The German organization mousesports has announced they will be shutting down their Counter-Strike 1.6 division at the end of the current ESL Pro Series season.



"The end of an era" is how mousesports label the shutdown of their Counter-Strike 1.6 division, as the organization today announced they will discontinue with the game, after the current ESL Pro Series season.



With the news mousesports also announced that the contract with Danny "zonic" Sørensen, which expired after IEM6 World Championship has not been renewed and the Dane will leave mousesports with immediate effect.



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mousesports will finish the current ESL Pro Series season, where they are currently placed third. Vinh "ninja" Bui will step back in and play with the team, while the team has Lukas "Relay" Nething as a sixth member. The organization also added that they will not be attending Copenhagen Games next month.



Following players will finish ESL Pro Series for mousesports:



Fatih "gob b" Dayik

Vinh "ninja" Bui

Michele "zonixx" Köhler

Roman "roman" Ausserdorfer

Finn "karrigan" Andersen

The German organization has a long history with the game, being a dominating factor in Germany for years, having won thirteen ESL Pro Series titles, but also having an impact on the international scene with various lineups, German as well as international ones.