Mixwell Gets New Opportunity as Danish Team Looks to Go International ELEAGUE\u00d3scar \u2018mixwell\u2019 Ca\u00f1ellas has joined North as a stand-in for DreamHack Open Valencia as the Danish organization considers moving towards an international roster. Mixwell will replace Daniel \u2018mertz\u2019 Mertz, the team\u2019s 19 year old AWPer that joined the full roster in January of 2018 after a number of months on the Academy team. The move comes as a result of the team\u2019s coach, Alexander \u2018ave\u2019 Holdt, wanting to try a new approach that will see them move away from their all-Danish roots and look at the potential of an international roster: \u201cI have been looking to change up things, inside and outside the game, for some time and with the player break coming up after Valencia, I thought that now would be a good time to do a test-run with an International lineup\u201d Read More: MiBR and Cloud9\u2019s CS:GO Teams on the Brink of Major Changes as Tarik and Coldzera Reportedly Consider New Opportunities – Mixwell, who has struggled to find a permanent home on a roster since leaving OpTic Gaming in February, has a wealth of experience playing with international rosters and has proved himself on CS:GO\u2019s biggest stages time and time again. Mixwell played with a variety of nationalities while on OpTic Gaming. North\u2019s Director of Esports, Jonas \u2018whimp\u2019 Svendsen, made it clear that the addition of the Spaniard for DreamHack Valencia is an opportunity to test things out and make a final decision ahead of important tournaments like the FACEIT London Major in September: \u201c\u00d3scar is an experienced and skilled player, and I am happy that he will be playing with us in Valencia. The trend in rosters is moving towards a more International outlook, and in our current situation, Alexander and I felt that the last event before the player break, would be a good time to change up the dynamics and see how the players react to a new structure\u201d. \u201cWe have an important autumn coming up, with a lot of big tournaments, including the Major, and with the lack of consistency that we have been showing we can\u2019t leave any stones unturned. I want to see how the team fares in a different setting and to break up the current dynamics\u201d The team\u2019s lineup for DreamHack Masters Stockholm in August is currently undecided and whimp confirmed that mertz, and other players, will still be an option moving forward. North has struggled to meet expectations at premier events for the last year and many fans are still scratching their heads about certain roster moves like the decisions to drop Emil \u2018Magisk\u2019 Reif and Kristian \u2018k0nfig\u2019 Wienecke. SEE YOU IN DH VALENCIA! I will be playing with @TheNorthIsHere as a stand in infront of my home crowd!\u00a1NOS VEMOS EN DH VALENCIA! \u00a1Voy a jugar el torneo como stand in con @TheNorthIsHere, por fin puedo jugar con vosotros de p\u00fablico\u2026 Tengo unas ganas tremendas!\u2014 Oscar Ca\u00f1ellas (@Mixwell) July 9, 2018 The decision to try out new structures without making any permanent decisions seems to be a sign that the organization has learnt from previous mistakes and it taking a more measured approach in the second half of 2018. North\u2019s DreamHack Open Valencia roster will consist of: Mathias \u2018MSL\u2019 Lauridsen – Philip \u2018aizy\u2019 Aistrup – Markus \u2018Kjaerbye\u2019 Kj\u00e6rbye – Valdemar \u2018valde\u2019 Bj\u00f8rn Vangs\u00e5 – \u00d3scar \u2018mixwell\u2019 Ca\u00f1ellas (stand-in) –<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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