Earlier this week, astralis signed a sponsorship deal with a leading manufacturer of gaming accessories. Astralis was in a serious need for financial assistance to attend their future events. We contacted the company, and luckily they responded positively when they heard about our situation. Once again, they had helped an eSport-team in the last minute. Without the help of the company, astralis would have most likely not been able to attend Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) and Finland would have been without a representative. By this point most people know what company we're talking about, namely Soft Trading. We will be using the best gaming accessories out there; you're correct, products from Icemat and Steelpad. We will be leaving in a couple of days to France and participate in ESWC. Wish us good luck!

About Astralis:

Astralis is a name you'll want to keep in mind in the future. The fresh Counter-Strike team from Finland has participated in two events hosted by Samsung Electronics this year. The first being TiltGames 2004 ESWC Qualifier and the second being the Finnish World Cyber Games Qualifier. Their hopes and aspirations were naturally to rank highly as possible, and hopefully winning the events - this they achieved. They went through both events undefeated, beating teams such as ctx, kopla and Destination Skyline in their way. By winning these two events, they will be attending both Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) and representing Finland in World Cyber Games (WCG).

Roster:
· Tino "tihOp" Puumala
· Niklas "bloodR" Nyman
· Lauri "kuviCk" Heikkinen
· Arto "Guardian" Siukola
· Kimmo "Dooberi" Koli

Management:
· Kalle "blitzer" Kataja
· Nicolas "aeroz" Devantier
· Rebin "Smiley" Shah

About Soft Trading:

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Soft Trading is a manufacturer of high quality gaming accessories designed for the professional gamers' needs (Icemat and Steelpad). The mouse pad Icemat is made from glass and its texture allows a higher level of precise movements of the mouse. Steelpad provides gamers with mice pads made from aluminium and plastic with a special coating to guarantee a smooth surface. Steel is also manufacturing the Steel Cord Holder and Steel Gaming Glove.

www.SoftTrading.info
www.Icemat.com
www.Steelpad.com