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Astralis

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For the Finnish 1.6 team, see astralis (Finnish team).
[e][h]Astralis
Team Information
Location:
Denmark Denmark
Region:
Europe Europe
Founders:
Denmark Nikolaj Nyholm
Denmark Jakob L. Kristensen
CEO:
Denmark Nikolaj Nyholm
Denmark Anders Hørsholt
Managers:
Denmark Kasper Hvidt
In-Game Leader:
Denmark gla1ve
Coaches:
Denmark zonic
Denmark VNG
Total Winnings:
$8,947,134
Links
History
Founded:
: 2016-01-18
: 2016-01-18
Upcoming Matches
Astralis vs EG
March 25, 2021 - 18:00 UTC
Astralis vs Liquid
March 26, 2021 - 18:00 UTC
Astralis vs VP
March 27, 2021 - 14:30 UTC
Astralis vs END
March 28, 2021 - 13:30 UTC
Astralis vs Fnatic
March 29, 2021 - 13:30 UTC
Upcoming Tournaments
ESL Pro League Season 13
2021-03-08 00:00:00 UTC
Mar 08 - Apr 11
BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2021
2021-04-13 00:00:00 UTC
Apr 13 - 18
BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2021
2021-08-26 00:00:00 UTC
Aug 26 - Sep 05
ESL Pro League Season 14
2021-09-08 00:00:00 UTC
Sep 08 - Oct 10


Astralis is a Danish organization partially owned by players of the former Danish Team SoloMid/Team 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]

  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • Show All
  • March 3rd - Astralis win the IEM Major in Katowice, defeating ENCE 2-0 in the grand final.
  • September 8th - Astralis win the StarLadder Major in Berlin, defeating AVANGAR 2-0 in the grand final.

Player Roster[edit]

Active[edit]

Active Squad
ID Name Join Date
Denmark dev1ce Nicolai Hvilshøj Reedtz 2016-01-18 [1][7][8]
Denmark dupreeh Peter Rothmann Rasmussen 2016-01-18 [1]
Denmark Xyp9x Andreas Højsleth 2016-01-18 [1][13][18]
Denmark gla1ve In-Game Leader Lukas Egholm Rossander 2016-10-24 [6][12][17]
Denmark Magisk Emil Hoffmann Reif 2018-02-07 [10]
Denmark Bubzkji Lucas Andersen 2020-07-31 [16]
Denmark zonic (Coach) Danny Sørensen 2016-01-18 [1]

Former[edit]

Former Players
ID Name Join Date Leave Date New Team
Denmark es3tag Patrick Hansen 2020-07-01 [15] 2020-10-25 [19][20] Cloud9
Denmark JUGi Jakob Rask Hansen 2020-05-11 [11] 2020-07-31 [16]
Inactivity
Denmark Kjaerbye Markus Kjærbye 2016-05-19 [4] 2018-02-02 [9] North
Denmark karrigan In-Game Leader Finn Andersen 2016-01-18 [1] 2016-10-19 [5] FaZe Clan
Denmark cajunb René Borg 2016-01-18 [1] 2016-05-19 [4] Team Dignitas
Denmark wantz (Backup) Bo Vestergaard 2016-03-08 [2] 2016-05-09 [3] The Imperial
Notable Temporary Stand-ins
ID Name Replacing ID Name Tournament(s)
Denmark Snappi  
 Marco Pfeiffer
Denmark Xyp9x Andreas Højsleth DreamHack Masters DreamHack Masters Spring 2020: Europe [14]
BLAST PremierBLAST Premier: Spring 2020 European Showdown [14]
Norway RUBINO  
 Ruben Villarroel Brødreskift
Denmark dev1ce Nicolai Reedtz Esports Championship Series ECS Season 4 Finals [22]
ESL Pro League ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals [22]
Sweden dennis  
 Dennis Edman
Denmark dev1ce Nicolai Reedtz BLAST Pro Series BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2017 [7]
Denmark Pimp   Jacob Winneche
Denmark dev1ce Nicolai Reedtz Esports Championship Series ECS Season 4 Europe (Week 7) [7]
Denmark zonic  
 Danny Sørensen
Denmark dev1ce Nicolai Reedtz Intel Extreme Masters IEM Oakland 2017 (vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas) [23]
ESL Pro League ESL Pro League Season 5 (vs. Virtus.pro) [24]
Denmark NoTaN1dgl   Anton Pedersen
Denmark karrigan Finn Andersen ESL Pro League ESL Pro League Season 4 (Week 9) [25]
Denmark zonic  
 Danny Sørensen
Denmark dupreeh Peter Rasmussen ESL One ESL One Cologne 2016 (Group Decider & Playoffs) [26]
Denmark gla1ve  
 Lukas Rossander
Denmark Kjaerbye Markus Kjærbye ESL One ESL One Cologne 2016 [27]
Denmark zonic  
 Danny Sørensen
Denmark karrigan Finn Andersen ELEAGUE ELEAGUE Season 1 (vs. NRG Esports & Counter Logic Gaming) [28]

Organization[edit]

Active[edit]

Organization
ID Name Position Join Date
Denmark nikolaj Nikolaj Nyholm Founder/Co-Chief Executive Officer 2019-08-??
Denmark Anders Hørsholt Co-Chief Executive Officer/President 2019-10-01 [29]
Denmark Jakob Lund Kristensen Founder/Chief Commercial Officer 2019-08-??
Denmark Jakob Hansen Chief Financial Officer 2019-10-??
Denmark Kasper Hvidt Kasper Hvidt Director of Sports 2019-07-??
Denmark Steen Laursen Director of Communications 2019-08-??
Denmark VNG Dennis Vang Assistant Coach 2020-11-12 [21]

Former[edit]

Former Organization
ID Name Position Join Date Leave Date New Organization
Denmark realition Frederik Byskov Chief Executive Officer 2016-01-18 [1] 2018-03-12 [30] RFRSH
Denmark Jakob Lund Kristensen Founder 2016-01-18 [1] 2016-12-21 [31] RFRSH
Costa Rica Moha Bensofia Vice President of Partnerships 201?-??-?? 201?-??-??

Results[edit]

  • Achievements
  • Recent Matches
Date Placement Tier Type Tournament Results Prize
2019-12-14 A11st A1S-Tier Offline BLAST Pro Series: Global Final 2019 2 : 0 $350,000
2019-09-08 A11st A1S-Tier Offline StarLadder Berlin Major 2019 2 : 0 $500,000
2019-03-03 A11st A1S-Tier Offline Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Katowice Major 2019 2 : 0 $500,000
2018-12-09 A11st A1S-Tier Offline ESL Pro League Season 8 - Finals 3 : 1 $250,000
2018-11-25 A11st A1S-Tier Offline Esports Championship Series Season 6 - Finals 2 : 0 $250,000
2018-09-23 A11st A1S-Tier Offline FACEIT Major: London 2018 2 : 0 $500,000
2018-07-29 A11st A1S-Tier Offline ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018 2 : 0 $500,000
2018-06-10 A11st A1S-Tier Offline Esports Championship Series Season 5 - Finals 2 : 0 $250,000
2018-05-20 A11st A1S-Tier Offline ESL Pro League Season 7 - Finals 3 : 1 $250,000
2017-01-29 A11st A1S-Tier Offline ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017 2 : 1 $500,000
About achievementsComplete Results in any Tournament
DateTimeTierTypeTournamentScorevs. Team
2021-02-2618:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OnlineIntel Extreme Masters XV - World ChampionshipIntel Extreme Masters XV - World Championship1 : 2 VP
2021-02-2115:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OnlineIntel Extreme Masters XV - World ChampionshipIntel Extreme Masters XV - World Championship1 : 2 Spirit
2021-02-1915:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OnlineIntel Extreme Masters XV - World ChampionshipIntel Extreme Masters XV - World Championship2 : 0 EG
2021-02-1815:50 CET
A1S-Tier
 OnlineIntel Extreme Masters XV - World ChampionshipIntel Extreme Masters XV - World Championship2 : 0 mouz
2021-02-0616:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OnlineBLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2021BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 20210 : 2 BIG
2021-02-0519:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OnlineBLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2021BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 20212 : 0 OG
2021-02-0416:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OnlineBLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2021BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 20210 : 2 NIP
2021-01-2421:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OnlineBLAST Premier: Global Final 2020BLAST Premier: Global Final 20200 : 2 NAVI
2021-01-2316:30 CET
A1S-Tier
 OnlineBLAST Premier: Global Final 2020BLAST Premier: Global Final 20202 : 1 Vitality
2021-01-2118:05 CET
A1S-Tier
 OnlineBLAST Premier: Global Final 2020BLAST Premier: Global Final 20202 : 1 G2
Complete List of Matches in Any Tournament

Trivia[edit]

Features[edit]

  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • Show All

Interviews[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Logos[edit]

  • Original logo
    (Jan 18 2016 – Sep 15 2020)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Team Questionmark becomes Astralis". Astralis. 2016-01-18. Archived from the original on 2020-01-27.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 do_0h (2016-03-09). "wantz joins Astralis as backup player". GreatFrag.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 stich (2016-05-09). "FeTiSh returns in The Imperial". HLTV.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Striker (2016-05-19). "Astralis replace cajunb with Kjaerbye". HLTV.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Professeur (2016-10-19). "karrigan joins FaZe". HLTV.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 MIRAA (2016-10-24). "gla1ve joins Astralis". HLTV.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Professeur (2017-11-22). "device on medical leave, dennis and Pimp to stand in". HLTV.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Astralis (2018-01-11). "He’s back".
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 MIRAA (2018-02-02). "Kjaerbye confirms North move". HLTV.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Astralis sign Magisk". Astralis. 2018-02-07.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Astralis sign Jakob "JUGi" Hansen". Astralis. 2020-05-11.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Astralis: JUGi will debut - gla1ve on medical leave". Astralis. 2020-05-19.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth on leave". Astralis. 2020-05-28.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Astralis (2020-06-09). "Thanks for your help @SnappiCSGO".
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "It's official: es3tag in the house". Astralis. 2020-07-01.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Roster change: Lucas "Bubzkji" Andersen replaces Jakob “JUGi” Hansen". Astralis. 2020-07-31.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Gla1ve Returns, Ready For Tournaments". Astralis. 2020-09-03.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Magisk (2020-10-05). "@Xyp9x are back in practice and I love it".
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Historic transfer: Astralis to sell 'es3tag' to Cloud9". Astralis. 2020-10-15.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 HenryG (2020-10-15). "The Colossus plucks the brightest star from the Danish night sky to complete a line-up with true astronomical power".
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Astralis Launches New Talent Development Initiative". Astralis. 2020-11-12.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Professeur (2017-11-30). "Astralis to use RUBINO for ESL Pro League Finals". HLTV.
  23. ↑ Professeur (2017-11-14). "zonic to step in for Astralis in first IEM Oakland game". HLTV.
  24. ↑ Sam Nordmark (2017-03-08). "Device sits out ESL Pro League matches due to medical issue". Dot Esports.
  25. ↑ Striker (2016-10-11). "Astralis bench karrigan". HLTV.
  26. ↑ BenjaCS (2016-07-06). "dupreeh to miss rest of major". HLTV.
  27. ↑ Striker (2016-05-26). "Astralis to use gla1ve at major". HLTV.
  28. ↑ MIRAA (2016-06-06). "zonic steps in for Astralis in ELEAGUE". HLTV.
  29. ↑ "We are happy to announce the newest addition to our team, Anders Hørsholt, as our co-CEO next to the Founder and present CEO Nikolaj Nyholm". Astralis. 2019-09-12.
  30. ↑ "RFRSH Entertainment and BLAST expands: Opens London Office". RFRSH. 2017-03-12.
  31. ↑ Sander (2016-12-21). "JLK has surrendered joint control of Astralis" (in Denmark Danish). Dust2.dk.
  32. ↑ "Congratulations to the winner of the Esports Team of the Year are @astralisgg". Esports Awards. 2018-11-12.
  33. ↑ "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.
  34. ↑ "Astralis Nuke Stats on LAN". HLTV.
  35. ↑ MIRAA (2019-06-03). "Liquid claim No.1 world ranking spot with Dallas victory". HLTV.


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