G2 Esports part ways with shox

Spanish organisation, G2 Esports has announced the departure of Richard "shox" Papillon, who leaves in search of other opportunities. 

The French player was reportedly benched following the team's 9th-11th place finish at StarLadder Berlin Major. This also coincided with rumours about G2 signing CR4ZY's Nemanja "nexa" Isaković and Nemanja "huNter-" Kovač which would have also resulted in the benching of Lucas "Lucky" Chastang.

shox's long professional career carried him from Counter-Strike 1.6 to Counter-Strike: Source and Counter-Strike:Global Offensive. He spent three-and-a-half years at G2 following their signing of him and the rest of ex-Titan in early 2016. 

His accolades at G2 include winning ECS Season 1 Finals, ESL Pro League Season 5 Finals, and DreamHack Masters Malmö 2017. shox is also one of the few players to compete in the top-16 of every single Major to date. 

shox reportedly makes his way to Team Vitality as a replacement for Nathan "NBK-" Schmitt, who was benched following their 5th-8th place finish at StarLadder Berlin Major. G2 has secured Fabien "kioShiMa" Fiey as a stand-in for shox as they compete at ESL One: New York 2019.