BLAST Premier Fall groups revealed

2-9-2021 15:34

The groups, schedule and opening matchups for BLAST Premier Fall have been announced.

The event, which is set to kick off on Thursday, September 16, will feature 12 teams in three best-of-three double-elimination group brackets, with the top-two teams of each group progressing to the BLAST Premier Fall Final, taking place on LAN in late November. Each group will run consecutively, starting with Group A.

Group A features Danish giants Astralis taking on Evil Geniuses in the first game of the group, with Vitality vs. Liquid coming later. We will then see G2 face off against MIBR to open Group B, before Ninjas in Pyjamas line up against BIG. The final group features Natus Vincere vs. OG, the latter fresh off their 5-0 romp through their ESL Pro League group, and FaZe vs Complexity.

Teams will be battling it out for a spot at the Fall Final

The competitors will be battling it out for the lion's share of a $150,000 prize pool, as well as qualification for the BLAST Premier Fall Final. The teams who do not manage to grab a qualification spot at this event will get a second chance at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown later this year.

It promises to be a competitive event, with seven of the 12 teams attending currently residing inside the top 10 of the HLTV rankings.

The full schedule is as follows:

Thursday, September 16
16:30 Astralis vs. Evil Geniuses
19:30 Vitality vs. Liquid

Friday, September 17
16:30 Group A upper final
19:30 Group A lower final

Saturday, September 18
16:30 Group A consolidation final
20:30 Group A grand final

Monday, September 20
16:30 G2 vs. MIBR
19:30 Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. BIG

Tuesday, September 21
16:30 Group B upper final
19:30 Group B lower final

Wednesday, September 22
16:30 Group B consolidation final
20:30 Group B grand final

Friday, September 24
16:30 Natus Vincere vs. OG
19:30 FaZe vs. Complexity

Saturday, September 25
16:30 Group C upper final
19:30 Group C lower final

Sunday, September 26
16:30 Group C consolidation final
20:30 Group C grand final

nice! Group 2 easy for BIG

2021-09-02 15:35

10 replies

ez4navi

2021-09-02 15:36

4 replies

why is trash MIBR here?

2021-09-02 17:31

3 replies

Easiest group for godJ!

2021-09-02 17:33

1 reply

ChrisJ is in a team?

2021-09-02 17:58

They paid for a spot xd

2021-09-13 14:59

BIG 1st place 0 maps dropped inc

2021-09-02 15:50

2021-09-02 15:54

they only need second place unless nip or mibr pull some shit out the hat they should be fine

2021-09-02 15:59

hopefully, but I don't know in these days

2021-09-02 16:14

ez4BIG 2-0 against G2 2-0 against NIP 2-0 against everyone!

2021-09-02 16:26

nice

6 replies

Navi always gets hard groups but this one ez qualifying in first

2021-09-02 15:42

Wtf don't jinx

2021-09-02 15:45

2 replies

No, he said it was be super easy for Navi. There is no way they won't win the group!

2021-09-02 15:48

#17 Flair checks out I guess

2021-09-02 15:51

Navi for some reason play their best game in the hardest groups, I would be more worried if they are in worse group as a Navi fan

2021-09-02 16:20

Dam we get to see ESL Cologne final in 1st match up in group.

2021-09-02 15:58

first

nope

2021-09-02 17:36

Astralis vs Liquid won't feel the same without Device

Maybe finally Lulquid can beat them, I doubt it tho LMAO

2021-09-02 16:32

LULW

2021-09-02 17:53

Group 3 looking noice

ez4faze

Group C a.k.a REZNYA

Aleksib>>>>>>>>>>>S1mple

2021-09-02 15:37

Come on, Astralis. Make this one a good run

Both NA teams in group A

2021-09-02 15:38

Group B seems extremely weak compared to the others..

Ahh maybe G2 will win a match this time xdd

2021-09-02 15:39

where's Gambit???

2021-09-02 15:40

Gambit isn't a BLAST partner team and these Groups events are partner-only, they'll 100% be invited to the BLAST Showdown as they always have

2021-09-02 15:46

FaZe & NaVi in 1 group is classic of csgo eSports

2021-09-02 15:47

It’s getting boring now, they do this all the time, it’s always g2 mouse and liquid, now it’s Navis turn

2021-09-02 23:54

MiBR? Rly No Gambit No Heroic EG again?

Partner teams

This partner teams bullshit is so unfair... I guess they will be invited afterwards anyway.. But Ence or FPX or Forze deserves much more a invite than MIBR , EG

2021-09-02 16:37

Agree

2021-09-02 16:47

Heroic and Gambit already qualified for Blast World Final

2021-09-02 17:34

Ass seeding

2021-09-02 15:49

Very exciting 😒

2021-09-02 15:52

ez big

2021-09-02 15:56

ez NaVi

If astralis wont look good than it really is over for them. After their short EPL run they said it was tough because they didnt have enough time to practice with the new player and so on. Now they have no excuse.

2021-09-02 16:00

never underestimate the ability of humans to make excuses

2021-09-02 16:17

Lul they could aswell name group 2 = group betway

2021-09-02 16:10

no gambit? unfortunate hope they join via showdown

2021-09-02 16:16

5 replies

hltv.org/events/5608/blast-premier-world..

ye but like cant they still compete in fall finals?

2021-09-02 16:35

Why should they compete for a place in a tournament that they have already qualified for?

2021-09-02 17:35

well this has happened before, coL were qualified for global finals last year, yet they still played in fall they all lead upto the global final yes but they individually are big events

CoL are a partner team so they're obliged to attend. Gambit are not.

2021-09-02 18:52

Is it online?

2021-09-02 16:28

yep the fall finals are to be played on lan

is it confirmed?

2021-09-02 18:11

well things are always subject to change tbh, but yeh they did announce that the fall finals would be played on lan with a crowd (atleast some part of it) dont remember the exact details here is the news post : hltv.org/news/31912/blast-premier-fall-f..

2021-09-02 18:19

Clearly group c

2021-09-02 16:31

Is complexity danish team now or wtf? 🤙🏼

2021-09-02 16:36

How long is Konfig out? Complexity needs him to stand a chance

2021-09-02 16:55

it was a 4 weeks off time was it? if yes then he prolly will be back I hope

2021-09-02 18:23

ez4goats1mple

2021-09-02 17:13

2021-09-03 11:29

Faze and Navi in one group name a more iconic duo

2021-09-02 17:27

NaVi and FaZe banger games

FaZe and Na'Vi Again this is joke 😂😂😂😂

2021-09-02 17:32

#68

2021-09-02 18:10

decent group for astralis) im sure they can manage

Why are Navi and faze always in the same group

2021-09-02 17:40

Is it because faze loses everytime or just tired of this match up. For me it's like I don't want teams playing against each other everytime

2021-09-02 17:57

Because of the seedings decided by the participating teams.

2021-09-02 18:09

FaZe and NaVi on the same group AGAIN?? Are these groups randomly assembled? I'm starting to think they're hand picked

2021-09-02 17:44

IKR like wtf

The teams participating in the event seed everyone from 1-11, and then the teams are distributed to the group according to their seedings, like teams with a higher seed will be against a team with a lower seed.

2021-09-02 18:08