ruggah completes move to Astralis

ruggah was initially scheduled to join in April, but comes in early after OG and Astralis' failure to qualify for the Copenhagen Major.

ruggah, like Astralis, bowed out of the RMR with defeat

Casper "⁠ruggah⁠" Due has signed for Astralis and will start work as their new head coach immediately, just days after the Danish organization's failure to qualify for the PGL Copenhagen Major.

The former Dignitas and North coach agreed to join Astralis in January but had to wait for his OG deal, set to run out on April 1, to expire before linking up with Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz and company. An agreement has now been reached for ruggah to join Astralis one month early.

"ruggah comes into a team that is suffering right now," said Sports Director Kasper Straube to Astralis, "but with players of such quality, I have full faith that we will find the formula together."

ruggah added a statement of his own: "I have respect for the fact that it is a task that others have found it difficult to undertake, so while I will make no golden promises, everyone can see the potential in this group and with a strong organization around us, I can’t wait to get started."

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Astralis set to install ruggah as new head coach

The wait for ruggah to join led to the now-released temporary coach Mathias "⁠R0nic⁠" Pinholt standing behind Astralis for their failures at IEM Katowice and the EU RMR, after Peter "⁠casle⁠" Ardenskjold was relieved of his duties in December 2023.

An inquest into those failures will be at the top of ruggah's in-tray as he attempts to guide Astralis through their latest storm.

Astralis are now:

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

Denmark Casper "⁠ruggah⁠" Due (Head Coach)

Denmark Victor 'Staehr' Staehr
Victor 'Staehr' Staehr
Age:
19
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.02
Maps played:
577
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.66
Denmark Martin 'stavn' Lund
Martin 'stavn' Lund
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
1346
KPR:
0.73
DPR:
0.67
Denmark Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard
Jakob 'jabbi' Nygaard
Age:
20
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.99
Maps played:
1008
KPR:
0.67
DPR:
0.66
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 Mathias 'R0nic' Pinholt
Mathias 'R0nic' Pinholt
Age:
23
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.73
Maps played:
35
KPR:
0.50
DPR:
0.76
Denmark Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Nicolai 'device' Reedtz
Age:
28
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.16
Maps played:
2001
KPR:
0.78
DPR:
0.62
Denmark Benjamin 'blameF' Bremer
Benjamin 'blameF' Bremer
Age:
26
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.15
Maps played:
1151
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.60
blud has a lot of work ahead xD
2024-02-28 14:19
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cant be worst than before him
2024-02-28 14:53
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1 reply
+1
2024-02-28 18:32
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+1
2024-02-28 16:10
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ok, now please bench blameF
2024-02-28 14:18
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26 replies
#15
Faceit level 9  | 
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Saint Kitts and Nevis skyQ69
+1
2024-02-28 14:21
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they wont do it
2024-02-28 14:41
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7 replies
they did
2024-02-28 16:26
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#100
Faceit level 3  | 
Demho | 
Italy Pipa27
Narrator: They did
2024-02-28 16:39
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1 reply
excellent
2024-02-28 21:34
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xddd
2024-02-28 16:51
0
nope, not happening
2024-02-28 17:44
0
lol
2024-02-28 18:33
0
+1
2024-02-28 21:29
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#49
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Austria wdy629
better find an IGL and kick slabbi.....
2024-02-28 14:51
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4 replies
who is slabbi?
2024-02-28 15:51
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2 replies
stabbi
2024-02-28 16:02
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Slacking Stabbi
2024-02-28 21:29
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>Ruggah former Dignitas and North coach Its actually happening MSL will come back
2024-02-28 17:45
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They won't do that. but they should also bench staehr because blameF is a good player but just not as igl
2024-02-28 15:48
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2 replies
I've been fucking vindicated
2024-02-28 18:05
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You are smoking. Yes Blame is good not IGLing but Staehr has been their only decent player next to Device since they picked up stabbi. Watch the games and look at the stats, Staehr somehow has ended up being the last player they should drop next to Device
2024-02-29 02:13
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#90
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Czech Republic manik999
He is a firepower with decent impact on the game, just not an IGL
2024-02-28 16:04
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2 replies
I dont think he has decent impact
2024-02-28 17:22
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1 reply
#122
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Europe mames
nobody is perfect
2024-02-28 17:46
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And he did, lmao
2024-02-28 16:23
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2 replies
I never thought they would actually do it, hell fucking yeeeessss
2024-02-28 18:02
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1 reply
I have wanted it for quite awhile. After RMR failure, hope became expectations. But a fear of them giving Ruggah a month or two to fix it, made me a bit uneasy.
2024-02-29 07:13
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What next boss?
2024-02-28 16:41
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1 reply
idk, how about OG bench F1KU and k1to and some other shit
2024-02-28 19:01
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You ask and you shall receive
2024-02-28 21:49
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#3
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Germany Gabbah
gg
2024-02-28 14:18
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#5
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Brazil Elias102_br
lul
2024-02-28 14:19
0
Will this do anything?
2024-02-28 14:19
0
20 replies
#13
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
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Sweden vetten
For sure. It's quite clear they didn't know how to use the current squad, with some guidance some problems can be fixed, maybe not all but some.
2024-02-28 14:21
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19 replies
What makes you think fucking RUGGAH of all people can fix that?
2024-02-28 14:34
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17 replies
#38
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
flameZ | 
Israel dBo
Because he is the best Danish coach on the market?
2024-02-28 14:39
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8 replies
Sycrone?
2024-02-28 14:54
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2 replies
#70
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Israel Lisnow
He is locked in on Mouz , they perform well
2024-02-28 15:26
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1 reply
AcilioN is a coach now, even bot xizt would be a better option. Id rather give a chance to a young unproven coach than a dude that has been coach for 8 years, with 4 different teams, great players at instances and still achieved absolutely nothing
2024-02-28 16:23
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#59
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Paraguay LifeHater
No? Besides they had Xizt as an option as well which they didn't take
2024-02-28 15:01
0
No he isn't.
2024-02-28 15:03
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for real they should sign msl as coach
2024-02-28 15:33
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1 reply
mslul
2024-02-28 15:50
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#146
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China RADNIKEY
And what are all of the other Danish coaches who are currently on the market
2024-03-01 04:51
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#47
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
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Sweden vetten
Yeah like you have any insight on how he works with teams and what input he has xdd
2024-02-28 14:48
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7 replies
Idk about that guy but I did hear how he works, he coached nexa and he talked about it on one of Serbian Esport podcasts. All in all, ruggah has been coaching for 8 years with his biggest title being Blast Premier Fall 2022 groups and Spring sweet Spring, that should tell you enough about his coaching skills.
2024-02-28 14:53
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6 replies
Idk if ruggah is good or nah but do you really think that the players he had in og would have won more with a different coach?
2024-02-28 15:44
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4 replies
I do think so actually yeah. These were not that bad of a players. At various points he had Aleksib, mantuu, valde, nbk, issaa, flamez, neofrag, nexa etc Besides that, he never did anything noteworthy with any team he led
2024-02-28 16:22
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3 replies
Only 2 of the players you mentioned have had any success since leaving og. And the etc is just a bunch of nonames. Og is and was always mid. The initial roster punched way above their weight,but after that it has been on par with the level of players they had.
2024-02-28 16:40
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2 replies
So you want to convince me that if I coach for 8 years, t2-1.5 teams, and win one single t2 event in those 8 years (with 4 different orgs) and over 25 players I coached, and only 2 of those players are notable after my coaching, I am a good coach? That is some new levels on delusion
2024-02-28 16:52
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1 reply
2024-02-28 17:40
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#147
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China RADNIKEY
Technically his biggest title is EPICENTER 2016 but that was 8 years ago and is definitely more credited to k0nfig and MSL
2024-03-01 04:52
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Theres so many role clashes between stavn blamef and jabbi.. it could work sure but its gonna be really hard to get it all sorted out especially when you lack a proper igl
2024-02-28 15:17
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can a coach be washed?
2024-02-28 14:19
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3 replies
hahahahahahaha
2024-02-28 14:26
0
xddddddddd
2024-02-28 14:42
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#56
Faceit level 10  | 
Panama xtnkt
Groove
2024-02-28 14:54
0
tier 3 > tier 2. Welcome to Astralis
2024-02-28 14:19
0
players of such quality yet failing to win against 9pandas.
2024-02-28 14:19
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1 reply
#130
Faceit level 10  | 
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United States |Scy|
Those guys lost the game before they joined the server. Their mental, how they're organized, and infrastructure is complete dogshit. No leadership. Hopefully ruggah can change that, especially with an ACTUAL IGL.
2024-02-28 19:23
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Well, better roll up them sleeves and get to work.
2024-02-28 14:19
0
F
2024-02-28 14:20
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#12
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France GenG_Fan
Should have spend some money to get him 3 months earlier... Astralis was the only team in the entire RMR cycle without a fucking coach
2024-02-28 14:20
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If they can't make this work now , then -blamef and get real igl .
2024-02-28 14:21
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dude had only failure in OG now will have only failure in Astralis
2024-02-28 14:22
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1 reply
#125
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United States zovint
Wow ruggah really kicked him
2024-02-28 18:25
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Ah, yes, ruggah. Best known for his four years in OG where he led them to ONE Blast final. Seems like the future for astralis is bleak eh?
2024-02-28 14:22
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2 replies
i doubt ruggah will turn astralis into a top 3 team but all of the og rosters were mid af wether you like it or not.
2024-02-28 14:23
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1 reply
True, and if he had any hand in - blamef I’m already changing my tune.
2024-03-01 20:30
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#18
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Europe Klobby
ASTRALIS IS SAVED)))
2024-02-28 14:23
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#19
Faceit level 10  | 
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Japan Justiiice
Hopefully Ruggah can teach BaitF to stop baiting so much
2024-02-28 14:23
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#20
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United States zovint
Ruggah: “okay first thing, baitf you are kicked”
2024-02-28 14:23
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Huge L
2024-02-28 14:24
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Another 🐍 to ASStraLOSE
2024-02-28 14:23
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He held OG back, glad he is gone.
2024-02-28 14:24
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1 reply
#31
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Romania RMS17
+1
2024-02-28 14:29
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baseed
2024-02-28 14:24
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#26
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Croatia nAmeless69
Now jabbi +k0nfig
2024-02-28 14:25
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This move won't change anything as long as blameF stays IGL and jabbi performs the way he does.
2024-02-28 14:28
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Someone in that organization is literally laundring money cause there is no logical explanation for this
2024-02-28 14:28
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A lot of experience coaching teams that fails to qualify for the major.
2024-02-28 14:28
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#32
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
France docking
They don't need a new coach. They need an IGL who's willing to sacrifice themselves for the team to perform. -blamef
2024-02-28 14:30
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2 replies
lul, thats so strange idea to do
2024-02-28 14:42
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1 reply
#80
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Denmark dinkazu
Most successful teams have atleast 1 player on the team that is willing to sacrifice for the rest of the team. Faze: Karrigan, (Rain) - G2: Hooxi, nexa - Vitality: Apex. - Spirit: Chopper, magixx. Most people would probably think that a team like Zywoo, donk, m0nesy, s1mple, ropz would be the best team in the world because they are all good individually, but more things are required for a team to be consistent and successful. Astralis dont have any of that, it's very clear to see. No leadership, no tactical game plan, no confidence, just nothing.
2024-02-28 15:47
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too late
2024-02-28 14:30
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good luck Ruggah o7
2024-02-28 14:32
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#36
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Portugal ReyZ555
I dont see any improvement here
2024-02-28 14:35
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Will he take Astralis to the same heighs as OG?
2024-02-28 14:39
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Good for OG
2024-02-28 14:39
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#43
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Greece her-1g
astralis has definitely the talent and the skills to reach top5. they need chemistry and guidance
2024-02-28 14:43
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they need to bench blameF and find another IGL.
2024-02-28 14:45
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the fuck does it matter now fucking cunts
2024-02-28 14:48
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From being shit, to still being shit, this guy has done nothing with OG lol
2024-02-28 14:48
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1 reply
He has done nothing with all the teams he coached. His biggest title is Spring sweet Spring online
2024-02-28 14:54
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#50
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Germany BRUHNS_
damn. how about getting a head coach BEFORE kato and the RMR?
2024-02-28 14:51
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#51
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India kindaman17
big brain time lmao
2024-02-28 14:52
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Vladyslava coaching hype train incoming
2024-02-28 14:53
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just buyout zonic and then cry because it doesnt work = classic astralis
2024-02-28 15:13
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Sad to see a another good dane wasting his time and potentially ruining his career by joining unfixable team.
2024-02-28 15:14
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#63
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Sweden Vrede
so looks like they think coach was more problem than BaitF
2024-02-28 15:14
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who?
2024-02-28 15:19
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#102
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Brazil darkfroid
ggah
2024-02-28 16:40
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Change positions and start over, this can be good 🤷
2024-02-28 15:20
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They won't replace blamF just yet they are too invested in him and think he is not the problem but I think he is the problem get the f out of Astralis blameF +sdy
2024-02-28 15:22
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6 replies
#111
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China halflife2
Check out the news, blamf is gone
2024-02-28 17:31
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5 replies
Ye m8 I am reading this is good news for Astralis
2024-02-28 17:33
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4 replies
#113
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China halflife2
I was thinking sdy is good replacement too, but resulting team communication in English.
2024-02-28 17:36
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3 replies
Yeah he would be a good replacement or they could try sign Hooxi which would make 2 teams better with 1 move
2024-02-28 17:37
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#117
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China halflife2
They have to wait for Major to finish. Also Hooxi’s contract with G2. It’s going to be interesting to see the shuffling after the major, stay tuned.
2024-02-28 17:40
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1 reply
Thanks brother I'm staying tuned and look forward to this major!
2024-02-28 17:42
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I mean, this is the final test for ruggah, i dont really trust him lnowing that og didnt show any bit of hope in 4 years, i would expect a decent coach to do at least something with average players, but lets see if he can make a super team work i guess
2024-02-28 15:23
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THEY NEED BUZZ AND REMOVE JABBI
2024-02-28 15:29
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1 reply
#72
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Russia SaitoXX
0.5 kd to 0.5kd. nice one
2024-02-28 15:32
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The best coach Astralis had in the past since zonic was TRACE, and of course they kicked him.
2024-02-28 15:38
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2 replies
didn't they kick him as punishment for not making major or something like that? look how that worked out
2024-02-28 16:20
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they also kicked gla1ve for bad performance at the worst possible time. I think Astralis org really is a problem, could say things about other orgs too also in top 5 atm. That make life very hard for their players. For example even when Astralis had their prime, organisation fucked them up big time. If i remember well they couldn't play a lot of tournaments. Which is why they dropped off in form temporarily
2024-02-28 21:36
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this team is beyond saving sorry astralis fans but there's no way out for the snakes LMAOOOOOOOOOO
2024-02-28 15:41
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really msl should be coach at least he achieved in career
2024-02-28 15:41
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#78
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Russia Lessix
L move from Asstralis again nt
2024-02-28 15:44
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Thank God they took him.
2024-02-28 15:46
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Bench BlameF, JFC!
2024-02-28 15:54
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#85
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Hungary ShadYyBoy
dead team?
2024-02-28 15:57
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nice try
2024-02-28 16:01
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#89
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China halflife2
Blamef need a brain behind himself. Hope this works out.
2024-02-28 16:03
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1 reply
#104
Faceit level 10  | 
cadiaN | 
United Kingdom Brumafriend
lol
2024-02-28 16:42
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#92
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Pakistan yuhflowyuh
Still ehhh
2024-02-28 16:13
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he already regrets it kkkkkkkkkk
2024-02-28 16:19
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Good, og can win now.
2024-02-28 16:22
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What did he do to deserve this honestly? Nothing , they signed him just because he's danish ...
2024-02-28 17:03
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Aren't there like other people on this planet who would make a good job as coach? Why get OG coach when OG was fucking dogshit and didn't win anything past months?
2024-02-28 17:17
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The coach who never smiles
2024-02-28 17:18
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1 reply
He didn't really had reasons to smile in OG
2024-02-29 09:21
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What an opportunity for this guy...
2024-02-28 17:37
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Time to see how good of a coach ruggah truly is...
2024-02-28 17:42
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-blameF seems kinda rough. Seems like blamef’s grown tired of IGLing. Why’s no one talking about Mankz from M80? He seems to be a decent IGL with huge support potential that astralis need the most.
2024-02-28 19:00
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#131
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Destroyer | 
Other Marauder_
nice a banned coach, now the clownhouse is complete. To thE StaRs!!!!
2024-02-28 20:14
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Ruggah is going to make ZERO difference...
2024-02-28 21:25
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Oh yes ruggah, astralis' saviour, he'll fix them right on up. If they work hard they might even qualify to a major.
2024-02-28 21:35
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1 reply
They failed 3 times to qual for major. There's absolutely nothing anyone can do
2024-02-28 21:42
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He will be out instantly if they fuck up Shanghai qualifier
2024-02-28 21:50
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#141
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Canada minibeech
its hilarious reading some of the comments that came from people that didnt already read about blamef being benched.
2024-02-29 01:00
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#145
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China RADNIKEY
At least he will have plenty to do
2024-03-01 04:48
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