Astralis set to part ways with RFRSH Entertainment ESL Pro LeagueDanish esports organizationCS:GO team, will soon operate independently from media company RFRSH Entertainment \u2013 but they aren\u2019t the only ones splitting off from the group, either. Both Astralis and League of Legends brand \u2018Origen\u2019 are parting ways with RFRSH, as told by the company\u2019s CEO Nikolaj Nyholm in a statement to HLTV on July 12. According to Nyholm, Astralis and Origen are currently operating under a new company called \u2018RFRSH Teams\u2019 \u2013 an organization that will soon go under a different name. Nyholm also stated that RFRSH will turn its focus toward \u201cthe BLAST Pro Series and other BLAST properties,\u201d claiming that the \u201ctruly important parts of the teams\u2019 and the tournaments\u2019 organisations have already been separated\u201d in regards to Astralis and Origen\u2019s split. Despite this new venture, RFRSH Teams is confident that it will see ample activity and \u201cinterest from outside investors,\u201d considering the success of Astralis in CS:GO and Origen\u2019s League of Legends LEC 2019 Spring Playoffs performance. https:\/\/twitter.com\/astralisgg\/status\/1148611671444852737?s=20In fact, Nyholm claims that this move with RFRSH Teams has been in the works for some time, admitting that the plan was put into action two years ago. \u201cTwo years ago we spoke about how, after a build-up phase of a model esports team, a tournament operator and a team should not have common ownership,\u201d he said of the development, calling Astralis \u201ca profitable business, unique to the esports ecosystem.\u201d Thus far, Astralis\u2019 move to RFRSH Teams appears to have been met with relative optimism, with fans and fellow players sounding off on the matter across Twitter. Read More: Coldzera explains why he\u2019s been benched at MIBR ahead of BLAST Pro Series LA, IEM Chicago – \u201cTBH I won\u2019t mind it,\u201d one user wrote of the development. \u201c\u2026If the format stays the same as previous majors and teams that are not contracted are invited, then it will be a great event.\u201d TBH I won’t mind it. Their production level is top level but their format and contracts ideas were cancer. If the format stays the same as previous majors and teams that are not contracted are invited then it will be a great event. \u2014 Priyank (@Pr1y_NK) July 12, 2019 Even Nyholm himself Tweeted about the move, writing, \u201c(RFRSH\u2019s) relationship with BLAST might have tilted them the past months, but RFRSH helped create the Astralis era by investing in their sports performance.\u201d Their relationship with BLAST might have tilted them the past months, but RFRSH helped create the Astralis era by investing in their sports performance :shrug:\u2642\ufe0f \u2014 Nikolaj Nyholm (@nikolaj) July 12, 2019 With both Astralis and Origen having already made a major jump, fans and critics alike are waiting with bated breath to witness how RFRSH Teams will perform moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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