[VOD] MSL joins HLTV Confirmed today to talk AWPing, Danish scene, and competitive map pool

The Danish in-game leader Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen is the guest of today's HLTV Confirmed show, joining to talk about his return to North and how things have changed since he left in 2018. The show will be live on Twitch at 14:00 .

Timestamps:

0:00 Hotseat with MSL
1:47 - Welcoming MSL
3:00 - Running through the MSL’s history at Rogue and OpTic
7:11 - What were MSL’s goals in NA and what MSL experienced there
9:20 - MSL talks about rejoining North
12:40 - The role of the performance coach in the game
14:37 - MSL on AWPing
17:55 - MSL about device, acoR, and JUGi and their applications in the game
20:49 - MSL’s approach to using a coach
26:40 - North’s results at EPL and Road to Rio

Recent news
29:27 - Major coaching rule vote
32:30 - Is bigger involvement of coaches an issue?
34:40 - SicK retires from competitive play
38:50 - ENCE add Jamppi as sixth
40:10 - 6-man rosters - do they make any sense?
42:05 - Conflict of interest ruling
47:50 - SPUNJ smashes Valve for throwing TOs under the bus

Danish scene
49:57 - What is the Danish secret to success?
54:42 - Does a high recognition level among the general population of Denmark play a role?
56:47 - Danish scene power rankings
1:00:45 - What’s the potential for HUNDEN?

Smarter than the Twitch chat quiz
1:02:24 - MSL vs. the Twitch chat

Map pool
1:09:40 - MSL’s take on the map pool
1:11:40 - Discussing Dust 2
1:17:00 - Which map should be removed from the map pool?
1:21:00 - Which map should be brought to the map pool? Discussing Cobblestone

Playtime
1:29:45 - FPL drama
1:35:34 - MSL about sports psychologist
1:37:35 - What does North need to become championship contender?
1:41:12 - MSL on salary speculations
1:45:04 - Why are mousesports dropping off?
1:51:00 - Some last words from MSL

North secured a big victory in the ESL One: Road to Rio - Europe event on Sunday, beating one of the favorites MOUZ 2-0, after putting up a good showing against FaZe in their opening match.

We will talk about North's form, other strong Danish teams, and the need to shake up the map pool on HLTV Confirmed S4E17, with our guest MSL. The full topic list is available below:

Hosting the show this episode will be Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill, with MSL joined by the two regular panelists - Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin and Milan "Striker" Švejda.

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