G2 Esports and Nongshim RedForce squared off at the Esports World Cup 2026, with the group stage clash on July 3, 2026, seeing NS RedForce take the series 2-1 over G2, including a dominant 13-5 performance on the Breeze map.
G2’s crypto playbook is already paying off
G2 Esports made a significant investment in Solana tokens around 2023, putting approximately €3.2 million into SOL. That bet turned into roughly €16 million in returns.
The org also maintains an ongoing sponsorship partnership with Betpanda, a crypto-centric betting platform. That deal puts a digital asset brand in front of millions of esports viewers across tournaments like the EWC.
Not every crypto venture has gone smoothly for G2, though. A previous collaboration with NFT platform Bondly ended in litigation, a reminder that the intersection of esports and crypto still carries meaningful risk alongside the upside.
