Astralis team — a CS2 esports team

Astralis’ Counter-Strike roster was founded in Denmark on January 18, 2016. The team’s biggest peak came during the CS:GO era: Astralis are the Major record-holders (4 titles), and they’re the team that won three Majors in a row — a rare thing, even by tier-1 standards.

At first, the team was owned by RFRSH Entertainment, which was owned by Nikolaj Nyholm and Jakob Lund Kristensen. However, in July 2019 the owner changed, and the team was bought by Astralis Group Holding A/S.

Right now, Astralis are still putting up solid results on the professional Counter-Strike 2 scene.

Astralis achievements

Since 2016, Astralis have played dozens of big Counter-Strike tournaments (including CS:GO and CS2). Below are some of the most notable results and prize money.

How much they earned per year

Astralis’ earnings for the last few years are shown in the table below.

Astralis roster history

Over the years, around 20 esports players have played for Astralis in Counter-Strike. The loudest “era” was their CS:GO domination, when they won big finals through discipline, hard trades, and calm clutch play. Every one of them added something to the team’s success — and to the fact that, right now, Astralis are in the TOP-10 best teams in the world.

First roster achievements

In Astralis’ first roster, Karrigan played (and was the captain), alongside Xyp9x, Dupreeh, Cajunb, and device. The coach was one of Denmark’s most famous esports pros — Zonic. This squad took 3rd place at the Global eSports Cup, reached the semi-finals at IEM Katowice 2016, won bronze at MLG Major: Columbus 2016, and also took gold at Esports Championship Series Season 1 - Europe and Esports Championship Series Season 2 - Finals.

2019-2022 roster

From 2019 to 2022, at different times, the team featured Lukas Rossander, Benjamin Bremer, Andreas Højsleth, Rene Borg, Patrick Hansen, Peter Rasmussen, Emil Reif, and Lukas Andersen. They also made a real impact on the team’s success. During this period, Astralis won 10 tournaments. Their biggest championship medals came at IEM Katowice 2019, BLAST Pro Series: São Paulo 2019, StarLadder Berlin Major 2019, and IEM Global Challenge 2020.