Astralis add NEO as coach

As reported by HLTV at the beginning of the month, Astralis have confirmed the signing of former FaZe coach Filip "NEO" Kubski to replace Casper "ruggah" Due. This is the first time Astralis have ventured outside of Denmark for head coaching leadership, as Polish performance coach Urszula "Xirreth" Klimczak also joins the team from NAVI.

NEO's resume includes IEM Sydney 2023 and IEM Chengdu titles with FaZe, as well as Major appearances in Copenhagen, Shanghai, and Budapest. As for Xirreth, she was part of the staff behind NAVI's 2024 Copenhagen Major victory.

Astralis are now:

• Victor "Staehr" Staehr

• Jakob "jabbi" Nygaard

• Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen

• Love "phzy" Smidebrant

• Gytis "ryu" Glušauskas

• Filip "NEO" Kubski (Coach)

• Max "MiGHTYMAX" Heath (Assistant Coach)

• Urszula "Xirreth" Klimczak (Performance Coach)

NEO will make his debut at BLAST Bounty Summer 2026, which starts July 21st.