Astralis management confirmed that three members are leaving the team – Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen, Emil “Magisk” Rife and Danny "zonic" Sørensen. Their contracts are due to expire soon, and as early as November there were reports that all three could move to Vitality in early 2022. The trio leaving the Astralis roster largely determined the appearance of the team in the previous two years, making a decisive contribution to its victories at majors and other major tournaments, as well as in the first season of the Intel Grand Slam.
All three spent most of the last two months inactive – their places on the Astralis roster were taken by the recently joined k0nfig, BlameF and ave. It is possible that the departure of the famous trio will mark the end of a period of uncertainty for the team, which has been facing noticeable difficulties in the last six months after Nikolai “device” left the team at the end of April. Reedtz unexpectedly transferred to NIP. In July, reports surfaced of tension between the zonic team's coach and the organization's management. As a result, despite the fact that at the end of 2020 Astralis managed to climb the world rankings again, in 2021 it was unable to win a single trophy and only made it to the grand final once – at the BLAST Premier Global Final championship at the beginning of the year.
