Indeed, one of the top event organizers for CS:GO is none other than BLAST. Showing off the BLAST Premier series last year with multiple insane events, the organizer is ready for 2022. So much so, they’ve only just announced the BLAST Premier CS:GO 2022 Schedule! Read on as we discuss the dates!
BLAST Premier CS:GO 2022 Schedule – Starting Soon
Making things transparent in a Tweet, they’ve also explained how qualification will work. Apart from pride and points, prize pools of up to a $1,000,000 are up for grabs.
THE BLAST PREMIER 2022 SEASON 💥
Spring Groups: Jan 28-Feb 6 (Online) Spring Showdown: Apr 20-24 (Online) Spring Final: Jun 14-19 (Arena) Fall Groups: Aug 19-28 (Studio) Fall Showdown: Oct 19-23 (Online) Fall Final: Nov 22-27 (Arena) World Final: Dec 14-18 (Arena)#BLASTPremierpic.twitter.com/YXApYryJSp
Following several world class events last year, BLAST is coming back in 2022 for CS:GO. Accordingly, the first event up is the BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022. Indeed, with the groups official, we have the announcement described below!
BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2022 – Three Groups
THE BLAST PREMIER 2022 SEASON 💥
Spring Groups: Jan 28-Feb 6 (Online) Spring Showdown: Apr 20-24 (Online) Spring Final: Jun 14-19 (Arena) Fall Groups: Aug 19-28 (Studio) Fall Showdown: Oct 19-23 (Online) Fall Final: Nov 22-27 (Arena) World Final: Dec 14-18 (Arena)#BLASTPremierpic.twitter.com/YXApYryJSp
Throwing $177,850 on the line, BLAST is inviting 12 of the best teams in the world to an online event. Running from the 28th January to the 6th February, all 12 teams are Partner Teams with BLAST, ready to compete once again.
Beyond the prize pool, there are also BLAST Premier points up for grabs together with seeds. Specifically, first to sixth will qualify for the Spring Finals, while 7-12th will be sent to the Spring Showdown.
Without further delay, the following are the groups split into three groups of four:
Group A:
G2 Esports
Complexity Gaming
BIG
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Credits: BLAST
Group B:
Natus Vincere
MIBR
Astralis
OG
Group C
Team Vitality
Evil Geniuses
FaZe Clan
Team Liquid
Each group will engage in a double-elimination format, where all teams advance to the Play-In stage depending on their performance, fighting for the seeds available.
Over the past few days, we’ve been witnessing a bit of rostermania for CS:GO. Indeed, after the 2021 season and the player break draws to an end, teams are ready to make changes in the name of improvement. Accordingly, one such team is a Brazilian team – read on to learn about FURIA Esports CS:GO saffee!
Acquired from paiN Gaming, the 27 year old has definitely been around the block, competing since 2010. However, having only played at the highest level recently, he’s an injection of fresh blood into this hungry team for the 2022 season.
Speaking of which, with himself included, here’s the roster so far for 2022:
Yuri “yuurih” Boian
Andrei “arT” Piovezan
Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato
Andre “drop” Abreu
Rafael “saffee” Costa
Nicholas “guerri” Nogueira (Coach)
Credits: ESL
We’re not sure if this is the final change, but the roster remains primed with potential. Following a weaker season last year, with a rollercoaster of placements, they’re hoping for more consistency this year:
5-8th @ PGL Major Stockholm 2021
1st @ IEM XVI – Fall: North America
17-20th @ ESL Pro League Season 14
We’ll be sure to stay tuned for any future changes!
Ever since the departure of Richard “shox” Papillon from the roster, Team Vitality have kept quiet. Accordingly, how could they improve their team? Well, they’ve finally come out with a statement concerning the Team Vitality CS:GO Roster 2022. Read on as we cover it!
Specifically, some huge changes have hit the roster. Indeed, with the benching of Jayson “Kyojin” Van, the roster has made way to two of the best CS:GO players in history.
Accordingly, both hailing from the historic Astralis roster, both Emil “Magisk” Reif and Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen are here along with their coach. Here is the roster for the 2022 roster below:
Indeed, this roster is looking lethal. Over this past year, Vitality has flourished with their fragging ability, mainly headlined by “ZywOo” – but their in-game strategy could improve. That’s where two veterans could really help.
All-in-all, they look to improve over a last season of good performances:
In our past two articles behind CS:GO rostermania, we discussed some big names making big moves. However, in this article, we’ll be discussing a young organization trying to make an impact and climb up. Read on as we discuss the new 00Nation CS:GO roster below!
Formed last year in July, 00Nation is a new roster in Brazil acquired by Nordavind. Since being acquired, the aim has to be to rise in the region. To do so, over the past few months, the roster has been assembling some of the best Brazilian names in the world.
Recently, after signing Fernando “fer” Alvarenga (a former World Champion), they’ve now signed Marcelo “coldzera” David. Together, these two big names make up the following active roster:
Vito “kNgV-” Giuseppe
Leonardo “leo_drk” Oliviera
Vinicius “v$m” Moreira
Alencar ” trk” Rossato
Fernando “fer” Alvarenga
Marcelo “coldzera” David
Raphael “cogu” Camargo – Coach
Credits: Valve
Anyways, we can’t wait for the upcoming regional competitions in South America to see how this team can start to leave an impact.
For context, here are some achievements from last season:
Over at FaZe Clan, changes are going down due to a hard year. Indeed, the same could be said for G2 Esports. Accordingly, they’ve decided to also search for some young talent. Bearing this in mind, let’s discuss the recent headline – G2 Esports CS:GO m0NESY!
G2 Esports CS:GO m0NESY – A Return to Form?
However, unlike FaZe, G2 Esports has been way more successful over this past year. Indeed, they’ve offered some incredible showings with multiple podium finishes at the Majors and other events this year.
Credits: G2 Esports
Although regularly placing well, the roster failed to win a significant event for the most part. Over the past month they’ve been working with “kennyS” as a stand-in player following a departer from the roster. Now, they finally have a replacement in Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov.
Currently, FaZe Clan are a shadow of their former selves for CS:GO. Accordingly, the roster has gone through a tough year, and now it’s time to change. Indeed, that’s the mentality the organization is holding. Read on as we discuss a recent headline – FaZe Clan CS:GO ropz!
What does the change involve? Specifically, the long term veteran in the CS:GO community has been benched, olofmeister to make way for a youngster. Hailing all the way from MOUZ, here’s how the new roster looks:
Havard “rain” Nygaard
Helvijs “broky” Saukants
Russel “Twistzz” Dulken
Finn “karrigan” Andersen
Robin “ropz” Kool
Robert “RobbaN” Dahlstrom (Coach)
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
Is this FaZe’s chance to return back to the top? Indeed, many hope so. Clearly, after this year, next year can only get better. This new roster will look to improve from the past season of results:
9-12th @ Intel Extreme Masters XVI – Winter
11-12th @ BLAST Premier World Leaderboard 2021
5-6th @ BLAST Premier Fall Finals 2021
9-11th @ PGL Major Stockholm 2021
Bearing this in mind, we’re not sure if this is the final roster for next season. Perhaps another change is coming.
Indeed, 2021 saw an incredible return of CS:GO to the top of the industry. Accordingly, we simply cannot wait to discuss CS:GO Esports 2022 in the light of our recent featured articles regarding Esports Roadmap. Read on as we discuss what to look forward to below!
CS:GO Esports 2022 – Keeping Up the Hype
For those unaware, CS:GO Esports is special in its unique mixture of primary and tertiary esports events – all of which are equally important and exciting.
Kicking things off, let’s discuss the 2022 CS:GO Pro Tour. Including over 25 events, the ESL Pro Tour 2022 will involve the following:
Two EPT Championships: IEM Katowice & IEM Cologne
Five EPT Masters tournaments (including ESL Pro League)
Four ESL Challenger tournaments
Four ESL Challenger League seasons
Ten+ ESL National Championships
And that’s only at the very top – Challenger events will help teams climb up. Note that ESL is working together with the likes of other organizers such as DreamHack and ESEA to host the Pro Tour.
Credits: ESL
However, beyond this tour, other organizers such as PGL and BLAST will also likely host their own Tier 1 events.
Indeed, we can’t wait for more live esports events for this Tier 1 esport.
Following the recent World Final 2021, the Team Liquid CS:GO Roster has undergone quite a few changes. Accordingly, with the benching of three players, we are witnessing the roster rebuilding itself for the upcoming season. With not much success, let’s discuss these new changes!
Indeed, after the World Final 2021, three players were benched – Stewie2K, Grim and FalleN – in order to make way for some future changes.
Indeed, the community is anxious to witness the rebuilding of this historically impressive organization. Accordingly, most recently the organization has just signed Joshua “oSee” Ohm – here’s the current roster below:
It’s been a fantastic year for esports. Accordingly, the majority of esports scenes managed to jump back from a difficult year in 2020. Indeed, we can show this off with another Top 5 – our very own Top 5 Viewed Esports Events 2021!
Before we proceed, let’s give a warm thanks to Esports Charts for making such viewership details public.
Starting strong, we have the highest prize pool in the history of esports. Accordingly, following last year’s cancellation, there was a lot riding on this.
Yet, after 2 years, the entire community loved the event and reminded us about why Dota 2 is one of the top esports in the world, with a surprise story thanks to Team Spirit which only made the event better.
Valve took as to an offline environment after two years of online Dota Pro Circuit action. Meeting expectations, it’s a great start to our top 5 list.
#4 – PGL Major Stockholm 2021 – Top 5 Viewed Esports Events 2021
Credits: PGL Major 2021
Peak Viewership – 2,748,434
Average Viewers – 593,061
Offline
Prize Pool: $2,000,000
Moving onto an event more viewed event, we’re climbing to 3,000,000 peak viewers. Specifically, as the largest CS:GO major all year long, the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 event was insane. With massive storylines and exciting matches, everyone realised that CS:GO was back after a tough time.
Crowning the veterans on Natus Vincere, the CS:GO community made a lot of noise and loved every second of it – the entire esports industry was impacted by this event.
#3 – PUBG Mobile Global Championship Season 0
Credits: Tencent
Peak Viewership – 3,801,998
Average Viewers – 528,822
Online/Offline
Prize Pool: $2,000,000
Moving onto the PUBG Mobile Global Championship, we can’t believe that the peak viewership keeps climbing. Taking us back to January 2021, the Grand Finals concluded the inaugural year of the event.
Accordingly, proving that PUBG Mobile is the world’s top mobile esport, the esport also showed it’s one of the top esports in general with the end of the season event. Almost reaching 4,000,000 peak viewership, the PMGC0 pushed the limits for competitive PUBG Mobile.
#2 – 2021 World Championship
Credits: Worlds 2021
Peak Viewership – 4,018,728
Average Viewers – 1,298,219
Offline
Prize Pool: $2,225,000
Coming in at number 2, the 2021 World Championship has earned a spot on our list. Specifically, with a record peak viewership of 4,000,000 viewers, thi s year had something special about it.
Although Worlds 2020 took place last year successfully, this year was even better. Uniting all the regions once again for some epic competition, this year we saw the rise of the LPL as EDward Gaming proved their skill, taking down former champions DWG KIA in an epic Grand Final.
#1 – Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore
Credits: Garena
Peak Viewership – 5,415,990
Average Viewers – 2,087,460
Offline
Prize Pool: $2,000,000
At the top of our list, we have the most jaw-dropping numbers of the year. Indeed, most didn’t see this coming, but the $2,000,000 Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore was insane.
Blowing the remainder of the industry out of the water, the peak viewership proved what we’ve been observing with competitive Free Fire all year long. Climaxing all the growth, a total of 5,415,990 peak viewers also writes a story to make Free Fire a strong competitor to PUBG Mobile.
