Geekay has announced its Rainbow Six Siege roster for the 2026 season as the team prepares for its Europe MENA League (EML) debut. The announcement sees former Team Empire and Virtus.pro veteran Artur ‘ShepparD’ Ipatov move to the Head Coach role.
The roster will debut on March 30 when it kicks off its Europe MENA League 2026 Kickoff campaign, with teams like Falcons, Twisted Minds, G2, and Shifters in their way.
Geekay Esports announces roster changes after Affiliate Team status secured
Geekay announce the changes as they enter the EML as an Affiliate Team, giving the organisation greater access to the circuit’s benefits and powering up their competitive potential.
Despite those benefits, Geekay lost a key piece in the offseason, losing a standout piece in Nikita ‘RORICK’ Kruchinkin to Virtus.pro.
AsK joins Geekay after a year that saw AsK go back and forth between Black Dragons and Liquid. AsK started 2025 in Black Dragons before returning to Liquid for his second stint, where he was made inactive in August before returning to Black Dragons.
The Hibana and Smoke flex finished the season with a 17th-20th position finish at the Six Invitational in Paris, after the Brazilian roster defeated AsK’s former team, Liquid, at the South America LCQ.
Italy’s Sarks departs Fnatic after the team’s mediocre placements. Despite only a 7th-place finish in EML Stage 2, Sarks has maintained a strong reputation as a mechanically sharp entry, a necessary piece in this composition.
ShepparD moves to Head Coach after a storied career, which saw the Russian/Armenian IGL become a powerhouse of the region. ShepparD and Team Empire secured their biggest title at Six Major Raleigh 2019, defeating G2 3-1 in the Grand Final.
Geekay’s 2026 Rainbow Six Siege roster is:
- Lucas ‘Hungry’ Konstantin Reich
- Peter ‘Pacbull’ Bull
- Czikai ‘Rexhun999’ Máté Gábor
- Gabriel ‘AsK’ Santos
- Leonardo ‘Sarks’ Sarchi
- Artur ‘ShepparD’ Ipatov (Head Coach)
- Murarz (Assistant Coach)
- Noor (Manager)
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For more esports news, see how BLG took care of G2 at First Stand 2026.
Darragh is an Esports Journalist for Insider Gaming specialising in Counter-Strike. He loves to explore how esports teams work, or why they very often do not.
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