We’ve been seeing a lot of players taking a step back from competitive Counter-Strike, and this time, it’s Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth, one of the core Astralis players. Here is his statement:
What is the reason for this break?
The reason as to why he is taking a break from Counter-Strike is similar to reasons we have heard from the other players that have paused their Counter-Strike career, being that they were getting too burnt out by the game and events they have to play, which led to an accumulation of stress and demotivation.
Astralis have also added that since Patrick “es3tag” Hansen will be joining them in July and cannot play as of right now, Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer will be taking Xyp9x’s place on the roster for the time being. Snappi has been on Heroic’s bench since early April, which meant that he was available immediately, so it made a lot of sense for him to be the replacement for Astralis.
When will Xyp9x return?
In the twitlonger he released, he did not mention when he will be returning to competitive Counter-Strike, however it is certain he will be inactive for the upcoming events in the coming months.
How will Astralis manage these sudden changes?
This is definitely the biggest question with regards to how these breaks from Xyp9x and their in-game leader, Gla1ve will affect the danish organization. We will just have to wait and see how they will handle this unfortunate situation.
