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BLAST Premier: Global Final 2020
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BLAST Premier: Global Final 2020
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Online
Location:
Europe Teams:
8
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2021-01-19
End Date:
2021-01-24
Liquipedia Tier:
Contents
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Desk Host:
James Banks (James Banks)
Format[edit]
- Playoffs: January 19th - 24th, 2021
- Double-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
Prize Pool[edit]
$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
 1st | $600,000 |  Natus Vincere |
 2nd | $200,000 |  Astralis |
 3rd | $80,000 |  Team Vitality |
 4th | $50,000 |  Team Liquid |
| 5th-6th | $20,000 |  Evil Geniuses |
 G2 Esports | ||
| 7th-8th | $15,000 |  FURIA Esports |
 Complexity Gaming |
Note: Team Vitality are fined $10,000 USD for competitive integrity violations. [1]
Participants[edit]
- 1 September 22nd -
oBo steps down from the active lineup. [2] - 2 October 23rd - Complexity Gaming acquire
jks from 100 Thieves. [3] - 3 January 12th -
JUGi stands in for Complexity Gaming in place of 
poizon. [4]
- 1 October 16th - Team Vitality acquire
Nivera from Team Heretics. [5]
- 1 December 22nd - Team Liquid bench
Twistzz by mutual agreement. [6] - 2 January 9th - Team Liquid acquire
FalleN from MIBR. [7]
- 1 January 8th - FURIA Esports bench HEN1. [8]
- 2 January 13th - FURIA Esports acquire Junior from Triumph. However, he will not attend the event due to passport issues. [9][10]
- 3 January 14th - FURIA Esports promote honda from FURIA Academy. [11]
Results[edit]
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Astralis2
Evil Geniuses1
G2 Esports2
FURIA Esports1
Team Vitality2
Complexity0
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Astralis2
G2 Esports1
Lower Bracket Round 1
Evil Geniuses2
FURIA Esports1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Team Liquid2
Evil Geniuses0
Lower Bracket Round 3
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Conclusions[edit]
- 2021-01-24 | s1mple named BLAST Premier Global Final MVP by Striker of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
- 2021-01-19 | stanislaw: "We need to rise to the occasion and meet the standard that has been set in Europe" by LucasAM of HLTV
- 2021-01-19 | arT: "honda will be kind of an arT 2.0" by leobiazzi of HLTV
- 2021-01-20 | FalleN: "I'm hoping to reach a higher ceiling than in previous years" by MIRAA of HLTV
Highlights[edit]
- 2021-01-19 | honda vs. G2 by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-01-20 | Ethan vs. Astralis by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-01-20 | s1mple vs. Liquid by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-01-24 | device vs. Vitality by FILQ of HLTV
- 2021-02-01 | s1mple - HLTV MVP of BLAST Premier Global Final 2020 by MAKKU of HLTV
References[edit]
- ↑ ESIC (2021-01-23). "ESIC issues $10,000 fine to team Vitality in response to stream-sniping breach of the ESIC Code.".
- ↑ Jason Lake (2020-09-22). "Emergency CS:GO Press Conference". Complexity Gaming.
- ↑ Andrew Miesner (2020-10-23). "Complexity Welcomes jks to COL.CS". Complexity Gaming.
- ↑ Complexity Gaming (2021-01-12). "@JUGiOfficial will be standing in for us during @BLASTPremier as @PoizonCSGO continues to recover.".
- ↑ Team Vitality (2020-10-16). "Welcome to the young prodigy @Nivera__ in our six-man roster.".
- ↑ Team Liquid (2020-12-22). "From a starry-eyed kid to a Grand Slam Title, @Twistzz has had quite the run and we're excited to see what he does next".
- ↑ Team Liquid (2021-01-09). "A man who needs no intro. Welcome to Liquid, @FalleNCS!".
- ↑ FURIA Esports (2021-01-08). "Following a request made by HEN1, the player will now be free to seek for new options alongside his brother and will remain on the bench while this process lasts".
- ↑ FURIA Esports (2021-01-13). "O junin ta on! BEM-VINDO À FURIA, @1juniorcs!" [Junior is on! Welcome to FURIA, @1juniorcs!] (in Portuguese).
- ↑ Nohte (2021-01-14). "junior to miss BLAST Premier Global Final". HLTV.
- ↑ FURIA Esports (2021-01-14). "BEM-VINDO, @h0ndaog!" [WELCOME, @h0ndaog!] (in Portuguese).