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[Counter-Strike] BLAST Premier: Fall Groups 2023 (kbin.social)

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Organizer: BLAST
Type: LAN
Location: 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark
Date: July 13th - 23rd, 2023
Prize Pool: $177,498
Teams: 12
Media: Event Homepage | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram
Coverage: Liquipedia | HLTV

Streams

BLAST: Twitch | YouTube | BLAST.tv

Format

Group Stage

Double-elimination bracket (GSL Format)
Three groups of four teams each
Best-of-three matches
Top team from each group advance to the Fall Final
Bottom three teams from each group advance to the play-in

Play-In

Three single-elimination gauntlets
Best-of-three matches
Winner of each gauntlet advances to the Fall Final
Remaining teams advance to the Fall Showdown

Broadcast Talent

Desk Host

🇬🇧 Freya (Freya Spiers)

Interviewer

🇬🇧 James Banks (James Banks)

Analysts

🇨🇦 Mahone (Danny Hsieh)

🇨🇭 Maniac (Mathieu Quiquerez)

🇩🇰 Pimp (Jacob Winneche)

Casters

🇨🇦 launders (Mohan Govindasamy)

🇨🇦 Scrawny (Conner Girvan)

🇩🇰 Anders (Anders Blume)

🇬🇧 HenryG (Henry Greer)

Teams

🇪🇺 Natus Vincere: 🇫🇮 Aleksib | 🇺🇦 b1t | 🇷🇴 iM | 🇱🇹 jL | 🇺🇦 s1mple | Coach: 🇺🇦 B1ad3

Schedule

Match times are often susceptible to delay & change.

This thread may not update till the end of each day. Check HLTV for a more up to date schedule.

To predict your own tournament bracket, try out pickstop.gg

Day 1 (Thursday July 13)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
AO	🇪🇺 Vitality	2-0	🇺🇸 EG	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
AO	🇸🇪 NIP	1-2	🇺🇸 COL	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 2 (Friday July 14)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
BO	🇩🇰 Heroic	2-0	🇩🇪 BIG	03:00	06:00	07:00	10:00	12:00	13:00	15:30	18:00	20:00	bo3
BO	🇪🇺 NAVI	2-1	🇩🇰 Astralis	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
CO	🇪🇺 FaZe	2-0	🇪🇺 OG	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 3 (Saturday July 15)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
CO	🇪🇺 G2	1-2	🇪🇺 Liquid	03:00	06:00	07:00	10:00	12:00	13:00	15:30	18:00	20:00	bo3
AUF	🇪🇺 Vitality	2-0	🇺🇸 COL	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
AL	🇺🇸 EG	0-2	🇸🇪 NIP	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 4 (Sunday July 16)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
BUF	🇩🇰 Heroic	2-0	🇪🇺 NAVI	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
BL	🇩🇪 BIG	2-1	🇩🇰 Astralis	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 5 (Monday July 17)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
CUF	🇪🇺 FaZe	vs	🇪🇺 Liquid	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
CL	🇪🇺 OG	vs	🇪🇺 G2	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 6 (Tuesday July 18)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
ACF	🇺🇸 COL	vs	🇸🇪 NIP	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
BCF	🇪🇺 NAVI	vs	🇩🇪 BIG	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 7 (Wednesday July 19)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
CCF	CUF Loser	vs	CL Winner	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
AF	🇪🇺 Vitality	vs	ACF Winner	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 8 (Thursday July 20)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
BF	🇩🇰 Heroic	vs	BCF Winner	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
CF	CUF Winner	vs	CCF Winner	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 9 (Friday July 21)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
KR1	Group 3rd	vs	Group 4th	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
KR1	Group 3rd	vs	Group 4th	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 10 (Saturday July 22)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
KR1	Group 3rd	vs	Group 4th	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
KR2	Group 2nd	vs	KR1 Winner	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Day 11 (Sunday July 23)

ID	Team	vs	Team	PST	EST	BRT	UTC	CET	EET	IST	SGT	AEST	Format
KR2	Group 2nd	vs	KR1 Winner	06:00	09:00	10:00	13:00	15:00	16:00	18:30	21:00	23:00	bo3
KR2	Group 2nd	vs	KR1 Winner	09:30	12:30	13:30	16:30	18:30	19:30	22:00	00:30	02:30	bo3

Prize Pool

#	Prize	Team
1st - 3rd	$27,500 + Finals
1st - 3rd	$27,500 + Finals
1st - 3rd	$27,500 + Finals
4th - 6th	$17,500 + Finals
4th - 6th	$17,500 + Finals
4th - 6th	$17,500 + Finals
7th - 9th	$8,500 + Showdown
7th - 9th	$8,500 + Showdown
7th - 9th	$8,500 + Showdown
10th - 12th	$5,666 + Showdown
10th - 12th	$5,666 + Showdown
10th - 12th	$5,666 + Showdown

Other match discussions: r/globaloffensive on Discord

For overview replays of pro matches, check out csgolens.com

###Other Notable Tournaments

🇪🇺 ESL Pro League Season 18: European Conference (July 14 - 16)

🌎 Thunderpick World Championship 2023: North American Series #1 (July 10 - 18)

🌎 CCT South America Series #8 (July 10 - 23)

🇪🇺 CCT North Europe Series #6 (July 18 - 31)

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[–] azazaz 2 points 1 year ago

Interested to see new NAVI play later as I'm not sure where to put them in my headcanon power rankings. Definitely a downgrade from old NAVI but by how much?