A few weeks ago, we covered a topic regarding Astralis’ interest in developing young talent for the most popular esports games. Now, Astralis have opted to reveal its talent rosters for both League of Legends and CS:GO.
Astralis reveal its talent rosters – Who did they get?
League of Legends
For League of Legends, Astralis have acquired an extremely young roster which is hungry to improve and get to the highest level possible. Their roster is listed below:
Players:
- Top – Carl ”Carlsen” Carlsen, age 15
- Jungle – Mikkel “Mixsi” Bay-Schmidt, age 16
- Mid – Mikkel “Rylle” Rylander Christiansen, age 19
- ADC – Kasper ”Kadaver” Müller Nielsen, age 19
- Support – Benjamin ”RotteBengi” Mahler Jørgensen, age 18
Coaches:
- Head Coach – Mikkel Donby
- Second Coach – Anders Schultz
CS:GO
For CS:GO, Astralis have managed to gather Danish players from different backgrounds. Vester was previously playing for Esimed Esports, whereas void was representing the AGF Esport Academy. The rest of the team, including their coach VNG were free agents at the time. Here is their roster:
Players:
- IGL – Mathias “R0nic” Pinholt, age 19
- AWP – Andreas “void” Dietrichsen, age 17
- Rifler – Rasmus “zyph0n” Nordfoss, age 16
- Rifle – Mads “vester” Vestergaard, age 18
- Rifle – Victor “vigg0” Bisgaard, age 21
- Rifler – Mikkel “MistR” Thomsen, age 16 (begins Summer 2021)
Coach:
- Dennis ”VNG” Vang
This is what Director of Sports at Astralis Group, Kasper Hvidt, had to say about their Talent rosters.
We have prioritized hard based upon on criteria that, besides game sense and technical skills, also revolve around personality and the ability and desire to lean how to work as a professional in a culture like ours. Here we strive to progress every day, not just as individuals but as a team and as a part of the entire organization.
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This Astralis Talent program will certainly prove as a challenge for both the team and its new players. But knowing Astralis’ background, there is no doubt that they will manage to achieve this task.
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