Danish derby set up as Heroic takes on Astralis at the CS:GO BLAST Spring Groups

Danyal Arabi | 21/01/2023
Danish derby set up as Heroic takes on Astralis at the CS:GO BLAST Spring Groups

The CS:GO BLAST Spring Groups are well underway and a behemoth inches closer to elimination. Heroic faced a shock defeat at the hands of EG, cementing their spot in the lower bracket. Astralis too lost their opening game against Vitality, despite a strong showing by Device. Now, both teams are staring down the barrel of the knockout stage, with one being relegated to the bottom.

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Heroic and Astralis to kick off their lower bracket run at the CS:GO BLAST Spring Groups

Heroic vs. Astralis kicks off today at 18:30 CET and the stakes are extremely high. The #1 team in the world, Heroic, will go up against their Danish counterparts who have just undergone a massive rebuild. The latter has brought back Device and a brand new team member in Buzz in the hopes of contending for championships.

On the other hand, Heroic is reeling from a disastrous final tournament in 2022. The BLAST World Final saw Heroic play with a stand-in but crash out in the group stage. Now, Heroic is fighting an uphill battle as it faces a trial by fire against Astralis.

The loser of this match will be sent to the Knockout Stage Round 1, putting them one step closer to elimination. The starting lineup for each team is as follows:

Heroic

  • Casper ‘cadiaN’ Møller
  • Martin ‘stavn’ Lund
  • Jakob ‘jabbi’ Nygaard
  • René ‘TeSeS’ Madsen
  • Rasmus ‘sjuush’ Beck

Astralis

  • Benjamin ‘blameF’ Bremer
  • Nicolai ‘device’ Reedtz
  • Lukas ‘gla1ve’ Rossander
  • Andreas ‘Xyp9x’ Højsleth
  • Christian ‘Buzz’ Andersen

Currently, Stavn is the highest-rated member on Heroic with a rating of 1.13 and blameF is the highest rated player for Astralis with a 1.32 rating.

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Danyal Arabi

Danyal Arabi is an Esports writer and Editor at The SportsRush. With a vested interest in computers since an early age he has managed to sink more than 4000 hours into CS: GO over the years. As a Deus Ex enjoyer and fan of the earlier Assassin's Creeds, narrative-driven games have taken much of his time. Being a 2D fighter enthusiast across franchises like Injustice, Mortal Kombat, and Street Fighter, a fair few controllers have been sacrificed in his pursuit to win. Apart from all things gaming, Danyal enjoys motorsport, bowling, and spending weekends with his pals over good food and banter.

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