Astralis
Astralis is a Danish esports organization. Best known for their '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team, they also have teams representing other games, such as ''FIFA'' and ''League of Legends''. The parent group of Astralis is the Astralis ...
. He became the first (along with three of his teammates) to win 4 majors in CS:GO, and to win 3 majors consecutively.
Højsleth was born and raised in
Aars
Aars or Års, () is a Danish town with a population of 8,474 (1 January 2022)North Denmark Region. He is currently a member of
Astralis
Astralis is a Danish esports organization. Best known for their '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team, they also have teams representing other games, such as ''FIFA'' and ''League of Legends''. The parent group of Astralis is the Astralis ...
. He is a former member of
Team Solomid
Team SoloMid (TSM) is a professional esports organization based in the United States. It was founded in September 2009 by Andy "Reginald" Dinh. TSM currently fields players in ''League of Legends'', ''Dota 2'', '' Apex Legends'', '' Valorant'' ...
and
Team Dignitas
Dignitas, formerly known as Team Dignitas, is a professional esports organization based in Newark, New Jersey, founded by Michael "ODEE" O'Dell on 9 September 2003 as a merger of two top ''Battlefield 1942'' clans. Dignitas was acquired by the P ...
. The name Xyp9x was conceived by typing random keys on his keyboard. He was voted the 13th best CS:GO player of 2017 and 2018 by HLTV.org.