It appears that the entirety of Astralis’ roster caught the devastating br0vid, as the team’s fall season opened with disaster and a 13-0 loss to Team Vitality. The match also marked the debut of cadiaN, Astralis’ new IGL, who ended the game with a meager 32 ADR.
The match was part of the BLAST Premier Fall Final Group B and Astralis chose the map, Inferno, where it had made a name for itself several years ago. It was the first chance for Casper “cadiaN” Møller, the new Astralis IGL who joined the org on Sept. 17 as a replacement for br0, to prove himself as a capable leader who can take the struggling team to new heights on the professional CS2 scene. However, his and Astralis’ hopes were crushed by a stellar performance on the Team Vitality side, especially ZywoO, who even managed a stellar 1v4 defense on the A site in the fourth round of the match.
The entire match was completely one-sided, with Team Vitality picking up a 12-0 first half on the CT side and finishing the game off with a quick pistol round as the Ts, netting them a clean sheet and a perfect win.
Astralis has been embroiled in a massive controversy regarding cadiaN’s transfer, or rather br0’s exclusion, which resulted in the vast majority of the competing teams’ IGLs refusing to appear for media day, and the “unfit” meme sweeping through the Counter-Strike community. This defeat during cadiaN’s debut only serves to rub salt into the many wounds of the org.
Team Vitality also won the second match in the best-of-three series against Astralis, ending the clash with a 2:0 following a 13-4 win on Dust 2. Astralis players once again showed little resistance and readiness to take on the best rosters on the scene, even with cadiaN’s reinforcement. Hopefully, in the coming days the team will recover from their br0vid infection and put on a show worthy of watching.
