mouz sign karrigan; UK squad released

10-12-2012 19:40

mousesports announced that they have signed Finn "karrigan" Andersen from fnatic, as well as Michele "zonixx" Köhler in order to revamp their CS:GO division. At the same time, they said farewell to their United Kingdom based squad led by Sam "RattlesnK" Gawn.

Following rumors from earlier today that he is on his way out of fnatic after being removed from the team's ESEA roster, Finn "karrigan" Andersen has been announced as a new player in mousesports, a team he already represented in CS 1.6 until March this year when that division was shut down.

Mousesports have opted to focus on improving their German CS:GO squad following the team's 3rd place finish at EPS Winter 2012 finals last weekend, making two changes in the process. The organization thanked Dimitrios "stavros" Smoilis and Hendrik "strux1" Goetzendorff for their services, while Andersen, who will become the team's captain and in-game leader, and his former teammate in mouz, Michele "zonixx" Köhler, have been re-signed to fill out the two spots.

karrigan and zonixx back in mouz

mousesports lineup now is:

Finn "karrigan" Andersen
Michele "zonixx" Köhler
Manuel "approx" Zeitz
Tobias "Troubley" Tabbert
Johannes "nex" Maget

At the same time, the organization has announced they are releasing their UK based squad who finished in 3rd-4th place at DreamHack Winter 2012, noting that the decision comes purely due to wanting to focus on the German division.

That means that the following players are without a home now:

Sam "RattlesnK" Gawn
James "Mx" Smale
Pete "pt" Wright
Lasse "stingeR" Midtstue
Preben "prb" Gammelsæter

You can check out the official statement from mousesports and an interview with Andersen on the team's website (in German).

The new squad of mousesports will be seen in action already tomorrow at 21:30 in ESEA Invite when they will meet fm.TOXiC.

pff

2012-12-10 19:41

This is so stupid for both fnatic and mousesports.. the UK team is much better than the german one and so was that fnatic team.. doesnt make sense to me :(

2012-12-10 19:42

36 replies

I'm hearing the mouz.uk lineup wanted to leave mouz btw, dunno why.

2012-12-10 19:43

the uk team isn't better.

2012-12-10 19:48

31 replies

in cs:go they are ! :)

2012-12-10 19:49

3 replies

They were in CS:S as well.

2012-12-10 20:09

2 replies

Most of mousesports players are from 1.6?

2012-12-10 20:25

1 reply

Yes. Don't know about nex, but the other 4 are former 1.6 members of Alternate, Mouz and fnatic.

2012-12-10 20:39

Yes they are by miles.

2012-12-10 19:49

the uk team is way better

2012-12-10 19:49

lol.. all i had to do was look at the flag.. gg

2012-12-10 19:52

21 replies

what did they do? they awfully lost their eswc-qualifier, they showed their potential at dh but nothing more, then they got kicked from ems .. gG mouz.de's weakest links got cut. the german team will be a lot better in the future. ;)

2012-12-10 19:57

20 replies

They played with a stand in for ESWC quals and they were also completely inactive (thats why they made re1ease and hughsy subs cause they were making mouseports.uk inactive) At DH winter they had two 16-14 losses against NiP where they could of beaten them. They also made it out of the "group of death", and they would of easily beaten Lemondogs for 3rd place if they played them. They got kicked out of EMS because they don't like playing ESL as they are owed money. Mouz.de just came 3rd at EPS germany (ROFL) also stavros was one of their best players and nex is shit. I think this lineup is better but only because of karrigan.. :)

2012-12-10 20:01

19 replies

stavros and stux1 were both good but way too inconstant. nex is probably the most talented player in this line-up.. you don't seem to know him really. you can't say how this will work out in the end but you can't say that they are worse than the uk team if you haven't seen them play after some time of practice. and denying the great potential of this squad is just stupid.

2012-12-10 20:05

18 replies

and denying the great potential of this squad is just stupid. Yes the great potential of this squad to become the best team in Germany.. boring..

2012-12-10 20:14

16 replies

haha, you are so mad. always fun to see uk boys crying.

2012-12-10 20:17

15 replies

Well, he's right in everything he's saying.

2012-12-10 20:22

11 replies

lol? this team can be a lot better.

2012-12-10 20:23

10 replies

a lot better? really? mouz.uk are a top4 team according to hltv, you really think this team could be top1/2 of the world? hahaha im crying man you are too funny

2012-12-10 20:25

5 replies

they played ONE tourney, such statistics/rankings are bullshit. especially when the game is so young.

2012-12-10 20:27

2 replies

yet you seem perfectly comfortable running your mouth after your mouz team achieved ZERO success so far (even in their own country), and your new lineup hasn't competed yet. everybody knows mouz UK was better. perhaps what hurt them a lack of effort in certain areas, but that's not something i can pretend to know anything about.

2012-12-10 22:56

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i agree, the old line-up was shit and things didn't work out as they wanted and mouz uk clearly had the edge here. with strux1 and stavros being replaced, the weakest links are cut and right now (and i'm talking about the NEW team) the team has more potential than ever, even more than the uk mouz so it was the right thing to release them.

2012-12-11 10:51

lol you are so stupid.. tpyical british dickhead. this mousesports line-up will be a lot better than the uk one in a few weeks, 1.6 skill >

2012-12-10 20:45

why are u wasting your time and energy by arguing?

2012-12-10 20:48

we'll see...

2012-12-11 11:38

Not better than fnatic potentially was, sow his ksrrigan point stands. I will not make a call on .UK squad vs this .de team, hard to Say who is or Will be better

2012-12-11 13:05

2 replies

i think a player of the calibre of karrigan is perfectly aware of what he's doing.

2012-12-11 13:08

1 reply

Ofcourse, always follow your heart, and not the brain I hope this team becomes not only 1germany but top world, because I wish karrigan all the best (and zonnix and approx are beasts aswell so loved watching them in 1.6 too

2012-12-11 13:15

sorry thms, but stop being a fan. the uk suqad is way better. they even had the chance to beat nip, mouz.de lost it 16:5 when they where in best shape..

2012-12-10 20:23

2 replies

yeah, the old line-up ..

2012-12-10 20:24

1 reply

compared to the new lineup that has played zero matches as a team.

2012-12-10 22:58

You can't deny the mouz.uk team was stronger and looked great even when they haven't put in as much time as others. Its a fact.

2012-12-10 20:19

atm they are, but this guys from germany with karrigan have more potential, i think.

2012-12-10 19:55

haha, they definitely are. 14-16 twice vs SK out of three maps. I'd like seeing mouz pulling that off in their first international event.

2012-12-10 20:12

UK team was alot better :)

2012-12-11 11:24

lol.. all i had to do was look at the flag.. gg

2012-12-10 19:57

Same Thoughts

2012-12-10 20:08

It has always been mouz who was interested in having at first point a top german team. if its sc2 or cs. I guess this time they want to have the best german cs go team too and money is also an important factor. Having 2 squads isnt that easy to effort at that level.

2012-12-10 20:34

whadda fak

2012-12-10 19:42

sucks

2012-12-10 19:42

very good news ;D

2012-12-10 19:42

gl karrigan :)

2012-12-10 19:42

ahh well goodluck mousesports

2012-12-10 19:42

2 monts maybe

2012-12-10 19:43

Releasing UK squad after they took 3rd place at DHW? WTF?

2012-12-10 19:43

mouz uk > mouz ger! hope they find a organisation soon. they will be so much better then the german guys.. GL GL GL GL GL

2012-12-10 19:43

hope the UK team won't now replace the poles in ESC... :) still wish them all the best as they deserve a great organization.

2012-12-10 19:44

SK.Gaming pick up Mouz.uk ffs! That would be awesome.

2012-12-10 19:44

RattlesnK is a keeper !!!

2012-12-10 19:44

"SK signs ex-mouz.uk squad".

2012-12-10 19:44

why he left from fnatic ?

2012-12-10 19:44

1 reply

#27

2012-12-10 19:49

loooool,nice mousesports.ger! zonix,approx,karrigan,troubley! <3 1.6rs

2012-12-10 19:45

SK | RattlesnK

2012-12-10 19:46

1 reply

2012-12-10 21:09

I think soon we will see the mix of mouz.UK+ MODDII in SK :)

2012-12-10 19:47

2012-12-10 19:50

6 replies

Did u read the Interview? He said clearly, he didn't feel like home at fnatic anymore like he used to, which lead to loss of motivation. And as we know, Mouz was his previous home, so it wasn't a hard decission.

2012-12-10 19:49

2 replies

right

2012-12-10 19:50

Hey ! I am still wondering about Moddi. Why he left ?

2012-12-11 05:49

I think it had something to do with other plays in fnatic.

2012-12-10 19:50

2 replies

why do you think that

2012-12-10 20:37

1 reply

Read the fnatic statement

2012-12-10 20:38

Oh, finally you guys managed to release a news. woop woop mouz gonna be good.

2012-12-10 19:47

2 replies

but still no EPS.de news.. ^_^

2012-12-10 19:48

1 reply

Sorry?

2012-12-10 19:50

zonix strong

2012-12-10 19:49

uk so much better kicking stavros so dumb

2012-12-10 19:51

4 replies

stavros and stux1 didn't fit character-wise i think. also they have been really inconstant.. troubley and nex were the best players, while approx is their caller. they made the best decision in my opinion.

2012-12-10 19:53

3 replies

havent followed them so much but the games ive seen stavros has been much better than nex

2012-12-10 19:55

1 reply

no he wasn't better..

2012-12-10 20:59

Karrigan will become caller, and he is an insane awper too, so that's hardly a reason to keep approx. But haven't seen him play csgo yet, if he is as good as he was in 1.6 keeping him is a smart move

2012-12-11 13:11

1.6 players <3 zonixx *-* approx *-* troubley *-* karrigan-dA-KiNGb0b~~ *-*

2012-12-10 19:53

1 reply

2012-12-10 20:12

Cool was this Uk team on fnatic organization :p

2012-12-10 19:56

Sad to see that karrigan left fnatic, but I am glad he found a home (his previous organization). I think the CS:GO squad for the German team was okay, more practice was needed, and more time, to see if the players would improve together. The UK CS:GO squad was beast - I hope they find a new home soon! One of the top 10 teams in the world for CS:GO right now for sure.

2012-12-10 19:56

1 reply

+1 I would say top 5 tho!

2012-12-11 11:34

LOOL FUCK yeah!

2012-12-10 19:57

I don't really agree with the release of the UK squad, but the german squad also has potential.

2012-12-10 19:57

good luck zonixx, karrigan

2012-12-10 19:58

mouz stupid, uk team is sick

2012-12-10 19:59

Good decision. No room for 2 teams + strux1 and stavros suck. Also they should kick approx (and maybe even nex) and pay a shitload of money to roman (and maybe tixo or kapio) for joining the team. mouz is a traditionally German clan since 11 years. the name was built up by German players. They did the right thing by staying true to their roots and the loyal German fans.

2012-12-10 20:00

2 replies

mouz is a traditionally German clan since 11 years. the name was built up by German players. They did the right thing by staying true to their roots and the loyal German fans. agree on this

2012-12-10 20:13

2012-12-10 20:59

This is really wierd.

2012-12-10 19:59

needs more roman imo! :D

2012-12-10 20:02

mouz.uk by far better team then mouz.de

2012-12-10 20:02

bad move!

2012-12-10 20:03

wtf hgahaha mouz.uk will rape them hard on each map :[ what a mistake..

2012-12-10 20:05

karrigan is a noob, when he tried to play css it was hilarious too, and that mouz team is terrible, i could make a team in 30 minutes from this moment onwards and beat them. sigh.

2012-12-10 20:06

18 replies

but you couldn't make a team and win CPH Games, GameGune, 2x Dreamhacks in one year, so bye.

2012-12-10 20:12

8 replies

well lets be honest, if i wanted to, i probably could have, but i just dont care

2012-12-10 20:16

7 replies

yes, i can see how you don't care about tournaments in your profile.

2012-12-10 20:20

2 replies

that wass a long time ago NOOB

2012-12-10 20:22

1 reply

o rly?

2012-12-10 20:24

You do realise he is ref. to 1.6?

2012-12-10 21:22

2 replies

yes

2012-12-10 21:33

1 reply

2012-12-11 10:56

ahahahaha LOL, yes sure, you could. everything is possible in Narnia.

2012-12-10 21:35

what a hater

2012-12-10 20:14

rofl, mad uk boy is mad.

2012-12-10 20:16

7 replies

excuse me? i dont even play cs anymore, just stating the obvious

2012-12-10 20:16

4 replies

back to cadred, british sucker.

2012-12-10 20:46

trolin or just stupid ? show some respect...some of these guys were TOP in 1.6

2012-12-11 11:29

2 replies

Stfu plz, i would beat these noobs in csgo after making a team which would require me 30 minutes of asking players

2012-12-11 12:37

don't feed the troll

2012-12-11 13:34

he is right ? lol mouz.uk will smash them this new roster is terrible

2012-12-10 21:43

1 reply

you have no idea

2012-12-10 21:49

2 sad news... (atm). I really hope that MODDII will find a good team bcuz he was really amazing in 1.6 and also in GO! I hope rattlsNk gets his team a sponsor soon. Hope u guys have practise a lot bcuz in DHW you performed pretty good. :) i was so excited when you were leading 9-0 in dd2 vs NIP... (i dont have anything against NIP, they are truly amazing team). MODDII GL, hope u find motivatsion soon and hope u practise a lot! :) RattlsNk, glgl hope to see you soon in some crazy action.

2012-12-10 20:12

...why? mouz.uk had potential to be really great

2012-12-10 20:13

1 reply

Wrong post

2012-12-10 20:18

Where MODDII join?

2012-12-10 20:15

2 replies

Your mom in her bed :)

2012-12-10 21:33

1 reply

Really mature reply kid.

2012-12-10 22:17

CS;Go die

2012-12-10 20:18

well that was stupid

2012-12-10 20:18

They couldn't afford two teams with karrigans salary so they had to choose!

2012-12-10 20:25

stupid and unnecesary changes

2012-12-10 20:30

mouz.de looks stronger tbh. GL to ex-mouz.uk.

2012-12-10 20:38

Dont get it why all germans so happy about it? Thisi s bad for you too cus mouz gonna be without CS team soon , since this current team is really bad and cant do nothing on tournaments! Will you be happy then?

2012-12-10 20:46

4 replies

are you jesus and can look to the future?! probably you are a saucer.. these players come from 1.6 and have insane skill, they will adapt to the game and fuck this stupid uk team.

2012-12-10 20:56

2 replies

whats with all the hate? lol

2012-12-11 02:29

1 reply

yeah what's with all the hate.

2012-12-11 07:25

At least we can watch players that we know. Not just some random names...

2012-12-10 20:59

I hope that RattlsnK & co. will find a serious organization. That 'new' mouz team played well in cs 1.6 but i think they're green when it comes to play cs:go on high level.

2012-12-10 20:46

karrigan is back! :D

2012-12-10 20:49

wtf, stavros out? he was a beast in mouz, and then they folded mouz.UK? i don't know what are they doing, hope the best for this mouz.de, karrigan is not on shape right now dunno how can they play in the future.Obviously, they got talent.

2012-12-10 20:52

damn hope they will find a new home soon

2012-12-10 21:08

1 reply

same here :(

2012-12-10 23:46

release 3rd best team in the world? good logic mouz.

2012-12-10 21:08

3 replies

i think they ca beat verygames

2012-12-10 21:20

Area51 might > mouz.uk I can count at least 10 teams with much better potential than mouz.uk tbh, including mouz.de with karrigan and zonixx.

2012-12-11 01:16

1 reply

u are so wrong hahaha i doubt even area51 can take more than 10 rounds to NiP

2012-12-11 08:03

lol no stavbo$$ and strux1?

2012-12-10 21:11

the german squad just lost their two best players...strux and stavros ... and even with those two, they were way behind the UK squad... i even think the UK squad was better then or equal to the quality of TEAM VERYGAMES... that decision is purely taken by a german... anyways ... as good as the UK based squad is,they will soon find a new home... otherwise i dont see anyone else other then that UK team beating NIP in the near future...

2012-12-10 21:24

Probably one of the stupidest things to do, hope that the UK squad will get a good orga...

2012-12-10 21:28

What the hell is going on.?

2012-12-10 21:33

fail

2012-12-10 21:33

NiP > ALL

2012-12-10 21:44

mouz.UK >>>> mouz.DE !!! karrigan in mouz.de? 2 month MAX

2012-12-10 22:11

1 reply

+2012

2012-12-11 02:40

Very stupid decision by mousesports , their UK squad is much better than most of the teams in the professional scene today .. The new German squad of mouz might be good , for sure better than fnatic , but they aren't even close to the level of their previous UK squad imo.

2012-12-10 22:42

nip top 1

2012-12-10 23:02

hopefully the uk team will find a home soon!

2012-12-10 23:49

The only surprise is they werent released sooner.

2012-12-10 23:51

Omg

2012-12-11 00:17

UK squad was better imo

2012-12-11 00:18

-nex +Kirby

2012-12-11 00:26

hope Nex is good, big shoes to fill, (roman / gob b)

2012-12-11 00:30

2 replies

Troubley is the new roman :D

2012-12-11 00:48

1 reply

yea indeed, but Nex. As GoMeZ said.. big shoes to fill :D

2012-12-11 17:47

weird because there isn't any guarantee this team will be any better. Karrigan didn't show any signs of being great at CS:GO or anything, i guess we'll see. Stavros was really good, so pretty dumb, and stupid the UK was released. hopefully prb keeps playing!

2012-12-11 00:34

Ex- mouz.uk should try and ask Millenium, since they were looking for a high level line-up.

2012-12-11 00:42

lol its a shame. ratlesnake & co did SO GOOD last LAN

2012-12-11 01:50

kinda stupid dropping such talent.

2012-12-11 02:29

lol UK SQUAD > GERMAN SQUAD

2012-12-11 02:37

they opted for proffesionalism and experience, usually pays of, lets see.

2012-12-11 02:58

I hope strux1 and stavros actually wanted to step down, because if not that was a pretty fucking ratty thing to do, since they both performed well.

2012-12-11 03:32

7 replies

No, there were some issues with them and their attitude... strux1 und stavros played good as long as they r in a good mood, but when mouz lost a map they stopped communicating and hitting ingame. And the plan was only to bring karrigan 4 strux1 into the lineup... but stavros decided to go, cause he wants to play with strux1.

2012-12-11 07:12

6 replies

Any plan of stavros and strux1 to move in different team ?

2012-12-11 08:34

2 replies

ya.. u planing to make a team now.?

2012-12-11 13:39

1 reply

lol u are back with different Flag :/ by the way , No. Just curious thats why asked :D

2012-12-13 13:38

better for mouz, zonixx and especially karrigan were beast on 1.6, and have talent to be beast in cs:go also.

2012-12-11 13:39

2 replies

Well Karrigan is pretty bad at CS:GO atm, although he hasnt played it long he looks quite poor. Idk about zonixx

2012-12-11 19:29

1 reply

just wait dude.

2012-12-11 19:30

join sk! beat nip!

2012-12-11 06:32

the UK one sucked, so let's see the germans (i think they will perform well, since they are 4 1.6ers knowing each other long time ago)

2012-12-11 10:48

12 replies

2012-12-11 10:46

Can you tell me how the uk mouz sucked?

2012-12-11 10:59

10 replies

everyone thinks they are soo good because they made a 4th place at dhw... lol and that's their only achievement, fuckin idiot fans. that was probably a one hit wonder because they weren't so known before. better create a strong line-up with former 1.6 players you can trust in, the new mouz will be a lot better than the uk one ever get. and beside that, a german org/team should stay german.. can't stand that british flag near the name of mouz.

2012-12-11 11:14

9 replies

Oh dear...

2012-12-11 11:21

5 replies

no arguments, fanboy?

2012-12-11 11:23

4 replies

You are so stupid you're not even worth me typing a paragraph on.

2012-12-11 11:28

3 replies

yeah sure, ofc you had tons of things to say. bye xD

2012-12-11 11:35

2 replies

I would say coming out in the group of death and getting nip to 16-14 then destroy copenhagen gamers 2-0 and then again Get nip to 16-14 is realy strong, sadly we didnt see them vs verygames, but mouz have shown that they can probably be the First team to beat nip, non others have got that close 2 Maps in a row

2012-12-11 11:52

1 reply

they can't beat NiP, maybe on dust2, they lost 16-5 nuke. they can take 1 map.

2012-12-11 13:41

everyone thinks they are soo good because they made a 4th place at dhw... Everyone saw they are very good because they lost twice 16-14 against NiP. Also their game was really nice to watch. and that's their only achievement At least they have an achievement. The game is new, there have been not many events yet and NiP/VG were taking everything. that was probably a one hit wonder because they weren't so known before As you said, "probably", so that's just you're point of view and you can't prove anything about that. better create a strong line-up with former 1.6 players you can trust We can trust that you're a "fuckin 1.6 idiot fan. the new mouz will be a lot better than the uk one ever get Again,this is just the point of view of a "fuckin 1.6 idiot fan" and beside that, a german org/team should stay german fnatic : New Zealand orga - Danish team SK Gaming : German orga - Swedish team ESC Gaming : German orga - Polish team ...etc can't stand that british flag near the name of mouz. Mousesports had a UK team at CSS and it was one the best. It's just because you know only about 1.6 scene that it seems weird for you to see a UK flag somewhere. Conclusion : why should we trust a brainless 1.6 idiot fan who has no clue about everything except one version of the game.

2012-12-11 12:01

They were top 3 teams at css ,but ofcourse 1.6 fanboy cant know anything about that. And then they come to dhw and literally piss on 1.6 gods (ESC and fnatic) Yea,they have no achis...

2012-12-11 18:01

"Because they weren't so known before" That is the most ignorant and pathetic thing I've ever heard. Get you're facts straight, or don't make you're own opinions, cause the only thing you accomplish is embarrassing yourself.

2012-12-12 00:51

btw hltv.org should also add that zonixx is more like a temporary stand-in until the team decides who will be the 5th player.

2012-12-11 10:54

lololol

2012-12-11 11:37

zonixx not that good on dm saw him today

2012-12-11 12:18

3 replies

DM omg ... playing with mp3, sitting with legs above head :D so stfu with that comments :P

2012-12-11 12:49

2 replies

just saying, I'm not very impressed with him, if you have any info on how he plays go on tell us.

2012-12-11 12:54

1 reply

i think he just started playing cs:go and like i mentioned it isn't even sure that he will stay in the line-up since some mouz orga stated he's currently playing as a stand-in until the team decides who's the 5th.

2012-12-11 13:56

nice nice)good job mouz)

2012-12-11 13:48

love zonix, really natural players, cool lineup GL!

2012-12-11 14:30

fail mouse/UK >>>>>> mouse/DE

2012-12-11 17:37

1 reply

before

2012-12-11 18:00

"I will try to raise the mouz banner as high as possible and I want to finish what I've said when I first joined mousesports: I want to win a major championship for mousesports. I want to give back all the things mousesports has done for me in 2011. I would like to thank all mousesports sponsors BenQ, GeIL, Razer and Thortech who made this possible, it truely means a lot to me - mousesports is my heart and in my blood!!" mousesports.com/en/news/10661/ Love this guy.

2012-12-11 18:15

1 reply

Same, but if it was boy happening with roman and karrigan, how will it happen now? ;p

2012-12-15 20:54