Team SoloMid President Leena Xu has revealed why the organization hasn’t yet returned to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.


Reports since February 2019 have suggested that one of North America’s biggest organizations is exploring options for picking up a CS:GO team, but so far nothing seems to have come of these inquiries. According to president Leena Xu, however, the reason they’ve yet to pick up a team isn’t for lack of interest, but rather because of just how big a project moving into CS:GO is. Read more: PashaBiceps can't believe his luck after receiving temporary ban in CS:GO While answering questions on her Instagram story, Xu revealed that picking up a team would cost in the region of “1.5 to 2 million dollars, maybe more depending on the staff that you pick up for your players”, and so the organization isn’t rushing into anything.

TSM roster rumors Though TSM haven’t yet reached the stage of actually signing any CS:GO players, the organization has reportedly had talks with multiple players. Dexerto's Jarek ‘DeKay’ Lewis revealed that TSM approached several players that were on the bench of their respective teams, including Tarik ‘tarik’ Celik, then on the Made In Brazil bench, and BIG’s Owen ‘Smooya’ Butterfield. The team also had talks with the international line-up featuring Kevin ‘Ex6TenZ’ Droolans and Adil ‘ScreaM’ Benrlitom, but that squad has since signed with Team GamerLegion. Whether TSM have identified other potential players is currently unknown.


DreamHack TSM's 2015 CS:GO roster later became Astralis after a stint as "Team Questionmark".