Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth has left Astralis for the time being, with Danny "zonic" Sørensen playing in his place during recent practices, according to multiple sources close to the team. Astralis has asked Ninjas in Pyjamas about acquiring Jonas "Lekr0" Olofsson and Heroic about Patrick "es3tag" Hansen, but there is no resolution yet.
The nature of Xyp9x’s departure and the length of his absence are unknown, though sources say he will be out at least through the DreamHack Masters series ...