Astralis are making ready for Counter-Strike 2 by asserting they’ve prolonged the contract of their greatest star on Oct. 13.
The participant himself wants no introduction because it’s the one and solely dev1ce, who penned a brand new deal that retains him with the Danish group till the tip of 2026. “I’ve mentioned it earlier than, however Astralis is my workforce, and I’ll do the whole lot to get us again to the place I really feel we belong,” the participant mentioned within the official announcement.
Dev1ce underlined how he feels at dwelling within the group, and the workforce has been feeling general optimistic not too long ago. “We don’t set dates and variety of titles, however Astralis have to be the place it’s the most enjoyable to play, and that’s on prime. I’m optimistic we are going to get there,” the Dane mentioned.
The 28-year-old is arguably essentially the most well-known participant in Astralis’ historical past. He was the driving drive behind their 4 Main wins in 2017, 2018, and 2019. These years are seen as an “Astralis period” in CS:GO, because the Danish squad dominated the scene, profitable quite a few tournaments within the meantime.
In Astralis’ historical past, dev1ce is acknowledged by the entire group as their finest participant. He has discovered himself in HLTV’s yearly top 20 listing eight instances in a row, starting in 2014. On 5 events, he earned a spot within the prime three.
The Dane did make a year-and-a-half detour to Ninjas in Pyjamas throughout that run, although he was inactive for almost all of 2022 because of well being points. He returned to the aggressive scene in Oct. final yr beneath the Astralis banner, and led the workforce to a playoff run at IEM Cologne 2023.
With dev1ce returning to the scene in spectacular style, it’s no shock Astralis needed to seal the deal forward of the start of CS2 esports. The primary tier one event within the new recreation, IEM Sydney 2023, is scheduled to start out this Monday, Oct. 16.
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