FUT confirm SunPayus signing
FUT have announced that they have completed the signing of G2 benched AWPer Álvaro "SunPayus" García , confirming a September 16 report by HLTV . The 27-year-old will replace Nikita "cmtry" Samolotov , ending the Ukrainian's long tenure with the roster.
HLTV1 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
SunPayus has been out of action since the Cologne Major, with G2 benching him in the summer break — a move that paved the way for the arrival of Artem "r1nkle" Moroz from Ninjas in Pyjamas .
The Spaniard brings a wealth of experience to a young team that had an average age of 20.3 years. He should act as a secondary caller, bringing a considerable upgrade over cmtry with the AWP , albeit at the cost of significantly weaker rifling production.
Read more SunPayus departs G2 cmtry came through Natus Vincere 's academy, playing for NAVI Youth first and then for NAVI Junior before the core of the roster was sold to FUT in August 2025.
Drin "makazze" Shaqiri was the only player on the team who didn't join the Turkish organization; instead, he was promoted to Natus Vincere 's main team. cmtry played a key role as FUT won PGL Bucharest in April 2026, picking up his first MVP award.
But he has struggled for consistency in 2026, averaging just a 1.00 rating on LAN. SunPayus will have approximately three weeks to settle in with his new teammates, as FUT have no tournaments scheduled until PGL Masters Bucharest, which starts on October 24.
Opinion
Fictional bylines. Each take uses a line above and adds no facts.
G2 Esports can stand on this line: "SunPayus has been out of action since the Cologne Major, with G2 benching him in the summer break — a move that paved the way for the arrival of Artem "r1nkle" Moroz from Ninj…" It is already on the card, so the case does not need a streak or a roster rumor.
Leo Hart · optimist
The headline skips this: "SunPayus has been out of action since the Cologne Major, with G2 benching him in the summer break — a move that paved the way for the arrival of Artem "r1nkle" Moroz from Ninj…" That is the reading I would argue. The rest of the card does not cancel it.
Ivo Quill · contrarian
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Earlier on CS2Feed
- 29 SepG2 have announced the departure of Álvaro "SunPayus" García , who has spent the last three months on the bench after he was replaced by Artem "r1nkle" Moroz in June.
- 22 SepThe Hungarian was on FUT 's shortlist for the vacant AWP position before the Turkish organization decided to go with Álvaro "SunPayus" García .
