BLAST Premier Fall Finals kicks off today
One of the last big events of 2023 starts with several interesting matchups.
Eight teams fight for the glory and the $200,000 in first prize at BLAST Premier Fall Finals in Copenhagen this week. On Wednesday and Thursday, the two groups will fight for a spot in the playoffs.
The two groups are:
Group A:
FaZe
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Cloud9
Natus Vincere
Group B:
Vitality
Heroic
Complexity
Astralis
Today's matchups:
All teams will be in action today. The day starts with a matchup between FaZe and Ninjas in Pyjamas. Here we will get so see the new Spanish in-game leader for NIP for the first time. Alejandro "ALEX" Masanet made the jump from Movistar Riders at the start of the month to replace Hampus "hampus" Poser. With 15 wins in a row for FaZe, it will be a tough debut for the 27-year-old Spaniard.
Later in the day it is time for a rendevouz between some old friends. Cloud9 with Ilya "Perfecto" Zalutskiy, Denis "electronic" Sharipov, and Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhaylov face their old team NAVI, where Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi is the only remaining player from the Stockholm Major winning lineup. Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov is set to make his debut for NAVI. The young Ukrainian has some big shoes to fill taking on s1mple’s role on the team. You can read more about what in-game leader Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen had to say about NAVI’s new AWP’er in the article below.
Vitality vs Heroic, and Complexity vs Astralis are the last matches of a very action-packed day at BLAST Premier Fall Finals.
Schedule: (CET)
10.00: FaZe - Ninjas in Pyjamas
13.00: Cloud9 - Natus Vincere
16.00: Vitality - Heroic
19.00: Complexity - Astralis
You can see all the matches live here: