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Astralis
Astralis
Team Information
Location:
Region:
Team Captain:
Lukas "gla1ve" RossanderCoaches:
Danny "zonic" SørensenTotal Winnings:
$6,718,134
Games:
Links
History
Created:
2016-01-18
Upcoming Matches
No Upcoming Matches
Upcoming Tournaments
 StarLadder Berlin Major 2019
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| 2019-08-23 - 00:00 UTC |
 ESL One: New York 2019
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| 2019-09-26 - 00:00 UTC |
 DreamHack Masters Malmö 2019
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| 2019-10-01 - 00:00 UTC |
 Esports Championship Series Season 8 - Europe
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| 2019-09-16 - 00:00 UTC |
 BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2019
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| 2019-11-01 - 00:00 UTC |
 ESL Pro League Season 10 - Europe
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| 2019-10-08 - 00:00 UTC |
Astralis is a Danish organization partially owned by players of the former Danish Team SoloMid/Questionmark lineup. The rights to the Astralis name were obtained from the original founders of the Finnish Counter-Strike team. [1]
History[edit]
- See also: History of Astralis
Timeline[edit]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
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dev1ce | Nicolai Reedtz | 2016-01-18 [2][10] | ||
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dupreeh | Peter Rasmussen | 2016-01-18 [2] | ||
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Xyp9x | Andreas Højsleth | 2016-01-18 [2] | ||
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gla1ve 
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Lukas Rossander | 2016-10-24 [7] | ||
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Magisk | Emil Reif | 2018-02-07 [12] | ||
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zonic (Coach) | Danny Sørensen | 2016-01-18 [2] | ||
Former[edit]
| Former Players | ||||||
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Kjaerbye | Markus Kjærbye | 2016-05-19 [5] | 2018-02-02 [11] |  North
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karrigan 
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Finn Andersen | 2016-01-18 [2] | 2016-10-19 [6] |  FaZe Clan
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cajunb | René Borg | 2016-01-18 [2] | 2016-05-19 [5] |  Team Dignitas
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wantz (Backup) | Bo Vestergaard | 2016-03-08 [3] | 2016-05-09 [4] |  The Imperial
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| Temporary stand-ins | ||||||||
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| ID | Name | Replacing | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||
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RUBINO |
Ruben Villarroel |  |
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dev1ce | Nicolai Reedtz |  ECS Season 4 Finals [9]ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals [9]
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dennis  |
Dennis Edman | |
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dev1ce | Nicolai Reedtz | BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2017 [8]
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Pimp | Jacob Winneche | |
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dev1ce | Nicolai Reedtz | ECS Season 4 Europe (Week 7) [8]
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zonic  |
Danny Sørensen | |
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dev1ce | Nicolai Reedtz |  IEM Oakland 2017 (vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas) [13]ESL Pro League Season 5 (vs. Virtus.pro) [14]
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NoTaN1dgl | Anton Pedersen | |
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karrigan | Finn Andersen | ESL Pro League Season 4 (Week 9) [15]
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zonic |
Danny Sørensen | |
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dupreeh | Peter Rothmann |  ESL One Cologne 2016 (Group Decider & Playoffs) [16]
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gla1ve  |
Lukas Rossander | |
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Kjaerbye | Markus Kjærbye | ESL One Cologne 2016 [17]
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zonic |
Danny Sørensen | |
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karrigan | Finn Andersen |  ELEAGUE Season 1 (vs. NRG Esports & Counter Logic Gaming) [18]
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Organization[edit]
Former[edit]
| Former Organization | ||||||
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| ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | |
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realition | Frederik Byskov | CEO | 2016-01-18 [2] | 2018-03-12 [19] |  RFRSH
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PHedemark | Phillip Rasmussen | Social Media Manager | 2016-01-18 [2] | 2016-12-31 [20] | North
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JLK | Jakob Lund Kristensen | Founder | 2016-01-18 [2] | 2016-12-21 [21] | RFRSH
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biglittle | Matthew Truelove | Creative Director | 2016-01-18 [2] | 2016-07-01 [22] | |
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Moha Bensofia | VP Partnerships | Unknown | Unknown | ||
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Stephan Christensen | Art Director | Unknown | Unknown | RFRSH
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Results[edit]
| Date | Placement | Tier | Type | Tournament | Results | Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019-03-03 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline | 
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Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Katowice Major 2019 | 2 : 0 | 
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$500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-12-09 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL Pro League Season 8 - Finals | 3 : 1 | 
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$250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-11-25 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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Esports Championship Series Season 6 - Finals | 2 : 0 | 
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$250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-09-23 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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FACEIT Major: London 2018 | 2 : 0 | 
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| 2018-07-29 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018 | 2 : 0 |
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| 2018-06-10 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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Esports Championship Series Season 5 - Finals | 2 : 0 |
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| 2018-05-20 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ESL Pro League Season 7 - Finals | 3 : 1 |
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$250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-03-05 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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Intel Extreme Masters XI - World Championship | 3 : 1 |
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$104,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-01-29 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017 | 2 : 1 | 
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| 2016-12-11 | 1st | S-Tier | Offline |
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Esports Championship Series Season 2 - Finals | 2 : 0 | 
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| Date | Time | Tier | Type | Tournament | Score | vs. Team | |||||||||||||
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| 2019-07-06 | 15:00 CEST | Offline | | | ESL One: Cologne 2019 | 1 : 2 |  Vitality | ||||||||||||
| 2019-07-04 | 18:00 CEST | Offline | | | ESL One: Cologne 2019 | 2 : 0 |  NiP | ||||||||||||
| 2019-07-03 | 15:30 CEST | Offline | | | ESL One: Cologne 2019 | 2 : 0 |  Fnatic | ||||||||||||
| 2019-07-02 | 14:20 CEST | Offline | | | ESL One: Cologne 2019 | 16 - 4 |  BIG | ||||||||||||
| 2019-06-21 | 18:30 CEST | Offline | | | ESL Pro League Season 9 - Finals | 1 : 2 | Liquid | ||||||||||||
| 2019-06-20 | 15:35 CEST | Offline | | | ESL Pro League Season 9 - Finals | 1 : 2 |  NRG | ||||||||||||
| 2019-06-18 | 21:10 CEST | Offline | | | ESL Pro League Season 9 - Finals | 2 : 0 |  Heroic | ||||||||||||
| 2019-06-18 | 13:10 CEST | Offline | | | ESL Pro League Season 9 - Finals | 16 - 9 |  C9 | ||||||||||||
| 2019-06-07 | 16:00 BST | Offline | | | Esports Championship Series Season 7 - Finals | 1 : 2 |  FURIA | ||||||||||||
| 2019-06-07 | 10:00 BST | Offline | | | Esports Championship Series Season 7 - Finals | 2 : 0 | NiP | ||||||||||||
| Complete List of Matches in Any Tournament | |||||||||||||||||||
Trivia[edit]
- Astralis are the second organization to win multiple Majors, winning ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017, FACEIT Major: London 2018 and IEM Katowice 2019. They are also the second organization to have won back-to-back titles, being the latter two aforementioned events.
- Named the Esports Team of the Year at the Esports Awards 2018. [23][24]
- Astralis went undefeated in 31 LAN matches on Nuke, with the streak having begun in February 2018. They were finally defeated by ENCE at BLAST Pro Series: Madrid 2019. [25]
- Astralis won the Intel Grand Slam Season 1 and $1,000,000 after claiming victory at DH Masters Marseille 2018, ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals, IEM Season XIII Chicago and ESL Pro League Season 8 Finals.
- device, dupreeh, Xyp9x, gla1ve and Magisk featured in HLTV's Top 20 Players of 2018. This is the first time in the ranking's history that all members of a lineup made the list in the same year.
- Astralis winning IEM Katowice Major 2019 made them the third team to win back-to-back Majors (after Fnatic and Luminosity Gaming/SK Gaming) and the second to win three Majors total, after Fnatic.
- Astralis reigned as #1 for 406 days on HLTV's Team Ranking before being dethroned by Team Liquid. This is the longest period at the top since the ranking began in late 2015. [26]
Articles[edit]
2019[edit]
- 2019-04-29 | A year at the summit: how Astralis wrote history by Lucas Aznar "LucasAM" Miles of HLTV.org
- 2019-03-04 | Why Astralis are the Greatest of All Time by Stephen "stuchiu" Chiu of VP Esports
- 2019-01-11 | Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted, The Astralis T-side by Stephen "stuchiu" Chiu of VP Esports
2018[edit]
- 2018-12-26 | The Mind Game meta: Astralis' mental supremacy by Lars "Yossarian" Esmarch of HLTV.org
- 2018-12-17 | From Unheralded to Undisputed, Astralis 2018 by Stephen "stuchiu" Chiu of VP Esports
- 2018-12-03 | Astralis's Nuke: analyzing the 26-0 streak by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org
- 2018-11-12 | Victory in Adversity, The Core of Astralis’ Greatness by Stephen "stuchiu" Chiu of VP Esports at IEM Chicago 2018
- 2018-08-28 | Astralis: A legend in the making by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org
- 2018-07-30 | Astralis and the Beauty of Counter-Strike by Stephen "stuchiu" Chiu of VP Esports
- 2018-04-27 | No team in the world can stop Astralis by Stephen "stuchiu" Chiu of VP Esports at DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018
- 2018-04-23 | Astralis Over One Year Later: From IEM WC to DH Marseille by Stephen "stuchiu" Chiu of VP Esports at DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018
2017[edit]
- 2017-10-10 | Exposing perfection: The Astralis puzzle, and what's stopping them from being the best by Max Melit of Cybersport
- 2017-07-15 | The unsung champions - Astralis remain SK's greatest threat by Luis "MIRAA" Mira of HLTV.org at PGL Major Kraków 2017
2016[edit]
- 2016-10-12 | Examining Astralis' Major spot by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org at ELEAGUE Major 2017
- 2016-05-21 | Kjaerbye and Astralis: A Comparison by Michal "stich" Malachowski of HLTV.org
Interviews[edit]
2019[edit]
- 2019-03-21 | The Astralis Guys Just Want To Be Legends by Frankie "Frankie" Ward of BLAST Pro Series at BLAST Pro Series: São Paulo 2019
2017[edit]
- 2017-12-15 | Astralis Xyp9x: "We still don't know if dev1ce will be ready for the Major" by Dennis Gonzales and Daniel Rosen of theScore esports at ECS Season 4 Finals
- 2017-01-28 | Astralis: "The job isn't done" by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org at ELEAGUE Major 2017
2016[edit]
- 2016-01-19 | Astralis discuss offers, salaries by Milan "Striker" Švejda of HLTV.org
Highlights[edit]
2019[edit]
2017[edit]
2016[edit]
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Phillip "PHedemark" Rasmussen (2016-01-19). "Team Questionmark becomes Astralis - players will be co-owners".
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 "Team Questionmark becomes Astralis". Astralis. 2016-01-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 do_0h (2016-03-09). "wantz joins Astralis as backup player". GreatFrag.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Michal "stich" Malachowski (2016-05-09). "FeTiSh returns in The Imperial". HLTV.org.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Milan "Striker" Švejda (2016-05-19). "Astralis replace cajunb with Kjaerbye". HLTV.org.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin (2016-10-19). "karrigan joins FaZe". HLTV.org.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2016-10-24). "gla1ve joins Astralis". HLTV.org.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin (2017-11-22). "device on medical leave, dennis and Pimp to stand in". HLTV.org.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin (2017-11-30). "Astralis to use RUBINO for ESL Pro League Finals". HLTV.org.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2018-01-11). "Astralis confirm device return at the ELEAGUE Major". HLTV.org.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2018-02-02). "Kjaerbye confirms North move". HLTV.org.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Astralis sign Magisk". Astralis. 2018-02-07.
- ↑ Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin (2017-11-14). "zonic to step in for Astralis in first IEM Oakland game". HLTV.org.
- ↑ Sam Nordmark (2017-03-08). "Device sits out ESL Pro League matches due to medical issue". Dot Esports.
- ↑ Milan "Striker" Švejda (2016-10-11). "Astralis bench karrigan". HLTV.org.
- ↑ Bünyamin "BenjaCS" Bektaş (2016-07-06). "dupreeh to miss rest of major". HLTV.org.
- ↑ Milan "Striker" Švejda (2016-05-26). "Astralis to use gla1ve at major". HLTV.org.
- ↑ Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2016-06-06). "zonic steps in for Astralis in ELEAGUE". HLTV.org.
- ↑ RFRSH (2017-03-12). "RFRSH Entertainment and BLAST expands: Opens London Office".
- ↑ Phillip "PHedemark" Rasmussen (2017-01-02). "As '16 turns to '17 I'm leaving Astralis".
- ↑ Christian "Sander" Sandersen (2016-12-21). "JLK has surrendered joint control of Astralis" (in Danish). Dust2.dk.
- ↑ Matthew "biglittle" Truelove (2017-08-16). "The Final Chapter".
- ↑ "Congratulations to the winner of the Esports Team of the Year are @astralisgg". Esports Awards. 2018-11-12.
- ↑ "We’re the @esportsawards “Esports Team of the Year”! What an honor. Thank you to all who voted, all our fans and sponsors.". Astralis. 2018-11-12.
- ↑ "Astralis Nuke Stats on LAN". HLTV.org.
- ↑ "Liquid claim No.1 world ranking spot with Dallas victory". HLTV.org. 2019-06-03.
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