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BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023
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BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Prize Pool:
$177,498 USD
Start Date:
2023-01-19
End Date:
2023-01-29
Teams:
12
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Desk Host:
- Freya (Freya Spiers)
- Interviewer:
- James Banks (James Banks)
- Producer:
- Pinqu (Markus Eliasen)
- Observers:
- Kejser (Niclas Guldbæk)
- shev (Marko Krajčeski)
- zarx (Jake Karakouzian)
- UnknownFME (Bastian Faber)
Format[edit]
- Group Stage:
- Three double-elimination (GSL) format groups
- Each group has 4 teams
- All matches are Bo3
- Winner from each group advances to the Spring Final
- Remaining teams advance to the seeded Play-In Stage
- Three double-elimination (GSL) format groups
- Play-In Stage:
- Three Single-Elimination gauntlets
- All matches are Bo3
- Winner from each gauntlet advances to the Spring Final
- Remaining teams advance to the EU or AM Spring Showdowns
- Three Single-Elimination gauntlets
Prize Pool[edit]
$177,498 USD are spread among the participants as seen below:
Participants[edit]
- 1 January 5th - Evil Geniuses part ways with CeRq. [1]
- 2 January 15th - Evil Geniuses promote wiz from Evil Geniuses Black. [2]
- 1 January 9th - Ninjas in Pyjamas acquire headtr1ck from Natus Vincere Junior. [8]
- 2 January 25th - Ninjas in Pyjamas announce hampus will miss the rest of the event due to personal reasons while maxster will stand in. [9]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
1
2
1
2
January 19, 2023 - 15:00 CET
2
0
2
0
January 19, 2023 - 19:05 CET
0
2
0
2
January 21, 2023 - 16:40 CET
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
2
1
2
1
January 21, 2023 - 19:10 CET
1
2
1
2
January 24, 2023 - 15:00 CET
2
1
2
1
January 25, 2023 - 18:50 CET
Group B[edit]
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
2
0
2
0
January 20, 2023 - 12:00 CET
0
2
0
2
January 20, 2023 - 14:25 CET
2
1
2
1
January 22, 2023 - 15:00 CET
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
0
2
0
2
January 22, 2023 - 18:30 CET
2
1
2
1
January 24, 2023 - 18:30 CET
2
0
2
0
January 26, 2023 - 15:00 CET
Group C[edit]
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
2
0
2
0
January 20, 2023 - 18:00 CET
2
1
2
1
January 21, 2023 - 12:15 CET
2
0
2
0
January 23, 2023 - 15:00 CET
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
0
2
0
2
January 23, 2023 - 18:30 CET
2
1
2
1
January 25, 2023 - 15:00 CET
maxster stands in for hampus on NIP.
2
0
2
0
January 26, 2023 - 17:35 CET
Play-In Stage[edit]
Round 1
Round 1
R1
Round 2
Round 2
R2
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
0
2
0
2
January 27, 2023 - 19:10 CET
2
1
2
1
January 29, 2023 - 15:00 CET
1
2
1
2
January 28, 2023 - 15:00 CET
1
2
1
2
January 29, 2023 - 18:45 CET
1
2
1
2
January 27, 2023 - 15:00 CET
2
1
2
1
January 28, 2023 - 18:50 CET
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2023-01-17 | BLAST Premier Spring Groups viewers' guide by Rizzolini of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
HLTV[edit]
- Buzz: "We have to be realistic about our expectations" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-18 |
- sjuush on Astralis rumors: "It was a pretty clear choice for me to choose Heroic" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-18 |
- Vorborg: "This will be the best season EG has shown in a while" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-18 |
- karrigan: "The main goal is to close out the Grand Slam" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-19 |
- Aleksib: "Hopefully we aren't gonna have any changes for a while" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-19 |
- Magisk: "I think the individuals stepped up today on the CT side" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-19 |
- npl: "Maybe two years ago I could only dream about this, but now it is a reality" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-20 |
- es3tag: "I wouldn't have said yes if I didn't think I could help FaZe qualify" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-20 |
- F1KU: "It's a nice feeling to not play a map before and still win" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-20 |
- huNter-: "Swani will stay and be our coach" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-20 |
- headtr1ck: "I want to get experience in big stadium matches" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-21 |
- wiz on EG's Blueprint project: "I've gotten a lot of resources that I've never had before" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-21 |
- TeSeS on Astralis rivalry: "We don't have the best connection to each other, both organization and player-wise" by Sumljiv Model of HLTV 2023-01-22 |
BLIX.GG[edit]
- dev1ce: ”I wanted to go to Astralis; it was more when I was ready to go back” by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-18 |
- dev1ce: "Figuring how to live as an esport athlete and not dev1ce was important" by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-19 |
- sjuush: ”We want to do better and win a Major, so we’ll give everything for BLAST” by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-20 |
- NiKo: “The map pool has never been worse” by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-21 |
- ZywOo: "If you don't want to win the Major, why did you come?" Part 1 by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-21 |
- HooXi: "Right now there's a huge inconsistency between... coaches and this thing with the RMR points." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-22 |
- BLAST Premier: Spring Groups with Adam "NEOFRAG" Zouhar by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-22 |
- headtr1ck about potential future with NAVI: "First of all I didn’t want to play anchor roles, because I didn’t feel very comfortable there" by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-22 |
- ropz: "I do feel a bit robbed because, from my POV, that is the play of my career..." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-25 |
- huNter- : “It was tough even for him [XTQZZZ] because he couldn’t explain himself...” by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-25 |
- huNter-: " if they remove Inferno, Nuke now and bring in two new maps it's not CS anymore" by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-25 |
- Broky: "I'm part of the team, so I feel like we got robbed." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-25 |
- ZywOo: " I would like to see cobblestone or cache return" by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-25 |
- m0NESY: "I can see myself growing as a player" by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-26 |
- es3tag: "I'm just going to have to put my foot down instead of playing like six or seven really supportive roles..." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-27 |
- G2 jks: "We're synergizing really well together as a team." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-27 |
- EliGE: "Anubis is a way more complete map compared to Ancient and Vertigo..." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-28 |
- EliGE: "We all just want to win and make new memories better than our old ones." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-28 |
- dev1ce: “We are still just at the beginning of the process of learning about how each other work” by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-29 |
- Aleksib: "headtr1ck is inexperienced, but with experience, he's going to be good." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-29 |
- degster: "OG helps me improve, not only in the game but also outside of the game" by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-30 |
- Grim: " if someone's having a bad game, we can rely on other players to step up..." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-30 |
- NAF: "I think Anubis is a good step in the direction that we need in Counter-Strike..." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-30 |
- YEKINDAR: "In terms of the opener runner-up, I respect NiKo, I think NiKo is a great player" by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-31 |
- gob b: "Those eight months have helped me to know how important everything is..." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-31 |
- gob b: "The only way for young players in Germany is to go to BIG right now and they should have at least more options." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-31 |
- Spinx: "We just said to ourselves, let's keep going. Let's not leave the foot off of the gas..." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-31 |
- Buzz: "a lot of people have eyes on Astralis" by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-01-31 |
- floppy: "...Vertigo should be out of the map pool because that map is actually terrible." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-02-01 |
- floppy: "I think the main expectation is qualifying for Paris." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-02-01 |
- Vorborg: "The reason why I chose EG was more for the long-term" by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-02-06 |
- Magisk: "we're going to be enemies, but afterward, we're gonna be friends" by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-02-14 |
- Magisk: "It's a lot about figuring out how people react in certain situations." by TheSwedishJoker of BLIX.GG 2023-02-14 |
Pley[edit]
- dev1ce on blameF partnership: We can achieve really great things together by Pley 2023-01-18 |
- ZywOo: Communication is going to be key for us to be a really good team in the future by Pley 2023-01-18 |
- autimatic on Evil Geniuses youngster: He is a special talent by Pley 2023-01-19 |
- karrigan solidifies rain’s place on FaZe: He’s a key pillar by Pley 2023-01-19 |
- NiKo on getting Top 5: I am not sure I fully deserve it by Pley 2023-01-19 |
- EliGE on FaZe’s stand-in issues: Unfortunately FaZe is getting screwed by it by Pley 2023-01-20 |
- headtr1ck: Finally, I can play against the greatest players and not just watch them by Pley 2023-01-21 |
- oSee on joining top-tier CS:GO: More challenging than I expected by Pley 2023-01-23 |
- karrigan on the IGL role: It’s hard to give credit where it’s due by Pley 2023-01-24 |
Videos and Photos[edit]
Galleries[edit]
- 2023-01-18 | BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 - Media Day of HLTV
- 2023-01-19 | BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 - Day 1 of HLTV
- 2023-01-20 | BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023 - Day 2 of HLTV
References[edit]
- ↑ Evil Geniuses (2023-01-05). "Thank you @cerq for over three years with us".
- ↑ RyanFriend (2023-01-15). "EG find replacement AWPer". Dust2.us.
- ↑ FaZe Clan (2023-01-18). "FAZE CLAN CS:GO UPDATE".
- ↑ FaZe Clan (2023-01-18). "Due to a personal matter, @RobbaN will also be unable to attend BLAST Premier Spring Groups this weekend".
- ↑ FaZe Clan (2023-01-19). "The stand-in buff is back".
- ↑ FaZe Clan (2023-01-19). "GUESS WHO'S BACK".
- ↑ Sumljiv_Model (2023-01-20). "huNter-: "Swani will stay and be our coach"". HLTV.
- ↑ "Welcome headtr1ck". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2023-01-09.
- ↑ LucasAM (2023-01-25). "maxster to stand in for hampus at BLAST Premier Spring Groups". HLTV.