G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #2 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf has signed Robert "Robert" Yip as a performance coach for the 2026 season.

While he is a new face to Valorant, Robert has been well-traveled in the Esports scene, having been in coaching booths for the last 14 years in League of Legends. He most recently coached for European squad Citadel Eterna, but has also coached for Immortals and FlyQuest in the past.

G2's 2025 season was up-and-down, starting with a trophy-lifting run at Americas Kickoff and a runner-up finish at Masters Bangkok, then another regional title in Stage 1 followed by a fourth-place finish at Masters Toronto. Ahead of Stage 2, leaf stepped down from the active roster due to a medical condition, resulting in BABYBAY being signed as a stand-in. leaf returned in time for the Stage 2, which saw G2 complete a regional triple crown, sweeping all three Americas titles. The year ended at Champions Paris on a bit of a sour note, with the team finishing in the playoffs at 7th-8th.

Robert joins a G2 coaching staff that is led by JoshRT , who has been with the core since its early days as The Guard The Guard Inactive JonahP Jonah Pulice trent Trent Cairns neT Michael Bernet valyn Jacob Batio tex Ian Botsch , and supplemented by shhhack , who has been with the team since 2024. In the offseason, the G2 coaching booth parted ways with former FNATIC FNATIC Europe Rank #1 crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Veqaj Sylvain Pattyn Alfajer Emir Ali Beder coach Anderzz . On stage, the team chose to elevate former sixth man BABYBAY to the starting lineup in place of original member JonahP , who is still looking for a new team since being moved to the inactive roster in November.

G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #2 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf ' full roster is now: