The dream squad that the Turkish CS:GO community has been eagerly waiting for is very close to reality, with Galatasaray Esports rumored as their home.
Who is in Galatasaray Esports’ Turkish CS:GO dream team?
FPS is one of the most beloved game genres in Turkey and Counter-Strike comes first among those titles. Most of the community have been dreaming about a Turkish Dream Team for years, but they have never been this close to having one. The last couple of months were busy with rumors that made the roster’s structure clear.
The latest news which was shared by one of the prominent esports media channels of Turkey, Esporkolik, alleged that Galatasaray Esports made an offer to acquire the Turkish CS:GO dream team. The rumored roster is as follows:
- İsmailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş
- Özgür “woxic” Eker
- Ömer “imoRR” Karataş
- Buğra “Calyx” Akın
- Yasin “xfl0ud” Koç
- Timur “bishop” Şengül (Coach)
The squad gathers the forefront names of Turkey’s CS:GO scene together. It features three names who have overseas experience alongside two talented young players. The roles in the team aren’t clear yet, but it is expected that woxic or XANTARES will take the in-game leader role if there is no change until the official announcement.
XANTARES
On August 1, XANTARES made a statement through his official Twitter account revealing his departure from BIG where he competed for nearly three years between 2018-2021. The star player has kept his silence since then.
woxic
woxic has been inactive in the CS:GO scene since January 1 when he parted ways from Cloud9’s Colossus team, remaining in free agency since then. He
Calyx
After spending his last two years overseas, it looks like it’s time for Calyx to return to his homeland. Lastly, the 23-year old player was a part of Team Envy and then joined GORILLAZ as a trialist.
imoRR
imoRR is the only player among these five who has been competing actively in a professional organization. The young star has been a part of Sangal Esports since 2020 and has won several trophies under the organization’s banner.
xfl0ud
Yasin will be the youngest player on the roster. The wonderkid shone during his time with BocaBoston and 9INE, but he was left without a team after his former teammates made their transitions into Valorant. The 18-year old player is competing in GORILLAZ as a stand-in nowadays.
