Astralis part ways with casle

The Danish organization is on the lookout for a new head coach to guide the team in 2024.

casle spent over a year in charge of Astralis' main team

Astralis have announced that they have dispensed with the services of head coach Peter "⁠casle⁠" Ardenskjold. The 37-year-old had been with the organization since August 2022, when he was hired to coach its academy squad, Astralis Talent.

casle took charge of Astralis’ main team in October 2022, initially on an interim basis before being appointed full-time at the end of that year. A semi-final run at IEM Cologne 2023 was one of the few bright spots of his time with Astralis, who have struggled to make a dent on the world stage.

The Danish team ends the season with a new-look roster following the high-profile signings of Martin "⁠stavn⁠" Lund and Jakob "⁠jabbi⁠" Nygaard. The former HEROIC pair made their first appearance at BetBoom Dacha, where Astralis finished in 7th-8th place.

"The demands here are high, and we are constantly evolving both as a team and organization,” said Astralis Sports Director Kasper Straube.

“After analyzing the fall season and working to identify the future needs on and around the team, the conclusion is that a profile with different skills than Peter's is needed. We are acting on this now so that we can hit the ground running in 2024.

"Overall, we are in a very good position and enter 2024 with a strong belief that we can compete at the highest level. This requires, among other things, finding the right coach to lead the team, and that process is underway."

Astralis added that the new coach “will be announced once found," though everything appears to indicate that Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström is one of the strongest candidates for the role.

Read more
Xizt's final Heroic interview: "Super proud of what we have achieved"

The Swedish coach worked with Straube, stavn and jabbi during his time on HEROIC, who recently hired Eetu "⁠sAw⁠" Saha as their new head coach.

Astralis are now:

Denmark Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz
Denmark Martin "⁠stavn⁠" Lund
Denmark Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer
Denmark Jakob "⁠jabbi⁠" Nygaard
Denmark Victor "⁠Staehr⁠" Staehr

Denmark Johannes "⁠b0RUP⁠" Borup (benched)
Denmark Christian "⁠Buzz⁠" Andersen (benched)

Denmark Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard
Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.99
Maps played:
973
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.66
Denmark Johannes 'b0RUP' Borup
Johannes 'b0RUP' Borup
Age:
24
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.00
Maps played:
1728
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.67
Denmark Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Age:
28
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.16
Maps played:
1966
KPR:
0.78
DPR:
0.62
Denmark Christian 'Buzz' Andersen
Christian 'Buzz' Andersen
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.97
Maps played:
461
KPR:
0.65
DPR:
0.67
Finland Eetu 'sAw' Saha
Eetu 'sAw' Saha
Age:
31
Team:
Denmark Victor 'Staehr' Staehr
Victor 'Staehr' Staehr
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
542
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.67
Denmark Martin 'stavn' Lund
Martin 'stavn' Lund
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
1311
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.67
Sweden Richard 'Xizt' Landström
Richard 'Xizt' Landström
Age:
32
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
1667
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.65
Denmark Peter 'casle' Ardenskjold
Peter 'casle' Ardenskjold
Age:
37
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.72
Maps played:
24
KPR:
0.52
DPR:
0.77
Denmark Benjamin 'blameF' Bremer
Benjamin 'blameF' Bremer
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.16
Maps played:
1116
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.60
finally
2023-12-20 14:31
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+1
2023-12-21 05:26
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#3
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Europe JemappeIIe
They should get zonic or Xizt
2023-12-20 14:32
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22 replies
#16
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Denmark Andengommi
Hunden Inc!!. Easy Copenhagen major win!!
2023-12-20 14:35
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3 replies
#64
b0RUP | 
New Zealand stam_
+1
2023-12-20 15:41
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Based take my fellow Hunden enjoyer
2023-12-20 16:23
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+1
2023-12-21 02:57
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#51
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Germany BRUHNS_
what exactly makes u believe that zonic is going to leave falcons 3 months after signing there?
2023-12-20 15:17
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8 replies
#52
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Europe JemappeIIe
Because it's trash
2023-12-20 15:19
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7 replies
Good money tho
2023-12-20 15:21
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#55
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Germany BRUHNS_
he just wants the money anyway
2023-12-20 15:23
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3 replies
What else zonic want? Allready 5 majors nothing to prove. Time to farm money
2023-12-21 06:06
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2 replies
indeed
2023-12-21 07:00
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#142
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Germany BRUHNS_
yeah well he claims he does it because of the opportunity and bla bla bla. but yes, thats why I dont get the people who really think he will go back to astralis.
2023-12-21 10:59
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#68
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India vpatel_22
He knew this when he joined falcons.
2023-12-20 15:53
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astralis no money+trash
2023-12-20 17:34
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Xizt is on market lol, Astralic or Herolis. Can't tell the difference anymore
2023-12-20 16:01
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5 replies
oh no. no more betas in astralis. they need someone that can scare the shit out of them
2023-12-20 16:38
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3 replies
like who for example
2023-12-20 16:39
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2 replies
imo they should resign Trace. If they can get their hands on Sycrone from Mouz, that would be a scoop.
2023-12-20 16:44
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1 reply
Yes sycrone is the best choice nut he he wouldn't. That guy seems quite humble and honest, imo this doesn't fit his standards if he would've moved to Astralis
2023-12-20 17:25
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#139
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United Kingdom Junly_
Xizt is also angry with jabbi and stavn
2023-12-21 06:09
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Would love to see Xizt in the role as a Coach, he is a smart guy that understand CS better than most people.
2023-12-20 16:50
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1 reply
What do you mean as A coach? Xizt has been a coach for years…
2023-12-20 22:47
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#128
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Indonesia ivanovky
+Xizt definetely
2023-12-21 02:22
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+Xizt to reunite with stabbi
2023-12-20 14:32
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3 replies
#10
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Europe JemappeIIe
+1
2023-12-20 14:32
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+1
2023-12-21 02:42
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xizt ain't no traitor like the rats in astraloss.
2023-12-21 17:45
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+trace
2023-12-20 14:32
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1 reply
+1 or Sycrone
2023-12-20 16:45
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#6
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Pakistan LoOuU2
its time for Clutch Minister to make his long awaited comeback and take the new mantle.
2023-12-20 14:32
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4 replies
oh yea not a bad idea actually would like to see this happen
2023-12-20 14:33
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1 reply
#74
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Portugal silent____
would be so cool! maybe like him and xizt together
2023-12-20 15:58
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he def has the coach forehead
2023-12-20 18:32
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+1 but Idk about him going straight to being the Astralis main roster coach, I think he for sure could be a good coach though. Start him out on Astralis talent or something for a bit first and he’d be set.
2023-12-20 23:40
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+ byali
2023-12-20 14:32
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1 reply
#54
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United States scratchboy
Hahaha
2023-12-20 15:22
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+hunden
2023-12-20 14:32
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3 replies
#20
Faceit level 4  | 
FalleN | 
Brazil dungahk
honestly would not surprise me at all
2023-12-20 14:37
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+ forsaken even better
2023-12-20 15:26
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Would be a 300 iq move
2023-12-20 16:25
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#11
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
f0rest | 
Sweden extol88
Which ssssnake will appear next :D
2023-12-20 14:33
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1 reply
#126
Faceit level 10  | 
L.K.S | 
Belgium BradleyTD
LMAOOO
2023-12-20 23:56
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#12
Faceit premium user Faceit level 9  | 
steel | 
Armenia Imissexoptic
stabii
2023-12-20 14:33
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#14
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
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Spain paggnut
welcome xizt
2023-12-20 14:33
0
Stabbi strikes again
2023-12-20 14:34
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Welcome forsaken
2023-12-20 14:35
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ABOUT TIME .. get this snake out of here ! this guy ruined Astralis slowly and surely. Xizt, please join and heal this team.
2023-12-20 14:36
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1 reply
7/8
2023-12-21 02:43
0
+xizt?
2023-12-20 14:37
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#22
Faceit level 9  | 
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Russia IlyaBrony
Astralis 2024: blameF stavn jabbi device TeSeS Xizt
2023-12-20 14:38
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4 replies
Astralis 2025: XANTARES Wicadia MAJ3R woxic Calyx Fabre
2023-12-20 15:09
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2 replies
No
2023-12-20 15:57
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1 reply
just trust me bro
2023-12-21 03:52
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Not TeSeS, maybe birdfromsky and blame gives igl up and focuses on fragging
2023-12-20 18:28
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#23
Faceit level 4  | 
FalleN | 
Brazil dungahk
Astralis really bought out Heroic piece by piece... First, their performance coach, then jabbi and stavn, which made cadiaN leave, now their head coach. Do they really think they can simply buy out the Heroic formula and perform well like Heroic did? This is not going to end up well...
2023-12-20 14:39
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3 replies
no cadian no heroic
2023-12-20 14:44
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I don't think they want to repeat the heroic formula - they want all the best pieces of heroic to make a system around device and achieve what heroic failed to achieve. we never saw heroic with a top tier awper and it was a problem in big games. btw it's a pretty standard practice in sports, bayern did the same with dortmund some years ago, they bought gotze, lewy etc.
2023-12-20 16:09
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1 reply
#144
Faceit level 4  | 
FalleN | 
Brazil dungahk
My point was more towards they also grabbing non-players from Heroic, like their head coach and performance coach, they are literally grabbing everything that worked for Heroic and hoping it also works for them, but instead of doing the same thing with different people, they are hiring them FROM Heroic. I just feel this is not going to end up well
2023-12-21 12:19
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good for casle i guess, the great escape from the snake den
2023-12-20 14:39
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No one cars about snake org with snake baiting players. I just feel bad for device, since he got tricked coming back to this danish clown fiesta instead of signing with some high profile international team. I honestly could see him awp in Faze instead of broky at the end of CSGO, would solve Faze’s problem of inconsistent awper.
2023-12-20 14:42
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5 replies
yet ironically, broky's not even the problem in CS2.
2023-12-20 14:43
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2 replies
That’s why I said at the end of CSGO. Broky stepped up massively in CS2 and somehow plays better despite awp being nerf, which doesn’t make sense at all. Also we didn’t see much of device in CS2 so far, so making that roster move would be extremely risky and probably even stupid.
2023-12-20 14:47
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1 reply
tbf, he was kind of shotgun AWPing when we transitioned into CS2. And shotgun AWPing at the time was technically the way to go for AWPing to have any sort of impact, and still is. Well, not as much anymore but still.
2023-12-20 14:48
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do you even believe what you are saying? device is the boss of astralis, something like niko in g2. his first year after comeback might be bad (the only good result is top4 in cologne) but he can't be unhappy with his position. no other org will give him that much influence over the team ps. device in faze would make them better than vitality, that's a fair point. not gonna happen tho, mostly because what I said before - device is THE man in astralis and he won't be willing to change it
2023-12-20 15:54
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you care...i see
2023-12-20 16:46
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#28
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Sweden casiman1
+trace cus blamef likes the fella
2023-12-20 14:45
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#31
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Paraguay LifeHater
HUNDEN to return, beware
2023-12-20 14:50
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+hunden pls
2023-12-20 14:50
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2 replies
#89
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Europe MuniH05
then it will be most unlikable team
2023-12-20 16:42
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1 reply
as long as its just a cs-team...if you know what i mean
2023-12-20 16:48
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They kept him long enough to bomb Launders' show at the Major by giving Lau the literal most irrelevant guy they could find to interview.
2023-12-20 14:50
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Expected dont know why they hired him in the first place
2023-12-20 14:54
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1 reply
Because he is good academy coach
2023-12-20 18:33
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#36
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Czech Republic Semi96
🐍 already bit another person
2023-12-20 14:57
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#38
Faceit level 7  | 
cat | 
Poland Broken_BS
Pashabiceps incoming Jk I wouldnt wish A legend to go to astralis
2023-12-20 15:00
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#40
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Portugal silent____
XIZT INCOMING
2023-12-20 15:02
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#41
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Spain batxe
+ruggah or +rejin
2023-12-20 15:03
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1 reply
#48
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Russia Lessix
Rejin just joignes tsm
2023-12-20 15:10
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Promote hunden gg
2023-12-20 15:03
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IMO - should have kept Trace
2023-12-20 15:07
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#45
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Portugal ReyZ555
Welcome hunden
2023-12-20 15:08
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1 reply
#49
b0RUP | 
New Zealand stam_
Hopefully
2023-12-20 15:13
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I did - at one point - think they were better at communications meaning more proffesional than the majority of orgs. This was done ok, but in general they are amatuers. What I hear is they probe for candidates and then leaving them hanging. There is a looong way back to the top and their fanbase must be dwindling. They cant keep selling off assets to sustain their operations.
2023-12-20 15:15
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5 replies
#63
Faceit level 10  | 
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Tunisia LenkonFTW
Poaching players is done in every single contractual sport in the world . I don't get why people in cs are so pressed about it . And they are not selling assets to sustain , they have money . They did this to actually win shit .
2023-12-20 15:38
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4 replies
poaching is one thing, but doing it with no respect to the players is just stupid. And because one is an idiot does not mean we all have to be idiots.
2023-12-20 15:58
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3 replies
#99
Faceit level 10  | 
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Tunisia LenkonFTW
With no respect to who ? If anyone should be slandered its heroic and they way they run to twitter to cry about how the situation unraveled . And i still don't believe 2 players had that much control over such situation .
2023-12-20 17:00
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2 replies
I know how players have been treated and how they are approched...
2023-12-21 10:19
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1 reply
#146
Faceit level 10  | 
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Tunisia LenkonFTW
Cool.
2023-12-21 16:56
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+MSL
2023-12-20 15:32
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#59
Faceit level 10  | 
s1mple | 
Finland Lapatzu
Didnt think they would change anything. They better sign trace and if Staehr isnt working, get k0nfig. I want to see blameF and k0nfig bromance again
2023-12-20 15:32
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2 replies
probably getting Xizt.
2023-12-20 15:36
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#79
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Pakistan LoOuU2
No one wants Konflict back in the team.
2023-12-20 16:14
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#62
Faceit level 3  | 
Buzz | 
Czech Republic BouVer
Trace back hopefully!
2023-12-20 15:37
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+hunden to have the most hated team of all time
2023-12-20 15:42
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Xizt would be a novum. He is not danish.
2023-12-20 15:44
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Xizt? They have to get everyone who's worked for Heroic?
2023-12-20 15:46
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Xyp9x ( might be an option ) cajunb ( might be an option ) Gade ( might be an option ) b0rup as a coach ( might be an option )
2023-12-20 15:55
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Which NEW team are you most excited to see in action? ENCE Glav1e dycha Goofy hades Kylar Heroic NertZ sjuush TeSeS kyxsan nicoodoz Liquid NAF CadiaN YEKINDAR Twisstz skulls Falcons Magisk SunPayus Maden Snappi BOROS Spirit Chopper Sh1ro magixx zont1x donk I'm personally most excited to see what liquid can do under CadiaN.
2023-12-20 15:58
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7 replies
do Falcons get ENCE rmr spot
2023-12-20 16:25
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1 reply
Yes m8 they do
2023-12-20 17:13
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Falcons and Liquid for sure
2023-12-20 17:15
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3 replies
Yes brother me too and very curious to see how ENCE and Heroic will do
2023-12-20 17:17
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2 replies
Heroic seems to lack that star quality except for NertZ to be honest, I'd really love to see him in MOUZ or G2 instead. ENCE.. mmm nothing new, 9INE with a tweak, they did it just for Major spot tho, they'll change this lineup surely after Major
2023-12-20 17:55
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1 reply
Yeah NertZ to MOUZ or G2 is a really good call and keep dupreeh at Heroic.. Yeah I think your right again with ENCE getting 9INE core just for the major spot and then they will make changes after the major there has been alot of changes and alterations and new lineups recently.. it's really interesting and fascinating to watch I can't wait for this major m8
2023-12-20 18:46
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Liquid no doubt
2023-12-20 21:56
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#77
Faceit level 7  | 
device | 
Spain mavericko19
Xizt incoming or bring back trace? lets gooooooo
2023-12-20 16:09
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Hunden in
2023-12-20 16:11
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#80
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Netherlands geek3D
+trace please god
2023-12-20 16:14
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Astralis trying to be Heroic so bad
2023-12-20 16:16
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finally
2023-12-20 16:35
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#87
JK | 
Asia flipflop
+ kassad
2023-12-20 16:39
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#91
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Germany PuzbiBig
They can go Hunden at this point
2023-12-20 16:43
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#96
 | 
Brazil CS_KING
+Rejin or +Xizt the best coachs they can get
2023-12-20 16:52
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#97
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Denmark catatafish
Bring aboard FeTiSh... New on the scene might not remember the ol' CT-side of Dignitas/TSM with device, Dupreeh Core. They were litterally always getting 11/15 rounds on CT. I know, their results and T side were dogshit, but with current setup they get run over on both CT and T. Start with a strong CT and build 2-3 standard execute for T on each map.
2023-12-20 16:56
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It doesn't matter who they hire Stabbi will sabotage them.
2023-12-20 16:56
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+xizt
2023-12-20 17:12
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everyone leaving astralis
2023-12-20 18:34
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#112
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Macau ssong
ArcadioN for coach ez +4 majors
2023-12-20 18:43
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1 reply
Legend
2023-12-21 17:05
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if they fucking get hunden I will be so mad
2023-12-20 18:52
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As if it is casle's fault that they keep sucking
2023-12-20 19:00
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1 reply
It is blameF
2023-12-20 21:53
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+xyp9x (coach) -staehr +k0nfig
2023-12-20 19:06
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+sycrone please
2023-12-20 20:09
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Oh no...
2023-12-20 20:15
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hunden incoming again xD?
2023-12-20 20:16
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First w from astralis still cant give my respect. Pls sign Hunden
2023-12-20 20:33
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They told us this was the best cs team lol, it hasn't had the consistency of navi
2023-12-20 21:06
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"casle spent over a year in charge of Astralis' main team" he built an banger lineup and now you kick him, wpgg. xizt or disband.
2023-12-20 22:26
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#127
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Andorra hdz`
yes because the coach builds the team lol
2023-12-21 01:31
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Gl
2023-12-21 02:55
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noo
2023-12-21 04:07
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#135
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Russia HikZ
hunden inc
2023-12-21 04:18
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Another one bites the dust
2023-12-21 06:00
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#143
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Ukraine dench1k
"Overall, we are in a very good position" - I see you
2023-12-21 11:59
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#145
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Belgium Sicario_
if they smart they just rejoin depreeh, xyp9nx
2023-12-21 15:40
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+ trace
2023-12-21 19:43
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