Excello cheers for Norway - New 1.6 & WC3 team!

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By Antti 'drinn' Paasivaara

Jul 13, 2008 20:11

After Excello said goodbye to their Finnish CS team, the organization has shocked the scene by unveiling news regarding their recent recruitment: 1.6 and Warcraft 3 squad from Norway.

According to the Excello organization, this move is a part of their new development strategy they have been planning for some time. Expanding to the Norwegian scene is set to raise the level of electronic sports in Norway as the management explains: "Our focus is on the community and its development, not hiring a professional gaming team from Norway."

"Our focus is on the community and its development, not hiring a professional gaming team from Norway."

After parting ways with the Finnish team, the scene started wondering if Excello might choose not to recruit a new Counter-Strike 1.6 team anymore, but instead expand to new grounds such as World of Warcraft. However, Excello recruited some Norwegian blood instead.

Excello's new Counter-Strike 1.6 team
Tommy "tacky" Mosgaard
Jean-Michael "luddeN" Podroux
Tor Aksel "drei" Haugnes
Ola "olaY" Amundsgaard
Tormod "torri" Hetland
Tommy "syrtekz" Skoglund

Excello's new Warcraft 3 team
Henrik "HenL" Lohne
Kristian "Knutzi" Knutsen
Tom-Eivind "Teo" Odde
Tjakko "IDoNotAgree" Cazander
Rune "Rusten" Stubhaug
Kjetil "GamlaSonn" Hårtveit

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COMMENTS

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javax_ 3 years ago

+5 thumbs

TargA should be CEO

XaiL 3 years ago

-1 thumbs

:D Wish us good luck :)

helius 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

Good luck to ur new teams ;P

GoaT 3 years ago

+0 thumbs

Weird stuff

beasta 3 years ago

+2 thumbs

there wasn't any CS action from Norway recently, I know only torri and syrtekz though

mistake for Excello imo, the fins were better

Omena 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

Good luck to new CS 1.6 and WC3 teams! Sad because you stop finnish CS team.

pingmasteR 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

I know only syrtekz...anyway, gl !

tomahawk 3 years ago

+3 thumbs

"Our focus is on the community and its development, not hiring a professional gaming team from Norway."

Wolvi- 3 years ago

+2 thumbs

TargA is missing they can´t win anything big... gl tho

rhenalt 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

good look c(:

xap 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

gL :)

Bluster- 3 years ago

+2 thumbs

gogo ex-simplicity

Hugow 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

gl xD

TargA_ 3 years ago

-1 thumbs

laugh now, laugh more later

Wolvi- 3 years ago

+5 thumbs

eat now, eat more later - oh wait u always eat :(

Semmeh 3 years ago

+2 thumbs

oh nice syrtekz the hacker.

vicek- 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

omarqureshi 3 years ago

+3 thumbs

flabbert helping to run wc3?

grimbob 3 years ago

+2 thumbs

Nice 1.6 team, gl

CaPzS 3 years ago

-1 thumbs

fin cs > norway cs ! :(

FoXy 3 years ago

-2 thumbs

lol poor guys don't have a clue what is it to be xlo.. haha hf

hmppp 3 years ago

+4 thumbs

Sorry but their moves are more than weird. Tbh but I dont think this CS team is more successfull than the former finnish CS team. The WC3 team is good but I dont think they will reach something big or will bring xLo into the big WC3 tournaments/leagues. But gl anyway.

FoXy 3 years ago

+0 thumbs

do u think they have a clue about cs ? they just want team which is easy to be manipulated ;] I talk from experience

Pikasso 3 years ago

+0 thumbs

The cs team is medium with changes and little practise they will fit. drei,syrtekz,torri are good but he others..... WC3 team suck for me but GG,maybe im wrong..

Jikam00 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

That's REAL on the picture right ? :P

Wierd move if u ask me :>

drinn 3 years ago

+2 thumbs

3 excello players also there :P

FoXy 3 years ago

+4 thumbs

its prb

Jikam00 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

or prb yes, the first one :>

friii 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

gl :)

wellknown 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

Hmmmm i think there were better choices Tomahawk, i also warned you for this team m8.

-MaRe 3 years ago

+0 thumbs

well it is a bit of suprise to see changes in their 1.6 team , finish team is better then this one I believe , and why not to focus on finalnd cs & wc3 scene ? It's far more better then Norway , this wc3 team isn't that bad but every1 is saying that they are semi active..

FoXy 3 years ago

-2 thumbs

its not better its "cheaper to send them at lans "

Rippche 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

that´s true haha .... lol

Jikam00 3 years ago

+2 thumbs

It's not THAT much cheaper to send some random players from norway to rest of the europe than from finland. Prices are about the same.

lobsman 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

she is just butthurt

FoXy 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

oh shut up :)

-MaRe 3 years ago

+0 thumbs

*edit , hard u gonna develop anything big from this

HellRose 3 years ago

+2 thumbs

hahahaha foxi :D

feetor 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

gl :>>

Sina 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

HOORAI! let's cheer things up!

Diesen 3 years ago

+1 thumbs

LuddeN is wild..

FoXy 3 years ago

+2 thumbs

they are all good ;g

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