He's worked with them since February, the players turning to him when in need of therapeutic talks and him introducing to them a strategical way of gaining the psychological advantage in an increasingly pressured CS scene. The 58-year-old scratches his graying beard as he dishes out insight into the mentalities of each Astralis player. It of course develops in a person, but with Andreas, and to the extent that he has this ability, it’s clear that he’s born with it and that it’s also caused by his upbringing, his family. 'As a personality trait, I don’t see it very often.

The Sports Psychologist puts on a more energetic smile as 'the boys', as he likes to call them, take the lead, and comments on Xyp9x' unparalleled ability to stay calm in clutch situations: Maybe it's more of a knowing smirk, actually. This time, the stoic Dane smiles as he fist bumps his teammates. That balance, no matter what’s going on around him, that’s a huge strength,' says Lars Robl, Astralis' Sports Psychologist, as he watches Xyp9x turn the game around with two additional clutches on Mirage, the last one being another 1v1 against Twistzz on B. 'You can see it in his face, it takes so much to disturb him. Xyp9x' facial expression doesn't change, not even a little bit. The crowd of 5,000 CS-crazed Danish fans go wild. He successfully catches the young Canadian off-guard and secures the round. He dances around the pillar at the entrance to the B site as the bomb ticks down, forcing his opponent to come looking for him. He looks the same as always on the player camera: Brow slightly furrowed, his blue eyes focused intensely on the screen. Astralis haven taken extra steps to be confident on the biggest stages of CS:GOĪnd the 23-year-old shows no sign of pressure.

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