Jonas Gundersen, CEO of Danish esports organisation Astralis, has confirmed a delay to its December payroll, impacting members of employees and its Counter-Strike 2 roster.
First reported by Danish tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet, salaries because of be paid on December 1st weren’t obtained.
In response to the report, employees have been notified of a two-week delay to December’s funds on account of ‘challenges’ encountered by the organisation’s new homeowners following its acquisition by Fusion Esports Group in September 2025.
To compensate for the fee delay, Gundersen revealed that each one affected employees members will obtain a ten per cent complement when the salaries are processed.
“It’s not optimum, however it’s about the truth that we now have taken over an organization with some challenges, which we have been absolutely conscious of from the beginning,” stated Gundersen in an announcement to Ekstra Bladet. “It’s actually unhealthy timing for the staff right here in the midst of December.”
Gundersen additionally confirmed that the delay has impacted the organisation’s Counter-Strike 2 gamers presently competing on the StarLadder Budapest Main 2025. For Astralis, that is the primary time in three years that it has competed at a Valve-sanctioned occasion, having did not qualify since 2022.
Astralis’ Monetary and Aggressive Struggles
The restructuring resulted in the long run of franchised leagues that supplied esports organisations with a assured income stream whereas competing in occasions operated by a number of match organisers.
Astralis is now seeking to qualify for Stage 3 of the Budapest Main, which might put the organisation inside 5 rounds of a probably profitable place within the playoffs. The group will face off in opposition to Workforce Liquid in a best-of-three collection on December 2nd, with the winner advancing to the subsequent part and the loser heading residence.
