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Astralis bench HooXi and jabbi following LAN tournament win

Danish esports organization Astralis has benched Rasmus HooXi Nielsen and Jakob jabbi Nygaard shortly after securing the team's first LAN title in years.

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Danish esports organization Astralis has moved Rasmus HooXi Nielsen and Jakob jabbi Nygaard to its bench following a LAN tournament win. Esports Insider and Dot Esports both report that the roster moves came immediately after the team secured its first offline LAN trophy since 2019. [1][2]

Dot Esports reports that the victory ended a seven year LAN trophy drought for the organization. Esports Insider notes that two potential replacement signings for the Counter-Strike roster remain unconfirmed. [1][2]

Astralis has not yet announced who will fill the two vacant spots on the active roster. The benching of HooXi and jabbi marks a major shakeup for the Danish squad as it prepares for upcoming international competitions. [1]

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In short

  • Astralis benched players HooXi and jabbi.
  • The move followed the team winning its first LAN title since 2019.
  • Replacements for the two benched players remain unconfirmed.

Sources

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  1. [1]Astralis’ First LAN Title Since 2019 Precedes Roster Shake-UpEsports Insider, 24d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Astralis drops HooXi and jabbi after ending 7-year LAN trophy droughtDot Esports, 25d ago

Background

  1. [3]Team Falcons on Wikipedia
  2. [4]2026 Asian Games on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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