Over the past few years, BLAST has promised a visit to the Iberian peninsula. Accordingly, the BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2022 are finally headed to Portugal. Indeed, read on as describe the recent update below for you!
BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2022 Details – Fact Sheet
In 2019 we made a promise during our São Paulo show.
Three years later, in June, we're keeping our word… Lisbon, we're coming for you.
Indeed, for those unaware, the Spring Finals 2022 looks to be one of the top events this year, hosted by BLAST. Following the PGL Antwerp Major, this looks to kick off the summer in a big way. Let’s take a look at the facts below:
Prize Pool: $425,000
Teams: 8
Date: 15th June to 19th June
Venue: Offline at Altice Arena in Lisbon
Returning back all the way from BLAST Lisbon 2018, the region cannot wait to celebrate competitive CS:GO once again.
Indeed, right now the qualification process for the PGL Antwerp Major event is underway. Split into several regions, the American qualifier has already kicked off. Indeed, since then, MIBR and FURIA PGL Antwerp Major is official – let’s see who else has confirmed a spot!
MIBR and FURIA PGL Antwerp Major 2022 – First There
What a FURIOUS performance! FURIA wins 16-4 against LEVIATAN with arT leading the scoreboard. Great match, guys! pic.twitter.com/9MCjveItx4
Currently taking place and looking to conclude on 15th April, the qualifier is awarding 6 spots for the PGL Antwerp event:
1st – Legend Status
2nd – Challenger Status
3rd – Challenger Status
4-6th – Contender Status
Considering the format, we already have two confirmed teams for the top 2 spots. Indeed, flawless runs from MIBR and FURIA Esports so far will have them compete in the first place tiebreaker.
Also, since yesterday, a few more seeds have been confirmed too:
3rd – Imperial Esports
4th – Complexity Gaming
5th – Team Liquid
Liquid defeat EG with a sharp 2-0 on vertigo and inferno and qualify for PGL Antwerp Major. pic.twitter.com/83ft8HqeM3
For those unaware, the Intel Extreme Masters events are the highest level of CS:GO competition. Accordingly, we’ve just received details for the upcoming Intel Extreme Masters XVII Dallas. Taking place in the coming months, read on as we discuss everything we know right now!
Intel Extreme Masters XVII Dallas – 6 Spots Left
Which teams will join us in the United States for #IEM Dallas?!
Indeed, the event looks to take place on May 30th and run all the way to June 5th. Taking place offline in Dallas, we have the best 16 teams in the world competing for $250,000.
Accordingly, right now what we know for sure are the seeds. Out of 16, we have the 10 teams who will officially be making their way to the event:
ESL Partner Team
ENCE
FaZe Clan
FURIA Esports
G2 Esports
Natus Vincere
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Astralis
Credits: ESL
ESL World Ranking
Astralis
Heroic
Players
Team Vitality
So, who are the remaining teams that could qualify. Specifically, there are six spots left to spread out with the following qualifier spots:
European Qualifier – 2 spots
North American Qualifier – 2 spots
South American Qualifier – 1 spot
Oceanic Qualifier – 1 spot
As we head closer to the event, we’ll be sure to provide more details for the event.
After winning IEM XVI Katowice, many doubted whether FaZe could actually stay on top. Accordingly, in this ESL Pro League Season 15 recap article, we have our answer. Indeed, the organization rose to the occassion and cemented another championship win! Read on for your very own recap.
ESL Pro League Season 15 Recap – Taking Down the Best
A new era has officially begun.
For the first time in 4 years, FaZe Clan are back at #1 in the global CS:GO team rankings 👑 pic.twitter.com/oMBNODJ07D
Heading into the Grand Final, FaZe Clan would have to face ENCE once again.
Having fallen to them in the Group Stage, the stage was set for an epic BO5 grand final with $800,000 on the line and a single seed to the BLAST World Final 2022.
Indeed, FaZe Clan rose to the occassion and successfully owned ENCE through a 3-1 scoreline, cementing themselves as the best team in CS:GO right now.
Heading into the PGL Major, not every team will be making it to the incredible event. Accordingly, regional events will take place to seed the best seeds. Read on as we provide all the viewership details for the PGL Major Antwerp American RMR 2022 event this week!
Event Background
Credits: PGL
Indeed, on 11th April the American continents will be headed to Bucharest. Competing in the PGL Studio Bucharest, we can’t wait to see the competition return to offline.
Running all the way until 15th April, 16 teams are competing for a prize pool of $50,000. Here are the list of competitors together with their qualification parameters below:
FURIA Esports – PGL Major Stockholm ’21
NA Qualifier #1
Complexity Gaming – NA Qualifier #1
Team Liquid – NA Qualifier #1
Team oNe eSports – NA Qualifier #1
Bad News Bears – NA Qualifier #1
NA Qualifier #2
Party Astronauts – NA Qualifier #2
Evil Geniuses – NA Qualifier #2
paiN Gaming – NA Qualifier #2
SA Qualifier #1
Case Esports – SA Qualifier #1
Imperial Esports – SA Qualifier #1
00 Nation – SA Qualifier #1
9z Team – SA Qualifier #1
Credits: ESL
SA Qualifier #2
MIBR – SA Qualifier #2
Sao Caetano Esports – SA Qualifier #2
Isurus – SA Qualifier #2
Leviatan – SA Qualifier #2
Seeds for the PGL Major Antwerp will work as follows:
1st – Legend Status
2-3rd – Challenger Status
4-6th – Contender Status
Otherwise, the bottom 10 teams will be eliminated!
Format
Let’s dive right into the format, which will run from 11th April all the way to 15th April.
The entire competition will involve a Swiss System Format. With the majority of matches being BO1, Elimination and Advancement matches are BO3.
Members of the team Astralis from Denmark(C-L) and FaZe (C-R) compete during the final of the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Expo at the International Congress Centre in Katowice, Poland, on March 5, 2017. – The Expo is part of the world championship in computer games Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) during which the best players compete in two games: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) and StarCraft II. (Photo by Andrzej Grygiel / PAP / AFP) / Poland OUT / EASTNEWS OUT
More specifically, the 3-5 seeds will be determined by a Buchholz system which awards teams points depending on the teams they beat. Finally, the sixth place decider is resolved via a BO3 single-elimination gauntlet.
Schedule for the PGL Major Antwerp American RMR
In terms of schedule, we highly recommend visiting the Liquipedia page for the event which will continue to be updated.
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So, in order to place proper predictions, we need to look at the qualifier events, where all teams competed. Bearing this in mind, let’s list all the first place seeds for each Qualifier as the likely largest threats:
Of course, while there are these four seeds hoping to secure victory, FURIA Esports remain the favourites for the event. Especially after placing 5-8th at the PGL Major Stockholm 2021, they remain the biggest favourites to win the regional seeding event.
Do note that this event will be taking place together with other regional seeding events for multiple other regions. In this past year, the American region hasn’t competed too well internationally with Europe taking the lead.
We can’t wait to see which teams make it through to the $1,000,000 Major, where the best 24 teams in the world will compete.
Heading into the PGL Antwerp Major Americas RMR, the community had questions. Specifically, the event offered a curious format which polarised the community. Read on as we discuss how queries have led to change below!
PGL Antwerp Major Americas RMR Format – Changing it Up
Due to the Bulchoz rule, RMR won't have a decider match to define which team (3-0) will get the legend spot (only 1 slot for Americas).
Also, two 3-2 teams will not make it through the Major based on the teams they played against before.
For those unaware, this event is massive for teams to qualify for the $1,000,000 PGL Major event later this year. Here, six teams from North America and South America will fight for seeds – how?
That’s through the format. Originally the format proposed is a so-called ‘Bulchoz’ format, which the teams have had problems with. Specifically, the above Tweet from FURIA started the commotion.
Accordingly, the whole point of this original format was to equalize points – beating a better team earns you more points.
📘RMR RULES UPDATE📢
[SWISS FORMAT]
When the RMR advances 6 teams, to eliminate two of the 3-2 teams:
(a) Play a best-of-3 decider for the bottom-seeded teams (teams #2 and #3). (b) Play a best-of-3 decider between the winner of (a) and team #1.
However, the problem here is that teams don’t get to choose who they compete against, with 3-2 scorelines potentially sending teams home.
Following much discussion, PGL announced the following change.
Indeed, now the event will include a more familiar Swiss Format to help determine the seeds when needed. As outlined in the Tweet, now there will be decider matches to help decide who’ll make it through.
Indeed, rosters can change temporarily for certain reasons. One such reason is health. Accordingly, this explains the current change for the NaVi CS:GO Roster 2022 – read on as we discuss the change affecting the world champions!
NaVi CS:GO Roster 2022 – For How Long?
NAVI #CSGO line-up will play #ESLProLeague Season 15 with a replacement. Find out the details in the article.
Specifically, right now the ESL Pro League Season 15 is in full swing.
Competing at the highest level of competition, they’re aimed to kick off Group D shortly. However, a small change has taken place.
Namely, the likes of Kirill “Boombl4″ Mikhailov will not be able to attend due to health reasons for the time being. In his stead, they’ve temporarily signed an Academy player from the organization:
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
Denis “electroNic” Sharipov
Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy
Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi
Danyyl “headtr1ck” Valitov – Stand-In From Academy
Andrii “B1ad3″ Horodenskyi – Coach
.@s1mpleO's stats on Mirage alone looking like he played a whole series 🤣#ESLProLeague
As you can expect, this will likely affect the team – especially since they’ll be playing without their in-game-leader. Will they manage to keep up their reputation:
3-4th @ IEM XVI Katowice
4-6th @ BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022
1st @ BLAST Premier World Final 2021
1st @ BLAST Premier Fall Finals 2021
Otherwise, everyone’s hoping that the IGL returns as quickly as possible!
What’s going on with the Fnatic CS:GO Roster 2022? Indeed, that’s a good question. Following multiple changes and swaps, the organization is back at it again with two new signings with two different contracts. Read on as we highlight the changes below!
Fnatic CS:GO Roster 2022 – Two Different Contracts
CS:GO Roster Update: With EPL Playoffs & Major qualifiers on the horizon, we're excited to announce two new updates on the team.
Specifically, this move involves three pieces. Firstly, there’s Iulian “regali” Harjau being moved back to the Academy team.
In his stead, the likes of Valentin “poizon” Vasilev has been signed on Trial while Peppe “Peppzor” Borak has been signed as a stand-in from the Academy team. Accordingly, this looks to be the roster for the ESL Pro League Season 15:
Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson
Alexander “ALEX” McMeekin
William “mezii” Merriman
Valentin “poizon” Vasilev – Trial
Peppe “Peppzor” Borak – Stand-in
Jamie “keita” Hall – Coach
Credits: ESL
Naturally, with so many changes how can consistency be achieved? We’re not too sure, but they still have a fighting shot at the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 15. Let’s see if this could be the start of something for Fnatic, improving over past results:
2nd @ PGL Major Antwerp 2022: European RMR Open Qualifier #4
Last week we were discussing the GODSENT Roster CS:GO 2022. Accordingly, following the dropping of a player, they opted for a stand-in player for the ESL Pro League Season 15 event. Now, news has it that the newcomer will be remaining as part of the roster officially!
Specifically, we’re referring to the likes of Henrique “HEN1″ Teles. Signed from the likes of 00 Nation with a long history of competition, the veteran was part of the very successful FURIA Esports roster that dominated the world back in 2020.
Now with a new chance to perform, he’s joining the rest of the roster below:
Accordingly, this confirms our suspicions the last time we discussed this roster. Currently 0-1 in the Group Stage of the ESL Pro League Season 15 – can they turn their performance around?
9-16th @ PGL Major Antwerp 2022: American RMR – North American Open Qualifier #2
5-8th @ PGL Major NAtwerp 2022: American RMR – North American Open Qualifier #1
It’s clear that NiP have been going through multiple changes. Accordingly, the Ninjas in Pyjamas CS:GO Roster is undergoing another change. Indeed, they’ve signed a new player in the hopes of improving their performances in the future – read on to learn on!
Furthermore, what exactly is going on? Specifically, for the past few months they’ve been playing with a Stand-In player. Still an official ‘stand-in’, they’ve been looking for a replacement.
Accordingly, we have a new replacement in the likes of Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin from Fnatic. Here’s the official roster right now:
Fredrik “REZ” Sterner
Nicolas “Plopski” Zamora
Hampus “hampus” Poser
Patrick “es3tag” Hansen
Love “phzy” Smidebrant – Stand-in Ninjas in Pyjamas
They haven’t looked too threatening, but could this be the change they needed? Right now, the direction is not too certain but we’re curious to see if they can improve on their past record:
