Xyp9x to play with Astralis Talent following Altekz call-up

18-4-2023 15:08

The Dane heads to Astralis Talent to make way for Alexander "⁠Altekz⁠" Givskov as the youngster received the call-up to the main team on Monday.

Astralis have announced that Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth will be moving over to Astralis Talent "for the coming period" to make space for Altekz, who was promoted to the main team on Monday.

The news of the two players switching positions comes one week after Astralis missed out on earning a berth to the upcoming BLAST.tv Paris Major, which runs from May 8-21.

The Danish quintet posted a lackluster 1-3 record during their time at the French Major's Europe RMR, suffering an 0-2 defeat to Ninjas in Pyjamas in the elimination game, which will force the roster to watch back-to-back Majors from the sidelines.

Xyp9x will be helping out Astralis' academy roster moving forward

Xyp9x has been a part of Astralis since the organization was founded in January 2016, although his overall tenure with the roster dates back to 2014, when he joined the Dignitas banner alongside teammates Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz and Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen.

Xyp9x's most fruitful stint came during the aforementioned seven-year partnership with Astralis, whom he helped win four Major championships — three of which were consecutive victories — alongside 15 other Big Event trophies, including IEM Katowice 2017 and 2019.

Regardless, things have slowed down in recent times and Astralis are no longer the world leaders they once were. The Danish troupe have even crashed out of consecutive Major cycles, missing out on the IEM Rio and BLAST.tv Paris Majors.

Too few points on the ESL World Ranking also forced the squad to sit out IEM Katowice, the first Big Event of 2023. Their latest strong showing at a tier-one LAN now dates back to IEM Cologne, in July 2022, where they finished in 3rd-4th place.

Astralis Talent, meanwhile, have been going from strength to strength, picking up victories at domestic events like SDTV Invitational and POWER Ligaen, as well as taking down Copenhagen Flames and GamerLegion en route to a first-place finish at CCT North Europe Series 4.

Astralis will hope that Xyp9x's transfer to the academy roster "for the coming period" will further elevate their developmental team's play, as the 27-year-old will bring with him years' worth of tier-one experience and an abundance of knowledge to pass down to his more inexperienced peers.

Astralis out of Major contention after NIP loss

"Throughout 2023, Altekz has been performing on a consistent, high level, and he is currently one of the most talented players in his role," commented Kasper Hvidt, Astralis' Director of Sports. "As such, and in continuation of the first team coaches' desire to work with him in the coming period, we have had a good dialogue with Xyp9x, who has agreed to help the talent team."

Xyp9x added his part via a press release on Astralis' website."I am still super disappointed that we missed the qualification for the Major... an organization like Astralis must participate in all Majors and ultimately be able to compete for the title," he said.

"When we miss this opportunity for the second time in a row, it's clear we have to look at all options. I know the game and know how I contribute, but I'm also Astralis to the core and will do what it takes to move us forward.

"People close to me know that I am a team player, and even though I am now taking a break from the A team, I will always be ready to help the organization and the team that I have been a part of since the very beginning.

"There are many talented players on the Talent team, and I look forward to helping them. I hope, of course, that my experience and knowledge from countless large international tournaments can lift the players even [more]."

Astralis will play with the following roster for now:

Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander
Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer
Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz
Christian "⁠Buzz⁠" Andersen
Alexander "⁠Altekz⁠" Givskov

Peter "⁠casle⁠" Ardenskjold (coach)

Whilst Astralis Talent will play with:

Kristoffer "⁠Kristou⁠" Aamand
Patrick "⁠Patti⁠" Larsen
Alexander "⁠br0⁠" Bro
Mikkel "⁠MistR⁠" Thomsen
Andreas "⁠Xyp9x⁠" Højsleth

Mathias "⁠R0nic⁠" Pinholt (coach)

27 y.o. talent

2023-04-18 15:09

15 replies

only took them 2 years to do this move

2023-04-18 15:28

12 replies

you will see that they will still be even more garbage now. he wasn´t the problem . baitF dyfuncional player who ruins completly the stystem , that the problem.

2023-04-18 23:23

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somehow I agree with some point, blameF must change his game mindset to teamplay, not just get rating for himself. let see what happen now after xyp removed

2023-04-19 05:06

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sure... lets see what happens when you replace a DMG player with a gold nova player

2023-05-18 00:41

nah, blamef isnt perfect but xyp and gla1ve are still on huge slumps

2023-04-19 11:55

playing with baitF 0 synergy , ofc they will not frag the same , as if the team was clicking like it was with dupreeh and magisk , who both understand they roles and help the IGL aswell. not everything is black and white.

2023-04-19 22:22

without baitf astralul wouldnt even be top 50

2023-04-19 12:30

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yeah right , before he came they were top5 for years , even when they were not on their prime lmao. even when they had Lucky instead of dev1ce , and the 4 normal astralis old players.

2023-04-19 22:23

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>not in their prime omegalul, ofc they werent in their prime when they were young and hungry, but now as washed old paycheck stealers they surely must be

2023-04-21 10:24

they were at their peak when they were with device , I don't remember they were out of the top 10 without device , baiterF is saving this team

2023-04-21 14:56

Except if your best player is ruining the system you change the system

2023-04-19 13:27

no , you change the player. the system already proved to work for YEARS. ALSO HE ISN´T THEIR BEST PLAYER LMAO. remove the ecos and the hunt for easy openings and the stats will be 1.05

2023-04-19 22:24

I'm still saying gla1ve is the problem in this team.

2023-04-19 14:43

I thought he is older

2023-04-18 15:50

Yeah looks like 40+ tbh.

2023-04-18 17:23

Wtff?

2023-04-18 15:10

Lol

33 replies

he won them 4 majors and they even have the audacity to ask him to join the second team. astralis has no honor

2023-04-18 15:16

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Arguably hltv.org/team/10737/honoris have no honor since they disbanded. Get your facts right!

2023-04-18 15:18

its go second team or the bench, obviously he'd rather play

2023-04-18 15:21

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just retire you're not married to the game

2023-04-18 15:23

ofc he would rather play for the talent team and teach them in some ways then just go unemployed? What are you talking about??? Hes 27, he would need to get some other job or search for a new org or something. Its the most obvious move for him to just go down to the talent team

2023-04-18 15:26

or you step back, work on your individual form and join another big team to potentially win titles. rip his career after this move, he's not k1to after all he cant even play altekz roles

2023-04-18 15:31

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What are you even arguing about ??? Mad Hltvtards: - xyp0x when? he's a bot... Asstralis: xyp0x to switch places with Altex Mad Hltvtards: why he doesn't retire or leave for another team where he could win titles? Who would pay a buyout for him ? He can't win titles with Astralis, you think a higher rated team would buy him ??? =)) Just let the man be and get over it, some people cannot be pleased jeez, and i'm not an astralis fanboy before you say something dumb

2023-04-18 15:42

Xyp0x join tricked go win boombl4 urban or pineapple cup bot

2023-04-18 15:52

Tricked disbanded

2023-04-18 16:24

2-3 years ago xypex was a legend and any team would have wanted him as a support. Now i must agree with you no good team would want him, he has been very bad for too long.

2023-04-18 18:26

"rip his career after this move", the brother won 4 majors, FOUR , he is on the hall of fame of COUNTER STRIKE, not just cs go, counter strike you know, just go see his catalogue, cuz you either trolling or you started watching cs in 020, one of the best lurkers on csgo, if not the best in astralis prime, underrated as fuck, xyp was

2023-04-29 14:51

He probably has enough money saved up to comfortably retire, maybe his intentions are truly noble.

2023-04-18 15:35

He has a large amount of money, he would not have to get a job unless he has been stupid with his money and didnt invest it.

2023-04-18 16:12

investing is gambling with additional steps.

2023-04-19 18:36

Eh, I am only 22 and put 50 dollars a month into investment accounts for around 2 years now and its only been positive. Would not recommend doing it on your own, but I pay someone to do it for me.

2023-04-19 20:26

Xyp9x signed a four year deal and immediately quit fragging. Talk about not having honor...

2023-04-19 00:30

hes a bot. hes lucky he hasn't gotten his contract terminated for paycheck stealing the last 3 years

bench him then. wtf is this joining astralis talent shit

2023-04-18 15:22

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he can give outdated knowledge of cs meta from 2018 and bottom frag against 18-year old faceit demons in his new team while still getting paid tier 1 salary lol

2023-04-18 15:27

I'd take that job if I got an offer tbh

2023-04-18 15:54

who wouldn't

2023-04-18 17:31

ofc u would and so would i. but unfortunately average HLTV users are in shock that xyp9x didn't just quit 30k month salary for playing a video game.

2023-04-19 18:39

My point exactly

Man i know this is hltv and all but why tf are you people so toxic someone like xyp9x ? Dude clearly wants to continue as a pro. I know lots of you are just kids but its just sad. Anyway glhf to both players.

2023-04-18 15:57

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if you suck at your job, you should expect to get fired unless you get better. he has been shit for 4+ years now, and even with this change, he gets to stay in the org with (presumably) the same salary I think he can handle a bit of toxicity from a random loser on hltv lmao

2023-04-18 16:03

How is that xy9x fault lol. Astralis org shouldnt gave him 4 year contract (iirc) then. Or they can add paragraphs (they might already) like if you are not on the main team you wont get full money etc. Like wanting Astralis make some roster changes is one thing but getting angry at the player for earning money is another thing. Which is stupid lol. Yea i doubt he cares also but someone like him deserve a little bit more respect then this. Lastly i think its a good move. Astralis has so many passive players already. They need to cut some of them and obv choice was xyp9x Edit: Also i was mainly talking about "retiring" part. Dude wants to continue so why do you guys annoyed about it ?

2023-04-18 16:10

yeah not reading allat

2023-04-18 16:23

tldr: Astralis signed 4y contract with him and now they gotta pay up, and xyp9x won't just quit 30k$/month salary "job" because pisslows on HLTV say so.

2023-04-19 18:44

Didn't he win a major less than 4 years ago? xd

2023-04-18 22:48

yeah i forgot xyp really carried during the berlin majors lol

2023-04-19 09:20

+1 and xyp is last person do deserve such hate

2023-04-18 16:56

This is a try out for altekz. They need someone to play in the talent lineup during it. Xyp9x is the easiest choice.

2023-04-18 15:55

Yeah, he should have been kicked out entirely a year ago

2023-04-18 20:01

Flamie moment

Sadge

2023-04-19 18:45

"Look what they've done to my boy"

Sad

2023-04-18 15:11

Xyp9x next job astralis bus driver

This is not OWL

2023-04-18 23:40

Literally started to giggle about this. As much as it is the best choice for him, it's such an insult to remove a 4x major winner with unmatched experience instead of moving Buzz down to Talent to develop some more into a tier 1 player. What a shame.

2023-04-19 02:24

it can be his choice to join academy roster. I mean he could have refused if it was such an insult for him I think he just got tired so he decides to chill with academy roster and maybe teach them something

2023-04-19 12:10

KEKW

2023-04-19 11:11

Bus Minister xddddd

2023-04-19 18:46

ahahahahahahahah

Cant wait to see the upcoming talent Xyp9x

1 day he might win a major if they give him a chance

2023-04-19 18:47

Sad day for the Clutch Minister but he is now gonna take the role of Contract Minister for real! Thank you for everything, Mr.Xyp. You will always be the smartest player i closely followed for years.

2023-04-18 15:12

Botminister

2023-04-18 16:09

sure kid

2023-04-18 18:34

well said

2023-04-19 18:48

pog

Hmmmmm this is actually good shit for both sides. Those young players can learn a lot from xyp which is great.

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Learn how to steal paychecks

2023-04-18 15:13

cry is free

2023-04-18 15:17

He's not lying

2023-04-19 02:43

Astralis should've thought about that when they signed 4y contract with him.

2023-04-19 18:49

2023-04-24 01:55

good story to toss around in HR meetings

2023-04-18 15:14

Astralis Executive detected.

2023-04-19 02:26

This should have happened even after Stockholm. Respect for the legend of course) Hope academy players will rise. Alexander Givskov, is he child of Russian emigrants?

i don't think so alexander is a regular name in denmark and givskov sounds very danish

if it was "Alexander Givskovski" then maybe lol

2023-04-19 18:51

Stupid decision, they should remove BlameF, not Xyp9x despite not the best-performing player, Xyp9x still the glue for the team while BlameF constantly baiting as a lurker, not what Astralis needed

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I actually completely agree blameF is the problem. Astralis used to be a team based on strong teamplay in trading, bait & switch, set each other up, no ego. This was what made Astralis great. BlameF is a solo-player.. either he has to survive and clutch to win or he has made and kept a big gap where his plays are making others voulnerable. Sadly, because he still puts up numbers in all his solo adventures, the no-ego valuable teamplayers get the shit for not being good at the same less valuable skills. BlameF has great calm and is good at what he does(lurk/bait/bodyshots and could be a good entry if he had a sacraficial bone in his body). But his entry into Astralis broke their system and created gaps padded by stats.

2023-04-19 03:34

Completely agree with you brother. I don't think +BlameF will happen if Zonic still remains with the team No player other than Dev1ce can shine alone during the Astralis dynasty, you are watching a team, not 5 individual players, that is what makes them unbeatable PS: Not an astralis fans before this but kind of miss them

2023-04-25 18:22

almost every team has an active lurker bro, but it only works if your whole team doesn't die in the the first 30 seconds of the game

2023-04-19 18:53

#314 perfectly explained what I meant

2023-04-25 18:13

Xyp9x young prodigy, the next up and coming talent for the Danish scene?

he might be a little inexperienced but i think he has a bright future

2023-04-19 18:55

wtf

Xyp 26 yo young talent .

End of an era.

What a fall from grace for the clutch minister

Astralis finally decided to change up one of the veterans

gla1ve to Astralis Talent is next

lmao why are you crying so much

2023-04-18 18:36

You're the one crying. Flair checks out.

2023-04-18 19:23

cry more suits your flair

2023-04-19 10:50

I think it suits your flair better in the context of convo.

2023-04-19 12:05

huh?

xyp9x 28 y/o prodigy

can't believe this. who would have thought...

I did, I posted about it yesterday lmaooo

2023-04-18 18:46

I thought there is an age limit that who can play for those academy teams. Like max 21 or something

weplay had a rule that the average age of must be under 21 but other than that no rules.

iirc , there is an age limit but a quota too. Old guy any age above 21 but only one , no more.

s0tf1k from spirit academy is 28yo, for example

Patti from Astralis talent is 25

2023-04-18 20:15

washed out - noob in...sick

xyp turning up to pracc i.ytimg.com/vi/q_YFIY4L0EI/mqdefault.jpg

ahah +1

Lmao

2023-04-18 19:04

the young minister xd

2023-04-19 18:57

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

2023-04-24 01:56

Its actually sad to see this happening. But hey, maybe it gives him more strenght and will to come back to a good form!

actually pretty smart, big academy helped kito regain form, and at worst xyp can give some mental game advice to the new generation and pass the torch on

Pretty much

2023-04-18 15:15

-1 kito was 23 and still hungry.

2023-04-18 15:33

Kito is still young bruh. He just needed some polishing to make him shine and Academy team did that. He is still not full potential right now though. Xyp9x is almost retiring. All he can do is pass the torch to next generation with some advice and teaching gamesense to them(like you Said). I dont think hes gonna play again in the main team except near big tournaments.

2023-04-18 23:39

hmm good point, all things come to an end unfortunately

2023-04-19 09:10

Oh xd

"how do you do fellow kids?"

bro got relegated

LMAO talk about a downgrade. From 4x major winner to talent roster Xddd

pretty okay for someone on a decline though he's still getting paid a high enough amount even on the talent team definitely wayyyy better than getting relegated to tier 2-3 Danish scene.

2023-04-18 16:39

now -gla1ve

sure but players like Altekz wont be such an upgrade

And + who? radarfromsky?

2023-04-18 16:21

Important step for Astralis, looks like they have finally got some balls

yeah but replacing 4x major winner who has 1.01 rating with inexperienced 0.99 rated player doesn't look like a good move for me. but i'd be happy to be proven wrong on this one.

2023-04-19 18:59

lawl

Told yall

Good move! Xyp9x was amazing back in the day, but those days are gone, sadly. It was a pleasure to watch his clutches when he was in his prime though :)

Xyp young talent

Sad day for CS.

27 yo talent

30 year old talent is real

i honestly believed they would move hunden to coach before a roster change

he will be the coach , just w8 and see

sad:(

'Back in my day we used to walk 5 miles to CS practice' '...alright grandpa, time for bed'

"sometimes the biggers kids kicked you off the PC when playing at the internet cafe" "...grampa did you remember your alka-seltzer? you are acting up again"

2023-04-18 15:34

LOL

Bruh

bro trying hard to milk the org as much as he can

Astralis signed 4y contract with him so thei're the one's giving milk lol

2023-04-19 19:01

tuff

xyp, up and coming talent

lol ahaha

Best joke ever, just tell him go retire

Lets see if he comes back stronger from the academy team like kito did.

yeah but kito is young and still has to reach his prime, xyp is kinda old and on the decline

2023-04-19 19:02

nvm i just checked the ages it's not that far off, but he's still way out of his prime so...

2023-04-19 19:04

OMEGALUL

f to XyP... this is more embarassing than just being kicked for being washed as he is...

2023-04-18 15:19

Nothing to be ashamed of. Just look at how coldzera and hobbit now and then

2023-04-18 17:13

bruh, do they expect xyp to get better on atralis talent? they are very likely just making him fill in until his contract expires

2023-04-18 15:20

worked for kito

Adding young guy to a really messed up team surely will solve all issues

Astralis management moment. It's like driving on high speed blindly

About time

Sad, but deserved.

Gang signs and broken prayers

now astralis talent gonna lose

40 y/o new rising talent Xyp9x oof

bro gonna be making 6 figures as an academy player XD

Actually pretty interesting move. Xyp9x might be able to raise some baby clutch ministers on the academy team

What a legend!

Finally Astralis! Xyp9x has been trash since he made comeback after his burnout.

Hey all things considered. Those astralis talent players are so fucking stoked. And it’ll be great guy to learn some things from

2023-04-18 15:24

Sad for the clutch minister. But maybe he can help to develop more young talents.

Oh how the mighty have fallen

2023-04-18 15:25

Finally!!!

OMG

HObbit also made his return with an acadamy team.

if you don't like sports, you don't like exercise, you slow down already in your thirties, typical cs nerd :)

Now imagine if astralis used half their brain and kicked him before rio and actually qualified

2023-04-18 15:29

K1TO moment

Buahaha what a downgrade 🤣 he will bottomfrag anyway

talented as a bot

2023-04-18 15:30

botZZ still in roster

Good move.

This is so sad :(

2023-04-18 15:32

Xyp new steam group name 32 yo talent

xypx 27 yo academy talent pog

already used all his prime back then . now hes actually washed . sad to see this but good for him for taking a step back from tier 1 cs and teach some juniors to play a better cs in tier 2

Astralis Talent have a better roster than the main team

2023-04-18 15:36

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

2023-04-18 15:39

it's never too late..? I guess only if u are not astralis and just realized to finally bench xyp9x

2023-04-18 15:40

x9pex really getting the boot over usless device and blamef dead organization

2023-04-18 15:41

Useless dev1ce xd

yeah gigachad x9pex always better

2023-04-18 16:46

Better at stealing paychecks maybe

nah only people who are stealing paychecks are fnatic they got the luckiest 3:0 if they had faze or navi instead of b8 they'd be 2:3 and no major for them

2023-04-18 17:02

Finally

Xyp 27 years old upcoming talent lets gooooo!

how does Astralis go from winning 4 majors and essentially even having a greater legacy than Fnatic to this incompetent sack of trash outright ruining their own legacy with whatever gibberish they decide to come up with.

gla1ve still in? LOL this org is hopeless

2023-04-18 15:43

tough to replace an IGL this is the same shit with C9. Nafany was worse than interz but since Nafany is IGL INterz became scapegoat as replacing IGL is tough work

2023-04-18 16:41

Gla1ve could win 4 more majors and #143 would still hate on him

2023-04-18 18:19

You wish

2023-04-19 16:14

sad for xyp9x, everyone knows the problem is blameF and gla1ve

+1 gla1ve as an aggro player can't kill anyone the guy who has the aim doesn't play aggro

classic -xyp +xyp soon

expect contract minister not to perform against t3-t4 team. -gla1ve -xyp

2023-04-18 15:46

0.98 rating zoomer kekw why replace bot with bot

2023-04-18 15:47

Altekz was the most useless bot in Talent team, wtf

2023-04-18 15:48

altekz looks like the default dane I see on tv shows

actually lol'd

pog 4 major talent

2023-04-18 15:51

35yo talent KEK

flamie 2.0

Young talent Xyp

2023-04-18 15:56

flamie moment

Probs made that switch so xyp can teach young guns

2023-04-18 16:08

Expteced after Altekz call-up. Hella expensive academy player but that's pretty much all they can do with xyp9x and gla1ve's contracts.

This makes much more sense. Despite the fact that I think xyp is done in T1 scene, I can see this benefiting the academy team a lot

2023-04-18 16:18

Demoted but still getting same contracted wage to play in kiddie league. The ultimate cheque thief elite

This can be huge for astralis but i doubt it

2023-04-18 16:25

v4lde

2023-04-18 16:31

ouch

i think overall a descent move. I am pretty sure xyp9x has lot to offer to younger talents at Astralis.

a year later Astralis < Astralis Talent

2023-04-18 16:43

Wouldn’t even be surprised

2023-04-19 01:55

watch them continue to suck arse because of BaitF.

2023-04-18 16:44

RIP LEGEND XYP WE LOVE YOU!

2023-04-18 16:48

thats it legend time to retire maybe try as coach now?

2023-04-18 16:52

rip Xyp9x, nice ride support legend

2023-04-18 16:59

+bro -blamef

2023-04-18 17:01

yes

2023-04-18 17:21

Good move tbh. Xyp is a smart and great teammate, could be helpful to the youngs

2023-04-18 17:06

NOW -GLAIVE

it will be fun if xyp get the same rating in Talent matches

2023-04-18 17:12

I don't know what everyone is crying about. Best solution due to the situation. xyp has 2 years left hon his contract. Removing him from the first team was inevitable. By this they could strengthen the first team and support the academy team with much needed experience to build for the future without spending a single $ more.

2023-04-18 17:18

No no no Asstralis whyyyyyyy, why don’t you keep bot minister for 3-4 more years, I am sure it will work out, just give it 26th chance, I am really suffering watching you fail lmao. Now for real why would you even announce this joke of a 6-man roster just to tell the world few days after about “switch”. It is Xyp9x kick and everyone knows it, but Asstralis are doing this clown show just to not “kick xyp9x”

to late astralul

thank you for your service legend

2023-04-18 17:33

This is a terrible decision Astralis gonna regret this

2023-04-18 17:35

as many have said why the hell did they not do this 2 years ago

2023-04-18 17:37

bad move

2023-04-18 17:49

shame botfig had to get his butt whooped while drunk this coulda been a saving move still love xyp tho

2023-04-18 17:51

Kito 2.0

2023-04-18 18:01

Astralose did him dirty hhhhhhhhhhhh

2023-04-18 18:03

Big mistake, Xyp was starting to become a reliable support player again, he is not the problem. Should have demoted Gla1ve and made BlameF IGL. The strats have been really bad and the team very disjointed, that is down to Gla1ve, plus BlameF has been fucking shit recently.

2023-04-18 18:05

maybe xyp does a k1to-transformation and magically becomes twice as good by playing 2 months in the academy

2023-04-18 18:32

Hopefully, but I think it's more likely that he will lose all motivation and fall off even harder than before, eventually retiring. He really was getting better and better every tournament, idc if the stats don't reflect it, he isn't the useless Xyp from 2021-2022 anymore, I just cannot believe they benched him now when he's actually playing decent, but they didn't bench him once during the 2 years where he was playing like a DMG, so fucking frustrating, the Astralis management is a joke.

2023-04-18 18:43

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astralis management is actually clueless, they need to swap some people out badly in this org

2023-04-18 18:45

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Yup, I honestly hope the Org goes under and the players regroup under a different org/make their own.

2023-04-18 18:50

Astralis literally is the org they came up with...the original five created that org...

2023-04-18 23:56

I’m aware, but it’s not exactly theirs anymore. You think they make the executive decisions? You think the players decide to hire cheaters and make deals with scum gambling websites?

2023-04-19 00:38

I was hoping the same actually somewhere down the line. that they would team up and all go to a different org. shouldnt start their own again. bad move money wise at this point for them. but join an existing one like TSM again? :D

2023-04-19 17:57

Astralis have won 4 majors and do not have money to buy a good player ? Shit org ...

2023-04-18 20:00

too busy paying cheaters

Astralis been good at making brain dead moves for a while now

2023-04-18 20:54

eventho you are right this isnt xyp mistake. the roster had time and have higher expectations so they hope by changing things up and adding more firepower(I assume) will be the awnser. but I agree with you a better move would have been blamef as igl. gla1ve as coach. keep xyp9x as a good rock and then insert new player. that would have been my first step of action.

2023-04-19 17:54

also xyp could do a kito move. he is that solid of a guy but he is still human. unlike kito this guy has won it all. the resurance to win at least a tier1 event again could be the motivation. or if he feels he individualistically got something left to proof. kito is more like an apex in the sense that they are not consistent in their preformance but can go nuts for one map. id take xyp9x over that in my team any day aaannny day of the week. point being tho total different player. the recent kito comparision will likely not go in a similar fashion. so it needs to come from something else.

2023-04-19 18:12

30 yr old talent

2023-04-18 18:10

He's only 27

FINALLY Then kick paycheck stealer

2023-04-18 18:12

astralis talent is the real first team. its a step up for xyp and a step down for altekz.

2023-04-18 18:14

astralis try not to ruin another youngsters carreer challenge (impossible) when do they finally remove cheater hunden and shady management person with no cs knowledge kasper hvidt?

2023-04-18 18:31

I agree on that one with u The management is shit

2023-04-18 18:35

All the best XYP, if you read this, remember you are a LEGEND in CSGO! 12y/o's will never know the Clutch Minister!

i don't get why so much hate on xyp9x, looks like people are just that retard to enjoy another's downfall...

noticed it too

2023-04-18 20:48

yeah it typically is a trend with support players because these haters want to see themselves being right for all those times they cried about stats while understanding zero about teamplay or clutching a round for that matter. individualistic stat noobs typically have this hateful response and are the first to cry on hltv about it when their team has lost a map or match. this misplaced hate often is compensation in their ignorance for the things they didnt accomplish themselves in life. a projection if you will. it comes with the job. hence I even had more respect for xyp9x.

2023-04-19 18:20

Fitting end to a player with One of the most successful career in csgo

2023-04-18 18:39

BRUH ed sheeran to astralis? what next, neymar to mibr?

2023-04-18 19:03

hahahahah wtf

2023-04-18 19:24

g1ave should be academy team. xyp doing well . g1ave is worst

2023-04-18 19:50

Truth

2023-04-18 21:55

XDDDDD

2023-04-18 20:11

HAHAHAHA

2023-04-18 20:17

o Pink simplesmente kickou o Cerebro do time. Como que essa poha vai dar certo?

2023-04-18 20:22

"switching roles"

2023-04-18 20:29

Ig its good for xyp aswell

2023-04-18 20:31

clutch meister to academy team xxdddd

imgur.com/a/Dcn2jco BRUHBRUH777

2023-04-18 20:37

just get to the bench, getting demoted to academy team is a disgrace

2023-04-18 20:38

RIP But expected

2023-04-18 20:49

damn altekz is much worse

2023-04-18 20:51

Clutch maister going to boost stats

2023-04-18 21:02

Xyp9x 40 year old talent

2023-04-18 21:15

He should get into politics since he is already minister

2023-04-18 21:31

LMAO, nice one

2023-04-18 23:20

It's quite obvious that Xyp is the one to go, but joining the talent team is pretty sad. 4x Major champion playing shit games, and he's probably worse than the young players in terms of mechanics. He should be a coach or smth. Glaive is also struggling so much he needs to be changed as well. BlameF igl maybe. Astralis definitely needs some sharp shooters but they don't have the money for proven talents. They'd hope to get lucky and sign some no-namers who will be the one that saves Astralis :) We'll see how it goes.

2023-04-18 21:41

When they had it they didn't want to spend and rather spent it on a stupid multigaming team that failed. Now they don't even have it and missing stickers money twice in a row won't exactly help them .

2023-04-18 21:54

Playing for academy team is one step closer to becoming a coach,. Surely he is expected to do some kind of coaching.

2023-04-19 10:40

slim hope for astralis. sad to see Xyp go but he is way below acceptable since a long time

2023-04-18 21:46

I doubt it will solve anything since gla1ve's IGLing looks outdated AF and his personal level is even worse than xyp's... I sure hope it rejuvenates them though. Not sold on blameF meshing well with gla1ve's system either...

2023-04-18 21:52

blameF =/= KSCERATO

2023-04-18 21:57

RISING TALENT

2023-04-18 22:33

If they don't kick gla1ve or restrict his control they aren't going anywhere

2023-04-18 23:27

this... kick that glaive alien already ffs

2023-04-23 18:10

I would rather see him go to another team, just because he isn't the same player that he was for Astralis years ago don't mean he can't shine in another team. But he seems to like Astralis org and will probaly retire in it too... good luck legend, for some people it would be shamefull go to academy team after win 4 majors but at there he will help to develop the young danish players, this just show how humble he is

2023-04-18 23:35

It's about time

2023-04-18 23:48

-gla1ve +xyp9x

2023-04-19 00:28

Altekz igl?

2023-04-19 20:07

young talent

2023-04-19 00:40

Xyp such an upcoming talent going into the CSGO and possibly the CS2 Scene, I expect big things from this young blood.

2023-04-19 00:53

youngest talent ever played in academy teams!

2023-04-19 02:56

Xypex abusing academy teams bru

2023-04-19 03:09

This is like going from CEO of a company to working the mail room the next day.

2023-04-19 05:57

don't do long-term contracts kids

2023-04-19 06:50

Its always good when you learn from BIG - even if you need over a year to do so. Like k1to, Xyp9x will come back stronger.

2023-04-19 08:24

Lol?

2023-04-19 09:55

benched minister demoted minister

2023-04-19 10:45

haha, xyp will now get shit on by tier 3 instead. this wont last long x)

2023-04-19 10:53

LMFAO imagine, once at the top of the game and now academy team to play tier 3 XDDD

2023-04-19 11:33

huh? its part of the natural proces of life. Imagen even winning majors, igs and making big fame and bucks in the esports world. well done.

2023-04-19 17:45

smart move by Astralis, gonna be great for xyp to build some confidence again and play without pressure

2023-04-19 13:09

xyp my man you and device are my favourite players of all time. I stood by you from the moment you where starting to clutch rounds left from right. from dignitas onward. when roles where starting to define. thank you so much for all the lows and highs. the legendary run with Astralis :D my man I was going nuts while watching you guys from the couch. I enjoyed every moment. now that is behind you and another door opens to pass down your xp and be the backbone of the Astralis talent lineup. I wish you all the best in life, you and your gf. (if thats still on I donno) greetingz vamp

2023-04-19 14:14

Thanks for being positive.

2023-04-19 16:31

anytime babeh.

2023-04-19 17:59

A couple of years on the academy team and this upcoming pro will be ready for the main stage.

2023-04-19 16:24

Hahahahhaah

2023-04-19 16:44

Xyp going the k1to route ^^ But I think he’ll stay there and share his experience in the lower tier regions.

2023-04-19 18:11

Astralis mmaking a historical mistake. They need to kick blameF, absolutely not Xyp. That guy just goes for stats no real impact player and destroying the Astralis. It is so sad for device and others.

Gla1ve should do the same or this team is going nowhere

2023-04-19 20:02

bye, the biggest paycheck stealer of modern CS is finally gone.

2023-04-19 20:28

Who do you mean?

2023-04-20 17:02

kasper hvidt needs to shut the fuck up

2023-04-19 21:29

Hope he gets his form back

2023-04-19 23:34

baitf saving exit kill to not go to the talent team

2023-04-19 23:37

another kid that Glaive and blamef can bully and throw under the bus when they inevitably fail again

2023-04-20 14:02

ngl it feels like a slap in the face for xyp9x. hes been in astralis for so long

2023-04-20 20:22

yeah but it is what it is, he already did everything in csgo, and csgo is soon over anyway so in cs2 if he can preform maybe he can go back to astralis again, astralis didnt even qualify for major so he wont miss anything Huge

2023-04-21 14:58

So humiliating... RIP xyp.

2023-04-21 15:08

this is a win for Xyp. He signed a 5 year contract and they can't fire him. better to put him on the talent team, he can chill out and still get paychecks.

2023-04-22 14:22

2023-04-22 18:33

+1 Player achievements: 4 x Major winner He did everyting possible on this game and he is legendary player with "clutch master" tittle. He deserve a very well payed and anticipated retirement . Never forget what astralis did, any player of the 4xmayor win are legends. Stop stress, good paycheck and legacy

2023-04-24 02:14

TALLENT XDDD

2023-04-22 16:03

Org kept Xyp and Glaive around to preserve the Astralis fan base. As long as a couple core players were on the team it would still feel like the old nostalgic powerhouse. Unfortunately they became absolute trash and now even old fanboys hate the team hahah

2023-04-26 12:33

BOT minister

2023-04-30 17:28