by According to recent reports, former Astralis Counter-Strike player Alexander “br0” Bro is trying out for ENCE, who are looking for a replacement for the recently departed Krzysztof “Goofy” Górski.
While not officially confirmed by either party, reliable sources, including Richard Lewis, confirmed that the 22-year-old has been playing with ENCE.
The news surfaced just days after Astralis signed Casper “cadiaN” M?ller as br0’s replacement, a week before the start of BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024 and after the roster lock deadline.
By the way, I don't usually bother with roster shit these days but given the circumstances, why not? I'm reliably informed that br0 is trialling with ENCE at the moment. So Astralis are saying he's too ill to compete but he's well enough to trial for people. What an org.
— Richard Lewis (@RLewisReports) September 24, 2024
The controversy arose from the fact that Astralis claimed br0 was unfit to play and were granted a roster change on the basis of a medical emergency from BLAST.
This was, however, disproved by br0’s agent, who stated that the Danish player is “fully fine” and fit to play.
Despite the protests from teams and players, BLAST doubled down on the decision, stating that they had been given no reason to question Astralis’ statement.
The story has now reached a new depth after it was revealed that br0 is trialling with ENCE, confirming his agent’s statement that the 22-year-old can play.
ENCE have not officially confirmed they are trialling br0, however, ENCE co-founded Joona “natu” Lepp?nen stated that they have been testing multiple players over the last week in search of a replacement for Goofy.
Astralis debut br0’s replacement
Despite the ongoing controversy, Astralis were allowed to showcase their new lineup for the opening series of BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024 against Team Vitality.
It marked cadiaN’s first official fixture since May 30, when he lost to G2 Esports in the Group A lower-bracket final of Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2024 while playing with Team Liquid.
Unfortunately, his debut did not end as planned.
Heavy loss today and not the debut we hoped for.
Not much to be said except that we're back again tomorrow to turn the tide ?? pic.twitter.com/RvQmB5zXzN— Astralis Counter-Strike (@AstralisCS) September 25, 2024
The series ended in a comprehensive 0-2 loss for Astralis, who went 0-13 on Inferno and 4-13 on Dust2.
The Danish in-game leader posted a 0.31 performance rating on Inferno — his lowest mark since the transition to Counter-Strike 2.
CadiaN will have a chance to bounce back on Thursday when Astralis clash with Team Spirit in a Group B elimination match.
Top Counter-Strike bookmakers have the Danish lineup priced at +281, giving them a 26.1% implied probability of winning the series.
