With a 2-1 victory in the Knockout Stage, Astralis have ousted Ninjas in Pyjamas from the BLAST Premier Spring Groups (Overpass 11-16, Mirage 16-7, Ancient 16-10).

Aleksi “⁠Aleksib⁠” Virolainen‘s team is now relegated to the BLAST Showdown, where they will have another chance to qualify for the Spring Final. The team was forced to use a stand-in, Max “⁠maxster⁠” Jansson, halfway through the event after Hampus “⁠hampus⁠” Poser withdrew due to “unforeseen personal circumstances,” and went on to lose two consecutive series en route to their elimination.

Astralis are now set on a collision course with OG in a do-or-die match for a spot at the BLAST Premier Spring Final, taking place on Sunday at 18:30