Xyp9x confirms he's back playing CS:GO, will play BLAST next month

More than four months since he announced his break from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Denmark's official clutch minister Andreas 'Xyp9x' Højsleth has confirmed he's turned off his out of office and has returned to work.

The Astralis player has already started scrimming with his team, but fans will have to wait until November to see him in action. Due to Valve's Regional Major Ranking rules, Astralis will play DreamHack Open Fall tournament with Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen, who helped the team to a ESL Pro League Season 12 win over the weekend. Xyp9x will help the team prepare for the RMR tournament, before taking his place on the active roster for the BLAST Premier Fall Series. It's unclear at this stage which player he will be replacing.

Regardless, the news is promising for the team, which is now back up to full strength. Xyp9x took medical leave in May for reported burnout/stress symptoms, but appears to be back to full health and in a good mindset to begin competing once again.

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