KJAERBYE REPLACES K0NFIG IN NORTH

Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjaerbye has left Astralis and joined North.

Officially a member of Team North. This is a talented team with a strong leader behind, which really intrigued and convinced me to become a part of them. This opportunity makes me fiercely dedicated and motivated like never before to become a world class player. Debut in IEM QUAL

— Markus Kjærbye (@KjaerbyeCS) February 2, 2018

Astralis took to Instragram to thank Kjaerbye for his time with the organization and wish him luck with North.

As of today, @markuskjaerbye is no longer af part of Astralis. We want to thank Markus for his time with us and wish him the best of luck in the future! #ToTheStars

A post shared by Astralis (@astralisgg) on Feb 2, 2018 at 3:14am PST

North also released a Youtube video on Friday to celebrate the transaction.

North will play their first match with the new roster in the European closed qualifier for IEM Katowice, which takes place this weekend. They are also confirmed for cs_summit 2, which will run from February 8-11. North now have: Denmark Mathias "MSL" Lauridsen Denmark Philip "aizy" Aistrup Denmark Valdemar "valde" Bjørn Vangså Denmark Daniel "mertz" Mertz Denmark Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye Denmark Alexander "ave" Holdt (coach) Denmark René "cajunb" Borg (backup) Denmark Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke (backup)