CS:GO skins have become a valuable commodity in the current age, and their inherent value has attracted numerous websites dedicated to their use in betting and gambling. These sites are high traffic, high income ventures, and are not unknown to support eSports teams, EZSkins and CSGOLounge being prime examples. One site such as this is SkinsVault, which launched this year under the manager of gaming organisation NerdRage, currently the home of an up and coming Danish roster.
The site owner has decided to bring on board the current XENEX lineup, a side that have been milling about within the UK scene for a little while, and their core have most recently been seen at the finals of the ESL UK Premiership. XENEX themselves have had a few different iterations of CS:GO rosters since the demise of their first, most successful team. Since then, the organisation have been yet to see a team  the same heights as their flagship side.
Most notably, the transition to SkinsVault comes with two changes to the roster, with Ben “b3n” Wood and Ashley “ash” Battye departing from the roster, making way for Jerome “aqua” Parramore and Chris “dream” Choat. The team’s front man Jonathan “SHEEKEY” Sheekey comes with a fair amount of experience of being in the leading role, and he is backed up by a number of talented players with a different range of experience within the game. SkinsVault have commented that they will be looking to support the line-up through a number of events in the new year.
SkinsVault owner Rupert “RUDIAK” Cary gave the following statement:
We are very happy to welcome the XENEXÂ roster to play under the SkinsVault betting community. We believe with the right dedication and support we can help build a truly fantastic UK CS:GOteam; who are already very ambitious. We will be working hard to prepare for a number of events in 2016 and look forward to showing what the UK scene is really capable of achieving.
Team skipper Jonathan “SHEEKEY” Sheekey has added the following:
It comes with great regret that we are no longer part of Team XENEX. You could not ask for better management than what you get from Jamie and everything he does for the players.
However I think what SkinsVault have to offer us is perfect for what we want to do in the future. It gives us the time to get our heads down and focus on our game and improving it without worrying about an event coming up and not feeling prepared enough.
We chose to pick up two of the UK’s most promising players in Chris and Roma. They are both individually talented and have the potential to be the best and we hope with the backing of SkinsVault that we can accomplish things as a team.
The SkinsVault roster is:
Jonathan “SHEEKEY” Sheekey
James “Lumji” Webb
Shane “SHANEY” Smith
Jerome “aqua” Parramore
Chris “dream” Choat
