One of many former XSET founders, Marco Mereu, has created a brand new group to compete within the Challengers circuit for VCT 2023, a number of sources informed Dot Esports.
The group has signed a number of VALORANT gamers to compete within the North American area subsequent yr. Former Version1 in-game chief Alexander “Zander” Dituri is about to hitch the crew alongside former Ghost Gaming gamers Mohamed “johnqt” Amine Ouarid, Gianfranco “koalanoob” Potestio, and Marc-Andre “NiSMO” Tayar.
The ultimate participant on the squad is former NRG participant Daniel “eeiu” Vucenovic, who explored his choices following NRG’s acquisition of the earlier OpTic Gaming core alongside former FPX participant Ardis “ardiis” Svarenieks.
The crew can also be set so as to add a coach, nevertheless it’s unclear who will fill that position right now.
The roster is about to compete within the Challengers circuit for the North American VCT, which can start in December. The qualifiers for the event will start someday previous to the occasion, nevertheless.
The highest Challengers groups in every area will compete in opposition to different Americas groups in Ascension, the best type of competitors for Challengers groups subsequent yr. The winner of the Ascension event will grant the chosen crew a spot within the respective worldwide league for the next yr.
Challengers shall be stuffed with proficient groups subsequent yr, with organizations resembling FaZe Clan and TSM set to compete within the league, regardless of failing to safe a partnership with developer Riot Video games to compete within the Americas worldwide league.
Mereu’s former group, XSET, which he left on Nov. 4, additionally did not safe a partnership with Riot.
