Along with a new jersey - sponsored by the only brand Danish sport teams should have: Hummel - came a not so new signing. The Clutch King has put his signature under a four year contract with Astralis, definitively joining his former teammates again.

It's weird though. It doesn't feel right. Not so long ago it still felt like the domination-era core and their organisation had a big falling out, with no signs of reconciliation.

But now all of a sudden, everybody seems back on. Well, everyone except dev1ce of course. He's a ninja now!

We have our little theory though. Our bald-headed Counter-Strike shaman PHedemark already laid it out in a tweet, and guess what: it has to do with HUNDEN.

So remember when HUNDEN was supposed to come on to the Astralis project as a coach? Zonic was considering leaving the team, probably due to issues with management, the team was showing cracks and things seemed pretty dim.

The HUNDEN deal ended up falling through because of the entire "strat-book leak" debacle, and zonic seemingly stayed on as a coach.

Now here comes the what if. We think the Magisk-Xyp9x-dupreeh core saw zonic's leave as a dealbreaker when it came to new contracts, and with how things went, that dealbreaker is now gone.

Either way the foundations for this roster still seem shaky, and we can't help but feel bad for Bubzkji, who sees himself sidelined once again.

• Sonic is taking a step back from CSGO, and his replacement is NA's own prodigal son - floppy. He's gone from CS to VALORANT and now has come back to save NA. That's a huge poggers.
• FPX have moved away from Devilwalk, and are now looking for a new coach. Devilwalk appears to have been a major part of that team becoming a top 10 team from nowhere, so it will be interesting to see his next move.
• He won't be going to Heroic for now, who have added Xizt as temporary coach. What happened to their last coach? We don't remember.
• Anyone want a Major roster? Copenhagen Flames are... selling theirs?
• forZe replaced the outbound FL1T and almazer with Norwi and Fierce from Singularity.

The bloody Major starts in four days.

Are you ready? We are, but we're also not. We've gotta run to the shops and pick up copious amounts of snacks, some beers, grab the homies and get some tissues.

For if/when Team Spirit go out. Obviously.

We're back to Swiss system with none of that round robin nonsense, so you know the drill. Three wins you're in, three losses you're out. Also, you might be out if you get COVID, especially if it seems you endangered people by ignoring rules.

Just take drugs instead, right bubble?

The first round match-ups are out, and other than the early start (for those of us on a gamer sleep schedule, or Americans) the thing that stands out the most is probably the first two.

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Astralis vs Copenhagen Flames for the title of the best Danish team (cough) and FaZe taking on Team Spirit? Hell yeah. Trying to predict how that FaZe game will go is like trying to explain your job in esports to your grandparents.

ENCE and GODSENT face off in a huge game for the hipsters among you, and Entropiq take on paiN in one even the hipsters might think is a bit out there. BIG take on VP in maybe the highest ranked clash, and Movistar duke it out with Renegades in perhaps the opposite.

Movistar, though, have looked really strong, and Renegades constantly dominate their region; so there's plenty to look out for.

Ending the first round of games is Heroic and TYLOO, in what should be the most uninteresting result of the round, and MOUZ vs Sharks, which... well, should be one-sided, but almost certainly won't be.

In fairness, sharks would beat mice in a fight, so it should go the way of Brazilians.

We're very, very, very, very excited. And so should you be. If you're not, we hope whatever is stressing you out and stopping you goes away soon and you can enjoy the next few weeks with the rest of us.

Oh, and late last night, stickers were released. Go crazy, but don't waste all your money.

• The Copenhagen Flame is slowly dying out...
• We don't blame him, Dr Eggman can be a tough villain to beat.
• Nice skin, we have to say, but we're more interested in that special radar that shows your enemies.
• From silly sports on a screen, to silly sports in real life, dusT has it all.
• Can't lose in your region if your entire region plays for your team, smart move MIBR. Problems made in Brazil require solutions made in Brazil.
• Now imagine if Spirit won the Major. Putin would go bonkers! Not that we're saying he's insane, we would never say that. Please don't send the KGB...
• forZe are switching things up, but it doesn't look like FL1T will be on the bench long though...
• Devilwalk away, the Phoenix does not need you anymore.