Replacing one of the best players in the history of competitive Counter-Strike will never be an easy job. Phillip “Lucky” Ewald is a prime example of exactly that.
The 19-year-old was brought into Astralis’ roster last year to fill out the void from the four-time Major winner Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz, which never really became a success – neither for Lucky or Astralis.
“Never found my flow”
Yesterday, Astralis took the consequences and decided to place the former Tricked AWPer on the bench, following the signing of Asger “Farlig” Jensen. In a Twitlonger, Lucky reflected on the degradation.
– It has been one hell of a ride with Astralis, it started out a bit chaotic with roster changes and two players leaving, but it has been great times and it has been tough times, but it is a ride I would not have missed even the day today.
Astralis signs new AWP’er – Lucky benched
Looking from the outside, Lucky hasn’t had the best and most ideal working conditions. The talented Dane has had to manoeuvre in switching roster as mentioned, but also in switching roles and positions, due to Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander taking up the AWPer instead of Lucky.
– I sadly never found myself or my flow in-game, which is SO annoying, cause I know I can do so much more than what I have shown. I still though, have grown and gotten so much experience both as a player and a person which I am super thankful for.
Astralis are now:
{cflag:DK} Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander
{cflag:DK} Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth
{cflag:DK} Benjamin “blameF” Bremer
{cflag:DK} Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke
{cflag:DK} Asger “Farlig” Jensen
Lucky: It has been hard to find my form due to changing roles and rosters
