MSL: "I have always felt confident against G2"

Our last interview from the semi-finals day at ESL Pro League Season 5 Finals features Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen, with whom we discussed the Liquid semi-final and the upcoming best-of-five showdown against G2.

After G2 defeated SK in the first semi-final in two maps, North played Liquid for the other spot in the best-of-five final and came out on top with a 16-5 score on Nuke and after overtime on Mirage.

We picked Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen's brain in our next interview from Dallas, where the in-game leader talks about the semi-final battle and what he expects from the upcoming best-of-five versus the Frenchmen.

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Denmark Mathias 'MSL' Lauridsen
Mathias 'MSL' Lauridsen
Age:
22
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.92
Maps played:
1075
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.72
#1
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mason | 
Tunisia mason~
gl north
2017-06-04 06:53
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goodluck mr shoxie.
2017-06-04 06:53
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#7
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United States ViKaLiBuR
Inb4 G2 3-0 North... But honestly, I feel tomorrow will be a great day for CS!
2017-06-04 06:58
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#8
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Xyp9x | 
Georgia Fatal Fighter
super ez for North
2017-06-04 06:58
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#9
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United States fff
in your dreams
2017-06-04 06:59
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#10
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World dddouseddd
I don't think North is better than G2 on Cobble, Cache or Nuke so...
2017-06-04 07:01
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2 replies
North is definitely better on overpass and cache inferno will be the most important map
2017-06-04 07:41
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1 reply
#33
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France Galatis
On overpass, g2 is pretty good i think, it's not gonna be easy on this map for North imo and cache, 1:49 every round m8 = ez win
2017-06-04 10:12
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MSL would look so much better if he buzzed his hair.
2017-06-04 07:08
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1 reply
#27
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Poland sakkeustnp
Like saitama ?
2017-06-04 09:33
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#13
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United States darkun
just happy SK LOST, fuckin never was an SK era, never will be
2017-06-04 07:15
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3 replies
#39
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India AwpTimisT KappaMode
Even though I am a bigger fan of g2 side, it can't be denied that coldzera could be the major factor SK lost, if he comes back on form and G2 wins then, then it's safe to say G2 >
2017-06-04 10:25
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coldzera is finished. He will never "come back", his run lasted too long. You can only be that lucky.
2017-06-04 11:31
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1 reply
#76
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India AwpTimisT KappaMode
You never know, fer came back from being a star in SK then being 3rd best in his own team, now back as the main star.
2017-06-06 17:08
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#16
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Portugal pielott
MSL is a bad noob and he is not a good player noob head shit
2017-06-04 07:42
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1 reply
#70
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Europe gettro
+1
2017-06-04 15:07
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tenzki
2017-06-04 07:47
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#18
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African Union pepejerky
gl north
2017-06-04 07:48
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#19
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Armenia gr1nch
cockymsl?
2017-06-04 08:02
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2 replies
I don't know, you tell me?
2017-06-04 08:15
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#69
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bardi | 
Denmark b-mejsel
Not compared to the rest of the scene.
2017-06-04 13:23
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#21
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Norway ejzzirhc
I hope shox will destroy you MSLow. I also hope kennyS will absolutely kick k0nfigs ass
2017-06-04 08:16
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EU vs EU.... gl @both
2017-06-04 08:28
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ave is working with the main team aswell?
2017-06-04 08:33
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2017-06-04 08:43
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#25
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China M1rAiwOw
North much stronger than G2
2017-06-04 09:06
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#26
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Denmark zekoen
Why is Astralis not at the event?
2017-06-04 09:17
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2 replies
#28
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Singapore sleepyyy
They didn't qualify from the online league
2017-06-04 09:41
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When they are not pussies and declining to "save strats" they can't even qualify, nice
2017-06-04 09:45
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This is the first time I've actually wanted North to win..
2017-06-04 09:44
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MSL most arrogant whinebag on the scene.
2017-06-04 10:35
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1 reply
#41
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s1mple | 
Russia pEndos
+1
2017-06-04 11:14
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#44
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Macau Never get tired
It will be a boring piece of shit with North winning it.
2017-06-04 11:22
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#49
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Bangladesh cs_is_dead
i hate MSL
2017-06-04 11:34
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#50
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flameZ | 
Netherlands xtrmx
"Always"????? G2 hasn't even been to multiple lans yet, what a total retard.
2017-06-04 11:36
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1 reply
#62
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France Ryzerr
Online games lul
2017-06-04 11:59
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inb4 north wins a lan again and suck for the next 10 months like they always do
2017-06-04 11:37
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T1.5 bois gonna be stomped by g2 or they upset, get even more hype they dont deserve and then do nothing for a year again
2017-06-04 11:48
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does he realise the G2 line-up changed? how can he always be confident against G2 when he's never played them on LAN lol and only once online like 3 months ago before they even got good? weird kid
2017-06-04 11:50
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#61
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World mantits
Maybe their approach as a team hasn't changed, since their leadership is the same.
2017-06-04 11:59
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#64
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Switzerland GT3RS
It doesn't matter what he says, he'll lose anyways
2017-06-04 12:11
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why wouldnt you. its obv that u lose =)
2017-06-04 13:18
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2017-06-04 17:06
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#72
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World Xeana
I just believe, we will watch a really good 2 teams at the Final.
2017-06-04 18:06
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Lol MSL is nobody, save your extre confident words to yourself :D
2017-06-04 19:12
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rekt
2017-06-07 12:16
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