Astralis made it out of the Play-in stage at IEM Cologne with an excellent 2-1 victory against the hometown heroes from BIG.
Astralis qualify for IEM Cologne Main Stage over hometown favorites BIG
During the first of Nuke, Astralis in-game leader Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander had a bit of a nightmare in the first half going 0-0-14 on the scoreboard before finally making an impact in the match with his game-defining 1vs3 clutch in round 15.
– I try to not think about my score, but of course it is in the back of my head every time I press TAB, you can see that you are James Bond (007) two times. So yeah, that is pretty tough, but I am really glad that I made that clutch, especially because we won 16-14, the Danish captain told Pley.gg just after the game.
The Astralis in-game leader could see his two teammates Asger “farlig” Jensen and Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke perform at a good level against BIG, while also Andreas ‘Xyp9x‘ Højsleth has shown signs of improvements lately. Speaking of his own individual level, the four-time Major winner explains how he is taking a more aggressive role on the team, which can be tough on his personal stats.
– I am trying to be more of the frontrunner on the team and get k0nfig or blameF behind me to revenge frag me, when I don’t get the kill. And that is working pretty well. Of course, it hurts my statistics, but I try not to think too much about it and just think like; I want to do, what is best for the team, and I want to try to win as many games as possible, and try to not care about how I do individually.
You can see the full interview with gla1ve in the video below.
Astralis will face FURIA in the opening round of IEM Cologne.
