Astralis to face OG in first round of BLAST Premier Spring Showdown

7-4-2021 11:53

A post-deadline lineup change scrambled the seedings for the single-elimination qualifier.

BLAST has announced the seedings for the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown, scheduled for April 13-17, forming the single-elimination bracket that will decide the two teams to qualify for the Spring Finals.

The tournament organizer explained that OG was seeded 16th "as they made a change to their submitted lineup after the deadline". The Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen-led team, who are closing in on flameZ as their fifth, will therefore start the tournament against the Danish powerhouse Astralis.

OG are yet to announce their replacement for ISSAA

First-round matchups include a Brazilian bout between FURIA and MIBR, as well as Extra Salt's European debut against Spirit. After a respectable ESL Pro League Season 13 performance, Endpoint will kick off their BLAST Showdown against G2, with Thomas "⁠Thomas⁠" Utting filling in the gap for the outbound heading Shahar "⁠flameZ⁠" Shushan.

The matchups and schedule for the initial round is as follows:

Tuesday, April 13
12:30 Astralis vs. OG
15:30 G2 vs. Endpoint
18:30 Liquid vs. Dignitas

Wednesday, April 14
12:30 Spirit vs. Extra Salt
15:30 Gambit vs. NASR
18:30 FURIA vs. MIBR

Thursday, April 15
15:30 HEROIC vs. SAW
18:30 Vitality vs. 9z

Only the two best teams from the Showdown will earn the $30,000 prize and spots at the $425,000 BLAST Premier Spring FInal in June, where the likes of Natus Vincere, BIG, and Complexity await.

nice

2021-04-07 11:53

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2021-04-07 11:54

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Don't fucking sign flameZ, MICHU is better

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I WANT MICHU

2021-04-07 11:57

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+1 DON'T DO MISTAKE OG

2021-04-07 11:58

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FlameZ is way better tahan michu

2021-04-07 12:29

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No, he is just overhyped

2021-04-07 12:30

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Agreed, michu is way overhyped

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0/8

2021-04-07 12:31

Honestly flamez is an individual WHO Has really good aim but lacks experience and abit of patience from clips i seen. Michu is experinced with decent aim. Its 50/50 for them either way though bcuz each of them Play different playstyle, michu tried to Play that slow sens positioning while flamez. Puts everything on his aim. Sometimes goes to do that agressive rifle sometimes passive

2021-04-07 12:46

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an intelligent opinion on hltv? am I dreaming?

2021-04-07 18:57

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Yes. Please wake up we miss you

2021-04-09 08:46

Just because someone lacks experience doesn't mean he shouldn't be picked up. Frozen lacked experience in mousesports, but he turned out to be an insane pickup. Who's to say this won't be the same?

2021-04-07 19:04

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+1, agree with you completely

2021-04-07 19:16

I didn't say he shouldn't be picked up i said that they are both as good as pick up's but are different in different ways and described why.

2021-04-07 19:17

Nt FlameZ >>>>>Michu

2021-04-07 18:11

flameZ wayy better than tier 3 michu

Rip OG

2021-04-07 11:55

I hope)) but last time astralis played against teams with recently added players that ended very bad((

Let’s go astralis!

Big news (no)

2021-04-08 00:30

RIP

lol

BLAST: Okay NASR, good news, you don't have to play Astralis in round 1! NASR: Oh that's great, who do we play instead? BLAST: Gambit NASR:

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dw they will pick dust2 and win it, so much experience

2021-04-07 11:56

lmao

Weird that you instantly get lowest seed (I assume astralis got highest )

prof appreciated the joke

2021-04-07 11:59

He is famous now🤭

2021-04-07 12:03

AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

2021-04-09 11:24

Not easy for Aleksib and valde

ezpz for us

OMEGALUL G

I can't see OG losing this.

So if they loose they get last place but they have a new player

GG OG

yes lets only talk about astralis...

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Hltv owned by astralis owner

2021-04-07 14:15

2021-04-07 23:44

Astralis group

I hope that OG at least puts up a fight against Astralis :(

OG will win, Astralis always losing 1st match just like NaVi

They will win because hyped after epl win 😎👍👍👍👍

2021-04-07 12:00

Let's go sAw! #sAwtouadar

F FOR NASR

F im sad :(

2021-04-07 13:28

Gambit vs WHO??? o_O Ez 32-0

Finally an easy group for djitwo EDIT: Torunament

2021-04-07 12:01

Baguette

2021-04-07 17:56

blyat

2021-04-08 04:35

Astralis,G2 & LuLquid come in line, leave in pile

OG > Astralis OG > G2 OG > Liquid ez Blast winner

2021-04-07 18:01

200 IQ from BLAST, let's just fuck over the the team with the best seeding because another team made a roster change. makes sense

2021-04-07 12:02

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It is sad for an OG fan as well :(

2021-04-07 12:05

don't be sad my hungarian bro, OG will win

2021-04-07 17:50

2021-04-07 20:26

Don't blame BLAST. OG submitted change after deadline Good starter match

2021-04-07 12:17

?? i blame blast, they are the ones who made this rule.

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If Astralis can't beat OG they really don't deserve to be in the finals

2021-04-07 12:22

OMFG you're dense af

2021-04-07 12:23

Good argument

2021-04-07 12:26

And they made the rule before this happened. Should they change the rules just like that? Then why rules at all.

2021-04-07 14:17

Man if astralis lose this its their own fault, mantuu is too streaky to consistently outawp device, magisk and dupree are still better anchors than Valde/niko will be, whoever OG use as their 5th will still be integrating Yes there will be position and role changes on OG but I don't think Aleksis style of calling will change much because of it, so it isn't like new amazing unseen strats are coming out either

2021-04-07 12:18

yes but that still doesn't mean it's fair. astralis could've played someone like 9z or NASR but instead they actually play a half decent team because of something they couldn't affect.

2021-04-07 12:20

I mean its not fair for Astralis but it wasn't really fair that 9z or nasr have to play against Astralis either, these guys would have got like 8 rounds all series max If Astralis doesn't play brain dead then nothing should really change, OG, 9z and NASR should be losing first round

2021-04-07 12:24

but that's just seeding. every tournament puts the best team against the lowest ranked team in the first game.

I get your point and I understand the reasons behind it but as far as seeding goes fairness has never been there in events where there are over 100 places between the best and worst teams Everyone loses here realistically except for BLAST who will get more viewers for an OGvAstralis series especially with the Aleksib v Gla1ve narrative Pimp pushes, the 5th debuting and so on Its a stupid rule that probably made more sense back with LANs where teams wouldnt just chop players mid-season out of the blue, but it should have been changed/removed whilst online play is here and the scene is a mess with so many international projects

2021-04-07 12:48

yes but imagine being 9z, travelling to Europe for your first ever T1 event and you get to play Astralis so you lose in 2 quick games and back to Argentina you go. There should be a lower bracket

2021-04-07 14:19

i agree with that, it's stupid and also allows for more fluke wins.

2021-04-07 14:40

Thicc name😳😳😳

2021-04-07 12:04

cs.money :)

2021-04-07 12:40

I would trade my knive for that thicc name

2021-04-07 13:27

2-0 for og. flamez will destroy them

Change flames with GOATpreeh

Hahaha...it was a troll post btw

2021-04-07 12:06

who? the only team dupreeh could potentially destroy is astralis

xddddddd

"2-0 for og. dupreeh will destroy them"

2021-04-07 12:37

Yeah I realised that too lol Snakepreeh 😳

2021-04-07 12:59

Why the central match at the morning?

2021-04-07 12:10

Fucking really? Every match can be pridected fast 2-0? not even 1 match between 2 good teams gg

2021-04-07 12:11

That’s normal for opening match...

That's how seeding/tournament brackets work, they're setup so it's more likely you'll get for example: Astralis v Gambit or Liquid v Vitality in the Grand Final

2021-04-07 13:11

+1 but I hope that there will at least be some upsets.

2021-04-07 14:13

make the opening/semi matches boring to get an interesting final? meh. i feel bad for all the teams that fought to get here and will be blown 32-0 now

2021-04-07 14:25

2-0 for Astralis 16-8 / 16-5

Looking out a dirty old window Down below the cars in the city go rushing by I sit here alone and I wonder why Friday night and everyone's moving I can feel the heat but it's soothing, heading down I search for the beat in this dirty town

2021-04-07 12:12

„... where the likes of Natus Vincere, BIG, and Complexity await.“ :DDDD Astralis,Liquid,G2,Spirit,Gambit, Furia,Heroic >>>> BIG, Navi

Lmao

2021-04-07 12:36

2 teams qualifying anyway so it's not much of a disadvantage to face the strongest team in the group

2021-04-07 12:13

WTF... RIP OG OG plays against Astralis and other have match against T3 or worse teams.

if they didnt bench issaa they couldve played against mibr lol

2021-04-07 12:28

lmao +1

2021-04-07 13:31

Worth it in the long run. Maybe they get eliminated in the showdown but in the long term replacing him with a player who has better gamesense is mandatory if they ever want to go deeper in any real tier 1 tournaments. They should have made this change sooner, but better late than never.

2021-04-07 16:01

flamez has worse gamesense than issaa if anything issaa played on the big stages before aleksib mantuu is also an all aim no brain player as well, dont be delusional

Not very good bait but you got a laugh out of me so it's not that bad :D

2021-04-07 19:12

explain how flamez has more experience and game sense tthan issaa lmao im not wrong, issaa played on the big stage before aleksib hltv.org/stats/players/10449/issaa?start.. hltv.org/stats/players/9816/aleksib?star.. +ISSAA played his first major in 2018 while Aleksib played his first in 2019 so dont cry :)

2021-04-08 07:39

hahaha kidZ dont cry after lose

2021-04-07 12:19

it's a shame that there's no lower bracket.

crazy how NASR is in blast showdown when they just got promoted to ESEA Advanced

Seeding???

nice semi-finals tho

So OG will play probably one series and then be inactive again for like a month?

Seems like that. Kinda lame but it is what it is

2021-04-07 12:56

Well, they have the time to polish their structure

2021-04-07 14:22

rip OG

Finals: Spirit vs Astralis (hope Spirit will win again :) ) Gambit vs Heroic (Gambit will show how much Heroic is not that "fresh" :) )

Why no Fnatic though :o

2021-04-07 13:00

RIP ASTRALIS LETS GOOO OG

2021-04-07 13:04

gl HEROIC, team SPIRIT 💯💯

2021-04-07 13:06

So... BR showdown for max views in the first round. And Astralis will probably be matched up with either Liquid (which will always be a hyped match) or Spirit (which will be a revenge match) to qualify. Feels a bit rigged.

2021-04-07 13:16

twitter.com/BLASTPremier/status/13797206.. its the seeding :) the first plays against the last the second plays against the #15 and the list goes on

2021-04-07 13:30

I BELIEVE IN NASR AND MY JORDANIAN BOYS REAL1ZE BOROS GO KICK ASS BOYS

2021-04-07 13:33

2021-04-07 16:03

we will see who will have the last laugh (probs u xd)

2021-04-07 18:20

OG<3

2021-04-07 13:45

i think blast hates OG

2021-04-07 13:58

2021-04-07 14:09

ez 2-0 (16-0, 16-0) for astralis #EZ4ASTRALIS

2021-04-07 14:50

Yea Astralis should be able to defeat OG but they are not getting the advantage of being the highest seed in this tournament which they should be getting. Sure OG ain't a consistent T1 team but it's not like they are dropping their core, 3 same players are still there since the roster's inception and Niko has played with them for some time now, just a different 5th won't completely change or shift the team's dynamic and make them worse than they really are. Similar thing would have been said about OG but it's their fault to not submit a full lineup even after the cutoff date.

2021-04-07 15:13

WHY, WHY A BRAZILIAN MATCH AGAIN BLAST, WHY???!!!

2021-04-07 15:22

because ez 400k viewers

2021-04-07 16:36

on the gaules channel

2021-04-07 17:00

yes, 400k simultaneous viewers at his channel, where else would be?

2021-04-07 18:10

2021-04-07 15:31

ofc vitality(worst team in top 3 ever) vs worst team in Blast XD

2021-04-07 15:38

Oh no

2021-04-07 15:51

Ok see you next tournament guys :((((((

2021-04-07 15:56

2021-04-07 16:54

Nasr axax

2021-04-07 17:07

Vitality will win probably. Last time Vitality won tournament when it was Heroic in group with them.

2021-04-07 17:23

unlucky for Nasr

2021-04-07 17:41

#DreamOG

2021-04-07 17:45

Lets go 9z!

2021-04-07 17:51

This is truly a #DreamOG-situation not EZ4OG

2021-04-07 17:55

Well, probably the semis are already known. Astralis vs. G2 Liquid vs. Spirit Gambit vs. Fúria Heroic vs. Gambit Only two brazilians teams in the competition and again they get to fight against each other early in the tournament. At least is easy win for Furia

2021-04-07 18:33

i feel so sorry for NASR....

2021-04-07 20:39

try >>>>> zywho?

2021-04-07 21:00

If OG takes flameZ, I could see the upset in this match honestly. GL to all teams.

2021-04-07 22:39

ez 4 9z

2021-04-07 23:04

astralis 2-0

2021-04-08 00:36

I got him dancing like my b and now he's gone. Don't even try to save that weak ego in 4 days just to be rekted again 🎶🎶

2021-04-08 04:14

Furia vs MIBR RIP BRAZIL KEKW

2021-04-08 06:26

Most rigged tournament on esports. It's so obvious to figure it out each team that is going to move foward into the next phase. Also, we couldn't let the Furia x MIBR slip away (which is basically retarded fallen supporters who hate every other team vs average brazilian csgo enjoyers). "Cuz we need da views". Go fuck yourself BLAST. And congratulations, Fer, the Fernando Alvarenga a.k.a. príncipe do tucanistão, for creating the Furia vs Mibr rivalry, now every single csgo tournament has to make sure that boring match which Furia always wins is going to happen.

2021-04-08 11:41