Following Astralis’ flawless run at IEM Beijing, the Danish side took part in a press conference where media were able to ask the victorious squad questions.

During the press conference, the questions ranged from performances, to China, the future, and more.

One outlet (sorry, you didn’t say who you were with!) directed a question at Emil “Magisk” Reif in regards to the team’s accomplishments and what else they had to work toward.

“You’ve said joining Astralis the best decision in your life and you have won so many tournaments, including three Majors with the whole team. Are there any more achievements you’re chasing right now, or what’s your motivation?” the reporter asked.

“Staying on top is definitely an achievement in itself I’d say. So that’s our goal right now – staying at the top,” Magisk responded.

Staying on top isn’t the only goal for the 21-year-old and his teammates though. Another Major is in their sights.

“We’re looking to win 4 majors in a row and make more history,” he said with a laugh. “It’s gonna be difficult and as gla1ve said there’s a lot of new teams who are also winning the big tournaments right now.”

For context, six different teams have won a tier 1 event since July. Below you can see which teams won from most recent to least recent followed by their top-four finishes (including tournament wins)

Tier 1 international tournament wins from July – Present:

-IEM Beijing: Astralis

-BLAST Copenhagen: FaZe

-StarSeries i-League Season 8: Evil Geniuses

-DreamHack Masters Malmö: fnatic

-ESL One New York: Evil Geniuses

-BLAST Pro Series Moscow: AVANGAR

-StarLadder Major Berlin: Astralis

-IEM Chicago: Liquid

-BLAST Pro Series Los Angeles: Liquid

-ESL One Cologne: Liquid

Top four finishes out of the above teams in the same time period:

Astralis: 6

Liquid: 4

fnatic: 2

EG/NRG: 5

AVANGAR: 2

FaZe: 3

He reinforced this statement adding that the competition at the top is definitely tough which only makes staying in the top spot more difficult. “Staying on top is definitely going to be difficult because there are more teams actually competing at the top now,” he said.

In regards to the team’s game plan? Well, he kept it simple stating “we’re taking it one tournament at a time and just keep working hard.”

Regardless of whether they can keep their hold on the top, Astralis have once again proven they’re a team to be feared.

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