GotFrag.com - In the wake of national success that began last year, X3O released Dan "mehLer" Mehler.

After his departure, Mehler signed with WinOut and has continued playing. X3O stated that after recent events, it was time for them to make the necessary changes in order to continue growing. Team leader, Andrew "Irukandji" Timmerman had this to say about Mehler:

"Dan is a great player and his release is in no way, shape or form an insult to his skill or an assignment of blame for our recent losses."

Since then, the team has been playing with a couple of players, taking shots at improving from different angles. The team has stopped just entertaining the

X3O Roster History

10/15/08 goodfornothing (out) PaTyoJoN (out) ImpulsivE (out) mehLer (out) Ben (out) 10/22/08 drew (in) hero (in) savior (in) ninespot (in) thomz (in) 12/17/08 thomz (out) mehler (in) 4/4/09 mehler (out) dboorn (in)

idea and has made an official addition with Derek "dboorN" Boorn. Boorn boasts an impressive list of past teams including MugNMouse, smooth, d2x, and brief time with CaribOne.

Timmerman commented on the X3O website about their newly acquired player,

 "We’re really excited to have Derek on the team. He is easily one of the top aimers in the United States and will best fit the ‘play style’ that we’ve been trying to create since joining X3O over six months ago. Our current goal is to work hard and prove that we can compete with European teams. Being the best in the USA just doesn’t cut it anymore. We will not be living up to the expectations of our management, fans and most importantly ourselves, until we show that we have the ability to play with the best in the world. Derek will help us accomplish this."

The team will be participating in CEVO and ESEA playoffs starting soon and are preparing for the WCG USA Invitational.

X3O Roster

Andrew "Irukandji" Timmerman
Jeff "hero" Mettetal
Ryan "NineSpot" Bell
David "savi0r" Park
Derek "dboorN" Boorn