Astralis is going into the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023: European RMR B with the knowledge that they need to play their absolute best in order to qualify for the Major in Paris. With top teams such as G2, Heroic, Cloud9, Vitality, ENCE, Ninjas in Pyjamas, BIG, and Spirit, Astalis needs to bring back the 2018 vibes to keep up with the rest of the world’s elite. The Danes haven’t been playing well in recent months despite winning a minor tournament back in early February. But, is that enough confidence to make it through a tough group?
Find out when the qualifier kicks off on April 11th, 2023.
The European RMR B participants:
{cflag:DK} Heoric
{cflag:RU} Cloud9
{cflag:RU} Spirit
{cflag:DE} BIG
{cflag:EU} ENCE
{cflag:EU} Vitality
{cflag:EU} Ninjas in Pyjamas
{cflag:PL} 9INE
{cflag:EU} G2
{cflag:TR} Eternal Fire
{cflag:DK} Astralis
{cflag:UA} Monte
{cflag:RS} iNation
{cflag:RU} Aurora
{cflag:RU} forZe
{cflag:BG} 500
Prize Pool:
1-4th place | Legend status
5-8th place | Challenger Status
9-11th place | EU Decider Bracket
12-16th | Out of the BLAST Paris Major
Format
Swiss Stage:
16 Team Swiss System Format
– Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
– All other matches are Bo1
– The Buchholz system is used to seed matches from Round 3 to 5
– 4th place decider is resolved via a Bo3 single-elimination match
Top 8 Teams proceed to the BLAST.tv Paris Major
Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
