G2 esports have revealed an all-female Valorant roster featuring ex-professionals from Counter Strike.
G2 Esports is an European esports organization founded by Carlos “ocelote” Rodriguez currently located in Berlin, Germany. The organization is currently ventured in Counter Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Valorant,Known as G2 Gozen, the Spanish based side have signed “The Originals”, an orgless Female Valorant team led by Julia “juliano” Kiran featuring Zainab “zAAz” Turkie, Petra “Petra” Stoker, Michaela “mimi” Lintrup and Anja “aNNja” Vasalic ahead of the 2022 pro circuit. The quartet of juliano, zAAz, Petra and mimi have previously spent time on the Counter Strike : Global Offensive roster of Team XSET while signing aNNja will be a fresh addition to the roster.
As stated on their blog, the G2 Gozen roster fields the best female Valorant players from across the globe as their goal is to empower men and women to compete alongside each other in mixed leagues. With the signing of a Female Valorant team, G2 looks forward to providing strength and skill to the organization and would strive to hire the best and highest performing gamers in the industry to compete at the highest level possible, irrespective of gender identity.
To me they aren’t a female team, they are our VALORANT team. At G2, we build teams and bring in players based on skill and brand fit. These are amongst the best female players in the world and we’re proud to have them. We’ll support them all the way, as we support all our teams, and look forward to seeing them grow and kick some ass as part of the G2 army.
ocelote said in a press release
The final G2 Gozen Valorant roster have:
- Julia “juliano” Kiran (Team Captain)
- Zainab “zAAz” Turkie
- Petra “Petra” Stoker
- Michaela “mimi” Lintrup
- Anja “aNNja” Vasalic
