Gen.G Esports bench gMd

Gen.G Esports Gen.G EsportsShawn "Shawn" O'RileyNicholas "NaturE" GarrisonEmir "rhyme" MuminovicNoah "jcStani" SmithBryce  "PureR" Lovell have benched long standing player Anthony "gMd" Guimond Anthony "gMd" GuimondTeam:TSM FTXMaps Played:304Rating:1.07ACS:209.1K/D:1.14ADR:136.1KPR:0.75 from their active roster, the organization announced today.

gMd had been a part of the organization since it entered professional VALORANT back in 2020. Since then, he has helped the team to a third place finish at VCT 2021 - Stage 1 - North America Masters, 5th-6th places at VCT 2021 NA Stage 3 Challengers 1 and 2, and a fourth place at VCT 2021 NA Stage 1 Challengers 3, amongst other achievements. He played his last event in a Gen.G jersey at Pittsburgh Knights Monthly Gauntlet 2022 - March, where the team finished 17th-32nd following a loss to Ghost Gaming Ghost GamingMarki "NiSMO" TayarGianFranco "koalanoob" PotestioBrock "brawk" SomerhalderMohamed Amine "Johnqt" QuaridAlex "aproto" Protopapas.

The Canadian has played a variety of roles during his tenure, most frequently as a controller with Omen and Astra but has also flexed with Raze and Breach. Despite his versatility, he maintained a solid level of individual play with a 1.08 rating and 212 ACS overall.

Gen.G Esports now have two new players to find before the Stage 2 qualifiers begin post-Masters Reykjavik. So far they have played with William "Will" Cheng William "Will" ChengTeam:100 ThievesMaps Played:342Rating:1.19ACS:244.5K/D:1.23ADR:150.8KPR:0.85 and Brady "thief" Dever Brady "thief" DeverTeam:SoaRMaps Played:382Rating:1.13ACS:235.1K/D:1.15ADR:149.2KPR:0.83 on trial but it is yet to be seen if they are signed on a permanent basis.

Gen.G Esports are:

Shawn "Shawn" O'Riley Shawn "Shawn" O'RileyTeam:Gen.G EsportsMaps Played:271Rating:1.16ACS:235.2K/D:1.18ADR:148.6KPR:0.81 Nicholas "NaturE" Garrison Nicholas "NaturE" GarrisonTeam:Gen.G EsportsMaps Played:189Rating:0.99ACS:206.9K/D:1.08ADR:136.5KPR:0.72 Emir "rhyme" Muminovic Emir "rhyme" MuminovicTeam:Gen.G EsportsMaps Played:199Rating:1.12ACS:228.2K/D:1.16ADR:147.5KPR:0.78

Anthony "gMd" Guimond Anthony "gMd" GuimondTeam:TSM FTXMaps Played:304Rating:1.07ACS:209.1K/D:1.14ADR:136.1KPR:0.75 (benched)

Andrew "Blank" Leverette Andrew "Blank" LeveretteTeam:Gen.G EsportsMaps Played:0Rating:N/AACS:N/AK/D:N/AADR:N/AKPR:N/A (Manager) Chris "Elmapuddy" Tebbit Chris "Elmapuddy" TebbitTeam:Gen.G EsportsMaps Played:0Rating:N/AACS:N/AK/D:N/AADR:N/AKPR:N/A (Coach)