Astralis Searching For 2 More Team Members In CS: GO

Published 05/06/2020, 10:50 AM EDT

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The ESL One: Road to Rio tournament is currently continuing. Teams are going head to head to secure a spot in the upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major tournament, ESL One Rio 2020. Astralis have performed considerably well with a record of 4-1 in Stage 1 of the Road to Rio Europe tournament. They have overtaken Fnatic as the #1 team, according to HLTV’s world rankings for CS: GO teams.

However, so far, in 2020, the Danish esports organization’s results are of a mixed variant. Astralis finished last at BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 and made to the semifinals at IEM Katowice. At ESL Pro League Season 11, they secured a third-place finish.

Now, according to DBLTAP’s report, Astralis could sign up to two more players for their current CS: GO roster. Perhaps, the somewhat inconsistent results could be pushing this move.

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Astralis Looking For Additions To CS: GO Team

According to the report by Jarek “DeKay” Lewis, multiple sources close to the team claimed the Danes are currently exploring options to add two more names to their CS: GO roster. Recently, Patrick “es3tag” Hansen signed a contract with the Danish powerhouse back in March. At this moment, Astralis has six players in the team.

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Although es3tag hasn’t officially joined Astralis yet, a deal has been agreed in principle. The deal will see es3tag officially join Astralis on July 1, when his contract with Heroic, another Danish esports organization, expires. Allowing the contract to run down would mean Astralis won’t have to pay Heroic a transfer fee for the acquisition.

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However, after Astralis confirmed their future acquisition of es3tag in late March, multiple sources disclosed to DBLTAP that he won’t be the only addition to the Danes’ CS: GO roster in 2020. Now, it seems the search for expanding the roster has begun once again. It will result in at least one more acquisition, if not two, according to DeKay’s report.

If Astralis sign two more players, their CS: GO roster would include eight players in its entirety. It will allow them to move players in and out of the lineup. As of now, it is unknown if the potential new names would work collectively with the rest of the lineup. Or if they will replace someone from the starting lineup.

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Souhardya Biswas is an eSports writer for EssentiallySports. He joined the organisation in 2020, wanting to explore the sphere of professional eSports journalism. His passion for gaming started with titles like GTA San Andreas, Far Cry 2, Modern Warfare 2, FIFA 09, eventually developing an interest in Battle Royale games like PUBG and Apex Legends.
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