MSL wins DreamHack Masters Stockholm MVP award

Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen is the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of DreamHack Masters Stockholm by HLTV.org and betway.

In a tight race, North's in-game leader was awarded with the HLTV.org x betway MVP award after his team's victory in Stockholm.

Taking the AWPing duties on himself, MSL was an impactful player over the course of the tournament, finding 40 opening kills (team-best) and securing 94 AWP frags. MSL also played better in the more important matches, having his two best maps in the grand final win over Astralis where he earned a 1.59 rating on Dust2 and a 1.53 rating on Overpass.

MSL earned his first MVP award

Even though rating-wise MSL was overshadowed by his teammates Valdemar "⁠valde⁠" Bjørn Vangså and Philip "⁠aizy⁠" Aistrup, the AWPer was one of the stand-out players in North's wins, in which he averaged a 1.24 rating. On Astralis' side, Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz and Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth were the two main candidates for the MVP award going into the final, but neither stood out enough to claim the MVP award in a defeat.

This is MSL's first MVP award, which he earned in his first Big Tournament win since EPICENTER: Moscow in 2016.

Mathias 'MSL' Lauridsen Age: 23 Team: North Rating 1.0: 0.91 Maps played: 1355 KPR: 0.64 DPR: 0.72 North #10 Mathias 'MSL' LauridsenPhilip 'aizy' AistrupMarkus 'Kjaerbye' KjærbyeValdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåNikolaj 'niko' Kristensen Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangså Age: 23 Team: North Rating 1.0: 1.10 Maps played: 617 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.66 Nicolai 'device' Reedtz Age: 22 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.16 Maps played: 1152 KPR: 0.79 DPR: 0.63 Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth Age: 22 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1329 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.62 Philip 'aizy' Aistrup Age: 22 Team: North Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 1062 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.67