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inlandempireM to Esports@lemmy.zipEnglish ·
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Astralis CEO Nikolaj Nyholm steps down amidst controversy

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Astralis CEO Nikolaj Nyholm steps down after 10 months
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Astralis co-founder Nikolaj Nyholm has stepped down from his role as CEO after just 10 months in the latest stint.
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    Spoiler

    I don’t know if I can provide an accurate tldr but from what I understand:

    • Astralis planned to bench one of their players “br0”
    • they claimed he was unfit to play for an upcoming tournament, and requested to use player “Cadian” as a substitute
    • “br0” and his agent denied those claims, saying he felt perfectly fine
    • the rule book of tournament organiser “Blast” states that if a player is unfit to play, the coach has to be subbed in as a player
    • fielding “Cadian” instead of the Astralis coach would break those rules, yet “Blast” gave them green light
    • in response/protest, all in game leaders from other teams decided to not show up at the photo taking thing for the tournament, saying they felt unfit to participate
    • prompts a request from “Blast” for an investigation

    I may have missed things, anyone with better info, feel free to correct me

    Edit. Here’s some better, more factual articles than my own recollection:

    • https://www.hltv.org/news/39897/astralis-got-cadian-in-for-the-fall-final-on-an-emergency-sub-was-it-against-the-rules

    • https://www.hltv.org/news/39917/seven-captains-unite-to-protest-blast-astralis-decision-in-open-letter

    • https://www.hltv.org/news/39949/blast-request-esic-investigation-into-astralis-emergency-substitution-for-blast-fall-final

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      Merci!

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