G2 JAWGEMO: "All the news about the roster changes kind of helped us out in one way"

G2 Esports have secured a spot in the top 4 at VALORANT Champions 2026 with a 2-1 victory over T1, the final hope of VCT Pacific. With this result, three VCT Americas teams remain in the competition while Team Vitality is the only VCT EMEA team left. G2 will now have a rematch against 100 Thieves, with the latter hungry for revenge after falling to the lower bracket early in the playoffs. After the series, Sheep Esports had the opportunity to chat with G2’s star Duelist Alexander “JAWGEMO” Mor.

Alexander "JAWGEMO" Mor: “Honestly, the first map was a blur for me. I know that I did good but I didn’t really think much of it by the second map. It was just a lot of mistakes that we’re learning upon. The loss against Team Vitality grouped us back to figure things out about what’s going wrong. I am kind of glad we had that loss against Vitality. We had a good game today, so that’s pretty cool.

JAWGEMO: I think the only thing that was maybe scary were the fights as a five and the flanks. We were ready for most of the fights, and the guys had it in control. I think we weren’t as fast as we normally are, so we kind of just got caught out by some of the flashes and Waylay ults. T1 were pretty methodical in their retakes; some guy was always holding an off angle or the opposite angle to the other one. It was a little bit harder since we didn’t have a flash, so it was hard to get them off the line. Our teamfights and contact points have been pretty good recently, but it’s just Abyss; it’s been rough for us lately.

JAWGEMO: We are like a Sentinel team, so we just like to have Sentinel Agents to hold something. We’re losing to teams that do the same thing we do on the Attack, like showing something and then contacting before insta-popping from closer margins; I think that’s the scary part. People are just really good at fog-of-waring on Abyss. It kind of gives us a little bit of nervousness and angst which makes us go ‘I have to go clear this’ or ‘I have to go do this.’ Maybe, it’s simpler and we are just looking at it wrong.

JAWGEMO: Obviously, all the news about the roster changes kind of helped us out in one way. That’s the obvious elephant in the room. I mean, it is our last run as a team. It kind of reminds me of the EG days, where I knew it was the last run right after Masters Tokyo. It’s the same concept of like the guys just being here to play and just trying our hardest, do what we’ve been doing, add some more flair to our game, listen to the coaches, and figure out what we’ve got to do in our day-to-day life.

It has made us more mature in the game, and we realized the mistakes that we’ve been making for so long, such as losing 4v5s, 3vXs, and 1vXs. Now, with the prep and the work that we’ve put in, it’s all showing. We are winning 2v5s and 2v4s. Those are the rounds that matters, and those are the rounds that kill teams as well. I am glad we are on the flip side of that, and it’s just making our gameplay more insane; we are listening and trusting each other. It’s all we have left, and because of that buff, it’s the last dance and we are going to keep doing it. There’s nothing else to do, right? We’re here for another week, whatever the case is.

JAWGEMO: I think, psychologically, it’s definitely dependent on the person. People that are maybe still on the team are like ‘What do you mean it’s the last dance?’, or whatever the case is. I think it’s like buying into the team culture, and saying things you need to say upfront. There’s no point in saying things behind the back.

We are just trying to be as blunt and open, and the openness is a thing in your individual life that kind of brings out the best and worst out of you; we can see both sides of that now so we get to work on everything. That’s the hardest part about life in general, but whenever everyone is on board, and just living in the moment, it kind of makes things easy for everybody.

This is all we’ve got, and we’re gonna keep doing what we have to do. I mean, what else is there to do? It’s literally my motto right now. The team just plays together, does more stuff together, and hangs out; it’s making our team strong day by day. If we can lift the trophy then that’s cool. If we don’t, that’s cool too because we did what we could.

JAWGEMO: This trip has probably been the most memorable one. Maybe, EWC as well for me, as I was changing roles and playing the secondary Initiator. It kind of opened up a new space in my head like ‘I could probably do this too.’ We went back to what we’ve been doing now. I just know my place a little bit more in certain aspects of what I bring to the team. I think being able to try different roles, doing other things, and being a leader when I need to be a leader.

Honestly, JoshRT (Josh Lee) has been teaching me how to be a leader, and just how to play the game a little better; shoutout to him for that. I think what you do in these teams helps you learn to be a better person. At the end of the day, it’s just a game. That’s how I look at it, unfortunately. It’s about what you bring to the people around you, and the attributes that you bring to the next job. It’s more refreshing that I know I’m a good person behind the screens. As long as you grow up, and become a better person, I believe anything will be fine.

JAWGEMO: I mean, jiā yóu. That’s the main thing you guys have always been telling me, just fight and keep fighting. It sticks to my head because we see a lot of Chinese fans around the hotel, and just around in general. It’s inspirational because you don’t usually get a bunch of fans running at you for signatures. I feed into that energy a lot, and I enjoy that. I saw BABYBAY(Andrej Francisty), and told him ‘Every time you hop on stage, just get the crowd hyped.’ It reminds me of Boostio (Kelden Pupello), and just seeing my main guy getting the crowd hyped. I told the guys today that if we win, the crowd would probably be on our side. Much love to all the Chinese fans, and all the regular fans. I appreciate all of the love and support.”