 Esports. There are several ways to look at this. I won’t discuss who replaced him; instead, I’d like to focus solely on SunPayus. We’ve seen him play with more confidence in the past. He started to improve his performance, but perhaps the progress was a bit slow. That’s probably not enough when it comes to what sAw expects from a sniper. sAw knows SunPayus is capable of improvement, since they’ve worked together before. I believe SunPayus was given a fair chance to prove himself. <…> Perhaps his prime has passed, and sAw realized this. Considering the other players on the team and how they’re performing in CS, it turned out to be impossible to bring him back to his former form.
On 3DMAX and Kursy’s move
Maka is still performing well, but we don’t often see a sniper and IGL in the same person anymore. misutaaa also continues to play excellently, and Lucky is consistent. So I’m not sure what Kursy will bring as a rifler. Perhaps we don’t yet realize just how good he can be.
On Zinchenko’s Parting Ways with Passion UA
He was the public face of Passion UA. Passion UA is a Ukrainian organization, so he worked closely with them. The organization’s CEO and he have been friends for a long time and previously worked together in soccer, so they teamed up for this project. But Zinchenko distanced himself, and I think I understand why—the reason is clear between the lines. It’s no longer a Ukrainian team, and it hasn’t been successful either. A lot of money was spent, and he obviously helped by bringing in sponsors for the team, such as Adidas and others. I remember how that happened. But then a trial contract was signed—and for a while, Senzu as well—but even that didn’t help. …> So Zinchenko spent time, effort, and, I suppose, some money. He even played in official matches. So, if you look at it, it turns out like this: perhaps this isn’t what he had originally hoped for.
