Cloud9, MOUZ favorites in last BLAST Showdown qualifiers
Cloud9, Spirit, MOUZ, and Monte will all be fighting for spots in the Showdown this weekend.

RES Eastern European Masters and Pelaajat Nordic Masters kick off on Friday, with each event utilizing a best-of-one GSL group stage and best-of-three playoff bracket to determine who will claim the last spots in BLAST Premier Fall Showdown Europe.
MOUZ are the clear favorites to win Pelaajat Nordic Masters, being the highest-ranked team at No. 10 with their closest competition being ECSTATIC at No. 48.
Their recent run through their group at ESL Pro League with wins over MIBR, Evil Geniuses, and HEROIC add credence to their title as favorites to win the qualifier, with Preasy, JANO, and HAVU also among the participants vying for a spot.
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| Pelaajat Nordic Masters Fall 2023 - BLAST Premier Qualifier | ||
| 15/09/2023 |
12:00
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Match |
| 15/09/2023 |
13:30
|
Match |
| 16/09/2023 |
12:00
|
Match |
| 16/09/2023 |
13:30
|
Match |
RES Eastern European Masters fields a far steeper level of competition overall as it features five top 30 teams. Cloud9 are set to make their first appearance since their elimination at Gamers8 and are the highest-ranked team in attendance, but won't have an easy time of things securing the single qualification spot on offer as Monte, Spirit, 1win, Bad News Eagles, and Eternal Fire are also all in contention.
Monte and Spirit are teams to keep an eye on, the former recently besting HEROIC and MIBR en route to EPL playoff qualification and the latter coming off a LAN victory at Pari Dunav Party over Virtus.pro with their superstar Danil "donk" Kryshkovets absolutely lighting up the board.


The prospect of a match between Cloud9 and Spirit in the playoffs is particularly tempting as Denis "electroNic" Sharipov's side have yet to truly show us the potential of their roster after making changes, having only played six maps with their full lineup, while Spirit have looked indomitable with their young talents.
Both teams will need to make it through their groups first, though, with electroNic and Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy facing off against former teammate Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov in their opening match, and Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov and Boris "magixx" Vorobiev doing the same against Viktor "sdy" Orudzhev.
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| RES Eastern European Masters Fall 2023 - BLAST Premier Qualifier | ||
| 15/09/2023 |
13:00
|
Match |
| 15/09/2023 |
14:15
|
Match |
| 16/09/2023 |
13:00
|
Match |
| 16/09/2023 |
14:15
|
Match |
The team list for BLAST Premier Fall Showdown Europe currently looks as follows:
RES Eastern European Masters Fall 2023 - BLAST Premier Qualifier






















David 'frozen' Čerňanský
Ádám 'torzsi' Torzsás
Jimi 'Jimpphat' Salo
Dorian 'xertioN' Berman
Dennis 'sycrone' Nielsen





Richard 'Xizt' Landström
Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković
Dion 'FASHR' Derksen
Iulian 'regali' Harjău
Dastan 'dastan' Akbayev


Pavle 'Maden' Bošković

Colby 'Walco' Walsh
Tiago 'JUST' Moura


Rigon 'rigoN' Gashi


Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač
Justin 'jks' Savage

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