Astralis benches HooXi and jabbi days after first LAN title since 2019

Astralis has moved Rasmus “HooXi” Nielsen and Jakob “jabbi” Nygaard to the bench with immediate effect, days after winning Stake Ranked Episode 4 in Barcelona, the organisation's first LAN title since December 2019. Sport.ua reported that both players' contracts are nearing completion, and named former Liquid captain Kamil “siuhy” Szkaradek and Ukrainian rifler Nikita “cmtry” Samolotov as possible additions, neither officially confirmed. The active lineup lists phzy, Staehr and ryu with NEO as coach, and the next listed event is Stake Pulse Beat III starting October 12, 2026.