Astralis bench HooXi and jabbi

Astralis confirmed that Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen and Jakob "jabbi" Nygaard have been moved to the bench with immediate effect, with their contracts expiring at the end of the year. Fusion Esports founder and CEO Jonas Gundersen said the two sides mutually decided to end the partnership and thanked them for helping secure the team's first LAN win since 2019. Former Liquid IGL siuhy and FUT benched player cmtry are understood to be close to joining, with cmtry set to give up the AWP for rifling, and Astralis are expected to unveil their new players before playing at Stake Pulse Beat III on October 12.