Exclusive: XSET signs worlds-best female CSGO squad Originem for 2021 XSETAmerican esports organization XSET has signed the worlds best all-female CSGO squad, Europe\u2019s Team Originem, as they look to become one of the best CSGO teams in the world, period. XSET is continuing their global expansion. It started with Valorant and Fortnite, and now they\u2019re taking the reigns in CS:GO, picking up the worlds-best female roster in Team Originem. The roster is made up of veteran talent across CS:GO. The five members \u2014 Zainab \u2018zAAz\u2019 Turkie, Michaela \u2018mimi\u2019 Lintrup, Petra \u2018Petra\u2019 Stoker, Julia \u2018juliano\u2019 Kiran, and Anastasia \u2018kr4sy\u2019 Khlobystina \u2014 have been together since the start of 2020, and are looking to break barriers come 2021. Bridging the gap between male and female players Team Originem are one of the most decorated female CS:GO rosters of all time. In 2020, they have managed to take out pretty much every major all-female event, including the Ambush Invitational, the Galaxy Racer Invitational, and DreamHack Showdown Summer. However, the team still hasn\u2019t reached their ambitions and goals of competing right at the very top of Counter-Strike against the worlds best. \u201cI\u2019m not really satisfied yet because we have so much more to prove, and I feel like we will be able to do that together with XSET. We\u2019re really looking forward to starting the journey,\u201d zAAz told Dexerto. \u201cUs as female gamers, we have to prove a lot more. It\u2019s even small things like practice games \u2014 decent teams don\u2019t want to play against us because we\u2019re females. We have to prove a lot more to get the respect from the other teams,\u201d mimi added. The support is coming through in the scene though. With more tournament organizers and teams jumping on board, the future is bright for the female esports scene, not just CS:GO. \u201cCompared to back in the day there is more support. DreamHack is coming in to support us with more tournaments. We also have ESL Katowice, so it\u2019s growing,\u201d zAAz said. From best female squad, to one of the world\u2019s best However, that\u2019s not the ultimate goal of this squad. They don\u2019t want to be defined as the best all-female CS:GO team. They want their name in the hat alongside the world\u2019s best. Full stop. \u201cOne of the biggest steps everyone is dreaming of is competing against males in tournaments. We have to work really hard to get there though,\u201d Petra said. \u201c[At DreamHack Rotterdam], we went to compete against the male squads. We had some good games, but we didn\u2019t win anything. If you play against the best, you\u2019ll get better.\u201d \u201cWe were pretty excited with this lineup when Mimi came, so we have a lot more to prove. We are way stronger as a team now than we were. We hope to get more results in the male tournaments and to prove that we are a better team and that we can compete with the male teams \u2014 maybe not like Tier 1, but Tier 2 and 3,\u201d kr4sy said. The team is moving to North America to take advantage of more opportunities cropping up in the space. As to who they\u2019ll want to topple down the line? There\u2019s one name on their lips. \u201cLiquid,\u201d zAAz said. \u201cI want to beat Stewie. That would be amazing. Imagine,\u201d mimi added. Becoming role models in the esports scene XSET\u2019s journey to the top isn\u2019t just a huge move for the five players. With their names being pushed further into the spotlight, they have the opportunity to become role models for the next generation of girls looking to step into the esports space. \u201cZainab, Michaela, and Julia have been in the scene for so long. Sometimes we get some messages from girls who look up to us and want to be in our shoes and become a pro. It\u2019s pretty great that we can have an influence on them,\u201d Petra said. XSET are looking to build that brand for their players as well. \u201cWe\u2019ve been working on this for a long time behind the scenes. CS:GO is obviously still a Tier 1 esport and we were looking at getting into the space. We had a look at the team and realized these were very talented players that had been playing together for a long time. It was an opportunity to work with a top team that was all-female, and that really fit into what we\u2019re all about,\u201d XSET co-founder Marco Mereu said. \u201cThe team is pretty well known in Europe, but in North America it\u2019s not as widely known and understood, and there\u2019s going to be some real opportunities to introduce the squad to North America.\u201d The XSET CS:GO roster is as follows. Zainab \u2018zAAz\u2019 Turkie – Michaela \u2018mimi\u2019 Lintrup – Petra \u2018Petra\u2019 Stoker – Julia \u2018juliano\u2019 Kiran – Anastasia \u2018kr4sy\u2019 Khlobystina –<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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