Jan 20, 2017
Audi sponsors CS:GO club Astralis
Astralis will ride into the ELEAGUE Major in style after announcing Audi as the teams official sponsor. Dot Esports reports the deal is worth “just below €700,000 ($750,000),” according to sources close to the situation.
TSN.ca Staff
,Astralis will ride into the ELEAGUE Major in style after announcing Audi as the teams official sponsor.
Dot Esports reports the deal is worth “just below €700,000 ($750,000),” according to sources close to the situation.
"It's fantastic news for esports and a validation of our world that a non-endemic brand like Audi chooses to work with Astralis and Counter-Strike,” Astralis' founder Frederik Byskov told Dot Esports.
"I've been in esports for more than 10 years, and we only created Astralis a year ago. It's a fantastic way to celebrate the anniversary today. I'm very thankful for the work RFRSH Entertainment has put into this, making it a possibility for Astralis to enter a partnership with Audi
The Danish club has taken on the colours and branding seen in the German automaker’s recent advertisements.
The team also teased the partnership on Thursday with a video on Twitter.
Astralis is one of the favourites to take home the inaugural ELEAGUE Major title. The event runs from Jan. 22 to 29.