Astralis sign Buzz

22-12-2022 10:39

The 19-year-old player rounds out the starting lineup as Mikkel "⁠MistR⁠" Thomsen returns to the development squad.

Astralis have announced that a deal has been struck for Christian "⁠Buzz⁠" Andersen. The 19-year-old joins Peter "⁠casle⁠" Ardenskjold's men from MASONIC, with whom he won the most recent POWER Ligaen over Astralis Talent.

"We now have the roster in place," casle said of having a set five, "and I am really looking forward to working with the team in the new set-up, which is currently being finalized."

Astralis turn to Buzz as Staehr, sjuush attempts fall through

The signing comes after a long period of talks with MASONIC, dating all the way back to October. The negotiations had stalled and were close to dead, but were brought back to life after Astralis was turned down when inquiring about Sprout's Victor "⁠Staehr⁠" Staehr and HEROIC's Rasmus "⁠sjuush⁠" Beck.

Buzz joins Astralis from MASONIC, the POWER Ligaen champions
(Photo: Astralis)

"I am very happy and really proud," Buzz said of signing for one of the most recognized Danish organizations. "I have studied and looked up to the players on the Astralis team for several years, and in many ways, that has shaped me as a CS player. The fact that I can now call myself an Astralis player on a team with several of those players and in the role I've always imagined is just crazy cool."

TV2 Denmark analyst Lucas "⁠Bubzkji⁠" Andersen commented on the signing early on, when it was first reported that Buzz would join Astralis, saying it would be a good one due to the youngster's professional attitude.

Buzz's debut will come at the BLAST Premier Spring Groups, where Astralis are a partnered team. He will then play his first Big Event in February, ESL Pro League Season 17, as Astralis did not finish high enough on the ESL World Ranking to receive an IEM Katowice invite.

The outgoing player to make room for Buzz in the quintet is MistR, who was standing in for the main squad from Astralis Talent for two months following the departure of Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke. The youngster will return to the academy going into 2023.

Astralis also announced extending Alexander "⁠br0⁠" Bro's contract in the development team, which means he will once again start for Astralis Talent after the new year, and signing 22-year-old Mathias "⁠R0nic⁠" Pinholt as the new coach for the youth squad.

Astralis is now:

Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander
Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer
Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz
Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth
Christian "⁠Buzz⁠" Andersen

Peter "⁠casle⁠" Ardenskjold (coach)

lfg

2022-12-22 10:40

4 replies

Astralis to infinity and beyond

2022-12-22 12:20

3 replies

Star Command do you copy?

2022-12-22 13:57

It's not flying, it's falling with style!

2022-12-22 22:05

1 reply

lmaooooo... how about if they grabbed roeJ?

2022-12-22 22:17

Excited to see how he performs!

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Just like juniors in NIP, I afraid... dev1ce, cmon, u allready seen it.

2022-12-22 11:00

Device has been playing faceit with buzz for a good while now.

2022-12-22 14:01

2022-12-23 10:36

well, he was really shit in (ex) Mad Lions

2022-12-23 19:51

umm

Firepower ?

They have xyp9x bro its ez

2022-12-24 13:17

Lul

2022-12-22 10:41

a very big step for him. wish him the best

Let's see if he can translate those stats at the top of the competiton

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Those stats? Clicking his name brings up 0.98 rating, so is he expected to be sub 1 rating player in astralis too?

2022-12-22 11:10

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Past 3 months is 1.1 rating. Maybe you should learn some critical thinking

2022-12-22 11:12

As you can see i did specify its the rating that shows up when clicking his name in the article. Idc enough to check his stats from the player profile. I also think this signing is not going to make a difference and astralis will rely on device and blame

2022-12-22 11:29

If you don't care enough to do the 2 seconds , literal 2 seconds of research. Then stop making uninformed garbage opinions

2022-12-22 15:22

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+999

2022-12-23 23:29

1.1 against t1000000 competition so not really something to read into

2022-12-24 03:27

that's his 1.0 rating, if you go in his profile it's 1.10 and all-time 1.04 considering he played shit teams and had to grind again

He should fit well with Xyphx and Glaive!

2022-12-23 23:51

Dead team Zero firepower

2022-12-22 10:42

Ah yes, device and BlameF = zero firepower

2022-12-22 20:37

Must be someone better to pick? This is barely a step up from MistR.

Nobody wants to join Astralis and the org doesn't want to spend big money on players. Maybe they'll pick up es3tag at some point, now that he's been benched

2022-12-22 13:05

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Es3tag would make a lot more sense.

2022-12-22 13:34

I guess the Buzz deal was already done by the time NiP benched Es3tag. Got to say I got some new found respect for Es3tag and how good he have played in some games - hope he gets a new home in another team.

2022-12-22 15:14

He seems genuinely smarter than most people. I think he will manage. He is already quite settled financially for a few years or more. He doesn't strike me as a guy who will waste his money on bling or whatever.

2022-12-22 17:58

Agreed, comes across quite mature and rational

2022-12-22 20:01

If Astralis has 2% od their mind working just broke contact with Xyp9x( even If he is playing good rn) and sing Esetag next year. And just like that they will have strong roster. Esetag>Xyp9x (rn)

2022-12-23 18:24

Es3tag its much better of a young

2022-12-23 14:04

this team still struggling to build a decent roster

They are not really trying (as in being willing to spend the money required to build a decent roster.) Their greed is their downfall, nothing else. Their CEO has way too many stocks in the company, and can basically veto everyone as he pleases.

2022-12-22 23:31

0.98 tier 3 talent LUL

2022-12-22 10:43

They really sign some on the same or even worse lvl then mistr

finished org

0.98 rating... . Where the fck is konfig.

2022-12-22 10:44

why not k0nfig :((

2022-12-22 10:45

I think he really got another offer and turned astralis down.

2022-12-22 12:10

+1 only logical explanation, I think it will be announced pretty soon. Astralis k0nfig had made much sense despite the inconsistency and off the server issues but I think partially k0nfig doesn't probably feel so inclined to go back there again if other reasonable offers are given he probably prioritizes those.

2022-12-22 12:30

Buzz only its not enough, bring zyphon or staehr

Zyphon, not happening because of bad blood during his time in the academy team. As for staehr Sprout: NO

2022-12-22 10:55

hltv.org/news/34812/sprout-comment-on-st..

2022-12-22 12:04

omg i think they are tier 1 competitor with that roster

2022-12-22 10:46

Bro, have they given up on trying to be a tier 1 team?

literally why

2022-12-22 10:47

Atleast now they have time till February to make him work In a way it's a good thing Astralis aren't playing Katowice

+1 Failing hard there would not look good, I agree.

2022-12-22 11:40

Why not es3tag?

Esetag moving to sprout

2022-12-22 11:13

because he is very bad

2022-12-22 12:21

There is absolutely no way he's worse than this guy.

2022-12-22 22:25

es3tag played every role in NiP. he was support, aggressive player, awper and pretty much everything. he was probably cooking and cleaning for the team too :DDD what else do u want 1 guy to do, he was pretty fking good for the roles he was thrown at. and didn't he carry astralis for the win before he joined NiP?

2022-12-24 15:36

fucking hell

Good luck! Sincerely, Niloist

2022-12-22 10:48

Astralis look Like they have 2 development squads

crazy 💀💀💀

World Health Organization

WHERE ES3TAG

2022-12-22 10:49

Nice article guys

2022-12-22 10:50

+1 one of the biggest articles they've ever written

2022-12-22 11:08

nice, buzz will be good

2022-12-22 10:51

buzz get a haircut kekw

You don't even have to write article nowadays? Lmao I wanna apply for hltv article writer

2022-12-22 10:58

"more to follow" Lucas10AM

2022-12-22 11:11

Lmao

2022-12-22 12:07

Maybe dev1ce see some potential in this young gun - they played a lot of Faceit together I heard. Good luck.

2022-12-22 10:53

Its just simply a result due to lack of better opportunity. Astralis doesnt have the same pull with players as they used to.

2022-12-22 11:05

Their wallet is their opportunity, but they aren't opening it. Greedy scumbags.

2022-12-22 23:32

I don't know the idea behind this but there is a serious lack of firepower in the roster. I maybe wrong but i don't see how buzz is a step-up from mistr.

just disband at this point pls

This is ofc good for buzz but is it good for astralis? 4 times major winner org cant build a decent roster

2022-12-22 10:54

good to see lightyear getting the spotlight

Astralis is finished 😭😭😭😭 My man dev1ce really came back to this 😹😹😹

It was probably a recommendation by dev1ce since him and Buzz played a lot of faceit together. Maybe he sees some potential, but who knows.

2022-12-22 10:59

you are maybe right, but there are so many questions to this move... I hope they are right about Buzz. But their guys on the talent roster must really be questioning the management 1) they where almost on parr with Buzz former team Masonic 2) several of them have better ratings 3) they have signed a 22 year old as coach for their talent team

2022-12-22 11:56

K0nfig laughint at the hole astralis squad

2022-12-22 10:57

Astralis top 1 in 2023, can't wait

Why didn't they just bring back k0nfig or at least wait for es3tag?

2022-12-22 11:01

Yep people are saying buzz boy is good but es3tag would most likely have been a much better roleplayer and can second AWP too if need be

2022-12-22 12:02

Good luck qualifying for anything anymore lol.

common astralis L?

2022-12-22 11:02

Feel bad for dev0rce first in nip they promised him a solid top 5-10 team and he got academy 1.00 rating kids then he finally moves back to a promissing astralis( 2022 astralis suffered because they didnt have a consisntent and good enough awp now they have it and kick K0nfig) at this point astralis should kick his hole managment team….

2022-12-22 11:03

really long article and all :D

2022-12-22 11:07

astralis became very poor obviously

That's what they get for going multigaming and not qualifying for the major. Clowns can take a propre business décision, which is surprising considering their ties with Blast, which has been on a roll.

2022-12-22 12:00

how tf is this comment section so funny lmao

k0nfig? :( es3tag? :(

2022-12-22 11:20

blame and devvee will still have to 2 vs 8

2022-12-22 11:25

"TV2 Denmark analyst Lucas "⁠Bubzkji⁠" Andersen"💀💀💀

That's his job these days. Probably a lot less stressful than being a pro player, and he can still make a living. He is way better than pimp IMO, as he actually acts natural, which you can hardly say about pimp who never acts natural, not the slightest.

2022-12-22 23:38

Nice move

2022-12-22 11:28

Good luck

2022-12-22 11:31

great addition, I'm working on developing a website with all roster changes of all time in a very easy to overview manner for csgo, with the database of all players.

2022-12-22 11:33

Device son?

2022-12-22 11:36

Looking forward to the show! :)

2022-12-22 11:37

br0, fessor or raalz is a way better option, why buzz ?

2022-12-22 11:45

another questionable singing for astralis, they never learn with lucky and farlig

2022-12-22 11:46

That's what happens when you are cheap and don't want to put money on the table...

2022-12-22 11:59

A combination of greed and shortsightedness brings you solutions like this.

2022-12-22 23:39

konfig where ???? bad PR bla bla, sponsors image bla bla, so lame FFS. I'll cheer for this guy anyway. I might be ignorant but what happens on the server is what matters to me. anyway GL buzz

They lost hundreds of thousands of euros because of him, of course they aren't gonna sign him back asap. It's not like it's he injures himself in a brawl either. He'll have to prove himself again now, and endure his dry spell

2022-12-22 11:58

Prove what? Anyone can make a mistake, especially during an emotional time. He's been a tier-1 player since 2016. Proven on the server. Outside, he's working on himself more than ever. People are not robots. You can have great behaviour all your life and fuck up for 10 seconds. You don't "prove" shit, you're a constant work in progress. It feels that they are punishing him, which I get, but are punishing themselves as well. To me it is the best time to pick him. Free agent, humbled, physically injured so he's grinding like a dog, and knows he cannot fuck up again. my 2 cents anyway

2022-12-22 12:26

It's already the second time he gets a brawl linked injury. And his behavior has been questionable in many teams, optic comes to mind. I agree he would be a good candidate, and most likely with him as an entry/aggressive player + hunden they would be back as a top 5 team in no time. Still he cost them tons of money with hiis fuck up and it's normal they are still bitter and seek other options too. ( especially in the light of ruggah's comments about konfig )

2022-12-23 12:44

I hope they signed him for a short contract. To avoid another fiasco

I doubt this move makes them a top 10 team but we'll have to wait and see

Let's give them 4-6 month to get to a decent level - lineup has more potential than any other since dupreeh and Magisk left Good luck <3

+1 now with Device back things are looking better. Xyp improved as well, if BlameF continues the fragging and Buzz hits some shots as well they should be quite fine.

2022-12-22 12:24

RIP to his career

really bad transfer.

2022-12-22 12:06

Astralis is done, ronic be coach at 22 yo and buzz as entry

2022-12-22 12:08

one thing is their main team... rip that but as I have written before... rip their talent "program" as well 1) talents team gets a novice coach... that can develop what?? 2) signing 19 yo buzz and not someone from their own talent roster 3) buzz comes from Masonic which their talent team have been on par with What a signal they are sending those young guys

2022-12-22 15:49

I agree. If they were to replace mistr, at least bring someone who undoubtedly is a better player, instead of one who might be better, might not be.

2022-12-22 23:41

Just another great danish talent bullied to 0,7 rating in a few months. We have seen it with bubz, lucky, farlig and now buzz. Nothing new here. But kudos for the effort.

2022-12-22 12:16

Bymas returns

2022-12-22 12:17

Good job.

take old astralis roster which was already kind of on the downhill and then make everyone 2 years older and do -zonic +casle -device +device after 1 year break -magisk +blamef -dupreeh +buzz how tf do they expect to win anything lol

to infinity and beyond

I had a bad feeling about this..

2022-12-22 12:22

I’ll never understand getting rid of k0nfig over a drunken nights mistakes. I can’t see this addition turning astralis into a top 5 team. Maybe they see something we don’t but judging from Farlig, Lucky and MistR I don’t think they’re great at spotting talent.

2022-12-22 12:32

0.98r2.0 tier3 matchfixer #TOTHESTARS

2022-12-22 12:46

Why they don’t sign br0, good luck fighting for top 30

2022-12-22 12:52

It's time for Astralis to realize that signing young player if it's not extraordinary talent (like b1t or m0NESY) is not enough when rest of the roster can't carry. Even signing TV2 Denmark analyst Lucas "⁠Bubzkji⁠" Andersen again looks like a better idea tbh.

2022-12-22 12:56

Ded team

2022-12-22 13:00

AND NOW ESETAG IS OUT OF NIP. HE IS REALLY UNLUCKY

2022-12-22 13:07

ahahahaahahahhahaa

2022-12-22 13:08

bro look like dev1ce

2022-12-22 13:16

lightyear?

2022-12-22 13:18

holy shit R0nic's pic goes hard af

2022-12-22 13:24

from the tier2 to tier3

2022-12-22 13:26

This is why having a team from a single country is bad. You have very limited options. The best danish players are already in a contract. And if you are a org and you have a danish player , you will ask for a huge price because you know Astralis have limited options... Now Astralis have to put all their expectation in a young player and hope he will turn into a great player.

2022-12-22 13:29

nice

2022-12-22 13:33

Guess what m4 skin he's gon play lmaoooo hehehehe siuuuu

2022-12-22 13:37

Looks like Astralis just wanted a young player to groom because I see nothing special about this kid

2022-12-22 13:41

Imagine having 0.98 guy as your third star, lol.

2022-12-22 13:47

lets see but not sure how this takes them back to winning events

2022-12-22 13:53

Astralis tier 3 with dev1ce

2022-12-22 13:59

xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD mistr better, astralis dumbest org ive ever seen

2022-12-22 14:11

0.98 talent

2022-12-22 14:18

This Astralis is feeling like that Fallen+kNg+fer MIBR

2022-12-22 14:33

Buzz ?

2022-12-22 14:37

dam astralis really doesn't want to become a t1 team huh?

2022-12-22 15:48

GL kid. I hope he can shine and be another youngster that is a superstar in a making

2022-12-22 16:08

like Lucky or Fartlig

2022-12-22 17:33

astralis prioritizing profits over players as always

2022-12-22 16:16

Astralis era incoming

2022-12-22 16:30

top 20 isnt 'era'

2022-12-22 16:58

name checks out

2022-12-22 17:32

we need buzz vs wood7 asap

2022-12-22 16:40

Astralis keeps washedup noobs to milk their delusional fanboys. its like RealMadrid sign CR7, Figo, Ronaldinho, Kaka and Roberto Carlos to sell shirts even tho they are well past their primes. i feel bad for blameF playing with this noobs. i will LoL my ass out when dev0rve new girlfriend stops being loyal and he gets depressed again, gets benched to give him time for pillow crying. BetaBoy

2022-12-22 17:30

Cute statement. Told as a true beta.

2022-12-22 17:49

imagine crying over a women in a world full of womens ♿️

2022-12-22 17:59

Imagine crying over another crying over a woman. LOL

2022-12-22 18:01

crying? thats called spitting facts for astralis delusional fanboys. sit down kid. go watch ur anime.

2022-12-22 18:05

It's the device statement I laugh at. Only a young immature beta kid would write shit like that.

2022-12-22 23:43

Well atleast they try something haha

2022-12-22 17:29

Let's just ignore that es3tag just got benched. A guy who had his best period in Astralis. Oh my, they are an utter joke atm.

Astralis in shambles

2022-12-22 18:08

to infinity and beyond!

2022-12-22 18:45

TO THE COMMIES AND BEYOND!

2022-12-28 04:52

hopefully he does good..

2022-12-22 20:54

now it's time to sign WOOD7

2022-12-22 21:40

new astralis: Christian "⁠Buzz⁠" Andersen Nicolai "Woody" Skoglund Nicholas "ReX" Burns José "SLiNKY" Valera Ken 'ken' Tan

2022-12-22 21:45

Only a 6 year old would think this is funny.. Pathetic

2022-12-28 04:51

35 and I think its funny

2022-12-29 19:18

why so much hatred in your soul?

2023-01-03 22:15

oh they signed some guy hopefully they can win 4 majors again

2022-12-23 03:17

inb4 disney copyright strike

2022-12-23 04:31

WOOD7 has been safe so far

2022-12-23 05:08

No dupreeh no major

2022-12-23 04:51

YAWN

2022-12-23 06:18

Masonic matchfixer joins astralis hahhah

2022-12-23 09:53

oh wow

2022-12-23 10:33

hopefully he does well, idk much about him but his stats don't look too hot

2022-12-23 10:48

dead team

2022-12-23 10:59

buzz aldrin

2022-12-23 14:12

young legend

2022-12-23 15:20

Astralis should sign hooxi for more firepower

2022-12-23 16:19

another youngster for astralis to waste

2022-12-24 03:48

would never thought in my life that astralis would sink so low and sign Buzz Lightyear

2022-12-24 08:34

They are way lower than you think. Below ice lvl even.

2022-12-28 04:50

device to leave astralis in 2 months

2022-12-25 01:07

NIP wont take him back.. Even if he pays them 1 million per month. Wont touch such sensitive doctor loving sick leavers.

2022-12-28 04:49

Feels bad for him. Gonna be the next scapegoat for the team.

2022-12-27 14:21

Buzz "The toy" Aldrin. Astralis signing another kid..

2022-12-28 04:48

Bubzjki still ddnt deserve to be kicked

2022-12-29 19:17

just waiting to see how they criticize him for playing in astralis and having a bad game 😂😂

2022-12-29 20:26

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