The Team That Solved Counter-Strike

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[@Artan_IESL]

Imagine being Liquid in that moment that Astralis picked Vertigo... literal chills 💀

[@falaflani4831]

i was watching it live when liquid lost i never watched any other match in the major

[@sadmanpranto9026]

I still remember the face of Elige when Astralis picked Vertigo

[@0Adnin]

To quote War Owl on Astralis picking Vertigo against Liquid in Berlin Major "The Greatest Counter Play in the History of Counter-Strike"

[@dontknowjustletthenameberandom]

godsent not banning train against them in the eleague major 2017 group stage takes it for me

[@0Adnin]

@@dontknowjustletthenameberandom That was Greatest Counter play against themselves.

[@psyched91]

When it happened I never would have thought it would become a "I was in the arena when it happened" moment but here we are. I was in the arena when it happened.. :P

[@0Adnin]

@@psyched91 I never thought I would say this to another person. But i am so jealous of you.

[@JunJun238]

That video made me a fan of astralis and csgo esports in general. Sadly, the team were already in their tail end of them being at the top, but those were awesome days.

[@Purlictor]

"how old is magisk again?" lmao

[@ne0n_idiot143]

that joke was phenomenal

[@M4x1mu584]

Astralis being petty with liquid is something else😂 its not even a "rivalry" of some sort, it's the " i alone bully my little brother" type thing. Nice content btw

[@lurkismybiz]

Never heard it put that way before. Love this take.

[@fox.4214]

I think my favorite part was when he said “it’s windshielding time” and flew straight into a windshield as a bug

[@mateomolinari9406]

The algorithm is cursed, how tf a high quality video like this is getting no views at all? U deserve more, great job with the vid:)

[@malif1279]

Sometimes the algorithm is the bug, and sometimes it's the windshield

[@theletterkei]

they will come in due time my friend I need to be more consistent with uploads 😭

[@tobiasengstrm5118]

@@theletterkei you need to get Ohne pixel to watch the vid this is too good to go under the radar

[@V1LEGOD]

Thanks for Thanking me specifically, appreciate it

[@DatMilu2K]

Thank to you specifically for thanking them for thanking you specifically.

[@swiftkumar]

​@@DatMilu2Kthanks to you specifically for thanking him specifically for thanking them for thanking him specifically.

[@yegfuf]

​@@swiftkumar I am feeling thank you

[@phosphosaurus6902]

you're welcome

[@Kiwi-9381]

np

[@adam234ization]

As a Liquid fan. There are 5 teams that I hate. 1. Team Liquid 2. Astralis 3. OG Redbull 4. Gaimin Gladiators 5. Team Spirit Thanks for reminding me on how traumatic Astralis is. 🗿

[@carter406-gaming9]

Bro atp Gaimin is the Dota version of Astralis

[@aldrinzwain]

a liquid fan hating team liquid is a certified genuine liquid fan

[@adam234ization]

@@carter406-gaming9 Yes and no. Yes because they are so dominant. But no, I prefer Team Spirit. But I see your point. 🤣

[@carter406-gaming9]

@@adam234ization Yea there’s cases for both. GG won 3 majors in a row and have owned TL, but Spirit has the best player in the world and has won most of the big money tournaments recently.

[@1cedcoffee]

Man I feel like the 2018-2019 Astralis era happened yesterday, it was like watching a bunch of babies fighting a heavyweight in the boxing ring. It's sad that COVID happened, they probably could've gone on with their consistent wins for another 6 months to a year

[@dipendughosh4041]

They peak started from 2017 and ended in 2020.

[@cottonmather8146]

@@dipendughosh4041 Their peak started in 2018 when they added Magisk.

[@dipendughosh4041]

@@cottonmather8146 I mean in 2017 when they won majors they peak started already. But the actual era started from 2018 onwards.

[@cottonmather8146]

@@dipendughosh4041 2017 wasn't their peak though. They won the Atlanta major at the beginning of the year and IEM, but they didn't become dominant until they replaced Kjaerbye with Magisk. 2018 was when their peak began

[@cowboycatss]

When it was happening though it felt like it had been 4 years of Astralis domination. No one else even came close there was no point in even watching the tournaments they were in because they were gonna win

[@porhaltavaneppe]

Dev1ce getting replaced by PIMP is still one of the funniest roster changes in cs history

[@asdewq1461]

not as fun as s1mple getting replaced by PIMP

[@4Mik]

What I have learned today: Astralis = Windshield

[@BlueRenown]

and tarik

[@raspetsu]

@@BlueRenown Tarik is a concrete block against astralis windshield

[@gaddy555]

I remember being a teen, excited for every Astralis match supporting my home grown heroes, and being amazed at just how much better they were. I'll probably support the org for the rest of my life aslong as they are around, Glad you covered their history so thoroughly.

[@thomashelbas2929]

Bro good luck supporting serial choker stavn, not seeing grand finals again 😂😂

[@pleasedontkillme1185]

​@@thomashelbas2929Still supporting the OG Astralis players though.

[@ericcarvalho5925]

Great video man. As a brazilian I hated so much Astralis that time, but as a CS lover it was so nice to see the evolution of the game. They literally changed how the game was played. Astralis didnt just change the meta, they were able to put so many other orgs in crisis. So many orgs changing players in between trying to beat them. Liquid was the only one who could put up a "fight", so close but so far.

[@Zelein]

One thing about the IEM Katowice win against ENCE: You can see Dupreeh being given the honor of lifting the trophy alone by the rest of the team 32:25 - because prior to this event, he lost his father to a long battle with cancer. That - to me - is why no one ever stood a chance at that tournament. Astralis won that trophy for Dupreeh's dad

[@escompeni]

18:36 Dupreeh's Deagle clutch is one of the coldest things I have ever seen. His dad just died, and one of his last wishes was for Dupreeh to win the Major. You can see it in his eyes.

[@aspireeee1848]

the tsm choking at every event is what made get into CS, going through the trenches of losing every big game to creating an era was worth it

[@armthesharks6904]

This era of CSGO made a lifelong fan. I know Astralis the org kinda sucks now, but I'll always love Devve.

[@mrskizzot]

Their Inferno B executes are still amazing to watch back and see how no one knew how to deal with it at that time.

[@NocturnalPyro]

22:35 I love the shade thrown at Team Liquid not being able to ever get out of Astralis' shadow.

[@Sidnev]

As a new fan hearing so much about the astralis era this video is just perfect, can't even ask for it being half the quality of this. Thanks a lot, your work is amazing

[@terrycs]

Love the liquid bashing in a very entertaining way, never realized they had such insane rivalry during that phase. Astralis basically telling Liquid what they're allowed to win and what not by solely their attendance at the tournament. Great Vid.

[@YUNGLEON5000]

There have been multiple threepeats in football competitions. Real Madrid have done it twice in the most prestigious club competition, the UCL. Most Recently 2016+2017+2018. Ajax Amsterdam and FC Bayern München have done it aswell. And that's only the most prestigious club competition. There have been more threepeats in other competitions like the UEL and national leagues aswell.

[@marionwalter2170]

criminally underrated

[@Reeldeerf]

God man as a avid watcher of the competitive scene back then I hated them so much it always felt like they won only by using their utility flawlessly everytime . But now with a cool head I can really appreciate how much ahead of the curve they were , thanks for the video and the throwback !

[@Rojoninja44]

The astralis vertigo pick is one of the best CS moments ever

[@greenergreeny]

of all the esports documentaries I've watched, this one is easily one of the funniest. the pacing of jokes was incredible while also not disrupting the informative parts. well done! keep doing what you're doing

[@ILIKEgorp]

Absolutely quality content. There was something special about the Astralis roster that I feel cannot be captured again with any other team or iteration. Xyp9x was my favorite player to watch so it was great to rewatch some of hi and the rest of the roster's best moments again. Really well made video, I have no doubts that if you keep at it with this level of quality, eventually you'll hit the algorithm just right and make it big, subbed!

[@grahambarton4394]

Can’t forget the look on glaives face when the Chicago trophy broke in his hands

[@pleasedontkillme1185]

Or when the trophy broke in Dev1ces hands

[@EnViwOo]

This channel is like a bug hitting the windshield of a car. Perfect

[@ironfistgaming8945]

Well, even if its kinda irritating to see sooooo many data points being THROWN at my face, someone somewhere HAD to make a video covering EVERYTHING about a topic, and folks, here we are! And brother, i cant thank you enough for this...... Cheers to the CSGO clips running in front of me once again!!! Hahh the good old days man....

[@theletterkei]

had to make it hard on myself by adding context to every single game LOL

[@ironfistgaming8945]

@@theletterkei but your hardwork will pay off man! its a very TIGHT video bro!! cheers!! also.. bug and windscreen thing was really good ;) 🤣🤣🤣

[@iislasher6364]

"liquid (who were looking really good up until the finals)"

[@easternexamination-hc9dp]

Bro you might just be the best CS content creator right now. This video was nostalgic, funny, and somehow even informative (i'm taking the piss with the phrasing a bit ❤). But honestly, I sincerely do hope you get all the success in the world.

[@LeepyYT]

i met astralis back when karrigan was changing teams and right before gla1ve joined. they put up a stand where fans could 1v1 Dev1ce, and if we beat him, we would get a free hoodie and a mouse. i was 11 years old at the time, and i absolutely got shit on, however i still killed him once. but being able to 1v1 my idol and win a round, gave me a start to my semi-professional career. And I am so glad, that Astralis gave me that boost of confidence.

[@steven22]

hi ohnepixel

[@_DaemonCleaner]

Great video - I did not expect to sit through the entire thing, but excellent storytelling and the mind-blowing CGI kept me hooked.

[@tjones1960]

I laughed so hard at many of the segments as it brought back memories that felt like yesterday

[@mafiefa]

I was an avid follower of CSGO’s competitive scene during that time. This video refreshed a lot of my memories, and had me feeling nostalgic

[@carbonatedmilk1]

My theory is that there was so many bugs on Astralis' window that they couldn't see and then they fucking crashed and everyone died and then Valve threw 4 gold bars at their corpses

[@ironfistgaming8945]

36:56 ... Aaaaaaaand here it ends folks, astralis era gone... and ya the melancholy in the background was already indicating something like this coming so nice music in the background sir.... Thanks again and I would wish they would come back, just for once....

[@welovenb]

i love the style of this video, dont know how i found you in my recommended but im glad. hope to see some more uploads soon :)

[@Synth119]

Love the little OneyNG references here and there.

[@theletterkei]

love that some people actually noticed this lmao

[@TheBlueNightingale]

bro ur videos are gonna pop off, the editing is so reminiscent of the style of youtube when i played cs back in 2014-2017, keep going!!

[@matheass93]

poor device, never getting that top stop even in that time because simple and zywoo were around

[@C6286-x6q]

They can have the top spot, Dev1ce has 4 Majors whilst being the main star of the team.

[@asdewq1461]

some fun facts you left out 1. No mention of the kjaerbye shaking aim, being constantly blamed for wh (atleast from HLTV) 2.The north gaming room is now 3-star Michelin restaurant

[@theletterkei]

I wrote in the shakerbye thing but i removed it from the final version! I did not know that about the north gaming room though I would’ve definitely put that in 😭😭

[@distayy]

you are a crazy editor good job man, you're getting the recegnition you deserve! keep going you make one of the most fun cs videos

[@bologna_eater79]

ill get at least 3 meals out of this video thanks kei

[@theletterkei]

6 if you rewatch it

[@3erBMW]

I would love a video about the 2021 Na'Vi Squad. With B1t being a rookie, instantly winning a major, then the whole ... Boombl4 situation and the clusterfuck that is current navi/C9

[@dipendughosh4041]

Astralis 2018>Navi 2021.

[@rolik2592]

Real Madryt won 3 in a row 0:53

[@deserved2k955]

Madrid*

[@lurkismybiz]

10:46 Best moment

[@LAJay101]

so damn tough

[@Agent86th]

Jokes aside thank you for recapping the reason why I became addicted to counter strike

[@Twentiu]

What a great video Kei, thanks for letting us know that the astralis era was being single handedly held by one player only at the beginning: Tarik

[@sam-xc2oi]

great video mate, funny informative and all round good editing. dont know if it was you or an editor but either way banger

[@Vigilant69]

Amazing production quality man, music, editing and voice was perfect. You earned a new sub!

[@gabriellanzer]

It wasn't mentioned, but almost at the same time as Nvidia image filters, there was a glitch where changing the radar zoom while looking at a smoke would allow the map to show enemies inside it (the red dots). Astralis most likely abused that glitch.

[@ironfistgaming8945]

7:00 the background music fits in!!! Nice music man!

[@PrimalOreo]

I would love to see a NIP video covering their CS 1.6 - CSGO era. And then shitting on their late CSGO & CS2 era xD

[@lazzuuu21]

Mia Stellberg was also the psychologist for OG during TI9 who shows absolute domination throughout the event

[@theletterkei]

Hadn’t heard of this, very cool fact though !!

[@Patrick-kw3on]

Shoutout to those old OpTic teams, loved watching them

[@nikkel28_]

i'm not up to date with cs since like 2016 but this was one of the best videos i've seen in a while, love the jokes

[@kryonisegames2293]

Late to this video, but two teams that play in the Australian Football league have won trebles since the year 2000, with the Brisbane Lions winning three cups in a row from 2001-2003 and the Hawthorn Hawks winning three between 2013-15, with both sides almost winning four in a row

[@gothified]

genuinely one of the best youtubers editing and all, it sucks that youre being shoehorned into CS content

[@maxpenders3417]

I literally was just thinking the other day about how great the Astralis era was and how I wanted to watch a video on it

[@marius3796]

Crazy to think how many great danish players there have been, even in the same era

[@theletterkei]

danes got the game figured out for sure

[@jhsdkgfsr45hgafhg26]

This is a fucking incredible introduction to your channel. Really hope to see more videos in this style sometime.

[@davidsimpson2210]

Hawthorn football club in the AFL played in 4 grand finals in a row 2012 2013 2014 2015. Hawthorn won 2013 2014 2015 grand finals

[@TheEdgeOfUnknown]

got into csgo during the astralis era. this video was a thoroughly enjoyable trip down memory lane - ty and subbed

[@shibariba]

here for when the algorithm picks this one up 🗣

[@voidrenon]

You've earned a sub, keep making high quality videos B)

[@matjocs4453]

beautiful video and thank you as a Astralis fan going back to when we f'd everyone miss it, lol we on liquid

[@Jackfwaust]

i love the TFS reference in the video, those dudes are amazing

[@belissarius2397]

I have no idea about csgo esport nor about the players or any team but i had fun watching and listening even tho i had no idea what's going on you made it fun to watch

[@theletterkei]

This means a lot because I really try to make it digestible for everyone

[@SSyTT]

As a VP fan, i think prime astralis is one of the reason the polish VP roster disbanded.

[@ironfistgaming8945]

This video and Astralis, is an INSPIRATION!! yes we all hated and were bored by astralis winning all the time... But definitely... The team is an INSPIRATION!!!!

[@YKwagga]

Great video, super entertaining! Hope you blow up bro!

[@SaturnXDD]

youtube is popping off, happy for you king :)

[@eggifyeggify6486]

One thing i miss MOST OF ALL, are factions.. RIP.

[@apexphotostories3507]

Astralis's reign of terror is something that won't likely to happen again, yes you may hate them for winning so much but it put the whole CS community on notice, that you can't just rely on star power, a whole team with the most beautiful game will win regardless, they revolutionized the game, and infact the whole gaming scene with what they have done as a team

[@lukecakeo]

watched the whole thing. this was so well written and planned out

[@KaserinoMakanen]

Amazing video dude, love this style.

[@teetoisnicechamp3734]

A 41min video of incredibly handsome man talking and making me laugh? I better not miss this banger

[@kirb709]

damn i feel bad for shitting on kjaerbye when he left Astralis. Excellent video, even if i have to relive my trauma of watching Astralis bounce Liquid up and down like a basketball.

[@sm1l3wild]

Your videos are god tier, don't stop

[@elmad2153]

I came here for some astralis gameplay analysis and it felt like jumping into the CS Game of Thrones.

[@man8774]

Real ones know prime Optic was just as good if not better than Cloud9 at the time

[@samzala]

I was largely here for the brief ENCE shooting star moment. That pretty well summarises up a very painful period of CS history for non astralis fans!

[@0Adnin]

The Letter Kei is fan of Dragon Ball Z Abridged.... What a man of culture !

[@gadjman]

I'm so excited for this. My favorite player of all time is xyp9x so I love some Astralis glazing. Also worth noting that when s1mple had his god year in 2018 he was #1 in the world in every stat but two: rounds survived and clutches won. Who beat him in both? Xyp9x

[@Dukeyyyyyyy]

Watermelon brain Tarik = Astralis' kryptonite

[@yoyo2much]

super underrated channel, keep up the good content!

[@SyLens1]

The worst part is that theyre nearly forgotten by the community. I clutched a round and my mate commented “prime xyp9x” and not half the people in the people in the server knew who he was

[@GoonWav]

Titan, Nip, LDLC and fn will always be the goats in my eyes

[@Arclett]

the team fortress 2 music in the background is icing to the cake HAHAHA

[@purge8364]

Forgot the time our lord and savior Tarik beat Astralis again in the grand finals of ESL One New York 2019. He truly is Astralis' kryptonite

[@farfromerease]

these informative meme videos are deadly i'm dyin from laughter rn

[@samuelmiscik5667]

OH MAN OH BOI...first ybt channel i subscribed after watching just 1 video...MY MAAN this is worth at least 1 milion views if not even more this was amazing recap and also HELLA FUNNY i laughed so hard sometimes great sense of humor man and also informative af keep it up this was an amazing video (i ate my food to this and i dont regret it)

[@mach1neg]

ive been the biggest astralis fan since before their meteoric rise. ill never not click on a video like this. Astralis are easily the greatest team to ever play CS. any game, any year. no one compares to peak Astralis.

[@judechauhan6715]

The smoke thing I'm 50/50 on because my best games (back in the day) I played amazing my worst games (2018-present) I play awful but things like wallbangs and smoke spams are just confidence based. You feel afraid to give away your position just to hit someone 20 in 3 or miss and have an enemy swing you if you are not confident and you got insta hs a few times so it scares you but when you know you can win the fight anyway you are doing smoke spams, the same you know you could if you think an enemy is behind all the time, but you don't risk it to keep your location hidden if you are not confident.

[@raihantra]

great video man it definitely takes a lot of effort to make it, I appreciate this

[@ossi8963]

Hey dude, I have a KZbin tip for you. I realized that I rolled multiple times over this video when it was on my for you page and realized that it is because the starting frame what shows after the thumbnail disappears shows the ad. Also the the thumbnail actually fits the War thunder theme so for some reason it made me scroll past this video so many times even though the tittle and thumbnail are good. If it happens to me, probably happens to other people too so next time maybe put the add little later. I think my brain somehow makes the whole video seem like a ad when I see those things while scrolling. And congrats for hitting the algorythm.

[@theletterkei]

Appreciate you looking out, though certain sponsors will ask you to mention that you're being sponsored at the start of the video.