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Astralis
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Astralis
Team Information
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Total Winnings:
$8,947,134
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History
Upcoming Matches
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Upcoming Tournaments
ESL Pro League Season 13 |
2021-03-08 00:00:00 UTC |
BLAST Premier: Spring Showdown 2021 |
2021-04-13 00:00:00 UTC |
BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2021 |
2021-08-26 00:00:00 UTC |
ESL Pro League Season 14 |
2021-09-08 00:00:00 UTC |
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]
Contents
History[edit]
- See also: History of Astralis
Timeline[edit]
Player Roster[edit]
Active[edit]
Active Squad | |||||
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ID | Name | Join Date | |||
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dev1ce | Nicolai Hvilshøj Reedtz | 2016-01-18 [1][7][8] | ||
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dupreeh | Peter Rothmann Rasmussen | 2016-01-18 [1] | ||
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Xyp9x | Andreas Højsleth | 2016-01-18 [1][13][18] | ||
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gla1ve | Lukas Egholm Rossander | 2016-10-24 [6][12][17] | ||
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Magisk | Emil Hoffmann Reif | 2018-02-07 [10] | ||
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Bubzkji | Lucas Andersen | 2020-07-31 [16] | ||
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zonic (Coach) | Danny Sørensen | 2016-01-18 [1] |
Former[edit]
Former Players | ||||||
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ID | Name | Join Date | Leave Date | New Team | ||
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es3tag | Patrick Hansen | 2020-07-01 [15] | 2020-10-25 [19][20] | ![]() | |
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JUGi | Jakob Rask Hansen | 2020-05-11 [11] | 2020-07-31 [16] | Inactivity
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Kjaerbye | Markus Kjærbye | 2016-05-19 [4] | 2018-02-02 [9] | ![]() | |
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karrigan | Finn Andersen | 2016-01-18 [1] | 2016-10-19 [5] | ![]() | |
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cajunb | René Borg | 2016-01-18 [1] | 2016-05-19 [4] | ![]() | |
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wantz (Backup) | Bo Vestergaard | 2016-03-08 [2] | 2016-05-09 [3] | ![]() |
Notable Temporary Stand-ins | ||||||||
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ID | Name | Replacing | ID | Name | Tournament(s) | |||
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Snappi | Marco Pfeiffer | ![]() |
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Xyp9x | Andreas Højsleth | DreamHack Masters Spring 2020: Europe [14] BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 European Showdown [14] | |
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RUBINO | Ruben Villarroel Brødreskift | ![]() |
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dev1ce | Nicolai Reedtz | ECS Season 4 Finals [22] ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals [22] | |
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dennis | Dennis Edman | ![]() |
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dev1ce | Nicolai Reedtz | BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2017 [7] | |
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Pimp | Jacob Winneche | ![]() |
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dev1ce | Nicolai Reedtz | ECS Season 4 Europe (Week 7) [7] | |
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zonic | Danny Sørensen | ![]() |
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dev1ce | Nicolai Reedtz | IEM Oakland 2017 (vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas) [23] ESL Pro League Season 5 (vs. Virtus.pro) [24] | |
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NoTaN1dgl | Anton Pedersen | ![]() |
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karrigan | Finn Andersen | ESL Pro League Season 4 (Week 9) [25] | |
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zonic | Danny Sørensen | ![]() |
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dupreeh | Peter Rasmussen | ESL One Cologne 2016 (Group Decider & Playoffs) [26] | |
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gla1ve | Lukas Rossander | ![]() |
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Kjaerbye | Markus Kjærbye | ESL One Cologne 2016 [27] | |
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zonic | Danny Sørensen | ![]() |
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karrigan | Finn Andersen | ELEAGUE Season 1 (vs. NRG Esports & Counter Logic Gaming) [28] |
Organization[edit]
Active[edit]
Organization | ||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | |||
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nikolaj | Nikolaj Nyholm | Founder/Co-Chief Executive Officer | 2019-08-?? | ||
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Anders Hørsholt | Co-Chief Executive Officer/President | 2019-10-01 [29] | |||
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Jakob Lund Kristensen | Founder/Chief Commercial Officer | 2019-08-?? | |||
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Jakob Hansen | Chief Financial Officer | 2019-10-?? | |||
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Kasper Hvidt | Kasper Hvidt | Director of Sports | 2019-07-?? | ||
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Steen Laursen | Director of Communications | 2019-08-?? | |||
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VNG | Dennis Vang | Assistant Coach | 2020-11-12 [21] |
Former[edit]
Former Organization | ||||||
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ID | Name | Position | Join Date | Leave Date | New Organization | |
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realition | Frederik Byskov | Chief Executive Officer | 2016-01-18 [1] | 2018-03-12 [30] | ![]() |
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Jakob Lund Kristensen | Founder | 2016-01-18 [1] | 2016-12-21 [31] | ![]() | |
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Moha Bensofia | Vice President of Partnerships | 201?-??-?? | 201?-??-?? |
Results[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Named the Esports Team of the Year at the Esports Awards 2018. [32][33]
- Astralis have won the most Majors in CS:GO history: ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017, FACEIT Major: London 2018, IEM Katowice Major 2019, and StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019.
- Winning the IEM Katowice Major 2019 made Astralis the third team to win back-to-back Majors (after Fnatic and Luminosity Gaming/SK Gaming), the second to win three Majors total (after Fnatic), and the first to win three Majors in a row.
- Astralis are the only team to win a Major without losing a map in the playoffs, doing so in FACEIT Major: London 2018, IEM Katowice Major 2019, and StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019.
- 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. [34]
- 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 October 2015. [35]
- Astralis was the first team to feature all players of a roster in the same edition of HLTV's Top 20 Players of the Year, doing so in 2018, with dev1ce, dupreeh, Xyp9x, gla1ve and Magisk.
Features[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2020-05-15 | Astralis' Kasper Hvidt: "Things changed around JUGi's contractual situation and we decided to go for it" by Striker of HLTV
Gallery[edit]
Rosters[edit]
Logos[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 do_0h (2016-03-09). "wantz joins Astralis as backup player". GreatFrag.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 stich (2016-05-09). "FeTiSh returns in The Imperial". HLTV.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Striker (2016-05-19). "Astralis replace cajunb with Kjaerbye". HLTV.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Professeur (2016-10-19). "karrigan joins FaZe". HLTV.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 MIRAA (2016-10-24). "gla1ve joins Astralis". HLTV.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Professeur (2017-11-22). "device on medical leave, dennis and Pimp to stand in". HLTV.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Astralis (2018-01-11). "He’s back".
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 MIRAA (2018-02-02). "Kjaerbye confirms North move". HLTV.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Astralis sign Magisk". Astralis. 2018-02-07.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Astralis sign Jakob "JUGi" Hansen". Astralis. 2020-05-11.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Astralis: JUGi will debut - gla1ve on medical leave". Astralis. 2020-05-19.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth on leave". Astralis. 2020-05-28.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Astralis (2020-06-09). "Thanks for your help @SnappiCSGO".
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "It's official: es3tag in the house". Astralis. 2020-07-01.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Roster change: Lucas "Bubzkji" Andersen replaces Jakob “JUGi” Hansen". Astralis. 2020-07-31.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Gla1ve Returns, Ready For Tournaments". Astralis. 2020-09-03.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Magisk (2020-10-05). "@Xyp9x are back in practice and I love it".
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Historic transfer: Astralis to sell 'es3tag' to Cloud9". Astralis. 2020-10-15.
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Astralis Launches New Talent Development Initiative". Astralis. 2020-11-12.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Professeur (2017-11-30). "Astralis to use RUBINO for ESL Pro League Finals". HLTV.
- ↑ Professeur (2017-11-14). "zonic to step in for Astralis in first IEM Oakland game". HLTV.
- ↑ Sam Nordmark (2017-03-08). "Device sits out ESL Pro League matches due to medical issue". Dot Esports.
- ↑ Striker (2016-10-11). "Astralis bench karrigan". HLTV.
- ↑ BenjaCS (2016-07-06). "dupreeh to miss rest of major". HLTV.
- ↑ Striker (2016-05-26). "Astralis to use gla1ve at major". HLTV.
- ↑ MIRAA (2016-06-06). "zonic steps in for Astralis in ELEAGUE". HLTV.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "RFRSH Entertainment and BLAST expands: Opens London Office". RFRSH. 2017-03-12.
- ↑ Sander (2016-12-21). "JLK has surrendered joint control of Astralis" (in
Danish). Dust2.dk.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ MIRAA (2019-06-03). "Liquid claim No.1 world ranking spot with Dallas victory". HLTV.
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