Astralis

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Not to be confused with Astralism.
Astralis
Full name Team Astralis
Sport Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Founded 2016
Members Peter "dupreeh" Rothmann
Markus "Kjaerbye" Kjærbye
Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz
Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander
Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth

Astralis or Team Astralis is a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team founded in January 2016 by members of "Team Question Mark" after they left Team SoloMid.[1] They have received an investment of several million Danish kroner from Sunstone Capital and the Danish entrepreneur Tommy Ahlers and are incorporating as Astralis ApS.[2] It is a player owned organization, with each player owning a certain percentage of the company. When founding member Rene 'cajunb' Borg transferred to Team Dignitas on May 19, 2016,[3] the team stated that he was keep a small portion of his shares in the company, but would no longer has an active role in day-to-day business.[4] On October 19, 2016 it was announced that Astralis had sold Finn 'Karrigan' Andersen to FaZe Clan[5] and on October 24 it was announced that Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossander had joined Astralis for an undisclosed fee. [6]

Roster

Tournament results

Bold denotes a CSGO Major

References

  1. ↑ http://esports.inquirer.net/13417/team-question-mark-turns-into-astralis-creates-own-organization
  2. ↑ http://cphpost.dk/news/business/danish-backers-invest-big-in-competitive-gamers.html
  3. ↑ http://www.onlinewelten.com/games/counter-strike-global-offensive/news/cajunb-verlaesst-astralis-129153/
  4. ↑ https://pvplive.net/c/astrailis-on-cajunbs-ownership-and-potential-confl
  5. ↑ http://astralis.gg/astralis-agrees-on-karrigan-transfer/
  6. ↑ http://astralis.gg/welcomeback/

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