niko, aizy, and MSL are back on the server following the qualifier for ELISA Invitational Winter 2023 which kicks off Tuesday at (CET) 16:00.

Its been years since the three North players have been a part of the same team, the last time we saw the three North players on the same team was back in 2018 when the Danish team won Dreamhack Masters in Stockholm. This time niko, MSL, and aizy will join leakz and Ming0 to round out their roster for the upcoming qualifier. 

Besides the new roster with Danish legends there will be six other Danish teams competing against the North tiro in the ELISA qualifier according to [link:{"url":"https://www.dust2.dk/nyheder/33098/north-trio-vender-tilbage","isNewTab":true,"text":"Dust2.dk"}]. 

maybe- looks as follows for the upcoming ELISA qualifier:

{cflag:DK} Jamie 'leakz' Bugge West Jensen

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On the 28th of September, the former North and OpTic in-game leader Mathias “MSL” Lauridsen announced the creation of South. A new Danish roster filled with young talents and experienced players, which MSL should lead in-game. However, after less than three weeks of the announcement, the team has disbanded.

- I'm very sad and dissapointed about this! I believe all the players have great potential and I wish them the best. I'm open for new offers and I'm searching a stable organisation, where I can build something strong over time, MSL wrote on [link:{"url":"https://twitter.com/MSLcsgo/status/1437820697103974412","isNewTab":true,"text":"Twitter"}].

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South consisted of the former North trio MSL, Phillip “aizy” Aistrup, and Jakob “JUGi” Hansen, where the youngster Frederik “Fessor” Sørensen and Jesper “TENZKI” Plougman was the last two pieces on the roster. The new team didn’t really manage to find a footing together, and MSL and co. lost against lower-ranked teams like AaB and AVE.

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" Lauridsen announced his new team called South.

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The all Danish team was already tested for the first time in action this evening. In the closed qualifier for Funspark ULTI 2021, South defeated the Russian team Monte Carlo. MVP for the Danes was the former North player, Philip 'aizy' Aistrup.

South will have to defeat another CIS team to qualify for the main event, when they face AVE in the last match tomorrow.

The CS:GO scene has just got a completely new team, with the rise of a fully Danish roster called South. The team is led by Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen, who revealed the news about his news team in July this year. However, today the captain has unveiled the roster, headlined by renowned players like Philip "aizy" Aistrup Larsen and Jakob "JUGi" Hansen.

The former North trio will be joined by the youngster Frederik “Fessor” Sørensen and the former Nordavind player Jesper "tenzki" Plougmann Mikalski. The team will for now play without an organization, as they wish to find a potential org to represent. 

South, the antonym of North, will get their debut this Wednesday at the qualifier for Funspark ULTI Regional Series.

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{cflag:DK} Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen                  

{cflag:DK} Jesper "tenzki" Plougmann Mikalski

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After yesterday's announcement regarding the retirement of Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye, the rest of the four remaining players at HYENAS have called off the project.

- It was fun while it lasted but we discussed it, and the decision felt right for everyone, Philip "aizy" Aistrup wrote on his Twitter. Several former North players created the team with Frederik "Fessor" Sørensen and Johannes "b0RUP" Borup added as an extra mix.

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The team was active for three months where they competed at Flashpoint 3 and other minor tournaments on the circuit. The five Danes were never backed by a sponsor.

- 100% a free agent, and will be looking for my next adventure (as a rifler) hopefully after the summer break!, Philip "aizy" Aistrup added on his Twitter.

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HYENAS

The newly created HYENAS-squad suffered this evening a devastating defeat at Flashpoint 3, when they lost 2-1 to the Poles from Anonymo. The result means that the Danish roster must head home empty-handed, as they already have lost one match against FunPlus Phoenix. Against Anonymo, the Danes showed a much better performance than the first game, with the thrilling battle going right down to the wire.

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The HYENAS profile Philip "aizy" Aistrup has taken over the AWP role on the team, instead of his more natural role as a rifler. Something, the former North star haven't quite adapted to if you look at his Tweet following the elimination. 

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René "cajunb" Borg has been submitted to the roster list for HYENAS for Flashpoint 3, HLTV.org confirms.

The former North-player has joined the roster for the RMR-tournament in order for the team to be able to attend with three out of the five orignal North roster members on the team.

According to HLTV, cajunb will most likely be substituted with Frederik "⁠Fessor⁠" Sørensen, who is part of the new Danish project, that includes these names.

On paper a strong lineup for the Flashpoint 3 tournament, where they will face FunPlus Phoenix in the first round.

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The Russian tournament organizer called U Can Company has just announced that they will hold the ninth edition of LOOT.BET with a profiled pool of attending teams, running from the 12th of April – 16th of May.

The most notable news regarding the announcement is that the former North trio in Philip "⁠aizy⁠" Aistrup, Markus "⁠Kjaerbye⁠" Kjærbye, and Nicklas "⁠gade⁠" Gade has been invited to the event, however this time under their new banner called HYENAS.

[link:{"url":"https://pley.gg/news/former-north-trio-search-new-org/","text":"Read more: Former North trio in search for new org"}]

LOOT.BET Season 9 also features strong teams as Endpoint, Movistar Riders and Copenhagen Flames. The profiled teams will alongside the rest of the attendees compete in a Swiss-styled Group Stage, where the 8 best teams advance to the playoffs, while the rest are being eliminated.

HYENAS - Endpoint – Movistar Riders - Copenhagen Flames – SKADE – Sangal – OFFSET – LDLC – Galaxy Racer – Young Ninjas – eXploit – PACT – Anonymo – Izako Boars – TBA (Closed Qualifier)

North announced last week that their two experienced players Mathias “MSL” Lauridsen and Philip “aizy” Aistrup was being released, and replaced by two youngsters in Rasmus “kreaz” Johansson and Kristoffer “Kristou” Aamand.

Read more - "North removes MSL and aizy from their starting line-up"

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North IGL, Nicklas “gade” Gade spoke with the desk at DreamHack Masters Winter following their 2-1 victory against Nemiga yesterday. In the interview, gade addresses their new trial player kreaz, and his role on the team.

kreaz has represented teams as Syman Gaming and Epsilon in his short career so far. The young Swede is one of the first players being tested in this newly announced talent development strategy by North.

North’s next match is in the important lower semi-finals today at 16:30 (CET), where they will play against GODSENT.

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Nemiga Gaming

North announced earlier this week, that they have decided to remove their IGL Mathias “MSL Lauridsen and Philip “aizy” Aistrup from their active roster.

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MSL has in an interview with dust2.dk opened up out about his second stay at North. The 25-year old player explains how the Danish organization didn’t have the funds and resources to achieve their goals.

”When I signed for North, the goal was to go for top 5 in the world. Already this summer, it was clear that there were no resources to acquire the necessary reinforcements. North is in a situation where they have to go for a more sustainable strategy: That is why they have chosen talent development.”

Watch MSL and his fragmovie from his MVP event at DreamHack Masters Stockholm.

In the interview, MSL also explains how the team and organization didn’t fully commit to the project and didn’t go the extra mile to improve their level of CS.

“We had our bootcamps, we had long days at the office, but it’s about spending even more time. This also applies when you are not training with the team. It could be watching demos, playing individual, thinking about your own game. There must be given 120%, if it is to succeed. This was not done to a high enough extent.”

“I could come up with a lot of excuses, but in the end, we just weren’t good enough. My opinion is that we lacked firepower. If you want to succeed with less firepower than the teams you face, you have to work much harder than all the others.”

You can read the entire interview by dust2.dk featuring MSL on the following link (Danish).

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North has announced that Philip "aizy" Aistrup and Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen have been placed on the transfer list, and will no longer have a role in the North roster. 

To replace the two players North has announced the return of 18-year-old Kristoffer "Kristou" Aamand. North decided, shortly after signing the young Dane, to send him on a loan spell to the fellow Danish team AGF. With aizy and MSL leaving North, however, Kristou will once again be representing North and his teammates. 

As for the second replacement, nothing is yet final, but a step towards finding the fitting player has been taken. Rasmus "kreaz" Johansson will have his chance to steal the fifth and final place in the roster, as he will partake in the upcoming matches and training in order to showcase his capabilities and role in the team. 

North describes the decision as a part of their 2nd step in their Talent Development Strategy. This is of course emphasized by the young "Kristou" who is granted a chance to perform at a higher level than what he has previously been tried at. The strategy is based on giving younger players the environment and tools to grow as players. With aizy and MSL being the longest-serving players of the North organization it is, therefore, no surprise that it is them, who will have to step aside to let the younger talents prosper.

With MSL and aizy being removed from the team, changes in roles within the roster will have to take place. North's Head of Esports Operations Graham Pitt gives insight by explaining that: "Nicklas “gade” Gade will once again take on in-game leading duties with the team, with a refreshed outlook upon his own play and the leadership role, having learned a lot during 2020. During the COVID period, Nicklas will call with aid from head coach Jimmy “Jumpy” Berndtsson who is able to be much more active during online games,"

The team will compete together at Dreamhack Masters where their new journey begins. 

It started as a bit of a shocker. Heroic were steamrolling North and went ahead with 11-0 on Overpass.

Heroic could not finish off North with ease though. On their C-side Heroic had big difficulties gaining momentum. And suddenly panic and disbelief were lurking.

In the end, TeSeS made the necessary kills, and won round 28 for Heroic, and gave them the win by 16-12.

North used the momentum from their CT-side on Overpass to the next map on Nuke.

MSL and aizy were instrumental in the start of the map and gave their side a 9-6 lead.

9-6 were quickly turned to 9-10 in favor of Heroic, who had woken up stavn, who went on a killing spree during the map and ended with 29 kills.

Heroic took Nuke with 16-13 and advance to the upper bracket of group B. North has to make a run in the lower bracket to qualify for the playoffs.

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The 9-12th placement match between GODSENT and North ended quickly, with a decisive 2-0 win to the Danes. Philip "aizy" Aistrup was controlling the server on the first map. On Nuke he managed a 1.70-rating with a 22-13 K/D-ratio. North won the map 16-6.

On Vertigo the Danish team was on fire again. They quickly won the first half with 12-3 and repeated the score from the first map with a 16-6 victory. It was veteran René "cajunB" Borg, who with a 1 vs 2 clutch in the last round secured the impressive victory.

On Friday North will play the winner of G2 and FaZe for the 9th place at DreamHack Fall.

A 9th place pays $3250 and 1250 RMR points.

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