Astralis, the Danish esports group, has made some vital roster adjustments involving their veteran gamers Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander and Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth. Gla1ve might be moved to the bench in the primary roster, whereas Xyp9x might be positioned on the bench within the academy roster.
Astralis has formally introduced the addition of Victor “Staehr” Staehr, a transfer that was beforehand reported by some sources, and has shocked the neighborhood by additionally signing Johannes “b0RUP” Borup, who has performed for Heroic, MAD Lions, and Copenhagen Flames prior to now.
With Staehr becoming a member of the crew, gla1ve might be benched in the intervening time, as Astralis goals to discover a new crew or position for the veteran in-game chief. The group had been pursuing Staehr for a number of months, and so they have lastly secured his companies after buying him from Sprout.
Staehr‘s arrival signifies that he’ll take gla1ve‘s place within the beginning 5, leading to a shift in in-game management duties to Benjamin “blameF” Bremer. However, b0RUP will step into the sneakers of Alexander “Altekz” Givskov, who will return to the Astralis Expertise lineup. Consequently, Xyp9x, the skilled Astralis participant, might be positioned on the bench on account of b0RUP’s arrival.
These adjustments to Astralis‘ roster come within the midst of an organization-wide shakeup following the departure of sporting director Kasper Hvidt and head analyst Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen. The choice to allow them to go was influenced by the crew’s inconsistent performances, which didn’t meet the group’s aspirations.
Head coach Peter “casle” Ardenskjold, who will obtain help from former Expertise coach Mathias “R0nic” Pinholt within the upcoming season, shared his ideas on the brand new additions to the crew:
Astralis, a crew partnered with BLAST, will start the upcoming season with their newly shaped roster on the Premier Fall Teams match, scheduled to begin on July 13.
Right here is the present roster of Astralis:
- Benjamin “blameF” Bremer
- Nicolai “machine” Reedtz
- Christian “Buzz” Andersen
- Victor “Staehr” Staehr
- Johannes “b0RUP” Borup
- Peter “casle” Ardenskjold (coach)
- Mathias “R0nic” Pinholt (assistant coach)
- Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander (benched)
And right here is the Astralis Expertise with the Altekz’s return:
- Kristoffer “Kristou” Aamand
- Patrick “Patti” Larsen
- Alexander “br0” Bro
- Mikkel “MistR” Thomsen
- Alexander “Altekz” Givskov
- Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth (benched)