Astralis search for Xyp9x replacement as he reportedly steps down DreamHackDanish CS:GO legend Andreas \u2018Xyp9x\u2019 H\u00f8jsleth is reportedly no longer starting for Astralis, with the organization now exploring their options for a replacement. In a report from DBLTAP, sources say that Xyp9x has not been practicing with the team of late, with coach Danny \u2018zonic\u2019 S\u00f8rensen stepping in for the meantime. The news comes only a week after Astralis\u2019 veteran in-game leader Lukas \u2018Gla1ve\u2019 Rossander stepped down from the starting lineup due to health problems related to \u201cburnout and stress.\u201d Astralis has been playing with Jakob \u2018JUGi\u2019 Hansen in Gla1ve\u2019s place, and Emil \u2018Magisk\u2019 Reif is expected to be filling the boots of IGL left vacant. But, with the clutch minister now also out of the lineup, Astralis are in an even trickier spot, and have inquired about NiP\u2019s Jonas \u2018Lekr0\u2019 Olofsson and Heroic\u2019s Patrick \u2018es3tag\u2019 Hansen (who is joining Astralis when his contract ends), according to DBLTAP. Toughest decision of my life. Read: https:\/\/t.co\/iO61jvOMzV \u2014 \u0141ukasz Rossander (@gla1ve_csgo) May 19, 2020 DBLTAP\u2019s Dekay explains that the cause and length of Xyp9x\u2019s absence from the team is unknown, but is expected to be out for the duration of DreamHack Masters. Although Astralis have tried to acquire es3tag\u2019s services before his contract with Heroic officially expires, these negotiations have apparently failed. Another CS:GO insider, neL, reports that Astralis also asked Vitality about British player Alex \u2018ALEX\u2019 McMeekin, but were similarly turned down. They even asked Vitality for ALEX actually, but Vitality said no as they are in the same group in BLAST Showdown. Astralis is not in a good situation at all. https:\/\/t.co\/jqb2vUIrIG \u2014 neL (@neLendirekt) May 27, 2020 Despite missing Gla1ve, the roster put their best foot forward in their group stage matches as DreamHack Masters Spring, finishing 2-1. Their next match is now not until June 9, so they do have some time to prepare, though it is possible zonic will be joining the server for this match, if a replacement can\u2019t be arranged in time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Astralis search for Xyp9x replacement as he reportedly steps down DreamHackDanish CS:GO legend Andreas \u2018Xyp9x\u2019 H\u00f8jsleth is reportedly no longer starting for Astralis, with the organization now exploring their options for a replacement. In a report from DBLTAP, sources say that Xyp9x has not been practicing with the team of late, with coach Danny \u2018zonic\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37337\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}