G2 Esports Counter-Strike 2 team member Nikola NiKo Kovac asked his followers whether he should take on the role of captain after Rasmus HooXi Nielsen was kicked out. The Bosnian professional player conducted a poll on his page on X.
59.6% of Kovac's followers voted in favour of NiKo changing roles. Kovac has previously acted as an in-game leader (IGL) — in FaZe Clan after Finn karrigan Andersen's departure and at IEM Dallas 2024 with G2, when Nielsen had to miss the tournament. Kovac has previously stated he is "100% confident that at some point he will become captain."
G2 announced Nielsen's move to the bench on 1 July. He represented the club since August 2022 and served as captain throughout. Under his leadership, the team won the BLAST Premier: World Final 2022, IEM Katowice 2023, and IEM Cologne 2023. Nielsen never finished a tournament with a rating above 0.99 in his 29 appearances for G2.