Astralis are with a title again after six years of losing

Astralis ended a six-year drought without LAN trophies, becoming the Stake Ranked Episode 4 champion in Barcelona. In the grand final, the Danish team beat Nemiga 3:1 (Mirage 13:6, Ancient 10:13, Nuke 13:5, Cache 13:7). For the organization, this is the first offline title since December 2019.

As they made their way through the bottom bracket after the opening defeat, teams reached their peak form. The main hero of the final was Staehr (rating 1.41, ace-clatch on Cache), who finished the tournament with a rating of 1.27. The success fixed the progress of the roster under coach NEO and secured the slot at the Singapore Major.