S2G Esports, the Turkish organisation famously crowned PUBG Mobile world champions in 2022, has announced the immediate disbandment of its professional VALORANT and League of Legends (LoL) divisions.
In a candid statement shared on social media, S2G Manager REAS revealed that despite the rosters’ desire to remain together, the organisation could no longer find a “sustainable path forward” for the two titles.
The statement highlights a growing concern within the industry: the widening gap between operational costs and revenue in Tier 2 ecosystems. According to REAS, the financial burden of maintaining these rosters had become untenable.
“You already hear daily… how difficult the sustainability of both the LoL and VALORANT ecosystems is, especially in Tier 2,” REAS wrote. “Any prize money we have won or have the potential to win is far from being enough to cover our expenses.”
Crucially, the executive pointed out that the VALORANT division carried higher overheads than the club’s world-class PUBG and PUBG Mobile teams while contributing “nothing in terms of revenue.”
S2G’s departure does not happen in a vacuum. The Turkish scene is currently facing a mass exodus of its most storied organisations. In January, Beşiktaş Esports, Papara SuperMassive, and ULF Esports all confirmed they would skip the 2026 GAMEON Championship League (LoL) season, citing strategic evaluations and sustainability concerns.
The situation reached a breaking point in March when Riot Games officially terminated ULF Esports’ participation in the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA. ULF was replaced by Eternal Fire following the reported organisation’s failure to pay salaries to players and staff.
The statement also alluded to “lingering issues from the past” that have haunted the management. While the specific nature of these historical problems was not disclosed, REAS noted that new problems continued to emerge daily, eventually tying the hands of the leadership. The players reportedly requested to keep the rosters intact, but the management ultimately decided to part ways to ensure the players were not treated unfairly by a cash-strapped system.
As S2G retreats to its core strengths in mobile esports, their departure leaves a void in the Turkish PC gaming landscape. With the region’s top teams either folding or struggling to pay their staff, the future of the Turkish Tier 2 circuit has never looked more uncertain.
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