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			'''Astralis''' is a ] ] organization. Best known for their '']'' team, they also have teams representing other games, such as '']'' and ''].'' The parent group of Astralis is the Astralis Group, who previously managed ] and Future F.C. before the merger of all teams under the Astralis brand.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=https://astralis.gg/post/one-brand-one-family\|title=One Brand. One Family.\|website=astralis.gg\|language=en-US\|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> Astralis Group became the first ] organization to conduct an ],<ref name=":6" /> and is traded as ticker {{OMX\|CSE181425\|ASTRLS}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Investor Relations \|url=https://astralis.gg/investor \|access-date=March 8, 2023 \|website=astralis.gg}}</ref> Astralis's CS:GO team holds the most ] won at 4.
	'''Astralis''' is a ] organization owned by players of the former Danish ]/] lineup, with the help of their manager, Frederik "realition" Byskov. The rights to the Astralis name were obtained from the original founders of the Finnish Counter-Strike team.

			== ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' division ==
	== History ==
			=== History ===
	=== January 2016 - May 2016 (device, dupreeh, Xyp9x, cajunb, karrigan) ===
	Astralis’ first event was DreamHack Leipzig 2016 in January 2016. The team topped their group after defeating their Danish brethren ] and the European-mix team ] in best-of-ones, however they exited the event in the semi-final losing 0-2 to ]. Their next LAN was Global eSports Cup where they topped their group once again, this time with best-of-three wins over Method and ]. They would go on to lose the semi-final vs their rivals from the previous year, ] 1-2 and then defeat CLG in the third-place decider, only losing seven rounds over two maps. ESL Expo Barcelona was up next which featured an unusual format where each team had three lives and a map loss would mean a life lost. Astralis won five maps against ], x6tence, ] and ]. Astralis narrowly lost a life to G2 and played two close games vs ] in the faux-final as the only two teams left.

			==== 2018 ====
	IEM Katowice was next and Astralis would once again top their group and go straight to the semi-final with best-of-one wins over ], ], E-Frag, ] and ]. Astralis were set to play the last match of the day vs ], but due to delays, this didn’t start until midnight and finally finished at 3am with Astralis losing 1-2.
			{{More citations needed section\|date=March 2021}}

			On January 19, Astralis entered into the ] in the United States with the group stages being played in Atlanta and the playoffs in Boston. Astralis, being the previous ELEAGUE major champions, were eager to claim the title and have a wonderful start for 2018 after a good run at the previous year. However, things didn't go as expected as they started the tournament by losing to Mousesports. The Danes found themselves in a pretty tough situation, but they managed to catch up by winning the second game against their old rivals North in a classic Danish derby. On the third day of the tournament, they got upset by Fnatic as the Swedes left them with no more losses to conceive during the group stage in order to qualify. In the end, Astralis were eliminated after a surprising loss against Cloud9, the team who later went on to win the major after winning a best-of-three grand final against the tournament favourites, FaZe Clan.
	Astralis were expected to go far in MLG Columbus, the eighth CS:GO Major following their 2nd place finish to ] at Counter Pit League Season 2. The event started well as Astralis beat ] and ] to top their group but were rewarded by being drawn against ] in the Quarterfinals, the favourites to win the whole event after winning their previous six events in a row. Things did not go well for the Swedes though, as Astralis won in two maps, 16-10 on Overpass and 16-5 on Fnatic’s map pick, Cache due to a standout performance from Peter “]” Rasmussen. Astralis went on to face ] in the semi-final where they narrowly lost Inferno 14-16 and were outclassed on Dust II thanks to stellar performances from Ioann “Edward” Sukhariev and Egor “flamie” Vasilyev.

			In February, Kjaerbye unexpectedly left Astralis to join ]. Astralis were left scrambling for a fifth player but fortunately, they were able to sign ] a few days later. This would mark the beginning of an astronomical rise to the top and domination over the Counter-Strike scene. After a quarter-final finish at StarSeries S4 and a semi-final loss at IEM Katowice 2018, they reached the summit after a spectacular performance at DreamHack Marseille 2018, convincingly beating ], ], and ] on their way to the title. Although they lost to ] in the grand final after a narrow 3–0 best of five series at IEM Sydney 2018, they bounced back at ] Season 7 Finals, swiftly defeating ] and beating ] 3–1 to grab the trophy. They continued their dominance with trophies at ECS Season 5 Finals and ], with a semi-final loss to ] at ] in between.
	Over the next few events Astralis did not live up to their reputation of cleaning up in groups and advancing comfortably to playoffs. Their first group stage exit in six months occurred at DreamHack Masters Malmö 2016, where they won the opener vs Lounge Gaming but were upset by their Danish counterparts, ] 9-16 on their home map Overpass. Astralis drew the hometown heroes, ] in the decider match and lost 1-2 with poor performances from dupreeh and IGL Finn “karrigan Andersen. NiP would go on to win the event in front of a roaring Swedish crowd. A month later, the team attended ESL Pro League S3 Finals in England. This time they lost to the North American mix of ] in a best-of-one 7-16 and came up against the Columbus Major champions, Luminosity. They fought a tough best-of-three, winning the first map and narrowly lost the remaining two despite Nicolai “]” Reedtz having a K-D of 81-50. Luminosity went on to win this event in a gruelling best-of-five vs G2. Following this defeat Astralis decided to swap René “cajunb” Borg for Dignitas’ Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjaerbye who was headhunted by Astralis’ coach, Danny “zonic” Sørensen whom he knew from his time coaching him during 2015.

			Astralis then crowned their era with their second Major title at ], quickly beating ], ], and ] without dropping a single map in the playoffs. A mere 6 days later, they defeated ] 2–1 in the grand-final at BLAST Pro Series Istanbul 2018 – after having an undefeated 5–0 group stage – to continue their dominance over the scene. This dominance was brought on through meta-defining coordination<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Gone, but not to be forgotten: The legacy of Astralis, the greatest team of all time (Part 2) \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/33044/gone-but-not-to-be-forgotten-the-legacy-of-astralis-the-greatest-team-of-all-time-part-2 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=HLTV.org \|language=en}}</ref> and utility usage, significantly leading in average utility damage per round.<ref>{{Citation \|title=How Much Better is CSGO Today? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtbEN9igWQY \|language=en \|access-date=April 8, 2022}}</ref>
	=== June 2016 - October 2016 (device, dupreeh, Xyp9x, karrigan, Kjaerbye) ===
	With a month of practice Astralis attended DreamHack Summer 2016, and this time things were looking up as they topped their group, comfortably defeating the Finnish ENCE eSports and Danish ]. An all too familiar story occurred in playoffs where they faced NiP in the semi-finals and once again fought a strong best-of-three but ultimately lost 1-2, nearly winning on Cobblestone, Astralis’ perma-ban map. Astralis played their ] Season 1 group in June, topping their group winning 5 out of 6 maps vs NRG, CLG and ] with the help of zonic standing in for IGL karrigan who arrived late to the event. They then won best-of-threes vs NRG and CLG. At ECS Season 1 Finals Astralis once again uncharacteristically lost to a North American team, this time being ] led by Kory “SEMPHIS” Friesen. They went on to face ] in the decider match and were beaten 0-2.

			==== 2019 ====
	Astralis went into ], the second CS:GO Major of the year with a stand-in for Kjaerbye in the form of Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander. This was because Kjaerbye played and won the European Minor with ] and ] rules dictated he had to sit the event out. In ], Astralis defeated their Danish rivals ] in the event opener but were destroyed by the CIS ] team in the winner’s best-of-one 6-16. Tragedy struck after this loss with Peter "]" Rasmussen getting appendicitis and resulted in him watching the remainder of the event from hospital. Coach ] rose to the challenge having not played the game since ] a month prior and Astralis scraped through to the playoffs besting ] 2-1. Astralis were drawn vs the Polish legends ] in the quarterfinals, however they were unable to best them despite a strong performance from device going 68-43 in K-D and taking the Poles to overtime on both maps.
			{{More citations needed section\|date=March 2021}}

			At the ], they picked up their third Major title, becoming the second team in CS:GO history (after ]) to take home three Major titles, and the third to win two majors back-to-back. They made it into the New Champions stage after a convincing 3–0 score in the New Legends stage, beating ], ] and ]. They then went through the New Champions stage without dropping a single map, beating ], ], and finally ] to secure the Major win.
	After the Major Astralis returned to Atlanta to attend the ] but lost to ] 0-2 in the quarterfinals. Shortly after they attended Power-LAN, a small Danish event. They advanced to the semi-finals as expected but lost to ] 1-2, led by their Major stand-in gla1ve. Less than two weeks later Heroic bested Astralis again, this time in the opener at StarLadder StarSeries Season 2 16-13 on Train. Astralis were pitted vs Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev’s Navi in the elimination match and won in overtime 19-17. Astralis won vs the Chinese TyLoo 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals but once again lost to NiP 1-2.

			Their dominance dropped off considerably after the IEM Katowice Major 2019, and had their spot taken by Team Liquid who had become the number one CS:GO team in the world.
	In October Astralis attended ] New York 2016 featuring an 8 team Swiss format in which they grinded past ] 16-13 but didn’t win another map against opponents ] (former Luminosity), ] and ]. A week later they bombed out in the round of 12 at WESG 2016 European Finals losing 1-2 to ] with the two maps they lost being 14-16. A breakdown in the team occurred and Astralis decided it was time for karrigan to go, opting for gla1ve instead. karrigan had led the core players since December 2014 to five tournament wins in 2015 but none since forming Astralis.

			Later on that August, Astralis attended the ]. After winning their opening match against DreamEaters and ], they lost their next match against ], making history as they had the longest match in major history, 59 rounds in total.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hltv.org/matches/2335636/astralis-vs-nrg-starladder-major-berlin-2019\|title=HLTV.org – Astralis vs NRG – StarLadder Major Berlin 2019\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=HLTV.org\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904225048/https://www.hltv.org/matches/2335636/astralis-vs-nrg-starladder-major-berlin-2019 \|archive-date=September 4, 2019 \|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> After losing to NRG, they defeated CR4ZY and proceeded to the playoffs. Astralis faced off ] in the Quarterfinals, and after a surprising map pick, they won the series convincingly. They once again faced off against NRG Esports in the semifinals and won the series. Finally, Astralis faced off against Avangar in the Grand Finals. Astralis won the series dominantly making them the first CS:GO team ever to win three consecutive majors, and the first team to achieve four major wins total, passing Fnatic's record of three.
	=== November 2016 - December 2016 (device, dupreeh, Xyp9x, Kjaerbye, gla1ve) ===
	Astralis returned to what was expected from them after poor placings throughout the majority of 2016 by topping their group at ] Season 2 with best-of-one victories against ALTERNATE aTTaX and ]. A week later they topped their six-team group at IEM Oakland 2016 with wins vs ], ], ] and TyLoo with the only loss vs ]. This netted them a semi-final spot and they lost 0-2 to ] 14-16 and 12-16 where Nicolai “device” Reedtz had an uncharacteristically poor showing. The team returned to Atlanta for the ] playoffs and reached the final, triumphing over ] 2-1 with Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjaerbye posting a 1.56 HLTV rating, beating SK 2-0 with a stellar performance by Andreas “]” Højsleth. Astralis were expected to win the final vs ] after defeating the Brazilian favourites in the semi-final and OpTic causing upsets on the other side of the bracket. The Danes looked like they were on their way to do this with a 16-9 win on Train but lost the next two maps 6-16 and 11-16 with Keith “NAF” Markovic putting up an incredible 78-45 K-D.

			In November 2019, following consistent success and multiple championships with the team, Astralis' coach zonic was honored with the "Coach of the Year Award" at the Esports Awards 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ginx.tv/en/esports/esports-awards-2019-winners-list\|title=Esports Awards\|date=November 17, 2019\|language=en-GB\|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>
	Astralis would get revenge against the North American side a week later at ECS Season 2 Finals in Anaheim winning their first match of the group 16-7, followed by a 16-3 trouncing over ] with Xyp9x going 25-5 against the European team. In the semi-final Astralis bested ] 2-0 with device achieving a 46-19 K-D over 45 rounds. OpTic met them in the final but this time the Danish side were too hot for them to handle and Astralis obtained their first trophy since they formed twelve months prior.

			==== 2020 ====
	=== February 2018 - Present (device, dupreeh, Xyp9x, gla1ve, Magisk) ===
			On March 22, 2020, Astralis announced the organisation was expanding the roster beyond the main five players, something unprecedented for CSGO teams at the time, signing Patrick "es3tag" Hansen from Heroic.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Astralis establishes permanent six-man roster\|url=https://www.astralisgroup.net/news/astralis-establishes-permanent-six-man-roster-adds-patrick-es3tag-hansen\|website=Astralis Group\|access-date=May 27, 2020\|archive-date=March 23, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323041440/https://www.astralisgroup.net/news/astralis-establishes-permanent-six-man-roster-adds-patrick-es3tag-hansen\|url-status=dead}}</ref> es3tag would join Astralis following the end of his contract with Heroic on July 1. On May 11, Astralis signed a seventh player, Jakob "JUGi" Hansen, who had been benched on North until then. On May 19, gla1ve, announced he was taking a break from CSGO due to stress-like symptoms, with JUGi to make his debut for Astralis. Nine days later, Xyp9x announced via Twitter that he will also go on an indefinite break to focus on his mental health.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=My situation\|url=https://twitter.com/xyp9x/status/1265936335652691968\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529185621/https://twitter.com/Xyp9x/status/1265936335652691968 \|archive-date=May 29, 2020 \|access-date=June 7, 2020\|website=Twitter\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth on leave\|url=https://www.astralis.gg/news/andreas-xyp9x-hojsleth-on-leave\|access-date=June 7, 2020\|website=Astralis Group\|language=en\|archive-date=August 30, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830082715/https://www.astralis.gg/news/andreas-xyp9x-hojsleth-on-leave\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Marko "Snappi" Pfeiffer would stand-in for Xyp9x until es3tag joins the team. In July 2020, Astralis replaced JUGi with Lucas "Bubzkji" Andersen, while gla1ve returned to the active roster 4 months later.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Roster Change: Lucas "Bubzkji" Andersen replaces Jakob "JUGi" Hansen\|url=https://www.astralisgroup.net/news/roster-change-lucas-bubzkji-andersen-replace-jakob-jugi-hansen\|access-date=September 4, 2020\|website=Astralis Group\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=gla1ve is back for Pro League\|url=https://www.astralisgroup.net/news/gla1ve-is-back-for-pro-league\|access-date=September 4, 2020\|website=Astralis Group\|language=en}}</ref>
	In February, Kjaerbye unexpectedly left Astralis to join ]. Astralis were left scrambling for a fifth player but fortunately, they were able to sign Emil "Magisk" Reif a few days later. This would mark the beginning of an astronomical rise to the top and domination over the Counter-Strike scene. After a quarter-final finish at StarSeries S4 and a semi-final loss at IEM Katowice 2018, they reached the summit after a spectacular performance at DreamHack Marseille 2018, convincingly beating ], ], and ] on their way to the title. Although they lost to ] in the grand final after a narrow 3-0 best of five series at IEM Sydney 2018, they bounced back at ] Season 7 Finals, swiftly defeating ] and beating ] 3-1 to grab the trophy. They continued their dominance with trophies at ECS Season 5 Finals and ], with a semi-final loss to ] at ] in between.

			In September 2020, Astralis Group announced the merger of all teams under the Astralis brand.<ref name=":2"/>
	Astralis then crowned their era with their second Major title at ], quickly beating ], ], and ] without dropping a single map in the playoffs. A mere 6 days later, they defeated ] 2-1 in the grand-final at BLAST Pro Series Istanbul 2018 - after having an undefeated 5-0 group stage - to continue their dominance over the scene.

	== Roster ==
			In October 2020, Astralis would field Es3tag amongst Gla1ve, Dev1ce, Magisk and Dupreeh to claim 6 successive victories in a row during the group stages of ESL Pro League S12; a series streak only tarnished by one loss with Bubzkji in Es3tag's place. Later, at the group stages, Astralis would lose to Danish rivals Heroic only to complete a lower bracket run wherein they later claimed redemption against said rivals and went on to defeat Ukrainian rivals Natus Vincere in the grand finals.{{citation needed\|date=May 2021}}
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			==== 2021 ====
			Following a change by Valve to major qualifiers to penalize 6-man rosters using mid-match substitutions,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Valve unveils 2020 RMR stickers; announces points reset, coach limitations \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/31089/valve-unveils-2020-rmr-stickers-announces-points-reset-coach-limitations \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=HLTV.org \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Counter-Strike: Global Offensive \|url=http://blog.counter-strike.net/ \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=blog.counter-strike.net}}</ref> Astralis adjusted.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bubzkji: "We had to rethink the whole idea of a six-man roster; I can now play multiple maps" \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/31259/bubzkji-we-had-to-rethink-the-whole-idea-of-a-six-man-roster-i-can-now-play-multiple-maps \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=HLTV.org \|language=en}}</ref>

			In April 2021, after more than five years with the team, Nicolai "]" Reedtz left the organization and was signed by ]. During his tenure with Astralis, dev1ce had set the record for most MVP medals in Counter-Strike history with 18.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=NIP complete device signing\|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/31614/nip-complete-device-signing\|access-date=May 11, 2021\|website=HLTV.org\|language=en}}</ref>

			In July 2021, ] signed a new three-year contract through the summer of 2024 with Astralis. Later, Astralis completed the signing of Philip "⁠Lucky⁠" Ewald, an 18-year-old AWPer who had previously played for Tricked.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=gla1ve signs new three-year deal with Astralis\|url= https://www.hltv.org/news/32093/gla1ve-signs-new-three-year-deal-with-astralis\|access-date=July 23, 2021\|website=HLTV.org\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Astralis reestablish extended roster with Lucky signing\|url= https://www.hltv.org/news/32101/astralis-reestablish-extended-roster-with-lucky-signing\|access-date=July 26, 2021\|website=HLTV.org\|language=en}}</ref>

			Astralis failed to reach the playoffs of the PGL Stockholm Major, leaving in the Legends group stage with one win and three losses.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Vitality end Astralis' hopes of defending Major title \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/32721/vitality-end-astralis-hopes-of-defending-major-title \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=HLTV.org \|language=en}}</ref>

			On November 4, Astralis announced the addition of former Complexity duo Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer and Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke as well as Alexander "⁠ave⁠" Holdt as the new head coach. Magisk, Dupreeh, and zonic were inactive while waiting for their contracts to expire in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=k0nfig, blameF join Astralis; ave to coach \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/32742/k0nfig-blamef-join-astralis-ave-to-coach \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=HLTV.org \|language=en}}</ref>

			==== 2022 ====

			In January 2022, ], ], and zonic left Astralis and were signed by ].

			On January 31, 2022, ⁠Bubzkji⁠ was released from his 18-month contract with Astralis. For most of his tenure in Astralis he was on the bench and played few maps, leading to pushback from the community. Bubzkji described the internal situation as being "stranded in a battle between the players and the organization. The organization maybe wanted me to play and saw me as the future, as I was the youngest, and the team wanted to give the old five a go as they have won so much — and I totally respected that. That meant that I got stuck as I didn't want to fight the organization and I didn't want to fight the team, either, and did what was asked of me from both sides."<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bubzkji on time in Astralis: "I was stranded in a battle between the players and the organization" \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/33475/bubzkji-on-time-in-astralis-i-was-stranded-in-a-battle-between-the-players-and-the-organization \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=HLTV.org \|language=en}}</ref> Bubzkji went on to work for Danish broadcaster TV2. He had received offers from various teams but chose not to compete. He did not rule out returning to competition indefinitely.

			On February 22, Asger "⁠Farlig⁠" Jensen was signed as the new primary AWPer, Lucky was benched.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Astralis sign Farlig \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/33326/astralis-sign-farlig \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=HLTV.org \|language=en}}</ref>

			On May 4, Phillip "Lucky" Ewald announced that he will "search for new opportunities" as his contract with Astralis is set to expire in May.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lucky set to leave Astralis \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/33724/lucky-set-to-leave-astralis \|access-date=May 5, 2022 \|website=HLTV.org \|language=en}}</ref>

			On September 20, it was announced that Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke would miss the European Regional Major Ranking due to an injury. It was later announced on October 10 that his contract with Astralis was to be terminated, likely due to the circumstances around the injury.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Astralis and k0nfig part ways after player admits to fistfight \|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/astralis-and-k0nfig-part-ways\|access-date=October 12, 2022\|website=dotesports.com \|date=October 10, 2022 \|language=en}}</ref> The team fielded Mikkel "MistR" Thomsen from the Astralis Talent roster as a stand-in for the main roster.

			On October 27, Nicolai "]" Reedtz returned to Astralis under a multi-year deal after his one and a half year tenure with ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=He's coming home: Return of dev1ce\|url=https://www.astralis.gg/post/hes-coming-home\|access-date=October 27, 2022\|website=astralis.gg\|language=en}}</ref>

			==== 2023 ====
			On January 5 Astralis formally appointed Nicolai "HUNDEN" Peterson as Head Analyst after being unbanned by ESIC.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Astralis sign HUNDEN as Head Analyst \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/35339/astralis-sign-hunden-as-head-analyst \|access-date=January 14, 2023 \|website=HLTV.org \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet \|title=With the appointment of our new Head Analyst, Astralis' performance organization is now in place, and all focus is now on the 2023 season.
			\|user=astraliscs \|number=1610984469657276418 \|access-date=January 14, 2023 \|via=Twitter \|language=en}}</ref> This led to a lot of controversy due to circumstances surrounding his ban and how he became unbanned.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Banned, reinstated, banned again, cleared: The HUNDEN saga summarized \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/35188/banned-reinstated-banned-again-cleared-the-hunden-saga-summarized \|access-date=January 14, 2023 \|website=HLTV.org \|language=en}}</ref>

			He was banned for two years in August 2021 due to allegedly leaking "sensitive" documents to opponents, and was suddenly unbanned on December 2 following a meeting between the two parties. From HLTV: " So far, the only other thing that is now public knowledge is that ESIC deleted the original notice of sanction against HUNDEN on their website and the Dane made a point of thanking his legal team. "Matters have now been concluded on the basis of the agreed joint statement and further comments won’t be made," the 31-year-old tweeted. ESIC has also removed the original notice of charge announcement and other previous references to the case.

			Astralis won CCT North Europe Series 3, an online tournament, after defeating Aurora Gaming in the grand final 2–1.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Astralis wins CCT North Europe Series 3\|url=https://egamersworld.com/counterstrike/news/22244/astralis-wins-cct-north-europe-series-3-fJ-lkyDP6i\|access-date=February 7, 2023\|website=egamersworld.com\|language=en}}</ref>

			On April 18, 2023, Astralis announced the transfer of ] from the main roster to the academy roster, and was replaced by Alexander "Altekz" Givskov.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Astralis moves Xyp9x to CSGO academy team as Altekz is called up \|url=https://www.dexerto.com/csgo/astralis-moves-xyp9x-to-csgo-academy-team-as-altekz-is-called-up-2118100/ \|access-date=April 18, 2023 \|website=Dexerto \|language=en}}</ref> Later that year, on June 22, Astralis benched ] and replaced him with Victor "Staehr" Staehr,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sources: Astralis bench gla1ve, finalize Staehr transfer \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/36513/sources-astralis-bench-gla1ve-finalize-staehr-transfer \|access-date=June 22, 2023 \|website=]}}</ref> in addition to the transfer of Altekz back to the academy roster and signing of Johannes "b0RUP" Borup.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Official: Astralis add Staehr, b0RUP \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/36516/official-astralis-add-staehr-b0rup \|access-date=June 22, 2023 \|website=]}}</ref>

			The new roster qualified for ] following victories in the play-in over ] and Apeks.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=July 27, 2023 \|title=Astralis secure IEM Cologne group stage berth over Apeks \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/36719/astralis-secure-iem-cologne-group-stage-berth-over-apeks \|access-date=August 6, 2023 \|website=]}}</ref> At the tournament, Astralis suffered an early defeat in the opening round to ],<ref>{{Cite web \|date=July 29, 2023 \|title=G2 outlast Astralis to advance to upper bracket semi-final in Cologne \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/36755/g2-outlast-astralis-to-advance-to-upper-bracket-semi-final-in-cologne \|access-date=August 6, 2023 \|website=]}}</ref> before claiming victories against ], ], and ] to secure a playoffs spot in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 2, 2023 \|title=Buzz stars as Astralis eliminate NAVI to make IEM Cologne quarter-final \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/36798/buzz-stars-as-astralis-eliminate-navi-to-make-iem-cologne-quarter-final \|access-date=August 6, 2023 \|website=]}}</ref> Astralis would beat ] to advance to the semi-finals,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 4, 2023 \|title=Astralis best Heroic to set up G2 semi-final \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/36824/astralis-best-heroic-to-set-up-g2-semi-final \|access-date=August 6, 2023 \|website=]}}</ref> where they were eliminated from the tournament in a second loss to G2.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 5, 2023 \|title=G2 overpower Astralis; to face ENCE in IEM Cologne grand final \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/36829/g2-overpower-astralis-to-face-ence-in-iem-cologne-grand-final \|access-date=August 6, 2023 \|website=]}}</ref>

			=== Championships ===
			{{Unreferenced section\|date=March 2021}}
			:'''''Bold''' denotes a ]''
			{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
			!Tournament
			!Location
			!Placement
			!Prize
			!Roster
	\|-		\|-
			! colspan="5" \|2016
	! Alias
	! Name
	! Join date
	\|-		\|-
			\|ECS Season 2 Finals
	\|{{Flagicon\|DNK}} ]
			\|]
	\| ]
			\|1st
	\| January 19, 2016
			\|$250,000
			\|Dupreeh · dev1ce · Xyp9x · Kjaerbye · gla1ve · zonic (coach)
	\|-		\|-
			! colspan="5" \|2017
	\|{{Flagicon\|DNK}} ]
	\|Peter Rasmussen
	\| January 19, 2016
	\|-		\|-
			\|''']'''
	\|{{Flagicon\|DNK}} ]
			\|]
	\| ]
			\|1st
	\| January 19, 2016
			\|$500,000
			\| rowspan="3" \|Dupreeh · dev1ce · Xyp9x · Kjaerbye · gla1ve · zonic (coach)
	\|-		\|-
			\|IEM Katowice 2017
	\|{{Flagicon\|DNK}} Glaive
			\|]
	\| Lukas Rossander
			\|1st
	\| October 24, 2016
			\|$104,000
	\|-		\|-
			\|ELEAGUE Clash for Cash: The Rematch
	\|{{Flagicon\|DNK}} Magisk
			\|]
	\| Emil Reif
			\|1st
	\| February 7, 2018 <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://fragbite.com/cs/news/42179/astralis-sign-magisk \|title=Astralis sign Magisk \|publisher=Fragbite.com \|date= \|accessdate=2018-05-04}}</ref>
			\|$250,000
	\|-		\|-
			! colspan="5" \|2018
	\|{{Flagicon\|DNK}} zonic
			\|-
	\| Danny Sørensen
			\|DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018
	\| January 19, 2016
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$100,000
			\| rowspan="10" \|Dupreeh · dev1ce · Xyp9x · gla1ve · Magisk · zonic (coach)
			\|-
			\|ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$250,000
			\|-
			\|ECS Season 5 Finals
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$250,000
			\|-
			\|ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$500,000
			\|-
			\|''']'''
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$500,000
			\|-
			\|BLAST Pro Series: Istanbul 2018
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$125,000
			\|-
			\|IEM Chicago 2018
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$100,000
			\|-
			\|ECS Season 6 Finals
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$250,000
			\|-
			\|ESL Pro League Season 8 Finals
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$250,000
			\|-
			\|BLAST Pro Series: Lisbon 2018
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$125,000
			\|-
			! colspan="5" \|2019
			\|-
			\|''']'''
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$500,000
			\| rowspan="6" \|Dupreeh · dev1ce · Xyp9x · gla1ve · Magisk · zonic (coach)
			\|-
			\|BLAST Pro Series: São Paulo 2019
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$125,000
			\|-
			\|''']'''
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$500,000
			\|-
			\|IEM Beijing 2019
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$125,000
			\|-
			\|ECS Season 8 Finals
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$225,000
			\|-
			\|BLAST Pro Series: Global Final 2019<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=Astralis beat Liquid to win BLAST Pro Series Global Final\|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/28648/astralis-beat-liquid-to-win-blast-pro-series-global-final\|website=HLTV.org\|language=en\|access-date=March 22, 2020}}</ref>
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$350,000
			\|-
			! colspan="5" \|2020
			\|-
			\|ESL One: Road to Rio Europe
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$33,000
			\|Dupreeh · dev1ce · Xyp9x · gla1ve · Magisk · zonic (coach)
			\|-
			\|ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$99,000
			\|Dupreeh · dev1ce · Magisk · gla1ve · es3tag · Bubzkji · zonic (coach)
			\|-
			\|DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$60,000
			\| rowspan="2" \|Dupreeh · dev1ce · Magisk · gla1ve · Xyp9x · Bubzkji · zonic (coach)
			\|-
			\|IEM Global Challenge 2020
			\|]
			\|1st
			\|$200,000
	\|}		\|}

			== ''Counter-Strike 2'' division ==
	== Tournament results ==

	:'''''Bold''' denotes a ]''
			=== History ===
	* 1st - ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://esportradio24.pl/astralis-wygrywa-intel-extreme-masters-katowice-major-2019\|title=Astralis wygrywa Intel Extreme Masters Katowice Major 2019!\|website=esportradio24.pl\|language=pl\|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref>

	* 1st - ''']'''<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/24870/astralis-take-down-navi-2-0-to-win-faceit-major\|title=Astralis take down NA'VI to win FACEIT Major}}</ref>
			==== 2023 ====
	* 1st — ]
			Astralis' first tournament following the release of '']'' was Roobet Cup 2023 in October, where they finished 13–16th after losses to 9INE and Apeks.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 28, 2023 \|title=fnatic, Astralis eliminated from Roobet Cup \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/37363/fnatic-astralis-eliminated-from-roobet-cup \|access-date=November 12, 2023 \|website=]}}</ref> The team was invited to the CS Asia Championships 2023 the following month, qualifying to the semi-finals following victories over Chinese roster Lynn Vision and ].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=November 8, 2023 \|title=Astralis top Group A over ENCE at CAC \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/37460/astralis-top-group-a-over-ence-at-cac \|access-date=November 12, 2023 \|website=]}}</ref> Astralis were eliminated from the tournament after a 2–1 loss to ].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=November 12, 2023 \|title=MOUZ through to CAC final over Astralis \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/37495/mouz-through-to-cac-final-over-astralis \|access-date=November 12, 2023 \|website=]}}</ref>
	* 3-4th — ''']'''

	* 5-8th — ''']'''
			On November 22, 2023, Astralis announced the release of ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Biazzi \|first=Leonardo \|date=November 22, 2023 \|title=Legendary IGL gla1ve leaves Astralis ahead of rumored ENCE move \|url=https://dotesports.com/counter-strike/news/legendary-igl-gla1ve-leaves-astralis-ahead-of-rumored-ence-move \|access-date=November 24, 2023 \|website=Dot Esports \|language=en-US}}</ref> Two days later, jabbi and stavn transferred from ], resulting in the benchings of Buzz and b0RUP.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=November 24, 2023 \|title=Astralis sign jabbi and stavn \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/37588/astralis-sign-jabbi-and-stavn \|access-date=November 24, 2023 \|website=]}}</ref> On January 1, 2024, b0RUP departed from Astralis following his transfer to Sashi.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=1 January 2024 \|title=Sashi sign b0RUP on short-term deal \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/37880/sashi-sign-b0rup-on-short-term-deal \|access-date=1 February 2024 \|website=]}}</ref>
	* 5-8th — ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hltv.org/news/18338-virtuspro-win-eleague-season-1\|work=HLTV.org\|title=Virtus.pro win ELEAGUE Season 1}}</ref>

	* 2nd — ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hltv.org/news/19387-optic-win-eleague-season-2\|work=HLTV.org\|title=OpTic win ELEAGUE Season 2}}</ref>
			==== 2024 ====
	* 1st — ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hltv.org/news/19453-astralis-win-ecs-season-2-finals\|work=HLTV.org\|title=Astralis win ECS Season 2 Finals}}</ref>
			Astralis attended ], where they reached the finals of their group against ], following a win over debutants Team Falcons,<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 January 2024 \|title=Astralis storm to victory and spoil Falcons' debut \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/38021/astralis-storm-to-victory-and-spoil-falcons-debut \|access-date=1 February 2024 \|website=]}}</ref> and a previous victory over Vitality.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=23 January 2023 \|title=Astralis end Vitality's nine-match win streak \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/38029/astralis-end-vitalitys-nine-match-win-streak \|access-date=1 February 2024 \|website=]}}</ref> The team fell to the play-in stage after a loss against Vitality in the group final, before defeating BIG Clan to qualify for ].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=28 January 2024 \|title=Astralis inch past BIG to claim Spring Final berth \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/38070/astralis-inch-past-big-to-claim-spring-final-berth \|access-date=1 February 2024 \|website=]}}</ref>
	* 1st — ''']'''<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/19762/astralis-win-the-eleague-major\|title=Astralis win the ELEAGUE Major!\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2017-08-01\|language=en}}</ref>

	* 1st — ]<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/19969/astralis-beat-faze-win-iem-katowice\|title=Astralis beat FaZe; win IEM Katowice\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2017-08-01\|language=en}}</ref>
			Astralis failed to qualify for ] after losses to ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=31 January 2024 \|title=Heroic defeat Astralis in IEM Katowice opener \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/38082/heroic-defeat-astralis-in-iem-katowice-opener \|access-date=1 February 2024 \|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=1 February 2024 \|title=gla1ve masterclass sends Astralis home \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/38098/gla1ve-masterclass-sends-astralis-home \|access-date=1 February 2024 \|website=]}}</ref>
	* 2nd — StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/2683/sl-i-league-starseries-season-3-finals\|title=SL i-League StarSeries Season 3 Finals\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2017-08-01\|language=en}}</ref>

	* 3-4th — IEM Sydney 2017<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/2713/iem-sydney-2017\|title=IEM Sydney 2017\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2017-08-01\|language=en}}</ref>
			Astralis failed to qualify for the ], the first ]-sponsored major in their home country of Denmark, after losing in the last chance qualifier to 9 Pandas. Many analysts criticized Astralis for their poor performance and a lack of leadership for having Staehr, their youngest and best performing player of the RMR, do the exit interview which is typically done by senior members of the team. As a result of their dismal RMR results, Astralis announced on February 28 that they will be benching blameF, whose contract with Astralis expires at the end of 2025. The RMR will also mark the end of R0nic's tenure as coach as former ] coach Casper "⁠ruggah⁠" Due will be making his coaching debut for Astralis in ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=NER0cs \|title=Astralis bench blameF after RMR fiasco \|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/38363/astralis-bench-blamef-after-rmr-fiasco \|website=HLTV \|publisher=HLTV \|access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>
	* 1st — ELEAGUE Clash for Cash<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/2853/eleague-clash-for-cash\|title=ELEAGUE Clash for Cash\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2017-08-01\|language=en}}</ref>

	* 3-4th — Esports Championship Series Season 3 - Finals<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/2763/ecs-season-3-finals\|title=ECS Season 3 Finals\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2017-08-01\|language=en}}</ref>
			On February 29, Astralis announced the signing of Alexander "br0" Bro, who had previously played for Astralis' academy roster, from Ukrainian organization Monte. Astralis also announced that dev1ce would take over as the team's in-game leader, following the departure of previous leader blameF.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The homecoming of “br0”, dev1ce takes over as IGL \|url=https://astralis.gg/post/the-homecoming-of-br0-dev1ce-takes-over-as-igl \|access-date=2024-02-29 \|website=astralis.gg}}</ref>
	* 3-4th — ]<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/2720/pgl-major-krakow-2017\|title=PGL Major Krakow 2017\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2017-08-01\|language=en}}</ref>

	* 2nd — ]<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/21738/faze-beat-astralis-to-win-eleague-premier\|title=ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2017\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2017-11-25\|language=en}}</ref>
			== Rosters ==
	*1st — DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/3491/dreamhack-masters-marseille-2018\|title=DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2018-07-01\|language=en}}</ref>
			{{Esports roster multi
	*2nd — IEM Sydney 2018<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/3530/iem-sydney-2018\|title=IEM Sydney 2018\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2018-07-01\|language=en}}</ref>
			\| team = Astralis
	*1st — ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/3373/esl-pro-league-season-7-finals\|title=ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2018-07-01\|language=en}}</ref>

	*1st — ECS Season 5 Finals<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/3460/ecs-season-5-finals\|title=ECS Season 5 Finals\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2018-07-01\|language=en}}</ref>
			\|''Counter-Strike 2''\|
	*3rd-4th — ESL One Cologne 2018<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/3392/esl-one-cologne-2018\|title=ESL One Cologne 2018\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2018-07-29\|language=en}}</ref>
			{{Esports player \| handle = jabbi \| first = Jakob \| last = Nygaard \| nat = DK}}
	*1st — ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/3515/eleague-csgo-premier-2018\|title=ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2018-07-29\|language=en}}</ref>
			{{Esports player \| handle = Staehr \| first = Victor \| last = Staehr \| nat = DK}}
	*1st — ESL Pro League Season 8 Finals<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hltv.org/events/3376/esl-pro-league-season-8-finals\|title=ESL Pro League Season 8 Finals\|work=HLTV.org\|access-date=2018-12-09\|language=en}}</ref>
			{{Esports player \| handle = stavn \| first = Martin \| last = Lund \| nat = DK }}
	*1st — BLAST Pro Series Lisbon 2018<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/25663/astralis-beat-navi-in-three-maps-to-win-blast-pro-series-lisbon\|title=Astralis beat Na`Vi in three maps to win BLAST Pro Series Lisbon\|website=HLTV.org\|language=en\|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref>
			{{Esports player \| handle = cadiaN \| first = Casper \| last = Møller \| nat = DK }}
	*1st — IEM Chicago 2018<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://esportradio24.pl/astralis-wygrywa-iem-chicago-2018\|title=Astralis wygrywa IEM Chicago 2018!\|website=esportradio24.pl\|language=pl\|access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref>
			{{Esports player \| handle = dev1ce \| first = Nicolai \| last = Reedtz \| nat = DK}}

			\|''FIFA''\|
			{{Esports player \| handle = Teca \| first = Stephanie \| last = Luana da Silva Santo \| nat = BR}}

			\|''Fortnite''\|
			{{Esports player \| handle = Th0masHD \| first = Thomas \| last = Høxbro Davidsen \| nat = DK}}

			\|''Rainbow Six Siege''\|
			{{Esports player \| handle = Dpfire \| first = Matthew \| last = Macway \| nat = US}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = iconic \| first = David \| last = Ifidon \| nat = US}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = J90 \| first = Jack \| last = Burkard \| nat = US}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = Shuttle \| first = Aaron \| last = Dugger \| nat = US}}
			{{Esports player \| handle = Forrest \| first = Roman \| last = Breaux \| nat = US}}

			}}

			== Company ==
			{{Infobox company
			\| name = Astralis Group A/S
			\| logo = Astralis Group logo.jpg
			\| former_name =
			\| type = ]
			\| traded_as = {{OMX\|CSE184125\|ASTRLS.CO}}
			\| founded = {{Start date and age\|2019\|07\|31}}
			\| hq_location = ], ]
			\| num_employees = 32
			\| num_employees_year = 2019
			\| subsid = Astralis Group Management ApS (100%)
			}}

			Astralis was originally founded by Danish ] RFRSH Entertainment ApS. It was split off into a wholly owned subsidiary called RFRESH Teams ApS in November 2018.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Astralis Group Management ApS\|url=https://datacvr.virk.dk/data/visenhed?language=en-gb\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921200426/https://datacvr.virk.dk/data/visenhed?language=en-gb \|archive-date=September 21, 2015 \|access-date=January 20, 2021\|website=]\|language=en-gb}}</ref> Due to concerns about conflict of interest with RFRSH-owned tournament series BLAST Pro Series,<ref name=":4" /> RFRSH demerged Astralis In November 2019.<ref name=":3" /> While RFRESH was renamed into Blast ApS in July 2019,<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=BLAST ApS\|url=https://datacvr.virk.dk/data/index.php?enhedstype=virksomhed&id=38074466&language=en-gb&q=visenhed\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142402/https://datacvr.virk.dk/data/index.php?enhedstype=virksomhed&id=38074466&language=en-gb&q=visenhed \|archive-date=May 10, 2021 \|access-date=January 20, 2021\|website=]}}</ref> RFRESH Teams ApS renamed into Astralis Group Management ApS,<ref name=":3" /> which became a wholly owned subsidiary of newly established Astralis Group Holding ApS.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Astralis Group A/S\|url=https://datacvr.virk.dk/data/visenhed?enhedstype=virksomhed&id=4008160068&language=en-gb\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519220635/https://datacvr.virk.dk/data/visenhed?enhedstype=virksomhed&id=4008160068&language=en-gb \|archive-date=May 19, 2021 \|access-date=January 20, 2021\|website=]}}</ref> In November 2019, Astralis Group became the first esports organization to conduct an ],<ref name=":6">{{Cite web\|last=Seck\|first=Tobias\|date=December 20, 2019\|title=Surging Media Rights Revenues, a Franchised CS:GO League, and a $75M Valuation: Dissecting the Astralis Group IPO\|url=https://esportsobserver.com/astralis-group-ipo/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230191648/https://esportsobserver.com/astralis-group-ipo/ \|archive-date=December 30, 2019 \|access-date=January 20, 2021\|website=The Esports Observer\|language=en-US}}</ref> with Astralis Group Holding ApS reforming as Astralis Group A/S.<ref name=":5" />

			== Controversy ==
			=== RFRSH Entertainment ===
			In 2019, RFRSH Entertainment experienced criticism from the Counter-Strike community over the potential conflict of interest between Astralis and BLAST Pro Series, a tournament organized by RFRSH. RFRSH formerly represented and operated Astralis's strategic and commercial operations until Summer of that year. Astralis skipped several tournaments to attend BLAST Pro Series events. This, paired with the fact that certain teams had to attend a number of BLAST events every year, caused controversy in the community. In July, RFRSH announced to split from Astralis, though some in the community still criticized RFRSH and BLAST.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|title=Astralis to split from RFRSH Entertainment\|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/27326/astralis-to-split-from-rfrsh-entertainment\|access-date=June 7, 2020\|website=HLTV.org\|language=en}}</ref>

			=== FunPlus Phoenix and the signing of es3tag ===
			In March 2020, the Chinese organization of ] (FPX), was in the process of signing the roster of Heroic, which included es3tag, shortly before the beginning of Flashpoint 1. Astralis signed es3tag which deterred FPX from signing the rest of the Heroic roster.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|title=FunPlus Phoenix's deal for Heroic roster in jeopardy as es3tag leans towards Astralis; Flashpoint spot uncertain *\|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/29304/funplus-phoenixs-deal-for-heroic-roster-in-jeopardy-as-es3tag-leans-towards-astralis-flashpoint-spot-uncertain\|access-date=June 7, 2020\|website=HLTV.org\|language=en}}</ref> FPX was a founding member of Flashpoint, so the Heroic roster could not continue playing in Flashpoint and had to be replaced by a team of FPX's choosing. FPX originally intended to field the American team of Swole Patrol, but disputes over naming rights led to FPX fielding Bad News Bears instead.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bad News Bears replace Swole Patrol in Flashpoint 1\|url=https://www.hltv.org/news/29348/bad-news-bears-replace-swole-patrol-in-flashpoint-1\|access-date=June 7, 2020\|website=HLTV.org\|language=en}}</ref> Astralis was criticized for knowingly signing es3tag while he was in the process of being signed by another organization and also for preventing the rest of the Heroic players from playing in Flashpoint and signing with FPX.
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Danish esports team

This article is about the esports team. For information about the wine, see Clarendon Hills (wine). Not to be confused with Astralism.

Astralis

Short name	AST
Games	Counter-Strike 2 FIFA Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Fortnite: Battle Royale
Founded	January 18, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-18)
Location	Denmark
Colors
Owner	Astralis Group Management ApS
President	Anders Hørsholt
CEO	Nikolaj Nyholm Anders Hørsholt
Head coach	Casper "⁠ruggah⁠" Due (CS2) Kevin "Easilyy" Skokowski (R6 Siege)
Manager	Kasper Straube Hansen
Website	www.astralis.gg

Astralis is a Danish esports organization. Best known for their Counter-Strike 2 team, they also have teams representing other games, such as FIFA and Rainbow Six Siege. The parent group of Astralis is the Astralis Group, who previously managed Origen and Future F.C. before the merger of all teams under the Astralis brand. Astralis Group became the first esports organization to conduct an initial public offering, and is traded as ticker Nasdaq Copenhagen: ASTRLS. Astralis's CS:GO team holds the most CS:GO Major Championships won at 4.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive division

History

2018

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On January 19, Astralis entered into the ELEAGUE Major in the United States with the group stages being played in Atlanta and the playoffs in Boston. Astralis, being the previous ELEAGUE major champions, were eager to claim the title and have a wonderful start for 2018 after a good run at the previous year. However, things didn't go as expected as they started the tournament by losing to Mousesports. The Danes found themselves in a pretty tough situation, but they managed to catch up by winning the second game against their old rivals North in a classic Danish derby. On the third day of the tournament, they got upset by Fnatic as the Swedes left them with no more losses to conceive during the group stage in order to qualify. In the end, Astralis were eliminated after a surprising loss against Cloud9, the team who later went on to win the major after winning a best-of-three grand final against the tournament favourites, FaZe Clan.

In February, Kjaerbye unexpectedly left Astralis to join North. Astralis were left scrambling for a fifth player but fortunately, they were able to sign Emil "Magisk" Reif a few days later. This would mark the beginning of an astronomical rise to the top and domination over the Counter-Strike scene. After a quarter-final finish at StarSeries S4 and a semi-final loss at IEM Katowice 2018, they reached the summit after a spectacular performance at DreamHack Marseille 2018, convincingly beating FaZe Clan, Fnatic, and Natus Vincere on their way to the title. Although they lost to FaZe Clan in the grand final after a narrow 3–0 best of five series at IEM Sydney 2018, they bounced back at ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals, swiftly defeating FaZe Clan and beating Team Liquid 3–1 to grab the trophy. They continued their dominance with trophies at ECS Season 5 Finals and ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018, with a semi-final loss to Natus Vincere at ESL One: Cologne 2018 in between.

Astralis then crowned their era with their second Major title at FACEIT Major: London 2018, quickly beating FaZe Clan, Team Liquid, and Natus Vincere without dropping a single map in the playoffs. A mere 6 days later, they defeated MIBR 2–1 in the grand-final at BLAST Pro Series Istanbul 2018 – after having an undefeated 5–0 group stage – to continue their dominance over the scene. This dominance was brought on through meta-defining coordination and utility usage, significantly leading in average utility damage per round.

2019

At the IEM Katowice Major 2019, they picked up their third Major title, becoming the second team in CS:GO history (after Fnatic) to take home three Major titles, and the third to win two majors back-to-back. They made it into the New Champions stage after a convincing 3–0 score in the New Legends stage, beating Complexity Gaming, Cloud9 and Renegades. They then went through the New Champions stage without dropping a single map, beating Ninjas in Pyjamas, MIBR, and finally ENCE to secure the Major win.

Their dominance dropped off considerably after the IEM Katowice Major 2019, and had their spot taken by Team Liquid who had become the number one CS:GO team in the world.

Later on that August, Astralis attended the StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019. After winning their opening match against DreamEaters and G2 Esports, they lost their next match against NRG Esports, making history as they had the longest match in major history, 59 rounds in total. After losing to NRG, they defeated CR4ZY and proceeded to the playoffs. Astralis faced off Team Liquid in the Quarterfinals, and after a surprising map pick, they won the series convincingly. They once again faced off against NRG Esports in the semifinals and won the series. Finally, Astralis faced off against Avangar in the Grand Finals. Astralis won the series dominantly making them the first CS:GO team ever to win three consecutive majors, and the first team to achieve four major wins total, passing Fnatic's record of three.

In November 2019, following consistent success and multiple championships with the team, Astralis' coach zonic was honored with the "Coach of the Year Award" at the Esports Awards 2019.

2020

On March 22, 2020, Astralis announced the organisation was expanding the roster beyond the main five players, something unprecedented for CSGO teams at the time, signing Patrick "es3tag" Hansen from Heroic. es3tag would join Astralis following the end of his contract with Heroic on July 1. On May 11, Astralis signed a seventh player, Jakob "JUGi" Hansen, who had been benched on North until then. On May 19, gla1ve, announced he was taking a break from CSGO due to stress-like symptoms, with JUGi to make his debut for Astralis. Nine days later, Xyp9x announced via Twitter that he will also go on an indefinite break to focus on his mental health. Marko "Snappi" Pfeiffer would stand-in for Xyp9x until es3tag joins the team. In July 2020, Astralis replaced JUGi with Lucas "Bubzkji" Andersen, while gla1ve returned to the active roster 4 months later.

In September 2020, Astralis Group announced the merger of all teams under the Astralis brand.

In October 2020, Astralis would field Es3tag amongst Gla1ve, Dev1ce, Magisk and Dupreeh to claim 6 successive victories in a row during the group stages of ESL Pro League S12; a series streak only tarnished by one loss with Bubzkji in Es3tag's place. Later, at the group stages, Astralis would lose to Danish rivals Heroic only to complete a lower bracket run wherein they later claimed redemption against said rivals and went on to defeat Ukrainian rivals Natus Vincere in the grand finals.

2021

Following a change by Valve to major qualifiers to penalize 6-man rosters using mid-match substitutions, Astralis adjusted.

In April 2021, after more than five years with the team, Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz left the organization and was signed by Ninjas in Pyjamas. During his tenure with Astralis, dev1ce had set the record for most MVP medals in Counter-Strike history with 18.

In July 2021, gla1ve signed a new three-year contract through the summer of 2024 with Astralis. Later, Astralis completed the signing of Philip "⁠Lucky⁠" Ewald, an 18-year-old AWPer who had previously played for Tricked.

Astralis failed to reach the playoffs of the PGL Stockholm Major, leaving in the Legends group stage with one win and three losses.

On November 4, Astralis announced the addition of former Complexity duo Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer and Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke as well as Alexander "⁠ave⁠" Holdt as the new head coach. Magisk, Dupreeh, and zonic were inactive while waiting for their contracts to expire in January 2022.

2022

In January 2022, Magisk, dupreeh, and zonic left Astralis and were signed by Team Vitality.

On January 31, 2022, ⁠Bubzkji⁠ was released from his 18-month contract with Astralis. For most of his tenure in Astralis he was on the bench and played few maps, leading to pushback from the community. Bubzkji described the internal situation as being "stranded in a battle between the players and the organization. The organization maybe wanted me to play and saw me as the future, as I was the youngest, and the team wanted to give the old five a go as they have won so much — and I totally respected that. That meant that I got stuck as I didn't want to fight the organization and I didn't want to fight the team, either, and did what was asked of me from both sides." Bubzkji went on to work for Danish broadcaster TV2. He had received offers from various teams but chose not to compete. He did not rule out returning to competition indefinitely.

On February 22, Asger "⁠Farlig⁠" Jensen was signed as the new primary AWPer, Lucky was benched.

On May 4, Phillip "Lucky" Ewald announced that he will "search for new opportunities" as his contract with Astralis is set to expire in May.

On September 20, it was announced that Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke would miss the European Regional Major Ranking due to an injury. It was later announced on October 10 that his contract with Astralis was to be terminated, likely due to the circumstances around the injury. The team fielded Mikkel "MistR" Thomsen from the Astralis Talent roster as a stand-in for the main roster.

On October 27, Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz returned to Astralis under a multi-year deal after his one and a half year tenure with Ninjas in Pyjamas.

2023

On January 5 Astralis formally appointed Nicolai "HUNDEN" Peterson as Head Analyst after being unbanned by ESIC. This led to a lot of controversy due to circumstances surrounding his ban and how he became unbanned.

He was banned for two years in August 2021 due to allegedly leaking "sensitive" documents to opponents, and was suddenly unbanned on December 2 following a meeting between the two parties. From HLTV: " So far, the only other thing that is now public knowledge is that ESIC deleted the original notice of sanction against HUNDEN on their website and the Dane made a point of thanking his legal team. "Matters have now been concluded on the basis of the agreed joint statement and further comments won’t be made," the 31-year-old tweeted. ESIC has also removed the original notice of charge announcement and other previous references to the case.

Astralis won CCT North Europe Series 3, an online tournament, after defeating Aurora Gaming in the grand final 2–1.

On April 18, 2023, Astralis announced the transfer of Xyp9x from the main roster to the academy roster, and was replaced by Alexander "Altekz" Givskov. Later that year, on June 22, Astralis benched gla1ve and replaced him with Victor "Staehr" Staehr, in addition to the transfer of Altekz back to the academy roster and signing of Johannes "b0RUP" Borup.

The new roster qualified for IEM Cologne 2023 following victories in the play-in over Team Liquid and Apeks. At the tournament, Astralis suffered an early defeat in the opening round to G2, before claiming victories against Ninjas in Pyjamas, MOUZ, and Natus Vincere to secure a playoffs spot in the quarter-finals. Astralis would beat Heroic to advance to the semi-finals, where they were eliminated from the tournament in a second loss to G2.

Championships

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Bold denotes a CSGO Major

Tournament	Location	Placement	Prize	Roster
2016
ECS Season 2 Finals	Anaheim, California, USA	1st	$250,000	Dupreeh · dev1ce · Xyp9x · Kjaerbye · gla1ve · zonic (coach)
2017
ELEAGUE Major: Atlanta 2017	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	1st	$500,000	Dupreeh · dev1ce · Xyp9x · Kjaerbye · gla1ve · zonic (coach)
IEM Katowice 2017	Katowice, Poland	1st	$104,000
ELEAGUE Clash for Cash: The Rematch	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	1st	$250,000
2018
DreamHack Masters Marseille 2018	Marseille, France	1st	$100,000	Dupreeh · dev1ce · Xyp9x · gla1ve · Magisk · zonic (coach)
ESL Pro League Season 7 Finals	Dallas, Texas, USA	1st	$250,000
ECS Season 5 Finals	London, United Kingdom	1st	$250,000
ELEAGUE CS:GO Premier 2018	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	1st	$500,000
FACEIT Major: London 2018	London, United Kingdom	1st	$500,000
BLAST Pro Series: Istanbul 2018	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	$125,000
IEM Chicago 2018	Chicago, Illinois, United States	1st	$100,000
ECS Season 6 Finals	Arlington, Texas, United States	1st	$250,000
ESL Pro League Season 8 Finals	Odense, Denmark	1st	$250,000
BLAST Pro Series: Lisbon 2018	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	$125,000
2019
IEM Katowice 2019	Katowice, Poland	1st	$500,000	Dupreeh · dev1ce · Xyp9x · gla1ve · Magisk · zonic (coach)
BLAST Pro Series: São Paulo 2019	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	$125,000
StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019	Berlin, Germany	1st	$500,000
IEM Beijing 2019	Beijing, China	1st	$125,000
ECS Season 8 Finals	Arlington, Texas, United States	1st	$225,000
BLAST Pro Series: Global Final 2019	Riffa, Bahrain	1st	$350,000
2020
ESL One: Road to Rio Europe	Europe	1st	$33,000	Dupreeh · dev1ce · Xyp9x · gla1ve · Magisk · zonic (coach)
ESL Pro League Season 12 Europe	Europe	1st	$99,000	Dupreeh · dev1ce · Magisk · gla1ve · es3tag · Bubzkji · zonic (coach)
DreamHack Masters Winter 2020 Europe	Europe	1st	$60,000	Dupreeh · dev1ce · Magisk · gla1ve · Xyp9x · Bubzkji · zonic (coach)
IEM Global Challenge 2020	Europe	1st	$200,000

Counter-Strike 2 division

History

2023

Astralis' first tournament following the release of Counter-Strike 2 was Roobet Cup 2023 in October, where they finished 13–16th after losses to 9INE and Apeks. The team was invited to the CS Asia Championships 2023 the following month, qualifying to the semi-finals following victories over Chinese roster Lynn Vision and ENCE. Astralis were eliminated from the tournament after a 2–1 loss to MOUZ.

On November 22, 2023, Astralis announced the release of gla1ve. Two days later, jabbi and stavn transferred from Heroic, resulting in the benchings of Buzz and b0RUP. On January 1, 2024, b0RUP departed from Astralis following his transfer to Sashi.

2024

Astralis attended BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2024, where they reached the finals of their group against Team Vitality, following a win over debutants Team Falcons, and a previous victory over Vitality. The team fell to the play-in stage after a loss against Vitality in the group final, before defeating BIG Clan to qualify for BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2024.

Astralis failed to qualify for IEM Katowice 2024 after losses to Heroic and ENCE.

Astralis failed to qualify for the PGL Copenhagen Major 2024, the first Valve-sponsored major in their home country of Denmark, after losing in the last chance qualifier to 9 Pandas. Many analysts criticized Astralis for their poor performance and a lack of leadership for having Staehr, their youngest and best performing player of the RMR, do the exit interview which is typically done by senior members of the team. As a result of their dismal RMR results, Astralis announced on February 28 that they will be benching blameF, whose contract with Astralis expires at the end of 2025. The RMR will also mark the end of R0nic's tenure as coach as former OG coach Casper "⁠ruggah⁠" Due will be making his coaching debut for Astralis in IEM Chengdu 2024.

On February 29, Astralis announced the signing of Alexander "br0" Bro, who had previously played for Astralis' academy roster, from Ukrainian organization Monte. Astralis also announced that dev1ce would take over as the team's in-game leader, following the departure of previous leader blameF.

Rosters

Astralis rosters

Counter-Strike 2
Handle	Name	Nationality
jabbi	Nygaard, Jakob	Denmark
Staehr	Staehr, Victor	Denmark
stavn	Lund, Martin	Denmark
cadiaN	Møller, Casper	Denmark
dev1ce	Reedtz, Nicolai	Denmark

FIFA
Handle	Name	Nationality
Teca	Luana da Silva Santo, Stephanie	Brazil

Fortnite
Handle	Name	Nationality
Th0masHD	Høxbro Davidsen, Thomas	Denmark

Rainbow Six Siege
Handle	Name	Nationality
Dpfire	Macway, Matthew	United States
iconic	Ifidon, David	United States
J90	Burkard, Jack	United States
Shuttle	Dugger, Aaron	United States
Forrest	Breaux, Roman	United States

Legend:

(I) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(L) On loan
(2W) Two-way player
Substitute
Injury / Illness

Company

Astralis Group A/S

Company type	Public
Traded as	Nasdaq Copenhagen: ASTRLS.CO
Founded	July 31, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-07-31)
Headquarters	Copenhagen, Denmark
Number of employees	32 (2019)
Subsidiaries	Astralis Group Management ApS (100%)

Astralis was originally founded by Danish startup RFRSH Entertainment ApS. It was split off into a wholly owned subsidiary called RFRESH Teams ApS in November 2018. Due to concerns about conflict of interest with RFRSH-owned tournament series BLAST Pro Series, RFRSH demerged Astralis In November 2019. While RFRESH was renamed into Blast ApS in July 2019, RFRESH Teams ApS renamed into Astralis Group Management ApS, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of newly established Astralis Group Holding ApS. In November 2019, Astralis Group became the first esports organization to conduct an initial public offering, with Astralis Group Holding ApS reforming as Astralis Group A/S.

Controversy

RFRSH Entertainment

In 2019, RFRSH Entertainment experienced criticism from the Counter-Strike community over the potential conflict of interest between Astralis and BLAST Pro Series, a tournament organized by RFRSH. RFRSH formerly represented and operated Astralis's strategic and commercial operations until Summer of that year. Astralis skipped several tournaments to attend BLAST Pro Series events. This, paired with the fact that certain teams had to attend a number of BLAST events every year, caused controversy in the community. In July, RFRSH announced to split from Astralis, though some in the community still criticized RFRSH and BLAST.

FunPlus Phoenix and the signing of es3tag

In March 2020, the Chinese organization of FunPlus Phoenix (FPX), was in the process of signing the roster of Heroic, which included es3tag, shortly before the beginning of Flashpoint 1. Astralis signed es3tag which deterred FPX from signing the rest of the Heroic roster. FPX was a founding member of Flashpoint, so the Heroic roster could not continue playing in Flashpoint and had to be replaced by a team of FPX's choosing. FPX originally intended to field the American team of Swole Patrol, but disputes over naming rights led to FPX fielding Bad News Bears instead. Astralis was criticized for knowingly signing es3tag while he was in the process of being signed by another organization and also for preventing the rest of the Heroic players from playing in Flashpoint and signing with FPX.

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External links

Official website

Awards and achievements
Preceded byESL One Cologne 2016 SK Gaming	ELEAGUE Major 2017 winner 2017	Succeeded byPGL Major Kraków 2017 Gambit Esports
Preceded byELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018 Cloud9	FACEIT London Major 2018 winner 2018	Succeeded byIntel Extreme Masters Season XIII – World Championship Major Astralis
Preceded byFACEIT London Major 2018 Astralis	Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII – World Championship Major winner 2019	Succeeded byStarLadder Major: Berlin 2019 Astralis
Preceded byIntel Extreme Masters Season XIII – World Championship Major Astralis	StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019 winner 2019	Succeeded byPGL Major Stockholm 2021 Natus Vincere

Counter-Strike in esports

Games

Tournaments

Majors	Jönköping 2013 Katowice 2014 Cologne 2014 Jönköping 2014 Katowice 2015 Cologne 2015 Cluj-Napoca 2015 Columbus 2016 Cologne 2016 Atlanta 2017 Kraków 2017 Boston 2018 London 2018 Katowice 2019 Berlin 2019 Rio 2020 (cancelled) Stockholm 2021 Antwerp 2022 Rio 2022 Paris 2023 Copenhagen 2024 Shanghai 2024 Austin 2025
Defunct	BLAST Pro Series Championship Gaming Series Cyberathlete Professional League World Cyber Games World e-Sports Games World Series of Video Games

Notable teams

Europe	Astralis Aurora Cloud9 Copenhagen Wolves ENCE Eternal Fire Falcons FaZe Clan Fnatic G2 Esports GamerLegion Godsent Heroic MOUZ Natus Vincere Ninjas in Pyjamas OG Team SoloMid Team Spirit Team Vitality Virtus.pro
Americas	Complexity Gaming Furia Esports Imperial Esports MIBR Immortals Gaming Club NRG Esports Team Liquid
Asia/Oceania	Gen.G FlyQuest Talon Esports
Defunct	100 Thieves ALTERNATE aTTaX Counter Logic Gaming Dignitas Echo Fox Epsilon Esports Evil Geniuses Flipside Tactics FunPlus Phoenix Gambit Esports LDLC OL Luminosity Gaming Misfits Gaming North OpTic Gaming Renegades Selfless Gaming SK Gaming Space Soldiers Splyce Team 3D Team Envy Tempo Storm Titan Vega Squadron Vici Gaming

Notable commentators

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Teams	Fnatic G2 Esports GIANTX Karmine Corp Movistar KOI Rogue SK Gaming Team BDS Team Heretics Team Vitality
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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