Astralis move JUGi into starting lineup as gla1ve takes medical leave

19/5/2020 - 10:07

Jakob "⁠JUGi⁠" Hansen has been moved into Astralis' starting lineup as in-game leader Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander is taking a leave of absence due to medical reasons, the Danish organisation announced on Tuesday.

gla1ve will be out of action for the next three months on advice from his doctor and from Astralis' Sports Director, Kasper Hvidt, after complaining of symptoms of stress and burnout for a long time.

This means that JUGi, who officially joined Astralis last week, will be playing for the team at least until Patrick "⁠es3tag⁠" Hansen becomes a permanent member of the roster on July 1 following the expiry of his contract with Heroic.

JUGi will make his Astralis debut on Tuesday

gla1ve will sit out at least DreamHack Masters Spring and BLAST Premier Europe Showdown, the team's next two tournaments. It is currently unclear who will be calling the shots in his absence, with Mr. Hvidt having recently told HLTV.org that the team had "more potential co-IGLs" in case the 24-year-old needed to be rested.

"For a long time, we have worked with Lukas and the team to minimize the tasks inside and outside of the game," Astralis' Sports Director said. "This has helped, but unfortunately, it has not been enough for him to avoid going on leave.

"I know that there are many players out there in situations similar to Lukas’ and though you might say we should have taken this step a long time ago, it is my hope that we can avoid a similar situation in the future.

"I am obviously looking forward to having Lukas back 100%, but right now he needs to rest. We will support him in any and all ways possible."

JUGi, who has been out of action since January, will make his debut for Astralis later on Tuesday against his old team of Heroic as the world No.1 squad begin their DreamHack Masters Spring journey. The online tournament will run from May 19 through June 14 and will have $160,000 on offer.

The Danish team have been gathered in Copenhagen since Monday for a bootcamp together with the organisation's performance staff and will be playing their DreamHack matches from the main office.

Astralis will field the following roster in their next two tournaments:

Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz
Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen
Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth
Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif
Jakob "⁠JUGi⁠" Hansen

Wow, now Astralis has two awpers? Kinda surprised they couldn't find someone better...

2020-05-19 10:09

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i mean, first of all they got es3tag but now JUGi

2020-05-19 10:10

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es3tag's signing will only come into effect at the beginning of July

2020-05-19 10:12

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-the goat IGL +jugi 999iq

2020-05-19 11:33

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They owned all 2-0 with magisk igl :D Astralis is just too stronk, only ENCE can win them.

2020-05-19 12:04

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ence too stronker yes?

2020-05-19 12:19

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jamppi too stronk

2020-05-19 12:30

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ENCE strongkerest

2020-05-19 13:05

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ENCE top 1 confirmed

2020-05-19 13:20

As I know jamppi can't play events which are supported by Valve because of a ban.

2020-05-19 13:55

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And event supported by valve is only Major and qualifications for it. They can meet everywhere else

2020-05-19 14:01

majors are 5% of tournaments man. and 1.6 valve will tell what they do with jamppi.

2020-05-19 14:20

> as @gla1ve_csgo goes on medical leave Its obvious that you got single digit iq.

2020-05-19 12:42

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2020-05-19 13:09

8/8

2020-05-19 13:19

+1 He thinks the players are robots and have no life outside the game

2020-05-19 16:20

Jugi can become a monster if he plays in the right conditions and under the right team. North was not his team, but Astralis is way more like it. Great pickup

2020-05-19 12:10

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how do u know all this xdd you're just guessing and hoping nt kid

2020-05-19 12:15

How I know ''all this'' lol :D Go to Astralis.gg and read his interview, could be a start? No shit you think that's big some insider information if only you sit on hltv and read the headlines :-D There's even Kasper Hvidt and Zonics opinion on the pickup, so yeah try that.

2020-05-19 12:29

we know jugi for years, and he is not a monster, no way

2020-05-19 13:23

In 2018 when he played for @Optic Gaming I would say he was at least very consistent. Not a monster I will admit, but who knows what #1Astralis can do with him. Magisk wasn't a monster in Optic either before he joined the team, but Astralis made him a monster.

2020-05-19 13:57

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Exactly! These hltv experts are just so funny and stupid in same time

2020-05-19 15:39

I see your point, but Magisk WAS a monster in team Dignitas. JUGi has potential, but he has a lot to prove still, much more than Magisk when he joined the team.

2020-05-19 16:50

I disagree, because in Dignitas he wasn't considered one of Denmarks Tier one talents. Sure he was a great player and no stranger to brilliance, but not top notch. I do agree that JUGi isn't on the same level as Magisk prior to his contract with Astralis.

2020-05-19 17:17

except he only plays with AWP, a weapon Astralis and Device has build up the team around... this will be problematic

2020-05-19 14:49

what ar eu talkin bout lol. Jugi is the best awper in the world

2020-05-19 10:18

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farlig > jugi

2020-05-19 10:34

Ok farlig fangay

2020-05-19 17:11

the flames wont let farlig go lol

2020-05-27 20:16

?? i mean, they already did?

2020-05-27 21:46

LOL didnt see that

2020-05-28 16:28

And BnTeT is the best polish player

2020-05-19 12:02

Which is true

2020-05-19 12:06

I know

2020-05-19 12:09

Yes, it's a fact everyone knows

2020-05-19 14:50

True

2020-05-19 13:46

pretty sure JuGi as AWPer is mainly there to replace device when he needs a break or to play in a hybrid role. I think es3tag will replace him when he joins the team because its a better role fit, but for now thats the best solution they have

2020-05-19 10:19

Exactly

2020-05-19 11:07

Device have been using the rifle more than usual - so you would expect Jugi to take the AWP rolle and Device with rifle

2020-05-19 11:17

If it happens then device will be out of top 10 :/

2020-05-19 11:52

And unlike simple he dont Care. He do what is best for the team...

2020-05-19 12:12

+11111111

2020-05-19 12:49

Thats true but taking the AWP out of devices hand is hardly whats best for the team...

2020-05-19 13:35

+1 but really, dev1ce is hardly impressive on rifle as magisk is there with way better aim.

2020-05-19 13:52

wishful thinking

2020-05-19 12:24

I don't see that happening - it really would not benefit the team a whole lot to put one of the best AWP players on a rifle. I see more double AWP setups coming, with Jugi on the second AWP as much as possible... but if they have one AWP going I think device will have it most of the time. We'll see today

2020-05-19 13:42

es3tag doesnt even have to play with AWP, he didn't play that much as awper when heroic still had natosaphix

2020-05-19 13:27

thats basically what I said yes.

2020-05-19 13:36

old copenhagen wolves once had a line-up with 5 awpers.

2020-05-19 11:06

I know that they had twist, but the other 4 I can't remember

2020-05-19 11:56

They probably wanted a spare awper.

2020-05-19 11:21

2020-05-19 11:22

device is former rifler so imo double awp ct setup and jugi t side awper...

2020-05-19 11:39

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former rifle 5 years ago smh my head fucking boomers

so what? you act like he doesnt play with rifles anymore and all his kills are from awp lmao...he has actually only 39.22% kills with awp last 12 months

2020-05-19 12:20

Isn't even that low, no? Taking economy, pistolrounds, antieco/ecos etc. into consideration.

2020-05-19 16:25

its actually low for primary awper. most awpers have easily 50%+

2020-05-19 16:31

are you retarded? some kind of mental disease? WHY AN TOP 5 AWPER STEP DOWN TO LET SOME IGL AWP WHIFFER PLAY THE AWP MAIN???

2020-05-19 17:54

i will not argue with kid who can only insult. whatever floats your boat

2020-05-19 17:55

"reee iam better than everybody else ". Typical boomer.

2020-05-19 17:57

you seem to be obsessed with boomers...

2020-05-19 18:08

Im not, silent generation

2020-05-19 18:09

@AngriffsPanda "smh my head"? Smh = shaking my head! So you say "my head" twice. Also learn about some proper punctuation. Who's the "boomer" again now? Oh right, it's you.

2020-05-19 18:33

smh my head is a meme and who cares about proper punctuation on hltv lmao

2020-05-21 06:13

Shake my head my head? Nice englando lul

2020-05-20 17:01

Tf you on about? JUGi is underrated af.

2020-05-19 13:12

Jugi is underrated

2020-05-19 14:15

Device is a rifler too btw. That's not a problem

2020-05-19 15:03

Says the Navi fan with one good player.

2020-05-21 13:17

Magisk will igl

2020-05-19 10:08

magisk will carry

2020-05-19 11:29

He always does men

2020-05-19 11:50

+111 meanwhile, dev1ce is hardly carrying coz the time he does good is when the team plan working = everyone doing good, just devve better. Magisk is just that guy that can turn things upside down when they're at disadvantage.

2020-05-19 13:54

2020-05-19 11:41

Zonic can igl. They said that they do it sometimes in practice so i think that's how will this work

2020-05-19 11:49

good point. being online will help a lot with zonic being able to chime in whenever. i think magisk has it under control too tho

no, astralis need him to frag. If he becomes IGL, he will get -KD every game

2020-05-19 21:45

hannibal said "g" but " after complaining of symptoms of stress and burnout for a long time." how are those symptoms..?

yeah, its sounds kinda weird, plus a burnout does not need 3 months to recover

2020-05-19 10:13

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like i think its just worded poorly for the most part. "he left because of stress and not feeling motivated" but symptoms are normally like a small part of what make a illness :v

2020-05-19 10:21

Stress is a serious thing tho, i'm pretty sure the article doesn't specify the symptoms because there is no need to

2020-05-19 10:36

i thought stress caused other health issues, but yeah thats understable. not giving gla1ve slack for this choice here btw.

2020-05-19 10:37

Then you have no understanding of a burnout at all. Can take a lot longer.

a seriuous butnout with a combined depression (which is very common) can take years to heal from and you might never recover to handle stress the same way as before.

2020-05-19 10:28

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+1 +1

2020-05-19 10:58

+1 rich hltv kids dont understand after never working lmao

2020-05-19 11:04

+1 been there, done that, not fun at all.

2020-05-19 11:55

its common in denmark?

2020-05-19 14:17

I think so, many of us work to hard and / or take on to much of a responsibility. The worst part is that it can damaged your mental ability and change your personality. I personally became a single dad and work a big debt off at the same time, that was to much. I can imagine that being a cs go pro on that level for so long can be quite hard mentally.

2020-05-19 15:43

Sorry to hear, mental health is the most important. Stay safe!

2020-05-19 16:36

Thank you! I learned to take better care of myself and now.

2020-05-21 07:39

I wish you the best bro.

2020-05-19 17:53

Thanks! Thinks are thankfully looking better now.

2020-05-21 07:38

That's good to hear. Keep it that way and take care of the children.

2020-05-21 15:29

thats officially be the dumbest thing anyone has ever said "a burnout doens't take 3 months recover from" you need to delete that shit ASAP 😂 Glaive is stressed out and needs a break, it is really not that hard to understand.

If he could lol

im not going to delete anything. They are PROFESSIONAL players for a reason, have you ever seen any fooball player take a 3 month break? or in any other sport? probably not. so yeah, i still believe there got to be something else than just a burnout ;)

You don't seem to know what a burnout is and what it entails. It's massively different from stress in all forms.

2020-05-19 14:00

You have to take into consideration that they are esports athletes, people who have spent most of their childhood and teenage years playing video games at home. They are not used to hard work, as instead of working long days with school or job assignments, they have played video games and probably haven't really cared about studies/work. So they typically belong to the lazier, less productive group of people in our socities. You know, the people who, without the video game, would be more or less loosers with low level of education and low tier job (like eg. your typical factory worker with no studies in engineering/financial management/economics). Traditional athletes are often the same when it comes to education/work, but at least they have systematically trained for 15+ years. Having had like 4-6 days a week of practice under a coach/other strong authority since like 12 year old, they are used to putting up the work to meet expectations set within the team. Now all of a sudden esport athletes are actually expected to work as much as people in high tier positions in the traditional fields of work, with their annual travel days exceeding 200. I can easily see how that can burn out a person, especially a young adult with little to no experience in stress management.

2020-05-19 23:19

Jeee .. Somebody on hltv actually able to observe, reason and conclude ??! I'm baffled! 😎👍

2020-05-19 23:37

uh burnouts can literally last your whole life, happens a lot with businessman, often resulting in deteriorating health and they die in their 60's and 70's, look it up

2020-05-19 15:27

It takes at least 3 months to recover from a real burnout...

2020-05-21 17:05

corona

Unexpected

*NotLikeThis*

Rip astralis lol

Come again?

2020-05-19 23:38

wat

A little unexpected...

They bout to come dead last!

Not so fast ...

2020-05-19 23:39

ye i was wrong, they have 4 of the best players in the world by JuGi's side so you know

2020-05-21 02:51

ez4other teams now

You just saw even top #50 teams had something to say in these online games. It's not "ez" for anyone.

2020-05-19 23:41

Holy shit, get well soon glaive

What happen to Astralis. They are strong in cs but not in outside?

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lol. till the corona lockdown they were constantly travelling throughout the year and probably training 10h/day @ home. +gla1ve probably did even more work in tactics and stuff. sometimes you just need a break, lasting longer than just 1-2 weeks after christmas

Plus working out in gym mens. These guys are machines

2020-05-19 12:08

A prime example was in iem Beijing, the team went to the great wall of china for a rest day but gla1ve stayed at the hotel to study vids. I'm sure this wasn't the only time he skipped rest days over the last two years

2020-05-19 13:15

How many players seem strong outside the game (physically)? Look at their pictures, maybe 5-10% are relatively fit. It's pretty common for CS players to look like pale ghosts with no muscle definition whatsoever. It's not specific to Astralis.

2020-05-19 13:00

That's just not true anymore lmao, fit doesn't mean muscular.

2020-05-19 13:16

Depends how you define it. To me, the epitome of fitness are for example UFC fighters. Perhaps better wording would be "battle ready". Imagine the average CS:GO pro in the Octagon.

2020-05-19 14:29

OK thats awesome, but imagine most athletes in a UFC ring, they would get their asses kicked because they train for different things

2020-05-19 21:25

Obviously, every untrained person would get rekt by a pro fighter. I didn't mean the average CS:GO pro against a pro UFC fighter, I meant imagine them fighting anybody, in general. People from other (actual) sports train and move, so of course they are in way better shape than e-sport 'athletes'. These guys sit behind a PC for a job, and I would imagine many as a hobby. Of course they are going to be physically fucked up.

2020-05-19 22:58

you are retarded

2020-05-21 07:23

w o w

nice

Wtf

2-0 Heroic GG

WHAT?

GG, this is the end

No, it's the beginning. In a year you will see the entire pro scene following Astralis and Ence.

2020-05-19 23:44

lamo who IGL ?

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for now zonic can igl without any problem

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you mean online?

2020-05-19 10:11

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yes that will cover the next three months most likely

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new meta 5 players playing/killing + IGL behind thinking, make sense

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why not make the best out of this situation: online cs means the igl can become the coach, the igl can take a long break, the star awper can take a long break and when the major will finally happen (most likely there will be another qualifier anyway as I doubt brazil will be hosting live events with crowds by november) the good players can come back in shape

2020-05-19 10:14

Magisk will IGL, in Danish Television which broadcastet RTR, they talked about Magisk being the shotcaller They have have been using him as IGL during practice.

2020-05-19 10:16

hard to say how corona will develop, in eu there is a reduction, but second wave might be just around the corner so who knows, also vaccine still huge question mark

so what is it actually like in Europe guys? I know on the news people say the economy is re-opening. But is it really? Do you notice friends & family are still afraid to go out etc2? Or it's almost normal now?

2020-05-19 10:40

Most ppl dont give a fuck about others sadly....in the beginning everyone was scared but rn i feel like ppl are not aware that the virus is still around and come Back even worse....some friends are not scared at all, some are still too scared....its a mix But yeah most stuff is open but there are rules, at least in theory, about keeping proper distance and wearing masks....thats for my country

2020-05-19 11:08

the problem is that too many people don't wear masks and don't really care.

2020-05-19 11:16

Masks are discouraged by authorities in Denmark for the general public. Works great so far without them. Not saying they can't help - but research show they statistically won't help reduce infection if people are not trained in the proper usage.

2020-05-19 13:07

cuz those masks do shit xD

2020-05-19 14:22

I would say 50/50. Economy is re-opening but, here in Portugal, things like cafés and restaurants can only have around 30% total occupation (if the place has space for 150 people only 50 can get in) and mask is mandatory in public closed spaces. The thing is economy re-opening is different from country to country (I don't want to make the separation north/south but I have to) since southern countries depend on the summer/holiday season to make most of their money. And again, here in Portugal 50% of people will say it is nothing and it's all good from now on and the other 50% will be afraid and will continue to take extra care. But I believe that in countries like, Germany, Denmark, Austria the so called "second wave" will be nothing like the first one however, in Spain, Portugal... I have my doubts. (an opinion from someone from another country would be nice since we see things differently)

2020-05-19 11:31

In Denmark, the authorities are confident a possible second wave will be "nipped in the bud" so to speak, as testing should work much better this time around. Hopes and expectations are that a lock down wont be necessary.

2020-05-19 12:50

We will maybe react better to a 2nd wave, it will hit countries where pplale holidays a lot mote if it comes imo but keep in mind the ppl also come back again to their foreign countries...

2020-05-19 15:08

Denmark was never fully shut down. People were allowed to go to work, if there was less than 10 people and a distance of 2 meters could be upheld. Although working from home was encouraged. Public employees in non-critical jobs were sent home, and day cares were closed (forcing a lot of parents to stay home) as well as schools and educational institutions. Restaurants, bars etc were closed too as well as hairdressers, tattoo studios and that kind of businesses requiring close contact. Restaurants and bars have been allowed to open recently. (Observing some regulations about distance and number of people). Day cares opened almost a month ago. Schools are opening too. I've been back at work (office job) for a few weeks already. We still observe a bit more distance and disinfect our hands frequently. Mostly normal apart from that. I do think a proportion of the population is still "scared". I think it's tightly coupled to age (and possibly how close one is to someone in high risk). But I also think there is an urge to get out and get back. So the two groups for a while might make up for each other. I've heard bars were well visited on opening nights at any rate :) I feel everyone is interested in keeping the virus down and helping to do it, but there are different opinions as to what that takes. The public recommendations are down to 1 meters distance, wash hands often, do more cleaning - and avoid gatherings of more than 10 people. People take these more lightly now, than they did - but most still observe these to some degree.

2020-05-19 12:21

I see a lot of similarities with what was done in Portugal, the major differences are now on the "re-opening". I am still working from home, did the test I am waiting the result, hopefully next week I am back. Lots of companies are still on lay-off for one more month, schools will not re-open this year exception for 11th and 12th grades. Day cares opened this week, but most parents stayed at home with their kids.

2020-05-19 13:28

it's not normal, but there is less less panic like it was on the beginning ppl go to shops but in masks #205 pretty accured in Poland as well

2020-05-19 14:24

Actually it is old meta

2020-05-19 10:56

Ahmm yeah thats an old meta, nip played like that for example....they brought in threat to igl as their coach back in the day, and rn its happening again....i actually like it cz the players can focus more on the game

2020-05-19 11:09

probably zonic

magisk will igl twitter.com/neLendirekt/status/125980923..

2020-05-19 11:43

wtf is esetag doing then?

he will join team in 1st july,bcs of contract with heroic i guess

true thanks

He is not in Astralis yet

he cant play until July because he still has Contract with Her oic

not in Astralis before 1. june

Cant play before 1 june, heroic contract

2020-05-19 10:15

his contract ends june 30 mens he will play july 1 my BIRTHDAY

2020-05-19 15:38

its all over gg

g(g + la1ve)

Hahahahahahaha rip fantasy users

get well soon <3

wait what? Who will IGL?

JuGi will :D

Zonic probably

coaches can call now :D

magisk

2020-05-19 11:00

Magisk

2020-05-19 13:24

gg rip

oooooof, finally NAVI TOP1 AGAIN

Gotta step up their game + individal performance, only Guy killing anyone in cis was simple lmao....and a bit of electronic

2020-05-19 11:10

Spirit is currently way better than Navi, both as a team in the meaning of structure and as individuals. Spirit top10 very soon. Navi have 2 bots, electronic is out of form and boombl4 is a sandbag half the games (if you get what I mean)

2020-05-19 12:22

Lmao like the sandbag one It really felt like navi have their plan A but they cant adjust to anything, no plan B or C, nothing...just poorly prepared for CIS teams Like for example d2 b site players got bullied and got nothing done....why dont u pit s1mple there once and try to at least scare them away

2020-05-19 15:11

rip Astralis

actually, the stress is so fucking important, so it's really better to take a rest as a stressful person cannot deliver good

All the nootropics they take them ill

Shouldn't have get all those smoke kills maybe he wouldnt be burnt out. Astralis instant #1 loss btw now.

Same as KJAERBYE? Hmm both medical issues.. seems legit

Wdym?

his hand needs a break after punching too many desks.

2020-05-19 10:20

+1 😂

2020-05-19 23:47

No way astralis retains this level of form without gla1ve

Probably Zonic will be IGL

yeah, but gla1ve >> jugi in fragging, and i doubt they could have practiced much with jugi

Yes but the IGL role is the most important thing in Astralis

agree, but they just lost him. Not saying zonic can't call, but I don't think it's going to be as good as gla1ves calling

If you watched their recently released voice comms it appears pretty much everyone was calling, not just gla1ve. Actually gla1ve didn't talk all that much. Their way of playing is so well ingrained to everyone. Question is will this "hivemind" type of play be affected with a new player joining in.

2020-05-19 12:13

Well if u take their rtr elim bracket form they can easily take a drop lol...just win 2-1 with closer maps then insteat of like 32-10 haha

2020-05-19 11:11

WTF so that's why Jugi joined

this smells fishy as fuck....remember when they covered the blastralis thing with device's health problems

End of Astralis era

End of astralis :(

ripstralis

RIP

gg virtus pro v2

device igl or dupreeh seems good.

rest well

bro WHAT

Im not surprised if they do even better with JUGi but good luck Lucas! Goat IGL!

TBH. with this replacement of jugi, this team now is literally scarier then before.

From #1 in #10 in one moth. LETS GOOOOOOOOO

rip alrdy

NOOOOOOOOOO GLA1VE

bruh moment

3 months rip astralis

RIP Gla1ve

Zonic IGL since it's online and jugi to rifle/2nd awp EZ

get well soon

Are u blind or what, he is not even their player

wut?

He is not their permanent player? He is still on contract with heroic

2020-05-19 10:22

men)) I think you're in the wrong thread

2020-05-19 10:24

lol who are you replying to? xD

2020-05-19 11:13

He rewrote his comment :)

No he didnt?

2020-05-19 11:18

Shut up, Maybe I made a mistake, okay? :(

2020-05-19 11:19

shit happens

2020-05-19 11:23

Prepač

2020-05-19 11:25

Si myslím :D

2020-05-19 11:35

His comment is not edited bruh... You replied to the wrong person

2020-05-19 12:37

It's now time for Australis to summon their trap card in defense mode!!!! Go Yugi-oh!!

They use the most powerful card in the world. THE CREDIT CARD!!!! :)

lol

es3tag: Am I a joke for you?

he cant play yet

Contract with heroic hasn't expired

2020-05-19 10:26

Get well gla1ve

Imagine being JUGi. Complete sheit and then catch a break like that. To instant becommin part of what ruins the best csgo team in history.

well not the best anymore with him :DDD

Exactly: “ instant becommin part of what ruins the best csgo team in history “

2020-05-19 11:24

yup didn't read the whole thing ;D

Sorry, my bad for not including TL;DR

2020-05-19 11:27

ez major from bench

Imagine jugi winning a major from the bench. Lucky fella

we had Adil Rami for the world cup, you will have Jugi for the major

2020-05-19 12:25

Haha, thats right. He’s the defender that didn’t play a single minute in Russia, but won the World Cup and retired afterwards 🤣😂 Legend.

XDD

So can we replace him in our fantasy teams?

You can leave the league and join again. I did that.

Oh, thanks. I will do that :)

2020-05-19 10:27

np but don't forget DH start in less than 3h :)

Yeah I sorted it as soon as I read your reply so I wouldn't forget :D GL

2020-05-19 12:14

astralis tier 2 now KEKW

You can see literally on his face the stress...many errors in his calls but instead he improved his own game. Very mature decision from astralis management...this year is dead anyway so they told him: bro take a break from everything we are already qualified for.major

True, when it comes to taking some time off this is the best year to do it.

2020-05-19 12:00

omg

Watch them fall off

This is isn't unexpected but rather sooner than one would think. Obviously getting more players in the roster would meant they would field them in the games and someone would have to sit out but hearing that Jugi has been with then for just a week and pretty sure wouldn't have practiced with them either, it's unexpected in that case.

They just don't care about dreamhack,with 160k prize pool,lol,they give rest to his players,i think its good decision, yesterday they just won important ESL tournament,they just chill out now

2020-05-19 10:25

Wtffff

3 months without the best IGL in the world, tough times for astralis(

Zonic will call, don't worry

2020-05-19 10:23

Coach rule was only on road to Rio, I dont think he can talk like there

even if what you said was true, how can they stop coach from calling in online games? especially if astralis bootcamping?

2020-05-19 10:29

What do you expect from guardian fan?

2020-05-19 10:30

It's online tournaments you really think he can't call? XD

All you can is insult lol, you think they cant stop him from calling? What, use brain Maybe?

2020-05-19 10:48

me the one who has to use his brain? KEKW HOW CAN THEY STOP HIM FROM CALLING ONLINE? send admin in their bootcamp or a guy to keep watching teamspeak? what a dumbass

2020-05-19 18:23

Jugi so bad/ RIP astralis

END OF ERA

It ended a year ago.

2020-05-19 23:54

2(3) snipers, no igl, no more 1st place, sounds good

Huge loss for Astralis.

JUGI WILL SAVE ASTRALIS

wtf

Finally, now the Era has died for good, remember the words bois

FaZe still won't stand a chance since it is a shitty team depending way too much on Niko. Astralis will beat the shit out of FaZe, even with JuGi, remember the words, boi.

FaZe> All french scene

2020-05-19 18:15

Astralis > all international, french, CIS, NA, swedish scene

2020-05-20 08:36

a) no b) what does the French scene have to do with anything, are you stupid? Neither Astralis nor Faze are French, so, why would you bring it up?

2020-05-20 12:55

your flag perhaps?

2020-05-20 23:40

hltv.org/matches/2341030/astralis-vs-g2-.. hltv.org/matches/2341150/astralis-vs-faz.. hltv.org/ranking/teams/2020/may/18 Get fucked. GG no re.

2020-05-21 19:24

WTF ?!!

die Astralis I'm tired of boring final

2020-05-19 10:31

reported immature kid

reported

Astralis goat team 2020

2020-05-19 11:14

you just a band wagoner

Been fan since Dignitas. No bandwagon

2020-05-19 11:40

finally new faze era ty gla1ve

2020-05-19 10:32

2020-05-19 10:33

Comeback stronger glaive! Good luck for Jugi

Good that he is taking care of his health. The team is gonna miss him a lot though. RIP Astralis era

Everyone is like: now they can't do anything haha easy wins against them hahah. What is gonna happen: they are gonna lose just like everyone thinks lol ahah

Yup

2020-05-19 10:51

Breaking news: hunden comes back from retirement to join astralis

2020-05-19 10:35

Now -device +es3tag and we will have a undefeatable lineup

olof flashbacks

Glaive pregnent

With Kjaerbye ?

Might be

2020-05-20 01:00

Get well soon! Very smart decision to take the break now when there are no big LANs.

2020-05-19 10:39

2020-05-19 10:43

This is certainly gonna be interesting.

2020-05-19 10:45

so whos igl?xyp9x?

2020-05-19 10:46

pretty sure it's magisk

it says jugi

Smart Glaive

2020-05-19 10:47

Sad for you and the team. Take care of yourself and get well soon <3

-20% ??

-270%

Rip top 1

2020-05-19 10:49

Thats so nice. Lets go JuGi

2020-05-19 10:50

RIP F

Time to buy some stickers

oh no, honestly rather play with zonic. Hope glaive is all safe and well though!

2020-05-19 10:53

When you dont work anymore but you will still get paid , 200iq

Still gonna make at least the semis.

2020-05-19 10:55

Faze Top 1 Confirmed

navi top1 incoming

2020-05-19 10:59

0/8

2020-05-19 11:01

GOAT IGL WILL BE MISSED..........

2020-05-19 11:05

Magisk will probably Igl while glance is on leave...

3 months? FAK :(

Good, CS will be more interesting.

Picked 3525 times in the fantasy league haha time to reassemble ur team

bet he just wanted time to craft some 200iq strats for the upcoming ESL One: Cologne and Major so he can catch other teams off guard.. Jokes aside, health always priority, not easy task to be a great IGL and can still frag as good as he does. Get well soon...

RIP Astralis

yeah, "no pressure" xD

Lol goodbye Astralis. C ya when glaive comes back!

i wonder how hltv ranking will work as they shift start-ups back and forth.

"How is the ranking calculated? All of that is predicated around a 3-man core each team is required to have in order to retain their past points." Why wonder when it says clearly on rankings page

2020-05-19 11:28

if you havent read the article about ranking then i can tell you now: after a lineup shift the points from old team is only kept 80% (1 replaced) or 60% (2 replaced). "All of that is predicated around a 3-man core each team is required to have in order to retain their past points." means if you replaced 3 or more players then you will restart with 0 points.

2020-05-19 11:42

The end.

This standin system is actually great to preserve the longevity of rosters, without it situations such as these would cause a permanent roster change. I wonder if the eras of long-running teams such as old NIP and VP could've been extended if the players were given an opportunity to blow off steam for a while.

Why is Danish players so weak? Device Gla1ve Kjaerbye Dupreeh? Welp I guess Sweden have wrist injury on olaf and gtr having his shit while we also have fewer pros.

2020-05-19 11:26

youtube.com/watch?v=H2XGuKDWuzY

do you realize how ignorant you sound ? you really have no idea whats involved in competing at the highest level do you?

2020-05-19 11:37

Wtf is going on have they gone mad. Why sign JUGi out of all people

probably the best option they had, finding a strong awp'er for a cheap money, who is also prepared to be backup

2020-05-19 11:34

Well say hello to Ripstralis

among all the talents the danish scene has ... why jugi? he's free agent but still

astralis without gla1ve like shit bruh.... gla1ve is the best igl in the world ... juGi perfomance like shit , better farlig take it for awpers but price is so high for the best player from compehagen. i hope jugi can improve better . well support magisk as IGL i hope he can lead the majority guild.

Good luck jUgI!

2020-05-19 11:36

Alien-IGL will be replaced by tomato-IGL Interesting to see how Astralis performs now that their Major winning roster that just pretty much swept other teams in Road to Rio is changed.

rip astralis no IGL

Zonic can fully talk Ez for best coach

2020-05-19 11:54

yes but this is dreamhack so idk if it was only for esl/valve tournaments or if its allowed in every tournament

Hard to keep up the pace at the summit of CSGO. Have a good recovery, gla1ve. Let's see how much Astralis' performance drops

2020-05-19 11:47

it would be a massive blow if this wasnt online... Zonic will be calling anyway

2020-05-19 11:51

Getting a burnout when there is no traveling and you can just play from home?

Gla1ve job is the hardest in CS. This dude has to spends hours watching demos, finding new utility spots for strats, scrims and then has to work on his own game... then he has a personal life to consider. They get a couple of weeks off and then its straight back into CS nearly every week which all of the above starts again.

2020-05-19 11:58

Fair point

2020-05-19 15:15

IT STARTED WHEN HE SLAMMED THE DESK never forget it. I guess psychologist saw it and called a “forced break” 🔥👌👌

get well soon gla1ve

2020-05-19 11:57

Great employer, I really like the way Astralis try to keep thier players overall health on a good level. Things like this is just great to read.

+1 sad to see noobs not seeing it and just typing "GG astralis over"

GG Astralis will lose now next 2 tournaments =))))))))) Gla1ve lie, he want to go at bitches and don;t have time for that =))

Gla1ves issues have been known to the team for some time, so they signed es3tag to help relieve. Apparently the issues was so serious that they had to relieve right now, and Jugi might not be the best option for a 7th player, but he could start from day one. And it seems thats what was needed. Stress is not to be kidding with... If Gla1ve have clinical stress and burn out, three months might not be enough. Get well soon, Lukas

astralis gives other teams some chances ?

2020-05-19 12:16

Ahaha, gla1ve silver, xd, jugi omegalul, astralis t2 team now

ruining in 2020 your fake ua is dead country

nice fakeflagger kid

2020-05-19 12:28

i don't but you are agressive and throw your anger on weak, don't you? or you were just kindly joking and i am stupid not understanding your writing?

2020-05-19 23:01

yes, that was joke

2020-05-19 23:26

ok sorry

2020-05-20 00:28

who is igl ?

Zonic/magisk

Zonic Allah

2020-05-19 12:45

Allahu Akbar, my friend

Lukas "gla1ve" Bohm Rosenbauer

Astralis always ahead of the game, when es3tag comes, probably another one will take some rest, then maybe Kjarbye joining too. Astralis will always have 5 people feeling their 100% to compete. Well-thought moves all the time. <3

9000 iq move gla1ve return with mlg strats for ez major win

Literally ANYONE but jugi please even fucking draken PLEASE

2020-05-19 12:33

lol draken is a beast

2020-05-19 19:31

Let's see how it works

$100 on Heroic today?

Good luck!

2020-05-19 12:38

Good Luck for the goat IGL.

2020-05-19 12:54

Then who is igl then?

2020-05-19 12:57

LOL

2020-05-19 12:58

wp astralis ez lose xd

2020-05-19 13:01

gg Astralis

2020-05-19 13:11

Es3tsg > Jugi

2020-05-19 13:14

He will be back for Rio

2020-05-19 13:17

Tbh I think ast should drop jugi, get k0nfig, and add blamef

2020-05-19 13:18

In don't think konfigs ego would fit in astralis, however someone like blamef, farlig or valde would be a fine addition to the team.

most thought magic wouldn't fit in, and they have similar personalities, and the only reason I say blame is he's an IGL who I think can rival gla1ve

2020-05-19 18:14

Hmm, well you might be right. I was wrong about magisk and I doubt jugi, but then again who knows.

2020-05-21 07:36

It will be dev1ce and zonic taking charge, I have almost no doubt about that. I think they hope for es3tag to take over the IGL role, in fact I am pretty sure that is what is going to happen. es3tag has a perfect "team before anyone else" mentality.

It’s going to be magisk.

2020-05-19 13:41

Oh no they do the ence move

bb astralis!!

2020-05-19 13:31

Cs is fucking hard That’s why it’s a professional game Gl gl1ve, comeback soon

2020-05-19 13:34

Just waana let other teams win for a change

2020-05-19 13:37

Get well soon gla1ve. Take your time and come back after the major.

2020-05-19 13:51

Covid-19? Axaxaxax

2020-05-19 13:53

nice for real: speedy recovery gla1ve

2020-05-19 13:56

nice can't wait to see new top 1

with stress was top 1 and the other teams can´t beat him HAHAHAHA

Get better king ily also gl juginaut

2020-05-19 14:33

2020-05-19 14:36

So this was their plan

2020-05-19 14:40

sad but he will be back before major. Get well soon goat.

2020-05-19 14:43

interesting to see how they will do now without their IGL

2020-05-19 14:46

Get well soon, Gla1ve - and good luck to JUGi. Excited to see his potential with Astralis.

2020-05-19 14:52

Unlucky for Glaive , if anything this will give good chance to other teams for potential upsets vs Astralis , haters will rejoice .

damn, gla1ve getting put down or smth? for real tho get well soon

2020-05-19 15:10

RIP ASTRALIS [*] NO gla1ve NO Astralis [*]

Now I'm depressed :(

2020-05-19 15:13

The king is dead. Shame. But I mean we kind of knew this was happening with someone.

2020-05-19 15:37

What in the world...

2020-05-19 15:42

Burnout from playing video games for a living ROFL

2020-05-19 15:57

Sitting down for long period has a negative effect on your body, specifically your abdominal section.

2020-05-19 16:12

Travelling A LOT (easily 200 days a year away from home, friends and loved ones), extremely long days of work that require high level of concentration most of the time, stress of delivering results and meeting expectations (your own goals, objectives defined by the organization etc). I can easily see how that could burn out a person, especially a young adult who, as your pointed out, "merely" plays a video game for a living (indicating he is not used to putting up huge amounts of work unlike for example those seeking traditional high tier jobs and careers).

2020-05-19 22:47

Whatever. But simple >>>>>>>device

2020-05-19 16:05

didn't ask

2020-05-19 17:19

Okie dokie .

2020-05-20 15:48

7 man roster for device and gla1've health problems expected

If device keeps AWPing then this is 0iq move

2020-05-19 16:32

Get well soon, captaiın :)

2020-05-19 16:35

easy with a stand in

2020-05-19 16:42

Well... to say the least, it will be interesting to see how Astralis does without its core.

2020-05-19 17:30

Get Well soon Mr Captain

2020-05-19 18:40

Get well soon, Mr. Captain.

2020-05-19 19:17

Get well soon Captain

2020-05-19 19:28

Health problems he has. Through smoke he sees.

2020-05-19 19:29

Gla1ve probably going for a hair transplant, he is balding...

2020-05-19 20:47

Smart Astralis managing burnout. Two steps ahead of the rest of the scene!

2020-05-19 21:30

i hate my mind, but get well soon capt'n! I hope you return before major with some freshly new strats

2020-05-19 21:53

Astralis should sign "Farlig" before some other top-team does.

2020-05-19 22:21

he is the best player I've ever seen

2020-05-20 12:52

I Agree

2020-05-21 07:25

Glaive and Kjaerbye out on sick leave at the same time.... that seems legit

secret boyfriends?

2020-05-20 16:40

yes

2020-05-22 15:11

RiP Astralis

2020-05-20 20:14

Stress from online CSGO?

2020-05-20 23:42

too much aderall ?

2020-05-21 01:23

People in the comments underestimating Astralis haha

2020-05-21 07:27

All the best and good recovery.

2020-05-21 17:06