{"id":1651,"date":"2019-11-04T12:32:53","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/astralis-curse-blast-copenhagen"},"modified":"2019-11-04T12:32:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:32:53","slug":"astralis-curse-blast-copenhagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/astralis-curse-blast-copenhagen","title":{"rendered":"Astralis and the ‘curse’ of BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the inaugural CS:GO<\/a> BLAST Pro Series tournament in Copenhagen 2017, Astralis reached the final with Dennis “dennis” Edman as a stand-in for unwell star AWPer Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz.<\/p>\n

With their full roster in the Copenhagen tournaments in 2018 and 2019, Astralis performed below expectations and could not reach either final. This is poor and it has fuelled discussion on whether Astralis is ‘cursed’ at the Royal Arena when examining the two events in isolation.<\/p>\n

Looking at the context, statistics and more, this ‘curse’ myth that has grown out of these results appears to be dispelled. Instead, hometown showings in BLAST for Astralis have been unfortunate cumulations of other factors.<\/p>\n

BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2018<\/h2>\n

Ahead of the Copenhagen event in 2018, Astralis were riding the wave of their dominant era. They had enjoyed a spectacular year, won the recent FACEIT Major and of their nine previous LAN events, they had won seven, including the last two in a row. They were the tournament favourites as the games began.<\/p>\n

In line with the BLAST format, Astralis played five best-of-one match-ups in the first stage, winning three and losing two. Their two defeats came at the hands of the eventual finalists: Na’Vi, with a 16-9 scoreline in favour of the then-Ukranian roster, and NiP, who were able to claim the win in a close 16-14.<\/p>\n

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That’s a wrap on #BLASTProSeries<\/a> #Copenhagen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Congratulations, @natusvincere<\/a>. Next time, @NiPGaming<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/pljnn89JwE<\/a><\/p>\n

— BLAST Pro Series (@BLASTProSeries) November 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n