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

https://blastpremier.com/global-final/schedule/

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