Astralis misplaced 2-0 to underdog HEET within the quarterfinals of $50,000 on-line CS:GO occasion CCT North Europe Collection two yesterday regardless of dev1ce and blameF’s best efforts.
After spending one 12 months on the sidelines on account of well being points, dev1ce had the right return to professional play other than Astralis’ elimination. The 27-year-old exited the match with a mean 1.43 score after 4 maps performed, in accordance with HLTV, which is the second highest score of CCT North Europe Collection two. Sooner or later after the elimination, dev1ce stated Astralis have a lot to work on.
“There’s a lot to construct on, and I’m utterly assured we’re on the proper path and that we’ll solely enhance from right here,” dev1ce stated on Astralis’ website. “As a group, but additionally for myself. I’m nonetheless a bit rusty, which reveals in some conditions, however total I’m simply glad to be again and to have this sense of being on a group once more. It’s all the time in regards to the group, and I’m upset in regards to the consequence, however being again is superior.”
It’s too quickly to say dev1ce continues to be on prime of his recreation, but when he and blameF—who has the very best score of CCT North Europe Collection two for the time being—can preserve this consistency, it’ll be simpler for Astralis to restructure the group for 2023. They nonetheless should play tier-one groups to get a greater image and resolve the lineup for subsequent 12 months, which nonetheless contains academy participant Mikkel “MistR” Thomsen.
The nice factor for Astralis is that they’re going to play yet one more match in 2022 earlier than heading to the participant break. The group will reveal the main points of the match at a later date.
