After a three-month probation period, the Danish organisation confirms the signing of Max “MiGHTYMAX” Heath.
At the start of the year, Astralis moved away from a full Danish lineup with the signing of Lithuanian rifler Gytis “ryu” Glušauskas and Swedish AWPer Love “phzy” Smidebrant. At the same time, UKCSGO can confirm that MiGHTYMAX was brought on.
Since he joined Astralis, the team finished 7th-8th at IEM Krakow, missing out on playoffs by one game, and notably went from Stage 1 of ESL Pro League Season 23 all the way to the playoffs, finishing third, knocking out Spirit on the way.
It was no secret that MiGHTYMAX was with Astralis, as he travelled with them to events and was frequently seen on the broadcast.
MiGHTYMAX: “You just have to believe that you still have the ability to do something in the game”
Despite this move away from playing, the British IGL has confirmed to UKCSGO that he will not shut the door on competing.
A reason for this move could be attributed to the IGL struggling to find a team, as he said in an interview with UKCSGO late last year:
I wouldn’t rule out coaching… I am always looking for new opportunities, but there aren’t many going around right now in the Tier 2 scene. Mostly biding my time right now, might make a new project, but will just have to see.
This marks the first time MiGHTYMAX has represented a different organisation since 2019. During this tenure on Endpoint, he played 1739 maps on HLTV. There were moments of international success with qualifications to DreamHack Open Anaheim 2020, IEM Fall 2021 Europe, ESL Pro League Season 16 and the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 RMRs. Playing at events like this led to Endpoint peaking at #22 on the HLTV rankings in late 2021.
However, the majority of the success came regionally. MiGHTYMAX led Endpoint to 10 different ESL Premiership titles. Moreover, he won Insomnia 63 and four EPIC.LANs. His presence is undeniable in UK CS over the last nine years.
The IGL didn’t just find success within the server, but also scouting players from around the world who would join Endpoint, and almost always go on to bigger and better things. The likes of Shahar “flameZ” Shushan, Mohammad “BOROS” Malhas, and Guy “NertZ” Iluz all got their breakthrough under MiGHTYMAX‘s tutelage. William “mezii” Merriman even spent some time with Endpoint before he joined fnatic. In recent history, the likes of Nikita “HeavyGod” Martynenko, who not only won BLAST Open London but claimed the MVP, and Henrich “sl3nd” Hevesi have passed through the UK organisation.
However, for the majority of 2025, MiGHTYMAX had been sitting on the Endpoint bench after they put their Counter-Strike division on pause. This comes in response to Endpoint struggling in its final months to gain much traction in the Tier 2 space, and no players being sold to bigger teams like in previous years. Moreover, the removal of ESL Premiership in 2023 took away a pathway into Tier 1 events, which teams like Endpoint partially relied on.
Astralis have a busy schedule coming up as they will be attending PGL Bucharest, BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1 and IEM Atlanta. In the most recent Europe VRS Prediction from stats mastermind Mischef, Astralis have a 99.99% chance to make the major, with a 100% chance to qualify for Stage 2.
Astralis are now:
Rasmus “HooXi” Nielsen
Jakob “jabbi” Nygaard
Victor “Staehr” Staehr
Love “phzy” Smidebrant
Gytis “ryu” Glušauskas
Casper “ruggah” Due (coach)
Max “MiGHTYMAX” Heath (assistant coach)
📣The arrival of @MiGHTYMAXcs2 📣
Max has been supporting our CS2 coaching staff for a while and the results speak for themselves!Today we're happy to officially welcome him to @Astralisgg ⭐ pic.twitter.com/mPa7dUK1XF
— Astralis Counter-Strike (@AstralisCS) March 25, 2026
