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BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023

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[e][h]BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2023
League Information
Organizer:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Denmark Copenhagen
Prize Pool:
$177,498 USD
Start Date:
2023-01-19
End Date:
2023-01-29
Teams:
12
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
Ancient • Anubis • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Overpass • Vertigo

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

  • Desk Host:
  • Analysts:
  • Producer:
    • Denmark Pinqu (Markus Eliasen)
  • Observers:

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
  • 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

Prize Pool[edit]

$177,498 USD are spread among the participants as seen below:

Participants[edit]

Astralis
1Denmark Xyp9x
2Denmark gla1ve
3Denmark blameF
4Denmark dev1ce
5Denmark Buzz
CDenmark casle
BIG
1Germany tabseN
2Germany syrsoN
3Germany faveN
4Germany Krimbo
5Germany k1to
CGermany gob b
Complexity Gaming
1South Africa JT
2Canada FaNg
3United States floppy
4United States Grim
5Norway hallzerk
CSouth Africa T.c
Evil Geniuses
Notes
1United States Brehze
2United States autimatic
3Canada HexT
4Kazakhstan neaLaN
5United States wiz
CDenmark Vorborg
1 January 5th - Evil Geniuses part ways with Bulgaria CeRq. [1]
2 January 15th - Evil Geniuses promote United States wiz from Evil Geniuses Black. [2]
FaZe Clan
Notes
1Latvia broky
2Canada Twistzz
3Denmark karrigan
4Estonia ropz
5Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasDenmark es3tag
CUnited States Eddie
1 January 18th - Norway rain and Sweden RobbaN will miss the event due to the birth of his child and personal matter, respectively. [3][4]
2 January 19th - Denmark es3tag and United States Eddie will stand in for FaZe Clan. [5][6]
G2 Esports
Notes
1Bosnia and Herzegovina huNter-
2Bosnia and Herzegovina NiKo
3Russia m0NESY
4Australia jks
5Denmark HooXi
CGermany Swani
1 January 20th - Germany Swani assumes the coaching role on a permanent basis. [7]
Heroic
1Denmark stavn
2Denmark cadiaN
3Denmark TeSeS
4Denmark sjuush
5Denmark jabbi
CSweden Xizt
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Notes
1Sweden hampus
 
 
 
 
1Sweden REZ
2Sweden Brollan
3Finland Aleksib
4Ukraine headtr1ck
5Young NinjasYoung NinjasSweden maxster
CSweden djL
1 January 9th - Ninjas in Pyjamas acquire Ukraine headtr1ck from Natus Vincere Junior. [8]
2 January 25th - Ninjas in Pyjamas announce Sweden hampus will miss the rest of the event due to personal reasons while Sweden maxster will stand in. [9]
OG
1Israel flameZ
2Serbia nexa
3Czechia NEOFRAG
4Poland F1KU
5Russia degster
CDenmark ruggah
Team Liquid
1United States EliGE
2Canada NAF
3United States oSee
4United States nitr0
5Latvia YEKINDAR
CCanada daps
Team Vitality
1France apEX
2France ZywOo
3Denmark dupreeh
4Denmark Magisk
5Israel Spinx
CDenmark zonic

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
HeroicHeroicHeroic
1
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
2
January 19, 2023 - 15:00 CET
1611
5
74
3
144
10
1611
5
146
8
169
7
Team VitalityTeam VitalityVitality
2
AstralisAstralisAstralis
0
January 19, 2023 - 19:05 CET
169
7
126
6
1953
101
15100
50
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
0
Team VitalityTeam VitalityVitality
2
January 21, 2023 - 16:40 CET
116
5
169
7
11
0
1614
2
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
HeroicHeroicHeroic
2
AstralisAstralisAstralis
1
January 21, 2023 - 19:10 CET
107
3
168
8
1611
5
44
0
1612
4
43
1
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
1
HeroicHeroicHeroic
2
January 24, 2023 - 15:00 CET
1612
4
93
6
22
0
1613
3
53
2
1612
4
Team VitalityTeam VitalityVitality
2
HeroicHeroicHeroic
1
January 25, 2023 - 18:50 CET
1611
5
114
7
138
5
167
9
169
7
86
2

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
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
2
Complexity GamingComplexity GamingCOL
0
January 20, 2023 - 12:00 CET
1610
6
65
1
1610
6
95
4
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
0
OGOGOG
2
January 20, 2023 - 14:25 CET
65
1
1610
6
20611
921
22922
612
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
2
OGOGOG
1
January 22, 2023 - 15:00 CET
1610
6
75
2
119
2
166
10
1612
4
43
1
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Complexity GamingComplexity GamingCOL
0
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
2
January 22, 2023 - 18:30 CET
22
0
1613
3
126
6
169
7
OGOGOG
2
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
1
January 24, 2023 - 18:30 CET
168
8
127
5
87
1
168
8
168
8
107
3
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
2
OGOGOG
0
January 26, 2023 - 15:00 CET
169
7
146
8
1611
5
64
2

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
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
2
BIGBIGBIG
0
January 20, 2023 - 18:00 CET
168
8
147
7
168
8
97
2
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
2
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNIP
1
January 21, 2023 - 12:15 CET
167
9
98
1
1770
82
1983
71
1611
5
84
4
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
2
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
0
January 23, 2023 - 15:00 CET
1612
4
103
7
22813
721
18720
810
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
BIGBIGBIG
0
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNIP
2
January 23, 2023 - 18:30 CET
147
7
168
8
116
5
169
7
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
2
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNIP
1
January 25, 2023 - 15:00 CET
168
8
107
3
74
3
1611
5
1612
4
53
2
Sweden maxster stands in for Sweden hampus on NIP.
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
2
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
0
January 26, 2023 - 17:35 CET
1610
6
65
1
168
8
107
3

Play-In Stage[edit]

Round 1
Round 1
R1
Round 2
Round 2
R2
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
0
BIGBIGBIG
2
January 27, 2023 - 19:10 CET
22
0
1613
3
84
4
1611
5
HeroicHeroicHeroic
2
BIGBIGBIG
1
January 29, 2023 - 15:00 CET
1613
3
32
1
127
5
168
8
1612
4
103
7
HeroicHeroicHeroic
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNIP
1
AstralisAstralisAstralis
2
January 28, 2023 - 15:00 CET
1611
5
114
7
73
4
1612
4
107
3
168
8
OGOGOG
1
AstralisAstralisAstralis
2
January 29, 2023 - 18:45 CET
167
9
148
6
148
6
167
9
1751
101
19102
52
AstralisAstralisAstralis
Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEG
1
Complexity GamingComplexity GamingCOL
2
January 27, 2023 - 15:00 CET
74
3
1611
5
169
7
126
6
84
4
1611
5
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI
2
Complexity GamingComplexity GamingCOL
1
January 28, 2023 - 18:50 CET
167
9
148
6
117
4
168
8
166
10
149
5
Natus VincereNatus VincereNAVI

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