Tier 1 CS:GO is back - BLAST Premier Global Final Preview
Will FalleN succeed at Liquid? And can the mighty Danes from Astralis protect the throne? - Here's everything you have to know about BLAST Premier Global Final
This Tuesday features the start the first big event of 2021, with the commencing of the prestigious BLAST Premier Global Final. The $1 Million event hold the very best teams with the very best players and a tournament that will be a clear indicator of which teams and individuals whose destined to compete on the top of CS:GO.
Here you have a comprehensive guide over the entire event.
BLAST Premier Global Final
Dates
19th – 24 of January
Attending teams
Astralis (#1) | device – Xyp9x – gla1ve – dupreeh – Magisk
Vitality (#2) | shox – RpK – apEX – ZywOo – misutaaa
NAVI (#3) | flamie – s1mple – electronic – Perfecto - Boombl4
FURIA (#7) | yuurih – KSCERATO – arT – VINI – honda
Liquid (#8) | FalleN – NAF – Grim – Stewie2K – EliGE
G2 (#9) | NiKo – huNter – kennyS – AmaNEk – nexa
Complexity (#12) | blameF – RUSH – k0nfig – jks – JUGi (stand-in)
Evil Geniuses (#18) | tarik – stanislaw – Ethan – CeRq - Brehze
The event presents the very elite of CS:GO - Here the winner of BLAST Premier Fall Finals, Astralis.
Tournament format
The 8 teams will compete in a Bo3 double-elimination bracket.
Storylines
The first tier 1 event of 2021 holds several exciting storylines with the player-break presenting numerous thrilling transfers and roster rotations.
Will the Brazilian magician in FalleN be an instant success at Liquid? Can FURIA perform without their superstar AWPer HEN1? Is this the time for Evil Geniuses to make their comeback to the very top of CS:GO? And can Astralis defend the throne from the French prodigy ZywOo and the rest of Vitality?
BLAST Premier Global Final will be the legend Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo's debut at Team Liquid.
Schedule
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Prize
Prize pool: $1 Million
1st = $600.000 | 2nd = $200.000 | 3rd = $80.000
Ones to watch
Here’s a Top 10 over the best performing players for the past 3 months.
Top 10 Highest-Rated Attending Players (Last 3 months).
1. ZywOo (Vitality) | +302 K-D diff | 1.31 Rating
2. s1mple (NAVI) | +332 K-D diff | 1.29 Rating
3. device (Astralis) | +341 K-D diff | 1.23 Rating
4. NiKo (G2) | +133 K-D diff | 1.19 Rating
5. shox (Vitality) | +115 K-D diff | 1.12 Rating
6. electronic (NAVI) | +86 K-D diff | 1.12 Rating
7. dupreeh (Astralis) | +124 K-D diff | 1.09 Rating
8. Magisk (Astralis) | +37 K-D diff | 1.07 Rating
9. huNter (G2) | +12 K-D diff | 1.06 Rating
10. misutaaa (Vitality) | +8 K-D diff | 1.06 Rating
