{"id":5215,"date":"2020-05-27T17:33:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T17:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/astralis-seek-xyp9x-stand-in-as-the-danish-superstar-takes-a-break"},"modified":"2024-07-23T08:58:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T08:58:47","slug":"astralis-seek-xyp9x-stand-in-as-the-danish-superstar-takes-a-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/astralis-seek-xyp9x-stand-in-as-the-danish-superstar-takes-a-break","title":{"rendered":"Astralis seek Xyp9x stand-in as the Danish superstar takes a break"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a report from DBLTAP, multiple sources close to the team have said that Xyp9x has not been practising with the team recently, with coach Danny “zonic” Sørensen playing in his absence.<\/p>\n

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The news follows only a week after Astralis’ in-game leader Lukas “Gla1ve” Rossander, announced he was stepping down from the roster for three months<\/a> reporting stress and burnout.<\/p>\n

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Jarek “DeKay” Lewis of DBLTAP reports that the reasons for Xyp9x’s departure are unknown<\/a> and that it is likely Højsleth will miss the BLAST Spring Showdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Danes had signed Jakob “JUGi” Hansen earlier this month to fill in for Gla1ve, with his IGL responsibilities being passed on to Emil “Magisk” Reif.<\/p>\n

In their first few games without Gla1ve, the team managed to finish 2-1 at the DreamHack Masters Spring group stage, beating North and Heroic respectively, but falling short against G2 Esports.<\/p>\n