(Photo credit: Mads Borne)

After an impressive run with the updated roster, Astralis CS has managed to secure third place and with it, $40.000 in prize winnings.

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After beating Faze on their first day in the Royal Arena, Astralis went up against Cadian and his squad on Heroic in an explosive match in the arena. After a dire first half on Mirage, the Astralis roster managed an impressive comeback from the legendary 4-11 scoreline, securing four straight rounds in the overtime to win the first map. The second map, Nuke, was rapidly ended with a convincing 16-4 win, leading them to the consolidation final.

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On Sunday, Astralis went for another round against Vitality, who had put gla1ve and his team in the lower bracket earlier in the tournament.

In the fight for a spot in the grand final against NAVI, Astralis started great on Nuke, winning the first map 16-12. Afterward, a revitalized Vitality won Inferno, leading the two top teams into a deciding map of Mirage. On the desert map, the players from Astralis were not able to outperform a strong Vitality, ending in a loss and thus a third place in total at BLAST Fall Finals.

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On Monday, the players will have some well-deserved rest before traveling to Stockholm on Tuesday in preparation for IEM Winter 2021.

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