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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step 🙏

📓 Creating the Largest CS Tournament for Students in Denmark 📓   In collaboration with HK, we've created the largest Counter-Strike tournament for students in Denmark called Studie_CS📝   So far, the Studie_CS has hosted: 70+ educational institutions  71 teams 400+ students 219 matches played in the Group Stage   🏆We're now at the Playoffs Stage in the current season, where teams fight through the playoffs trying to reach the top eight who qualify for the LAN Finals at Astralis Nexus with everything included for the qualified teams.   ⭐The collaboration began in August 2022 and is still going strong.   🧑🎓If you're a student and want to participate in the next season, take a look at https://www.studiecs.gg/ - we would love to see you! And a special thanks to Sara Ezban Grützmeier, Simon Henry Jørgensen and Pelle Sværke Sommerlund 👏

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐮𝐛 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬' 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲? 👀 You end up with: 🎯 𝟴𝟰𝟳 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, all fighting for a spot in the grand final at Nexus, with an exclusive ticket to Worlds (the League of Legends World Championship) on the line. 📺 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭.𝟵 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵, streamed live by a roster of popular Danish casters. 🌟 𝗔 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗯, reimagined as the unforgiving deserts of Shurima, packed with dedicated LoL fans, cheering on the eight finalists and enjoying an unforgettable afterparty. 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚-𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 When Red Bull approached us with the idea of hosting the annual Red Bull SoloQ, Denmark's biggest LoL 1v1 tournament, and suggested transforming our gaming hub in central Copenhagen into the iconic Shurima desert, there was only one response at Astralis HQ: 'Let's go!' At Astralis, we thrive on challenges and strive to take every project to the next level. So when our creative team pitched the idea of transforming Nexus with actual sand between cables, monitors, and all the digital hardware—which is basically kryptonite to electronics—we went all in. Pushing boundaries is in our DNA. Okay, we didn't end up with literal sand on the floor at Nexus (we did want to protect our hardware). Still, we fully succeeded in transforming the space into a Shurima-inspired landscape, creating a unique experience for everyone at the Red Bull SoloQ final. 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 Congratulations to Dan 'Godbro' Van Vo, who defeated Emil 'Harbo' Harbo in an intense final duel. Our broadcast lead, Frederik Brandt, did a fantastic job delivering insightful commentary alongside his talented co-caster, Andreas Birkum Gents. Despite Counter-Strike being our core focus, hosting a League of Legends event with a deep dive into all its nuances has been fantastic. It just reaffirms our belief in gaming as a unique way to nurture community and create new friendships. The popular Danish content creator and streamer Rasmus Søndergaard also competed, qualifying for the grand final for the first time and helping us reach a massive audience for our SoloQ event and activation. Thanks to everyone at Astralis HQ, Astralis Nexus, and Red Bull, who made this event a success. A big shoutout to Caroline Lindberg Petersen, Simon Stenvang, Frederik Færch, Atle S. Stehouwer for their tireless efforts in bringing this event to life. One thing's certain: we'd happily do it all over again! Check out all the pictures from the SoloQ Final 📸 👇 https://lnkd.in/dPmfreWt

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬   With recent updates to Astralis' management, including CFO Jakob Hansen stepping in as Interim CEO, we are also implementing a new structure for the Astralis Board of Directors.   Anders Hørsholt has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board. Co-founder and former CEO Nikolaj Nyholm and Claus Zibrandtsen will continue as board members.   Co-founder Jakob Lund Kristensen will step in as a Board Observer.   At the same time, we bid farewell to former Chairman Gavin Myall and board member Harri Manninen, who are stepping down as members of the board.   Astralis would like to thank them both for their dedicated service and wishes them all the best in the future.

Nikolaj Nyholm has stepped down from the role of CEO, returning to his role as a board member of Astralis and other outside projects. Jakob Hansen has accepted to step in as interim CEO, previously having held the role of CFO of Astralis since November, 2019. Jakob is a strong candidate, possessing the qualifications and industry insights to operate Astralis in the upcoming period.

🖤❤️ 𝐖𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 🖤❤️ With big ambitions heading into the BLAST Premier Fall Final, we had our sights set on playoffs—eager to play in front of a cheering Danish crowd on the grand stage at Forum. Well, as some of you may know, things didn't go as planned, and the debut of our new roster, ft. Casper "cadiaN" Møller, our new IGL, hit some rough bumps along the way. But despite the challenges, one thing stood out: our incredible Danish community, led by DanishCorner 💪 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲 Like always, they powered through and showed up at our Astralis Fanzone all weekend to meet our players, partners, and the entire organization. Despite the chilly fall wind, we brought the party to Julius Thomsens Plads, where our fans' unquestionable passion still made the weekend a total blast! To top it off, we were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Frederiksberg, Michael Vindfeldt, to our Fanzone, where he greeted our players and head coach. 𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵 🙏 We love our community and are proud to host events like this, where players and fans connect, and everything falls into place perfectly. A big thanks to GoWish, our brand-new partner, for joining the event and, of course, to Red Bull, who always have our backs with live DJ and Red Bull sampling for the hundreds of fans who stopped by. (Photos captured by the talented Freja Borne 📸)

🎮 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐨-𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡'𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🎮 On September 17, Copenhagen's most popular gaming hub, Astralis Nexus, was packed with retailers and distributors, along with content creators, gamers, influencers, and tech journalists for Logi PLAY 2024—Logitech G's flagship event, part of a massive global live celebration and live stream series.   At Astralis, we couldn't think of a better place to host a grand event for our valued partners than Nexus—a state-of-the-art gaming facility in the heart of the buzzing Danish capital.   The global Logitech G event celebrated the passion and creativity of the gaming community while showcasing new products, including the PRO X SUPERLIGHT 2 DEX with its asymmetrical right-hand design. 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 ⚡   Logitech G believes in pushing the boundaries within the gaming industry—just like us.   For Logitech G, it's about revolutionizing gaming technology and fostering a community that thrives on creativity, innovative design, and technological innovation.   At Astralis, we aim to create the best environment for elite esports athletes to compete at the highest levels of Counter-Strike and bring that burning passion to life within our community.   At Logi PLAY 2024, guests enjoyed an extensive presentation of the latest gaming gear, live-streamed straight from Paris, followed by an exclusive VIP party featuring a DJ set broadcast live from the French capital. To provide unique insights into the professional world of Counter-Strike, we decided to host a talk show on the main stage called 'Masterclass.' On stage, sports director Kasper Straube Hansen, along with Andreas 'kiR' Kirstein (Talent team) and Marie Toft (Women's team), discussed the fast-paced world of esports and the life of a pro while the audience had the opportunity to ask questions. Creating the perfect setting for events like this is always a pleasure. So, thank you, Carl Lehmann, Anton Törnqvist, and the rest of the Logitech G team for choosing Astralis Nexus to host this globally connected event—it was an absolute blast! ❤️

✨ 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵—𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 ✨ With the ambition to enhance fan experiences and introduce new dynamics in how we engage with our global community, we are excited to announce a new strategic partnership with GoWish—the world's No. 1 app for wishlists and social shopping.   We aim to bring gamers closer to their favorite Counter-Strike players and fulfill one lucky fan's wish every month 🎁 👏   The collaboration is designed to enhance our fan engagement by utilizing GoWish's innovative wishlist technology trusted by millions of users worldwide, allowing our fans to publish their gift wishes and connect more closely with their favorite team players by, e.g., co-creating and sharing wishlists featuring personal picks from the world of Counter-Strike, official Astralis merchandise, exclusive experiences and much more. Mads Rasmussen, Commercial Director of Astralis:   "Since day one, Astralis has been about pushing boundaries, and with our new strategic partnership with GoWish, we're thrilled to introduce alternative ways to inspire and reward our fans, making it easier than ever to engage with the Astralis Main team on more personal levels. By incorporating GoWish's wishlist technology, we can offer more interactive experiences, making it easier for fans to stay connected with the Astralis family as well the wider esports community whom we hope will follow us into GoWish's wonderful world dedicated to 'fixing gifting'—a challenge we back 100%," says Mads Rasmussen.   Check out the full story 👇 https://lnkd.in/dD5FaFs5

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